Oberleutnant Hans Waldhausen was a World War I flying ace credited with six confirmed aerial victories in eight days.
When World War I began, he had moved on to the 76th Baden Field Artillery Regiment and been commissioned a Leutnant.
[2] Waldhausen was wounded in September 1914, but returned to duty and succeeded in winning the Iron Cross Second Class in December 1914.
[2] Waldhausen scored his first aerial victory on 19 September 1917, downing a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter from the Royal Flying Corps' 43 Squadron over Fresnes at 0730 hours.
The next day, on an evening sortie, he shot down an enemy observation balloon in flames over Béthune on the French/Belgian border.
[2] On 27 September 1917, Waldhausen ignited and destroyed another observation balloon southwest of Roulette at 1705 hours, followed five minutes later by a 9 Squadron Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 sent into Farbus Wood.
[2] During World War II, Waldhausen returned to aviation duty as a military judge in the Luftwaffe.