Dietrich Schmidt (pilot)

Dietrich Schmidt
Born	27 June 1919 Karlsruhe
Died	6 March 2002(2002-03-06) (aged 82) Hofheim
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?-1945
Rank	Hauptmann
Unit	NJG 1
Battles/wars	World War II Defense of the Reich
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Dietrich Schmidt (27 June 1919 – 6 March 2002) was a German Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Dietrich Schmidt claimed 43 aerial victories in 171 missions.^{[Notes 1]}

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (24 April 1944)
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class
  • 1st Class
• German Cross in Gold (1 October 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 27 July 1944 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitän of the 8./Nachtjagdgeschwader 1^[1]

Notes

1. ^ For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see List of German World War II night fighter aces.

References

Citations

1. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 309.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• MacLean, French L. (2007). Luftwaffe Efficiency & Promotion Reports — For the Knight's Cross Winners. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military History. ISBN 978-0-7643-2657-8.
• Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 - 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 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.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Aces of the Luftwaffe

Persondata
Name	Schmidt, Dietrich
Alternative names
Short description	German night fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Date of birth	27 June 1919
Place of birth	Karlsruhe, Germany
Date of death	6 March 2002
Place of death	Hofheim, Germany