Horst Carganico

Horst Carganico
Born 27 September 1917
Breslau
Died 27 May 1944(1944-05-27) (aged 26)
Chevry, France
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1937-1944
Rank Major
Unit JG 5
Commands held II./JG 5
I./JG 5
Battles/wars

World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Horst Carganico (27 September 1917 – 27 May 1944) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Horst Carganico was killed on 27 May 1944 when his aircraft hit high tensions wires and subsequently crashed. He was credited with 60 victories in 60 missions

Carganico was the son of Luftwaffe general Generalleutnant Viktor Carganico. He was buried in the military section of the forest cemetery (Waldfriedhof) in Berlin-Zehlendorf.[1]

Awards

References

Citations
  1. ^ MacLean 2007, p. 94.
  2. ^ Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 72.
  3. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 129.
Bibliography
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
  • MacLean, French L. (2007). Luftwaffe Efficiency & Promotion Reports — For the Knight's Cross Winners. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military History. ISBN 978-0-7643-2657-8.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
  • 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 Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Major Hennig Strümpell		 Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 5
April 1942 - 26 March 1944		 Succeeded by
Hauptmann Theodor Weissenberger
Preceded by
Major Erich Gerlitz		 Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 5
26 March 1944 - 27 May 1944		 Succeeded by
Hauptmann Theodor Weissenberger