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Hans Joachim Schibau

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Unit
  
Flak-Regiment 36

Died
  
1985, Burgdorf, Germany

Rank
  
Major

Years of service
  
?–1945

Name
  
Hans-Joachim Schibau

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Born
  
17 November 1915 Marienwerder (now Kwidzyn, Poland) (
1915-11-17
)

Battles/wars
  
Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of France Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Spanish Civil War, Battle of France, Eastern Front, Siege of Leningrad, World War II

Hans-Joachim Schibau (17 November 1915 – 22 July 1985) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

  • Medalla de la Campana de Espana (4 May 1939)
  • Cruz de Guerra (4 May 1939)
  • Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 December 1940)
  • 1st Class (9 August 1941)
  • Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (2 November 1941)
  • Eastern Front Medal (2 August 1942)
  • War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class (1 September 1944)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 36

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