Heinrich Sturm was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 158 enemy aircraft shot down in an unknown number of combat missions.
13 Facts About Heinrich Sturm
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Heinrich Sturm was "ace-in-a-day" four times, shooting down five or more aircraft on a single day.
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Heinrich Sturm was then posted to Jagdgeschwader 52 in the summer 1941.
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Heinrich Sturm was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 and severely wounded by bomb shrapnel on 16 April.
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Heinrich Sturm was killed in a takeoff accident on 22 December 1944 in Csor, Hungary.
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Heinrich Sturm was born on 12 June 1920 in Dieburg in the Province of Hesse-Nassau as part of the Weimar Republic.
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Two days later, Heinrich Sturm claimed his first three aerial victory when he shot down a Petlyakov Pe-2 bomber.
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Heinrich Sturm then returned to Germany, where he served as an instructor at a fighter pilot school and attended the Kriegsschule.
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On 1 August 1943, Heinrich Sturm was appointed acting Staffelkapitan of 4.
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Heinrich Sturm replaced Leutnant Helmut Lipfert in this capacity who was transferred to the 6.
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On 13 December, Heinrich Sturm claimed his last aerial victory of 1943 when he shot down a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter east of Eltingen, present-day part of Kerch.
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Heinrich Sturm was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944.
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Heinrich Sturm was the 66th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.