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Hauptmann Paul Szameitat Veteran

Birth
Poland
Death
2 Jan 1944 (aged 24)
Obernkirchen, Landkreis Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Burial
Knittelfeld, Murtal Bezirk, Styria, Austria Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Luftwaffe, Stab I/NJG3, Hptm. Flugzeugführer und Gruppenkommandeur.

Junkers Ju 88C-6 (D5+EN). Damaged by defensive fire from an RAF bomber. Seriously wounded, Szameitat attempted to force-land but crashed into a wooded area at Obernkirchen, near Bückeburg, Germany. All crewmen were killed.

Posthumously awarded the Knights Cross on 06.04.1944.
Luftwaffe, Stab I/NJG3, Hptm. Flugzeugführer und Gruppenkommandeur.

Junkers Ju 88C-6 (D5+EN). Damaged by defensive fire from an RAF bomber. Seriously wounded, Szameitat attempted to force-land but crashed into a wooded area at Obernkirchen, near Bückeburg, Germany. All crewmen were killed.

Posthumously awarded the Knights Cross on 06.04.1944.

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  • Created by: Steve Rob
  • Added: Aug 11, 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242547416/paul-szameitat: accessed ), memorial page for Hauptmann Paul Szameitat (19 Dec 1919–2 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 242547416, citing Friedhof Knittelfeld, Knittelfeld, Murtal Bezirk, Styria, Austria; Maintained by Steve Rob (contributor 50310108).