Carl-August von Schoenebeck Military person

Major General Carl-August von Schoenebeck began his career in the Baden Leib-Grenadier Regiment in 1915. He transferred to the Luftstreitkräfte in 1916. After training, he served with the artillery cooperation unit FA (A) 203. His subsequent service in fighters (e. g. Jasta 11 earned him credit for eight confirmed aerial victories and a number of decorations, as well as the command of Jasta 33 while still a leutnant.Postwar, he tried a trans-Atlantic flight to Chile in 1924. From 1930 to 1935, he was a test pilot. He joined the Luftwaffe in 1934. In 1938, he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and posted as air attaché to Yugoslavia. He became air attaché to Bulgaria in 1939, and held this position until after his promotion to Major General in 1943. He was held as a prisoner of war from 1945 to 1948.He earned a multi-engine license to enter competition in 1954. He learned hang gliding at the age of 77, in 1975. He died on 4 September 1989 in Munich.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 19, 1898
Birth place
Silesia , Bernstadt Silesia
Date of deathSeptember 04, 1989
Place of death
Germany , Munich

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allegianceGermany
award
House Order of Hohenzollern
Iron Cross
military commandJagdstaffel (Fighter Squadron) 33
military unit
Jagdstaffel 11

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