Stähler, Wilhelm-Heinrich (Schlachtgeschwader 2)
- Date of birth:
- September 23rd, 1922 (Cologne-Nippes/Rhineprovince, Germany)
- Date of death:
- August 27th, 1978 (Essen/North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Flew a grand total of roughly 1100 sorties as a dive bomber and assault pilot over the course of his career.
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Ritterkreuz mit Eichenlaub
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 7. Staffel, Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
- Awarded on:
- March 28th, 1945
812th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelführer 7. / Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
- Awarded on:
- July 20th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 9. Staffel, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2
- Awarded on:
- December 12th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- August 9th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
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