Unteroffizier Manfred-Erwin Schinköthe

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="ab7f2c00dvldtc.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="back"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><A HREF="id282.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minensuchgruppe"><U><B>BACK</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=60 BGCOLOR="#66CC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Unteroffizier Manfred-Erwin Schinköthe</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=420 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#444444" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="bf3fa610.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="353" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Schinköthe</B><B> </B><B>shown as an Unteroffizier ca. 1943</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Born:</B></div> <div> 14 December 1919 in Hamburg</div> <div> <B>Units:</B></div> <div> 15.10.40-15.01.41   Flieger Ausbildungs – Regiment 42</div> <div> 16.01.41-17.01.41   Flieger Ausbildungs Batallion “Monte Rosa"</div> <div> 18.01.41-30.04.41   4./Flieger Anwärter Batallion</div> <div> 01.05.41-11.08.42   Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment 12 renamed Flugzeugführerschule A/B 12</div> <div> 12.08.42-30.08.42   2.Kampfbeobachter Anwärter Batallion</div> <div> 31.08.42-01.12.42   Kampfbeobachterschule Schülerkompanie 8</div> <div> 03.12.42-13.01.43   Kampfbeobachterschule 2 Schülerkompanie 7</div> <div> 14.01.43 –3103.43   Kampfbeobachterschule 3 Schülerkompanie 4</div> <div> 01.04.43–07.09.43   10./ Kampfgeschwader 51</div> <div> 08.09.43–26.03.44   5./ Kampfgeschwader 51</div> <div> 27.03.44–14.04.44   1./Frontflieger Sammelgruppe</div> <div> 15.04.44–19.05.44   10./ Kampfgeschwader 51</div> <div> 21.05.44–10.06.44   Flieger Überführungs Geschwader 1. Ergänzungsgruppe Hildesheim</div> <div> 11.06.44–31.06.44   Flieger Sonderkommando.Oh.d.L.(LP)</div> <div> 01.07.44-10.07.44   Erg./ Minensuchstaffel</div> <div> 11.04.44-06.03.45   4. Minensuchstaffel</div> <div> 19.04.45-07.05.45   leichte Flak-Abteilung 952 (ETr.)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="be902270.jpg" border=0 width="770" height="551" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="beb02250.jpg" border=0 width="770" height="549" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Rank:</B></div> <div> 00.00.00   Flieger</div> <div> 25.04.41   Unteroffizier Anwärter</div> <div> 01.11.41   Gefreiter</div> <div> 01.11.42   Obergefreiter</div> <div> 01.12.43   Unteroffizier</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="bef02250.jpg" border=0 width="770" height="549" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Awards:</B></div> <div> 05.03.42   Beobachterabzeichen (Observer's Badge)</div> <div> 11.06.43   Eiserne Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class) </div> <div> 15.09.43   Frontflug-Spange für Auklärer in Kampfflieger (Operational flying clasp in Bronze for reconnaissiance)</div> <div> 12.10.43   Eiserne Kreuz 1. Klasse (Iron Cross 1st Class) </div> <div> 05.11.43   Frontflug-Spange für Auklärer in Silver (Operational flying clasp in Silver for reconnaissiance) </div> <div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="bed02290.jpg" border=0 width="770" height="553" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Under Construction</B></div> <div> <B>History:</B></div> <div> <B>1938</B></div> <div> <B>1939</B></div> <div> <B>1940</B></div> <div> <B>1941</B></div> <div> <B>1942</B></div> <div> <B>1943</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="bf1907c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="636" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>1944</B></div> <div> <B>1945</B></div> <div> <I><B>19 April 45</B></I></div> <div> Schinköthe is transferred to leichte Flak-Abteilung 952 (ETr) a Railway anti-aircraft unit in Oberbayern (Upper Bavaria).</div> <div> <B>Soldbuch and Citation Group. Kampfgeschwader 51 </B>Unteroffizier Manfred-Erwin Schinköthe.</div> <div> Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss"/4. Minensuchstaffel.</div> <div> 1). Soldbuch with 2x uniform photos, dated 12/12/1940.</div> <div> 2). Flugbuch. Dated 17/08/1943 with 637 flights entries.</div> <div> 3). Citation. Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, dated 30/09/1943. Signed by Der Kommandierende General des X.Fliegerkorps Alexander Holle( DKiG 11/05/1942, RK 23/12/1942).</div> <div> 4). Citation. Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse, dated 29/11/1943. Signed by Der Kommandierende General.u.Befehlshaber des Luftwaffenkommandos Südost General der Flieger Martin Fiebig (DKiG 02/05/1942, RK 08/05/1940, EL23/12/1942).</div> <div> 5). Citation. Beobachterabzeichen, dated 30/10/1943. Facsmile signature of Generaloberst Bruno Loerzer. </div> <div> 6). Citation. Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Bronze, dated 15/09/1943. Signed by Der Kommandierende General des VIII.Fliegerkorps Generalmojor Hans Seidemann (SpCiG 06/06/1939, RK 20/03/1942, 18/11/1944).</div> <div> 7). Citation. Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Silber, dated 05/11/1943. Signed by Der Kommandierende General des X.Fliegerkorps Alexander Holle( DKiG 11/05/1942, RK 23/12/1942).</div> <div> 8). Postcard Portrait Photo.</div> <div> 9). Deutsche Reichspost Telegramm, dated 25/10/1944.</div> <div> 10). Kriegsuraubsschein leave pass, dated 15/10/1944.</div> <div> Entitled to:-</div> <div> Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse.</div> <div> Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse.</div> <div> Beobachterabzeichen.</div> <div> Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Bronze.</div> <div> Frontflugspange für Kampfflieger in Silber.</div> <bR> <div> Born 14/12/1919. Manfred joined the Luftwaffe on 15/10/1940, after the completion of this training Manfred joined 10./ Kampfgeschwader 51 on 01/04/1943. This unit was a replacement and training unit. On the 08/09/1943 Manfred was transferred to 5./ Kampfgeschwader 51, active flying on the Eastern Front at Seschtschinskaja, Bobruisk, Kirovograd, Charkov, Shitomir, Kirovograd, Winniza and Lubin. When serving with this unit Manfred completed 90 combat flights. On the 16/12/1943 Manfred was hospitalizes with Illness of the digestive system until 14/02/1944. On the 11/04/1944 Manfred joined 4. Minensuchstaffel based at Saloniki (Greese) and from Oct 1944 at Dresden.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>