Identity of Stuka Knights Cross holder sought!

[Doug Stankey]

Combing through the Obermaier book about Stuka and ground-attack Ritterkreuz holders, the fellow appears to be:


HAKER, Theodor (“Bubi”).
(DOB: 19.12.20 in Malchin/Mecklenburg).
(R, DKG).
c.10.40 Oberfähnrich trf to 7./St.G. 77.
c.06.42 Staka 2./St.G. 77.
c.07.42 appt Staka 3./St.G. 77.
13.09.42 Lt., awarded Ehrenpokal.
04.43 Oblt., Staka 6./St.G. 77.
17.05.43 Oblt., awarded DKG, 2./St.G. 77.
29.02.44 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 6./S.G. 77.
25.07.44 Staka 3. or 6../SG 77, MIA.
25.07.44 MIA - shot down in the Lvov area and rather than be captured by the partisans, he shot himself but merely became blinded; German troops tried to rescue him and his gunner, by which point three days later he was dead.
Credited with over 900 combat missions.


We hope that this helps.


HLdZ
DGS