Hans Fuß

Hans Fuß
Born	19 September 1920 Altenhof, Germany
Died	10 November 1942 (aged 22) Berlin
Buried at	Invalid's Cemetery
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1939–42
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	JG 3
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Grave of Hans Fuss on the Invalidenfriedhof Berlin

Hans Fuß (19 September 1920 – 10 November 1942) was a former German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Hans Fuss was credited with 71 victories in over 300 missions. All his victories were recorded over the Eastern Front.

Awards

• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (22 March 1942)
• German Cross in Gold on 10 July 1942 as Leutnant in the II./JG 3^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 August 1942 as Leutnant and pilot in the II./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"^[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 127.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 324.

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.