Heinz Vinke (22 May 1920 – 26 February 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 54 aerial...
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Dutch field hockey player Heinz Vinke (1920–1944), German aviator Peter Vinke (died 1702), English divine Philipine Vinke (born 1968), Dutch artist Finke...
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Georg Kraft and Feldwebel Heinz Vinke were both shot down by Braham. Kraft's radio operator Unteroffizier Rudi Dunger and Vinke were the only ones to survive...
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Among the claimants were fighter pilots Manfred Meurer, Herbert Lütje, Heinz Vinke and Lent all claimed. On 12/13 March NJG 1 claimed 13, and repeated this...
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Heinz Rökker (20 October 1920 – 2 August 2018) was a German night fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's...
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Bf 110 piloted by Heinz Vinke shot down by RAF Fighters, shown on a gun camera film. Zerstörer units suffered heavily in 1944...
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Hans-Heinz Augenstein (11 July 1921 – 7 December 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and flying ace during World War II. A flying ace or fighter...
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Welter (56) Gustav Francsi (56) Josef Kraft (56) Heinz Strüning (56) Hans-Dieter Frank (55) Heinz Vinke (54) August Geiger (53) Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld...
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Feldwebel shot down five Avro Lancasters over Germany. On 20 February 1944, Heinz Vinke, a Luftwaffe night fighter pilot, became an ace in a day. On 20 March...
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Heinz Strüning (13 January 1912 – 24 December 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 56...
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Badum † Germany Luftwaffe 54 Heinz Leber † Germany Luftwaffe 54 Siegfried Simsch † Germany Luftwaffe 54 Heinz Vinke † Germany Luftwaffe 54 Night fighter...
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Welter (56) Gustav Francsi (56) Josef Kraft (56) Heinz Strüning (56) Hans-Dieter Frank (55) Heinz Vinke (54) August Geiger (53) Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld...
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of two night-fighter pilots to be awarded the decoration. The second was Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, who, with 121 aerial victories, became aviation history's...
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last name. Gerhard Thyben, 157 claims Willy Unger, 22 heavy bombers Heinz Vinke, night fighter pilot Theodor Weissenberger, 206 claims Helmut Wick, the...
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Welter (56) Gustav Francsi (56) Josef Kraft (56) Heinz Strüning (56) Hans-Dieter Frank (55) Heinz Vinke (54) August Geiger (53) Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld...
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Frank* Hauptmann 55 0 55 ZG 1, NJG 1 killed in action 27 September 1943 — Heinz Vinke* Oberfeldwebel 54 0 54 NJG 1 killed in action 26 February 1944 August...
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pilot, Feldwebel Heinz Vinke was the only member of his crew to survive. Braham considered shooting at one crew member, likely Vinke, who he had seen...
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Welter (56) Gustav Francsi (56) Josef Kraft (56) Heinz Strüning (56) Hans-Dieter Frank (55) Heinz Vinke (54) August Geiger (53) Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld...
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Vergessen - Heinz Strelow: Ein kurzes Leben in Briefen und anderen Schriften (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. p. 41. ISBN 978-3-7519-5194-4. Vinke, Hermann...
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/Grenadier-Regiment 460 3 December 1943 Awarded 728th Oak Leaves 5 February 1945 — Heinz Vinke+ Luftwaffe 09-LFeldwebel Pilot in the 11./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 19 September...
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bombers with growing frequency in 1942. These men led the Luftwaffe. Heinz Vinke made his first claims in 1942 becoming an ace in August. The cause of...
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1945 or 5 January 1945. On 15 December, Welter recruited Feldwebel Karl-Heinz Becker whom he had known from their mutual tenure with FFS A/B 121. On 28...
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Heinz-Horst Hißbach (30 January 1916 – 14 April 1945) was a Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (‹See Tfd›German:...
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also published Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, listing Vinke with 48 claims, including four four-engined bombers by day, plus two further...
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Leutnant Karl Schnörrer, Oberst Gordon Gollob, Major Georg Christl, Hauptmann Heinz Strüning, Major Josef Fözö formed the guard of honor at Walter Nowotny funeral...
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Welter (56) Gustav Francsi (56) Josef Kraft (56) Heinz Strüning (56) Hans-Dieter Frank (55) Heinz Vinke (54) August Geiger (53) Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld...
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Welter (56) Gustav Francsi (56) Josef Kraft (56) Heinz Strüning (56) Hans-Dieter Frank (55) Heinz Vinke (54) August Geiger (53) Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld...
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the RAF lost 34 aircraft, 26 of which were credited to Bahr, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, Heinz Rökker and Johannes Hager. Bahr was awarded the Knight's Cross...
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Welter (56) Gustav Francsi (56) Josef Kraft (56) Heinz Strüning (56) Hans-Dieter Frank (55) Heinz Vinke (54) August Geiger (53) Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld...
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Welter (56) Gustav Francsi (56) Josef Kraft (56) Heinz Strüning (56) Hans-Dieter Frank (55) Heinz Vinke (54) August Geiger (53) Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld...
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