Hannig, Horst
- Date of birth:
- November 13th, 1921 (Frankenstein/Lower Silesia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 15th, 1943 (Caen, France)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Horst Hennig achieved in about 350 operational sorties a total of 98 victories.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 17th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer Jagdgeschwader 54
- Awarded on:
- September 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- November 24th, 1941
Award 31/4.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 54 "Grünherz", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- May 9th, 1942
463rd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelführer, 2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 3rd, 1944
364th Award.
Awarde posthumous.
Sources
- Photo 1: Wilco Vermeer
- Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
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- 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.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
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-- Kurowski F., Oberleutnant Otto Kittel, Der erfolgreichste Jagdflieger des Jagdgeschwaders 54, Flechsig Verlag, Würzburg, 2007
- das-ritterkreuz.de
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