Gossow, Heinz
- Date of birth:
- November 23rd, 1917 (Piesteritz/Saxony/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 1st, 1988 (Wittenberg/Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew a total of 409 sorties, including 340 as a bomber pilot and 15 while serving in the Wilde Sau single-engined night-fighter units.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- June 15th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 302, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 28th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Die Sächsischen Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945 Band 1 Ahnert-Haude, Ingo Möbius, Eigenverlag Ingo Möbius, Chemnitz 2021
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