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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
LÜTZOW, Günther ("Franzl"). (DOB: 04.09.12 in Kiel). (RES). Son of Admiral Friedrich Lützow.
Fall 1930 entered the Reichswehr, received basic training with Inf.Rgt. 5. Early 1931 received
training at DVS Zweigstelle Braunschweig. 05.04.31 pilot training with DVS Schleissheim (to
19.02.32). 01.05.32 fighter pilot training in Lipezk/Russia (to 10.09.32). 15.10.32 trf to 2.(pom)
Inf.Div. 10.04.33 further training with DVS Schleissheim. 1934 trf to the Luftwaffe from the Heer
(Inf.). 1934 attended II. Lehrgang for officer training at the Infanterieschule in Dresden (to 10.03.34).
01.10.34 promo to Lt. and assigned to the Reklamestaffel in Döberitz as a flight instructor. 08.03.35
promo to Lt., appointed instructor at an unspecified Jagdfliegerschule in Schleissheim. 01.04.36
promo to Oblt., appt Adjutant JG 132. (n.d.) appt Staffeloffizier 4./JG 132. 08.36 (departed
06.11.36) volunteered for the Legion Condor in Spain and on 19.03.37 appt Staka 2. J/88 (to 06.09.37).
06.04.37 Oblt., with 2. J/88 in Spain. 22.05.37 Oblt., 2. J/88. 10.07.37 Oblt., 2./J88 unhurt - Bf 109 B
damaged by gunner of a S79 during a training flight in Spain. -had taken off from Avila a/f. 02.08.37
Oblt., 2. J/88. 09.37 returned from Spain. 16.10.37 promo to Hptm. and appt Staka 5./JG 132.
01.11.37 Hptm., appt Staka 3./JFS Werneuchen and Lehrgangsleiter (to 18.09.39). 06.06.39 Hptm.,
J/88 awarded the Spanienkreuzes in Gold mit Brillanten. 01.11.39 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./JG 3 (to
21.08.40). 14.05.40 Hptm., Stab I./JG 3. 06.06.40 Hptm., Stab I./JG 3. 21.08.40 Maj.?, appt
Kommodore JG 3 (to 11.08.42). 25.08.40 promo to Maj. 07.05.41 Maj., Stab/JG 3 unhurt - Bf 109
F-2 (Black <<<+) damaged in air combat - no details. 22.06.41 Maj., Stab/JG 3. 18.09.40 Maj.,
awarded Ritterkreuz, Kommodore JG 3. 22.06.41 Maj., Stab/JG 3. 16.07.41 Maj., Kommodore JG 3
unhurt - Bf 109 F-2 (White <<<+) belly-landed vic Polonnoje a/f. 20.07.41 Maj., awarded
Eichenlaub, Kommodore JG 3. 08.41 appt Nahkampfführer Nord (Close Air Support Commander
North), a tactical designation for the advance on Leningrad. 12.08.41 Maj., Stab/JG 3. 09.41 acting
Kommodore JG 51 (to 05.12.41). 17.09.41 unhurt - Bf 109 forced down behind the lines due to an
AA hit in the radiator, but found his way back. 08.10.41 Maj., Stab/JG 3. 11.10.41 Maj., awarded
Schwerter, Kommodore JG 3. 21.05.42 Maj., Stab/JG 3. 23.05.42 Obstlt., Stab/JG 3 unhurt - Bf 109
F-4 landed outside a/f due to technical problems vic Tschugujew. 01.08.42 promo to Obstlt., trf to
Stab/Gen.d.Jagdflieger and appt Inspekteur der Tagjagd (to c. 17 Dec 43). 01.04.43(12.06.43?) promo
to Oberst. 07.43 concurrently appt Inspekteur der Jagdflieger West und Süd (to 17.12.43) and
Jagdabschnittsführer Italien (to 08.43). 15.09.43 appt Kdr. 1. Jagddivision (to 15.03.44). 01.44 appt
Kdr. 4. Fliegerschuldivision. 09.44 appt Kdr. 4. Jagddivision (to 11.44)? 10.44 appt
Jagdfliegerführer Oberitalien (to 01.45). 01.45 fell into disfavor due to his participation in the so-
called fighter pilots' "revolt." 10.04.45 joined JV 44 as Ia and Offz.z.b.V. at Munich-Riem (to
24.04.45). 24.04.45 Oberst, JV 44 MIA/KIA - in Me 262 A-1a following combat with a B-26
Marauder exploded mid-air over the Donauworth-Augsburg area [Version #2: over area of
Memmingen - Wangen/Allgäu - Kempten]. Credited with 110 air victories (5 in Spain) in some 300
combat missions. His remains have yet to be recovered



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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
RUDORFFER, Erich. (DOB: 01.11.17 in Zwochau/Sachsen). (RES, DKG). (n.d.) employed by
Deutsche Lufthansa. 16.04.36 entered the Luftwaffe - began training with Fl.Ers.Abt. 61. 02.09.36
trf to KG 253 (to 15.10.36). 16.10.36 trf to Technische Schule Adlershof for training as a mechanic
(to 24.02.37). 14.03.37 trf to KG 153 as a mechanic (to Late 10.38). 11.38 trf to Fl.Ers.Abt. 51 for
flight training. 01.10.39 trf to JFS 2 Schleissheim. 01.11.39 trf to 2./JG 2 in the rank of Feldwebel.
06.12.39 trf to Erg.JSt. Döberitz. 28.12.39 trf to Erg.JGr. Merseburg. 08.01.40 trf to 2./JG 2. 1940
Ofw., in I./JG 2. 09.03.40 Lt.d.R., trf to 2./JG 2. 14.05.40 Uffz., 2./JG 2. 25.05.40 Fw., 2./JG 2.
06.06.40 Ofw., 2./JG 2. 28.10.40 promo to Lt. 21.04.41 Lt., 2./JG 2. 01.05.41 Lt., awarded
Ritterkreuz, 6./JG 2. 07.07.41 Stab II./JG 2. 10.07.41 Lt., Stab II./JG 2. 11.07.41 Lt., Stab II./JG 2
appt acting Staka 6./JG 2. 17.07.41 Oblt., appt permanent Staka 6./JG 2 (to 06.04.43). 19.07.41 Lt.,
6./JG 2. 10.08.41 Lt., 6./JG 2. 20.09.41 Lt., 6./JG 2. 01.10.41 promo to Oblt. 02.10.41 Lt., 6./JG 2
unhurt - Bf 109 F damaged? in air combat vic Drucat. 11.11.41 Staka 6./JG 2. 08.12.41 Lt., 6./JG 2.
20.12.41 Lt., awarded DKG, 2./JG 2. 02.06.42 Oblt., appt acting Kdr. II./JG 2 (to 15.01.43).
30.10.42 Oblt., Staka 6./JG 2 WIA - Fw 190 A damaged on landing at Beaumont-le-Roger. 14.12.42
Staka 6./JG 2 unhurt? - Fw 190 A-3 (Yellow 1) emergency landing near San Pietro a/f during a ferry
flight. 17.12.42 Oblt., Staka 6./JG 2 unhurt - Fw 190 A-4 (Yellow 1 + -) damaged in aerial combat,
emergency landed at Tindja a/f - no details. 20.12.42 Oblt., Staka 6./JG 2 unhurt? - Fw 190 A-4
(Yellow 1 + -) damaged in combat vic Béja. 18.01.43 Oblt., 6./JG 2. 09.02.43 Oblt., 6./JG 2.
11.03.43 Hptm., 6./JG 2. 06.04.43 Hptm., appt Kdr. II./JG 2 (to 14.06.43). 15.05.43 Hptm., Stab
II./JG 2. 13.07.43 Hptm. (Kr.O.), appt Kdr. IV./JG 54 (to 01.08.43). 01.08.43 Hptm., appt Kdr.
II./JG 54 (to c. 14.01.45). 24.08.43 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54. 14.09.43 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54. 11.10.43
Hptm., Stab II./JG 54. 06.11.43 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54. 10.12.44 Hptm., Kdr., Stab II./JG 54.
11.02.44 Maj., Stab II./JG 54. 11.04.44 Maj. and Kdr. II./JG 54, awarded the Eichenlaub on achieving
134 victories. 28.04.44 Maj., Stab II./JG 54. 17.06.44 Maj., Stab II./JG 54. 30.07.44 Maj., Stab
II./JG 54. 05.09.44 Maj., Stab II./JG 54. 30.10.44 Maj., Stab II./JG 54. 31.12.44 Hptm., Kdr. II./JG
54 . 14.01.45 Maj., appt Kdr. I./JG 7 (to 04.04.45). 26.01.45 Maj., awarded the Schwerter to the
Ritterkreuz on reaching 212 victories. 30.03.45 Maj., 1./JG 7 unhurt - Me 262 A-1a belly-landed vic
Lübeck-Blankensee a/f after air combat. 08.05.45 Maj., with Stab II./JG 7 without assignment.
Credited with a total of 222 air victories in over 1,000 combat missions. Shot down 16 times. (n.d.)
postwar, initially flew transports in Australia. worked for the Kraftfahrbundesamt and then served in
the Bundesluftwaffe. †08.04.2016 at Bad Schwartau/Schl.Ho



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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F

BARKHORN, Dipl.Ing. Gerhard. (DOB: 20.03.19 in Königsberg/East Prussia). (RESB, DKG). 03.37 entered
the Luftwaffe as a Fahnenjunker. 01.11.37 began training with LKS Dresden (to 07.08.39). 27.08.39 promo
to Lt. 01.08.39 promo to Lt.(RDA withheld). 01.09.39 RDA as Lt., Erg.JSt. 4. 01.09.39 trf to JFS
Schleissheim. 07.12.39 Lt., trf to Ob.d.L./RLM pool (Sch.Etat). 10.01.40 trf to 3./JG 2 for the air offensive
against England. 01.04.40 reassigned to temporary duty with Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 10 as an instructor (to 30.06.40).
06.40 sickened by scarlet fever and recuperated at the Widenschwert Lazarett (to 07.40). 01.07.40 trf to 4./JG
52. 18.07.40 trf to 6./JG 52. 29.10.40 Lt., 6./JG 52 lost Bf 109 E-7 (Yellow 2 +-) ditched in the Channel,
drifted two hours before rescue. 01.11.41 promo to Oblt. 01.03.42 Staka 4./JG 52 (to 01.09.43). 27.05.42
Oblt., 4./JG 52. 20.07.42 Oblt., awarded Ehrenpokal. 25.07.42 Oblt., 4./JG 52 WIA in the lower leg by
ground fire - Bf 109 F-4 (White 5 + -) - hospitalized at the Reichssportfeld in Berlin (to c. 08.42) - damaged by
AA vic Morsoff. 21.08.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, 4./JG 52. 23.08.42 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 4./JG
52. 07.10.42 Oblt., 4./JG 52. 03.11.42 Oblt., 4./JG 52. 02.12.42 Oblt., 4./JG 52. 11.01.43 Oblt., awarded
Eichenlaub, Staka 4./JG 52. 26.02.43 Oblt., 4./JG 52. Early 03.43 went on furlough - got married on 21.03.43
- returned to JG 52 on 23.04.43. 28.04.43 Oblt., 4./JG 52. 01.04.43 promo to Hptm. 09.05.43 Hptm., 4./JG
52. 08.06.43 Hptm., 4./JG 52. 30.07.43 Hptm., 4./JG 52. 04.08.43 Hptm., appt acting Kdr. I./JG 52 (to
30.08.43). 26.08.43 Hptm., 4./JG 52. 01.09.43 Hptm., appt Kdr. II./JG 52 (to 15.01.45). 20.09.43 Hptm.,
Stab II./JG 52. Late 09.43 absent from II./JG 52 (to mid-11.43?). 15.11.43 Hptm., Stab II./JG 52. 28.12.43
Hptm., Stab II./JG 52. 12.01.44 Hptm., Stab II./JG 52. 12.02.44 Hptm., Stab II./JG 52. 25.02.44 Hptm., Stab
II./JG 52. 02.03.44 Hptm., awarded Schwerter, Kdr. II./JG 52 - personally presented by Hitler at Obersalzburg
in 04.44. 01.04.44 Maj., Stab II./JG 52 WIA - Bf 109 G-6 emergency landing after being shot up by fighters in
the area of Feodosia. 24.04.44 Maj., Stab II./JG 52. 01.05.44 promo to Maj. 30.05.44 Maj., Stab II./JG 52.
31.05.44 Maj., Stab II./JG 52 Bf 109 G-6 (<<Black 5+-) jumped by a P-39 in the area of Jassy, severely WIA in
the right hand, left arm and leg and hospitalized at Bad Wiesee until 10.44 - belly-landed near Jassy. 10.09.44
awarded the Brillianten. 26.10.44 returned to JG 52. 14.11.44 Maj., Stab II./JG 52. 31.12.44 Hptm., Kdr.,
II./JG 52. 16.01.45 appt Kommodore JG 6 (to 10.04.45). c.20.04.45 joined JV 44 at Munich-Riem as Ic.
21.04.45 Maj., JV 44 wIA - Me 262 a-1a crash -landed due to engine failure and P-51 attack near Munchen
-Riem, received a neck injury while making an emergency landing in a forest clearing near München-Riem in
an Me 262. 04.05.45 captured by the U.S. Army at Maxglan. 03.09.45 released from American captivity.
Credited with 301 air victories in 1,104 combat missions. Shot down 9 times. 1945-49 worked as a general
laborer. 11.49 began technical training at the Volkswagen factory. 1950 began employment with the
Autohaus Junk Company (till 1956). 02.01.56 joined the Bundeswehr as Maj.a.D. 19.01.56 began training at
RAF Feltwell/Norfolk/UK (to 18.06.56). 19.06.56 promo to Maj. 09.56 appt Staka 1./Waffenschule 30.
01.07.57 appt Kdr. Waffenschule 30. 01.10.57 appt Kdr. JaboG 31 (to late 1962). 12.05.58 (28.04.58?)
promo to Obstlt. 28.09.60 promo to Oberst. 05-06.61 trained on the F-104 at 4./Waffenschule 10. 01.01.63
trf to the Führungsstab d.Lw. in the Bundesministerium für Verteidigung. 05.63 detached to the UK to
evaluate new aircraft types (til 02.66). 1964 Oberst, became a Stabsoffizier with the Luftwaffen-
Erprobungskommando. 1966 briefly assigned to 4. ATAF. 07.02.67 trf to Führungsakademie in Hamburg.
Fall 1967 & spring 1968 attached to JaboG 34. 04.68 trf to the Generalstab. 1968 seconded to 4. ATAF in
Baltrap at Kastrup/Denmark. 10.09.69 promo to acting Brigadegeneral. 14.05.70 officially promo to
Brigadegeneral. 01.10.73 promo to Gen.Maj. 19.03.79 [Version #2: 30.06.75] retired as a Gen.Maj.
06.01.83 he and his wife were in an auto accident at Frechen, Köln. 08.01.83 died in hospital from injuries.
Buried at Tegernsee. For further reading see: Barbas, Bernd. Das vergesssene As, der Jagdflieger Gerhard
Barkhorn (Bad Zwischenahn: Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2014) ISBN: 978-3-941437-22-7.

BATZ, Wilhelm ("Willi"). (DOB: 21.05.16 in Bamberg). (RES, DKG). 11.35 joined the Luftwaffe. (n.d.) basic
training with Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 13 Neubiberg. 01.02.36 trf to Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 36 Kaufbeuren as a trainee. 1937-42
flight instructor at FFS A/B 23 Kaufbeuren and JFS 4 Bad Aibling and booked 5,000 hours of flight instruction
(to 31.10.42). 01.11.40 promo to Lt. 1940 attended LKS Berlin-Gatow. 01.11.42 trf from FFS Kaufbeuren
to Jagdfliegerschule 1(JG 101). 20.12.42 sent to 2./Erg.JGr. Ost for operational training. 01.02.43 appt
Adjutant of II./JG 52. 01.04.43 promo to Oblt. 11.03.43 Oblt., Stab II./JG 52. 09.05.43 (26.05.43?*) Oblt.,
appt Staka 5./JG 52 (to 18.04.44). 13.06.43 Lt., Stab II./JG 52 unhurt? - Bf 109 G-4 AA hit in wing root - no
details. 21.07.43 Oblt., 5./JG 52. 09.09.43 Oblt., 5./JG 52. 13.12.43(14.11.43?) Oblt., awarded Ehrenpokal.
06.12.43 Oblt., 5./JG 52. 28.01.44 Oblt., awarded DKG, II./JG 52. 14.02.44 Oblt., 5./JG 52. 26.03.44 Oblt.,
awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 5./JG 52. 01.04.44 promo to Hptm. 14.04.44 Oblt., 5./JG 52 WIA - hit by a bomb
splinter at Kap Chersonez a/f. Bf 109 G-6 19.04.44 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./JG 52 (to 31.01.45). 02.05.44
Hptm., 5./JG 52. 20.07.44 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub, Kdr. III./JG 52. 17.08.44 Hptm., Stab III./JG 52.
Late 08.44 received the Eichenlaub directly from Hitler at Rastenburg. 02.09.44 shot down the 10,000th
victory of JG 52. 29.10.44 Hptm., Stab III./JG 52. 31.12.44 Maj., Kdr. III./JG 52. 01.02.45 Hptm., appt Kdr.
II./JG 52 (to 08.05.45) 01.04.45 Maj., Stab II./JG 52 fate unknown - Bf 109 K-4 (<<) crash landed at Aspern
a/f. 04.45 promo to Maj. 21.04.45 Maj., awarded Schwerter, Kdr. III./JG 52. 05.45 begame a POW of the
Americans. Credited with 237 air victories in 445 combat missions. Shot down 4 times, wounded 3 times.
1956/End of 1955? joined the Bundesluftwaffe as a Maj. (n.d.) Kdr. Flugzeugführerschule S (to 1961). 1961
appt Kommodore Lufttransportgeschwader 63 in Hohn (to 1964). 30.09.72 retired as an Oberst. †11.09.88 in
Mauschendorf [Version #2: at the "Klinikum Ebern" in Unterfranken]. Buried in Leverkusen-Opladen.
[Version #2: Buried in Queringer.] [* acc to J. Prien] For further reading see: Kurowski, Franz. Major
Wilhelm Batz: Vom Fluglehrer zum Schwerterträger (Würzburg: Verlaghaus Würzburg GmbH, 2008). ISBN:
978-3-88189-765-5



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Snautzer01 said:
Because??? . Not that i will take an ebay seller for granted but it would be nice to know why you think different.
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Because I keep a running list of some 50,000 US Navy aviators constantly updating with data on their various assignments during the war years. So
1 There is no W R Dow in any pre-during-post war officers registers (I only look at registers from 1939 to 1949), both USN and USNR who was an aviator.
2 He's in a OS2U which would conform to being in VS-70, at the time part of FAW-4 and based at Cold Bay Alaska, which is what I have for William F Dau (250669), drawn from a VS-70 squadron roster.
3 Look at the name stenciled on the life vest, clearly shows "W R DA. . . (and a sliver of the next letter)" not "W R DO. . ." And the sliver, straight up and down would be either an "I" or a cut "D", "H", "L", or "U". There was no "W R Dai . . .", no "W R Dad. . .", no "W R Dah . . .", no "W R Dal. . ." as an aviator in the registers, so looks like we're stuck Mr. Dau.

Not being snippy, just how I came to my conclusion. Took about 5 minutes once I saw the photo. 2292 aviators with last name starting with D, 8124 entries for same.
 
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