Günter Schwartzkopff
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| Günter Schwartzkopff | |
|---|---|
 Günter Schwartzkopff | |
| Born |
5 August 1898 Forbach (Posen), German Empire |
| Died |
14 May 1940 (aged 41) Le Chesne |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire (to 1918) Weimar Republic (to 1933).svg.png){kind=small} 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 | |
| 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 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 – Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtsteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
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| Military offices | ||
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| 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 |
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