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Bietmann, Ludwig Hptm 2/20/1914 Bork 7 6/NJG-1 (4/42), 5/NJG-1 (7/42), added: KG 2 (1939, CKönig) Bf 110D & E, Bf 110F-4 Werk # 2638 (or 2683 per Bf 110 Loss List) (lost 9/11/42) EP
EK 1 & 2
Night Fighter Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) with unnamed crew 10/11 September, 1942 during aerial combat, crashing Werk # 2638, 1.5 km WSW of Marbais (Boiten). One known victory, a Wellington on 2 April, 1942. A 2nd, a Wellington III of RAF No. 419 Sq. at Porcheresse (Namur), 11 km NE of Ciney Belgium, the night of 29-30 July, 1942. A 3rd, a Halifax 2 km NNE of Namur on 12 August, 1942. Downed three Wellingtons the night of 28-29 August, 1942; one known, of RAF No. 115 Sq. at Grand Hallet (Liege), 24 km NW of Huy. His 7th, a Halifax at Map Quadrant 51/5/1A2 on 8 September, 1942 (Magnus). Added:The unnamed R/O; Uffz Wolfgang Reinicke. Both are buried in the German War Cem. at Lommel, Belgium, Blk 21; Hptm Bietmann in Gr 285, Uffz Reinicke in Gr 123 (D.Drury). Added: another one of the 3 Wellingtons in the night of 28-29 August 1942 was the Wellington GR-Z Z1491 of the 30th Polish 'Pomerian' squadron taken of from Hamswell, 3 Polish crew were POW, 3 managed to escape captivity. (CKönig)

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
BIETMANN, Ludwig. (DOB: 20.02.14 in Bork/Westfalen). 1939 with KG 2. 01/02.04.42 Oblt., in 6./NJG 1.
23.06.42 Oblt., appt Staka 5./NJG 1 (to 10/11.09.42). 10/11.09.42 Hptm., 5./NJG 1 KIA – Bf 110 F-4
G9+HN) shot down in air combat 1.5 km WSW of Marbain beside road Namur - Nivelles. Posthumous
promo to Hptm. Credited with 7 victories. Buried in St. Trond.

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  2. https://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - A-F Apr 2024.pdf
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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
WINNERL, Rudolf. (DOB: 15.03.16 Lugau/Erzgebirge). (R, DKG). 1930 joined the Hitler Youth.
02.06.35 entered the Sächsische Landespolizei, later trf to the Heer. End of 1937 trf to the Luftwaffe from
the Heer and sent to Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 21 in Magdeburg. 02.05.38 began pilot training at FFS A/B 4 in
Zeltweg/Austria. (n.d.) trf to FFS C in Zeltweg. 1938-39 trf to Erg. KGr. 2 in Quedlinburg. 02.10.39 trf
to 2./Grosse KFS Tutow (to 30.12.39). 02.01.40 trf to 9./KG 1. 16.07.40 trf to 4./KG 1. 22.12.40 sent on
furlough. 13.01.41 trf to BFS 2 for night instrument training (to 13.05.41). 23.02.41 awarded
Ehrenpokal. 31.05.41 trf to BFS 2 in Neuburg for blind flying training. 02.06.41 returned to 4./KG 1.
01.10.41 promo to Fw. 23.02.42 Fw., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 27.02.42 flew the 1000th mission of 4./KG
1. 29.03.42 flew his 200th mission. 11.05.42 Fw., awarded DKG, 4./KG 1. 25.07.42 WIA severely with
a head wound by AA vic Leningrad- Ju 88 A-4 (V4+CM) while attacking a tank assembly area E of Urizk.
25.07.42 promo to Ofw. 10.09.42 following an attack on Stalingrad, force-landed behind enemy lines and
spent several days walking back to German lines. 18.04.43 Ofw., awarded Ritterkreuz, 4./KG 1. Summer
1943 with 11./KG 1. End of 09.43 trf back to II./KG 1. 13.11.43 ambushed at the perimeter of Airasca
airfield in Italy and subsequently released from flying duties due to severe wounds after spending over a
year in hospitals (to 02.45) - was totally paralyzed. Credited with 355 missions, 3 ships sunk, 10 tanks and
19 rail lines destroyed. †26.02.91 in Syke near Bremen. For further reading see: Schumann, Ralf.
Ritterkreuzträger Profile Nr. 2 Rudolf Winnerl (Stengelheim: Unitec/Flugzeug Publikations GmbH).
ISBN: - none?

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  1. https://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - S-Z Apr 2024.pdf
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