Heinrich Höfemeier

Heinrich Höfemeier
Born	(1913-08-21)21 August 1913
Died	7 August 1943(1943-08-07) (aged 29)
Place of birth	Langenholzhausen, Germany
Place of death	Karachev, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1933–1943
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Condor Legion, JG 51
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe German Cross in Gold Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Heinrich Höfemeier (21 August 1913 – 7 August 1943) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. He claimed 96 victories in 490 missions. All his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front. He was shot down and killed in his Fw 190 A-4 "Brown 5" (W.Nr. 145 667) by Soviet Flak over Karachev on 7 August 1943.

Awards

• Spanish Cross in Silver with Swords in July 1939.
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 25 September 1941,.
• German Cross in Gold on 19 March 1942 for 30 victories.
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
• Obermaier, Ernst (1989) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1941 – 1945]. Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7. 
• Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 
• Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 978-0-8041-1696-1. 

External links

• "Aces of the Luftwaffe". Heinrich Höfemeier. http://www.luftwaffe.cz/hofemeier.html. Retrieved 12 April 2008. 
• Heinrich Hofemeier at www.century-of-flight.net