# Hans Beißwenger

> Hans Beißwenger 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. All but one of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front. He was reported missing in action in March 1943.

*German World War II fighter pilot (1916–1943)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/hans-bei-wenger

## Identity
- **Born:** 1916-11-08
- **Died:** 1943-03-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.1 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.9 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [ハンス・バイスヴェンガー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC)
- [Hans Beißwenger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Bei%C3%9Fwenger)
- [Hans Beisswenger](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Beisswenger)
- [Ганс Байссвенгер](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81_%D0%91%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [Hans Beißwenger](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Bei%C3%9Fwenger)
- [Бейссвенгер, Ганс](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5649809)

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