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Hannak, Günther

Date of birth:
December 12th, 1921 (Breslau/Silesia, Germany)
Date of death:
August 25th, 1995 (Duisburg/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Flew a total of about 300 sorties during WWII, in which he achieved 47 aerial victories (35 of which were in the east).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
May 27th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 1st, 1942
Awarded after 41 aerial victories.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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