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Heinrich Füllgrabe (26 July 1916 – 30 January 1945) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Since joining the Luftwaffe in the late '30s, after the his training as a fighter pilot, Füllgrabe was appointed to serve as the Unteroffizier 9./JG 52 in spring 1941. Heinrich Füllgrabe became famous as a member of one of the most efficient units of the Luftwaffe, Karaya Quartet, where flying alongside Hermann Graf (212 kills), Alfred Grislawski (133) and Ernst Süß (68). Heinrich Füllgrabe was killed on 30 January 1945 by Soviet anti-aircraft fire near Brieg in Silesia. During his career he was credited with 67 aerial victories, all of them on the Eastern Front. His score includes five Il-2 Sturmoviks. ==Awards== * Aviator badge * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe * Iron Cross (1939) * * 2nd Class * * 1st Class * Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 30 March 1942 as ''Feldwebel'' and pilot〔Patzwall 2008, p. 81.〕 * German Cross in Gold on 11 May 1942 as ''Feldwebel'' in the III./Jagdgeschwader 52〔Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 127.〕 * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 October 1942 as ''Oberfeldwebel'' and pilot in the 9./Jagdgeschwader 52〔Fellgiebel 2000, p. 189.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heinrich Füllgrabe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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