German Friedrich Lang augustus 1944
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
LANG, Friedrich. (DOB: 12.01.15 in Mährisch-Trübau). (RES, DKG). Studied Mathematics and
Physics at Chernowitz. 10.34 began studies in aeronautical Engineering at Breslau. 17.04.35 became
a German citizen. 1935 with 9./Infantrie-Rgt. 28. 03.36 trf from the Heer to the Luftwaffe and
assigned to KG 153 at Merseburg. 08.36 trf to LKS 2 Dresden for training. 1937 continued training
at Grosse KFS Lechfeld. 01.01.38 promo to Lt. 01.07.38 trf to 1./St.G. 163 at Breslau-Schöngarten.
01.05.39 now in I./St.G. 2. 01.09.39 Lt., 1./St.G. 2 unhurt - Ju 87 B damaged by fighters near Kety.
08.06.40 Lt., 1./St.G. 2 badly WIA - Ju 87 B (T6+HH) damaged by GC I/2 near Longpont, SW of
Soissons. 06.40 promo to Oblt. 09.40 appt Techn.Offz. I./St.G. 2 (still 05.41). 07.10.41 appt Staka
1./St.G. 2 (to c.01.11.42?). 23.11.41 awarded Ritterkreuz, 1./St.G. 2. 1941/42 Oblt., I./St.G. 1.
30.03.42 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 24.04.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, 1./St.G. 2. 06.42 promo to
Hptm. 23.08.42 flew his 600th combat mission. 01.11.42 appt Lfl. 4 Fliegerverbindungsoffizier to
AOK 17 (to 03.43). 21.11.42 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub for service as Staka 1./St.G. 2. 01.04.43
Hptm. (Tr.O.) in St.G. 2, appt provisional Kdr. III./St.G. 1 (to 18.10.43). 01.09.43 promo to Maj.
(Tr.O.). 18.10.43 Maj., appt Kdr. III./SG 1 (to 19.05.44). 01.03.44 nominated as interim Kdr. of
I./SG 151 (to 07.44). 05.44 (or 01.07.44?) Maj., appt Kommodore SG 101 (to 09.02.45). 02.07.44
Maj., awarderd Schwerter for service as Kdr. III./SG 1. 09.02.45 Maj., appt acting Kommodore SG 2
(to 13.02.45). 13.02.45 Maj., acting Kommodore SG 2 WIA - in Fw 190 F-9 (< - + -) landing
accident at Fp. Freiwaldau. Credited with 1,008 combat missions over the course of the war - never
shot down or force-landed. Postwar worked in the construction trades as a bricklayer. 01.01.56
entered the Bundeswehr as a Maj. – became Referent im Führungstab der Luftwaffe im BMVg (?), and
Kdr. Truppenschule der Luftwaffe (1960 to 63). 1963 appt Leiter Abt. Infrastruktur in WBK II,
Hannover. 1971 appt Kdr. Verteidigungsbezirkkommando 22, Hannover. 31.03.73 retired as an
Oberst. †29.12.2003 in Hannover
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