Siddhesh Joshi (Editor)

Klaus Haberlen

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Major

Name
  
Klaus Haberlen

Years of service
  
1935–45

Unit
  
Kampfgeschwader 51

Died
  
7 April 2002(2002-04-07) (aged 85) Konstanz

Service/branch
  
Heer (1935–37) Luftwaffe (1937–45)

Klaus Haberlen (14 April 1916 – 7 April 2002) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot during World War II and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross which was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Klaus Haberlen was captured by American troops in May 1945 and was released later that year.

Awards

  • Aviator badge
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver (14 October 1941)
  • in Gold (19 June 1942)
  • with Pennant (21 April 1943)
  • Anschluss Medal
  • Sudetenland Medal
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (31 December 1941)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (31 October 1940)
  • 1st Class (14 December 1940)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (26 November 1941)
  • Crimea Shield (15 March 1943)
  • German Cross in Gold (19 March 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 June 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Kampfgeschwader 51

    • References

    Klaus Haberlen Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA