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Schmetzer, Reinhold

Date of birth:
July 19th, 1913
Date of death:
May 7th, 1944 (Capranica/Viterbo, Italy)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Pomezia
Plot: E. Grave: 849.
Nationality:
German

Biography

Promotions:
?: Unteroffizier;
?: Feldwebel;
?: Oberfeldwebel;
?: Leutnant.

Career:
December 1939: 6. (J) Staffel, Trägergruppe 186;
May 1940: 5. (J) Staffel, Trägergruppe 186;
April 1941: 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 77;
?: 9. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 77;
?: 2. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 4.

Reinhold Schmetzer was shot down in his n Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 (Schwarze 5) of 2. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 4, by Supermarine Spitfire jagers near Capranica, Italy on May 7th, 1944. He achieved 31 victories

AMong other planes he flew with:
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4/B (Rote 5), Werk. Nr. 3605, 8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 77;
Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6 (Schwarze 5), 2. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 4.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
9. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 77 "Herz As", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 19th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

Sources

  • Photo 1: Mario Cremer
  • - Detailansicht Volksbund
    - Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries Section S-Z Version: 01.04.2019. By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey

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