Hans Dammers

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Hans Dammers
8 December 1913(1913-12-08) – 17 March 1944 (aged 30)
Place of birth	Scherpenberg near Moers
Place of death	Stanislau
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Leutnant (posthumous)
Unit	JG 52, Erg.Gr.Ost
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Dammers ( 8 August 1913 – 17 March 1944) was a German World War II fighter ace and was credited with 113 aerial victories plus 23 unconfirmed claims. During his numerous ground attack missions he destroyed 11 aircraft, 8 locomotives, 39 horse drawn wagons, 34 trucks, 3 anti aircraft emplacements and 1 armored reconnaissance vehicle.

Dammers Bf 109 G-6, W.Nr. 20162, "yellow 9" was struck on 13 March 1944 by debris from a shot down Lavochkin La-5. Dammers baled out but his parachute got caught on his wing. Dammers succumbed to his heavy injuries and died in a hospital on 17 March 1944 in Stanislau. He was posthumously promoted to Leutnant.

[edit] Awards

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (29 June 1942)
Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
German Cross in Gold (20 July 1942)
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (23 August 1942)

[edit] References

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.(German)

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