Hübner, Eduard
- Date of birth:
- April 16th, 1914 (Hinzweiler/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- October 1st, 1996 (Altenstadt-Schongau/Bavaria, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
Promotions:
April 1st, 1935: Fahnenjunker;
April 20th, 1937: Leutnant;
November 1st, 1942: Oberleutnant;
November 1st, 1943: Hauptmann;
May 10th, 1944: Hauptmann (55/A) mit Wirkung vom 1-2-1944 zu den aktiven offizieren der Luftwaffe überführt mit RDA vom 1-1-1944 (167).
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, Sturm-Bataillon der Fallschirm-Armee, 1. Fallschirm-Armee, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- March 17th, 1945
Through this attack the Sturm-Bataillon was able to prevent an Allied breakthrough, which would have led to the premature loss of the Wesel bridgehead. Instead, the Germans used the time bought by Hübner and his men to conduct an orderly retreat of their forces to the east bank of the Rhine. Hauptmann Hüber would be decorated with the Knight’s Cross for his actions here.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- April 20th, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- II. Bataillon, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 4, 1. Fallschirmjäger-Division, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 21st, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 20th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 20th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 22nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 18th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 15th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- August 14th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 30th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 29th, 1941
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - 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.
- WENDT, KURT, Wir Für Alle, Hamburg, 1996.
- Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht Teil 2: Fallschirmjäger, Franz Thomas & Günter Wegmann, Biblio Verlag - Osnabrück 1986
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