Hanns Heise

Hanns Horst Heise
Born	1 February 1913 Treuenbrietzen, German Empire
Died	18 May 1992(1992-05-18) (aged 79) Cologne, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany
Service / branch	Reichsmarine Luftwaffe German Air Force
Years of service	1934–45 1956–71
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht) Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
Commands	I./KG 76 IV./KG 76 KG 51 KG 2 KG 40 KG 30
Battles / wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Eastern Front Operation Steinbock
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hanns Horst Heise (1 February 1913 – 18 May 1992) was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant 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

• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (15 September 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (13 January 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 September 1942 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the IV./Kampfgeschwader 76
• Legion of Merit 1971

References

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 (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 (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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.