Hugo Frey

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This article is about the German Luftwaffe pilot. For the American pianist and arranger, see Hugo Frey (musician).

Hugo Frey
Born	14 April 1915 Heilbronn
Died	6 March 1944(1944-03-06) (aged 28) Sleen, Netherlands
Buried at	Ysselsteyn, Netherlands (Block AX-row 9-grave 210)
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?-1944
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	JG 1 JG 11
Battles/wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Defense of the Reich Operation Gomorrah Blitz Week
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hugo Frey (help·info) (14 April 1915 – 6 March 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. On 6 March 1944, Hugo Frey was killed over Sleen, the Netherlands after attacking a formation of B-17's. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 4 May 1944. During his career he was credited with 32 aerial victories including 25 four-engine bombers, all on the Western Front.

Awards

Aviator badge
Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
German Cross in Gold on 25 November 1943 as Oberleutnant in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 11^[1]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 May 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 11^[2]

References

Citations

↑ Patzwall and Scherzer 2001, p. 122.
↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 156.

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.
Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1941 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
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.
Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 978-0-8041-1696-1.

External links

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Jagdgeschwader 11

Paul-Heinrich Dähne Horst-Günther von Fassong Hugo Frey Jürgen Harder¹ (Oak Leaves) Rolf Hermichen (Oak Leaves) Alfons Klein Heinz Knoke Hans-Heinrich Koenig Erwin Laskowski Gerhard Sommer Günther Specht Hermann Wolf

¹ Knight's Cross with Jagdgeschwader 53

Persondata
Name	Frey, Hugo
Alternative names
Short description	German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	14 April 1915
Place of birth	Heilbronn, Germany
Date of death	6 March 1944
Place of death	Sleen, Netherlands

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