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Schmid, Fritz (Schlachtgeschwader 1)

Date of birth:
September 29th, 1918 (Pastetten/Bavaria, Germany)
Date of death:
July 5th, 1944 (between Baranavichy-Belarus and Lešná-Czech Republic)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Oberfeldwebel Fritz Schmid was reported MIA flying with 8./ Schlachtgeschwader 1 when his FW 190 G-8 Werknummer 190001 coded "Blue J" was downed by antiaircraft guns 25 km souht east of Baranowicze near Lesna.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer - 8./ Schlachtgeschwader 1, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1944
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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