TRETTNER, Heinrich "Heinz"
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Trettner, Heinrich "Heinz" Date of birth:  September 19th, 1907 (Minden/Westphalia, Germany) Date of death:  September 18th, 2006 (Mönchengladbach/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Was taken prisoner on May 3rd 1945 at St Christofero, Italy. POW number B33415.       CRUZ DE GUERRA CROSS Rank: Hauptmann (Colonel) Awarded on: September 30th, 1938         MEDALLA DE LA CAMPAÑA DE ESPAÑA 1936-1939 Rank: Hauptmann (Captain) Awarded on: December 1st, 1938         SPANIENKREUZ, GOLD MIT SCHWERTERN Rank: Hauptmann (Captain) Awarded on: June 6th, 1939         EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE Rank: Major im Generalstab Unit: Ia der 7. Flieger-Division Awarded on: May 12th, 1940         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE Rank: Major im Generalstab Unit: Ia der 7. Flieger-Division Awarded on: May 12th, 1940         RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Major im Generalstab Unit: Ia der 7. Flieger-Division Awarded on: May 24th, 1940         VERWUNDETENABZEICHEN 1939 IN SCHWARZ Awarded on: March 3rd, 1944         WEHRMACHTBERICHT Rank: Oberst (Colonel) Unit: Kommandeur 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division Awarded on: June 28th, 1944         RITTERKREUZ MIT EICHENLAUB Rank: Generalmajor (Brigadier) Unit: Kommandeur 4. Fallschirmjäger-Division Awarded on: September 17th, 1944 Details: 586th Award.         ÄRMELBAND KRETA         DIENSTAUSZEICHNUNG DER WEHRMACHT 4.KLASSE, 4 JAHRE         GEMEINSAMES FLUGZEUGFUHRER-BEOBACHTER ABZEICHEN MIT BRILLIANTEN         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Gareth Collins via Axis Biographical Research - Bundeswehr photo: Beyerlein sammlung Information source(s):   - Island Farm Special Camp - Axis Biographical Research