- Günther Scheel
Infobox Military Person
name=Günther Scheel
born=birth date|1921|11|23|df=y
died=dda|1943|7|16|1921|11|23|df=y
placeofbirth=Dannenburg,Germany
placeofdeath=MIA (Missing in Action)
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi GermanyNazi Germany
branch=
serviceyears=1940–1943
rank=Leutnant
unit=JG 54
battles=World War II
*Eastern Front
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumously)
laterwork=Günther Scheel (
23 November 1921 –16 July 1943 ) was a former GermanLuftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross (posthumously) duringWorld War II . Günther Scheel was credited with 71 victories in approximately 70 missions. All his victories were recorded over the Eastern front.Military career
After getting proper flying training, Scheel flew with JG 54 which based on the Eastern front in spring 1943. He flew many ground attack missions destroying a number of locomotives and other vehicles. Scheel recorded his first aerial victory on
9 February 1943 by shooting down a LaGG-5. On16 July 1943 , Scheel shot down a RussianYak-9 fighter near Orel but then he making a crash-landing in his Fw 190 A-5 behind enemy lines. Scheel was posthumously awarded the Ritterkreuz on5 December 1943 . Günther Scheel scored 71 victories in approximately 70 missions. All his victories were recorded over the Eastern front and included 20 Il-2 Sturmoviks.Missing in Action
After crash landing behind the enemy line, Scheel was reportedly seen in a camp at Jelabuga in 1946 and received medical treatment in a camp at Solny in 1948. However, he officially remains missing in action.
Awards
*
Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (13 September 1943)
*German Cross in Gold (31 August 1943)
*Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (5 December 1943)References
*cite web | title=Aces of the Luftwaffe|work=Günther Scheel| url=http://www.luftwaffe.cz/scheel.html|accessdate=21 February| accessyear=2008
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WEHRMACHT/LUFTWAFFE/Lt-LW.html Luftwaffe: Leutnant ] at www.geocities.com
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