Hunger, Heinrich

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Date of birth:: October 28th, 1918 (Weimar, Germany)
Date of death:: August 14th, 1941 (Nowgorod, USSR)
Nationality:: German

Biography

Flew a total of 142 sorties, including 106 in the western and Mediterranean theatres.

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:: September 24th, 1940

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:: Flugzeugführer, Stab, Kampfgeschwader 2, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: July 5th, 1941

Awarded for his notable successes achieved over the course of about 140 sorties on all fronts.

Sources

- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- ww2.dk

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