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Haas, Friedrich (Jagdgeschwader 52)

Date of birth:
January 20th, 1924 (Dillenburg/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:
April 9th, 1945 (Vienna, Austria)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Oberwölbling
Grave: UNK.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.12.1943: Uffz., assigned to II./ JG 52 on completion of training
06.12.1943: Uffz., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
01.02.1944: Uffz., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
27.04.1944: Uffz., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
01.06.1944: Uffz., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
10.07.1944: Leutnant, 5./ JG 52, WIA with Bf 109 G-6 coded 'Black 8 + -' damaged during a transfer flight, forced landing, cause unknown, West of Stryi., near Boroslav
16.10.1944: Lt., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
01.11.1944: Lt., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
21.12.1944: Lt., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
01.02.1945: Lt., Staka, 5./ JG 52
09.04.1945: Lt., Staka, 5./ JG 52,, KIA when Bf 109 G coded '2+' was shot down by Russian fighters over Vienna - bailed out but struck tail near Etsdorf
26.04.1945: Leutnant, posthumously awarded the Ritterkreuz as Staffelführer, 5./ JG 52 Pilot credited with 385 combat missions and 74 air victories

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
July 26th, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with pennant '300'
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold mit Anhänger und Einzatszahl
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Staffelführer, 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
April 26th, 1945
Awarded in recognition of his 74 aerial victories (probably all in the East), achieved over the course of 385 sorties.

Awarded posthumously.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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