German StG77 Mj. Orthofer nach 300 Feindflug
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
ORTHOFER, Alfons ("Ali"). (DOB: 07.12.09 in Neustadt/Donau). (R). 01.04.30 entered service with
the Heer (Infanterie). 01.04.30 pre-military flight training at the Dt. Verkehrsfliegerschule
Schleissheim (to 31.03.31). 01.04.35 trf to the Luftwaffe and appt Kp.-Offz. in Fahr-Abt. Rendsburg.
01.07.35 appt Adjutant in Flieger-Ers.Abt. 15 (Neubiberg). 01.10.35 promo to Oblt. 12.03.36 appt
Adjutant in Fliegergeschwader 134 (Dortmund). 06.05.36 ordered temporary duty to JGr. Lippstadt
for fighter pilot training (to 30.07.36). 01.08.36 awarded the Lw. pilot license. 01.09.36 assigned to
I./St.G. 165 at Kitzingen for fighter pilot training. 01.03.37 trf to II./St.G. 165 at Schweinfurt.
01.04.37 ordered temporary duty to Fliegertechnische Schule Jüterbog to attend Staffelkapitäne
training course (to 14.04.37). 01.07.37 appt Staffelführer in II./St.G. 165 (Schweinfurt). 21.02.38
awarded the Lw. instrument flying certificate. 01.01.39 promo to Hptm. 01.01.39 appt Stafü and
then Staka in I./St.G. 162 at Jever (to 30.04.39). 05.01.39 ordered temporary duty to attend the
Höh.Lw.-Schule Berlin-Gatow (7. Lehrgang) (to 31.03.39). 01.05.39 Generalstab training at the
Luftkriegsakademie Berlin-Gatow (to 23.08.39 – did not complete the course and dropped as a
Generalstab candidate). 24.08.39 ordered temporary duty to Stab/General z.b.V. d.Luftflotte 4 (to
10.10.39). 01.10.39 Hptm., Ia op in Stab/3. Fliegerdivision. 11.10.39 ordered temporary duty to
Stab/Luftgaukdo. XII )to 06.02.40). 15.10.39 trf to Luftgaukdo. XII. 07.02.40 appt Ia op in
Stab/Luftflotte 2. (n.d.) appt (acting?) Ia in Stab/Flieger-Div. 7 (to 14.08.40). 25.05.40 awarded the
E.K. II. 15.08.40 Hptm., appt Kdr. II./St.G. 77 (to 30.06.42). 21.10.41 or 23.11.41 Hptm., awarded
Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II./St.G. 77. 27.06.42 Maj., appt Kdr. Stukaschule 1 (to 24.07.42). 25.07.42 Maj.,
appt Kommodore St.G. 77 (to 12.10.42). 12.10.42 Maj., Kommodore Stab/St.G. 77 KIAWIA/DOW
– in Ju 87 D destroyed on the runway during a surprise Russian air attack on Belorechenskaya, a
Luftwaffe field strip in North Caucasia near Maikop. Posthumously promo to Obstlt. with effect from
01.10.42. Credited with 437 missions, destroyed 10 warships, 27 freighters (50,000 GRT), 140 tanks,
45 AA guns and 43 artillery positions.
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