Schweinsteiger, Heinrich (Flak-Rgt.38)
- Date of birth:
- May 23rd, 1916 (Spratzern, St. Pölten, Niederösterreich)
- Date of death:
- August 8th, 1942 (Ssurowikino, Staroderbenowskij, Russia)
- Buried on:
- German War Cemetery Rossoshki
Grave: UNK. - Nationality:
- Austrian
Biography
01.04.1938: graduated as Lt. from Militärakademie Wiener Neustadt
01.04.1938: Lt., Bttr.Offz., Austrian Air Force, transferred to the Luftwaffe and assigned to 3. Flakstamm-Bttr. Bruck-M.
08.08.1942: Hptm., KIA near Surowikino, 120 km West of Stalingrad
Buried at Staroderbenowskij
08.09.1942: Hptm., awarded DKiG, 3./ Flak-Rgt. 38
Son-in-law of Luftwaffe Oberst Erwin Schöbitz
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Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- 3. Batterie, Flak-Regiment 38, 19. Flak-Division
- Awarded on:
- September 8th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
Sources
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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