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Schäfer, Karl

Date of birth:
November 17th, 1914 (Frankfurt am Main/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)
Date of death:
September 17th, 1983 (Bad Homburg/Hesse, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 14.(Eis)/Kampfgeschwader 55
Awarded on:
April 16th, 1945
Awarded for flying a total of 420 sorties on the eastern front as part of a bomber unit. 309 of these were as a flight engineer and 111 were as an observer.


His nomination by his unit was processed by the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe/Auszeichnung und Disziplin (OKL/AuD—Air Force High Command/Award and Discipline) on 15-4-1945. This nomination, now recommending approval, was forwarded on 16 April with a Luftwaffenpersonalamt-Verleihungsvorschlag (LPA-VV—Air Force Staff Office Nomination Recommendation) Nr. 1575 to the adjutancy of Hermann Göring. The nomination was never finalized and remained pending at the end of the war. A presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross cannot be verified. The presentation date stated by Walther-Peer Fellgiebel is the forwarding date to the adjutancy of the Reichsmarschall.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 16th, 1944

Einzatszahl 400.
Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Gold mit Anhänger und einzatszahl
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
9./Kampf-Geschwader 55
Awarded on:
March 20th, 1943

According to other source the awarding date is 23-3-1943.
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
December 14th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
June 3rd, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 25th, 1942
Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

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