Hubert Pölz
Hubert Pölz | |
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Born | Austria | 24 January 1917
Died | 7 January 1994 Spain | (aged 76)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1938–45 |
Rank | Hauptmann |
Unit | StG 3 and SG 151 |
Commands held | 6./StG 3 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub |
Hauptmann Hubert Pölz (born 1 January 1917 – missing 7 January 1994 in Spain; declared dead in 2002) was a German World War II Luftwaffe Stuka ace and flew over 1,000 missions during the war.
Luftwaffe career
Hubert Pölz joined the Luftwaffe in 1938. He served on most of the German theatres of operations, taking part in the Polish Campaign, French Campaign, Battle of Britain, Siege of Malta and North African Campaign. On 24 June 1941 he sank HMS Auckland off Tobruk. In May 1942 he took command of 6 Staffel. During the later stage of the campaign in Tunisia in 1943 he was shot down and spent four months in hospital. Returning to combat operations he took part in the fighting on the Eastern Front. He later flew the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 as the Geschwader converted to the type. By the end of the war he was commanding I./Schlachtgeschwader 151. He surrendered with his unit to British forces, in Denmark, on 8 May 1945. Hubert Pölz went missing while swimming in Spain on 7 January 1994, he was never found. He was declared dead in 2002.
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (15 June 1942)
- German Cross in Gold on 25 September 1942 as Leutnant in the III./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 5 February 1944 as Leutnant of the reserve and Staffelführer of the 7./Sturzkampfgeschwader 3
- 661st Oak Leaves on 25 November 1944 as Hauptmann and acting Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Schlachtgeschwader 151[3]
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Berger, Florian; Habisohn, Christian (2003). Ritterkreuzträger im Österreichischen Bundesheer 1955–1985 (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-2-0.
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suggested) (help) - Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
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suggested) (help) - Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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suggested) (help) - Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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suggested) (help) - 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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suggested) (help) - Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7648-2300-9.
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