- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Captain)
- Unit:
- Chef, 13. Kompanie, III. Bataillon, Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 139, 3. Gebirgs-Division, Heer
- Awarded on:
- June 20th, 1940
Awarded for actions during the battle of Norway. Schönbeck and his Kompanie had been alerted to the presence of an elite Norwegian battalion (I./J.R. 12) north of Narvik. With a strength of 230 men at his disposal Schönbeck, began an attack against this unit at 04:00 on the 25.04.1940. In the battle that followed the Norwegian battalion (consisting of about 600 men) was wiped out and the Germans took 144 prisoners.