Johann Schalanda

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Johann Schalanda
Nickname(s) "Bazi"
Born 7 February 1921
Vienna
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Küstrin
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1939–45
Rank Hauptmann
Unit StG 1
SG 1
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Johann "Hans" Franz Schalanda (7 February 1921 – 26 March 1945) was a highly decorated Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Johann Schalanda was killed on 26 March 1945 by Soviet anti-aircraft fire over Küstrin. Johann Schalanda was credited with flying 933 missions during the war.[Note 1]

Career

Schalanda joined the Luftwaffe in October 1939. Following flight and specialized dive bomber training, he was posted to the III. Gruppe (3rd group) of Sturzkampfgeschwader 1 (StG 1—1st Dive Bomber Wing) where he was assigned to the 8. Staffel (8th squadron).[1][Note 2]

With this squadron, he flew his first combat missions in the Siege of Malta. In April–May 1941, he flew missions against the port of Tobruk, Libya, during the Siege of Tobruk and was credited with the destruction of 4,000 gross register tons (GRT) of Allied supply shipping.[1]

Awards and decorations

Notes

  1. For a list of Luftwaffe ground attack aces see List of German World War II Ground Attack aces
  2. For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations see Organization of the Luftwaffe during World War II.

References

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 Obermaier 1976, p. 70.
  2. Patzwall 2008, p. 177.
  3. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 399.
  4. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 304.
  5. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 76.

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