Horst Kaubisch

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Horst Kaubisch
Six men all wearing military uniforms and decorations standing in row. The third man from the far right is shaking hands with another man.
Friedrich Lang, Erich Hartmann and Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer receive the Oak Leaves with Swords, Horst Kaubisch, Eduard Skrzipek and Adolf Glunz the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross from Adolf Hitler
Born 3 December 1915
Freital
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Lebus
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1936–45
Rank Major
Unit StG 77
StG 1
SchlG 1
Commands held I./StG 1
I./SG 1
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Horst Kaubisch (3 December 1915 – 12 February 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Horst Kaubisch was killed on 12 February 1945, after being hit by Soviet flak near Lebus. During his career he flew 1000 missions.[Notes 1]

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thomas 1997, p. 350.
  2. Patzwall 2008, p. 114.
  3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 222.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Scherzer 2007, p. 433.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 251.
  6. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 84.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Hauptmann Helmut Krebs
Commander of 1. Sturzkampfgeschwader 1
15 July 1943 – 18 October 1943
Succeeded by
Merged into Schlachtgeschwader 1
Preceded by Commander of 1. Schlachtgeschwader 1
17 June 1943 – 12 February 1945
Succeeded by
Hauptmann Artur Pipan