German
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
GEISSHARDT, Friedrich (Fritz) Richard. (DOB: 22.01.19 in Sonnefeld near Coburg). (RE, DKG).
1937 entered the Luftwaffe. 09.09.39 Uffz., 2.(J)/LG 2. 10.09.39 Uffz., in 2.(Jagd)/LG 2 - POW of
the Poles briefly when forced down behind the lines - escaped in the confusion of an air raid. 12.39
promo to Lt. 27.02.40 Lt., trf to 1.(J)/LG 2. 08.40 with 1.(J)/LG 2. 02.02.41 Lt., 1./LG 2. 04.41
appt Adj. I.(J)/LG 2. 23.06.41 Lt., Stab I./JG 77. 12.07.41 Lt., Stab I./JG 77 - Bf 109 E-1 (White
14) damaged. 13.07.41 awarded the Ehrenpokal. 30.08.41 Lt., awarded Ritterkreuz, I./JG 77.
03.09.41 Lt., Stab I./JG 77. 28.12.41 Lt., Stab I./JG 77. 06.01.42 trf to I./JG 77 due to unit renaming.
11.02.42 Oblt., 1./JG 77. 01.03.42 Oblt., Stab I./JG 77. 24.04.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, Staka 3./JG
77. 12.05.42 Oblt., with 3./JG 77 unhurt - Bf 109 F-4 (Yellow 5) force-landed vic Fernheim/Crimea
due to engine damage. 19.05.42 in Stab I./JG 77, appt Staka 3./JG 77 (to 01.43). 23.06.42 Oblt.,
awarded Eichenlaub, Adj. I./JG 77. 01.07.42 Oblt., Staka 3./JG 77 (to at least 31.12.42). 11.01.43
Hptm., in I./JG 77, appt Kdr. III./JG 26 (to 05.04.43). 05.04.43 Hptm., Stab III./JG 26 WIA/KIA –
Fw 190 A-4 (P+I) belly-landed at Gontrode and severely WIA following combat with a bomber
formation and rushed to a hospital in Ghent/Belgium where he died the next day of blood loss due to
an abdominal wound. Buried in Bourdon. Credited with 642 combat missions and 102 air victories.
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