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Hohen-Hinnebusch, Werner

Date of birth:
October 25th, 1922 (Gelsenkirchen/Westerphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
January 25th, 1990 (Gelsenkirchen/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
Unit:
Führer, 3. Batterie, gemischte Flak-Abteilung 442 (v), Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 11th, 1945
The following report by the Deutsche Nachrichtenbüro (dated 30.03.1945) describes why Leutnant Hohen-Hinnebusch would be awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Leutnant Werner Hohen-Hinnebusch and his Flak combat unit destroyed 8 out of 15 attacking American tanks during an allied attack on the bridgehead north of Straßburg.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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