Heinz Cramer (24 May 1911 – 5 September 2003) was a German pilot during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Cramer was shot down by British fighters in September 1940 and was held until 1947. He later joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1966 as a Brigadegeneral.

Awards and decorations

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1940 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II.(K)/Lehrgeschwader 1

Heinz Cramer

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1911 births

2003 deaths

Military personnel from Strasbourg

Military personnel from Alsace-Lorraine

Luftwaffe pilots

Bundeswehr generals

German World War II pilots

Brigadier generals of the German Air Force

Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom

German male modern pentathletes

Heinz Cramer