Date of birth:

July 28th, 1908 (Altlandsberg/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

May 19th, 1941 (Northatlantic Ocean)

Nationality:

German

Hans Buchholz was killed when his plane was shot down by ships artillery, 250 miles west of Ireland. At that moment he held the rank of Hauptmann der Reserve.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 40, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

March 24th, 1941

Awarded for his successes as a bomber pilot in the anti-shipping role. By this time he was credited with 10 merchant ships sunk (totalling 60800 GRT) and another 8 damaged (with 48000 GRT).

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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