Hans Hahn (night fighter pilot)

Hans Hahn
Born21 February 1919
Rheydt, Germany
Died11 October 1941(1941-10-11) (aged 22)
Grantham, England
Buried
Cannock Chase German war cemetery, England
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Branch Luftwaffe
Service years1940–1941
RankLeutnant (second lieutenant)
UnitNJG 2
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans Hahn (21 February 1919 – 11 October 1941) was a Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II; his was the first awarded to a night fighter.

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