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Haselbach, Hans

Date of birth:
February 10th, 1910 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)
Date of death:
December 18th, 1943 (area of Putrowka-Fastow/Generalbezirk Kiew/Reichskommissariat Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR))
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
January 12th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 16th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 14.(Eis) Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 12th, 1943
Awarded for his successes as a bomber pilot. By this time he had flown over 331 sorties (counted as 414 front flights), and he and his crew had destroyed the following enemy materiel…

- 43 trains
- 13 locomotives
- 190 trucks
- 3 heavy AA batteries
- 1 horse-drawn column with 10 artillery pieces
- 1 2000 GRT merchant ship
- 4 fuel dumps
- 15 aircraft on the ground
- 6 aircraft in the air
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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