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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
BALTHASAR, Wilhelm. (DOB: 02.02.14 in Fulda). (RE). 1933 served in an Artillery Regiment. 1935 trf to
the Luftwaffe as a Lt. 11.36 trf to Aufklärerkette of Kampfgruppe K/88 of the Condor Legion. 20.01.37 Oblt.,
with J/88. 09.37 trf to Jagdgruppe J/88 (to 15.03.38). 18.01.38 promo to Oblt. 20.01.38 Oblt., with 1. J/88
in Spain. 07.02.38 Oblt., with 2. J/88 unhurt - Bf 109 damaged iombat with an I-16 vic Tereul Spain.
01.08.38 appt Staka 1./JG 131. 01.11.38 appt Staka 1./JG 130. 01.05.39 appt Staka 1./JG 1 (to 05.07.40?).
06.06.39 Oblt.,2. J/88 awarded the Spanienkreuzes in Gold mit Brillanten. [09.39 Staka 7./JG 27?] 01.12.39
promo to Hptm., I./JG 1. 11.05.40 Hptm., Staka 1./JG 1. 05.06.40 Hptm., 1./JG 1. 06.06.40 Hptm., 1./JG 1.
06.06.40 appt Staka 7./JG 27 (to 25.08.40?). 13.06.40 Hptm., 1./JG 1 ( acc. to claims). 14.06.40 Hptm.,
awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 7./JG 27. 07.40 Oblt., appt Gr. Leiter JFS 1 (to 25.08.40). 01.09.40 Hptm., Staka
1./JG 1, appt Kdr. III./JG 3 (to 10.11.40). 04.09.40 Hptm., Stab III./JG 3 severely WIA in both legs during air
combat with Spitfires in the London area - Bf 109 E-4. 11.40 reassigned to JFS Werneuchen 16.02.41 Hptm.,
appt Kommodore JG 2 (to 03.07.41). 17.05.41 Maj., Stab/JG 2. 02.07.41 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub,
Kommodore JG 2 and posthumously promo to Maj. (retroactively dated to the day before his death). 27.06.41
Maj., Stab/JG 2. 03.07.41 Maj., Stab/JG 2 KIA - Bf 109 F-4 (<+-) believed to be due to a structural failure of
the wing during combat with Spitfires; crashed on road between Aire and St. Omer at Wittes, 8 km N of Aire, at
15:25 hours. Credited with 46 or 47 air victories, including 7 in Spain. Buried at the WWI Cemetery in
Illies/Flanders, next to his father, who died in that earlier conflict.




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Bösch, Oskar Fw 18 Sturmstaffel 1 (joins 4/44), 11/JG-3 (5/44), 14/JG-3 (11/44, 1/45 Gütersloh), I/JG-3, 14/JG-3 (3/45) Bf 109G, Fw 190A-8/R2 "Black 14" in Sturmstaffel 1, Fw 190A-8/R8 "White 14" "Sturmbock"
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold
EP
EK 1 & 2
Fighter Operational Clasp Magnus Report. 8 bombers; 6 B-17s and 2 B-24s. Entered combat in April, 1944. 120 combat missions. One known victory, nos 1 & 2, both B-17s; one NE of Gifhorn, one 5 km NW of Helmstedt on 29 April, 1944. His 3rd, a B-24 in the area of Peine-Wolfsburg on 8 May, 1944. His 5th, a B-17 SE of Kempten on 18 July, 1944. His 6th, a B-24 at Lechtaler Alpen on 3 August, 1944. His 7th, a B-17 at Münden, NE of Kassel, on 16 August, 1944. His 8th, a B-17 NW of Halle on 2 November, 1944. His 9th, a P-51 in the Ardennes sector on 25 December, 1944. His 10th, a Spitfire on 1 January, 1945. His 11th, a Pe-2 on 18 February, 1945. His 12th, a P-39 on 19 February, 1945. No 13, a P-39 on 3 March, 1945. His 14th, a Yak-9 on 11 March, 1945. His 15th, an La-5 on 19 March, 1945. His 16th, an Il-2 on 21 March, 1945. His 17th victory, a Yak-9 on 18 April, 1945. His 18th, and last victory, ramming a Yak-3 (another source says a Yak-9) on 24 April, 1945. Shot down 8 times with four bailouts and four crash landings. Reportedly, he is one of three known Rammtrager survivors. Alternate spelling: Boesch. Added: Slightly WIFA as he somersaulted with his A-7 on 29/04/44 when landing after a mission. (CKönig)




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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
PEKRUN, Dieter. (i.G.). (DOB 15.07.17 in Dresden). (R, DKG). 01.01.38 promo to Lt. 09.39 Lt.,
Adjutant in I./St.G. 2. 01.06.40 promo to Oblt. 12.05.40 Oblt., Stab I./St.G. 2 unhurt - Ju 87 B shot
down by a Hurricane vic Geetbets, N of Grazen. 24.06.41 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz. 20.10.41
Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 1941-42 Adj./St.G. 2 and deputy Kdr. I./St.G. 2. c.01.42 Hptm., Kdr.
I./St.G. 2. 02.42 Hptm., Kdr. II./St.G. 2. 07.42 Hptm., Ia op/VIII. Fliegerkorps. 01.10.42 promo to
Hptm. 05.02.43(42?) awarded DKG, Stab/St.G. 2. 1943 attended the Luftkriegsakademie and
became an officer of the Generalstab. 23.06.43 Hptm. with the Kriegslehrgängen für Führergehilfen
(war courses for general staff assistants), appt Ia/Fliegerführer Sardinien. 13.09.43 Hptm. in
Stab/Fliegerführer 2, trf to Stab/General der Nahkampfflieger (i.e., Schlachtflieger). 01.11.43 promo
to Maj. 01.05.44 promo to Maj. c.08.44 Maj., Ia/General der Schlachtflieger (to 04.45). 18.07.45
Maj., Gen.d.Schlachtflieger, held or wanted by the Americans of the Allied Controll Commission - last
known location: unknown. Credited with more than 250 missions. †18.07.2005 in Aachen






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