German RÖDEL, Gustav-Siegfried.
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
RÖDEL, Gustav-Siegfried. (DOB: 24.10.15 in Merseburg/Sachsen). (RE, DKG). 1936 entered the
Luftwaffe with a rank of Fahnenjunker. 1938-39 in J/88 in Spain with the Legion Condor. 01.07.39
Lt., I./J88, trf to I./JG 76. 01.09.39 Lt., 1./JG 21 MIA - forced down in a Bf 109 D-1 vic Ostrolenka
/Poland - due to engine failure, soon returned. 07.09.39 Lt., 2./JG 21 unhurt - Bf 109 D-1 force-
landed vic Stawisky (Ostrolenka) due to engine failure - returned 08.09.39. 15.07.39 Lt. trf to 2./JG
21. 01.09.39 in I./JG 21. 24.11.39 trf to Stab/JG 27. 01.05.40 Lt., Stab/JG 27. 02.06.40 Lt.,
Stab/JG 27. 07.40 trf to 4./JG 27. 07.09.40 Oblt., appt Staka 4./JG 27 (to 20.05.42). 22.06.41 Oblt.,
awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 4./JG 27. 24.11.41 Oblt., appt acting Kdr. II./JG 27 (to 25.12.41).
10.12.41 Staka 4./JG 27 unhurt - Bf 109 F-4 trop in mid-air collision - no details. 27.03.42 Oblt.,
4./JG 27. 20.05.42 Hptm., appt provisional then permanent Kdr. of II./JG 27 (to 22.04.43 or
26.02.44?). 07.06.42 Oblt., Kdr. II./JG 27 unhurt - Bf 109 F-4 trop force-landed 10 km SE of Tmimi
due to technical problems. 16.07.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, II./JG 27. 26.07.42 Oblt., Kdr., II./JG 27
WIA - Bf 109 F-4 trop taxiing accident at Quotaifiya. 15.09.42 Hptm., Kdr. Stab II./JG 27 unhurt - Bf
109 F-4/Trop shot up by a P-40, belly-landed SW of El Alamein, following air combat. 22.04.43
Maj., appt Kommodore JG 27 (to 29.12.44). 18.05.43 Maj., Stab/JG 27. 20.06.43 Maj.,awarded
Eichenlaub, Kommodore JG 27. 06.43 concurrently appt Jagdfliegerführer Griechenland (to 09.43?).
02.07.43 Maj., Stab/JG 27. 08.10.43 Maj., Stab/JG 27. 10.10.43 Obstlt., Stab/JG 27. 27.02.44
Obstlt., appt Kommodore JG 27 (to 29.12.44>Stab 2. Jagddivision). 19.03.44 Obstlt., Stab/JG 27.
13.04.44 Obstlt., Stab/JG 27. 01.05.44 promo to Obstlt. 01.08.44 promo to Oberst. 01.01.45 appt
Kdr. 2. Jagddivision (to 08.05.45). 22.01.45 was one of the participants in the "Mutiny of the Aces".
Credited with c.980 combat missions and 98 air victories. 1957 joined the Bundesluftwaffe.
30.09.1971 retired with the rank of Brigadegeneral or Generalmajor. †06.02.95 in Bonn-Bad
Godesberg.
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