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Schumacher, Karl Friedrich (Jagdgeschwader 52)

Date of birth:
October 7th, 1920 (Ziegelhausen)
Date of death:
May 31st, 1944 (Jassy/Iasi, Romania)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Jassy / Iasi
Plot: 3. Row: 17. Grave: 880.
Nationality:
German

Biography

57 Luftsiege and 460 Feindflügen

03.02.1942: first known victory, a Soviet I-153 10 km W of Gusarowka
14.05.1942: A 2nd, a MiG-1 5 km S of Bjelikolotetz
02.08.1942: A 3rd, a MiG-1
15.08.1942: A 4th, a LaGG-3
16.08.1942: An I-16 Rata
19.08.1942: An I-16 Rata and a LaGG-3
27.08.1942: 8th victory, a LaGG-3
30.10.1942: A 9th, a MiG-1
31.10.1942: A LaGG-3
05.11.1942: Two Il-2s and a MiG-1
21.03.1943: A LaGG-3
28.03.1943: A LaGG-3
15.04.1943: A LaGG-3
21.04.1943: victories 16 to 19, two LaGGs, an Il-2 and a Yak-1
24.04.1943: victories 20 & 21, a P-39 and an Il-2
27.04.1943: Two LaGG-3s
29.04.1943: Three LaGG-3s, a Spitfire and a P-39
05.07.1943: Feldwebel, 8./ J.G. 52, Bf 109G-4 W.Nr. 19709 schwarze, 100% destroyed, WIA in air fight forced landing north east of Belgorod
05.08.1943: Feldwebel, 8./ J.G. 52, Bf 109G-4 W.Nr. 19764 100% destroyed, forced landing due to enemy fire. Pl.Qu. 61442
31.05.1944: Feldwebel, KIA with Bf 109G-6 Werknummer 163.165 coded 'Schwarze 2', during air fight 5 km east of Jassy

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
8. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 52
Awarded on:
February 8th, 1943
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
September 13th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

Sources

  • - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht

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