- Dietrich Schmidt (pilot)
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Dietrich Schmidt Born 27 June 1919
KarlsruheDied 6 March 2002 (aged 82)
HofheimAllegiance Nazi Germany Service/branch Luftwaffe Years of service ?-1945 Rank Hauptmann Unit NJG 1 Battles/wars Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross Dietrich Schmidt (27 June 1919 – 6 March 2002) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Dietrich Schmidt claimed 43 aerial victories in 171 missions.[Notes 1]
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Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (24 April 1944)
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (1 October 1944)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Knight's Cross on 27 July 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1[1]
Notes
- ^ For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see List of German World War II night fighter aces.
References
- Citations
- ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 309.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- MacLean, French L. (2007). Luftwaffe Efficiency & Promotion Reports — For the Knight's Cross Winners. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military History. ISBN 978-0-7643-2657-8.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 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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- People from Karlsruhe
- World War II prisoners of war held by the United Kingdom
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