Heinz Marquardt

Infobox Military Person
name=Heinz Marquardt
born=birth date|1922|12|29|df=y
died=death date and age|2003|12|19|1922|12|29|df=y
placeofbirth=Braunsberg, East Prussia, (now Poland)
placeofdeath=Hammersbach
nickname="Negus"
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany(to 1945)
flagicon|West Germany West Germany
branch=
serviceyears=1939 – 1945
1956 – 1973
rank=Leutnant
unit=JG 51
battles=World War II
*Eastern Front
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=Bundeswehr

Heinz "Negus" Marquardt was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Marquardt scored 121 aerial victories with 16 unconfirmed victories in 320 combat missions. All but one of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front.

On 1 May 1945 Marquardt became "JG 51"s last casualty of the war when he was shot down by RAF Spitfires north of Berlin [Weal 1998, p. 82.] .

After the war, Marquardt joined into the Bundesluftwaffe, with the rank of Leutnant on 16 August 1956. He retired on 30 September 1973, having risen to the rank of Oberstleutnant.

Awards

* Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (26 July 1944)
* Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
* German Cross in Gold (10 September 1944)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (18 November 1944)

References

* Weal, John (1998). "Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Aces of the Russian Front". Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 1-85532-518-7.
* [http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=8192 Marquardt Awards]
* [http://www.feldgrau.com/KnightsCrossHolders2.php?ID=4006 Feldgrau Website]
* [http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/WW2/aces2/2.htm Heinz Marquardt]