Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

3. / Kampfgeschwader 76

Awarded on:

September 15th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 76, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

March 19th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 76, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

June 19th, 1942

Awarded for his successes as a bomber pilot, particularly on the Eastern front. Here, primarily flying over the central sector, Herrmann and his crew destroyed 35 locomotives and 10 aircraft on the ground. He also distinguished himself by a major feat of flying in early 1942. His aircraft had been rammed by a Soviet fighter, which wrecked the aircraft’s port engine. However Herrmann’s gunner shot down this fighter, and Herrmann himself managed to bring his aircraft back to base on just one engine.