MATERN, Karl-Heinrich
	PERSONALIA   Name:  Matern, Karl-Heinrich Date of birth:  February 20th, 1919 (Althof-Eylau/Easternprussia, Germany) Date of death:  October 8th, 1943 (West of Brest, Atlantic Ocean) Nationality:  German BIOGRAPHY:  Karl-Heinrich Matern shot a total of 12 enemy planes in his career. He was killed on 8th October 1943 when his plane was shot down by an enemy Spitfire.       RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES Rank: Hauptmann (Captain) Unit: Kommandeur II. / Zerstörergeschwader 1 Awarded on: October 9th, 1943 Details: Posthumously awarded.         EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE         EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE         Provide alterations or additional information Picture source:   - Koen Hermsen Information source(s):   - Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9 - Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945