Rannersmann, Rolf
- Date of birth:
- December 7th, 1915 (Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 24th, 1978 (Sankt Augustin/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Promotions:
November 1st, 1938: Leutnant;
November 1st, 1940: Oberleutnant;
November 1st, 1943: Hauptmann.
Career:
1937: III. / Kampfgeschwader 157;
?: I. / Kampfgeschwader 157;
?: I. / Kampfgeschwader 27;
1941: Adjutant I. / Kampfgeschwader 27;
July 19th, 1943: Staffelkapitän 7. / Kampfgeschwader 4;
February 9th, 1945: Kommandeur I. / Kampfgeschwader 4.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 16th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 14th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Adjutant, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 27, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 20th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 1st, 1944
Date is that of publication in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 12th, 1945
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
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