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Gutmann, Heinz

Date of birth:
April 26th, 1921 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)
Date of death:
March 3rd, 1945 (near Üfingen/Lowersaxony, Germany)
Buried on:
German War Graves Hauptfriedhof Braunschweig
Plot: 2. Row: 6. Grave: 118.
Nationality:
German

Biography

Heinz Gutmann was shot down near Üfingen on March 3rd, 1945. At that moment he was Staffelkapitän 9. / Jagdgeschwader 7 with the rank of Hauptmann.

Promotions:
01.02.1941: Leutnant
01.02.1943: Oberleutnant
00.00.194?: Hauptmann

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
August 3rd, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
November 7th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelführer, 3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 53 "Legion Condor", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 5th, 1944
Awarded for his successes as a bomber pilot in the East. By this time he was probably very close to reaching his final total of 380 sorties flown in this theatre (in both the bomber and transport role).
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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