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|birth_date    ={{Birth date|1915|09|28|df=yes}}
|death_date    ={{Death date and age|2003|12|13|1915|09|28|df=yes}}
|birth_place   =[[Bad Herrenalb]], [[Germany]]
|death_place   =[[Gütersloh]], [[Germany]]
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|allegiance    ={{flag|Nazi Germany}} (to 1945)<br/>{{flag|West Germany}}
|branch        =[[Luftwaffe]]<br/>[[German Air Force]]
|serviceyears  =1936 – 1945<br/>1958 – 1972
|rank          =[[Major (Germany)|Major]] (Wehrmacht)<br/>[[Oberstleutnant]] (Bundeswehr)
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|unit          =[[Sturzkampfgeschwader 2]]<br/>[[Schlachtgeschwader 1]]<br/>[[Schlachtgeschwader 101]]
|commands      =II./SG 1<br/>II./StG 1<br/>II./101
|battles       =[[World War II]]
*[[Invasion of Poland]]
*[[Battle of France]]
*[[Battle of Britain]]
*[[Invasion of Yugoslavia]]
*[[Battle of Crete]]
*[[Operation Barbarossa]]
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'''Frank Neubert''' (28 September 1915 – 13 December 2003) was a highly decorated [[Major (Germany)|Major]] in the [[Luftwaffe]] during [[World War II]], and a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]. He is believed to have been the first victor in aerial combat in World War II after shooting down Captain Mieczyslaw Medwecki's [[PZL P.11]] in the early hours of 1 September 1939. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.  During his career he was credited with participating in 350+ missions.

== Awards and decorations ==
* [[Aviator badge|Flugzeugführerabzeichen]]
* [[Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe]] in Gold
* [[Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe]] (14 October 1942)
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
** 2nd Class
** 1st Class
* [[Wound Badge]] (1939)
** in Black or Silver
* [[German Cross]] in Gold 5 February 1942 as ''[[Oberleutnant]]'' in the I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2<ref>Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 328.</ref>
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 22 June 1941 as ''[[Oberleutnant]]'' and ''[[Staffelkapitän]]'' of the 2./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"<ref>Fellgiebel 2000, p. 322.</ref>{{refn|According to Scherzer on 24 June 1941.<ref>Scherzer 2007, p. 565.</ref>|group="Note"}}

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group="Note"}}

== References ==

===Citations===
{{Reflist|25em}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
* {{Cite book
  |last=Brütting
  |first=Georg
  |year=1992
  |orig-year=1976
  |edition=7th
  |title=Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945
  |trans-title=These were the German Stuka Aces 1939 – 1945
  |language=German
  |location=Stuttgart, Germany
  |publisher=Motorbuch
  |isbn=978-3-87943-433-6
}}
* {{Cite book
  |last=Fellgiebel
  |first=Walther-Peer
  |authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
  |year=2000
  |orig-year=1986
  |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
  |trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches
  |language=German
  |location=Friedberg, Germany
  |publisher=Podzun-Pallas
  |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
* {{Cite book
  |last=Obermaier
  |first=Ernst
  |year=1976
  |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger
  |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft
  |language=German
  |location=Mainz, Germany
  |publisher=Verlag Dieter Hoffmann
  |isbn=978-3-87341-021-3
}}
* {{Cite book
  |last1=Patzwall
  |first1=Klaus D.
  |last2=Scherzer
  |first2=Veit
  |year=2001
  |title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
  |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
  |language=German
  |location=Norderstedt, Germany
  |publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall
  |isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
}}
* {{Cite book
  |last=Scherzer
  |first=Veit
  |year=2007
  |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
  |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
  |language=German
  |location=Jena, Germany
  |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
  |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
{{refend}}

== External links ==
*[https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/25253 TracesOfWar.com]
*[http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/neubert.htm Luftwaffe 39-45] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912203709/http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/neubert.htm |date=2012-09-12 }}

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{{succession box|
before=Hauptmann [[Paul-Friedrich Darjes]]|
after=Hauptmann [[Heinz Frank]]|
title= Gruppenkommandeur of [[Schlachtgeschwader 1|II./SchlG 1]] |
years=March 1942 – September 1942
}}
{{succession box|
before=Major [[Alfred Druschel]]|
after=Hauptmann Ernst Ott|
title= Gruppenkommandeur of [[Sturzkampfgeschwader 1|II./StG 1]] |
years=9 December 1942 – August 1943
}}
{{succession box|
before=Major Hermann Langemann|
after=Unknown|
title= Gruppenkommandeur of [[Schlachtgeschwader 101|II./SG 101]] |
years=11 October 1943 - 22 February 1945
}}
{{s-end}}


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