Date of birth:

August 5th, 1920 (Langenau-Ulm/Württemberg, Germany)

Date of death:

August 9th, 1991 (Ludwigsburg/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Nationality:

German

Paul Ammann flew a total of 431 sorties (counted as 523 front flights) all on the Eastern front and aided in the sinking of at least 20,000 GRT of shipping; was shot down 5 times during WWII.

Often the name of Paul Ammann is also written as Paul Amann.

Promotions:
1940: Flieger
1942: Obergefreiter
1943: Unteroffizier
1943: Feldwebel
1944: Oberfeldwebel

Career:
15.05.1940: entered the Luftwaffe and trained as an observer
25.04.1942-21.10.1943: transferred to I./ KG 100
01.03.1943: O.Gfr., awarded Ehrenpokal
01.06.1943: flew his 200th mission
31.08.1943: Uffz., awarded DKiG, 2./ KG 100
21.10.1943-05.1945: transferred to I./ KG 4 'General Wever' due to the renaming of the unit
Beginning 1945: flew supply missions into Budapest and Breslau
12.03.1945: Ofw., awarded Ritterkreuz, 3./KG 4 'General Wever'

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