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词条 Heinrich Sturm
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  1. Military career

  2. Awards

  3. References

     Citations  Bibliography 
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|birth_place= Dieburg, Hesse
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Heinrich Sturm (12 June 1920 – 22 December 1944) was a fighter pilot in the Nazi German Luftwaffe during World War II. A flying ace, he claimed 158 victories and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was killed in a flying accident on 22 December 1944 in Csór, Hungary.

Military career

Sturm joined 6./Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—6th squadron of the 52nd fighter wing) with the rank of Feldwebel (Sergeant) in the summer of 1941. He claimed his first three aerial victories at the end of the year.

He then transferred to a fighter school as instructor and returned to frontline service in November 1942. He was assigned to the Stab of II./JG 52 (2nd group of the 52nd fighter wing). In the period up to 17 December 1942 he scored a further six victories. On 1 January 1943 he was promoted to Leutnant. He claimed his 20th kill on 15 April 1943, adding five more kills on 20 April 1943. He reached his 40th kill on 30 June 1943 and shot down another 35 aircraft over the next five months, reaching a total of 75 on 30 November 1943. From 1 September 1943 he was the top-scoring fighter pilot of 4./JG 52 (4th squadron of the 52nd fighter wing).{{citation needed|date=March 2017}} Scoring his 100th victory on 23 March 1944 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross three days later. He was the 66th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[1] A few weeks later on 16 April, he was wounded badly by bomb debris on Chersonese airfield in Crimea.

In August 1944 he returned to JG 52 and took over command of 5./JG 52, his score standing at 111. On 22 December 1944 he scored his last two kills. Taking off for another sortie from Csór that day, one of his aircraft's landing gear struts hit a truck, killing him in the accident.[2]

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 26 July 1943 as Leutnant and pilot[3]
  • German Cross in Gold on 23 July 1943 as Leutnant in the Stab/JG 52[4]
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Leutnant (war officer) and Staffelführer of the 4./JG 52[5]

References

Citations

1. ^Obermaier 1989, p. 244.
2. ^Weal 2004, p. 116.
3. ^Patzwall 2008, p. 202.
4. ^Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 467.
5. ^Scherzer 2007, p. 734

Bibliography

{{Refbegin}}
  • {{Cite book

|last=Obermaier
|first=Ernst
|year=1989
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945
|trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945
|language=German
|location=Mainz, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Dieter Hoffmann
|isbn=978-3-87341-065-7
}}
  • {{Cite book

|last1=Patzwall
|first1=Klaus D.
|last2=Scherzer
|first2=Veit
|year=2001
|title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
|trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
|language=German
|location=Norderstedt, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
}}
  • {{Cite book

|last1=Patzwall
|first1=Klaus D.
|year=2008
|title=Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg
|trans-title=The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War
|language=German
|location=Norderstedt, Germany
|publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
|isbn=978-3-931533-08-3
}}
  • {{Cite book

|last=Scherzer
|first=Veit
|year=2007
|title=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
|trans-title=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
|language=German
|location=Jena, Germany
|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
  • {{Cite book

|last=Weal
|first=John
|year=2004
|title=Jagdgeschwader 52: The Experten (Aviation Elite Units)
|location=Oxford, UK
|publisher=Osprey Publishing
|isbn=978-1-84176-786-4
}}{{Refend}}{{Top German World War II Aces}}{{Subject bar
| portal1=Aviation
| portal2=Biography
| portal3=Military of Germany
| portal4=World War II
}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sturm, Heinrich}}

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