Karl-Heinz Schnell was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.
10 Facts About Karl-Heinz Schnell
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On 30 September 1940, Karl-Heinz Schnell was appointed Staffelkapitan of 9.
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Karl-Heinz Schnell thus replaced Oberleutnant Arnold Lignitz who was given command III.
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Karl-Heinz Schnell was later rescued by Seenotdienst, the Luftwaffe air-sea rescue service.
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Karl-Heinz Schnell only scored a solitary victory in the next nine months on the Channel front, until his unit was finally withdrawn to the Reich in May 1941.
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Karl-Heinz Schnell soon became one of the leading scorers in III.
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Karl-Heinz Schnell continued to score; he claimed seven in one day to take him to 52 victories.
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Karl-Heinz Schnell was temporarily replaced by Hauptmann Herbert Wehnelt until Major Fritz Losigkeit took command of the III.
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Karl-Heinz Schnell was given command of the JG 102 training unit in August 1944 until it was nominally disbanded on 15 March 1945.
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Karl-Heinz Schnell was finally drawn back to a front-line unit, answering Johannes Steinhoff's call to join Adolf Galland's band of elite 'malcontents' in JV 44.