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Niehuus, Heinz

Date of birth:
April 26th, 1913 (Braunschweig/Braunschweig, Germany)
Date of death:
June 29th, 1989 (Hamburg-Bergedorf/Hamburg, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
November 24th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
I. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Awarded on:
June 5th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Kommandeur I. / Schlachtgeschwader 77
Awarded on:
April 17th, 1945
Awarded after flying over 500 ground attack sorties. By the end of the war this total had risen to 541 altogether.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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