Hankamer, Wolfgang (Kampfgeschwader 2)
- Date of birth:
- July 8th, 1920 (Köln-Riehl, Cologne/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 14th, 1945 (Kyritz/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Buried on:
- Soviet War Cemetery Wittstock
Row: 1.S. Grave: 11.0. - Nationality:
- German
Biography
Wolfgang Hammer was killed near Kyritz-Mark on January 14th, 1945. At that moment he was Staffelkapitän with 1. / Jagdgeschwader 301 and the rank of Hauptmann.
Promotions:
21.12.1942: Oberleutnant (678) mit RDA vom 1-4-1942 (Tr.O.);
01.09.1944: Hauptmann (20).
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 30th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- February 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- March 2nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 27th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 29th, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1:
- - 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.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- Wolfgang Hankamer | Gräbersuche-Online
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