Hans Stollnberger
Hans Stollnberger | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 April 1919 Baumgartenberg, Austria |
| Died | 4 August 2017 (aged 98) Salzburg, Austria |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | ?–1945 |
| Rank | Hauptmann |
| Unit | II.(Schl)./LG 1 SG 1 |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Johann "Hans" Stollnberger (1 April 1919 – 4 August 2017) was a Hauptmann in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Stollnberger died in Salzburg on 4 August 2017, at the age of 98.[1]
Early life
[edit]Johann Stollnberger was born on 10 April 1919 in Baumgartenberg, which was then in the short-lived Republic of German-Austria.[2]
World War II
[edit]Stollnberger got his first arial combat experience while part of the 2nd Ground Attack Group of the Lehrgeschwader 2 during the Battle of Britain.[2][3][4] He then participated in the Balkans campaign during April and May of 1941.[5] We went on to became the leader of a squadron in the newly formed Schlachtgeschwader 1.[2] In the Battle of Kursk, Stollnberger, who was now a Hauptmann, led the 6th squadron of Schlachtgeschwader 1.[6] At some point during the battle, Stollnberger was forced into landing behind enemy lines, where he was stuck, evading capture, for four days. He escaped back to German forces by swimming across the Don River at night.[5][6] Stollnberger severed as a squadron commander for squadrons within Sturzkampfgeschwader 101, Schlachtgeschwader 10, and Schlachtgeschwader 4 for the remainder of the war.[5] At the end of the war, Stollnberger was a Hauptmann Staffelkapitän.[2][3]
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Flugzeugführerabzeichen[1]
- Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant[1]
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (16 February 1942)[1]
- Iron Cross (1939)[citation needed]
- 2nd Class
- 1st Class
- German Cross in Gold (24 September 1942)[5]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 14 October 1942 as Leutnant and Staffelführer of the 8./Schlachtgeschwader 1[7]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Brütting, Georg (1992) [1976]. Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945 (in German) (7th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch. ISBN 978-3-87943-433-6.
- 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.
- Manrho, John; Pütz, Ron (2004). Bodenplatte: the Luftwaffe's last hope: the attack on Allied airfields New Year's Day, 1945. Crowborough, East Sussex, England: Hikoki Publications. ISBN 1902109406.
- Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). 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 (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
- Weal, John (1995). Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Ares of the Russian Front. Osprey. ISBN 1855325187.
- Weal, John (2003). Luftwaffe Schlachtgruppen. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1841766089.
- Зефиров, Михаил (2011). Асы Люфтваффе. Кто есть кто. Выдержка, мощь, внимание (in Russian). Moscow: AST. ISBN 9785170577767.*
