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Jessen, Harald (Kampfgeschwader 26 "Löwen")

Date of death:
February 22nd, 1943 (south of Sardinia /Sardegna, Kingdom of Italy)
Nationality:
German

Biography

22.02.1943: Leutnant, Beobachter, Stab, I./ KG 26, MIA after He 111H-6 Werk-Nr. 7384 coded "1H + AB" was shot down by anti-aircraft fire western Mediterranean south of Sardinia :
-pilot Oberleutnant RKT Werner Franken (o02.05.1916)
-radio operator Oberfeldwebel Horst Pöhnack
-gunner Oberfeldwebel Erich Hasselberg

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Beobachter
Awarded on:
April 27th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 1st, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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