1. Georg-Peter "Schorsch" Eder was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and fighter ace during World War II.
22 Facts About Georg-Peter Eder
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Georg-Peter Eder is credited with 78 aerial victories achieved in 572 combat missions, including 150 combat missions with the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.
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Georg-Peter Eder joined the military service in the Luftwaffe in 1939.
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In November 1942, Georg-Peter Eder was posted to Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" fighting on the Western Front.
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Georg-Peter Eder ended the war flying with Jagdgeschwader 7, the first operational jet fighter wing.
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Georg-Peter Eder was born on 8 March 1921 in Oberdachstetten in Bavaria.
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That day, Georg-Peter Eder claimed a Petlyakov Pe-2 bomber shot down.
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Georg-Peter Eder suffered a skull fracture and following convalescence, he was posted to the Jagdfliegerschule 2 at Zerbst on 1 November 1941.
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In defense of this attack, Georg-Peter Eder claimed a RAF Supermarine Spitfire fighter shot down northwest of Boulogne.
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Georg-Peter Eder was credited with the destruction of the P-47, shot down west of Etaples.
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Gruppe attacked the bombers in the vicinity of Salzwedel where Georg-Peter Eder shot down one of the B-24 bombers.
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In consequence, Georg-Peter Eder was given the position Gruppenkommandeur of II.
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Georg-Peter Eder vectored his Gruppe in a consolidated attack on the bombers.
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Georg-Peter Eder accounted for one of the bombers destroyed when he shot down a B-24 in the area of the Eifel.
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The airfield was under attack at the time of the landing and Georg-Peter Eder collided with a parked Siebel aircraft.
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On 11 August 1944, Georg-Peter Eder temporarily took command of 6.
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Georg-Peter Eder was replaced by Major Anton Hackl as commander of II.
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Staffel by Oberleutnant Alfred Teumer, and Georg-Peter Eder was given command of 3.
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Georg-Peter Eder was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 25 November 1944 for some 60 victories.
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Georg-Peter Eder was the 663rd member of the German armed forces to be so honored.
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Georg-Peter Eder was picked up and taken to a hospital with a broken leg and head injuries.
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Georg-Peter Eder, who had observed the combat from the ground, confirmed these two claims after the war, resulting in the presentation of the Air Force Cross in May 1983.