Steinbatz, Leopold
- Date of birth:
- October 25th, 1918 (Vienna-Stammersdorf, Austria)
- Date of death:
- June 15th, 1942 (Volchansk/Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
Leopold Steinbatz achieved 99 victories over the course of 390 sorties.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- December 8th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel
- Unit:
- 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
- Awarded on:
- January 22nd, 1942
Award 10/20.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel der Reserve
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
- Awarded on:
- February 14th, 1942
415th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 3rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 31st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel der Reserve
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
- Awarded on:
- June 2nd, 1942
96th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel der Reserve
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer 9. / Jagdgeschwader 52
- Awarded on:
- June 23rd, 1942
14th Award.
Awarded posthumously.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- June 25th, 1942
Sources
- Photo 1: Andrew Straube
- Photo: Andrew Straube via www.Death-Cards.com
- - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht (CD), VMD-Verlag GmbH, Osnabrück, 2002
- Kwasny A., Kwasny G., Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945 (CD), Deutsches Wehrkundearchiv, Lage-Waddenhausen, 2001
- Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939-1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
- Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
- Katalog 32.Auktion, Auktionshaus Andreas Thies, 3 mai 2007
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