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Diethelm von Eichel Streiber

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Rank
  
Major

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Name
  
Diethelm Eichel-Streiber

Years of service
  
1936–45


Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber wwwluftwaffeczimageseichelstreiberjpg

Born
  
10 August 1914Muhlhausen, Germany (
1914-08-10
)

Commands held
  
1.(Erg.)/JG 77, III./JG 51, I./JG 27

Battles/wars
  
Spanish Civil War World War IIBattle of FranceBalkans CampaignInvasion of CreteDefense of the ReichEastern FrontOperation Barbarossa

Awards
  
Spanish Cross in Gold with SwordsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Died
  
May 13, 1996, Bonn, Germany

Battles and wars
  
Battle of France, Balkan Campaign, Battle of Crete, Defence of the Reich, Eastern Front, Operation Barbarossa

Unit
  
Condor Legion, Jagdgeschwader 52, Jagdgeschwader 77

Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber (10 August 1914 – 13 May 1996) was a German Luftwaffe pilot of World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Eichel-Streiber participated both in the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber Aces of the Luftwaffe Diethelm von EichelStreiber

Awards

  • German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1942 as Hauptmann in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".

    • References

    Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber Wikipedia
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