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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
REINECKE, Gerhard. (DOB: 02.01.14 in Herdecke/Hagen) (W.B.K. Bochum). (R, DKG). 01.05.41
RDA as Lt. (Kr.O./Fl.). 19.01.42 Ofw., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 04.05.42 Lt., 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 121
awarded the DKG. 22.10.42 Lt., 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 121 WIA - Ju 88 D-1 shot up by a Spitfire NE of
Alexandria. 23.12.42 Lt., awarded Ritterkreuz, 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 121. 16.01.43 Lt., 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr.
121 MIA - Ju 88 D-1 made an emergency landing vic Bu Ngom after air combat. (n.d.) Final rank:
Oblt. †21.03.92 in Lichteneiche





 
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Flieger Böblingen Lehrer Lt. Wolf beobachtet Juni 1941. Not in Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945 Section S - Z



 
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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
PIOTTER, Kurt. (DKG). 01.04.42 promo to Oblt. 18.05.42 Lt.?, awarded the Ehrenpokal. 10.07.42
Oblt., 3./KG 100 awarded the DKG. 10.07.42 Oblt. in 2./KG 100, injured in a collision over the Sea
of Asov. 13.05.43 Oblt. in IV./KG 100, trf to Angriffsführer England for further assignment.
01.07.43 Oblt., 15./KG 6 heavily WIA - Do 217 K-1 (3E+MZ) in a crash 50 km ESE of Orleans due to
engine failure. 10.06.44 Oblt. and pilot in Erg.Staffel/KG 66, reported ready for trf to I./KG 66.
19.07.44 Oblt. and aircrew in Erg.St./KG 66, reported ready for operations. 17.12.44 Oblt., 1./KG 66
unhurt - Ju 88 S-3 (Z6+AH) shot down by night fighter 5 km W of Wesel. 18.12.44 Oblt. and Staka
1./KG 66 ?











 
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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
KELLER, Alfred. (DOB: 19.09.82 in Bochum). (PleM, RkHS, R). 05.04.02 entered military service.
1903 promo to Lt. 18.08.11 promo to Oblt. 1912-13 underwent flight observer training. 1913-14
trained as a pilot at the AEG flying school at Niederneuendorf. [Version #2: 1913 undertook pilot
training with Fliegerstation Darmstadt.] WWI served with the Fliegertruppe, rising to Hptm.
02.08.14 appt Führer of Flieger-Abt. 27. 08.11.14 promo to Hptm. 1915 appt Führer of
Armeeflugparks 5. 1916 appt Führer of Armeeflugparks 1. 1916 appt Führer of Flieger-Abt. 40.
01.04.17 appt Kdr. of Bogohl 1. Summer 1917 awarded Ritterkreuz des königlichen Hausordens von
Höhenzollern mit Schwertern. 04.12.17 awarded Pour le Mérite. 01.12.18 went on furlough (to
16.01.20). 01.12.18 worked as Leiter des Land-Flug-Betriebes der Deutschen Luft-Flug-Gesellschaft
in Berlin (to 30.04.23). [Version #2: 01.12.18 appt Leiter of Landflugdienstes of the Junkers-
Luftreederi, later the Geschaftsführer of Danziger Luftpost.] 16.01.20 promo to acting Maj. then left
the army. 1921 appt Leiter der Deutsche Luftreederi. 01.05.23 employee of the Junkers Air Shipping
Company (Deutschen Luft-Flug-Gesellschaft). 1924 Leiter of Junkers Tempelhof. (n.d.) worked for
Luftpost Danzig (to 04.25). 01.05.25 leader of the Verkehrsfliegerschule Staaken (later
Braunschweig) (to 31.12.33). 1927 Leiter of DVS Staaken. 1929 Maj.a.D., Leiter DVS Zweigstelle
Braunschweig. 01.01.34 rejoined the army, as an Oberst, assigned to Pionier-Bataillon 2. 01.02.34
trf to the Luftwaffe from the Heer with a rank of Oberst, assigned to the RLM, and appt Kdr.
Aufkl.Fl.Schule Braunschweig. 01.04.34 Obstlt., appt Kdr. I./KG 154. Summer? 1934 Oberst Kdr.
Fliegergruppe Fassberg. 01.05.34 appt Kommodore KG 154 (to 14.03.35 or 14.03.36) and
concurrently Kdt. Fl.H. Fassberg. 01.04.35 appt Höherer Flieger-Kdr. im Luftkreis IV. 01.04.36
promo to Gen.Maj. 01.10.37 appt Offizier z.b.V. des RLM und Ob.d.L. (pending assignment).
01.11.37 appt acting Kommandierenden Gen. im Luftkreis I. 01.01.38 appt Kommandierender Gen.
und Bef. im Luftkreis II. 01.02.38 promo to Gen.Lt. 01.08.38 appt Kommandierender Gen. und Bef.
im Lw.Kdo. Ostpreussen. 01.02.39 appt Kdr. 4. Fliegerdivision. 01.04.39 promo to Gen.d.Fl.
03.10.39 appt Kommandierenden Gen. des IV. Fl.Korps. 24.06.40 awarded Ritterkreuz. 19.07.40
promo to Gen.Oberst. 20.08.40 appt Chef der Luftflotte 1 und Befehlshaber Ost. 26.06.43 assigned
to Führerreserve OKL. 26.06.43 appt Korpsführer of the NSFK (to 02.05.45). 02.05.45 captured at
Lübeck, became POW of the British. 09.01.46 trf to Island Farm Special Camp 11. 10.10.47
repatriated to Hamburg and released. 1955 helped form the Ordensgemeinschaft der
Ritterkreuzträger, becoming its chairman for many years. †11.02.74 in Berlin.

Island Farm, also called Camp 198, was a prisoner of war camp on the outskirts of the town of Bridgend, South Wales. It hosted a number of Axis prisoners, mainly German, and was the scene of the largest escape attempt by German POWs in Britain during World War II. Near the end of the war it was renamed Special Camp XI and used to detain many senior SS military leaders who were awaiting extradition to the Nuremberg trials





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Belgium



PILOT TO LAND A PLANE IN BELGIUM AND TO FLY BACK THE PRIME MINISTER (M.PIERLOT) AND HIS ENTIRE CABINET TO THEIR LIBERATED CAPITAL, FELL TO SQUADRON LEADER. J. A. CARLIER, I HAVE WAITED 52 MONTHS FOR THIS DAY HE SAID 49 MONTHS HAVE BEEN SPENT IN ENGLAND HIS HOME IS IN BRUSSELS WHERE HE HOPES TO FIND HIS MOTHER AND BROTHERS AND SISTERS SOME TIME TO-DAY
KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS, SQUADRON LEADER J.A.CARLIER STEPPING INTO HIS PLANE TO PILOT THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET BACK TO THEIR LIBERATED CAPITAL FROM A LONDON AERODROME TO-DAY

Carlier Jacques (RAF n° 87701)
Air Force Cross, Knight in the Order of the Crown with Palm,
Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm , 1939/1945 Star

On 8 January 1942 F/Lt J.A.M.J.G. Carlier, CO B- Flight on Spitfire IIa P8702, leading the left section of a 12 aircraft formation led by S/Ldr Thompson, was injured, in an accident when a Lysander Aircraft (V9604) flew into the Formation. F/Lt. Carlier's aircraft was damaged and he force landed. Badly injured he was removed to the C and A Infirmary Bangor where he was placed on the dangerously ill list. He would stay for many months at the hospital, ending his carreer as fighter pilot. Had following postings after recovery: Flight Sheaby (19/06/1942), 171 Sqn (09/10/1942), 59 OTU (16/10/1942), 165 Sqn (12/11/1942), 24 Sqn (26/02/1943). Designated to join the Belgian Inspectorate General with the rank of Acting Squadron
Leader on 14 June 1944 where he stayed for the rest of the War. Died on 08/01/1967.
Has a recommendation for an Air Force Cross which would normally have been gazetted 7 September 1945. Drafted when he had flown 1,915 hours, 1,026 on current
duties, 328 in previous six months:"This officer is a pilot who has been employed in the Communication Squadron on special flights, including the carriage of passengers and freights to Iceland, India and the Middle East. He has also been employed on the evacuation of casualties from North West Europe and on the conveyance of very important personages on
continental tours. He is also Belgian Liaison officer to the Command Headquarters."

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  2. (S16) RARE ARCHIVE PRESS PHOTO 1940S FIRST BELGIAN PILOT FLYING ACES WW2 WWII | eBay
 
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