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Schmidt, Helmut (Kampf-Geschwader 100)

Date of birth:
August 10th, 1917
Date of death:
February 22nd, 1944 (Aalborg West airfield - Denmark)
Buried on:
German War Graves Frederikshavn
Plot: 6. Grave: 665.
Nationality:
German

Biography

KIC 22 February, 1944 when his He 177 Werknummer 550.003 coded "KM + TC" collided with a Ju 88 during a landing at Aalborg West airfield.
The entire crew perished. Remaining crew: Fw Richard Scheber, R/O and Uffz Josef Panzer, Gunner.
All three crewmen were buried in the Frederikshavn Cemetery on 26 February, 1944.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Kampfgeschwader
Awarded on:
September 30th, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
II. Gruppe, Kampf-Geschwader 100
Awarded on:
February 23rd, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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