Heinz Berger

Heinz Arthur Berger
Born	5 May 1917 Breslau
Died	19 October 1996 (aged 79) Hürth
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–45
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	Flak-Regiment 411
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of the Sudetenland Eastern Front Battle of Berlin
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz Arthur Berger (5 May 1917 – 19 October 1996) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinz Berger was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 and was held until 1949.

Awards

• Sudetenland Medal
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 July 1942)^[1]
  • 1st Class (12 February 1943)^[1]
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (26 July 1942)^[1]
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class (30 January 1942)^[1]
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (October 1942)^[1]
• Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (January 1943)^[1]
• 1 Tank Destruction Badge for Individual Combatants (12 August 1943)^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 April 1943 as Oberleutnant and battery leader in the II./Flak-Regiment 411 in the Flak-Regiment 151 (motorized)^{[2][Note 1]}
• German Cross in Gold in April 1945 as Hauptmann in the 1. Flak-Division^[4]

Notes

1. According to Scherzer as leader of the 2./Flak-Regiment (motorized) 411.^[3]

References

Citations

1. Thomas & Wegmann 1991, p. 28.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 215.
4. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 37.

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.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz; Wegmann, Günter (1991). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Teil V: Die Flugabwehrtruppen 1: A–K [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the German Wehrmacht 1939–1945 Part V: The Air Defense Troops 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-1153-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945