Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber Military person

Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber (1914–1996) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He claimed a total of 96 victories and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He was one of few experienced surviving Luftwaffe pilots who participated both in the Spanish Civil War and Second World War.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 10, 1914
Birth place
Germany , Mühlhausen
Date of deathMay 13, 1996
Place of death
Bonn , Germany

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Military person

allegianceNazi Germany
award
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Spanish Cross
military operations
Operation Barbarossa
Eastern Front (World War II)
Balkan Campaign (World War II)
Defence of the Reich
World War II
Battle of Crete
Battle of France
Spanish Civil War
military branch
Luftwaffe
military command1.(Erg.)/JG 77 III./JG 51 I./JG 27
military unit
Jagdgeschwader 52
Condor Legion
Jagdgeschwader 1 (World War II)
Jagdgeschwader 27
Jagdverband 44
Jagdgeschwader 5
Jagdgeschwader 51
Jagdgeschwader 77
service start1936
service end1945

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