Date of birth:

July 25th, 1918 (Wernigerode/Saxony, Germany)

Date of death:

May 23rd, 2014

Nationality:

German

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant

Unit:

7./Jagdgeschwader 26

Awarded on:

January 5th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)

Unit:

3. Staffel, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

November 2nd, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 11, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

March 26th, 1944

Awarded after achieving about 50 aerial victories.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Major (Squadron Leader)

Unit:

Kommandeur, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 11, Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

February 19th, 1945

Awarded for the sum of his wartime successes as a fighter pilot. By this time he had achieved almost all (if not all) of his final total of 64 aerial victories (including 8 in the East and 26 four-engined bombers). He ended the war with a total of 629 sorties flown.

748th Award

• Photo 1: Willi Schumacher collection
• Photo: Willi Schumacher Collection
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  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - das-ritterkreuz.de