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Name:	Beutelspacher, Ernst
Date of birth:	July 21st, 1920 (Auerbach/Baden, Germany)
Date of death:	July 22nd, 1944 (Focsani. Rumania)
Nationality:	German

BIOGRAPHY:
Ernst Beutelspacher was born at Auerbach on July 21st, 1920.

He was placed with II. Schulgruppe, Lehrgeschwader 2 in May 1941. The unit was transferred to Schlachtgeschwader 1 as its II.Gruppe in 1942. In 1943 Beutelspacher was appointed as Staffelführer to be transferred with his II.Gruppe to Schlachtgeschwader 2 in October, where he was appointed command of 6.Staffel.
On July 22nd, Ernst Beutelspacher was shot down by an American fighter in his Focke-Wulff 190 at 1 kilometer of Focsari, Rumania over the Siret river. Beutelspacher lost his life in this.

Ernst Beutelspacher shot a total of 5 enemy planes down in over 600 operational sorties.

Promotions:
1st March 1941: Fähnrich;
21st December 1942: Leutnant;
1943: Oberleutnant.

Career:
May 1941: II.(S.) / Lehrgeschwader 2;
1942: II. / Schlachtgeschwader 1;
1943: Staffelkapitän II. / Schlachtgeschwader 1;
October 1943: Staffelkapitän 6. / II. / Schlachtgeschwader 2.

Air victories:
6. / Schlachtgeschwader 2 (Eastern Front):
5th August 1943: Lavochkin LaGG-5;
9th August 1943: Lavochkin LaGG-3;
30th November 1943: Lavochkin LaGG-3;
11th March 1944: Yakovlev Yak-9;
23rd June 1944: Boeing B-17, 20km south of Bucharest.


	LUFTWAFFE EHRENPOKALE FÜR BESONDERE LEISTUNGEN IM LUFTKRIEG
Rank:		Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:		Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:		September 21st, 1942


	DEUTSCHES KREUZ IN GOLD
Rank:		Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:		6. / Schlachtgeschwader 2
Awarded on:		July 12th, 1943


	RITTERKREUZ DES EISERNEN KREUZES
Rank:		Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:		6. / Schlachtgeschwader 2 "Immelmann"
Awarded on:		May 4th, 1944


	EISERNES KREUZ 1. KLASSE


	EISERNES KREUZ 2. KLASSE


	FLUGZEUGFÜHRERABZEICHEN


	MEDAILLE "WINTERSCHLACHT IM OSTEN 1941/42" (OSTMEDAILLE)


	DEUTSCHES SCHUTZWALL-EHRENZEICHEN

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Information source(s):	- . - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003. - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001. - PATZWALL, K. D., Der Ehrenpokal für besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2008. - Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V. - Die Ritterkreuztraeger der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS - Aces of the Luftwaffe