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Hans Schellong

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Hans Schellong

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Unit
  
Kampfgeschwader 4

Years of service
  
?–1944

Died
  
1944, Mariupol, Ukraine

Rank
  
Oberleutnant

Battles/wars
  
World War II Eastern Front

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Eastern Front, World War II

Hans Schellong (13 May 1920 – 22 May 1944) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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 recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans Schellong was killed on 22 May 1944 over Mariupol, Ukraine. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 8 August 1944.

Awards and decorations

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
  • in Bronze
  • in Silver
  • in Gold
  • in Gold with Pennant
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (16 November 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
  • German Cross in Gold (17 May 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 8 August 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan of the 3./Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever"

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