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German ZEMSKY, Johann. PFLUGBEIL, Curt Leopold. (DOB: 09.05.90 in Hütten bei Königstein/Elbe). (RkHS, RkM, RE).

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
ZEMSKY, Johann. (DOB: 11.04.09 in Wien). (RE). 1928 with the Wiener Artillerie-Abteilung. 1936
promo to Lt. 1938 entered the Luftwaffe from the Austrian Army in the rank of Lt. and a few months later
promo to Oblt. 1939 instructor at Stukaschule Insterburg. 1940 pilot in I./St.G. 76. 01.09.40 promo to
Hptm. and appt Staka 6./St.G. 1. 01.02.41 Hptm., Staka 6./St.G. 1. 08.08.41 Hptm., 6./St.G. 1 WIA - Ju
87 R-2 shot down by fighters, location unknown. 01.09.41 Maj., appt Kdr. II./St.G. 1 (to 28.08.42).
08.08.41 Hptm., 6./St.G. 1 WIA - Ju 87 R-2 - no details. 30.09.41 Hptm., awarded Ehrenpokal. 04.02.42
Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr., II./St.G. 1. 07.42 attained his 500th mission. 08.08.42 WIA - Ju 87
shot up by Russian fighters. 28.08.42 Maj., Kdr. II./St.G. 1 KIA - Ju 87 (6G+AC) shot down by AA , to
the west of Stalingrad and KIA after his parachute failed to open - 4 km N of Mal.Rossoschka. Buried at
Obliskaya (Oblivskaya?). 03.09.42 posthumously awarded the Eichenlaub to the Ritterkreuz. Credited
with 601 combat missions

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German ABRAHAMĆZIK, Rudolf Franz Joseph.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
ABRAHAMĆZIK, Rudolf Franz Joseph. (DOB: 17.04.20 in Kurzendorf near Breslau/Schlesien). (R, DKG).
(W.B.K. Breslau I). 15.11.39 entered the Luftwaffe. 09.01.40 began to train with Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 61. 21.08.40
trf to FFS C 1. 18.12.40 trf to BFS 1. 18.01.41 trf to Grosse KFS 4. 01.04.41 in KG 2, promo to Lt.
17.07.41 appt Staffel Offz. with 12./KG 2. 21.08.41 trf to 3./KG 2. 20.10.41 trf to 1./KG 2. 30/31.05.42 Lt.,
1./KG 2 unhurt - Do 217 E-4 (U5+BF) shot up vic Gilze Rijen by night fighter of No. 3 Sqdn. 08.09.42 trf to
6./KG 40. 21.09.42 Lt., awarded Ehrenpokal, 6./KG 40. 12.01.43 Lt., awarded DKG, 6./KG 40. 01.04.43 in
KG 40, promo to Oblt. 09.05.43 trf to Stab II./KG 40 as a pilot. 05.43 appt Techn.Offz. of II./KG 40.
15.06.43 appt Techn.Offz. V./KG 2. 20.06.43 trf to 16./KG 2 due to unit renaming. 14.07.43 Oblt., 16./KG 2
unhurt after bailing out of his Me 410 A-1 (U5+BJ) vic Haverskerke, 5 km W of Merville a/f after having
propeller problems. 15.09.43 trf to 14./KG 2. 17.09.43 Oblt., appt Staka 14./KG 2 (to 06.02.44). [his
evaluation report says: Stafü from 25.10.43 and Staka from 26.02.44] 15.10.43 trf to 5./KG 51 due to unit
renaming. 06.02.44 appt Staka 4./KG 51. 29.02.44 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz. [01.04.44 appt Staka 13./KG
51 ?]. 01.04.44 Oblt., appt Staka 12./KG 51 (to 14.10.44). 01.05.44 promo to Hptm. 08.08.44 Oblt., 12./KG
51 unhurt - Me 410 A-1 (9K+AW) belly-landed vic München-Riem a/f due to damaged hydraulics. 08.44
retrained on Me 262. 08.10.44 appt Staka 2./KG 51. 21.10.44 Hptm., Staka 2./KG 51 unhurt - Me 262 A-1a
tail hit ground on take-off at Giebelstadt a/f. 30.04.45 Hptm., Staka 2./KG 51 (to 08.05.45). 08.05.45
Hptm.,I./KG 51 POW - Me 262 A-2a (9K+LK) landed at München-Riem and surrendered to the Americans.
Credited with over 169 combat missions including 69 with the Me 262 and claimed 3 victories. †04.12.96 in
Ibbenbüren.

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German OMERT, Emil. imaged flipped.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
OMERT, Emil. (DOB: 15.01.18 in Ginolfs/Rhön, Krs. Neustadt/Saale, Unterfranken). (R, DKG).
1940 Ofw., in II./JG 3 and then II./JG 2. 02.40 in II/JG 3. 13.03.40 Lt.d.R., with 4./JG 2. 12.40 trf
to III./JG 77. 12.40 in 9./JG 77. (n.d.) with 6./Tr.Gr. 186. 25.01.42 Lt., 8./JG 77 awarded the
Ehrenpokal. 10.02.42 Oblt., appt Staka 8./JG 77 (to 13.07.43 WIA). 19.03.42 Lt., awarded
Ritterkreuz, III./JG 77. 18.06.42 Oblt., 8./JG 77. 12.09.42 Oblt., 8./JG 77. 18.11.42 Oblt., Staka
8./JG 77 unhurt - Bf 109 G-2 crash-landed at Magrun. 22.12.42 Lt., 8./JG 77. 14.01.43 Oblt., 8./JG
77. 17.02.43 Oblt., awarded DKG, III./JG 77. 03.03.43 Oblt., 8./JG 77 unhurt - Bf 109 G-2 trop
crash-landed in Pl.Qu. 04/4/1/4 due to engine trouble. 23.06.43 Hptm., 8./JG 77. 13.07.43 Hptm. and
Staka 8./JG 77, WIA – Bf 109 G-6 (Black 2) shot up by P-38s and made an emergency landing NNE
of Enna. 01.08.43 previously in JG 77, reclassified as Hptm. (A 1/Fl.). 10.08.43 Hptm., 8./JG 77.
01.09.43 promo to Hptm.? 26.10.43 Hptm., re-appt Staka 8./JG 77 (to at least 31.12.43). 11.11.43
lost Bf 109 G-6 (White 2) W of Amesano - uninjured. 29.01.44 appt acting Kdr. II./JG 77 (to
31.03.44). 19.02.44 Hptm., Stab II./JG 77. 03.04.44 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./JG 77 (to 24.04.44 KIA).
24.04.44 Hptm.(Kr.O.), Kdr. III./JG 77 KIA – Bf 109 G-6 (Yellow 1) shot down by bombers and P-
38s over Finta Mare 25 km SW of Ploeşti/Romania and killed in his parachute after baling out.
Buried in war cemetery Bucarest. Credited with over 700 combat missions, 70 air victories, 25 more
destroyed on the ground, and the sinking of a Russian motor torpedo boat.

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German GRÜNBERG, Hans ("Specker"). Nickname meaning bacon.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
GRÜNBERG, Hans ("Specker"). (DOB: 08.07.17 in Gross-Fahlenwerder/Pomerania). (R, DKG).
05.41 Uffz., assigned to 5./JG 3 on completion of training. 05.42 trf to 5./JG 3. 19.08.42 Uffz., in
5./JG 3. 27.12.42 Fw., 8./JG 3. 11.04.43 Fw., 5./JG 3. 16.07.43 Fw., 5./JG 3 bailed out due to
engine failure. 09.08.43 Fw., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 31.08.43 Fw., awarded DKG, 5./JG 3.
30.11.43 Fhj.Ofw., 5./JG 3. 24.02.44 Fhj-Ofw., 5./JG 3. 18.04.44 Lt., 5./JG 3. 09.05.44 Lt., 5./JG
3, appt Staka 5./JG 3 (to 25..11.44). 09.06.44 or 08.07.44 Lt., awarded Ritterkreuz, 5./JG 3. 22.08.44
Lt., in II./JG 3, ordered to return to the Reich from France. 25.11.44 Oblt., appt Staka 1./JG 7.
171.04.45 Oblt., 1./JG 7 WIA unhurt - Me 262 A-1a, shot down by fighters while landing at Prag-
Rusin - bailed out Žatec or Plzeň-Bory. 17.04.45 Oblt., 1./JG 7 unhurt? - Me 262 A-1a shot down vic
Pilsen-Bory, near Prag by P-51s of 354 FG, 339 FS, trf to JV 44. 19.04.45 Oblt., Staka 1I./JG 7
unhurt Me 262 A-1a shot down by P-51 fighters of 357 FG 1 km W of Cotillsko, 40 km S of vic Praha
- bailed out. 08.05.45 Oblt., 3./JG 7 POW - Me 262 A-1a belly-landed vic Alveslohe, near
Kaltenkirchen and surrendered to the British. Credited with some 550 combat missions and 82 air
victories (5 with the Me 262 jet). †16.01.98 in Ellerau / Hamburg.

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German Stienhaus (?) Lohr Brandle Nienkant (?) 2000th Victory II./JG3 12-07-1943 Monday

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
LÖHR, Ernst-Heinz. (DOB: 04.12.21). (DKG). 23.06.41 Lt., with 6./JG 3. 20.08.41 Lt., 6./JG 3.
05.10.42 Lt., 6./JG 3. 26.01.43 Lt., 6./JG 3. 13.02.43 Lt., 6./JG 3. 15.04.43 Lt., 6./JG 3. 02.06.43
Lt., 6./JG 3. 01.07.43 Lt., in 6./JG 3, promo to Oblt. 31.08.43 Oblt. in 6./JG 3, awarded the DKG.
06.09.43 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 23.09.43 Oblt., appt Staka 1./JG 3 (to 22.02.44 †).
26.11.43 Oblt., 1./JG 3 WIA - Bf 109 G-6 (White 6) belly-landed N of Beauvais after combat with
Spitfires. 10.02.44 Oblt., in 1./JG 3. 22.02.44 Oblt., Staka 1./JG 3 KIA – in Bf 109 G-6 (White 9 + )
that crashed at Hollands Diep, 6 km NW of Willemstad/Holland - shot down by P-47s. Buried at
Bergen op Zoom. Credited with 37 victories.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
BRÄNDLE, Kurt. (DOB: 19.01.12 in Ludwigsburg/Württemberg). (RE, DKG). 1937 entered the Luftwaffe.
01.06.38 promo to Lt.d.R. 01.12.36 RDA as Lt. 01.08.39 promo to Oblt.(RDA 01.06.39), in II./JG 53. 1939
with 4./JG 53. 13.05.40 Oblt., in 4./JG 53 (to 06.40). 26.05.40 Oblt., 4./JG 53 badly WIA in a take off
collision with a Do 17 at Charleville (Bf 109 E-3). 26.08.40 (01.09.40?) Hptm., appt Staffelkapitän 5./JG 53
(to 14.04.42). 25.02.42 Oblt. in 5./JG 53, awarded the DKG. 01.03.42 promo to Hptm. 15.04.42 Hptm., appt
Kdr. II./JG 3 (to at least 03.11.43). 20.05.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 3. 01.07.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 3 awarded the
Ritterkreuz. 27.08.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 3 awarded the Eichenlaub to the Ritterkreuz. 10.02.43 Hptm., Stab
II./JG 3. 01.03.43 promo to Maj. 20.04.43 Maj., Stab II./JG 3. 19.06.43 Maj., Stab II./JG 3. 03.11.43 Maj.,
Stab II./JG 3 KIA – in Bf 109 G-6 (<< + -) shot down into the sea by P-47 escort fighters while intercepting an
attack on Amsterdam by medium bombers, crashed W of Amsterdam. 17.11.44 remains washed ashore.
Buried at Ysselsteyn. Credited with more than 700 combat missions and 180 air victories.

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German ROHWER, Klaus-Detlev.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
ROHWER, Klaus-Detlev. (DOB: 14.11.17 in Kiel). (R). 01.08.39 promo to Lt.(RDA withheld).
01.09.39 RDA as Lt. 09.39 with Stab I./JG 3. 06.06.40 Lt., in Stab I./JG 3. 06.06.40 Lt., with Stab
I./JG 3. 02.09.40 Lt., Stab I./JG 3 unhurt Bf 109 E shot down, ditched vic Maidstone. 16.11.40 Lt.,
Stab I./JG 3 unhurt - Bf 109 E-7 damaged in take-off accident at St.Omer-Wizernes. 08.07.41 Lt.,
Stab/JG 3 WIA - Bf 109 F-2 force-landed vic Dolbow due to damage in air combat. 16.07.41 Lt.,
Stab I./JG 3 unhurt - Bf 109 F-2 (White <+) force-landed vic Kasatin due to combat damage from an
SB-2. 18.07.41 Lt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 05.10.41 Lt., awarded Ritterkreuz, I./JG 3. 01.42 in
6./JG 1. 12.05.42 Oblt., appt Staka 6./JG 1 (to 20.06.42). 20.06.42 Oblt., appt acting Kdr. II./JG 1 (to
10.42). 07.08.42 Oblt., 6./JG 1. 04.10.42 Oblt., appt Staka 2./JG 3 (to 02.44). 29.11.42 Oblt., 2./JG
3 WIA - Bf 109 G-2/R1 to AA 6 km SW of Tschir. 20.05.43 Oblt., 2./JG 3. 01.08.43 Oblt., III./JG
3 promo to Hptm. (RDA 01.04.43). 24.10.43 Hptm., 2./JG 3. 05.12.43(02.44?) Hptm., Staka 2./JG 3,
appt Kdr. II./JG 3 (to 29.03.44 KIA). Before 01.01.44 Oblt., appt Staka 2./JG 3 (to 02.44, then Kdr.
II./JG 3). 10.02.44 Hptm., Stab II./JG 3. 29.03.44 Hptm., Kdr. Stab II./JG 3 WIA – Bf 109 G-6
(Black<<+) shot up and force-landed near Ibbenbüren [Version #2: Mettingen,
Steinfurt/Niedersachsen], then strafed on the ground by P-38 Lightnings and so severely wounded that
one or both legs had to be amputated – died the next day (30.03.44). Credited with 38 air victories

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German LUCAS, Werner. Schiphol Leiden

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
LUCAS, Werner. (DOB: 27.12.17 in Berlin). (R, DKG). 1937 entered the Luftwaffe. 08.02.41 Uffz.,
assigned to 4./JG 3. 07.10.41 Uffz., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 27.02.42 Fw., awarded the DKG.
15.07.42 Fw., 4./JG 3. 17.08.42 Fw., 4./JG 3. 19.09.42 Fw. in 4./JG 3, awarded the Ritterkreuz on
reaching 52 air victories. 15.10.42 Lt., 4./JG 3. 11.42 Oblt., appt Staka 4./JG 3 (to 24.10.43).
30.11.42 Lt., 4./JG 3. 01.12.42 Oblt., Staka 4./JG 3 WIA - Bf 109 G-2 (White 13+ -) shot down in
combat with 5 Bostons in Pl.Qu. 7014 - bailed out. 17.12.42 Oblt., 4./JG 3. 21.12.42 Oblt., Staka
4./JG 3 WIA - Bf 109 G-2 (White 13 + -) combat with a Boston, crashed N of Morosovskaya.
05.01.43 Oblt., 4./JG 3. 01.02.43 Oblt., 4./JG 3. 20.04.43 Oblt., 4./JG 3. 06.05.43 Oblt., 4./JG 3.
08.06.43 Oblt., 4./JG 3. 05.07.43 Oblt., 4./JG 3. 30.07.43 Oblt., 4./JG 3. 24.10.43 Hptm., 4./JG 3
KIA – in Bf 109 G-5 (White 7 + -) shot down by Spitfires near Leiden/Holland, Pl.Qu. 15 Ost "PG",
Posthumous promo to Hptm. with effect from 01.10.43. Credited with 106 air victories.

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German THIEL, Erich.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
THIEL, Erich. (DOB: 14.06.12 in Heinrode/Kreis Stuhm in Ostpreussen). (R, DKG). 01.07.39 Oblt., trf
from I. /K88 Legion Condor to III./KG 27. 20.07.39 ordered to Sonderstab W/OKW. 01.08.39 Oblt., trf
to Embassy San Sebastian as assistant Luftattaché. 09.39 with III./KG 27. 03.11.39 Oblt., trf from
Luftattaché Madrid to KG 27. 05.41 appt Staka 7./KG 27. 23.07.41 Oblt. in 7./KG 27, awarded the
Ritterkreuz, mainly for destroying a key aircraft fuselage plant and an airfield in England. c.08.41 Oblt.,
appt Staka 7./KG 27 (to 28.02.42). 01.03.42 Maj., appt Kdr. III./KG 27 (to 22.04.43). 24.09.42 Hptm.,
awarded DKG, III./KG 27. 12.42/01.43 flew supply ops into Stalingrad. 18/19.01.43 while at Gumrak
field/Stalingrad, his a/c was destroyed by artillery fire and he returned via Ju 52. 22.04.43 Maj., Kdr.
III./KG 27 KIA – in He 111 H-16 (1G+AD) shot down in Pl.Qu. 7532 by a Russian fighter during a heavy
raid on the Black Sea ports of Poti and Gelendzhik. One source claims that he died in captivity. Credited
with more than 100 missions. Credited with about 400 missions.

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German GENZOW, Joachim. (DOB: 13.12.15 in Berlin).

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
GENZOW, Joachim. (DOB: 13.12.15 in Berlin). (i.G.). (R). 02.07.34 entered service with the
Reichsheer (Infanterie), served with Inf.-Rgt. 8. 01.10.35 trf to the Luftwaffe and ordered to
Fliegerschule Neuruppin and then Flugkommando Berlin for pilot training. 01.04.36 promo to Lt.
01.11.36 trf to Grosse KFS Tutow for bomber pilot training. 01.02.37 trf to III./KG 253 as a pilot.
01.03.37 trf to II./KG 2 and appt Techn.Offz. and then Kp.-Chef. 01.01.38 (01.01.39?) promo to Oblt.
1939-40 Oblt. and Techn.Offz. in Stab/KG 2. 12.05.40 Oblt., appt Staka 4./KG 2 (to 30.11.41).
11.07.40 with 4./KG 2 unhurt - Do 17 Z (U5+GM) shot up by Hurricanes over Harwich. 28/29.09.40
Oblt., Staka 4./KG 2 unhurt - Do 17 Z (U5+AM) shot up badly by AA over London but returned.
24.12.40 awarded the Ehrenpokal. 23.03.41 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 4./KG 2. 12.07.41
Oblt., Staka 4./KG 2. 01.12.41(01.10.41?) Generalstab training at the Luftkriegsakademie Berlin-
Gatow (1. Lang-Lehrgang) (to 30.09.42). 01.02.42 promo to Hptm. 01.10.42 trf to Führer-Reserve
Ob.d.L. and ordered to Abt. O.Qu. in Stab/Oberbefehlshaber Süd for temporary duty. 01.02.43 promo
to Hptm. 01.07.43 trf into the Generalstab d.Lw. becoming Kesselring's Adj. and promo to Maj.
01.05.45 promo to Obstlt. (with RDA of 01.11.44). Credited with 144 combat missions. †07.03.89
in Berlin.

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11 July 1940
4./KG2 Dornier Do17Z. Belly-landed at Arras-St.Léger severely damaged in attack by S/L P.W. Townsend of No.85 Squadron off Southwold following bombing of Lowestoft 6.15 a.m. BO Lt Walter Bornschein, BM Fw Friedrich Lohrer, and BF Fw Werner Borner all slightly wounded, FF Oberlt Joachim Genzow (Staffelkapitän) unhurt. Aircraft U5+GM 50% damaged but repairable.
 
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