Günther Scheel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Günther Scheel

German flying ace

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1921

Place of Birth: Dannenberg (Elbe), Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 16-Jul-1943

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Günther Scheel

  • Günther Scheel (23 November 1921 – 16 July 1943) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace 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 71 enemy aircraft shot down in 70 combat missions, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front. Born in Dannenberg, he was trained as a fighter pilot and was posted to Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) in early 1943.
  • At the time JG 54 was based at airfields near Leningrad where he claimed his first aerial victory on 9 February 1943 during the Siege of Leningrad.
  • In July 1943, his unit was moved to an airfield at Oryol, where it fought in Operation Citadel.
  • In 12 days of combat during the Battle of Kursk, Scheel claimed 31 further aerial victories.
  • On 16 July, he claimed his 71st and last aerial victory before he had a mid-air collision with a Soviet fighter.
  • Crashing behind enemy lines, he was reported missing in action, presumed killed in action.
  • Posthumously, Scheel was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

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