# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/heinz-wolfgang-schnaufer
# Generated: 2026-08-15T08:20:49.736Z

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name: "Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer"
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description: "Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer was a German Luftwaffe night-fighter pilot and the highest-scoring night fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. A flying ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during combat. All Schnaufer's 121 victories were claimed during World War II, mostly against British four-engine bombers, for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, Germany's highest military decoration at the time, on 16 October 1944. He was nicknamed \"The Spook of St. Trond\", from the location of his unit's base in occupied Belgium."
tagline: "German officer and fighter pilot during World War II (1922–1950)"
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  isoCode: "DE"
birthDate: "1922-02-16"
deathDate: "1950-07-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
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