Date of birth:

December 19th, 1919 (Wolitnick/Eastern Prussia, Germany)

Date of death:

January 2nd, 1944 (at the Bückeberg near Obernkirchen/Hesse-Nassau, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Paul Szameitat was killed when he had to make a forced landing at the Bückeberg near Berggasthaus Walter, Obernkirchen, Grafschaft Schaumburg, Hessen-Nassau. At October 8th, 1943 he shot down Consolidated B-24 42-7488 Hellzadroppin. From this bomber, two crewmembers were killed, J. Thomas Hoover and Leo E. Bernard.

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