Joachim Blechschmidt

Joachim Blechschmidt
Joachim Blechschmidt (1941)
Born	28 December 1912 Schleiz
Died	13 July 1943(1943-07-13) (aged 30) M.I.A. disappeared near Orel, Russia
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service / branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	? – 1943
Rank	Oberstleutnant (Posthumously)
Commands	I./ZG 1 ZG 1
Battles / wars	World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Britain Operation Barbarossa Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Kursk
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Joachim Blechschmidt (* 28 December 1912 in Schleiz/Thuringia; missing since 13 July 1943 after shooting down near Oryol/Central Russia) was a German lieutenant colonel in the German Air Force during the Second World War. He is counted among the aces of the German Air Force.