Petersen, Herbert
- Date of birth:
- June 12th, 1919 (Atzmannsdorf, Wrotzlawken-Kulm/Pommerania, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 14th, 1944 (near Grüngräbchen-Kamenz/Saxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
1st April 1940: Leutnant
1st April 1942: Oberleutnant
1st January 1944: Hauptmann (posthumously) RDA 01.01.1944
Oberleutnant Herbert Petersen did as member 1. / Nachtjagdgeschwader 302 not return from n operational sortie on 14th January 1944. His plane crashed some 60 km southeast of Leipzig and Petersen was killed in the crash.
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DRL Sportabzeichen in Bronze
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Awarded on:
- August 31st, 1940
Nr. 39 813/40
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 12th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 6th, 1941
Nr. 483/B
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 18th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 20th, 1942
Nr. S 219
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 12th, 1942
Nr. G 160
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 18th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 4th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 1 "Hindenburg", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 23rd, 1942
Nr. 17/42
Sources
- Photo 1: H.-P. Rackete
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Award certificates and documents via H.-P. Rackete
- Ehrenliste der Luftwaffe dated 4th August 1942
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