Date of birth:

March 29th, 1915 (Winsen an der Luhe/Hannover, Germany)

Date of death:

June 4th, 1942 (over Fort Bir Hacheim, Lybia)

Nationality:

German

Heinrich Eppen was killed over Bir Hacheim on June 4th, 1942. At tha moment he served as Kommandeur I. / Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 with the rank of Hauptmann.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

July 5th, 1941

Awarded for distinguishing himself along with his Staffel during the Balkan campaign. In this time his unit sunk a destroyer and 10 other ships with a total of 50000 GRT. By this time Eppen had personally flown well over 100 sorties.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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