Clemens Graf von Schönborn-Wiesentheid

Clemens Graf von Schönborn-Wiesentheid
Born 3 April 1905
Died 30 August 1944(1944-08-30) (aged 39)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Allegiance  Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Rank Oberst
Commands held StG 77
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Clemens Graf von Schönborn-Wiesentheid (3 April 1905 – 30 August 1944) was a German Air Force officer who commanded Air Command Arad and 77th Dive Bomber Wing (StG 77) during the Axis-led invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.[1] He was killed in a flying accident at Sofia, Bulgaria on 30 August 1944. He was planning to attend a General Staff meeting when his aircraft crashed for unknown reasons.[2]

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  • 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.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
  • Weal, John A. (1998). Junkers Ju 87: Stukageschwader of North Africa and the Mediterranean. London: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-85532-722-1.
Military offices
Preceded by
Oberst Günter Schwartzkopff		 Geschwaderkommodore of Sturzkampfgeschwader 77
15 May 1940 – 20 July 1942		 Succeeded by
Major Alfons Orthofer
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