Date of birth:

December 6th, 1909 (Königsberg/East Prussia, Germany)

Date of death:

August 27th, 1943 (Lakselv/Finnmark, Norway)

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Botn-Rognan
Plot: B. Grave: 496.

Nationality:

German

W.B.K. Berlin II
00.00.1934-00.05.1937: Wetterflugstelle Königsberg
00.05.1937: Wetterflugstelle Berlin
00.00.1937: Wetterflugstelle München
00.00.1939: Uffz., with Wekusta 1 Ob.d.L. transferred to Wetterkette Nord then Wekusta 5
26.09.1940: Uffz., Wekusta 5 unhurt - He 111 H-3 coded '1B+CH' damaged in an engine related accident at Vaernes airfield
01.03.1941: RDA as Leutnant
24.03.1941: Feldwebel, Wekusta 5, unhurt - He 111 H-3 damaged at Vaernes a/f to unknown cause
02.01.1942: Leutnant, awarded DKiG, Wekusta 5
20.07.1942: Lt., Wekusta 5, unhurt - He 111 H-3 coded '1B+HH' damaged in an
accident, force-landing on soft ground at Meschdusscharskij, Nova Zembla
14.09.1942: Lt., Wekusta 5, unhurt - Ju 88 force-landed at Banak a/f due to damage from ships Anti-Aircraft
13.10.1942: Lt., Wekusta 5, unhurt - He 111 H-6 coded '1B+RH' damaged upon landing on soft ground at Meshdusscharskij, Nova Zembla
01.03.1943: promoted to Oberleutnant (Kr.O./Fl.) RDA 01.11.1941
14.03.1943: Lt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Wekusta 5 after 550 sorties
24.07.1943: Oblt., Wekusta 5, unhurt - Ar 232 A-010 coded 'TC+EG' accidented while landing on soft ground at Øyrlandet, Sørkapp/Spitzbergen
07.08.1943: Oblt., Wekusta 5, unhurt - Ar 232 A-010 coded 'TC+EG' accidented during landing on soft ground near Kapp Dunér on Bjørnøya Island
26.08.1943: Oblt. in Wekusta 5, killed in Ar 232 A-010 coded 'TC+EG' crashed in bad weather into Mount Dragseidet at 10 km North North East of Oldereidneset about 10 km North North East of Lakselv/Norway due to engine failure soon after take-off from Banak
credited with more than 2,000 weather flights before and during the war, he was considered the most experienced weather pilot at the time

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

Wettererkundungsstaffel 5, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

January 2nd, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant (Pilot Officer)

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, Wettererkundungsstaffel 5, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

March 14th, 1943

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 24.03.1943) describes why Schütze was awarded the Knight’s Cross…

“Leutnant Schütz is the first weather flyer to be awarded the Knight’s Cross. He has carried out over 550 front flights in the far north under the most difficult of conditions.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

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