Töpfer, Hans
- Date of birth:
- December 21st, 1919 (Salzelmen/Schönebeck, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 8th, 1955 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew a total of more than 600 sorties.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 11th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- I. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 21st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 3, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1944
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- SCHERZER, V., Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945, Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag, Jena, 2005.
- Luftwaffe Officer Career
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