Hrabak, Dietrich "Dieter"
- Date of birth:
- December 19th, 1915 (Gross-Deuben/Leipzig/Saxony, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 15th, 1995 (Pfaffenhofen/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Dietrich Hraback achieved 125 victories in over 1000 operational flights.He was the Geschwaderkommodore van het Jagdgeschwader 54 from October 1st 1944 till May 8th 1945. After the Second World War he served fom 1955 until 30th September 1970 eith the Bundeswehr. Here he finally reached the rank of Generalmajor.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 15th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 28th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 21st, 1940
145th Award
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Wing Commander)
- Unit:
- Kommodore, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 25th, 1943
Awarded for reaching a total of 118 aerial victories and distinguishing himself as the commander of the legendary JG 52. By the time of his receiving the Oakleaves the Geschwader had destroyed over 7000 enemy aircraft, and under Hrabak’s command it would reach a total of 10000 enemy aircraft shot down on the 02.09.1944.
337th Award
337th Award
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Wing Commander)
- Unit:
- Kommodore, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 3rd, 1944
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
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- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
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- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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- Kurowski F., Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, Der erfolgreichste Jagdflieger des Jagdgeschwaders 54, Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg, 2007
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- das-ritterkreuz.de
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