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


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About Carl-August von Schoenebeck

  • 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.
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  • 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.

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