Date of birth:

March 27th, 1915 (Lothe/Lippe, Germany)

Date of death:

March 26th, 1942 (Russia, Soviet Union)

Nationality:

German

Hans Sumpf was killed when on March 26th, 1942, during an attack on Velikoye-Selo, his Junkers Ju 88 A-4 (V4+GN) exploded in mid air after being hit by bombs from another Ju 88.

Promotions:
April 1941: Leutnant;
December 18th, 1941: Oberleutnant;
June 22nd, 1943: Hauptmann (posthumously, as from March 1st, 1942).

Career:
1939: Kampfgeschwader 1;
January 1st, 1940: 8. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 1;
December 18th, 1941: Staffelführer, 5. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 1.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

October 7th, 1941

Date is the date of publication in the Ehrenliste der Deutschen Luftwaffe.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

February 14th, 1942

At the time of the presentation he already was Staffelführer with the 5. Staffel.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Staffelführer, 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

August 20th, 1942

Received for his successes as a bomber pilot primarily on the Eastern front, which included 319 sorties flown as well as the following materiel destroyed/damaged...

- 19 locomotives
- Approx. 140 rail cars
- 90 trucks
- 13 tanks
- 17 rail lines (severed)
- 1 transport ship of 6000 GRT.

Awarded posthumously.

• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
  - deZeng IV, Henry L., Douglas G. Stankey, Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries, Section S-Z, April 1st, 2014