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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
GERLITZ, Erich. (DOB: 12.02.12 in Linz?/Austria). 1930-31 attended the Jahresfliegerkurs of the
Austrian Bundesheer. 1935 graduated from the Militärakademie Wiener Neustadt and promo to
Flieger-Lt. 03.38 Lt., Staka Jagdstaffel 5 of Jagdgeschwader II of the Austrian Air Force. 15.03.38
Hptm., appt Staka 3./JG 135. 01.11.38 appt Staka 3./JG 233. 01.05.39 appt Staka 3./JG 51 (to
14.03.40). 16.10.39 Hptm., 3./JG 51. c.14.03.40 appt Staka 7./JG 2. 03.05.40 Hptm., in 8./JG 2.
13.06.40 Hptm., 1./JG 1 13.10.40 appt Staka Erg.St./JG 27 (to 11.04.41). 17.04.41 Hptm., appt
Staka 2./JG 27 (to 25.12.41?). 25.06.41 Hptm., 2./JG 27. 10.41 appt Staka 7./JG 27 (to 25.12.41).
25.12.41 Hptm., appt Kdr. II./JG 27 (to 20.05.42). 14.01.42 Hptm., II./JG 27. 20.05.42 Maj., Kdr.
III./JG 53 (to 31.10.42). c.21.05.42 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./JG 53 (to 10.42). 25.01.43 Maj., awarded
the Ehrenpokal. 17.03.43 Maj., with Höheren Kdo. der Jagd- und Zerstörerschulen, ordered
emporary duty to Dt.Lw.-Mission in Rumänien. 25.01.43 Maj., awarded Ehrenpokal. 05.43 Maj.,
appt Kdt. JFS Galatz/Dt.Lw.-Mission in Rumänien (to 1944). 25.01.44 Maj., appt Kdr. I./JG 5 (to
19.02.44?; to 16.03.44 KIA). 22.02.44 Maj., Stab I./JG 5. 16.03.44 Maj., Kdr. I./JG 5 KIA - Bf 109
G-6 (Black <<+) (BF+BU) (Black <<+) shot down by a P-47 East of Ulm/Wurt., crashed near
Waldhausen rail station, bailed out but too low to survive the fall - of apparent parachute failure.
Credited with 15 air victories.





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German

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
TEIGE, Waldemar. (DOB: 29.03.13 in Striese/Schlesien). (W.B.K. Halberstadt). (R, DKG). 30.10.34 did
his compulsory service with Kraftfahr-Lehrkommando Zossen (to 12.10.35). Late 1935 volunteered for
the Luftwaffe. 02.01.36 trf to Fl.Ausb.Stelle Halberstadt. 02.03.39 trf to Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 43. 15.10.40 trf to
V./KG 53. Start of 1941 trf to 5./KG 53. 05.41 flew his first missions. 11.41 in 6./KG 53. 01.12.41
promo to Ofw. Winter 1941-42, laid up in hospital. 01.42 trf to 6./KG 53. 02.42 with a night fight
schwarm of KG 53 (to 06.42). 17.03.42 WIA in the face by glass fragment when his He 111 H-6 (A1+GN)
was hit by AA N of Brin. 02.04.42 Ofw., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 07.06.42 Ofw., awarded Ritterkreuz,
6./KG 53. 21.08.42 Ofw., awarded the DKG. 01.10.42 Ofw., simultaneously RDA as Lt. and Oblt.
(Kr.O./Fl.). 03.10.42 "NJSchwarm/KG 53" KIA – his He 111 H-6 (A1+AC) was shot down by AA fire
near Dno during an attack on Ostashkov railway station [Version#2: vic Mesnik, near Leningrad], after
having just been assigned to Nahnachtjagdschwarm Luftflotte 1 - having regained friendly territory, he
bailed out but his parachute snagged on the tail and he was dragged to his death near Mesnik (Pl.Qu. 3874).
(n.d.) promo to Oblt. posthumously (RDA 01.10.42). Credited with c.300 combat missions and 10 night
and 2 day air victories.






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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
LANGE, Dr. Heinz. (DOB: 02.10.17 in Köln). (R, DKG). 1937 entered LKS Wildpark-Werder. (n.d.)
trf to 4./JG 234 then II./JG 132. 15.07.39 Lt., trf to 1./JG 21. 16.09.39 Lt., 1./JG 21 unhurt - Bf 109
D-1 (White 12) crash-landed at Klein-Zechen between Sokoly - Rostken due to weather and darkness.
18.10.39 Lt., 1./JG 21 unhurt - Bf 109 D-1 crashed on take-off at Celle - limited damage. 30.10.39
Oblt., 1./JG 21 (06.07.40 redesignated as 7./JG 54). 13.05.40 Hptm., WIA in crash landing at
Stavanger-Sola after being shot up by a Blenheim. 26.06.40 appt Adj. in III./JG 54. 08.40 promo to
Oblt. 25.08.40 trf to 8./JG 54. 30.06.41 Oblt., 8./JG 54. 29.07.41 Oblt., 8./JG 54. 02.08.41 Oblt.,
8./JG 54. 23.09.41 Oblt., 8./JG 54. 01.10.41 Oblt., appt Staka 1./JG 54 (to 15.10.42). 03.02.42
Oblt., 1./JG 54. 14.03.42 Oblt., 1./JG 54. 01.05.42 Oblt., 1./JG 54. 07.08.42 Oblt., 1./JG 54.
30.09.42 Oblt., 1./JG 54. 02.11.42 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 02.11.42 Oblt., appt Staka 3./JG
51 (to 07.05.44). 17.12.42 Oblt., 3./JG 51. 17.01.43 Oblt., 3./JG 51. 01.02.43 promo to Hptm.
24.02.43 Hptm., 3./JG 51. 11.05.43 Hptm., 3./JG 51. 17.05.43 Hptm., awarded DKG, 3./JG 51.
05.07.43 Hptm., 3./JG 51. 15.08.43 Hptm., 3./JG 51 appt acting Kdr. I./JG 51 (to 30.08.43).
26.08.43 Hptm., 3./JG 51. 05.09.43 Hptm., 3./JG 51. 05.09.43 Hptm., 3./JG 51. 21.10.43 Hptm.,
3./JG 51. 01.01.44 Hptm., 3./JG 51. 01.44 appt Kdr. I./JG 54? 04.01.44 Hptm., Stab I./JG 51.
06.01.44 Hptm., 3./JG 51. 01.02.44 Hptm., Staka 3./JG 51 (to 07.05.44, then Kdr. IV./JG 51).
10.04.44 Hptm., IV./JG 51. 09.05.44 Hptm., appt Kdr. IV./JG 51 (to 11.04.45). 29.06.44 Hptm.,
Stab IV./JG 51. 24.07.44 Hptm., Stab III./JG 51. 17.08.44 Hptm., Stab IV./JG 51. 29.08.44 Hptm.,
Stab IV./JG 51. 16.10.44 Hptm., Stab IV./JG 51. 18.11.44 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. IV./JG
51. 31.12.44 Maj., Kdr. IV./JG 51. 01.01.45 promo to Maj. 12.04.45 Maj., appt Kommodore JG 51
and concurrently from 29.04.45 Kdr. IV./JG 51 (to 08.05.45). 08.05.45 Maj., Kommodore JG 51.
Credited with 628 combat missions and 70 air victories. (n.d.) after the war, received a doctorate in
law from the University of Kiel and worked for an insurance company. †26.02.2006.






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KARCH, Friedrich ("Fritz"). (DOB: 17.01.20 in München). (W.B.K. München II). (R, DKG). 09.42
Fw., assigned to 6./JG 2 on completion of training. 01.11.42 Fw., promo to Lt.. (Kr.O./Fl.). 17.01.43
Lt., 6./JG 2. 17.04.43 Lt., appt Staka 6./JG 2 (to at least 31.12.43). 16.05.43 Lt., 6./JG 2. 04.07.43
Lt., 6./JG 2. 12.08.43 Lt., 6./JG 2. 09.10.43 Hptm., 6./JG 52 awarded the DKG. 26.11.43 Lt., 6./JG
2. Before 01.01.44 Hptm., appt Staka 6./JG 2 (still 31.12.44). 14.01.44 Lt., 6./JG 2. 08.03.44 Lt.,
6./JG 2. 24.04.44 Lt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 20.06.44 Oblt., Staka 6./JG 2 unhurt - Bf 109 G-6
lost in air combat - no details. 07.10.44 Oblt., 6./JG 2. 20.10.44 Hptm., 6./JG 2. 28.02.45 Hptm.,
appt Kdr. II./JG 2 (to 08.05.45). 17.04.45 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II./JG 2. Credited with
c.270 combat missions and 47 air victories. †30.12.2001 in Bayreuth

Fritz Karch was born on 17th January 1920 in Munich. In Sept 1942 he was a Feldwebel with 6./JG 2 on the Channel Front. During the Tunisian Campaign he scored his first 3 victories beginning on 28th November 1942 with a Spitfire. In January 1943 he was promoted Leutnant. He became Staffelführer of 6./JG 2. During July 1943 he claimed at least two B-17s shot down over France including B-17 42-29928 on 4 July 1943 near La Coulonche during a raid on Le Mans (381st BG, 533 BS) OKL fighter claims 10.7.1943 - Ltn Fritz KARCH - 6 / JG 2 - B-17 -15 km N.W. Evreux - 2500 m. - 08.12 (heure) - Film : C/2027/1 Anek : Nr __" On 17 August 1943 over Dieppe he achieved his 10th victory and his 15th on 31st December 1943. In January 1944 he had raised his total to 20 and by August to 30. In March 1944 he was named Staffelkapitän of 6./JG 2. He shot down two P-47s in December 1944 and by January 1945 his total had increased to 40. On 2 January 1945 he was promoted to Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 2. He achieved his final victory on 28th March 1945, a P-51. Awarded the Knight's Cross on 20 April 1945, he ended the war with a total of 47 victories, 21 of which were four-engine bombers. (This brief biography was taken from Ernst Obermaier's Die Ritterkreuzträger).






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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
SCHMIDT, Heinz ("Johnny"). (DOB: 20.04.20 in Bad Homburg/Hessen). (RE, DKG). 01.10.38
(10.11.38?) entered service with the Luftwaffe and sent to Flieger-Ers.Abt. 14 (Detmold). 12.04.39 pilot
training, mostly at FFS A/B Plauen (to 15.05.40). [02.40 Gefr. in 6./JG 52? – not in his records].
17.05.40 trf to 2./JFS 3 (Stolp-Reitz). 17.07.40 trf to 2./Erg.JGr. Merseburg. 12.08.40 trf to 4./JG 52.
03.11.40 trf to II./JG 52. 12.08.41 lost Bf 109 F-2 (White 13 + -) 27.08.41 promo to Ofw. forced down
70km behind the lines, taking 6 days to make his way back. 01.02.42 promo to Lt. 26.05.42 Lt., in 4./JG
52. 01.07.42 Lt., appt acting Staka 5./JG 52 (to 30.09.42). 06.07.42 (or posthumously on 01.11.43?)
awarded the Ehrenpokal. 01.08.42 promo to Oblt. 13.08.42 Lt., 5./JG 52 awarded DKG. 23.08.42 Lt.,
awarded Ritterkreuz. 16.09.42 Lt., awarded Eichenlaub. 12.42 Staka 6./JG 52. 15.01.43 Lt., 4./JG 52
MIA/WIA - lost a Bf 109 G-2 over the Asov Sea (Pl.Qu. 2751) - bailed out - walked back to German lines
for over two days on the ice and snow with only one boot, with schrapnel in his shoulder and a dislocated
right arm - hospitalized in Melitopol - spent the next 4 months in various hospitals. 25.05.43 (27.07.43?*)
Oblt., appt Staka 6./JG 52 (to 05.09.43). 28.07.43 Oblt., 6./JG 52. 12.08.43 Oblt., 6./JG 52. 05.09.43
Oblt., Staka 6./JG 52 MIA – Bf 109 G-6 (Yellow 7 +-) failed to return from a mission in the area of
Kotelwa-Senkow Pl.Qu. 35 Ost/ 4176-4184 and possibly accidentally shot down by a Hungarian fighter
near Markor/Russia. 01.08.44 officially listed as MIA. 1945 promo to Hptm. (RDA not assigned).
Credited with c.700 combat missions and 173 air victories. [*acc to J. Prien]





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German

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
PICHLER, Johan. (DOB: 15.12.12 in Oberschweinbach/Oberbayern). (R, DKG). 11.34 entered the
Wehrmacht. 1939 began training as a pilot. 08.40 in 7./JG 77. 22.05.41 with 7./JG 77 WIA - Bf
109 E-7, cause unknown claimed hits on battleship HMS Valiant. 05.01.42 Ofw., 7./JG 77. 19.03.42
Ofw., 7./JG 77. 18.06.42 Fw., 7./JG 77. 14.01.43 Ofw., 7./JG 77. 18.03.43 Ofw., awarded DKG,
7./JG 77. 25.06.43 Ofw., 7./JG 77 awarded the Ehrenpokal. 14.07.43 Ofw., 7./JG 77 WIA - Bf 109
G-6 (White 3) but bailed. 01.44 returned to 7./JG 77. 04.04.44 Ofw., 7./JG 77. 19.08.44
Fahnenjunker Ofw., awarded Ritterkreuz, 7./JG 77. 28.08.44 Lt., WIA POW – Bf 109 G-6 (White
13) shot down by American fighters SE of Titu/Romania. - captured by the Russians while a patient in
a hospital in Romania. 01.50 released. Credited with c.700 combat missions and 52 air victories (75
according to earlier sources). †16.02.95 in Oberschweinbach/Bay.






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German

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
MALLY, Hans-Georg. 13.12.40 Lt., 6./KG 54 unhurt - Ju 88 A-1 (B3+CP) crashed at St. André due to
engine failure. 04/05.04.41 Lt., 6./KG 54 unhurt - Ju 88 A-5 (B3+KP) lost to a night fighter in Bristol
area. 04.42? Oblt., appt Staka 10./KG 54 (to 06.42?). 17.12.42 Oblt., appt Staka 6./KG 54 (to
25.04.44). 01.04.43 in II./KG 54, promo to Hptm. (RDA to be determined)






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German

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
HEINRICHS, Erich. (DOB: 05.11.12 in Naugard/Pommern). (R). 04.04.34 joined the Luftwaffe.
(n.d.) Lt., with KG 154. 01.12.39 Fw., promo to Lt., I./KG 54. 1940 in II./KG 54. 28.05.41 in Stab
II./KG 54, KIA – his Ju 88 A-5 (B3+DC) failed to return from a flight over the Atlantic to the west of
Ireland during operations involving the battleship Bismarck, apparently shot down by long range
fighters. 22.06.41 Oblt. in I./KG 54, posthumously awarded the Ritterkreuz for particularly successful
attacks on a British aluminum sheet metal plant and a torpedo factory





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