Heinrich Hoffmann (pilot), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German World War II fighter pilot
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Place of Birth: Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
About Heinrich Hoffmann (pilot)
- Heinrich Hoffmann (8 March 1913 – 3 October 1941) was a German fighter ace in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- Hoffmann was credited with 63 aerial victories in 261 combat missions and was the first non-commissioned officer and first posthumous Wehrmacht recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.
- He was "ace-in-a-day" twice, shooting down five aircraft on a single day.
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