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Schultz, Otto

Date of birth:
May 31st, 1920 (Dannenberg/Hannover, Germany)
Date of death:
July 28th, 2013 (Fürstenfeldbruck/Bavaria, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

Flew a total of over 800 sorties, during which he achieved 73 aerial victories (including 40 in the East and 8 four-engined bombers).

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Feldwebel (Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
November 3rd, 1941
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
September 24th, 1942
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer, 4. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
March 14th, 1943
The following newspaper excerpt (dated 31.03.1943) describes why Schultz received the Knight’s Cross…

“Oberfeldwebel Schultz, a fighter pilot in a Jagdgeschwader, has so far shot down 51 enemy aircraft over the course of many hard aerial encounters.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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