OFw Helmut Missner (19 May 1921 – 12 September 1944) was a former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Helmut Missner was credited with 82 arial victories all over the Eastern Front (World War II). In 1944 he was killed in action over Sagan Poland.
Oberfeldwebel Helmut Missner | |
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| Born | 19 May 1921 Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany |
| Died | 12 September 1944 (aged 23) Sagan,Poland |
| Mass grave | |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service | Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1941–1944 |
| Rank | Oberfeldwebel |
| Unit | JG 54 |
| Commands | I./JG 54 |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | |
Career
editMissner entered the Luftwaffe January 6, 1941. In 1942 he was transferred to I./JG 54.[1] Based on his experience Missner was one of the instructors for the Luftwaffe.[2] He was assigned to the Eastern Front[3] and he had 82 kills.[4] Missner was killed in action in Sagan also known as Żagań, Poland on September 12, 1944.[5] It is thought that a lack of oxygen caused Missner to plunge from a high altitude and crash. Buried at Poznan Poland in a mass grave.[1]
Before his death he was recommended for promotion to Leutnant.[1]
Awards
edit- German Cross October 17, 1944[3]>
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c deZeng IV, Henry L.; Stankey, Douglas G. "Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945" (PDF). ww2.dk. Michael Holm. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ Weal, John (25 December 2001). Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grünherz'. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1841762869. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Helmut Missner". luftwaffe.cz. Luftwaffe. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Spick, Mike (2011). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 233. ISBN 9781848326279. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Held, Werner; Hannes, Trautloft; Ekkehard, Bob (1 January 2004). Jg 54: A Photographic History of the Grunherzjäger. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. p. 155. ISBN 978-0887406904. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ MacLean, French L. (23 August 2014). "Knight's Cross Recipients in Volume 2". The Fifth Field. The Fifth Field. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
Bibliography
edit- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
- 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 Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
