Wilhelm Schmitter
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Wilhelm Schmitter
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Born | 18 December 1913 Rheydt |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Missing in action over London |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1936–43 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Kampfgeschwader 40 Kampfgeschwader 2 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves |
Wilhelm Schmitter (18 December 1913 – 8 November 1943) was a German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. 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. On 8 November 1943, Wilhelm Schmitter was declared missing in action after failing to return from a mission over London. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 24 March 1944.
Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (5 January 1942)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Wound Badge (1939)
- in Black
- German Cross in Gold on 18 May 1941 as Oberleutnant in the II./Kampfgeschwader 40[2]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross on 19 September 1942 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the II./Kampfgeschwader 2[3]
- 432nd Oak Leaves on 24 March 1944 as Major and Staffelkapitän of the 15./Kampfgeschwader 2[4]
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Kampfgeschwader 2
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