Joachim Schlichting
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Joachim Schlichting | |
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Born | Kassel, Germany | 1 February 1914
Died | 7 July 1982 Basel, Switzerland | (aged 68)
Allegiance | Nazi Germany West Germany |
Service/ | Luftwaffe German Air Force |
Years of service | –1972 |
Rank | Major (Wehrmacht) Oberst (Bundeswehr) |
Unit | Condor Legion; JG 27 |
Battles/wars | Spanish Civil War
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Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Relations | Erhard Milch (father in law) |
Joachim Schlichting (1 February 1914 – 7 July 1982) was a German aviator in the Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.
Career
Joachim Schlichting joined the pre-war Luftwaffe, and served with the Condor Legion from 6 September 1937 to 28 May 1938 during the Spanish Civil War. He was awarded the Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds upon his return on 6 June 1938. Schlichting joined the Lehrgeschwader 2 in November 1938, with which he took part in the Invasion of Poland in September 1939.
On 1 November 1939 he was transferred as Geschwader Adjutant of the newly formed Jagdgeschwader 27 under Geschwaderkommodore Max Ibel. He was promoted again on 1 February 1940, to lead I./Jagdgeschwader 1 as Gruppenkommandeur. In the campaign against France he shot down a Bristol Blenheim on 12 May and a LeO 45 on 6 June. At the end of the campaign (on 5 July) the unit was redesignated III./JG 27. In the Battle of Britain he claimed his 8th victory (a Spitfire of 152 Squadron ; S/L P. Devitt returned to base, damaged) over Portland on 25 July 1940.
Schlichting was shot down on 6 September 1940 and was taken prisoner by the British forces.[citation needed] The presentation of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was made over a year later on 31 October 1941 in British captivity.[1] His 8 victories came in over 100 combat missions. After World war II he joined the Bundeswehr of the Federal Republic of Germany and served as the Chief of Staff of the 5. Luftwaffendivision (5th Air Division of the Bundeswehr) in 1963.
Awards
- Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords and Diamonds (6 June 1939)
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 December 1940 Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./JG 27[2]
Notes
References
Citations
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 (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
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- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
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- Weal, John (1996). Bf109D/E Aces 1939-41. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-85532-487-3.
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- 1914 births
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- People from Kassel
- People from Hesse-Nassau
- German Air Force personnel
- Condor Legion personnel
- Spanish Civil War flying aces
- German World War II flying aces
- Recipients of the Spanish Cross
- Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom