Hans Fuß

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For the early 16th-century painter sometimes incorrectly called Hans Fuss, see Hans von Kulmbach.

Hans Fuß
Born	19 September 1920 Altenhof, Germany
Died	10 November 1942 Berlin
Buried at	Invalid's Cemetery
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1939–1942
Rank	Leutnant
Unit	JG 3
Battles/wars	World War II Eastern Front
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Grave of Hans Fuss on the Invalidenfriedhof Berlin

Hans Fuß (19 September 1920 – 10 November 1942) was a former German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Hans Fuss was credited with 71 victories in over 300 missions. All his victories were recorded over the Eastern front.

Awards

Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (22 March 1942)
German Cross in Gold on 10 July 1942 as Leutnant in the II./JG 3^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (23 August 1942)

References

Citations

↑ Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 127.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

"Aces of the Luftwaffe". Hans Fuß. Retrieved 19 February 2008.

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet"

Viktor Bauer (Oak Leaves) Franz Beyer Emil Bitsch Eberhard von Boremski Kurt Brändle (Oak Leaves) Max Bucholz Walther Dahl¹ (Oak Leaves) Kurt Ebener Siegfried Engfer Wolf-Udo Ettel (Oak Leaves) Wolfgang Ewald Gustav Frielinghaus Hans Fuß Werner Gerth Gordon Gollob² (Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Hans Grünberg Horst Haase Ludwig Häfner Hans von Hahn Josef Haiböck Alfred Heckmann Ekhard Hübner Lothar Keller Heinz Kemethmüller Joachim Kirschner (Oak Leaves) Karl-Heinz Langer Wilhelm Lemke (Oak Leaves) Werner Lucas Günther Lützow (Oak Leaves & Swords) Helmut Meckel Helmut Mertens Georg Michalek Wilhelm Moritz Leopold Münster (Oak Leaves) Klaus Neumann Walter Oesau³ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Walter Ohlrogge Klaus Quaet-Faslem Detlev Rohwer Helmut Rüffler Franz Ruhl Georg Schentke Hans Schleef Winfrid Schmidt Werner Schröer⁴ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Franz Schwaiger Kurt Sochatzy Ekkehard Tichy Willy Unger Hans Weik Franz von Werra Otto Weßling (Oak Leaves) Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke⁵ (Oak Leaves & Swords) Oskar Zimmermann

¹ Oak Leaves with JG 300. ² Swords and Diamonds with JG 77. ³ Knight's Cross with JG 51. ⁴ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves with JG 27. ⁵ Knight's Cross with JG 53.

Persondata
Name	Fuss, Hans
Alternative names
Short description	German flying ace
Date of birth	19 September 1920
Place of birth	Altenhof, Germany
Date of death	10 November 1942
Place of death	Berlin

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