Hans-Heinz Augenstein

Infobox Military Person
name=Hans-Heinz Augenstein
lived=11 July 1921 – night of the 6/7 December 1944
placeofbirth=Pforzheim, Germany
placeofdeath=Münster, Germany
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=
rank=Oberleutnant
commands=7./NJG 1
unit=NJG 1
battles=World War II
*Defense of the Reich
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=

Hans-Heinz Augenstein (11 July 1921-7 December 1944) was a German "Luftwaffe" fighter and flying ace during World War II. Operating as a night fighter ace, he was credited with 46 victories, of which 45 were four-engine bombers. [Spick, p.244.] [For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see "List of German World War II night fighter aces"]

Awards

* Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe
* German Cross in Gold (16 January 1944)
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (9 June 1944)

References

*cite web | title=Aces of the Luftwaffe|work=Hans-Heinz Augenstein|url=http://www.luftwaffe.cz/augenstein.html|accessdate=15 February| accessyear=2008
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
* Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit. "Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II". Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
* Spick, Mike. "Luftwaffe Fighter Aces". Ivy Books, 1996. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.