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Recipient of the Knight's Cross
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Birth:
7 July 1912(Karwica, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Gmina Ruciane-Nida, Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship)
Death:
10 March 1966(Söcking, Starnberg, Starnberg, Upper Bavaria)
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Biography
Introduction
Hubertus Hitschhold (7 July 1912 – 10 March 1966) was a German general and ground-attack pilot during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
Hitschhold joined the military service in the Reichswehr in 1930 and was selected for flight training. Part of his training took place in Lipetsk, Soviet Union, where he was trained as a fighter pilot. He transferred to the newly formed Luftwaffe in 1935. In 1936 he became one of the first Stuka pilots and a Staffelkapitän in 1937. The I./StG 2 under the command of Hitschhold participated in the Battle of Crete and sank the British destroyers Greyhound on 22 May 1941 and the Kelly and Kashmir on 23 May 1941.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (15 September 1939) & 1st Class (11 May 1940)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross (21 July 1940) as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of I./StG 2 "Immelmann"
- Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of I./StG 2 "Immelmann"