Hauser, Hellmuth
- Date of birth:
- February 24th, 1916 (Berlin/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- September 5th, 2004 (Grünwald/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- 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
“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.
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher
- Photo: Willi Schumacher collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
- Die Grenz-Zeitung (Edition 8/9).
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