Schultz, Willi

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Date of birth:: August 18th, 1916 (Gollnow/Naugard, Germany)
Date of death:: November 19th, 1940 (Near Amsterdam, Holland)
Nationality:: German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

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Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
Unit:: Flugzeugführer 6./Kampfgeschwader 30
Awarded on:: June 19th, 1940

Awarded for his successes against shipping in the Norwegian campaign, and in particular for scoring a hit on the British battleship "HMS Resolution", which forced the vessel to leave its area of operations at Narvik.

Sources

- FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
- URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.

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