World War I Habich was one of the early German military pilots, joining
Feldflieger Abteilung 47 performing aerial reconnaissance as an
Unteroffizier in late 1914. He then transferred to Flieger-Abteilung (Artillerie) 215 for artillery reconnaissance and ranging duties. He was awarded the
Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order by his native Baden on 5 February 1915, followed by both classes of the
Iron Cross; his First Class Iron Cross was awarded 18 March 1916. In August 1916, he was promoted to
Offizierstellvertreter and applied for duty in a fighter squadron. On 8 January 1918, he joined
Jagdstaffel 49 in France. By this time, as a
Leutnant, he was senior enough to sometimes assume command as the deputy commander. He scored his first air-to-air victory on 27 March 1918. By war’s end, he had destroyed five more enemy aircraft and an
observation balloon.
Aerial victories : Believed to be
Roland Garros World War II By the 1930s, Habich worked as a military pilot and flight instructor in the
Luftwaffe. He served on the
Eastern Front commanding a
Nachtschlachtgruppe in 1944. Later information about Habich, including when he died, is lacking. ==Honors and awards==