Joachim Blechschmidt

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Allegiance Nazi Germany Name Joachim Blechschmidt Commands held Zerstorergeschwader 1		Years of service ? – 1943 Service/branch Luftwaffe
Rank Oberstleutnant (Posthumously) Battles/wars World War IIInvasion of PolandBattle of FranceBattle of BritainOperation BarbarossaBattle of StalingradBattle of Kursk Died July 13, 1943, Oryol, Russia Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Battles and wars World War II, Invasion of Poland

Joachim Blechschmidt (28 December 1912 – 13 July 1943) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. On 13 July 1943, Blechschmidt was last seen exiting his aircraft after being shot down near Orel behind enemy lines. He was posthumously promoted to Oberstleutnant

Awards

Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe

Iron Cross (1939)

2nd Class

1st Class

German Cross in Gold on 4 February 1942 as Hauptmann in Kampfgruppe zbV 9

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 17 March 1943 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of I./Zerstorergeschwader 1

References

Joachim Blechschmidt Wikipedia

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