caption link serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
heinz maraquardt '' '' luftwaffe '' -lrb- '' wehrmacht '' -rrb- 18px luftwaffe '' -lrb- '' wehrmacht '' -rrb- 18px 1939 -- 45 1956 -- 73 18px 19 december 2003 hammersbach braunsberg , east prussia , -lrb- now poland -rrb- nazi germany -lrb- to 1945 -rrb- west germany jagdgeschwader 51 jagdgeschwader 73 knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 29 december 1922 `` negus '' leutnant bundeswehr '' -rrb- -lrb- '' wehrmacht '' -rrb- oberstleutnant -lrb- '' heinz maraquardt.jpg heinz marquardt
 heinz marquardt
heinz marquardt

heinz `` negus '' marquardt -lrb- 29 december 1922 -- 19 december 2003 -rrb- was a german luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross -lrb- -rrb- during world war ii .
the knight 's cross of the iron cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership .
marquardt was credited with 121 aerial victories -- that is , 121 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft -- with a further 16 unconfirmed victories in 320 combat missions .
all but one of his victories were claimed over the eastern front .
