Paul-Heinrich Dähne Military person

Paul-Heinrich Dähne (7 July 1921 – 24 April 1945) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann. During his career was credited with 99 aerial victories, 96 on the Eastern Front and 3 on the Western Front.Paul-Heinrich Dähne was killed in a training flight accident of the Heinkel He 162 near Warnemünde, Germany. The aircraft canopy had failed to eject when he propelled himself out of the aircraft with the ejection seat.

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Birth date	July 07, 1921
Birth place	Germany , Frankfurt (Oder)
Date of death	April 24, 1945
Place of death	Germany , Warnemünde

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award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Battle of the Caucasus Defence of the Reich Battle of Kursk World War II Operation Bodenplatte
military branch	Luftwaffe
military command	II./JG 1 III./JG 11
military unit	Jagdgeschwader 52 Jagdgeschwader 1 (World War II) Jagdgeschwader 11
service start	1939
service end	1945