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Hans von Hahn

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German fighter pilot during World War II (1914–1957)
Hans von Hahn
Born7 August 1914
Frankfurt am Main,German Empire
Died5 November 1957(1957-11-05) (aged 43)
Frankfurt am Main,West Germany
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/ branch Kriegsmarine (1934–1935)
 Luftwaffe (1935–1945)
Years of service1934–45
RankHauptmann (captain)
UnitJG 53,JG 3,JG 1,JG 103
Jagdfliegerführer Oberitalien
CommandsI./JG 3, II./JG 1, JG 103
Jagdfliegerführer Oberitalien
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans von Hahn (7 August 1914 – 5 November 1957) was aLuftwaffeace and recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross duringWorld War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career he was credited with 34 aerial victories, 15 on theWestern Front and 19 on theEastern Front.

World War II

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World War II in Europe began on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forcesinvaded Poland. On 18 September 1939, Hahn was appointedStaffelkapitän of 8.Staffel (8th squadron) ofJagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing). He was the first commander of theStaffel which was part of the newly created III.Gruppe (3rd group) of JG 53 under the command ofHauptmannWerner Mölders.[1] Hahn claimed his first aerial victory on 22 December 1939 during "Phoney War". That day, he claimed aRoyal Air Force (RAF)Hawker Hurricane fighter from theNo. 73 Squadron.[2]

On 27 August 1940, Hahn was appointedGruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I.Gruppe ofJagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing). He replacedOberleutnantLothar Keller who had temporarily led theGruppe after its former commanderHauptmannGünther Lützow had beenGeschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of JG 3 on 21 August.[3] Command of 8.Staffel of JG 53 was given toOberleutnant Hans Kunert.[4]

War against the Soviet Union

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In preparation forOperation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, the I.Gruppe moved to an airfield atDub on 18 June 1941. At the start of the campaign, JG 3 was subordinated to theV.Fliegerkorps (5th Air Corps), under command ofGeneral der FliegerRobert Ritter von Greim, which was part ofLuftflotte 4 (4th Air Fleet), under command ofGeneraloberstAlexander Löhr. These air elements supportedGeneralfeldmarschallGerd von Rundstedt'sHeeresgruppe Süd (Army Group South), with the objective of capturing Ukraine and its capitalKiev.[5]

Summary of career

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Aerial victory claims

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According to Obermaier, Hahn was credited with 34 aerial victories claimed in over combat missions. This figure includes 19 claims on the Eastern Front and 15 over theWestern Allies.[6] Mathews and Foreman, authors ofLuftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched theGerman Federal Archives and found records for 31 aerial victory claims, plus three further unconfirmed claims. This figure of confirmed claims includes 19 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and 12 on the Western Front.[7]

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the – (dash) indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Hahn did not receive credit.
ClaimDateTimeTypeLocationClaimDateTimeTypeLocation
– 8.Staffel ofJagdgeschwader 53 –[7]
"Phoney War" — 26 September 1939 – 9 May 1940
122 December 193915:05Hurricane15 km (9.3 mi) northeast ofMetz[8]
– 8.Staffel ofJagdgeschwader 53 –[7]
Battle of France — 10 May – 25 June 1940
221 May 194019:10LeO 451Châlons[9]431 May 194019:08CurtissAbbeville[9]
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21 May 1940
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M.S.406east ofParis[9]53 June 194014:35HurricaneParis[9]
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21 May 1940
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Curtisseast of Paris[9]
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3 June 1940
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M.S.406Paris[10]
324 May 194018:15Curtiss[9]67 June 194016:53M.S.406Compiègne[10]
– 8.Staffel ofJagdgeschwader 53 –[7]
Battle of Britain and on the English Channel — 26 June – 26 August 1940
725 August 194018:27Spitfire10 km (6.2 mi) east ofPortland[11]
–Stab I.Gruppe ofJagdgeschwader 3 –[7]
Battle of Britain and on the English Channel — 27 August 1940 – 9 June 1941
85 September 1940
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Spitfirevicinity ofLondon[12]117 October 1940
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HurricaneThames Estuary[12]
915 September 1940
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Spitfirenorth of London[12]1210 January 194114:35Blenheim25 km (16 mi) northeast ofNieuwpoort[12]
107 October 1940
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HurricaneThames Estuary[12]
–Stab I.Gruppe ofJagdgeschwader 3 –[7]
Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 16 September 1941
1325 June 194115:10I-15320 km (12 mi) northeast ofDubno[13]2310 July 194115:15SB-24 km (2.5 mi) south of Barbolok[14]
1426 June 194106:10DB-3northeast ofBrody[13]2412 July 194114:55DB-315 km (9.3 mi) east ofZhytomyr[15]
1526 June 194106:15DB-3northeast of Brody[13]2514 July 194114:30DB-330 km (19 mi) southwest ofBerdychiv[15]
1626 June 194114:20SB-2Szczurowcze[13]2614 July 194114:31DB-330 km (19 mi) southwest of Berdychiv[15]
1729 June 194115:00I-15312 km (7.5 mi) west of Brody[16]2714 July 194114:32DB-330 km (19 mi) southwest of Berdychiv[15]
1829 June 194115:05I-15312 km (7.5 mi) west of Brody[16]2811 August 194106:45SB-26 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Wihenkij[15]
195 July 194111:45Pe-2northwest of Gudnow[17]2911 August 194106:48SB-26 km (3.7 mi) west ofBoryspil[15]
206 July 194115:40DB-3southeast ofShepetivka[17]3014 August 194112:50I-1610 km (6.2 mi) southeast ofKaniv[18]
216 July 194115:45DB-3southeast of Shepetivka[17]3116 August 194110:00I-17 (MiG-1)3 km (1.9 mi) southwest of Kaniv[18]
2210 July 194115:10I-17 (MiG-1)10 km (6.2 mi) south of Kurin[14]

Awards

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^Prien et al. 2001a, pp. 398, 406.
  2. ^Page 2020, p. 26.
  3. ^Prien et al. 2002a, p. 182.
  4. ^Prien et al. 2002b, p. 260.
  5. ^Prien & Stemmer 2002, p. 133.
  6. ^Obermaier 1989, p. 127.
  7. ^abcdefMathews & Foreman 2015, p. 468.
  8. ^Prien et al. 2001a, p. 406.
  9. ^abcdefPrien et al. 2001b, p. 355.
  10. ^abPrien et al. 2001b, p. 356.
  11. ^Prien et al. 2002b, p. 266.
  12. ^abcdePrien et al. 2002a, p. 188.
  13. ^abcdPrien et al. 2003, p. 74.
  14. ^abPrien et al. 2003, p. 78.
  15. ^abcdefPrien et al. 2003, p. 79.
  16. ^abPrien et al. 2003, p. 75.
  17. ^abcPrien et al. 2003, p. 77.
  18. ^abPrien et al. 2003, p. 80.
  19. ^Fellgiebel 2000, p. 211.
  20. ^Scherzer 2007, p. 361.

Bibliography

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  • Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015).Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims — Volume 2 G–L. Walton on Thames: Red Kite.ISBN 978-1-906592-19-6.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989).Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann.ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
  • Page, Neil (2020).Day Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe 1939–42. Philadelphia, PA:Casemate Publishers.ISBN 978-1-61200-849-3.
  • Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard (2002).Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" in WWII: Stab and I./JG 3 in Action with the Messerschmitt Bf 109. Atglen, Pennsylvania:Schiffer Publishing.ISBN 978-0-7643-1681-4.
  • Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2001a).Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 2—Der "Sitzkrieg"—1.9.1939 bis 9.5.1941 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 2—The "Phoney War"—1 September 1939 to 9 May 1940] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck.ISBN 978-3-923457-59-5.
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  • Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2002a).Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 4/I—Einsatz am Kanal und über England—26 June 1940 bis 21 June 1941 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 4/I—Action at the Channel and over England—26 June 1940 to 21 June 1941] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck.ISBN 978-3-923457-63-2.
  • Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2002b).Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 4/II—Einsatz am Kanal und über England—26.6.1940 bis 21.6.1941 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 4/II—Action at the Channel and over England—26 June 1940 to 21 June 1941] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck.ISBN 978-3-923457-64-9.
  • Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2003).Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 6/I—Unternehmen "BARBAROSSA"—Einsatz im Osten—22.6. bis 5.12.1941 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 6/I—Operation "BARBAROSSA"—Action in the East—22 June to 5 December 1941] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck.ISBN 978-3-923457-69-4.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007).Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag.ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by
OberleutnantLothar Keller
 Commander of I.Jagdgeschwader 3
27 August 1940 – 1 March 1942		Succeeded by
Preceded by
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 Commander of II.Jagdgeschwader 1
15 January 1942 – June 1942		Succeeded by
OberleutnantDetlev Rohwer
Preceded by Commander ofJagdgeschwader 103
21 July 1943 – 15 March 1945		Succeeded by
None
Preceded by Commander ofJagdfliegerführer Oberitalien
April 1945 – 8 May 1945		Succeeded by
None
1 Oak Leaves withJG 300.2 Oak Leaves withJG 27.3 Swords and Diamonds withJG 77.4 Knight's Cross withJG 51.5 Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves withJG 27.6 Knight's Cross withJG 53.
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