Helmut Haugk

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Relations Werner Haugk (brother) Service/branch Luftwaffe		Years of service 1937–45 Name Helmut Haugk Rank Hauptmann

Battles/wars World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceBattle of BritainInvasion of YugoslaviaBattle of GreeceBattle of CreteBattle of MaltaNorth African CampaignDefense of the Reich Died January 28, 1992, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Invasion of Poland, Battle of France Unit Zerstorergeschwader 26, Zerstorergeschwader 76

Helmut Haugk (24 February 1914 – 28 January 1992) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Haugk claimed 18 aerial victories in more than 440 flights.

His brother Leutnant Werner Haugk, who had received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross as Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel after approximately 300 combat missions on 8 August 1944, was shot down and killed in action on 18 October 1944 near Aalborg, Denmark by British fighters while flying a Messerschmitt Bf 109 trainer.

Awards and decorations

Aviator badge

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (13 October 1939)

1st Class (23 May 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black

in Silver

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (1 March 1941)

German Cross in Gold on 14 February 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 7./Zerstorergeschwader 26

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 21 December 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 9./Zerstorergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel"

References

Helmut Haugk Wikipedia

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