Hans-Heinz Augenstein

Hans-Heinz Augenstein
11 July 1921 – night of the 6/7 December 1944
Place of birth	Pforzheim, Germany
Place of death	Münster, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	NJG 1
Commands held	7./NJG 1
Battles/wars	World War II Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans-Heinz Augenstein (11 July 1921-7 December 1944) was a 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.^[1]^[2]

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^ Spick, p.244.
^ For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see List of German World War II Night Fighter aces

Aces of the Luftwaffe. Hans-Heinz Augenstein. Retrieved on 15 February 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.