Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber

Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber (10 August 1914 – 13 May 1996) was a German Luftwaffe pilot of World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Eichel-Streiber participated both in the Spanish Civil War and World War II.

Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber
Born	(1914-08-10)10 August 1914 Oppershausen, Kingdom of Prussia
Died	13 May 1996(1996-05-13) (aged 81) Bonn, Germany
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1936–45
Rank	Major
Unit	Condor Legion, JG 52, JG 77, JG 1, JG 5, JG 51, JG 27, JV 44
Battles/wars	Spanish Civil War World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards

• German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1942 as Hauptmann in the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 April 1944 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the Stabsstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".[2]

References

Citations

1. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 99.
2. Scherzer 2007, p. 290.

Bibliography

• Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall. ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.