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Mühlen, von, zur, Hans-Heinrich (TG 3)

Date of birth:
August 5th, 1912 (Dorpat, Estonia, Russian Empire)
Date of death:
March 27th, 1999 (Irving, Texas, USA)
Nationality:
German

Biography

W.B.K. Neuruppin
01.11.1935: entered the Wehrmacht, began training as a pilot
01.04.1939: promoted to Unteroffizier as flight instructor with Fliegerschule Neuruppin
18.08.1939: Uffz., transferred to 2./ KGr.z.b.V. 9
10.05.1940: badly WIA in the knee and upper leg
01.08.1940: promoted to Feldwebel
01.08.1941: promoted to Oberfeldwebel
01.11.1941: reclassified as a Kriegsoffizieranwärter
04.02.1942: Ofw., 2./ KGr.z.b.V. 9, awarded the DKiG
28.02.1942: Ofw., awarded the Frontflugspange für Transportflieger im Gold
20.06.1942: attended the 11. Lehrgang für Kriegsoffiziernachwuchs at LKS 1
07.08.1942: RDA to Leutnant, KGr.z.b.V. 9
01.10.1942: Oberfeldwebel, promoted to Leutnant (Kr.O./Fl.)
01.04.1943: Leutnant, promoted to Oberleutnant (Kr.O.) - RDA 01.03.1941
00.05.1943: transferred to I./ TG 3 due to unit renaming
05.03.1944: Techn.Offz. I./ TG 3
09.03.1944: Oblt. in I./ TG 3
15.10.1944: Oblt., Staka 2./ TG 3
09.11.1944: awarded a bar to his Frontflugspange for 400 Frontflüge
28.02.1945: Oblt.d.R., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 2./ TG 3 with 495 Frontflüge

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 2. Staffel, Transportgeschwader 3
Awarded on:
February 28th, 1945
Awarded in recognition of his record as a transport pilot, a role which he dutifully carried out throughout the war from start to finish on all fronts. By the time of his reception of the Knight’s Cross he had completed a total of 495 front flights.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:
x. Staffel, Kampfgruppe zur besonderen Verwendung 9, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 4th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

According to Patzwall / Scherzer the whole name is Heinrich von Zurmühlen.
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
2. Staffel, KGr.z.b.V. 9
Awarded on:
February 28th, 1942
Frontflugspange für Transportflieger in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staka, 2. Staffel, TG 3
Awarded on:
November 9th, 1944
Frontflugspange für Transportflieger in Gold mit Anhänger und Einzatszahl

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