SMGP-1949 Helmuth Hauser Luftwaffe Knights cross winner signature
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Description
A 3.5×5″ glossy print with authentic post war signature in blue ball point pen.
From Traces of War:
Hauser, Hellmuth
- Date of birth:
- February 24th, 1916 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 5th, 2004 (Grünwald/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (2nd Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- December 8th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss”, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- September 9th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, I. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 “Edelweiss”, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- December 23rd, 1942
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 09./10.01.1943) describes why Hauser received the Knight’s Cross…
“Hauptmann Hauser shot down 6 aircraft, and destroyed a further 20 aircraft (on the ground), 85 railway cars, 16 locomotives and over 100 trucks.”
By this time Hauser had flown 125 sorties. Other sources state that his materiel successes also included the destruction of 10 tanks and 20 artillery positions.
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