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Erich Hahn [Germany]

Name:Erich Hahn
Country:Germany
Rank:Oberleutnant
Squadrons:FAA 221
FFA 64
Jasta 1, 19
Kek Bertincourt
Victories:6
Born:18 October 1891
Place of Birth:Leipzig
Died:4 September 1917Killed In Action
Place of Death:Over Beine
Knight's Cross with Swords of the Hohenzollern House Order
Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class
Erich Hahn

Notes
Hahn began his career in the infantry but transferred to the German Air Service. Having learned to fly in 1913, he was an experienced pilot when the war began. For his actions over the Somme, he was the first Jasta pilot to be awarded the Saxon Military St. Henry Order. On 26 April 1917, he achieved his fourth victory, shooting down French ace René Doumer of Spa76. Six months later, Hahn was killed when he was shot down by French ace Georges Madon of Spa38.

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