Günter Schwartzkopff
Military Person
1898 – 1940
Who was Günter Schwartzkopff?
Günter Schwartzkopff was a highly decorated Generalmajor 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. Günter Schwartzkopff was killed on 14 May 1940 after his Junkers Ju 87 was shot down by anti-aircraft fire. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 November 1940 and later promoted to Generalmajor.
The Air Force School of the Bundeswehr in Hamburg was named General Schwartzkopff barracks in April 1965. The school was renamed in June 1994 to Lieutenant General Graf von Baudissin barracks. A lecture hall was named after him instead.
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- Born
- Aug 5, 1898
Polska Wieś, Poznań County - Died
- May 14, 1940
Le Chesne
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on July 23, 2013
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