Hans-Joachim Schibau

Hans-Joachim Schibau
Born	17 November 1915 Marienwerder (now Kwidzyn, Poland)
Died	22 July 1985 (aged 69) Burgdorf, Hanover, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	?–1945
Rank	Major im Generalstab
Unit	Flak-Regiment 36
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II Battle of France Eastern Front Siege of Leningrad
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Hans-Joachim Schibau (17 November 1915 – 22 July 1985) was a highly decorated Major im Generalstab in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

Awards and decorations

• Medalla de la Campaña de España (4 May 1939)
• Cruz de Guerra (4 May 1939)
• Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (6 June 1939)
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (11 December 1940)
  • 1st Class (9 August 1941)
• Anti-Aircraft Flak Battle Badge (2 November 1941)
• Eastern Front Medal (2 August 1942)
• War Merit Cross with Swords
  • 2nd Class (1 September 1944)
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 November 1941 as Oberleutnant and chief of the 8./Flak-Regiment 36^[1]

References

Citations

1. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 306.

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [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] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
• 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 [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] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com