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German Kampfgeschwader 4 "General Wever" KG4 at Fassberg.

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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
EWALD, Wolfgang ("Picenio"). (DOB: 26.03.11 in Hamburg). (R, DKG). 13.06.38 Lt.,in Spain with 2. J/88 of
the Condor Legion. 01.11.38 Oblt., appt Staka 2./JG 433. 01.05.39 appt Staka 2./JG 52 (to 26.08.40).
06.06.39 Lt., 2. J/88 awarded the Spanienkreuzes in Gold mit Brillanten. 21.11.39 appt acting Kdr. I./JG 52 (to
30.11.39). 27.08.40 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./JG 52 (to 24.05.41). 24.05.41 trf to Stab JaFü. 2. 21.07.41 Hptm.,
appt Ia op/Jagdfliegerführer 2. 20.05.42 Hptm., Stab/JG 3. 23.07.42 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./JG 3 (to 14.07.43).
21.09.42 Hptm., awarded Ehrenpokal. 01.10.42 promo to Maj. 03.10.42 awarded DKG, III./JG 3. 09.12.42
Maj., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. III./JG 3. 16.03.43 Maj., Stab III./JG 3. 02.05.43 Maj., Stab III./JG 3.
14.07.43 Maj., Kdr. III./JG 3 POW – Bf 109 G-6 (Black <<+I ) shot down by Russian AA fire 20 km NE of
Belgorod at 35 Ost/ 61922 (20 km NE of Belgorod). 01.08.44 officially listed as MIA. 1949 released.
Credited with 78 air victories (including 1 in Spain). (n.d.) retired from the Bundeswehr as an Obstlt.
†24.02.95 in Leonberg.

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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
THIEL, Edwin. (DOB: 19.06.13 in Oberbexbach/Saar). (R, DKG). (n.d.) pre-war flew as a pilot for
Lufthansa. 1939 joined the Luftwaffe. 1939-41 served as a flight instructor. [09.39 in JG 52?]. c.10.41
trf to Stab I./JG 51. 30.05.42 Oblt., appt Staka 2./JG 51 (to 07.43). 16.06.42 awarded the Ehrenpokal.
06.07.42 Lt., 2./JG 51. 09.09.42 Lt., awarded DKG, I./JG 51. 29.10.42 Lt., 2./JG 51. 04.12.42 Lt., 2./JG
51. 01.01.43 with Erg.JGr. Ost, promo to Hptm. 23.02.43 Oblt., 2./JG 51. 16.04.43 Oblt., awarded
Ritterkreuz (recommended while Stafü 2./JG 51). 06.07.43 Oblt., 2./JG 51. 07.43 Hptm., appt Staka
1./Erg.JGr. Ost (to 03.06.44). 05.44 Hptm., Erg.JGr. Ost, Staka Stabsstaffel/JG 51 ( to 14.07.44 KIA).
04.06.44 Hptm., appt Staka Stabsstaffel/JG 51 (to 14.07.44). 23.06.44 Hptm., Stabsstaffel/JG 51.
14.07.44 Hptm., Staka Stabsstaffel/JG 51 KIA – Fw 190 A-8 shot down by Russian AA fire while strafing
Russian columns near Kobryń in eastern Poland, crashed 2 km E of Wolkowysk - bailed out too low.
Credited with over 300 combat missions and 76 air victories.

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Klems, Heinrich Heinz Günther Erg/JGr West, Stab I/JG-26 (4/42), 2/JG-26 (2/43) WIFA 14 May, 1943 when he overturned during a landing at Ossinovka, S.U.. He was severely injured, and was pulled from the wreckage by his element leader, Lt Jessen. He never returned to flight status. One known victory, his 1st, a Spitfire 20 km west of Etaples on 31 July, 1942. His 2nd, a Spitfire 5 km southwest of Merville on 11 November, 1942. (On the OKL, he is referred to as "Heinrich" Also seen his name referred to as "Heinz" or "Hans"; shortened, I presume.) Deceased 18 September, 1996.

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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
LEESMANN, Karl-Heinz. (DOB: 03.05.15 in Osnabrück). (R, DKG). 19.02.39 appt Staka 3./JG 433.
1939 in I./JG 52. 27.08.40 Oblt., appt Staka 2./JG 52 (to 24.05.41). 24.05.41 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./JG
52 (to 06.11.41). 30.06.41 Oblt., Stab I./JG 52. 23.07.41 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 2./JG 52.
06.11.41 Oblt., Stab/JG 52 WIA - Bf 109 F-2 force-landed at Rusa after being hit by enemy fire and
severely WIA with a splintered right forearm; spent months hospitalized and recuperating (to
06.05.42). 06.05.42 Hptm., re-appt Kdr. I./JG 52 (to 13.06.42). 27.07.42 Hptm., awarded DKG,
Kdr., I./JG 52. 01.03.43 promo to Maj. 26.03.43 Maj., trf from Ob.d.L. pool to Erg.JGr. Süd
(cancelled?). 27.03.43 (28.04.43?) Maj., in I./JG 52, appt Kdr. III./JG 1 (to 25.07.43). 25.07.43
Maj., Stab III./JG 1 KIA – in Bf 109 G-6 (white <5 + I) shot down in Pl.Qu.UR while attacking
bombers over the North Sea to the SE of Helgoland. 16.08.43 body washed ashore. Buried at
Recklinghausen. Credited with 37 air victories.

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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
GALLAND, Wilhelm-Ferdinand ("Wutz"). (DOB: 23.10.14 in Bochum). (W.B.K. Recklinghausen).
(R, DKG). 1935 entered Luftwaffe and served in a Flak-Regiment. 1939-40 in the Flakartillerie.
1940-41 flight and fighter training. 1941 with Erg.Gr./JG 26. 27.06.41 trf to II./JG 26. 06.41 Staka
of 5./JG 26. 23.07.41 Oblt., 6./JG 26. 06.11.41 Oblt., 6./JG 26. 13.01.42 accidently shot down a
fellow JG 26 pilot. The incident was "cleaned up" for the official records. 05.05.42 promo to Oblt.,
appt Staka 5./JG 26 (to 02.01.43). 01.08.42 Oblt.d.R./Fl., RDA adjusted to 01.11.40. 19.08.42 his
Fw 190 A-3 (Black 8) shot up over Dieppe landings. 12.10.42 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal.
03.01.43 promo to Hptm. and appt Kdr. II./JG 26 (to 17.08.43). 09.01.43 Hptm., Stab II./JG 26.
29.01.43 Hptm., awarded DKG, II./JG 26. 08.03.43 Hptm., Stab II./JG 26. 21.04.43 Hptm., Stab
II./JG 26. 18.05.43 promo to Maj.; Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II./JG 26. 26.06.43 Hptm.,
Stab II./JG 26. 04.07.43 Maj., Stab II./JG 26. 17.08.43 Maj., Stab II./JG 26 KIA – in Fw 190 A-5
(<< + -) shot down by 56 FG P-47 Thunderbolt escorts during an intercept mission against U.S.
bombers between Hees-Vlijtingen and Rosmeer in the Liège area, crashed 5 km W of Maastricht.
Body recovered two months later. Buried at Lommel/Belgium. Credited with 186 combat missions
and 55 air victories.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
NAUMANN, Johannes (Hans) ("Focke"). (DOB: 11.10.17 in Dresden). (R, DKG). 01.08.39 promo to
Lt.(RDA withheld). 01.09.39 RDA as Lt., JG 26. 09.39 Lt., in III./JG 26. 08.40 in 9./JG 26.
21.09.42 Oblt., appt Staka 6./JG 26 (to 17.08.43). 22.06.43 Hptm. and Staka 6./JG 26, WIA - Fw 190
A-5 (Brown 3) by a P-47 vic Antwerp. 25.06.43 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 18.08.43 Oblt., appt
acting Kdr. II./JG 26 (to 08.09.43). 09.09.43 Oblt., appt Staka 6./JG 26 (to 01.10.43). 27.09.43
Hptm., awarded the DKG. 01.10.43 promo to Hptm. and appt Staka 7./JG 26 (to 09.02.44). 02.03.44

Hptm., re-appt Kdr. II./JG 26 (to 23.06.44 WIA). 23.06.44 Hptm., Stab II./JG 26 severely WIA - Fw
190 A-8 (Black 30) by AA fire SSW of Caen while chasing a P-51, then struck legs on the tail fin
while bailing out. 01.09.44 Hptm., Kdr. II./ZG 26, appt Kdr. II./JG 6 (still 31.12.44). 07.09.44
Hptm., Stab II./JG 6. 12.09.44 Hptm., Stab II./JG 6. 04.10.44 Hptm., Stab II./JG 6. 07.09.44 Hptm.,
Hptm., Stab II./JG 6. 09.11.44 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II./JG 6. 01.03.45 promo to Maj.
05.04.45 Maj., appt Kdr. III./JG 7 (to 08.05.45). Credited with over 350 combat missions and 34 air
victories. †22.03.2010 in Fürstenfeldbruck.

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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
HOPPE, Helmut. (DOB: 09.09.18). (DKG). 02.10.42 Lt., 5./JG 26. 08.11.42 with 6./JG 26. 09.01.43
in 4./JG 26. 22.01.43 Lt., 5./JG 26. 14.05.43 Hptm., appt Staka 4./JG 26 (to 01.10.43). 10.07.43
Lt., 4./JG 26. 23.08.43 Lt., 4./JG 26 awarded the Ehrenpokal. 24.09.43 Lt., 4./JG 26. 01.10.43
Hptm., appt Staka 5./JG 26 (to 01.12.43). 27.10.43 Lt. in 4./JG 26, awarded the DKG. 01.11.43
promo to Oblt. 01.12.43 Hptm., Staka 5./JG 26 KIA – in Fw 190 A-6 (White 6) shot down by
Spitfires of 411 Sqdn. vic Cambrai and Epinoy, crashed 2 km NW of Epinoy. Buried at Bourdon.
Credited with 25 victories

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German, Boissy-le-Bois ? Bois Jean/Ecuires i think.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
KEMETHMÜLLER, Heinz. (DOB: 26.06.14 in Nürnberg). (R, DKG). 12.40 assigned to 8./JG 3.
22.02.42 Fw., 8./JG 3. 22.05.42 Fw., 8./JG 3. 04.07.42 Fw., 8./JG 3. 31.08.42 Fw., 8./JG 3 awarded
the Ehrenpokal. 11.09.42 Fw., 8./JG 3. 04.10.42 Ofw., 8./JG 3. 10.42 trf to 7./JG 26. 02.10.42
Fw., awarded the Ritterkreuz. 03.10.42 Fw., awarded DKG. 13.01.43 Ofw., 7./JG 26. 04.02.43
with 7./JG 26 WIA - Fw 190 A-4 (White 5) damaged during emergency landing at Neuf-Bequin after
combat with Spitfires. 21.05.43 Ofw., 7./JG 26. 28.07.43 Ofw., 7./JG 26. 1943 in 9./JG 26.
17.08.43 WIA - Bf 109 G-4 (White 6 + I) shot down over Leopoldsburg by P-47 Thunderbolts.
14.01.44 Ofw., 9./JG 26. 02.03.44 Ofhr., 9./JG 26. 24.04.44 Lt., appt Staka 4./JG 26 (to 04.11.44
WIA). 26.08.44 Lt., 4./JG 26. 17.09.44 Lt., 4./JG 26. 04.11.44 Lt., Staka 9./JG 26 WIA - Fw 190
A-9 (Blue 9) in landing accident at Greven and never returned to flying status. 19.03.45 appt Adj.
I./JG 26. 29.03.45 Lt., appt Chef Stabs-Kp. I./JG 26 (to 07.05.45). Recommended for the
Eichenlaub. Credited with 463 combat missions and 89 air victories. Wounded 7 times over the
course of the war. †20.02.84 in Bonn-Beuel.

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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
KOCIOK, Josef. (DOB: 26.04.18 in Alt-Schalkendorf/Schlesien). (R, DKG). 1940 in III./ZG 76.
1941 in II./SKG 210. 01.06.42 Uffz., 4./ZG 1 awarded the Ehrenpokal. 08.07.42 Fw., 4./ZG 1.
02.12.42 Fw., awarded DKG, 4./ZG 1. 25.02.43 Ofw., 10.(NJ)/ZG 1. 26.04.43 Ofw., 10. (NJ)/ZG 1.
15.05.43 Ofw., 10.(NJ)/ZG 1. 01.07.43 Ofw., 10.(NJ)/ZG 1. 1943 in 10.(NJ)/ZG 1 and then NJG
200. 31.07.43 Ofw., awarded Ritterkreuz, 10.(NJ)/ZG 1. [Version #2 as Fw., 4./ZG 1]. 26.09.43
Ofw., 5./NJG 200 KIA – Bf 110 G-2 collided with a Russian DB-3 plane near Kerch/Crimea - bailed
but parachute failed. Credited with c.200 combat missions and 33 air victories, of which 21 at night -
and 4 tanks and about 200 vehicles. Buried at Kerch.

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German returning from prison of war Rennes France. 7./JG53

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
WILCKE, Wolf-Dietrich. ("Fürst") (DOB: 11.03.13 in Schrimm near Posen). (RES, DKG). 1934 joined the
army, served in a Cavalry Rgt. 1935 trf to the Luftwaffe, as an Oberfähnrich. 01.04.36 promo to Lt.
(n.d.) trf to JG 132. c.10.37 trf to JFS Werneuchen as an instructor. 1939 served with the Legion Condor
in Spain. 01.07.39 Oblt., trf from I. of J/88 Legion Condor to III./JG 53. 18.09.39 Oblt., appt Staka 7./JG
53 (to 18.05.40). 07.11.39 Oblt., 7./JG 53. 02.03.40 Oblt., 7./JG 53. 18.05.40 Oblt., Staka 7./JG 53
POW – in Bf 109 E-3 (1+I) shot down by French fighters (P-36s?) of GC II/4 W of Rethel and bailed out;
aircraft crashed at LaGravière, Doux. Repatriated after the armistice? 01.07.40 promo to Hptm. 07.40
re-appt Staka 7./JG 53 (to 12.08.40). 12.08.40 Hptm., Gr.Fhr. III./JG 53 unhurt - Bf 109 E-4 crashed in the
Channel due to engine failure - rescued. 13.08.40 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./JG 53 (to 18.05.42). 01.04.41
awarded the Ehrenpokal. 25.06.41 Hptm., Kdr. III./JG 53 WIA - lost Bf 109 F-2 (<< + I) collision on take-
off at Wilna. 06.08.41 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. III./JG 53. 19.05.42 trf to JG 3. 13.06.42
Hptm., Stab/JG 3. 05.07.42 Hptm., Stab/JG 3, appt acting Kommodore JG 3. 12.08.42 Hptm./Maj., appt
Kommodore JG 3 (to 23.03.44). 09.09.42 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub, Kommodore JG 3. 27.09.42
Hptm., Stab/JG 3. 26.10.42 Maj., Stab/JG 3. 03.11.42 Maj., awarded DKG, Kommodore JG 3. 23.12.42
Maj., awarded Schwerter, Kommodore JG 3. 05.01.43 Maj., Stab/JG 3. 01.02.43 promo to Obstlt.
01.12.43 promo to Oberst. Before 01.01.44 Oberst, appt Kommodore Stab/JG 3 (to 23.03.44 KIA).
10.02.44 06.03.44 Oberst Kommodore JG 3 unhurt? - Bf 109 G-6 emergency landing at Neuruppin.
Obstlt., Stab/JG 3. 23.03.44 Obstlt., Stab/JG 3 KIA - Bf 109 G-6 (Black<< + -) shot down by P-51
Mustangs near Schöppenstedt by Braunschweig). Credited with 162 air victories in 732 combat missions.

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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
HRABAK, Dietrich (Dieter). (DOB: 19.12.14 in Gross-Deuben near Leipzig). (RE, DKG). 04.34
began a career with the Kriegsmarine, assigned to Crew 34. 11.35 Oberfähnrich zur See, trf from the
Marine to the Luftwaffe. 01.04.36 promo to Lt. 1938 trf to JGr. Wien. 31.12.38 promo to Oblt.
01.01.39 appt Staka 1./JG 134. 01.05.39 appt Staka 1./JG 76 (to 06.07.40). 01.09.39 Oblt., Staka
1./JG 76 WIA - Bf 109 E-1 (White 1) forced-landing vic Petrikau 20 km S of Radomsko due to combat
with a PZL P-23 fighter. 03.09.39 Oblt. and Staka 1./JG 76, MIA - Bf 109 E-1 (White 1) during
emergency landing behind the lines but returned on 04.09.39. 13.05.40 Oblt., 1./JG 76. 07.06.40
Oblt., Staka 1./JGr. 76 unhurt - Bf 109 E-3 damaged by enemy and force-landed vic Londinières, N of
Neufchâtel-en-Bray. 06.06.40 Oblt., 1./JG 76. 06.07.40 appt Staka 4./JG 54 (to 25.08.40). 20.07.40
promo to Hptm. 25.08.40 Hptm./Maj., appt Kdr. II./JG 54 (to 27.10.42). 28.09.40 Hptm., Kdr. Stab
II./JG 54 unhurt - Bf 109 E-4 (Black << +) shot down by Spitfires vic Marck a/f. 28.09.40 awarded
the Ehrenpokal. 21.10.40 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz. 22.06.41 Hptm., Kdr. II./JG 54 (to 30.04.42).
27.02.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54. 16.03.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54. 17.07.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54.
01.09.42 Hptm., Stab II./JG 54. 01.10.42 promo to Maj. 01.11.42 Maj., appt Kommodore JG 52 (to
30.09.44). 13.12.42 Maj., Stab/JG 52. 17.03.43 Maj., Kommodore Stab/JG 52 unhurt - Bf 109 G-2
(Black << - +-) emergency landing in Pl.Qu. 34 Ost/59443. 30.03.43 Maj., Stab/JG 52 unhurt - Bf
109 G-2 (Black << -+-) belly-landed at Pl.Qu. 34 Ost/ 66833 due to motor damage. 16.04.43 Maj.,
Stab/JG 52. 08.05.43 Maj., Stab/JG 52. 01.07.43 promo to Obstlt. 16.07.43 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52.
01.08.43 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52. 24.09.43 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52. 25.10.43 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52. 25.11.43
Obstlt., awarded Eichenlaub. 01.01.44 promo to Obstlt. 21.03.44 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52. 31.05.44
Obstlt., Stab/JG 52. 02.06.44 Obstlt., Stab/JG 52 - unhurt - Bf 109 G-6 belly-landed due to enemy fire
vic a/f Leipzig. 10.07.44 awarded DKG, Kommodore JG 54. 01.09.44 promo to Oberst. 01.10.44
Oberst, appt Kommodore JG 54 (to 08.05.45). 30.10.44 Obstlt., Stab/JG 54. 31.12.44 Obst., Kdre.
Stab/JG 54. 05.03.46 released from British captivity. Credited with over 1,000 combat missions and
125 air victories. (n.d.) postwar, worked as a sales director of a machine maker. 1955 worked with
"Amt Blank" to prepare for the creation of the Bundeswehr. (n.d.) went to the U.S. to survey the new
military aircraft types. 1957 appt Kdr. FFS B in Fürstenfeldbruck (to 1960). 1962 appt Kdr.
Luftwaffen-Ausbildungsbrigade 2 (to 1963). 1963 appt Kdr. allierten Luftverteidigungssektors 1 (4.
Allied Tactical Air Force) (to 1964). 1965 appt Kdr. 4. Luftwaffendivision (to 1966). 1966 appt
Sonderbeauftragter Starfighter in the Führungsstab d.Lw. in the Bundesministerium der Verteidigung
in Bonn (to 1968). 1968 appt Kdr. General der Kampfverbände in Luftwaffenamt Köln-Wahn. (to
1970). 30.09.70 retired as Gen.Maj. and Gen.der Kampffliegerverbände im Führungsstab der
Luftwaffe. †15.09.95 in Pfaffenhofen. Buried at Waldfriedhof in Fürstenfeldbruck/Bayern

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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
SCHULTE, Helmuth. (DOB: 23.02.15 in Giessen or Solingen). (R, DKG). 1939-42 pilot in a
Nahaufklärungsstaffel including 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 21. c.12.40 Staka? 3.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 21 at
Moerbeke/Belgium. 15.03.41 Lt., 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 21 WIA - Hs 126 lost vic Janbol a/f to involuntary
ground contact. 03.08.42 Lt., awarded Ehrenpokal. 03.09.43 assigned as Techn.Offz. to II./NJG 5
following conversion training. 22/23.10.43 Oblt., Stab II./NJG 5. 1944 Oblt., appt Staka 11./NJG 5.
11.01.44 Oblt., 4./NJG 5. 20/21.02.44 Oblt., Stab II./NJG 5. 27.03.44 Oblt., appt Staka 4./NJG 5. 04.44
appt Staka 4./NJG 6?. 27.04.44 Oblt., 4./NJG 5. 01.05.44 Oblt., appt Staka 7./NJG 6 (to 18.07.44).
24/25.05.44 Oblt., 7./NJG 6 unhurt - Bf 110 G-4 (C9+AM)? (2Z+AR) crashed vic Aachen, shot down by
Mosquito of 239 Sqdn. between Mulartshütte and Zweifall. 18.07.44 Oblt./Hptm., appt Kdr. II./NJG 6 (to
08.05.45). 23.07.44 Oblt., awarded DKG, 7./NJG 5. 23.07.44 Oblt. (Kr.O.) and Staka of 7./NJG 6, appt
acting Kdr. of II./NJG 6. 26.08.44 Oblt., Stab II./NJG 6. 30.11.44 Hptm., II./NJG 6 unhurt - Ju 88
(2Z+CC) crashed vic Altenkirchen /Westerland after apparently being hit by AA. 13.01.45 Hptm., Stab
II./NJG 6 unhurt - Ju 88 G-6 rammed by another Ju 88 G vic Schwaibisch-Hall during take-off.
02/03.02.45 Hptm., II./NJG 6 WIA - Ju 88 G (2Z+AC) shot up by a heavy bomber vic [version #2:
Karlsruhe] Heilbronn - bailed out. 16/17.03.45 Hptm., Stab II./NJG 6. 17.04.45 Hptm., awarded
Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II./NJG 6. Credited with more than 180 combat missions and 25 night victories.
†09.07.82.

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German NJG

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
JABS, Hans-Joachim. (DOB: 14.11.17 in Lübeck). (RE, DKG). 1939-40 in II./ZG 76. 12.05.40 6./ZG
76. 07.06.40 Lt. in 6./ZG 76. 01.10.40 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, 2./ZG 76. 06.03.41 Oblt., appt
Staka 1./Erg.Gr./ZG 76 (to 20.06.41). 20.05.41 Oblt., 4./ZG 76 unhurt?? - Bf 110 (M8+JP)
emergency landing in bad weather vic Argos. 09.41 retrained on night fighters. 01.11.41 Oblt., appt
Staka 9./NJG 3 (to 01.10.42). 01.10.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, appt Staka 11./NJG 1 (to 01.08.43).
08.01.43 Oblt., 11./NJG 1. 01.03.43 in IV./NJG 1, promo to Hptm. 29.03.43 Hptm., awarded
Ehrenpokal. 09.04.43 Hptm., 11./NJG 1. 13.06.43 Hptm., 11./NJG 1. 28.07.43 Hptm., 11./NJG 1.
01.08.43 Hptm., appt Kdr. IV./NJG 1 (to 01.03.44). 24.08.43 Maj., Stab IV./NJG 1. 18.10.43 Hptm.,
Stab IV./NJG 1. 23/24.11.43 Hptm., Stab IV./NJG 1 WIA - Bf 110 G-4/R3/R8 (G9+AE) crashed at
Leeuwarden a/f - due to involuntary ground contact. 01.03.44 Hptm., appt Kommodore NJG 1 (to
08.05.45). 24.03.44 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub. 29.04.44 Maj., Stab /NJG 1. 01.05.44 promo to
Maj. 01.11.44 promo to Obstlt. 20/21.02.45 Maj., Stab NJG 1. Credited with c.510 combat
missions and 50 air victories, 31 of these at night. †26.10.2003 in Lüdenscheid.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
BONIN, Eckart-Wilhelm von. (DOB: 14.11.19 in Potsdam). (R, DKG). 11.37 entered the Luftwaffe as a
Fahnenjunker. 01.08.39 promo to Lt. (Tr.O./Fl.)(RDA withheld), RLM/Ob.d.L. pool (Sch.Etat). 01.09.39
RDA as Lt., bei Ob.d.L. pool (Sch.Etat). 10.40 Adj. in II./NJG 1. 23.10.40 trf to 6./NJG 1. 11.05.41 Lt.,
6./NJG 1. 15.07.41 Lt., 6./NJG 1. 01.11.41 appt Adj. II./NJG 1. 21.05.42 Oblt., appt Staka 6./NJG 1 (to
22.11.43). 12.03.43 Oblt., 6./NJG 1. 03.04.43 Oblt., 6./NJG 1. 08.05.43 Oblt., 6./NJG 1 awarded the
Ehrenpokal. 21/22.06.43 Oblt., 6./NJG 1 WIA - Bf 110 G-4 (G9+BP) damaged by fire from enemy plane vic
Achel, near the Trappist monastry, and suffered engine failure while trying to land at Eindhoven - struck
obstacle on ground. 01.08.43 awarded DKG, 6./NJG 1. 07.09.43 Oblt., 6./NJG 1. 03.11.43 Oblt., 6./NJG 1.
22.11.43 Oblt., appt Kdr. II./NJG 1 (to 22.10.44). 01.12.43 promo to Hptm. 05.02.44 Hptm., awarded
Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II./NJG 1. 15/16.03.44 Hptm., Stab II./NJG 1. 01.08.44 promo to Maj. 26.10.44 Maj., appt
Kdr. I./NJG 102 (to 28.03.45). 04.45 Maj., in Stab/Generalbevollmächtigten für Strahlflugzeuge. Credited
with c.150 combat missions and 37 air victories, all but 2 of these at night. †11.01.92 in
Luhmühlen/Niedersachsen (or Hamburg-Eimsbüttel).

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