Haas, Friedrich (Jagdgeschwader 52)
- Date of birth:
- January 20th, 1924 (Dillenburg/Hesse, Germany)
- Date of death:
- April 9th, 1945 (Vienna, Austria)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Oberwölbling
Grave: UNK.
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
00.12.1943: Uffz., assigned to II./ JG 52 on completion of training
06.12.1943: Uffz., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
01.02.1944: Uffz., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
27.04.1944: Uffz., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
01.06.1944: Uffz., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
10.07.1944: Leutnant, 5./ JG 52, WIA with Bf 109 G-6 coded 'Black 8 + -' damaged during a transfer flight, forced landing, cause unknown, West of Stryi., near Boroslav
16.10.1944: Lt., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
01.11.1944: Lt., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
21.12.1944: Lt., 5./ JG 52, 1 victory
01.02.1945: Lt., Staka, 5./ JG 52
09.04.1945: Lt., Staka, 5./ JG 52,, KIA when Bf 109 G coded '2+' was shot down by Russian fighters over Vienna - bailed out but struck tail near Etsdorf
26.04.1945: Leutnant, posthumously awarded the Ritterkreuz as Staffelführer, 5./ JG 52 Pilot credited with 385 combat missions and 74 air victories
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- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 26th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelführer, 5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- April 26th, 1945
Awarded in recognition of his 74 aerial victories (probably all in the East), achieved over the course of 385 sorties.
Awarded posthumously.
Sources
- Photo 1: Norbert Beyerlein
- Photo: Beyerlein sammlung
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- das-ritterkreuz.de