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Schönfelder, Helmut

Date of birth:
April 30th, 1914 (Nienburg an der Weser/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
September 23rd, 2003 (Bad Schwalbach/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel
Unit:
Stabsstaffel / Jagdgeschwader 51
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945

The date is that of publication in the Luftwaffen-Verordnungsblatt.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer Stabsstaffel / Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
Awarded on:
March 31st, 1945
Awarded in recognition of his many aerial victories, which reached a total of 56 (all in the East) by the end of the war.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
June 19th, 1944
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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