Günter Schwartzkopff
German general and Knight's Cross recipients
Died when: 41 years 283 days (501 months)Star Sign: Leo
Günter Schwartzkopff (5 August 1898 – 14 May 1940) was an officer in the Luftwaffe during World War II.He was the namesake of the Bundeswehr General Schwartzkopff barracks in Hamburg which was renamed the in Generalleutnant-Graf-von-Baudissin-Kaserne June 1994.
Schwartzkopf was an important figure in the development of the dive-bomber arm in the pre-war Luftwaffe.He is credited with the title "Father of the Stuka.
He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 24 November 1939 and posthumously promoted to Generalmajor.He was killed on 14 May 1940 after his Junkers Ju 87 was shot down during the Battle of France.
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