Herbert Hampe

Herbert Hampe
Born	10 October 1913 Delitzsch
Died	13 September 1999(1999-09-13) (aged 85) Dortmund
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	KG 3
Battles / wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Crete Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Herbert Hampe (10 October 1913 – 13 September 1999) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Aviator badge
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with "500" Pennant
• Medal for the Campaign of 1936−1939 (Spain, 8 September 1939)
• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (8 September 1939)
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (1 July 1941)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (21 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (25 April 1940)
• German Cross in Gold (27 July 1942)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 3 "Lützow"
• Ärmelband Kreta

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com