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Jäger, Hansjörg (Kampfgeschwader 100 'Wiking')

Date of birth:
June 20th, 1917
Date of death:
November 24th, 1942 (Zuzkan River, Stalingrad/Volgograd, Russia)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Rossoshki
Nationality:
German

Biography

01.09.1940: promoted to Oberleutnant
16.11.1942: Oberleutnant, (pilot) awarded the Ehrenpokal
24.11.1942: Oberleutnant Hansjörg Jäger, Flugzeugführer in the 2./ KG 100 'Wiking' was reported MIA over the Zuzkan River in the region of Stalingrad.
01.08.44 officially listed as MIA

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
November 16th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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