Helmut Schnatz

Helmut Schnatz
Born	9 December 1915 Dortmund
Died	19 September 1942 (aged 26) Stalingrad, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1937–42
Rank	Oberleutnant
Unit	Flak-Regiment 25 (mot.)
Battles/wars	World War II Battle of France Battle of Stalingrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Helmut Schnatz (9 December 1915 – 19 September 1942) was a highly decorated Oberleutnant 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. Helmut Schnatz was killed on 19 September 1942 south of Stalingrad. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron on 17 October 1942.

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 June 1940)
  • 1st Class (17 August 1942)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
  • Knight's Cross on 17 October 1942 as Oberleutnant and Führer of the 3./Flak-Regiment 25 (mot.) ^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 312.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 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 [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• Ritterkreuztraeger 1939-1945
• Lexikon der Wehtrmacht