Hans "Assi" Hahn

[Tomo]

Dear Members,

Could anyone tell me the average price for an original wartime photo of Hahn?
I have several (from the album of Horstkommandanten Major Drecker) and I think some are rare - particularly the ones showing him over his animal kills of the day. He certainly was a keen hunter!

Many thanks.
Thomas.

[Larry deZeng]

Can't help with the photo price, but Drecker was a long-time Fliegerhorstkommandant:

DRECKER, Heinz. 23.02.40 Maj.?, appt Kdt. Fl.H.Kdtr. A 15/VI (Dortmund?). 01.11.44 Maj., appt Kdt. Fl.H.Kdtr. A 1/VI (Kassel-Rothwesten?).

Unfortunately, that's all I have been able to find on him so far. Do you have any other information on him? What other Fliegerhorstkommandanturen was he the Kommandant of and when? Any info would be appreciated.

Here's some Laufbahn details on Hahn for those interested:

HAHN, Hans (“Assi”). (DOB: 14.04.14 in Gotha). (RE, DKG). 01.04.34 joined the army as an officer candidate in the Infanterie-Regiment 14. 01.35 attended the Kriegsschule at München (to 10.35). 11.35 trf to the Luftwaffe, and started pilot training at Celle. 1936 selected to participate in the summer Olympic Games in Berlin in the pentathlon, but had to withdraw due to illness. 01.04.36 promo to Lt. 15.04.37 trf to 4./JG 134. 01.11.37 trf to JFS Werneuchen to be an instructor. 01.02.39 promo to Oblt. and trf to Stab I./JG 3 (sic). 09.39 Oblt., in JG 2. 10.39 trf to II./JG 2. 15.12.39 appt Staka 4./JG 2 (to 28.10.40). 24.09.40 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 4./JG 2. 01.10.40 Hptm. and Staka 4./JG 2, appt Kdr. III./JG 2 (to 31.10.42). 14.08.41 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub, Kdr. III./JG 2. 16.07.42 Hptm., awarded DKG, III./JG 2. 19.11.42 Hptm., appt Kdr. II./JG 54 (to 21.02.43). 01.01.43 promo to Maj. 21.02.43 PoW – force landed behind Russian lines in the Demyansk area and taken prisoner. Credited with c.560 combat missions and 108 air victories. 1950 released from Soviet captivity. Hahn gained employment at the international corporation of Bayer Leverkeusen and assigned to a position dealing in trade with France and England. He later became a director of the Wano Schwarzpulver Company, which manufactured gunpowder, at Kunigunde near Goslar. He retired from this company in 1977 and lived in southern France with his family. †18.12.82 in München.