Brandes, Heinz-Helmut (Jagdgeschwader 11)
- Date of birth:
- February 18th, 1920 (Stade)
- Date of death:
- May 28th, 1944 (Ischetskaja, Russia)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
00.00.1942: with II./Zerstörerschule 1
00.00.1942: Erg.JGr. Ost
24.06.1942: Leutnant, 5./ ZG 1
01.08.1942: Lt. in 5./ ZG 1
14.08.1942: Lt., 5./ ZG 1, unhurt - Bf 110 force landed at Armavir due to AA damage
17.09.1942: Lt., 5./ ZG 1, badly WIA - Bf 110 coded 'S9+PN' near Ischetskaja, Russia
01.04.1943: in ZG 1, promoted to Oberleutnant
04.05.1944-28.05.1944: Oblt., in Erg./ ZGr. 1, appointed Staka 8./ JG 11
28.05.1944: Oblt., Staka, 8./ JG 11, KIA - Fw 190 A forced down by a P-38 near GrossBörnecke (25 km NE of Quedlinburg) but strafed on the ground by P-38 and burned to death
04.08.1944: Oblt. in unspecified JG, awarded the DKiG
Buried in Stade
Pilot credited with 11 victories
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 11, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 4th, 1944
Sources
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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