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Hingst, Hans (Flak-Reg.11)

Date of birth:
July 9th, 1912 (Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:
January 1st, 1945 (region Schildberg, Posen)
Buried on:
German War Graves Posen / Poznań
Plot: 2. Row: 12. Grave: 376-384.
Nationality:
German

Biography

01.04.1937: Oberfähnrich, I./ Flak-Rgt. 25, promoted to Leutnant - RDA 01.04.1936 01.07.1939: Oberleutnant, transferred from Flak-Abt. F / 88 to I./ Flak-Lehr-Rgt. 01.03.1942: promoted to Hauptmann
11.01.1943: Hauptmann, transferred from Res.Flak-Abt. 432 to Flak-Ers.Abt. 12
05.02.1943: transferred to II./ Flak-Rgt. 14
05.1944-25.02.1945: Kdr. I./ Flak-Rgt. 11
24.08.1944: Hauptmann, Kdr. of I./ Flak-Rgt. 11
01.01.1945: Hauptmann, awarded DKiG
01.1945: KIA region Schildberg near Posen/Poznan in Poland

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann (Captain)
Unit:
Kdr, I. Abteilung, Flak-Regiment 11, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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