Fassong, von, Horst-Günther
- Date of birth:
- April 27th, 1919 (Kassel/Hesse, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 1st, 1945 (near Maastricht, Reichskommissariat Niederlande)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Achieved a probable total of 136 aerial victories during WWII, most of these in the East.
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Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 1. Oktober 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- I./Jagdgeschwader 51
- Awarded on:
- July 18th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- I./Jagdgeschwader 51
- Awarded on:
- October 3rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- I./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
- Awarded on:
- March 1st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
- Awarded on:
- June 22nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
- Awarded on:
- August 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 3./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
- Awarded on:
- October 17th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Awarded on:
- November 23rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- August 31st, 1943
Published in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe on 20-9-1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 10. Staffel, IV. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 11, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1944
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Several Verleihungsurkunde (DKiG, EP, EK 1, EK 2 ....)
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