Baasner, Hans (Aufklärungsgruppe 121)
- Date of birth:
- January 1st, 1916 (Groß Orsichau/Westprussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 21st, 1983 (Lüdenscheid/Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Hans Baasner reached the rank of Hauptmann.
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Flugzeugbeobachterabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Beobachter
- Awarded on:
- December 20th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 3.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 121, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 14th, 1942
The 3. (F) / Aufklärungsgruppe 121 served with the Fernaufklärungsgruppe 4 from 1942 until April 1945.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer-Beobachter, 3.(Fern) Staffel, Aufklärungsgruppe 121, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 11th, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 23.03.1943) describes why Baasner received the Knight’s Cross…
“Oberleutnant Baasner has demonstrated the highest devotion to duty as a captain and observer over the course of over 200 long-range reconnaissance missions.”
The 3. (F) / Aufklärungsgruppe 121 served with the Fernaufklärungsgruppe 4 from 1942 until April 1945.
“Oberleutnant Baasner has demonstrated the highest devotion to duty as a captain and observer over the course of over 200 long-range reconnaissance missions.”
The 3. (F) / Aufklärungsgruppe 121 served with the Fernaufklärungsgruppe 4 from 1942 until April 1945.
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 81).
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