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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Name
  
Herbert Huppertz

Rank
  
Major (Posthumously)

Years of service
  
1937–44


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Buried at
  
La Cambe German war cemetery Block 48—Row 9—Grave 360 A

Battles/wars
  
World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Channel Dash Defense of the Reich Operation Overlord †

Died
  
June 8, 1944, Caen, France

Place of burial
  
La Cambe German war cemetery, La Cambe, France

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
World War II, Battle of France, Battle of Britain

Unit
  
Jagdgeschwader 51, Jagdgeschwader 5, Jagdgeschwader 2

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Herbert Huppertz (3 June 1919 – 8 June 1944) was a Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Herbert Huppertz claimed 68 victories including 32 over the Eastern Front. He was shot down on 8 June 1944. Huppertz was posthumously promoted to Major and awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 24 June 1944.

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Awards

  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 April 1941)
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (30 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (9 October 1940)
  • German Cross in Gold on 26 December 1943 as Hauptmann in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 2
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 30 August 1941 as Leutnant and pilot in 12./Jagdgeschwader 51
  • 512th Oak Leaves on 24 June 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of III./Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"

    • References

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