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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Hauptmann Heinz Niehuus


Heinz Niehuus (26 April 1913 - 29 June 1989) received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 17 April 1945 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Schlachtgeschwader 77 (SG 77). The medal was awarded after flying over 500 ground attack sorties. By the end of the war this total had risen to 541 altogether.


Source :
Adolfo Diaz photo collection
https://www.collectors.com/autograph/signed-photo-letter-of-knights-cross-stuka-ace-heinz-niehuu/-1926311622868605149
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/25294/Niehuus-Heinz.htm

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