Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinz-Horst Hißbach claimed 34 aerial victories, all of them at night. Bibliography.
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Heinz-Horst Hißbach claimed 34 aerial victories, all of them at night. Bibliography.
Flugzeugführerabzeichen Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (19 June 1944) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class 1st Class German Cross in Gold on 1 January 1945 as Hauptmann in the 5./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross on 15 April 1945 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the World War II/Nachtjagdgeschwader 2.