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Hans Joachim Heyer

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Years of service
  
1939–42

Unit
  
JG 54

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Rank
  
Leutnant

Name
  
Hans-Joachim Heyer

Died
  
9 November 1942(1942-11-09) (aged 20)Leningrad, Russia

Hans-Joachim Heyer (20 April 1922 – 9 November 1942) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans-Joachim Heyer was shot down near Leningrad, Russia on 9 November 1942. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 25 November 1942. During his career he was credited with 53 aerial victories, all of them on the Eastern Front.

Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (20 July 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (7 July 1941)
  • 1st Class (30 November 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (10 September 1942)
  • German Cross in Gold on 4 August 1942 as Leutnant in the III./Jagdgeschwader 54
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 November 1942 as Leutnant and Flugzeugfuhrer (pilot) in the III./Jagdgeschwader 54

    • References

    Hans-Joachim Heyer Wikipedia
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