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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
KRAFFT von DELLMENSINGEN, Erhart. (DOB: 27.12.06 in Landsberg am Lech). (i.G.). (DKG).
01.04.25 entered service with the Heer (Infanterie). 01.06.31 pilot training with Flugzentrum Lipetsk
in Russia (to 01.10.32). 1932 certified fluent in English. 01.11.33 trf to the Luftwaffe and received
extensive flight training over the next 3 years. 01.04.34 received the Lw. advanced flying certificate.
1935 awarded 3. Prize in the Zugspitzflug. 01.09.34 appt Techn.Offz. KFS Lechfeld und Tutow (to
09.12.34). 10.12.34 appt Adj. Insp.d.Fl.Res. (to 30.06.35). 01.07.35 Kp.-Chef and Staka in
Fliegerstaffel z.b.V., Fliegergruppe Giebelstadt and III./KG 155 (Schwäbisch-Hall). 01.10.36 to
Luftkreisschule II (3. Lehrgang) (to 17.11.36). 06.11.36 trf to Kampfgruppe I. K/88 (Legion Condor)
and appt Staka. 15.03.37 trf to III./KG 355. 16.02.38 Generalstab training at the Luftkriegsakademie
Berlin-Gatow (to 30.06.38). 01.07.38 appt Ia op 1 in Stab/Luftgaukdo. XVII. 01.06.39 admitted into
the Generalstab d.Lw. 01.09.39 appt Gruppenleiter I in Stab/Luftgaukdo. XVII. 15.11.39 Maj., trf to
1.Abt./Genst.d.Lw. 20.09.39 Hptm., Fliegerverbindungs-Offz. attached to AOK 14. 01.12.39 promo
to Maj. c.01.07.40 ordered to BFS 3 (Königsberg-Devau) and Erg.KGr. 4 (Ju 88) (to 15.08.40) for
temporary duty. 16.08.40 (or 15.09.40?) Maj., appt Kdr. II./KG 54 (to 17.11.41). 15.08.41 acting
Kommodore KG 54. 16.10.41 trf to Ob.d.L./RLM pool and ordered to the Luftkriegsakademie
Berlin-Gatow for temporary duty as a tactics course director. 01.03.42 promo to Obstlt. 12.03.42
ordered to Stab/Fliegerführer Atlantik for temporary duty (to 02.04.42). 11.05.42 Maj., awarded
DKG. 23.09.42 ordered to Luftflotte 4 for temporary duty (to 14.10.42). 07.01.43 appt director of air
tactics instruction for Generalstab officers. 01.08.43 ordered to Stab/I. Fliegerkorps for temporary
duty. 31.08.43 Obstlt., appt Chef d.Genst./I. Fliegerkorps (to 18.07.44). 24.02.44 appt Chef
d.Genstab for temporary duty. 01.04.44 promo to Oberst. 25.07.44 trf to Fhr.Res. 24.08.44 (or
01.01.45?) appt Ch.d.Genst./IX. Fliegerkorps (J) (to 10.02.45). 09.05.45 captured at "Urpass"(?)/Tiri.
16.01.46 still POW.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
STRACHWITZ, Joachim Graf. c.02.42 Hptm., Verb.Offz. beim W.Trsp.Ltg.Ost. 01.03.42 promo to
Hptm.d.R. 05.12.42 Hptm., appt acting Kdr. Lw.-Pz.Jg.Abt. 7. 08.05.43 Hptm. d.R. and provisional Kdr.
V./Art.Rgt. 15 (L), trf to XIII. Fliegerkorps for further assignment. 06.01.44 appt provisional then
permanent Kdr. Heimat-Flak-Abt. 13/XVII (still 04.45). 18.07.45 Maj.? (d.R./Flak) on list.





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German

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
DEUTSCHBEIN, Horst. (DKG). 16.02.42 Lt.and Stafü 5./KG 54, awarded the DKG. 23.03.42 Lt., 5./KG 54
WIA - Ju 88 A-4 (B3+?N) due to infantry fire in the Waldai Heights. 22.05.42 Lt., 5./KG 54 KIA - Ju 88 A-4
(B3+SN) lost to unknown cause while attacking troops vic rail station of Szablago (Sobolewo?) hit by a LaGG-
3 of 630 IAP.












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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
SCHOENERT(SCHÖNERT?), Rudolf. (DOB: 27.07.11 in Glogau/Silesia). (RE, DKG). 1928 entered the
commercial shipping industry. 1933 became a pilot. 1934 was a civilian flight instructor. 1936 with
Lufthansa. 07.36 ordered to Eprobungsstelle Rechlin. 03.12.36 underwent basic military training (to
26.02.37). 15.11.37 undertook flight training with I./KG 152 (to 15.12.37). 15.12.37 in Reserveübung
(reserve maneuvers) I, II and III with I./KG 152 (to 05.03.38). 15.02.38 promo to Fw.d.R. 05.38 promo
to Lt. d.R. 09.06.41 trf to 4./NJG 1. 09.07.41 Lt., 4./NJG 1. 04.08.41 Lt., 4./NJG 1. 30.11.41 Oblt.,
5./NJG 2. 01.09.41 appt acting Staka 5./NJG 2. 01.11.41 Oblt., 4./NJG 1 ( became 5./NJG 2 due to unit
renaming?). 05.01.42 (23.12.41?) Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 16.03.42 Oblt., appt Staka 4./NJG 2 (to
01.08.42). 25.05.42 Oblt., 4./NJG 2 awarded the DKG. 25.07.42 Oblt.(d.R.), awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka
4./NJG 2 after achieving 21 night victories. 01.08.42 Oblt., appt Staka 2./NJG 3 (to 01.12.42). 11.42
Staka 5./NJG 3. 01.12.42 Hptm., appt Kdr. II./NJG 5 (to 05.08.43). 30.03.43 Hptm.,Stab II./NJG 5.
21.04.43 Hptm., Stab II./NJG 5. 29.05.43 departed for Italy on a one month convalescent leave. 06.08.43
appt Kdr. I./NJG 100. 31.08.43 Hptm., Stab I./NJG 100. 14.10.43 Hptm., Stab I./NJG 100. 01.01.44
appt Kdr. NJGr. 10. 20.02.44 Hptm., Stab /NJGr. 10. 11.04.44 Maj.(d.R.), awarded Eichenlaub, Kdr.
NJGr. 10. 06.03.45 appt Kommodore NJG 5. 24/25.04.45 shot down E of the Elbe apparently by a
British night fighter. Credited with 376 combat missions and 65 night victories. Generally credited with
the invention of Schräge Musik gun installations. †30.11.85 in Manitoba/Canada.



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