Bär, Heinrich "Pritzel" "Heinz"
- Date of birth:
- March 25th, 1913 (Sommerfeld/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 28th, 1957 (Braunschweig/Lower Saxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Heinz Bär flew a total of about 1000 sorties during WWII. In this time he achieved 220 aerial victories (including 96 in the East, 45 in North Africa, at least 21 four-engined bombers and 16 with the Me 262).
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer I./Jagdgeschwader 51
- Awarded on:
- September 29th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer I./Jagdgeschwader 51
- Awarded on:
- July 6th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 2nd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 14th, 1941
31st Award
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- February 16th, 1942
7th Award
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- May 12th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
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- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Berger, F., Mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern – Die höchstdekorierten Soldaten des Zweiten Weltkrieges, Selbstverlag Florian Berger, Wien, Österreich, 2002/03
- Kurowski, F., Knight’s Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., USA, 1996
- Helden der Wehrmacht, Sammelband (Miscellany), FZ-Verlag GmbH, München, Deutschland, 2000
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