TracesOfWar needs your help! Every euro, pound or dollar you contribute greatly supports the continuation of this website. Go to stiwot.nl and donate!

Hellmann, Rudolf (Kampfgeschwader 2)

Date of birth:
July 21st, 1912 (Wismar/Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany)
Date of death:
August 23rd, 1942 (near King’s Lynn/East of England, England (UK))
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves Marham Cemetery
Plot: E. Grave: 3.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

23.08.1942: Hauptmann, Staka, Beobachter, 2. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 2, KIA when Do 217E-4 Werknummer 4267 coded "U5 + SK" (or CK) was shot down by a RAF Beaufighter night fighter, and crashed at East Walton, King's Lynn, Norfolk - remaining crew (all KIA):
-Ofw Rudolf Bodenhagen, Flugzeugführer (o24.03.1914, EP)
-Ofw Gerhard Rockstroh, Bordfunker (o20.08.1913)
-Ofw Theobald Römelt, Bordschütze (o06.02.1913)

Do you have more information about this person? Inform us!

Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, Beobachter
Awarded on:
October 5th, 1942
posthumously awarded
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Sources

Photo