Hogeback, Hermann
- Date of birth:
- August 25th, 1914 (Idar-Oberstein/Oldenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- February 15th, 2004 (Dötligen-Wildeshausen/Lower Saxony, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Hermann Hogeback flew more than 500 operational sorties.
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Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-1939
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- May 4th, 1939
Spanienkreuz, Gold mit Schwertern
- Period:
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
- Awarded on:
- June 6th, 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 26th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 8th, 1941
318th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- III. Gruppe, Lehrgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1942
Award 4/109.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 6, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- February 19th, 1943
192nd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberstleutnant (Wing Commander)
- Unit:
- Kommodore, Kampfgeschwader 6, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 26th, 1945
Awarded after flying about 500 sorties as a bomber pilot. He distinguished himself while commanding the Kampfgeschwader 6 in its late-war missions against England.
125th Award.
125th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Wehrmacht Awards.com
- das-ritterkreuz.de
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