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Hartmann, Carl Willi (JG 52)

Date of birth:
October 6th, 1915 (Aachen)
Date of death:
January 20th, 1942 (Dyatlicha airfield)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Smolensk-Nishnjaja Dubrowinka
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

15.07.1939: Leutnant, 5. Staffel, I. Gruppe, JG 52
01.09.1939: Leutnant, 5. Staffel, I. Gruppe, JG 52 transferred to JG 2
09.06.1940: one victory, his 1st, a Hawk-75A South of Reims
14.02.1941: a 2nd, a Spitfire West of Dover
20.12.1941: Oberleutnant, (pilot) awarded the Ehrenpokal
20.01.1942: Oberleutnant, Adjutant, II. Gruppe, JG 52, KIA in ground combat, found dead after a Soviet breakthrough at their airfield, one source mentioned he was left behind, for which his Kdr, Hptm Woitke was courtmartialed and demoted

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
December 20th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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