Gerhard Scheibe

Gerhard Scheibe
Born	6 April 1917 Zerbst
Died	22 January 1944(1944-01-22) (aged 26) east of Magdeburg
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1944
Rank	Oberfeldwebel
Unit	NJG 1
Battles/wars	World War II Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Gerhard Scheibe (6 April 1917 – 22 January 1944) was a highly decorated Oberfeldwebel in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gerhard Scheibe was killed on 22 January 1944 along with night fighter ace Hauptmann Manfred Meurer when their Heinkel He 219 A-0 collided with the Royal Air Force Lancaster bomber (piloted by Robert Butler) that they had just attacked and shot down. During his career he participated in 140 missions as a radio operator.

Awards and decorations

• Fliegerschützenabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe (für Nachtjäger) in Gold
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (26 July 1943)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (23 July 1943)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 December 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and Bordfunker (radio operator) in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1

References

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 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. CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Luftwaffe 39-45