Gerhard Bassenge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German flying ace
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Place of Birth: Ettlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Gerhard Bassenge
- Gerhard Bassenge was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II.
- In the inter-war period, he worked at the Reich Air Ministry and was one of the German officers most responsible for training the first German paratroopers. Bassenge was Chief of Staff of Luftflotte 2 as it was part of the Blitzkrieg into the Netherlands, Belgium, and France in 1940.
- He became Chief of Staff of Luftflotte 5 in Norway while it flew into the northern British isles in the Battle of Britain.
- After being part of a Luftwaffe mission to Romania, he took part in the North African Campaign in 1941 – 1943.
- He was captured there on 9 May 1943, and was held prisoner of war until 2 October 1947.
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