Kühl, Hermann

Date of birth:: March 6th, 1909 (Bliesdorf/Eutin, Germany)
Date of death:: July 22nd, 1942 (Kalinin, USSR)
Nationality:: German

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Flew a total of about 160 combat sorties.

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:: Staffelkapitän 2./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"
Awarded on:: November 24th, 1940

Awarded for becoming one of the first bomber crewman to reach the 100 sortie mark. Up until now he had participated in the Polish, Norwegian and French campaigns as well as the Battle of Britain. He and his Staffel particularly distinguished themselves in this battle, playing a major role in mining British ports and estuaries.

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- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.

Kühl, Hermann

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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