Date of death:

June 16th, 1942 (near Merville, France)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Klaus-Jürgen Schmitz died when his plane, Dornier Do 217E-4, Werknr. 5372, U5+DL, crashed near Merville after it was hit by anit aircraft fire over the British Island Wight.

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  - Verluste des Kampfgeschwaders 2 1941 - 1945