Hans Dammers

Infobox Military Person
name=Hans Dammers
born=birth date|1913|12|8|df=y
died=death date and age|1944|3|17|1913|12|8|df=y
placeofbirth= Scherpenberg near Moers
placeofdeath=Stanislau


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allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch= Luftwaffe
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rank=Leutnant (posthumous)
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unit= JG 52, Erg.Gr.Ost
battles=World War II
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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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.

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)

References

* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.de icon