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Hugo Dahmer

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Name
  
Hugo Dahmer


Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Unit
  
Jagdgeschwader 5

Hugo Dahmer Hauptmann Hugo Dahmer Hugo Dahmer was credited with 45 victories

Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany (to 1945)  West Germany

Rank
  
Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht) Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front Defense of the Reich

Died
  
August 1, 2006, Troisdorf, Germany

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, Defence of the Reich, World War II

Years of service
  
1938-1944 1956-1974

Hugo Dahmer (7 May 1918 – 1 August 2006) 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. Hugo Dahmer was credited with anywhere between 45 - 57 victories. In 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr and retired in 1974 as an Oberstleutnant.

Awards

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (10 July 1941)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 August 1941 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 5

    • References

    Hugo Dahmer Wikipedia
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