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German Hubertus von Bonin Kommandeur JG 54 gefallen Osten 1943

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
BONIN, Hubertus von. (DOB: 03.08.11 in Potsdam). (R, DKG). 01.07.37 Oblt., appt Staka 3./JG 334.
01.05.38 Oblt., appt Staka of 1./JG 334 (to 30.06.38). 30.06.38 appt Staka of 8./JG 334. 05.12.38 trf to
Legion Condor and appt Staka 3. J/88 (to 22.05.39). 29.12.38 Oblt., 3 J/88. 17.01.39 Oblt., 3. J/88. 06.03.39
Oblt., 3. J/88. 28.06.39 Hptm., trf from I. J/88 to JG 26 and appt Staka 5. Staffel (to 24.12.39). 28.12.39
Hptm., appt Kdr. I./JG 54 (to 01.07.41). [Theory#2: 01.01.40 appt Kdr. I./JG 26 (to 09.05.40) then 10.05.40
appt Kdr. I./JG 54 (to 30.06.41) then 11.07.41 appt acting Kdr. II./JG 51 (to 08.08.41) then 11.07.41 appt Kdr.
JFS 4 (to 01.10.41)] 01.07.41 Hptm., appt Kdr. JFS 4 (to 10.10.41). 01.10.41 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./JG 52 (to
05.07.43(29.06.43?*)). 05.42 Hptm., appt acting Kdr. Erg.JGr. Ost (to 22.05.42). 23.08.42 Maj., Stab III./JG
52. 27.10.42 Maj., awarded DKG, III./JG 52. 21.12.42 Maj., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. III./JG 52. 06.07.43
Maj., appt Kommodore JG 54 (to 15.12.43). 15.12.43 Maj., Kommodore JG 54 KIA – Fw 190 A-5 (Black
<<+) shot down by a fighter over Gorodok near Vitebsk/Belorussia [Version # 2: 7 km E of Gorodok,
Pl.Qu.0635 after combat with 6 Il-2s and 4-6 Mig-3]. Buried at Orsha. (n.d.) promo to Obstlt. posthumously.
Credited with 77 air victories, of which 4 in Spain. [*acc to J. Prien]

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American 1943 USAAF Captain Wuertele Receives Silver Star New Zealand

Capt. Carl "Kayo" Wuertele Pilot. 42nd Bomb Sq. Wuertele was wounded in October of 1942 11th Bombardment Group Heavy (H) "The Grey Geese"

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German kommandeur JG51 Leppla rk

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
LEPPLA, Richard. (DOB: 09.06.14 in Matzenbach/Pfalz). (R, DKG). (n.d.) in 1./JG 234. 15.11.39
Oblt., trf from JFS Schleissheim to I./JG 51. 15.03.40 Oblt., appt Staka 3./JG 51 (to 10.11.40).
10.05.40 Oblt., 3./JG 51. 24.06.40 Oblt. and Staka 3./JG 51, unhurt - Bf 109 E-1(1 + ) damaged in
belly-landing at Leeuwarden. 17.08.40 appt acting Kdr. I./JG 51 (to 23.09.40). 18.08.40 Oblt., Staka
3./JG 51 unhurt - Bf 109 E force-landed vic St. Inglevert a/f after a mid-air collision. 11.11.40 Hptm.,
appt Kdr. III./JG 51 (to 02.08.42, WIA – force-landed 10 km W of Chertolino following air combat).
27.07.41 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. III./JG 51. 09.12.41 Hptm., awarded DKG, III./JG 51.
04.01.42 Hptm., Kdr. III./JG 51 WIA - Bf 109 F-2 collided on take-off with Ju 52 of KGr.z.b.V.800 at
Juchnow. 10.02.42 Hptm., Stab III./JG 51. 03.03.42 Hptm., Stab III./JG 51. 02.08.42 Hptm., Stab
III./JG 51 - severely WIA in air combat losing an eye and made an emergency landing 10 km W of
Chertolino, Pl.Qu. 37823 - Bf 109 F-2 (<o + I), attempted to stay operational but 6 days later taxied
into Ju 52 of KGr.z.b.V. 800 - did not return to combat as an active pilot. 07.08.42 Hptm., Stab III./JG
51 WIA - Bf 109 F-2 (Black <<+I) collision with a Ju 52 on take-off at Juchnow a/f. 15.12.42 Hptm.,
appt Kdr. JFS 5 (to 24.02.43). 01.01.43 promo to Maj. 25.02.43 Maj., appt Kommodore JG 105 (to
31.08.43). 02.09.43 trf to Führerreserve RLM/Ob.d.L. 12.05.44 Maj. and Chef
d.Stabes/Komm.Gen.d.dt.Lw. in Mittelitalien. 01.10.44 Maj., re-appt Kommodore JG 105 (to
16.04.45). 20.04.45 Obstlt., appt Kommodore JG 6. Credited with over 500 combat missions and 68
air victories. 30.09.72 retired from the Bundeswehr as an Oberst. †04.08.88 in Matzenbach

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German rk Bernhard Jope

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
JOPE, Bernhard. (DOB: 10.05.14 in Leipzig). (RE, DKG). (n.d.) studied aircraft construction at the
Technischen Hochschule at Danzig. (n.d.) began flight training with the DLV and with the DVS.
01.04.35 began basic training at the Marineschule in Flensburg-Mürwik as an officer candidate. 1935
entered the Luftwaffe and received officer training with the LKS Berlin-Gatow. 1937 trf to II./KG
253. 01.04.37 Ofhr., I./KG 153 promo to Lt. (RDA 01.04.35). 01.06.38 promo to Oblt. 01.39 trf to
the Condor Legion and flew 20 missions. 01.07.39 Oblt., trf from I. / K88 Legion Condor to KG 76
as a Gruppe Techn.Offz.(to 09.39). 09.39 with KG 76. (n.d.) trf to KG 28 as a Techn.Offz. 07.40?
trf to I./KG 40 as the Techn.Offz. 24.10.40 Oblt., 2./KG 40 - Fw 200 C-2 "Sirius" (F8+BK) scored
two direct hits on Britain's second largest merchant ship/troop transport, the Empress of Britain
(42,348 GRT) about 110 km NW of Donegal Bay. 26.10.40 ship finished off by U-32. 29.10.40
mentioned in Dispatches. 30.12.40 Oblt. in 2./KG 40, awarded Ritterkreuz. 13.01.41 pilot with
2./KG 40. 01.02.41 promo to Hptm. 02.41 appt Staka 2. and/or 3./KG 40?. 01.05.41 appt Staka
3./KG 40. 30.11.42 due to his two brothers dying, he was taken out of operations and transferred to
Erprobungsstelle Rechlin for trials of the He 177. 20.01.43 trf to RLM/L.In.10. 24.05.43 with Kdo.
der Erprobungsstellen d.Lw., trf to KG 100. 17.06.43 Hptm., appt provisional Kdr. IV./KG 100 (to
27.07.43). 28.07.43 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./KG 100 (to 10.09.43). 01.08.43 promo to Maj. 10.09.43
appt Kommodore KG 100 (to 20.08.44). 24.03.44 Maj., awarded Eichenlaub, Kommodore KG 100.
26.06.44 Obstlt., Stab KG 100 unhurt ? - Do 217 M-11 lost in "Zuwald" (forest area) near
Oberhammersbach, 17 km SE of Offenburg due to failure of radio and navigation equipment - crew
bailed. 17.10.44 appt Kommodore KG 30 (to 23.11.44), then KG (J) 30 (to 03.45). 01.11.44 trf to
Stab/IX. Fl.Korps. 01.01.45 promo to Obstlt., awarded DKG, I./KG 40. 26.02.45 trf to Frontflieger-
Sammelgruppe (unspecified). 19.03.45 trf to NS-Fuhrungsstab Stab/Lfl.Kdo. Reich. Post war flew
for Lufthansa. †31.07.95 in Königstein/Taunus. Credited with more than 300 combat missions.

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German Hugo Dahmer JG77

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
DAHMER, Hugo. (DOB: 07.05.18 in Koblenz). (R). (n.d.) initially with 4./JG 26. 16.05.40 Uffz., 4./JG 26.
05.40 Uffz. in 6./JG 26. 01.02.41 trf to 1./JG 77. 10.07.41 Fw., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 08.41 Ofw.,
awarded Ritterkreuz, 6./JG 5. c.12.42 returned to JG 26, but shortly after than trf to III./JG 2. 09.01.43 Lt.
(Kr.O.), with JG 26 trf to JG 2. 08.03.43 Lt., 7./JG 2. 16.08.43 Lt., 7./JG 2. 17.08.43 appt Staka 1./JG 2.
22.08.43 Lt., 1./JG 2. 11.09.43 Lt., 1./JG 2 WIA - Fw 190 A-5 by a Spitfire 5 km N of Rouen - bailed out.
19.09.43 Lt.d.R., Staka 1./JG 2 left the unit. 10.10.43 severely WIA. 1944 instructor in flight and/or fighter
schools. 1945 Hptm., R4/M under-wing rocket specialist, probably in RLM. Credited with 307 combat
missions and 57 air victories. 01.01.56 joined the Bundeswehr. 30.09.74 retired with a rank of Obstlt.
†01.08.2006 in Tropisdorf.

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German Hermann-Friedrich Joppien (19 July 1912 – 25 August 1941)

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
JOPPIEN, Hermann-Friedrich ("Jupp"). (DOB: 19.07.12 in either Bochum or Bad Hersfeld). (RE).
10.31 in an infantry regiment. 1935-36 entered the Luftwaffe. 1938 promo to Lt. 12.38 Lt., trf to a
ZG. (n.d.) was T.O. in a Zerstörergruppe. c.07.39 trf to 1./JG 51. 22.11.39 Lt., 1./JG 51 unhurt - Bf
109 E-3 (White 5+ ) damaged by GC III/7 S of Nancy, overturned on landing at Mannheim-Sandhofen
due to burst tires. 23.05.40 Oblt., 1./JG 51. 06.08.40 Oblt., appt Staka 1./JG 51 (to 17.10.40).
16.09.40 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 1./JG 51. 18.10.40 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./JG 51 (to
25.08.41). 26.02.41 Hptm., Stab I./JG 51. 23.04.41 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub, Kdr. I./JG 51.
05.07.41 Hptm., Kdr. Stab I./JG 51 WIA - damaged Bf 109 F-2 hit by ground fire vic Bobruisk.
25.08.41 Hptm., Stab I./JG 51 KIA – Bf 109 F-2 (Black <<) during air action with a MiG-3 over the
Bryansk area in Belorussia - 20 km SE of Bryansk. Buried at Bryansk. Credited with 70 air victories
in 270 missions.

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German Leutnant Herbert Michaelis, hier als Pilot der 9. Staffel der Kampfgeschwader 153 in Leipzig, wurde schon in Spanien 1938 mal abgesch*ssen, später am 15. September 1940 auch Absturz in Do 17 Z-2 "5K+KM" der 4./KG3 über London.

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
MICHAELIS, Herbert. (DOB: 12.01.18). 15.09.40 Lt., 4./KG 3 POW - Do 17 Z-2 (5K+KM) hit by AA over London Docks then by fighters of 501 Sqdn. 01.04.42 promo to Oblt. 01.08.44 officially listed as a POW or interned in a neutral country.

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Leutnant Herbert Michaelis, hier als Pilot der 9. Staffel der Kampfgeschwader 153 in Leipzig, wurde schon in Spanien 1938 mal abgesch*ssen, später am 15. September 1940 auch Absturz in Do 17 Z-2 "5K+KM" der 4./KG3 über London.

MICHAELIS, Herbert. (DOB: 12.01.18). 15.09.40 Lt., 4./KG 3 POW - Do 17 Z-2 (5K+KM) hit by AA over London Docks then by fighters of 501 Sqdn. 01.04.42 promo to Oblt. 01.08.44 officially listed as a POW or interned in a neutral country.

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4./KG3 Dornier Do17Z-2, W. Nr. 3457, 5K+JM. Engine hit by AA fire over Chatham during sortie to bomb London Docks and tried to reach cloud cover but intercepted and shot down by S/L J. Sample of No.504 Squadron. Abandoned aircraft crashed through trees and onto houses at Perry Street, adjoining Barnehurst Golf Course, near Dartford, 2.45 p.m. BO Uffz Kurt Hausburg baled out over Kingsdown but killed due to parachute failure, FF Lt Herbert Michaelis and HS Flgr Hermann Börmann both baled out and captured wounded, BF Uffz Wilhelm Burbulla baled out and captured severely wounded - died two days later in County Hospital, Dartford.
 
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