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Schönthaler, Franz

    Date of birth:
    September 15th, 1917 (Innsbruck/Tirol, Austria)
    Date of death:
    August 31st, 1995 (Innsbruck/Tirol, Austria)
    Nationality:
    German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

    Biography

    Franz Schönthaler received his degree in architecture at the Technische Universität Wien in 1939.Between 1939 and 1945 he flew with the Junkers Ju 87 and the Focke-Wulff Fw 190.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Feldwebel (Sergeant)
    Unit:
    Flugzeugführer
    Awarded on:
    March 6th, 1944
    Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg
    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Feldwebel
    Unit:
    I. / Schlachtgeschwader 1
    Awarded on:
    February 24th, 1944
    Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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