Heinz Wimmersal Sachsenberg (12 July 1922 – 17 June 1951) was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe.

"Heino", also called "Wimmersaal" by his comrades, was the nephew of Gotthard Sachsenberg, a World War I fighter pilot and recipient of the Pour le Mérite.

He had a brother also named Gotthard, who also served in the Luftwaffe, and was killed in action on 8 March 1944 during a night fighter mission.

[4] On 21 April 1943, Sachsenberg claimed his first aerial victory, shooting down an Ilyushin Il-2 ground attack aircraft 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) southwest of Novorossiysk.

[5] On 5 May, Sachsenberg was shot down in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4, (Werknummer 14956—factory number) by a Supermarine Spitfire in combat 6 km (3.7 mi) northeast of Anapa.

After a spell of leave from September to November due to overstress (when he was also awarded the German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) and Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe), he returned to the Crimea and the intense air-battles over the Kerch Straits.

[9][10] Promoted to Leutnant, he claimed his final victories over Hungary, including a USAAF P-51 and a Soviet Bell P-39 Airacobra.

Staffel of JG 7, but in April 1945 he joined Jagdverband 44 (JV 44—44th Fighter Detachment) based at Munich-Riem.

[12] Sachsenberg was assigned as Staffelkapitän of the Platzschutzstaffel or airfield-protection squadron, flying the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 fighter.

[14] The aircraft in the protection squadron were painted red on their underbelly with prominent white stripes to help in their identification by ground crews.

[Note 2] The protection squadron was tasked with flying Start- und Landeschutz (Takeoff and landing cover).