Paul-Hubert Rauh

Paul-Hubert Rauh
Born	15 November 1913 Wolkersdorf, Austria
Died	30 August 2005 (aged 91) Pitten, Austria
Allegiance	First Austrian Republic (to 1934)  Federal State of Austria (to 1938)  Nazi Germany (to 1945) Second Austrian Republic
Service/branch	Austrian Air Force Luftwaffe
Years of service	1933–45 1956–74
Rank	Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundesheer)
Unit	NJG 1 NJG 4
Commands held	II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4
Battles/wars	World War II Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Paul-Hubert Rauh (15 November 1913 – 30 August 2005) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Paul-Hubert Rauh claimed 31 aerial victories, all of them at night.^{[Notes 1]} In the 1956 he joined Bundesheer, and retired 1974 as an Oberst.

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class (1 August 1940)
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • in Bronze (15 May 1942)
  • in Silver (3 December 1943)
  • in Gold (3 December 1943)
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (10 July 1944)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (10 June 1942)
  • 1st Class (25 September 1942)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black (30 November 1944)
• German Cross in Gold on 20 August 1944 as Hauptmann in the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 28 April 1945 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4^[2]

Notes

1. For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see List of German World War II night fighter aces.

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 367.
2. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 285.

Bibliography

• Berger, Florian; Habisohn, Christian (2003). Ritterkreuzträger im Österreichischen Bundesheer 1955–1985 [Knight's Cross Bearers of the Austrian Armed Forces 1955–1985] (in German). Vienna, Austria: Selbstverlag Florian Berger. ISBN 978-3-9501307-2-0.
• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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 1939 – 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945