Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Pilot credited with 54 victories and 145 missions declared MIA 5 July, 1943 in his Bf 109G-4 Werknummer 19754 'Black 8' after being hit by flak near Belgorod. Hauswirth was shot down by a Russian anti-aircraft gun but was able to exit the crashing plane by deploying his parachute. He became a POW in Russia and was declared killed in action by the German authorities until 1945. After returning from war captivity in 1947 he resumed his work as a carpenter.

Promotions:
01.11.1939: Gefreiter
01.06.1941: Unteroffizier
01.06.1943: Feldwebel

Career:
1940-1942: corporate pilot for the Messerschmitt aircraft factory
10.1942: 8./Jagdgeschwader 52

Victories:
His 1st known Soviet victory, a MiG-1 on 30 October, 1942.
A LaGG-3 on 31 October, 1942.
Two LaGG-3s on 1 November, 1942.
Two Il-2s and a MiG-1 on 5 November, 1942.
A LaGG-3 on 5 December, 1942.
A LaGG-3 on 13 December, 1942.
A Yak-1 near Velikiye Luki on 16 December, 1942.
A LaGG-3 on 21 March, 1943.
A LaGG-3 on 27 March, 1943.
A P-39 on 11 April, 1943. Two LaGG-3s on 15 April, 1943.
An I-153 on 17 April, 1943.
A P-39 on 19 April, 1943.
A LaGG on 21 April, 1943.
A LaGG on 23 April, 1943.
Two A-20 Bostons on 24 April, 1943.
A P-39 and a LaGG on 27 April, 1943.
Two LaGG-3s and a Spitfire on 28 April, 1943.
Three LaGG-3s, an Il-2 and a Spitfire on 29 April, 1943.
Two B-25s and a LaGG-3 on 30 April, 1943.
A LaGG on 21 May, 1943.
A P-39 and a LaGG on 26 May, 1943.
Two Il-2s, two LaGGs and a Soviet B-25 on 27 May, 1943.
Two LaGGs on 30 May, 1943.

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• Photo: German Crosses today - Wehrmacht-Awards.com Militaria Forums
  
• - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - Verleihungsurkunde DKiG, EK 1, EK 2 & Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold via hermann-historica.de