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Schwidtal, Hans-Georg (Zerstörergeschwader 1)

Date of birth:
March 25th, 1916 (Dessau)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

00.00.1942: at Zerstörerschule Memmingen
29.03.1943: Leutnant, awarded the Ehrenpokal
26.06.1943: Lt., 6./ ZG 1
01.09.1943: promoted to Oberleutnant Kr.O. / Fl.
08.10.1943: Olt., II./ ZG 1, WIA - Bf 110 G-2 coded 'S9+AP' lost in combat 10 km West of Brest, France
15.02.1944-14.06.1944: Oblt., Kdr., II./ ZG 1
27.06.1944-00.07.1944: Oblt., Staka 5./ ZG 1
00.07.1944: Staka 6./ ZG 1, then
20.08.1944: Stafü 10./ JG 76
25.09.1944: Stafü 12./ JG 76
27.12.1944-19.02.1945: Oblt., Staka 16./ JG 53
01.01.1945: Oblt., Staka 16./ JG 53, unhurt - Bf 109 G-14 hit by AA, belly-landed near Saarbrücken
19.02.1945: transferred to 14./ JG 53

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
March 29th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
6. Staffel, Zerstörergeschwader 1
Awarded on:
June 26th, 1943
Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold

Sources

  • - Verleihungsurkunde Frontflugspange für Jäger in Gold dated 26 juni 1943

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