German rkt Pilot Günther von Maltzahn 20-11-1940 Wednesday
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
MALTZAHN, Günther, Freiherr von ("Henri"). (DOB: 20.10.10 in Wodarg/Pomerania). (RE, DKG).
01.04.30 pre-military training with DVS (to 31.03.31). 01.01.35 trf from the Heer to the Luftwaffe
and assigned to FFS Würzburg as a training officer. 12.03.36 appt Adjutant in III./JG 134 (Lippstadt).
22.07.36 received the Lw. advanced flying certificate. c.01.07.37 Hptm., in Fliegergruppe Lippstadt,
appt Staka 6./JG 334, then Staka 6./JG 133 on 01.11.38 (to 30.04.39). 01.05.39 appt Staka 6./JG 53
(to 18.08.39). 19.08.39 Hptm., appt Kommandeur II./JG 53 (to 09.10.40). 30.09.39 Hptm., Stab
II./JG 53. 31.03.40 Hptm., Stab II./JG 53. 15.05.40 Hptm., Kdr. II./JG 53 unhurt - Bf 109 E-3
crashed on landing at Dockendorf due to landing gear failure. 20.05.40 Hptm., Kdr. II./JG 53 unhurt -
Bf 109 E-4 damaged by H-75s S of Sedan. 21.05.40 Hptm., II./JG 53 unhurt - Bf 109 E-4 damaged
by GC III/1 and GC III/7 over Pont-à-Mousson. 09.10.40 appt Kommodore JG 53 (to 04.10.43).
24.10.40 promo to Major. 30.12.40 Maj., awarded the Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II./JG 53 with 13 victories.
31.03.41 Maj., Stab/JG 53. 09.05.41 Maj., Stab/JG 53. 22.06.41 Maj., Stab/JG 53. 26.06.41 Maj.,
Kommodore JG 53 unhurt - Bf 109 F-2 force-landed near Slonim. 29.06.41 Maj., Kommodore JG 53
unhurt - Bf 109 F-2 force-landed vic Bobruisk after combat. 15.07.41 Maj., Kommodore JG 53
unhurt - his Bf 109 F-2 (Black << - + -) forced-landing vic Gohrow, near Rshev, due to a radiator hit.
24.07.41 Maj., awarded the Eichenlaub, Kommodore JG 53 with 42 victories. 30.03.42 Maj., awarded
the Ehrenpokal. 11.05.42 Maj., Kommodore Stab /JG 53 unhurt - Bf 109 F-4 (Black << - + -) shot
down by fighters at sea off Valetta/Malta but rescued from his dinghy by a Do 24 flying boat of 6.
Seenotstaffel that evening. 29.06.42 Maj., Stab/JG 53 unhurt - Bf 109 F-2 force-landed vic Bobruisk
due to air combat damage. 23.12.42 Obstlt., awarded DKG, Kommodore JG 53. 04.01.43 Obstlt.,
Stab/JG 53. 25.03.43 Obstlt., concurrently appt acting Kommodore JG 77 (to 31.05.43). 01.06.43
promo to Oberst. c.05.10.43 Oberst, appt Jagdfliegerführer Oberitalien (to c.27.09.44). 10.44 in
Stab/General der Jagdflieger. 1945 Oberst, in Stab/9. Flieger-Div. Ended war with 497 combat
missions and 68 victories. †24.06.53 in Düsseldorf.
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