Hans-Georg Schierholz (16 August 1921 – 12 February 1996) was a Bordfunker (radio/radar operator) and Oberfeldwebel in the Luftwaffe night fighter force during World War II. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ().
He flew on 212 combat missions, assisted in 57 aerial victories, and bailed out four times. He served in the crews of Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Frank and Major Werner Husemann.
Awards and decorations Fliegerschützenabzeichen Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold in Bronze (13 August 1941) in Silver (6 July 1942) in Gold (28 August 1943) Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class (4 July 1941) 1st Class (1 May 1942) German Cross in Gold on 20 March 1944 as Unteroffizier in the 6./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3Patzwall & Scherzer 2007, p. 405. Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 17 April 1944 as Unteroffizier and radio operatorPatzwall 2008, p. 179. Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 29 October 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and Bordfunker (radio/wireless operator) in the I./Nachtjagdgeschwader 3Scherzer 2007, p. 661.Fellgiebel 2000, p. 377.
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