Date of birth:

January 11th, 1912 (Ludwigshafen/Bavaria, Germany)

Date of death:

June 13th, 1981 (Emden/Lowersaxony, Germany)

Nationality:

German

01.12.1939: promoted to Oberleutnant in Flak-Rgt. 26
01.04.1942: promoted to Hauptmann

Theo Schwabach was POW to the British/Canadians from January 17th, 1942. He reached the rank of Hauptmann.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oberleutnant (1st Lieutenant)

Unit:

Batteriechef I. / Flak-Regiment 33

Awarded on:

June 30th, 1941

In the time period 15.-17.06.1941, during the tank battle at Sollum, Schwabach's Flak Batterie accounted for 34 British tanks destroyed. This can be largely credited to its commander’s drive and aggression, wherein he would even advance with his Batterie ahead of friendly armoured forces in order to seek out and destroy the opponent. In this way his troops were even able to capture a British 15-cm howitzer battery. For his successes in this battle Schwabach would be awarded the Knight's Cross.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

June 13th, 1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

• Photo 1: Igor Poul
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - KUROWSKI, F., Knight's Cross Holders of the Afrikakorps, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, United States, 1996.
  - THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht 1939-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1991.