Jung, Heinrich (Lw-Jagdgeschwader)
- Date of birth:
- August 15th, 1912 (Offenbach am Main/Hesse, Germany)
- Date of death:
- July 30th, 1943 (10 km E of Mga/Leningrad Oblast/Russian SFSR, USSR)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Awards:
06.01.1943: Bulg.Fliegerabzeichen.
Promotions:
01.07.1934: Wachtmeister;
01.12.1934: Fahnenjunker;
01.03.1935: Oberwachtmeister;
01.06.1935: Fähnrich;
01.10.1935: Oberfähnrich;
20.04.1936: Leutnant;
01.11.1938: Oberleutnat mit RDA vom 01.08.1938;
01.07.1941: Hauptmann (5).
Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!
Dienstauszeichnung der Wehrmacht 4.Klasse, 4 Jahre
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 5th, 1938
Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 31st, 1938
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 5th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 26th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 19th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 19th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 6th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän
- Awarded on:
- November 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 17th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 26th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 12th, 1943
Awarded posthumously.
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.
- Kurowski F., Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, Der erfolgreichste Jagdflieger des Jagdgeschwaders 54, Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg, 2007
- Luftwaffe Officer Career
- Soldbuch via virtualgrenadier.com
Photo
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2025. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright