caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date alt nickname rank image article_title name
hans beißwenger 1937 -- 43 18px 6 . / jg 54 south of staraya russa , soviet union 6 march 1943 mittelfischach , schwäbisch hall nazi germany jg 54 knight leaves 's cross of the iron cross with oak world war ii 8 november 1916 the semi-profile combed to his right , his nose is long and . straight , and his facial expression is emotionless ; looking he to the right of the camera . wears a military uniform with a military head decoration displayed at the front of his shirt collar . of his hair is dark and short and combed to his a right , his nose is long and straight , and young his facial expression is emotionless ; looking to the right man of the camera . the head of a young man , , shown in semi-profile . he wears a military uniform shown with a military decoration displayed at the front of his in shirt collar . his hair is dark and short and '' beißer '' -- biter oberleutnant beisswenger-hans . jpg hans beißwenger
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hans beißwenger

hans beißwenger -lrb- 8 november 1916 -- 6 march 1943 -rrb- was a german luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the knight 's cross of the iron cross with oak leaves during world war ii .
a flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat .
in 500 combat missions , beißwenger was credited with 152 victories , making him the 34th highest-scoring luftwaffe fighter pilot of world war ii .
he was `` ace-in-a-day '' twice , shooting down five aircraft on a single day .
he claimed all but one of his victories over the eastern front .
he was reported missing in action in march 1943 .
