Gschwendtner, Karl-Georg
- Date of birth:
- June 26th, 1918 (Wollomoos/Bavaria, Germany)
- Date of death:
- May 5th, 1945 (near Prague, Czechoslovakia)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
Karl-Georg Gschwendtner was killed in action near Prague on May 5th, 1945. At that moment he served with 1. / Schlachtgeschwader 103 in the rank of Leutnant.
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Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- March 23rd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Unit:
- 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Sturzkampfgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- July 16th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, 7.Staffel, III. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 77, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- February 5th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008.
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