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German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
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Place of birth
Nienburg/Weser, Nienburg/Weser, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
23 September 2003 (aged 89 years)
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Place of death
Bad Schwalbach, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt Government Region, Germany
Age
89 years
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
German Cross in Gold
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Biography
Helmut Schönfelder (30 April 1914 – 23 September 2003) was a Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Helmut Schönfelder was credited with 75 aerial victories.
Awards
- Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (19 June 1944)
- Iron Cross (1939)
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (1 January 1945)
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 31 March 1945 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the Stabstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
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German World War II flying aces
German World War II flying aces
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People from Nienburg, Lower Saxony
People from Nienburg, Lower Saxony
People from the Province of Hanover
People from the Province of Hanover
Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Recipients of the Gold German Cross
Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
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