Gehrmann, Johannes, 'Hannes' (Schlachtgeschwader1)
- Date of birth:
- November 19th, 1920 (Bornstedt/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 27th, 1944 (Zoziv, Soviet Union)
- Buried on:
- Grave Russian Pilot 1944
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Johannes Gerhmann was killed in action on January 27th, 1944 at Zoziv, Northeast of Winniza, Russia, Soviet Union. At that moment he served as stellvertretender Kommandeur II. / Schlachtgeschwader 77 with the rank of Hauptmann der Reserve.
1942: II./ LG 2
04.1942 - 08.1942: Leutnant d.R. and Adjutant - I./ Schl.G. 1
08.07.1943: Oberleutnant d.R. and Staka - 3./ Schl.G. 1
01.08.1943: promoted to Hauptmann d.R. - 3./ Schl.G. 1
09.1943: Hptm in I./ St.G. 77 then I./ 3./ SG 77
10.1943: deputy Kdr. II./ SG 77
22.10.1943: Hptm d.R. - Stab I./ SG 77
27.01.1944: Hptm.d.R. and Kdr. Stab II./ SG 77 - KIA when his Fw 190 F-3 was shot down 7 km N of Sosov while on a mission in the Vinnitsa area.
Buried at Cemetery II in Vinnitsa.
Pilot credited with more than 600 missions and 8 air victories.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve
- Unit:
- 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann der Reserve (Flight Lieutenant of Reserves)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1943
Awarded after flying over 600 ground attack sorties.
Sources
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- Photo 2:
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
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