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Hoffer, von, Herbert

Date of birth:
January 18th, 1920 (Karlsbad/Bohemia, Czechoslovakia)
Date of death:
September 1st, 1967 (Pusterwald/Styria, Austria)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

According to Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries his full name is Herbert Hoffer Edler von Sulmthal.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Awarded on:
September 21st, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
2. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 13th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Staffelführer, 5.Staffel, II. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 8th, 1944
Awarded after flying over 650 ground attack sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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