Heinz Polz
| Heinz Polz | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 6, 1916 Dessau |
| Died | May 27, 2007 (aged 90) |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/branch |
 Luftwaffe |
| Years of service |
?–1945 ?–1970 |
| Rank |
Oberwachtmeister (Wehrmacht) Oberstabsfeldwebel (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | Flak-Sturm-Regiment 241 |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Heinz Polz (6 November 1916 – 27 May 2007) was an Oberwachtmeister in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and 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.
Awards and decorations
- West Wall Medal (16 January 1941)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class (1 July 1941)
- 1st Class (3 November 1942)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black (17 February 1944)
- Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (15 June 1942)
- Ground Assault Badge of the Luftwaffe (25 August 1943)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 December 1944 as Oberwachtmeister and gun squadron leader in Flak-Sturm-Regiment 241 (motorized)[1]
References
Citations
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 279.
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.
- 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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