Haiböck, Josef
- Date of birth:
- February 28th, 1917 (Linz/Upper Austria, Austria)
- Date of death:
- July 3rd, 2002 (Linz/Upper Austria, Austria)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
Josef Haiböck served with the Austrian Bundeswehr after the Second World War and there finally reached the rank of Generalmajor.
During WWII he flew a total of 604 sorties, in which he achieved 77 aerial victories (including 60 in the East).
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 1. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 52, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- October 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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
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