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Henne, Rudolf (Kampfgeschwader 51)

Date of birth:
December 8th, 1913 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
April 13th, 1962 (Munich/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Flew a total of 450 combat sorties during WWII.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
November 17th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 9th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 12th, 1942
Awarded for his successes as a bomber pilot, which included the following notable achievements…

- Destroying a harbour lock at Dunkirk.
- Sinking a 10000 GRT transport at Dieppe (1940).
- Destroying a battery of long range artillery (Battle of France).
- Destroying a total of 68 enemy aircraft on the ground during low-level attacks (1940).
- Sinking 3 Soviet monitors in the Gulf of Yaborlitzky.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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