Karl-Heinz Leesmann
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Karl-Heinz Leesmann | |
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Born | 3 May 1915 Osnabrück |
Died | 25 July 1943 over Heligoland in the North Sea | (aged 28)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Template:Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1936–43 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | JG 52 JG 1 |
Commands | I./JG 52 III./JG 1 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Karl-Heinz Leesmann (3 May 1915 – 25 July 1943) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Karl-Heinz Leesmann was shot down on 25 July 1943, by a B-17 bomber that he was attacking. During his career he was credited with 37 aerial victories, 27 on the Western Front and 10 on the Eastern Front.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 July 1941 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52[1]
- German Cross in Gold on 27 July 1942 as Hauptmann in the I./Jagdgeschwader 52[2]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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- Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 1, 1. September 1939 bis 31. Dezember 1941 (in German). München, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985. ISBN 978-3-423-05944-2.
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Categories:
- 1915 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Osnabrück
- People from the Province of Hanover
- German World War II flying aces
- Luftwaffe pilots
- Recipients of the Gold German Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Military personnel referenced in the Wehrmachtbericht
- German military personnel killed in World War II
- Aviators killed by being shot down