Horst Carganico was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and fighter ace during World War II.
12 Facts About Horst Carganico
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Horst Carganico is credited with 60 aerial victories achieved in over 600 combat missions.
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Horst Carganico joined the military service in the Luftwaffe in 1937.
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Horst Carganico claimed his initial victory on 21 June 1940.
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Horst Carganico's father was Viktor Carganico, a World War I Luftstreitkrafte pilot officer who later raised to the rank of Generalmajor in the World War II Luftwaffe.
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Horst Carganico joined the Luftwaffe in 1937 and attended pilot school at Berlin-Johannisthal.
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At the outbreak of World War II Horst Carganico was Technical Officer with the staff of Jagdgeschwader 1.
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Horst Carganico was the second recipient of the Knight's Cross to receive this distinction on the Arctic Front.
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Horst Carganico evaded capture, headed west and reached a German infantry position the next day where he was picked up by a Fieseler Fi 156 Storch and flown back to Petsamo.
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Horst Carganico lost his adjutant and wingman, Hauptmann Heinz Deuschle, early in the encounter, shot down by North American P-51 Mustang fighters.
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Horst Carganico was the son of Luftwaffe general Generalleutnant Victor Horst Carganico.
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Horst Carganico was buried in the military section of the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf on 6 June 1944.