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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
HEINER, Engelbrecht(Engelbert?). (DOB: 05.06.14 in Krefeld-Fischeln). (R). 01.10.35 joined the
Luftwaffe. (n.d.) with KG 157. c.1937-38 in Spain with the Legion Condor. 09.39 Fw. with 9./KG
27. 1940 assigned to 9./KG 27. 19.05.40 shot down but escaped after 9 days. Fall 1941 became a
member of the crew of Gen. Pflugbeil's personal transport for 6 months. Spring 1942 returned to
9./KG 27. 18.05.42 Ofw., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 10.08.42 lost He 111 H-6 (1G+IT) by AA vic
Voronezh. 12.42 reassigned and now in Nachtjagdschwarm Luftflotte 4 (to c.08.43). 09.12.42 Ofw.,
awarded Ritterkreuz. (n.d.) trf to IV./KG 27 as an instructor and became a Lt. Summer 1944
retrained as a night fighter pilot. Fall 1944 trf to IV./NJG 6. 31.12.44 Oblt., appt Staka 10./NJG 6 (to
19.03.45). 02/03.02.45 Oblt., 12./NJG 6. 18/19.03.45 Oblt., 12./NJG 6 KIA - Ju 88 G-6 shot down
by Mosquito night fighter of 157 Sqdn. vic Neuenhasslau, 8 km SW of Gelnhausen/Hessen. Credited
with more than 165 combat missions and 15 air victories, most or all at night.


Oberleutnant Engelbert Heiner (15 victories, RK), Staffelkapitän of 12./NJG 6, was killed that day together with his crew Bordfunker Feldwebel Max Rosenbaum and Bordschütze Unteroffizier Edwin Hübner after their aircraft was shot down in aerial combat eight kilometers southwest of Gelnhausen in Hessen. Apparently, they were the victims of W/O D Taylor of 157 Sqn, RAF
Heiner was an former Bomberpilot and was held in Candian PoW Camp until mid 1944 when we has exchanced by IRK. Trained then as Nightfighter Pilot,
Gerolzhofen was home of 10., 11. & 12/ NJG 6
IV./NJG 6. He crashed in March 1945 with his Ju 88G-6 2Z+BV WNr. 621077 and his entire crew at the landing for Gerolozhofen near Brünnstadt/Mainfranken. All four KIA.

05-03-1945 Monday Wrknr 621077 2Z+BV Ju88G-6 11./NJG6 Brünnstadt-Gerolzhofen
  1. Weigel Kurt-Heinz Hptm + 29/10/1916 Stettin Evangelischir Friedhof Geroldshofen
  2. Milerd Herbert Ofw. + 06/01/1920 Berlin Gemünden 5/55
  3. Antoni Johannes Fw. + 27/07/1921 ( Aue Erzgebirge )
  4. Graf Johann Uffz. + 23/05/1922 Kleinsorsheim


  1. http://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - G-K Apr 2024.pdf
  2. Engelbert Heiner - 19 March 1945 - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum
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German KG76 4./KG76

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Aus dem Nachlass der Pilot der Luftwaffe Lukas aus Innsbruck.
Flugzeugführer-Ausbildung ua in Altenburg, ca. 1940. In 1941 Einsatz am Nordabschnitt des Ostfront mit der Kampfgruppe 806. August 1941 das EKI verliehen nach Versenkung einer Zerstörer im finn. Meerbusen. Ende 1941 mit der KGr.806 nach Flugplatz Catania, Sizilien, Italien. In September 1942 Umbenennung der KGr.806 als III. Gruppe des KG54. Ab Ende 1943 noch mit der IV./ Kampfgeschwader 76 in Toulouse, Frankreich.



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German

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
NIPPA, Erhard. (DOB: 07.02.22 in Danzig-Langfuhr). (R, DKG). 10.41 assigned to 10.(Jabo)/JG 2 on
completion of training. 04.43 Oblt., appt Staka 15./SKG 10. 29.04.43 Lt., awarded DKG for service
in 10.(Jabo)/JG 2. 06.43 Staka 15./SKG 10. 01.09.43 in IV./SKG 10, promo to Oblt. 1943 Oblt.
and Staka 6./SG 10 (still 12.06.43). 11.43 Oblt. in II./SG 10. 26.03.44 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz for
service in 15./SKG 10. 02.08.44 Oblt., appt Staka 6./SG 104 (to 08.44). 24.08.44 Oblt., appt Staka
5./SG 111 (to 04.45). Flew c.300 combat missions. 21.02.56 joined the Bundeswehr. 31.03.81
retired as an Oberst. †27.06.2003 in Bellheim.



  1. http://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - L-R Apr 2024.pdf
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German

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
BROCH, Hugo. (DOB: 06.01.22 in Leichlingen/Rheinland). (R, DKG). End 1939 entered the Luftwaffe.
15.01.40 trf to Lw.Bau-Kp.42/XII. 01.11.40 promo to Gefr. 10.11.40 trf to FFS A/B 63 for flight training (to
29.10.41). 18.11.41 trf to Jagdfliegervorschule Kamenz (to 10.02.42). 27.05.42 trf to Jagdfliegerschule Zerbst
(to 02.11.42). 24.11.42 trf to Erg.JGr. Ost (to 17.12.42). 06.01.43 trf to 6./JG 54. 01.43 Gefr., assigned to
II./JG 54 on completion of fighter training and then to 6./JG 54. 01.07.43 promo to Uffz. 13.03.43 Gefr. 6./JG
54. 01.04.43 Lt., promo to Oblt. (RDA 01.03.41). 01.06.43 Uffz., 6./JG 54. 12.08.43 Uffz., 6./JG 54.
02.09.43 Uffz., 6./JG 54. 17.10.43 Uffz., awarded DKG, 6./JG 54. 08.11.43 Uffz., 6./JG 54, awarded
Ehrenpokal. 18.11.43 Lt., Stab II./JG 54 unhurt - Fw 190 A-6 (Black <I+-) lost to unknown circumstances.
09.12.43 trf to 1./Erg.JGr. Ost as flight instructor (to 02.02.44, then 04.03.44 to 29.06.44). 07.44 returned to
6./JG 54. 16.08.44 trf to 6./JG 54. 06.09.44 Uffz., 6./JG 54. 01.11.44 promo to Fw. 18.11.44 trf 8./JG 54
WIA - Fw 190 A-9 (Black<1 +) shot down S of Libau. 01.01.45 promo to Lt.(Kr.O.). 12.03.45 Fw., awarded
Ritterkreuz, 8./JG 54. 08.05.45 captured and interned at Flensburg. 26.07.45 released. Credited with 324
combat missions and 81 air victories. Postwar, worked for AGFA. Further reading, see: Schumann, Ralf; mit
Rolf Mehwitz. Ritterkreuzträger Hugo Broch Profile 18 (Stengelheim: Unitec, 2018?). ISBN: none? Still alive
as of 2023.




  1. http://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - A-F Apr 2024.pdf
  2. WW2 Knight's Cross - Hugo Broch | eBay
 
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