Hitz, Günther
- Date of birth:
- July 17th, 1916 (Kohlfurt/Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 11th, 1944 (Chodaczków/Distrikt Galizien/General Government, Germany (Poland))
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew a total of 832 sorties with the Ju 87.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- May 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 7th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- November 24th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 10th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 2.Staffel, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 22nd, 1943
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- 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.
- Verleihungsurkunde several Frontflugspange via Bundesarchiv
- Luftwaffe Officer Career
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