Günter Schwartzkopff

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Günter Schwartzkopff
Günter Schwartzkopff
Born	5 August 1898 Forbach
Died	14 May 1940(1940-05-14) (aged 41) Le Chesne
Allegiance	German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Deutsches Heer (1914 - 1916) Luftstreitkräfte (1916-1918) Reichswehr (1918–1933) Luftwaffe (1933–1940)
Years of service	1914–1940
Rank	Generalmajor (Posthumously)
Commands held	IV. (Stuka)Gruppe/LG 1 Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
Battles/wars	World War I World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France †
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Günter Schwartzkopff (5 August 1898 – 14 May 1940) was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also 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. Günter Schwartzkopff was killed on 14 May 1940 after his JU 87 was shot down by anti-aircraft fire. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 November 1940 and later promoted to Generalmajor.

Awards and decorations

Iron Cross (1914)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Wound Badge (1914)
- in Black
- in Silver
Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords
Cross of Honor
Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 27 November 1940 as Oberst and Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 ^[1]

References

Citations

^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 321.

Bibliography

Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

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Military offices
Preceded by Oberstleutnant Hans-Hugo Witt	Gruppenkommandeur of IV. (Stuka)Gruppe/LG 1 1 November 1938 – 1 June 1939	Succeeded by Hauptmann Peter Kögl
Preceded by None	Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77 1 May 1939 – 1 May 1940	Succeeded by Major Graf Clemens von Schönborn-Wiesentheid

Persondata
Name	Schwartzkopff, Guenter
Alternative names
Short description	German general and Knight's Cross recipients
Date of birth	5 August 1898
Place of birth	, Germany
Date of death	14 May 1940
Place of death	, France