Heinrich Schmetz

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Heinrich Schmetz Service/branch Luftwaffe		Years of service ?–1945 1956–74 Died July 22, 2004
Rank Hauptmann (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) Commands held III./Kampfgeschwader 100 Battles/wars World War II Battle of France Battle of Britain Invasion of Yugoslavia Battle of Crete Eastern Front Italian Campaign Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars Battle of France, Battle of Britain Unit Kampfgeschwader 4, Kampfgeschwader 30, Kampfgeschwader 100

Heinrich Schmetz (22 October 1914 – 22 July 2004) was a highly decorated Hauptmann 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. Heinrich Schmetz later joined the Bundeswehr rising to the rank of Oberst.

Awards and decorations

Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

in Bronze

in Silver

in Gold

in Gold with Pennant

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class (20 May 1940)

1st Class (27 September 1940)

Wound Badge (1939)

in Black (12 September 1944)

Armelband Crete

Bronze Medal of Military Valor

German Cross in Gold (18 May 1943)

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Kampfgeschwader 100

References

Heinrich Schmetz Wikipedia

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