
Heinrich Prinz Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 80 years ago |
Date of birth | August 14,1916 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Copenhagen |
Denmark | |
Date of died | January 21,1944 |
Died | Neuermark-Lubars |
Klietz | |
Germany | |
Years of service | 1937–44 |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Battle of France | |
Battle of Britain | |
Operation Barbarossa | |
Defense of the Reich | |
Parents | Walpurga Freiin von Friesen |
Gustav Alexander Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein | |
Awards | Iron Cross |
German Cross | |
Wound Badge | |
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe | |
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
Nicknam | Heinz |
Year of servic | 1937–44 |
Grandparents | Alexander Graf von Hachenburg |
Great grandparent | Leonilla Bariatinskaya |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1890628 |
Heinrich Prinz Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein Life story
Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn was a German night fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. At the time of his death, Sayn-Wittgenstein was the highest-scoring night fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe and still the third highest by the end of World War II, with 83 aerial victories to his credit.