Frank Neubert

Frank Neubert (28 September 1915 – 13 December 2003) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He is believed to have been the first victor in aerial combat in World War II after shooting down Captain Mieczyslaw Medwecki's PZL P.11 in the early hours of 1 September 1939. 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 participating in 350+ missions.

Frank Neubert
Born	28 September 1915 Bad Herrenalb, Germany
Died	13 December 2003 (aged 88) Gütersloh, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe  German Air Force
Years of service	1936 – 1945 1958 – 1972
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit	Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 Schlachtgeschwader 1 Schlachtgeschwader 101
Commands held	II./SG 1 II./StG 1 II./101
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Crete Operation Barbarossa
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (14 October 1942)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black or Silver
• German Cross in Gold 5 February 1942 as Oberleutnant in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 June 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"[2][Note 1]

Notes

1. According to Scherzer on 24 June 1941.[3]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 328.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 322.
3. Scherzer 2007, p. 565.

Bibliography

• Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6. Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3. Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Luftwaffe 39-45