Date of birth:

October 10th, 1920 (Heilbronn, Germany)

Date of death:

July 14th, 1943 (Near Belgorod/Russian SFSR, USSR)

Nationality:

German

01.10.1939: entered the Luftwaffe from the RAD
ca.06.1941: assigned to St.G. 2 on completion of training
06.1941: with II./ St.G. 2
20.10.1941: Leutnant, awarded the Ehrenpokal
11.1942-14.07.1943: Oberleutnant, appointed Staka 5./ St.G. 2 'Immelmann'
02.12.1941: awarded DKiG, 7./ St.G. 2
23.12.1942: awarded Ritterkreuz on reaching his 500th combat mission, Staffelführer 5./ St.G. 2
ca.07.1943: reached his 700th combat mission
14.07.1943: Oberleutnant, Staka 5./ St.G. 2 'Immelmann' KIA when his Junker 87 D-3 coded 'T6+EN' blew up in mid-air over the Vinogradovka area (Kursk salient) 2 km East of Winovgradovka, about 30 km North East of Belgorod in Pl.Qu.6122.
Posthumously promoted to Hauptmann with effect from 01.07.1943.

Hauptmann Günther Schmid is credited with more than 700 sorties.

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