| Joachim-Friedrich Huth | |
| Birth Date: | 31 July 1896 |
| Birth Place: | German: [[Kuhfelde|Neuhof]], German Empire |
| Death Place: | German: [[Koblenz]], Rhineland-Palatinate, |
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| Commands: | ZG 26 |
| Battles: | World War II |
| Awards: | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Joachim-Friedrich Huth (31 July 1896 – 27 March 1962) was a German general in the German: [[Luftwaffe]] during World War II and, post-war, the West German Air Force. Huth retired from the German: [[Bundeswehr]] in 1961 holding the rank of German: [[generalleutnant]].
Huth was born in 1896 in German: [[Kuhfelde|Neuhof]] and entered military service in the Prussian Army shortly before the outbreak of World War I, in July 1914. He was promoted to German: [[Leutnant]] on 4 January 1915 and served as platoon leader and company commander in the German: Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 58 (58th infantry regiment). He was injured three times. He transferred to the German: [[Luftstreitkräfte]] in June 1917 to Jasta 14 and claimed his first aerial victory on 28 January 1918. He was severely injured on 23 March 1918, losing his right lower leg.[1] Huth was awarded both classes of the Iron Cross (1914) and the Knight's Cross to the House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords during the war.[1]
Huth left the military service after the war. The treaty of Versailles had imposed severe restrictions on Germany's military strength and had denied Germany an air force. With Adolf Hitler's rise to power and the remilitarisation of Germany, Huth reentered the military service of the German: Luftwaffe on 1 March 1934, holding the rank of German: [[Hauptmann]]. He became the German: [[Geschwaderkommodore]] of the German: [[Zerstörergeschwader 26]] "[[Horst Wessel]]". Huth earned the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 11 September 1940 in this position for the successful leadership of his fighter wing in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain.
Huth commanded various fighter divisions from 1942 until 1944 before taking command of the German: [[1st Fighter Corps (Germany)|1. Jagdkorps]] (1st Fighter Corps) on 26 January 1945. He held this position until the end of the war, when he was taken prisoner by the British forces. He was released in 1946.[1]
In 1956, Huth joined the German: [[Bundeswehr]] after the remilitarisation of the Federal Republic of Germany, holding the rank of German: [[Generalmajor]]. He led the Luftwaffe school at German: [[Fürstenfeldbruck]] and, until his retirement, the German: Luftwaffengruppe Süd (Air Force Group South) in German: [[Karlsruhe]]. Huth retired on 30 September 1961 with a German: [[Großer Zapfenstreich]] (Grand Tattoo) holding the rank of German: Generalleutnant. Huth died six months later on 27 March 1962 in German: [[Koblenz]].[1]
. Walther-Peer Fellgiebel . 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 . German . Friedberg, Germany . Podzun-Pallas . 978-3-7909-0284-6.