Heinz Schmidt Military person

Heinz Schmidt (20 April 1920 – 5 September 1943) was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. He is credited with 173 aerial victories achieved in 712 combat missions and was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 20, 1920
Birth place	Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Date of death	September 05, 1943

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award	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
military operations	Operation Barbarossa Eastern Front (World War II) Battle of Britain World War II
military branch	Luftwaffe
military command	6./JG 52
military unit	Jagdgeschwader 52
service start	1938
service end	1943