Herbert Schob
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Herbert Schob |
| birth_date | |
| death_date | |
| birth_place | Leipzig |
| death_place | Frankfurt |
| allegiance | Nazi Germany |
| branch | Army |
| Luftwaffe | |
| serviceyears | 1934–45 |
| rank | Hauptmann |
| unit | Condor Legion |
| LG 1 | |
| ZG 76 | |
| JG 300 | |
| battles | Spanish Civil War |
| awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
| :: |
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- Operation Weserübung
- Battle of Britain
- Eastern Front
- Defence of the Reich--- |awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |laterwork=}}
Herbert Schob (12 May 1915 – 5 April 1981) was a Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. During his career Herbert Schob was credited with 34 aerial victories, 6 in the Spanish Civil War and 28 during World War II.
Awards
- Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold on 14 April 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 2./Nachtjagdgeschwader 4
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Oberleutnant and pilot in the II./Zerstörergeschwader 76
Notes
References
Citations
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Fellgiebel |first=Walther-Peer |author-link=:de:Walther-Peer Fellgiebel |year=2000 |orig-date=1986 |title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile |trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches |language=de |location=Friedberg, Germany |publisher=Podzun-Pallas |isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
- {{Cite book |last=Obermaier |first=Ernst |year=1989 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945 |language=de |location=Mainz, Germany |publisher=Verlag Dieter Hoffmann |isbn=978-3-87341-065-7
- {{Cite book |last1=Patzwall |first1=Klaus D. |last2=Scherzer |first2=Veit |year=2001 |title=Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II |trans-title=The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 |language=de |location=Norderstedt, Germany |publisher=Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall |isbn=978-3-931533-45-8
- {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives |language=de |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
- {{Cite book |last=Weal |first=John |year=2012 |orig-year=1999 |title=Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer Aces of World War 2 |series=Aircraft of the Aces |volume=25 |location=Oxford, UK |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-78200-527-8
References
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 419.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 313.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 678.
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