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Heitmann, Hans (Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter")

Date of birth:
June 12th, 1913 (Kiel)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

07.06.1940: 1st victory, a Breguet 693 at Poix/Auraignes
30.06.1940: a "damaged" Hurricane
10.07.1940: a 2nd, a Blenheim 20 km West of Arras
20.10.1943: a Spitfire south of Ostende
13.11.1943: a B-24H north of Zwolle, "Big Dog" # 42-7483, flown by Lt Issac Marx of the 93BG, 578BS
26.11.1943: 9th victory, a B-17 at Domont
01.12.1943: 4./ JG-26, WIA with Fw 190A-6 Werknummer 530.741 coded "Blue 9", making a force landing south of Geilkirchen due to enemy fire
25.02.1944: 10th victory, a B-26 North West of Westkapelle
06.03.1944: 11th victory, a B-17 North West of Osnabrück as Leutnant, I./ JG-26, severely WIA in the right arm with Fw 190A-7 Werknummer 642.978 or 642.987 coded "Black 9" near Osnabrück by a P-47 - bailed out successfully, and the aircraft crashed near Haste

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 1943
WIA 01.12.1943 + 06.03.1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
4. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 29th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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