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Haberda, Helmut

Date of birth:
February 3rd, 1922 (Krumnau/Lower Austria, Austria)
Date of death:
May 8th, 1943 (5 km West of Krymskaja - Russia, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Krasnodar-Apscheronsk
Nationality:
Austrian

Biography

Helmut Haberda reached the rank of Oberleutnant.
5./JG-52
Adjutant Stab II/JG-52
Staffelkapitän 5./JG-52
Credited with 58 Kills

KIA 8 May, 1943; shot down by enemy fire at Krymskaja, believed to be the victim of Soviet Ace Alex Pokryshkin.
WIC 15 May, 1942; crashed at Charkow due to engine failure.
His first known victory, a Soviet LaGG-3 on 25 August, 1942. An I-180 on 27 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 30 August, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 8 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 16 September, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 17 September, 1942. A P-2 on 23 September, 1942. An I-153 on 22 October, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 25 October, 1942. A Yak-1 on 29 October, 1942. A LaGG-3 on 3 November, 1942. A Yak-1 and an Il-2 on 11 November, 1942. A Yak-1 on 28 November, 1942. An Il-2 on 2 December, 1942. An Il-2 on 11 December, 1942. An I-153 on 13 February, 1943. An I-16 on 16 February, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 25 February, 1943. A Yak-1 on 14 March, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 17 March, 1943. An I-16 on 30 March, 1943. A LaGG-3 on 1 April, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 11 April, 1943. Two P-39s on 15 April, 1943. A LaGG-3 and a Yak-1 on 18 April, 1943. Two Yak-1s and a LaGG-3 on 20 April, 1943. three Yak-1s on 28 April, 1943. A LaGG-3 and a Yak-1 on 29 April, 1943. Two Yak-1s, a Spitfire and a P-39 on 30 April, 1943.
His last victory, a Yak-1 on 8 May, 1943, the date of his death.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 2nd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 15th, 1942
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz

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