Hennemann, Konrad Ferdinand
- Date of birth:
- March 1st, 1920 (Dresden/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 4th, 1942 (Northern Icesea)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Konrad Hennemann was the pilot of Heinkel He 111 H-6, 1H+GH, met het nummer 7098 met Unteroffizier Herbert Gabriel, Unteroffizier Johan Zopes and Obergefreiter Artur Scholz. The plane went missing in action during an attack on Convoy PQ 17 on July 4th, 1942 after being hit by flak.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 1. / Kampfgeschwader 26
- Awarded on:
- March 9th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1942
“The Führer has awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Leutnant Hennemann, pilot in a Kampfgeschwader. As previously mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht of the 08.07.1942, he did not return from his last mission against an American convoy in the Arctic Ocean.
Leutnant Konrad Heinemann, born in Dresden on the 01.03.1920, achieved major successes as a bomber pilot. He carried out numerous attacks against port facilities as well as Flak/searchlight positions on the eastern coast of England. However he particularly distinguished himself during operations against enemy warships and merchant shipping in the northern North Sea near the Faroe islands and the Norwegian coast.
Despite the strongest resistance from ship-borne Flak and barrage balloons, he succeeded in sinking 7 enemy merchant ships and 2 destroyers (totalling 35000 GRT) in a short time period. His most significant action was the sinking of an American heavy cruiser that was escorting a major convoy in the Arctic ocean, a convoy that was eliminated by the Luftwaffe and U-Boats.”
Awarded posthumously.
Sources
- Photo 1: Anja Schipper
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
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