Schentke, Georg
- Date of birth:
- November 23rd, 1919 (Kriescht-Zielenzig/Brandenburg, Germany)
- Date of death:
- December 25th, 1942 (Pitomnik/Oblast Stalingrad, Soviet Union)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Achieved a total of at least 87 aerial victories, but more likely 90.
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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 9. / Jagdgeschwader 3
- Awarded on:
- September 4th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 9. / Jagdgeschwader 3
- Awarded on:
- September 24th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- Photo 1: Igor Poul
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945
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