Carl-August von Schoenebeck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl-August von Schoenebeck

Luftwaffe General

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1898

Place of Birth: Silesia, Poland

Date of Death: 04-Sep-1989

Profession: military officer

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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.