Harder, Jürgen Hans Eberhard
- Date of birth:
- June 13th, 1918 (Swinemünde/Pommerania, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 17th, 1945 (over Berlijn-Straugberg/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Buried on:
- German Wargraves Evangelic Cemetery St. Marien
Plot: 10. Row: 6. Grave: 6.
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Jürgen Harder achieved a total of 64 aerial victories (47 in the West, 9 four-engined bombers) in about 270 operational sorties.
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 12th, 1943
Award 7/155.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 5th, 1943
Awarded after 40 aerial victories.
964th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommodore, Jagdgeschwader 11, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- February 1st, 1945
Awarded after 64 aerial victories.
727th Award.
Sources
- Photo 1: Wehrkundearchiv
- Photo: Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band I, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2007.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
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