Helmut Mißner

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Helmut Mißner
Helmut Missner.jpeg
Born(1921-05-19)19 May 1921
Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Germany
Died12 September 1944(1944-09-12) (aged 23)
Sagan, Poland
Mass grave
Poznań Milostowo, Poland
AllegianceFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Nazi Germany
Service / branchWar ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg  Luftwaffe
Years of service1941–1944
Rank Oberfeldwebel
Unit JG 54
CommandsI./JG 54
Battles / wars
Awards

Helmut Mißner [Note 1] (19 May 1921 – 12 September 1944) was a former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. He was credited with 82 aerial victories all over the Eastern Front. In 1944 he was killed in action over Sagan, Poland.

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Career

Mißner entered the Luftwaffe 6 January 1941. In 1942 he was transferred to I./JG 54. [1] Based on his experience, he was one of the instructors for the Luftwaffe. [2] He was assigned to the Eastern Front [3] and he had 82 aerial victories. [4]

Missner was killed in action in Sagan, also known as Żagań, Poland on 12 September 1944. [5] It is thought that a lack of oxygen caused him to plunge from a high altitude and crash. He was buried at Poznan, Poland in a mass grave. [1]

Before his death he was recommended for promotion to Leutnant. [1]

Summary of career

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Mißner was credited with 82 aerial victories. [6]

Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ His name, in German, is spelled with a "sharp S"; see ß.
  2. ↑ According to Scherzer as pilot in the 3./Jagdgeschwader 54. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 deZeng IV, Henry L.; Stankey, Douglas G. "Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945" (PDF). ww2.dk. Michael Holm. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Weal, John (25 December 2001). Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grünherz'. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. ISBN   978-1841762869 . Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Helmut Missner". luftwaffe.cz. Luftwaffe. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 235.
  5. ↑ Held, Trautloft & Bob 1994, p. 155.
  6. ↑ Zabecki 2014, p. 1615.
  7. ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 312.
  8. ↑ Scherzer 2007, p. 546.

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