Herrmann, Hans-Joachim "Hajo"
- Date of birth:
- August 1st, 1913 (Kiel, Germany)
- Date of death:
- November 5th, 2010 (Düsseldorf/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 1939
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 27th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän 7. / Kampfgeschwader 4
- Awarded on:
- September 28th, 1940
Date according to the Ehrenpokal.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 4, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 13th, 1940
- Attacks against Polish troop concentrations in the Kutno pocket.
- The attack against the Fortress Dröbak (during the Norwegian campaign.
- Reconnaissance and anti-submarine sorties in the Skagerrak-Kattegat area.
- Raids against British landing positions at Namsos and Andalsnes.
- Attacks against the Dutch airfields at Amsterdam-Schiphol and Bergen op Zoom.
- Mining operations against the mouth of the Thames.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 30 "Adler", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 5th, 1942
Award 1/61.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Major (Squadron Leader)
- Unit:
- Kommodore, Jagdgeschwader 300, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1943
- Scoring a direct hit on the ammunition freighter “Clan Fraser” in the harbour of Malta (06./07.04.1941). The resulting explosion destroyed a total of 11 ships with 41942 GRT.
- Developing the “Wilde Sau” single-engined night-fighter tactics.
- Achieving 6 aerial victories of his own.
269th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberst (Group Captain)
- Unit:
- Inspekteur, Deutschen Luftverteidigung, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 23rd, 1944
Awarded for achieving a grand total of 9 aerial victories against four-engined bombers as well as his development of innovative fighter tactics.
43rd Award.
43rd Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Mark C. Yerger archive
- - 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 II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GüNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1997.
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- das-ritterkreuz.de
- Ehrenpokal
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