Oberfeldwebel Herbert Hampe (10 October 1913 - 13 September 1999) is one of a few example of outstanding career for an enlisted man, from 1931 to 1945! Involved in more than 500 highly-risked missions as a bomber pilot, he participated in the Spanish Civil War, Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Battle of Britain, Invasion of Yugoslavia, Battle of Crete, and the Eastern Front. Hampe received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes in 5 April 1944 as a Flugzeugführer in II.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 3 (KG 3) "Blitz" / IV.Fliegerkorps / Luftflotte 6. Other awards and decorations: Cruz de Guerra Cross (8 September 1939); Medalla de la Campaña de España 1936-1939 (8 September 1939); Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern (8 September 1939); Eisernes Kreuz II.Klasse (21 September 1939); Eisernes Kreuz I.Klasse (25 April 1940); Flyers Wing Bulgaria (25 April 1941); Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für Besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg (1 July 1941); Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold mit Anhänger (1942); Ärmelband "Kreta" (1942); Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (27 July 1942); and Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold mit Anhänger und Einzatszahl "500" (12 November 1944)
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