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Morr, Hans (JG 53)

Date of birth:
June 5th, 1911
Date of death:
October 28th, 1944 (over Neibsheim, Karlsruhe)
Buried on:
German War Graves Bruchsal
Plot: 37. Row: 3. Grave: 5.
Nationality:
German

Biography

01.11.1941: promoted to Hauptmann
12.09.1942-00.07.1943: Hauptmann, Staka 3./ ZG 1
23.03.1943: Hptm. and Staka 15./ KG 40, 1 victory
17.05.1943: Hptm., 15./ KG 40, 1 victory
01.06.1943: Hptm., 15./ KG 40, 1 victory
21.07.1943: Hptm., 15./ KG 40, 1 victory
09.08.1943: Hptm., awarded the Ehrenpokal
16.08.1943: Hptm., 15./ KG 40, 1 victory
15.10.1943-00.01.1944: Hptm., Staka 3./ ZG 1
17.10.1943: Hptm., 15./ KG 40 awarded the DKiG
00.10.1943-06.03.1944: Hptm., Staka 7./ ZG 1
07.03.1944-05.08.1944: Hptm., Kdr. III./ ZG 1
25.08.1944-29.10.1944: Hptm., Kdr. III./ ZG 1, appointed Kdr. IV./ JG 53 due to unit renaming?
00.00.1944-24.10.1944: Kdr. III./ JG 76
03.10.1944: Hptm., III./ JG 76, 1 victory
15.10.1944: Hptm., Stab III./ JG 76, 1 victory
25.10.1944-29.10.1944: Hptm., Kdr. IV./ JG 53
29.10.1944: Hptm., Kdr. IV./ JG 53, KIA with Bf 109 G-14 coded 'Black << +' in combat with P-51s between Neibsheim and Oberacker in the Karlsruhe area, crashed at Bretten
01.11.1944: posthumously promoted to Major
Credited with 12 victories

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kdr, 15. Staffel, Kampf-Geschwader 40
Awarded on:
October 17th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Awarded on:
August 9th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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