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Haugk, Werner, Rudolf (Sturzkampfgeschwader 77)

Date of birth:
April 29th, 1912 (Gelsenkirchen, Weidenau/Westphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
October 18th, 1944 (Aalborg, Denmark)
Buried on:
German War Graves Frederikshavn
Plot: 8. Grave: 860.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Posthumously promoted to Leutnant credited with 9 victories - brother of RKT Helmut Haugk (o24.02.1914)

March 06th, 1944: WIA with Bf 110G during the Berlin Raid - shot down but bailed successfully - his Bordfunker KIA and crashed near Calvoerde
October 18th, 1944: 1. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 102, KIA when Bf 109G-6 coded "White 141" shot down by British P-51 fighters of the Polish 316 Sq. near Aalborg Denmark crashed in shallow waters one km south of Asa harbor

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
May 4th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
5. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 21st, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Awarded on:
March 6th, 1944
Verwundetenabzeichen 1939 in Schwarz
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
with clasp '200'
Frontflugspange für Zerstörer in Gold mit Anhänger und Einzatszahl
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Zerstörergeschwader 76, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
August 8th, 1944
Awarded for his destruction of 8 four-engined bombers in just 9 sorties.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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