Siegfried Schnell

Infobox Military Person
name=Siegfried Schnell
born=birth date|1916|1|23|df=y
died=death date and age|1944|2|25|1916|1|23|df=y


caption=
nickname="Wumm"
placeofbirth=Zielenzig
placeofdeath=near Narva
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
branch=Luftwaffe
serviceyears=
rank=Major
commands=
unit=JG 2, JG 54
battles=Operation Barbarossa
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
laterwork=

Major Siegfried Schnell (born 23 January, 1916 in Zielenzig – killed in action 25 February, 1944 near Narva) was German World War II Luftwaffe 93 victories Flying ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Siegfried Schnell was killed in action on 25 February 1944 over Narwa when he was shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Awards

* Iron Cross 2. and 1. class
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross (9 November 1940)
** 18. Oak Leaves (9 July 1941)

References

*cite web | title=Aces of the Luftwaffe|work=Siegfried Schnell|url= http://www.luftwaffe.cz/schnell.html| accessdate=2 June|accessyear=2008
* Walther-Peer Fellgiebel (2000), "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5