Heinz Nacke

Heinz Nacke
Born	22 December 1909 Ullendorf
Died	Stuttgart
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?-1945
Rank	Oberst (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr)
Unit	ZG 76 NJG 3 EKdo 25 ZG 1 ZG 101
Commands held	II./ZG 76 III./NJG 3 II./ZG 1 ZG 101
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinz Nacke (22 December 1909 – 16 September 1984) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he was credited with 14 aerial victories, all of them over the Western Front.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwerten
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 2 November 1940 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 6./Zerstörergeschwader 76

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Aces of the Luftwaffe

Military offices
Preceded by Major Erich Groth	Gruppenkommandeur of II./ZG 76 14 August 1941 – November 1941	Succeeded by Hauptmann Max Oskar Gehring
Preceded by None	Gruppenkommandeur of III./NJG 3 1 November 1941 – 21 April 1943	Succeeded by Hauptmann Walter Mylius
Preceded by Hauptmann Gerhard Weyert	Gruppenkommandeur of II./ZG 1 26 May 1943 – 2 August 1943	Succeeded by Hauptmann Karl-Heinrich Matern
Preceded by Major Johann Kogler	Kommodore of Zerstörergeschwader 101 15 January 1944 – 8 May 1945	Succeeded by None