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Siegfried Schnell (Wumm) was born on 23 January, 1916 in Zielenzig, Brandenburg, German Empire, is a German World War II flying ace. Discover Siegfried Schnell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 28 years old?
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Wumm |
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28 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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23 January 1916 |
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23 January |
| Birthplace |
Zielenzig, Brandenburg, German Empire |
| Date of death |
25 February, 1944 |
| Died Place |
near Narva, Estonia |
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Siegfried Schnell Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Siegfried Schnell (23 January 1916 – 25 February 1944) was a German military aviator who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
As a fighter ace, he was credited with 93—that is, 93 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—claimed in an unknown number of combat missions.
He had three victories on the Eastern Front and 90 over the Western Allies, including 12 four-engine bombers.
Schnell was born on 23 January 1916 in Zielenzig, at the time in the Province of Brandenburg of the German Empire.
Gruppe was ordered to Peer in Belgium where the Gruppe was placed under the command of the Stab of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (JG 26—26th Fighter Wing).
That day, Schnell claimed his first aerial victory, a French Bloch 152 fighter.
Initially subordinated to the IV. Fliegerkorps (4th Air Corps), the Gruppe flew fighter escort missions on the first three days of the campaign for Lehrgeschwader 1 (LG 1—1st Demonstration Wing), Kampfgeschwader 27 (KG 27—27th Bomber Wing) and Sturzkampfgeschwader 3 (StG 3—3rd Dive Bomber Wing) attacking targets in the Netherlands.
Born in Zielenzig, Schnell joined the Luftwaffe in 1936.
At the start of World war II, he served with Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen".
A keen glider-pilot, he joined the Luftwaffe in 1936, and by the start of the war in 1939, he was a Feldwebel serving with 4.
Staffel (4th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen", named after the World War I fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, under the command of Oberleutnant Hans "Assi" Hahn.
The Staffel was subordinated to II.
Gruppe (2nd group) which had been created on 15 December 1939 at Zerbst and placed under the command of Hauptmann Wolfgang Schellmann.
The unit was formed from elements of both I. Gruppe of JG 2 and I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing).
He claimed his first aerial victory on 14 May 1940 during the Battle of France.
On 7 November, he claimed his 20th aerial victory for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
The Gruppe was officially declared operational on 15 January 1940.
At the start of the Battle of France, II.
Gruppe of JG 2 was deployed on the northern sector of Army Group B and had been ordered to an airfield at Hamminkeln on 11 May.
Following the Armistice of 22 June 1940, combat operation concluded on 25 June.
Gruppe was ordered to Beaumont-le-Roger, patrolling the English Channel and participated in the occupation of Guernsey on 1 July.
Schnell claimed his first aerial victory during the Battle of Britain on 29 July when he shot down a Bristol Blenheim bomber northwest of Le Havre.
On 7 November, off the Isle of Wight, as operations were slowing down and recently commissioned as a Leutnant (on 1 November), he claimed his 20th aerial victory.
For this feat he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 9 November.
The focus of the airwar shifted in the next year to the Eastern Front, however Schnell stayed with JG 2 defending the West.
On 1 July 1941, he was made a Staffelkapitän (squadron leader).
On 1 July 1941, he was appointed as Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 9.
He succeeded Oberleutnant Carl-Hans Röders who was killed in action on 23 June.
Gruppe moved to St. Pol-Brias where it would be based for more than four months.
That day, Schnell claimed a Supermarine Spitfire fighter shot down east of Gravelines, his first aerial victory as Staffelkapitän.
On 1 May 1943, Schnell was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of III.
On 1 February 1944, he was given command of IV.
Gruppe of JG 54, based near Leningrad on the Eastern Front.
Schnell was killed in action on 25 February 1944 during the Soviet Narva offensive when he was shot down by an opposing fighter near Narva, Estonia.
He claimed his 45th aerial victory on 9 July for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, it was Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Schnell.
Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) which was fighting in Defense of the Reich.
