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Kamp, Hans-Karl

Date of birth:
January 9th, 1918 (Essen/Rhine Province, Germany)
Date of death:
December 31st, 1944 (north of Hannover/Braunschweig, Germany)
Buried on:
German War Graves Freidhof an der Seelhorst
Plot: 14. Grave: 1253.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Promotions:
?: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant;
April 1st, 1943: Hauptmann;
August 1st, 1944: Major;

Career:
?: I. Gruppe, Zerstörergeschwader 76;
?: 3. Staffel, Zerstörergeschwader 76;
?: 8. Staffel, Nachtjagdgeschwader 1;
May 1st, 1942: Staffelkapitän, 7. Staffel, Nachtjagdgeschwader 4;
June 23rd, 1943: Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 4;
December 7th, 1944: Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 300.

Hans-Karl Kampf was shot down on December 31st, 1944 by a North American P-51 while flying in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10, 491233, << schwarz. He achieved a total of 23 air victories.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
June 25th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Nachtjagdgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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