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Hansen, Jan-Adolf (Kampfgeschwader 26 'Löwen')

Date of birth:
August 30th, 1914
Date of death:
May 20th, 1943 (Oran)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Hauptmann Jan-Adolf Adolph Hansen

01.04.1937: Oberfähnrich, II./ KG 257, promoted to Leutnant - RDA 01.04.1936
01.08.1939: promoted to Oberleutnant in KG 26 'Löwen'
00.09.1939: Oberleutnant and Major beim Stabe, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 26 'Löwen'
00.00.1942: IV. Gruppe, KG 26 'Löwen'
00.02.1942-00.10.1942: Oberleutnant, appointed Staka, 11. Staffel, KG 26 'Löwen'
01.04.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
10.11.1942-20.05.1943: Hauptmann, appointed Staka, 6. Staffel, KG 26 'Löwen'
20.05.1943: Hauptmann, Staka, 6./ KG 26 'Löwen', MIA when He 111 H-11 coded '1H+PN' failed to return from operations in the Mediterranean theater off the coast of Oran - remaining crew (all MIA):
-Ofw Gerhard Vorbau, Flugzeugführer
-Ofw Richard Döring, Bordfunker (EP)
-Ofw Willi Fey, Bordschütze
01.08.1944: still officially listed as MIA

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Awarded on:
1938
signed by Generalmajor als Kdr. der Flieger-Division 4
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1941
Croce Al Valore di Guerra
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän
Awarded on:
August 23rd, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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