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Bennemann, Hans

Date of birth:
August 30th, 1921 (Unna-Massen/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
April 7th, 1993 (Mechernich/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
September 13th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 26th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 55, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 26th, 1944
Awarded after flying over 400 bombing sorties, the vast majority on the Eastern front.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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