Career
The Knight"s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Werner Haugk was killed on 18 October 1944 near Aalborg, Denmark, after the BF 109 trainer that he was flying was shot down by British fighters. He was credited with 9 aerial victories in World World War World War II Helmut survived the war and died on 28 January 1992.
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