German
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
HRABAK, Dietrich (Dieter). (DOB: 19.12.14 in Gross-Deuben near Leipzig). (RE, DKG). 04.34
began a career with the Kriegsmarine, assigned to Crew 34. 11.35 Oberfähnrich zur See, trf from the
Marine to the Luftwaffe. 01.04.36 promo to Lt. 1938 trf to JGr. Wien. 31.12.38 promo to Oblt.
01.01.39 appt Staka 1./JG 134. 01.05.39 appt Staka 1./JG 76 (to 06.07.40). 01.09.39 Oblt., Staka
1./JG 76 WIA - Bf 109 E-1 (White 1) forced-landing vic Petrikau 20 km S of Radomsko due to combat
with a PZL P-23 fighter. 03.09.39 Oblt. and Staka 1./JG 76, MIA - Bf 109 E-1 (White 1) during
emergency landing behind the lines but returned on 04.09.39. 13.05.40 Oblt., 1./JG 76. 07.06.40
Oblt., Staka 1./JGr. 76 unhurt - Bf 109 E-3 damaged by enemy and force-landed vic Londinières, N of
Neufchâtel-en-Bray. 06.06.40 Oblt., 1./JG 76. 06.07.40 appt Staka 4./JG 54 (to 25.08.40). 20.07.40
promo to Hptm. 25.08.40 Hptm./Maj., appt Kdr. II./JG 54 (to 27.10.42). 28.09.40 Hptm., Kdr. Stab
II./JG 54 unhurt - Bf 109 E-4 (Black << +) shot down by Spitfires vic Marck a/f. 28.09.40 awarded
the Ehrenpokal. 21.10.40 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz. 22.06.41 Hptm., Kdr. II./JG 54 (to 30.04.42).
27.02.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54. 16.03.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54. 17.07.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54.
01.09.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54. 01.10.42 promo to Maj. 01.11.42 Maj., appt Kommodore JG 52 (to
30.09.44). 13.12.42 Maj., Stab/JG 52. 17.03.43 Maj., Kommodore Stab/JG 52 unhurt - Bf 109 G-2
(Black << - +-) emergency landing in Pl.Qu. 34 Ost/59443. 30.03.43 Maj., Stab/JG 52 unhurt - Bf
109 G-2 (Black << -+-) belly-landed at Pl.Qu. 34 Ost/ 66833 due to motor damage. 16.04.43 Maj.,
Stab/JG 52. 08.05.43 Maj., Stab/JG 52. 01.07.43 promo to Obstlt. 16.07.43 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52.
01.08.43 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52. 24.09.43 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52. 25.10.43 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52. 25.11.43
Obstlt., awarded Eichenlaub. 01.01.44 promo to Obstlt. 21.03.44 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52. 31.05.44
Obstlt., Stab/JG 52. 02.06.44 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52 - unhurt - Bf 109 G-6 belly-landed due to enemy fire
vic a/f Leipzig. 10.07.44 awarded DKG, Kommodore JG 54. 01.09.44 promo to Oberst. 01.10.44
Oberst, appt Kommodore JG 54 (to 08.05.45). 30.10.44 Obstlt., Stab/JG 54. 31.12.44 Obst., Kdre.
Stab/JG 54. 05.03.46 released from British captivity. Credited with over 1,000 combat missions and
125 air victories. (n.d.) postwar, worked as a sales director of a machine maker. 1955 worked with
"Amt Blank" to prepare for the creation of the Bundeswehr. (n.d.) went to the U.S. to survey the new
military aircraft types. 1957 appt Kdr. FFS B in Fürstenfeldbruck (to 1960). 1962 appt Kdr.
Luftwaffen-Ausbildungsbrigade 2 (to 1963). 1963 appt Kdr. allierten Luftverteidigungssektors 1 (4.
Allied Tactical Air Force) (to 1964). 1965 appt Kdr. 4. Luftwaffendivision (to 1966). 1966 appt
Sonderbeauftragter Starfighter in the Führungsstab d.Lw. in the Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
in Bonn (to 1968). 1968 appt Kdr. General der Kampfverbände in Luftwaffenamt Köln-Wahn. (to
1970). 30.09.70 retired as Gen.Maj. and Gen.der Kampffliegerverbände im Führungsstab der
Luftwaffe. †15.09.95 in Pfaffenhofen. Buried at Waldfriedhof in Fürstenfeldbruck/Bayern
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