Heinz Baader

Heinz Baader or Karl-Heinz Baader (25 March 1916 in Munich – 18 February 1966 in Munich) was a German Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. Heinz Baader was born at the 25.03.1916 in Munich and received the Knight's cross as a captain in the close reconnaissance Group 5, under major Hermann Schmidt, at the 26 April 1945 for its use in the space Cirava. Survived the war, Heinz Baader died at the 18 February 1966 in Munich

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Wehrmacht Long Service Award 3rd Class
• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Eastern Front Medal
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 25 January 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Beobachter
• German Cross in Gold on 16 April 1944 as Leutnant in the 2./Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 April 1945 as Hauptmann in the Nahaufklärungs-Gruppe 5^[2][3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 20.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 196.
3. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 119.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. (2008). Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg [The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-08-3.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.