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Hamann, Richard (Schlachtgeschwader 5)

Date of birth:
October 1st, 1921 (Hagenow/Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany)
Date of death:
July 5th, 1944 (Imola/Emilia, Italian Social Republic)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Helsinki-Honkanummi
Grave: 129.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

4./ St.G. 5
1./ SG 5
17.04.1944: Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal
05.07.1944: Oblt., KIA plane crash at Immola airfield
01.01.1945: Oblt., unspecified SG unit awarded the DKiG
Buried at Helsinki-Honkanummi

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
April 17th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
x. Staffel, x. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader x, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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