Schneider, Walter 'Jap' (Lw-JG 26)
- Date of birth:
- December 8th, 1915 (Wien - Austria)
- Date of death:
- December 22nd, 1941 (Steenvoorde - Cassel)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Bourdon
Plot: 32. Row: 11. Grave: 406. - Nationality:
- Austrian (1938-1945, Reichsgau)
Biography
18.05.1940: Leutnant 5./JG 26
02.06.1940-22.12.1941: Oberleutnant appointed Staka 6./JG
22.12.1941: killed when his Fw190 A-2 (Brown 1) flew into a hill ivo Steenvoorde during poor flying weather while on a transfer flightfrom Wevelghem to Abbeville and crashed west of Steenvorde.
Credited with 20 victories.
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 24th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- September 2nd, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 6./ JG 6
- Awarded on:
- December 19th, 1940
According to other source the awarding date is 25-2-1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- May 3rd, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- 6. Staffel, II. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 26, Luftwaffe
- Awarded on:
- January 2nd, 1942
According to other source the awarding date is 5-12-1941.
Sources
- - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
- forum.balsi.de
- BAMA RL_10/267 (Pag 236)
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