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Schellong, Hans (Kampfgeschwader 4)

Date of birth:
May 13th, 1920 (Schillen-Tilsit/Eastern Prussia, Germany)
Date of death:
May 22nd, 1944 (near Mariupol/Donetsk Oblast, Soviet Union)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.10.1939: entered the Luftwaffe and began training with Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment 51
15.11.1939: BFS 2
01.11.1941: Erg.St./ Kampfgruppe 100, then IV. Gruppe, KG 100
21.04.1942: 1. Staffel, KG 100
29.06.1942: 2. Staffel, KG 100
00.07.1942: had already attained 100 missions
16.11.1942: Lt., awarded the Ehrenpokal
01.02.1943: promoted to Oberleutnant / A1
17.05.1943: Oblt., awarded the DKiG, I. Gruppe, KG 100
21.10.1943: transferred to I. Gruppe, KG 4 due to unit renaming
01.05.1944: Stafelführer, Stafü, 3. Staffel, KG 4
22.05.1944: Oblt., Staka, 3./ KG 4, reported MIA - KIA at Mariupol (Ukraine) Crimea when He 111H-20 Werknummer 700.816 coded "5J + AL" loaded with bombs was shot down attacking the Dshankoi railroad station - crashed among the trains with its full bomb load.
Remaining crew (KIA):
-Uffz Erwin Kalloch, Observer
-Uffz Gustav Howell, Radio/Operator
-Uffz Fritz Linke, 1st Gunner
-meteorologist Regierungsrat (Regrat) Herbert Kuster, 2nd Gunner
01.08.1944: still officially listed as MIA
08.08.1944: Oblt., Staka 3./ KG 4, posthumously awarded Ritterkreuz as Staka 3./ KG 4.
Pilot credited with 386 combat missions

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 14th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 18th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
November 16th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
I. Gruppe; Kampfgeschwader 100
Awarded on:
May 17th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, 3. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"
Awarded on:
August 8th, 1944
Awarded in recognition of his 386 sorties as a bomber pilot in the East, where he proved himself as one of the best pilots in his unit.

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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