Trautloft, Hannes
- Date of birth:
- March 3rd, 1912 (Groß Obringen/Thuringia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 12th, 1995 (Bad Wiessee/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Hannes Trautloft was the Geschwaderkommodore of the Jagdgeschwader 54 from 25th August 1940 till 5th July 1943.
After the Second World War, Hannes Trautloft finally became Generalleutnant der Bundeswehr.
Ended the war with a total of 560 combat missions to his credit as well as 57 aerial victories (45 in the East, 4 in Spain as part of the Condor Legion).
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Spanienkreuz, Gold mit Schwertern
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Awarded on:
- July 8th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 29th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 1st, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommodore, Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommodore, Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1942
Name written in Patzwall / Scherzer as Hans.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 21st, 1943
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Kurowski F., Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, Der erfolgreichste Jagdflieger des Jagdgeschwaders 54, Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg, 2007
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- forum.balsi.de
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