Kuntz, Herbert
- Date of birth:
- February 15th, 1915 (Dieflen/Rhine Province/Kingdom of Prussia, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 26th, 1998 (Dillingen/Saarland, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Herbert Kuntz flew a total of 366 sorties, including 236 in the East. These were counted as 471 front flights.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- October 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- February 9th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant
- Unit:
- 4. / Kampfgeschwader 26
- Awarded on:
- May 4th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant der Reserve
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 3. / Kampfgeschwader 100
- Awarded on:
- March 14th, 1943
Later, on the Eastern front, he would be particularly successful against shipping in the Caspian Sea and Lower Volga. On the 31.10.-01.11.1942 alone he sunk a 1500 GRT steamer, a 1000 GRT tug, two small freighters and a tug with two barges.
Sources
- Photo 1: Willi Schumacher Collection
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
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