Frank Neubert
Frank Neubert (28 September 1915 – 13 December 2003) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He is believed to have been the first victor in aerial combat in World War II after shooting down Captain Mieczyslaw Medwecki's PZL P.11 in the early hours of 1 September 1939. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he was credited with participating in 350+ missions.
Frank Neubert | |
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| Born | 28 September 1915 Bad Herrenalb, Germany |
| Died | 13 December 2003 (aged 88) Gütersloh, Germany |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nazi Germany (to 1945) West Germany |
| Service/ |  Luftwaffe German Air Force |
| Years of service | 1936 – 1945 1958 – 1972 |
| Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr) |
| Unit | Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Schlachtgeschwader 1 Schlachtgeschwader 101 |
| Commands held | II./SG 1 II./StG 1 II./101 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Awards and decorations
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (14 October 1942)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black or Silver
- German Cross in Gold 5 February 1942 as Oberleutnant in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2[1]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 June 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[2][Note 1]
Notes
- According to Scherzer on 24 June 1941.[3]
References
Citations
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 328.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 322.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 565.
Bibliography
- Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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. Unknown parameter
|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - 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. Unknown parameter
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External links
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hauptmann Paul-Friedrich Darjes |
Gruppenkommandeur of II./SchlG 1 March 1942 – September 1942 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Heinz Frank |
| Preceded by Major Alfred Druschel |
Gruppenkommandeur of II./StG 1 9 December 1942 – August 1943 |
Succeeded by Hauptmann Ernst Ott |
| Preceded by Major Hermann Langemann |
Gruppenkommandeur of II./SG 101 11 October 1943 - 22 February 1945 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
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