Walther Dahl
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
DAHL, Walter. (DOB: 27.03.16 in Lug/Rheinpfalz). (RE, DKG). 1935 served in the RAD. 29.10.35 entered
the Heer, serving in Inf.Rgt. 35 then Inf.Rgt. 119. 1938 entered the Luftwaffe from the Army and trained as a
fighter pilot. 18.01.38 promo to Lt.d.R. 05.39 trf to FFS Weimar-Nohra as an instructor. 01.06.40 appt Offz.
z.b.V. 1940 in JG 3. 01.10.40 promo to Oblt. 03.10.40 trf to JFS 5 in Wien-Schwechat. 30.04.41 trf to
Erg.Gr./JG 3. 05.41 Oblt., trf to Stab/JG 3 as Ord.Offz. 01.06.41 appt Major beim Stab in Stab/JG 3.
22.06.41 Oblt., Stab II./JG 3. 24.06.41 Oblt., Stab/JG 3 WIA and hospitalized for 4 weeks - Bf 109 F-2 force-
landed vic Hostynne a/f due to engine failure. 10.07.41 trf to II./JG 3. 24.10.41 appt Adj. in II./JG 3.
13.12.41 Oblt., appt Staka 4./JG 3 (to 09.04.42). 05.01.42 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 10.04.42 appt Staka
1./Erg.JGr. Süd. 02.08.42 Oblt., appt Geschw.Adj./JG 3 (to 07.08.44? (to no later than 20.07.43)). 26.08.42
Oblt., Stab/JG 3. 24.09.42 Oblt., Stab/JG 3. 26.10.42 Oblt., Stab/JG 3. 02.12.42 Oblt., awarded DKG,
Stab/JG 3. 01.03.43 promo to Hptm. 15.04.43 Hptm., Stab JG 3. 28.04.43 trf to Stab d.Gen.d.Jagdflieger for
instruction as a Kdr. 20.07.43 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./JG 3 (to 20.05.44). 17.08.43 Hptm., Kdr. III./JG 3 WIA -
damaged Bf 109 G-6 belly-landed at Cipperath/Eifel due to engine trouble. 06.09.43 Hptm., Stab III./JG 3.
14.10.43 Hptm., Stab III./JG 3. 18.12.43 Hptm., Kdr. III./JG 3 unhurt - Bf 109 G-6 mid-air collision, force-
landed at Holzkirchen a/f. 19.12.43 Hptm., Stab III./JG 3. 29.01.44 Maj., Stab III./JG 3. 24.02.44 Maj., Stab
III./JG 3. 11.03.44 Maj., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. III./JG 3. 13.04.44 Maj., Stab III./JG 3. 01.05.44 promo
to Maj. 20.05.44 appt Kommodore JG.z.b.V.(of JG 300 acc.Prien) 21.05.44 Maj., appt Kommodore JG 4 (to
06.44 then Kommodore JG 300 acc. Prien). 27.06.44 Maj., Kommodore JG.z.b.V., appt Kommodore JG 300
(to after 31.12.44). 08.07.44 mentioned in dispatches. 15.08.44 Maj., Stab/JG 300. 28.09.44 Maj., Stab/JG
300. 06.10.44 Maj., Stab/JG 300. 30.11.44 relieved of his command by Göring. 26.01.45 appt Inspekteur der
Tagjäger (to 08.05.45). 01.02.45 awarded Eichenlaub for prior service while Kommodore JG 300 and promo
to Obstlt. (RDA 01.11.44). 03.45 pilot in Stab III./Erg.JG 2. 30.04.45 promo to Oberst. 08.05.45 surrendered
to the Americans in Königsee and released from captivity in 09.45. Credited with 678 combat missions and
129 air victories. †25.11.85 in Heidelberg. Buried at the Bergfriedhof in Heidelberg. Author of: Rammjager
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