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Erich Hohagen
Born(1915-01-09)9 January 1915
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Died8 March 1990(1990-03-08) (aged 75)
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AllegianceErich Hohagen Nazi Germany (to 1945)
Erich Hohagen West Germany
Service/branchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
Bundeswehrkreuz (Iron Cross) German Air Force
Years of service1934–45
1956–74
RankMajor (Wehrmacht)
Brigadegeneral (Bundeswehr)
UnitJG 51, JG 2, JG 27, EJG 2, JG 7,
JV 44
FSS "S", JG 72
Commands held4./JG 51, I./JG 2, I./JG 27, III./JG 7
JG 72
Battles/wars
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World War II

  • Battle of Britain
  • Barbarossa
  • Western Front
  • D-Day
  • Defense of the Reich
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Erich Hohagen (9 January 1915 – 8 March 1990) was a German general in the Bundeswehr. During World War II, he served as a fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe. A fighter ace, Hohagen was credited with 56 aerial victories and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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