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Neumann, Helmut

Date of birth:
November 21st, 1921 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)
Date of death:
April 21st, 1992 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Staffelführer, 14. Staffel, IV. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 5, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 12th, 1945
Awarded after 62 aerial victories. By the end of the war his total remained at this number, having been achieved over the course of 162 sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
14. Staffel, IV. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 5, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 20th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Published in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt on January 1st, 1945.
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 15th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 1st, 1944
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
September 26th, 1943
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 27th, 1943
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
August 18th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
July 25th, 1943
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
October 25th, 1942
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Bronze

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