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ATTACK PILOT HUBERTUS HITSCHOD SIGNED HITSCHOD, A RARE LUFTWAFFE AUTOGRAPH, FINE.

Hubertus Hitschhold (7 July 1912 – 10 March 1966)[1] was a German general and ground-attack pilot during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.
German Luftwaffe general and ground-attack pilot, a recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves who fought with distinction on both major fronts for the entirety of the war.

On 1 January 1944 Hitschhold was appointed General der Schlachtflieger, a position he held until 8 May 1945. Hitschhold advocated ending Ju 87 production in favour of the Fw 190. Production ended only in September 1944. On 1 January 1945 Hitschhold was promoted to Generalmajor, a position he held until the German surrender in May 1945.

Awards
Iron Cross (1939)
2nd Class (15 September 1939)
1st Class (11 May 1940)
Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Knight’s Cross on 21 July 1940 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”
Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of I./Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 “Immelmann”