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Wilhelm Schmitter

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Allegiance
  
Nazi Germany

Name
  
Wilhelm Schmitter

Rank
  
Major

Years of service
  
1936–43

Service/branch
  
Luftwaffe

Unit
  
Kampfgeschwader 2

Battles/wars
  
World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain

Died
  
November 8, 1943, London, United Kingdom

Awards
  
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Battles and wars
  
Invasion of Poland, Battle of France, Battle of Britain, World War II

Wilhelm Schmitter (18 December 1913 – 8 November 1943) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. On 8 November 1943, Wilhelm Schmitter was declared missing in action after failing to return from a mission over London. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 24 March 1944.

Awards

  • Flugzeugfuhrerabzeichen
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
  • Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (5 January 1942)
  • Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (16 May 1940)
  • 1st Class (3 January 1941)
  • Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1941 as Oberleutnant in the II./Kampfgeschwader 40
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 19 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2
  • 432nd Oak Leaves on 24 March 1944 as Major and Staffelkapitan of the 15./Kampfgeschwader 2

    • References

    Wilhelm Schmitter Wikipedia
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