Schuhmacher, Leo

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Date of birth:: November 13th, 1913 (Wiesental/Baden, Germany)
Date of death:: February 13th, 1997 (Waghäusel/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:: Flugzeugführer II. / Jagdgeschwader 1
Awarded on:: March 1st, 1945

Awarded in recognition of his wartime successes, which ultimately amounted to a total of about 250 sorties and 23 aerial victories in the West (including 10 four-engined bombers).

Of this awarding there is no evidence in the Bundesarchiv.

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Sources

- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.

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