Mühlen, von, zur, Hans-Heinrich (TG 3)

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Mühlen, von, zur, Hans-Heinrich (TG 3)

Date of birth:: August 5th, 1912 (Dorpat, Estonia, Russian Empire)
Date of death:: March 27th, 1999 (Irving, Texas, USA)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

W.B.K. Neuruppin
01.11.1935: entered the Wehrmacht, began training as a pilot
01.04.1939: promoted to Unteroffizier as flight instructor with Fliegerschule Neuruppin
18.08.1939: Uffz., transferred to 2./ KGr.z.b.V. 9
10.05.1940: badly WIA in the knee and upper leg
01.08.1940: promoted to Feldwebel
01.08.1941: promoted to Oberfeldwebel
01.11.1941: reclassified as a Kriegsoffizieranwärter
04.02.1942: Ofw., 2./ KGr.z.b.V. 9, awarded the DKiG
28.02.1942: Ofw., awarded the Frontflugspange für Transportflieger im Gold
20.06.1942: attended the 11. Lehrgang für Kriegsoffiziernachwuchs at LKS 1
07.08.1942: RDA to Leutnant, KGr.z.b.V. 9
01.10.1942: Oberfeldwebel, promoted to Leutnant (Kr.O./Fl.)
01.04.1943: Leutnant, promoted to Oberleutnant (Kr.O.) - RDA 01.03.1941
00.05.1943: transferred to I./ TG 3 due to unit renaming
05.03.1944: Techn.Offz. I./ TG 3
09.03.1944: Oblt. in I./ TG 3
15.10.1944: Oblt., Staka 2./ TG 3
09.11.1944: awarded a bar to his Frontflugspange for 400 Frontflüge
28.02.1945: Oblt.d.R., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 2./ TG 3 with 495 Frontflüge

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant der Reserve (1st Lieutenant of Reserves)
Unit:: Staffelkapitän, 2. Staffel, Transportgeschwader 3
Awarded on:: February 28th, 1945

Awarded in recognition of his record as a transport pilot, a role which he dutifully carried out throughout the war from start to finish on all fronts. By the time of his reception of the Knight’s Cross he had completed a total of 495 front flights.

Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldwebel (Warrant Officer)
Unit:: x. Staffel, Kampfgruppe zur besonderen Verwendung 9, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:: February 4th, 1942

According to Patzwall / Scherzer the whole name is Heinrich von Zurmühlen.

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Flugzeugführerabzeichen

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Frontflugspange für Transportflieger in Gold

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:: 2. Staffel, KGr.z.b.V. 9
Awarded on:: February 28th, 1942

Frontflugspange für Transportflieger in Gold mit Anhänger und Einzatszahl

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:: Staka, 2. Staffel, TG 3
Awarded on:: November 9th, 1944

Sources

- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- MÖBIUS, INGO & HUß, JÜRGEN, Stille Adler, Eigenverlag Ingo Möbius, Chemnitz, 2019.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2007.
- Axis History Forum via Awardholders / unit
- Luftwaffe Officer Career

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