Klaus Häberlen

Klaus Häberlen
Born	14 April 1916 Geislingen
Died	7 April 2002 (aged 85) Konstanz
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer (1935–37) Luftwaffe (1937–45)
Years of service	1935–45
Rank	Major
Unit	Kampfgeschwader 51
Commands held	I./KG 51
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Operation Barbarossa Crimea Campaign Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Klaus Häberlen (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 Häberlen 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^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 174.

Bibliography

• 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.
• 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.