Date of birth:

March 15th, 1914 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

July 5th, 1996 (Herdecke/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Heinrich Robert Kowalewski was severely wounded during an emergency landing on December 22nd, 1942 after suffering engine failure.

During his career he destroyed 16 ships (95.528 BRT) over the course of 280 missions and claimed shooting down two enemy aircraft.

Promotions:
July 1935: Leutnant zur See;
November 1st, 1939: Oberleutnant;
April 1st, 1940: Hauptmann;
July 1st, 1942: Major;
September 1st, 1944: Oberstleutnant;

Career:
April 1st, 1932: Kriegsmarine;
June 3rd, 1938: Flieger-Waffenschule (See), Parow;
?: Flieger-Ausbildungs-Bataillon 26;
November 1st, 1939: 1. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 40;
February 16th, 1940: Stab, 10. Flieger-Division;
May1940: Flieger-Waffenschule (See) Parow;
September 1940: Korpsführungskette, X. Fliegerkorps;
January 1st, 1941: Staffelführer 6. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 26;
January 18th, 1941 - May 14th, 1941: Kommandeur II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 26;
July 16th, 1941: Kommandeur III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 40;
September 10th, 1943: Führerreserve RLM/Ob.d.L.;
February 28th, 1944: Kommodore Zerstörergeschwader 76;
August 1944: Stab Nachtjagdgeschwader 2;
November 1944: Kommodore Kampfgeschwader 76.

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