Heinrich Eppen

Heinrich Eppen
Born	29 March 1915 Winsen
Died	4 June 1942(1942-06-04) (aged 27) Tobruk, Libya
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Kriegsmarine (1934–35) Luftwaffe (1935–42)
Years of service	1934–42
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	StG 3
Commands held	I./StG 3
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Balkans Campaign Battle of Greece North African Campaign Battle of Gazala
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinrich Eppen (29 March 1915 – 4 June 1942) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. Heinrich Eppen was listed as missing in action on 4 June 1942 after aerial combat near Tobruk, Libya.

Awards and decorations

Aviator badge
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black or Silver
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 1./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 ^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 146.

Bibliography

Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 [These were the German Stuka Aces 1939 – 1945] (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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.

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Military offices
Preceded by Major Walter Sigel	Commander of I./StG 3 1 March 1942 – 4 June 1942	Succeeded by Major Martin Moßdorf

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 and Schlachtgeschwader 3

Rudolf Braun Heinrich Eppen Erhard Jähnert Kurt Kuhlmey Martin Moßdorf Dietrich Peltz¹ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Hubert Pölz² (Oak Leaves) Walter Sigel (Oak Leaves) Josef Blümel Wilhelm Meyn Theodor Nordmann⁴ (Oak Leaves & Swords)

¹ Oak Leaves with KG 77, Swords as Angriffsführer England. ² Oak Leaves with SG 151. ⁴ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with StG 1

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