Schmidt, Herbert (Stuka-Geschwader 77)
- Date of birth:
- January 31st, 1909 (Nautzken/Labiau, Germany)
- Date of death:
- January 22nd, 1945 (Near Glienke (NW of Neubrandenburg), Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
KIFA 22 January, 1945 on a ferry flight from Poznan to Märkisch-Friedland, when his Fw 190 F-8 Werknummer 932.292 crashed in bad weather near Glienke, about 15 km northeast of Neubrandenburg, and burned on impact. The AC and Schmidt were found several days later, and he is buried in Glienke. 600+ missions.
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- November 2nd, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 1. Staffel, Stuka-Geschwader 77
- Awarded on:
- May 17th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer, I. Gruppe, Schlachtgeschwader 3
- Awarded on:
- June 9th, 1944
Sources
- - OBERMAIER, ERNST, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Verlag Dieter Hoffmann, Mainz, 1976.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht - TITLE
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