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Jente, Heinz

Date of birth:
January 13th, 1919 (Lübbenau Krs. Calau/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
October 9th, 1986 (Mühldorf am Inn/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Reached after the Second World War the rank of Oberstleutnant with the Bundeswehr.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
June 29th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 21st, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 29th, 1943
Awarded for his successes against shipping as a bomber pilot in the Arctic and Mediterranean theatres. In total he destroyed or heavily damaged over 100000 GRT of shipping.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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