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Hugo Dahmer
Born (1918-05-07)May 7, 1918
Died 1 August 2006(2006-08-01) (aged 88)
Place of birth Koblenz
Place of death Troisdorf
Allegiance Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Flag of Germany West Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1938-1944
1956-1974
Rank Oberleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Oberstleutnant (Bundeswehr)
Unit JG 5
Battles/wars

World War II

Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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.

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Notes[]

  1. According to Scherzer on 30 July 1941 as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 77.[2]

References[]

Citations
  1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 156.
  2. Scherzer 2007, p. 264.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) (in German). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches]. Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. 
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007) (in German). 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]. Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. 

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