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Saturday, August 1, 2020

Bio of Luftwaffe Ace Hans Döbrich

Hans Döbrich (24 March 1916 – 6 April 1984), as a member of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5) "Eismeer", participated in battles on the northern flank of the Eastern Front in the Soviet Arctic. On 19 July 1942 he was forced to bail out 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Murmashi Russia from his Bf 109 F-4 (Werknummer 10169) "Yellow 9" after his radiator was hit by fire from a Yak-1. Döbrich made a good forced landing and then spent the next seven days walking back to the Staffel. On 16 July 1943, whilst flying Bf 109 G-6, Döbrich was wounded by enemy fighters after downing two aircraft and was forced to bail out into Petsamo Fjord, Finland. On 19 September 1943 he received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes as Feldwebel and Flugzeugführer in 6.Staffel / II.Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 5 "Eismeer", after 52 aerial victories. His combat career ended after a serious third wound to the face. His total victory tally was at least 65 victories achieved in 248 missions, an additional 19 victories were unconfirmed. All his victories were recorded over the Eastern Front. His final rank is Oberleutnant


Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_D%C3%B6brich
https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?p=2283079#p2283079

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