Schieß, Franz
- Date of birth:
- February 25th, 1921 (Wörth-Sankt Pölten, Austria)
- Date of death:
- September 2nd, 1943 (Ischia, Italy)
- Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
Flew a total of 540 sorties, during which he achieved 67 aerial victories.
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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- September 7th, 942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Stab, Jagdgeschwader 53, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 23rd, 1943
Written in Patzwall / Scherzer as Schiehs.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelkapitän, 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 53, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- June 21st, 1943
Sources
- - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- 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.
- ww2.dk
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