- Karl Schnörrer
Infobox Military Person
name=Karl Schnörrer
born=birth date|1919|3|3|df=y
died=dda|1979|9|25|1919|3|3|df=y
placeofbirth=Nuremberg
placeofdeath=Nuremberg
caption=Karl Schnörrer
nickname="Quax"
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi GermanyNazi Germany
branch=Luftwaffe
serviceyears=1941 - 1945
rank=Leutnant
commands=11./JG 7
unit=JG 54 ,Kommando Nowotny ,JG 7
battles=World War II
awards=Ritterkreuz
laterwork=Lieutenant Karl "Quax" Schnörrer (
March 3 ,1919 -September 25 ,1979 ) was a famous "ace" of the GermanLuftwaffe duringWorld War II . He flew a total of 536 missions and recorded 46 victories.He "earned" his nickname "Quax" by crashing the difficult to control
Messerschmitt 109 fighter planes. The name was taken from the movie "Quax der Bruchpilot" released in 1941 with the famous German actorHeinz Rühmann as Quax.In late 1942,
Walter Nowotny chose Karl to be hiswingman . The two were close friends and Schnörrer had but three victories at the time. Later, in March of 1943, Anton "Toni" Döbele andRudolf Rademacher joined with the two and created one of the most fearsome formations in the Luftwaffe, the Nowotny Schwarm. The group had a combined total of over 500 victories.Facts
Victories
46
Awards
*
Eastern Front Medal (6 August 1942)
*Wound Badge in Black (13 November 1943)
*Order of the Cross of Liberty 2nd Class (22 November 1942)
*Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold for fighter pilots (14 November 1942)
*Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd Class (16 September 1942)
** 1st Class (22 June 1943)
*Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (18 October 1943)
*German Cross in Gold (21 October 1943)
*Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (22 March 1945)Units
JG 54, Kommando Nowotny, JG 7 [For a list of Luftwaffe Jet aces see "
List of German World War II jet aces "]References
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.External links
* [http://www.jg54greenhearts.com/Schnorre.htm Short Biography]
* [http://www.luftwaffe.cz/schnorrer.html Biography with detailed information about victories]
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