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Leopold Steinbatz (25 October 1918 – 23 June 1942) was an Austrian-born fighter pilot of the Luftwaffe in World War II. As a fighter ace , he was credited with 99 aircraft shot down in over 300 combat missions, all of which claimed over the Eastern Front .
Leopold "Bazi" Steinbatz (born 25 October 1918 in Vienna, Austria, killed in action 23 June 1942 near Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, on the Eastern front) was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and the only non-Officer recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords...
On 15 June, 1942, he downed his 99th enemy aircraft on the Eastern Front. However, overflying an area of woodland as he returned to base, his Bf 109 was hit by Russian anti-aircraft fire and Leopold "Poldi" Steinbatz was seen to crash north-west of Woldschanks. He died in the crash.
Steinbatz, Leopold. * 25. Oktober 1918, Wien. + 15. Juni 1942, Woltschansk (gef.) Leopold Steinbatz trat in das Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment der österreichischen Luftwaffe ein und wurde 1938 in die Luftwaffe übernommen. Im Frühjahr 1941 wurde er zum Unteroffizier befördert und in die 9. Staffel des Jagdgeschwaders 52 versetzt.
Leopold "Poldi" Steinbatz. Profile no 48. Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 Yellow 3, flown by Feldwebel Leopold "Poldi" Steinbatz, 9./JG 52, Barwenkowo/USSR, 20 May 1942. In 1937 Leopold Steinbatz joined the Austrian Air Force's Fliegerausbildungs-Regiment (flight-training regiment) at Wiener Neustadt in 1937, and after the Anschluss to Germany in 1938 ...
Leutnant (posthumous) Leopold Steinbatz, the only NCO to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
Steinbatz, Leopold. Date of birth: October 25th, 1918 (Vienna-Stammersdorf, Austria) Date of death: June 15th, 1942 (Volchansk/Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia) Nationality: Austrian. Biography. Leopold Steinbatz achieved 99 victories over the course of 390 sorties. Do you have more information about this person? Inform us! Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse.
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