German KG30 Hauptmann Eric Stoffregen Hauptmann Konrad Kahl Hauptmann Willi Flechner.
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
STOFFREGEN, Erich. (DOB: 13.04.15 in Russee, near Kiel). (R, DKG). 16.04.34 entered the Polizeischule
Sensburg. 01.04.35 trf to the Luftwaffe, receiving flight training. 01.09.35 trf to Flugbereitschaft(?)
z.b.V. RLM (to 31.01.37). 01.02.37 trf to Fl.H.Kdo. Berlin-Gatow (to 30.04.37). 01.04.36 promo to Lt.
01.05.37 trf to III./KG 153 (to 15.05.39). 01.04.39 promo to Oblt. 16.05.39 trf to III./KG 3 (to 14.11.39)
due to unit renaming. 18.10.39 Oblt., KG 30. 15.11.39 trf to II./KG 30 (to 05.08.40). 06.08.40 trf to
Erg.Kampfgruppe 5 (Ju 88) (Barth). 21.11.40 returned to II./KG 30. 22.11.40 appt Staka 6./KG 30.
13.01.41 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 14.02.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, 6./KG 30. 01.03.42 II./KG 30,
promo to Hptm. 11.04.42 Hptm., appt Kdr. II./KG 30 (to 14.01.43 KIA). 13.08.42 Hptm. and Kdr.
II./KG 30, awarded the Ritterkreuz for leading his Gruppe in outstanding success 04-07.07.42 against
Allied convoy PQ 17 bound from Iceland to Murmansk. 14.01.43 Hptm., Kdr. Stab II./KG 30 KIA - in Ju
88 A-4 (4D+AC) (SK+QY) crash near Comiso/Sicily during a test flight following maintenance, losing an
engine after take-off. 17.01.43 Buried at Comiso. Credited with just over 150 missions.
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
KAHL, Konrad ("Conny"?). (DOB: 13.03.12 in Tschechen/Wischau/Mahren). (R, DKG). 09.39 Oblt.
and pilot in 5./KG 26. 09.10.39 Oblt. in 3./KG 30, Ju 88 A aircraft hit by AA fire and crashed at sea
along the Baltic coast near Kamp (vic "Viking Bar"?). 21.08.40 Oblt., appt (acting?) Staka 5./KG 26
(to 31.08.40). 19.03.42 Hptm. in II./KG 30, awarded the DKG. 26.04.42 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./KG 30
(to 11.42). 18.08.42 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr.I./KG 30. 13.11.42 Hptm., appt Kdr. IV./KG
30 (to 26.07.43). 01.12.42 promo to Maj. 19.09.43 Maj., appt Kdr. II./Kampfbeobachterschule 1 (to
13.02.44). 02.12.44 Maj., appt Kdr. FFS A/B 14 (to 23.03.45). (n.d.) retired from the Bundeswehr
as an Obstlt. †31.07.68 in Ingolstadt. Credited with 220 missions.
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
LECHNER, Willi. (DOB: 29.04.08 in Neuwitz). (R, DKG). 01.08.39 Oblt., in A./Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 41. 01.12.41
joined the SS-Verfügungstruppe and rose to the rank of SS-Obersturmführer. 01.08.39 trf to the Luftwaffe
began training with Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 41. (n.d.) trf to Erg.KGr. 4. (n.d.) with Erg./KG 30 for 4 weeks. 05.04.40
appt Staka 5./KG 30. 10.11.41 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 01.04.42 Oblt., awarded the DKG. 01.04.42
promo to Hptm. 06.42 involved in attacks on convoy PQ-17. 09.06.42 together with his crew, cited in OKW
reports this date for outstanding performance during attacks on Allied convoys bound for North Russia.
13.08.42 Hptm. and Staka 5./KG 30, awarded the Ritterkreuz. 28.08.42 Hptm. in 6./KG 30 MIA/KIA - in Ju
88 A-4 (4D+AN) over Archangelsk. 01.08.44 officially still listed as MIA. Credited with sinking at least 5
ships in at least 130 missions.
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