Date of birth:

April 16th, 1919 (Innsbruck/Tirol, Austria)

Date of death:

March 24th, 1997 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Nationality:

Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)

Herbert Bauer flew a total of 1071 sorties during WWII, including 70 with the Fw 190. In this time he achieved 11 confirmed aerial victories (1 with the Ju 87 and 10 with the Fw 190) plus another 12 unconfirmed victories. His successes against ground targets included 51 tanks and 2 armoured trains destroyed. He also placed direct hits against the battleship "October Revolution" and a cruiser in the Kronstadt harbour.

03.05.1940: Uffz. began training with FFS A/B21 then training with Sturzkampffliegerschule 2
15.02.1941: Ergänzungsstaffel/ St.G. 2
07.1941: promoted to Leutnant
01.07.1941: training completed, assigned to 1./St.G. 2 as a pilot
08.12.1941: Leutnant, awarded Ehrenpokal
27.03.1942: Lt., awarded DKiG, I./ St.G. 2
24.04.1942: Lt., 1./ St.G. 2 severely WIA- Ju 87 D-1(T6+ CS) hit by AA during attack on ships at Kronstadt near Leningrad and hospitalized for 10 months- force-landed vic Krasnoje Selo
25.02.1943: returned to St.G. 2
10.03.1943: Adjutant I./ St.G. 2
15.06.1943: 3./ St.G. 2
17.08.1943: Oblt., Staka 3./ St.G. 2
18.10.1943: Staka 3./ SG 2 due to unit renaming
31.12.1943: Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 3./ St.G 2
01.05.1944: promoted to Hauptmann
03.05.1944: reached 1,000 operational sorties
31.05.1944: provisional Kdr. I./ SG 103
15.10.-07.11.1944: Hptm., Kdr.II./ SG 103
30.09.1944: Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub (No. 618)
07.11.1944-08.05.1945: Hptm., provisional Kdr. I./ SG 2
05.12.1944: Hptm., I./ SG 2
then Hptm., Offz. without knownduties Stab/ SG 2 (to 02.45)
01.03.1945: promoted to Major
04.1945: Hospitalized near end of war
Flew over 1,300combat missions during the war, the second highest number by a Stuka pilot.
Also credited with 11 airvictories and the destruction of 51 enemy tanks.
Moved to Argentina after the war and worked as a salesman.

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• Photo: Wilco Vermeer collection, the Netherlands
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