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Scheel, Günter

Date of birth:
November 23rd, 1921 (Dannenberg (Lower Saxony), Germany)
Date of death:
July 16th, 1943 (Near Bolkhov, USSR)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant
Unit:
I. / Jagdgeschwader 54
Awarded on:
August 31st, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
September 13th, 1943
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer 3./Jagdgeschwader 54
Awarded on:
December 5th, 1943
Awarded for achieving a total of 71 aerial victories over the course of just 70 sorties, a very impressive feat.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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