Grünberg, Hans "Specker" (Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet")
- Date of birth:
- July 8th, 1917 (Gross-Fahlenwerder/Pommerania, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 16th, 1998 (Ellerau/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Achieved a total of 82 aerial victories (61 in the East, 14 four-engined bombers) over the course of about 550 sorties.
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- 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:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 31st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Aces of the Luftwaffe
- GR�NBERG Hans
- Kracker Luftwaffe Archive
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