Hubertus Hitschhold

Hubertus Hitschhold
Hubertus Hitschhold
Born	7 July 1912 Kurwin
Died	10 March 1966 (aged 53) Söcking, now part of Starnberg
Allegiance	Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1930–45
Rank	Generalmajor
Unit	StG 2
Commands held	I./StG 2
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hubertus Hitschhold (7 July 1912 – 10 March 1966) was a German pilot in the Luftwaffe 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 on 1 April 1930 after receiving his Abitur. He was immediately selected for flight training. Beginning in April 1930 until March 1931 he was trained at the Deutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule at Schleißheim and received his pilot license. He continued his flight training at Lipetsk in Russia, where he was trained as a fighter pilot.

On 1 October 1931 he was transferred to the 2. (Pr.) Reiterregiment. Promoted to Leutnant on 1 August 1933 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.^[1]

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (15 September 1939)^[2][3]
  • 1st Class (11 May 1940)^[2][3]
• 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"^[4][5]
  • 57th Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of I./StG 2 "Immelmann"^[4][6]

References

Citations

1. Brütting 1992, p. 132.
2. MacLean 2007, p. 230.
3. Thomas 1997, p. 284.
4. Scherzer 2007, p. 393.
5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 228.
6. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 57.

Bibliography

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• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• MacLean, French L (2007). Luftwaffe Efficiency & Promotion Reports: For the Knight's Cross Winners. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military History. ISBN 978-0-7643-2657-8.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
• 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.
• Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.