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Schaarschmidt, Herbert (Flak-Regiment 40)

Date of birth:
January 10th, 1920 (Werdau/Saxony, Germany)
Date of death:
March 13th, 1993 (Werdau/Saxony, Germany)
Nationality:
German

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 23rd, 1945
Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
3. Batterie, I. Abteilung, Flak-Regiment 40, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
February 9th, 1945
The Deutsche Nachrichtenbüro of the 24.02.1945 contained the following report which describes why Unteroffizier Schaarschmidt received the Knight’s Cross…

“At the suggestion of the Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe, Reichsmarschall Göring, the Führer has awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross to Unteroffizier Schaarschmidt, a soldier in a Flak-Sturmregiment. Unteroffizer Herbert Schaarschmidt (born on 10.01.1920 in Zwickau) destroyed 8 enemy aircraft over a 20 day period during the battles in Hungary.”
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

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