About Heinrich Hoffmann
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Heinrich Hoffmann (8 March 1913 – 3 October 1941) was a German fighter ace in the Luftwaffe during World War II. Hoffmann was credited with 63 aerial victories in 261 combat missions and was the first non-commissioned officer and first posthumous Wehrmacht recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was "ace-in-a-day" twice, shooting down five aircraft on a single day.
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Heinrich Hoffmann's Timeline
| 1913 |
March 8, 1913
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Worms, Darmstadt, RP, Germany
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| 1941 |
October 3, 1941
Age 28
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Shatalovo, Vologodsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia (Russian Federation)
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