Leutnant Hans Gottfried von Häbler (actually Haebler) was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. On 17 May 1895, von Häbler was born in Großschonau in the Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire. He enlisted in the 1st Royal Saxon Guards Heavy Cavalry on 1 October 1913 as a one-year volunteer. He served with the cavalry for the first two years of World War I before volunteering for aviation duty of the Luftstreitkräfte in the Autumn of 1916. He trained at Fliegerersatz-Abteilung (Replacement Detachment) 9 before going operational with Flieger-Abteilung (Artillerie) Flier Detachment (Artillery) 273.