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Schomann, Karl-Heinz

Date of birth:
June 14th, 1914 (Lübeck, Germany)
Date of death:
August 21st, 2006 (Molfsee/Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 21st, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Hauptmann
Unit:
II./Lehr-Geschwader 1
Awarded on:
December 23rd, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Major (Squadron Leader)
Unit:
Kommandeur I.(Kampf)/Lehrgeschwader 1
Awarded on:
October 29th, 1943
Awarded for his actions in the Mediterranean theatre, where he was primarily involved in anti-shipping operations. By this time he had flown 265 sorties in the West and destroyed 32000 GRT of shipping.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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