German Nightfighter NJG NJG3 Martin Drewes 20 October 1918 – 13 October 2013
Credited with 52 victories of which 43 were claimed at night whilst flying variants of the Messerschmitt Bf 110 heavy fighter. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Western Front in Defence of the Reich missions against the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command.
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
DREWES, Martin. (DOB: 20.10.18 in Lobmachtersen/Braunschweig). (RE, DKG). 02.11.37 trf to Pz.Rgt. 6
(3.Pz.-Div.). 10.38 Fahnenjunker-Uffz., attended Heeres-Kriegschule München. 01.08.39 promo to Lt.
01.09.39 RDA as Lt. 01.09.39 Lt., trf from Heer to Luftwaffe and ordered to FFS A/B Werder/Havel (to
05.40). 06.40 Lt., trf to FFS C 5 Neubrandenburg (to 08.40). 09.40 Lt., trf to BFS Königsberg-Devau (to
01.41). 08.02.41 Lt., trf to II./ZG 76 (to 01.42). 04.41 attached to Sd.Kdo. Junck and deployed in Iraq and
Syria. 06.41 with 4./ZG 76. 29.08.41 Lt., in 6./ZG 76. 01.11.41 promo to Oblt. c.11.41 retrained as a night
fighter. 01.42 Oblt., trf to II. and/or III./NJG 3 (to 06.43?). 17/18.01.43 Oblt., 9./NJG 3. 01.43 Staka 7./NJG
3. 14.03.43 Oblt., 7./NJG 3. 19.05.43 Oblt. 7./NJG 3 unhurt - Bf 110 (D5+EV) force-landed vic Kastrup due
to battle damage from Amwerican a/c. 06.43 Oblt., trf to IV./NJG 1. 01.08.43 appt Staka 11./NJG 1 (to
01.03.44). 03.10.43 Oblt., 11./NJG 1 WIA - Bf 110 G-4 (G9+DY) damaged by return fire, force-landed vic
Allendor near Haiger. 05.01.44 Oblt., 11./NJG 1. 24.02.44 awarded DKG, 11./NJG 1. 07.03.44 Oblt., appt
Kdr. III./NJG 1 (to 26.04.45). 01.05.44 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 01.05.44 promo to Hptm.
20/21.07.44 Hptm., Stab III./NJG 1 shot down uninjured by return fire from a Lancaster - Bf 110 G-4
(G9+MD) crashed at Loomsweg/Holland [Version#2: near Haarle, 4 km NE of Tubbergen/Netherlands].
27.07.44 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. III./NJG 1. 01.12.44 promo to Maj. 17.04.45 Maj., awarded
Eichenlaub, Kdr. III./NJG 1. 08.05.45 Maj., Kdr. III./NJG 1. 05.45 became POW of the British. Credited
with c.235 combat missions and 49 air victories, nearly all at night. 1945/46 judged to be a "hard case", he was
held at the internment camp at Westertimke then in punishment camps at Breloh and Fallingbostel. 02.47
released. 21.01.49 emigrated to Brazil. 1950-51 pilot for an air photo company in Brazil involved in planning
the new capital of Brasilia. (n.d.) worked for industries in Sao Paulo, Sao Luizdo Maranhao, then for a trading
company in Rio de Janiero; later employed for 20 years as a managing director by Volkswagen Corretagem de
Seguros Ltd. in Sao Paulo. (n.d.) served as a reservist with the Bundeswehr, with a rank of Obstlt.d.R. 1988
retired in Blumenau/Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. †13.10.2013 in Blumenau/Brazil
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