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Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section L - R
LAU, Kurt. (DOB: 12.04.16 in Danzig). (R, DKG). 01.07.38 trf from the Heer to the Luftwaffe.
01.09.38 promo to Lt. 1939-41 flight training at Neubiberg near Munich, Stuka training at Insterburg
and then assigned to the Stuka-Erg.Gr. at Graz. 01.10.40 promo to Oblt. 07.41 trf to 1./St.G. 3 on
Rhodes in the Aegean and began operations. 06.42 trf to 1./St.G. 2 after a brief hospitalization.
01.02.43 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 13.02.43 Oblt., I./St.G,. 2 WIA - in an air raid on Gorlowka.
18.03.43 awarded DKG, 1./St.G. 2. 06.43 Staka 1./St.G. 2. 23.06.43 Oblt., appt Staka 4./St.G. 151
(to 07.43). 01.10.43 promo to Hptm. 06.04.44 awarded Ritterkreuz on completion of 700 combat
missions. 26.04.44 Hptm., Staka 1./SG 2 unhurt - Ju 87 lost vic Tiraspol - bailed out. 01.05.44
Hptm., appt Kdr. I./SG 2 (to 07.11.44). 20.08.44 Hptm., Stab I./SG 2. 23.11.44 Hptm., appt Kdr.
II./SG 103 (to 16.04.45). Credited with 897 combat missions during the war and the destruction of
approximately 80 enemy tanks and 2 aircraft. Shot down twice. Served in the Bundeswehr from
1956 to 1972 retiring as an Obstlt. in Kaufbeuren. †03.04.93 in Kaufbeuren.

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  1. https://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - L-R Apr 2024.pdf
  2. WW2 ORIGINAL PHOTO GERMAN PILOT HAUPTMANN KURT LAU THE KNIGHT'S CROSS WINNER | eBay
 
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German 101 85 14 January 1943 16:25 P-40 PQ 13 Ost 51181, south of Bir el Gheddahia

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section S - Z
UBBEN (ÜBBEN), Kurt ("Kuddel"). (DOB: 18.11.11 in Dorstadt near Goslar). (RE, DKG). 1931 joined
the Kriegsmarine and trained on the sailing ship Gorch Foch. 1935 trf to the Luftwaffe. 1938 with
Küstenjagdstaffel Kiel. 1939-40 Ofw. in 5.(J)/Tr.Gr. 186. 10.05.40 Ofw., 5.(J)/Tr.Gr. 186. 21.07.40
Oblt.?, appt Staka 8./JG 77 due to unit renaming (to 05.09.41). 19.04.41 Oblt. and Staka 8./JG 77, shot
down by RAF Hurricanes and force-landed behind British lines near Doblatan (80 km S of Larissa/Greece)
but later rescued by the Gruppe's Fi 156. 22.06.41 Oblt., Staka 8./JG 77. 04.09.41 Oblt., awarded
Ritterkreuz, Staka 8./JG 77. 05.09.41 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./JG 77 (to 10.03.44). 04.12.41 Oblt., Stab
III./JG 77 unhurt - crashed his Bf 109 F-4 due to engine damage vic Mariupol. 09.12.41 awarded DKG,
8./JG 77. 07.01.42 Oblt., Stab III./JG 77. 02.03.42 Hptm., Stab III./JG 77. 12.03.42 Hptm., awarded
Eichenlaub, Kdr. III./JG 77 - received directly from Hitler at the Führerhauptquartier. 12.05.42 Hptm.,
Stab III./JG 77. 22.07.42 Hptm., Stab III./JG 77. 21.09.42 Hptm., Stab III./JG 77. 13.01.43 Hptm., Stab
III./JG 77. 15.02.43 Hptm., Stab III./JG 77. 24.06.43 Maj., Stab III./JG 77. 10.08.43 Maj., Stab III./JG
77. 01.10.43 promo to Maj., Stab III./JG 77. 10.43 appt acting Kommodore JG 53 (to 08.11.43).
"01.01.44" Maj., appt Kdr. III./JG 77 (to 10.03.44 then appt Kommodore JG 2). 10.03.44 Maj., Kdr.
III./JG 77, appt Kommodore JG 2 (to 27.04.44 KIA). 27.04.44 Maj., Kommodore JG 2 KIA – Fw 190 A-
8/R2/R6 (<<-+-) shot down by P-47 Thunderbolts of 356 FG over Fère-en-Tardenois/France and tried to
bale out at too low an altitude. Credited with over 500 combat missions and 110 air victories, 15 tanks and
one MTB. Buried at St. Desir-de-Lisieux/France.

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  1. Kurt Ubben - Wikipedia
  2. https://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - S-Z Apr 2024.pdf
  3. Foto Pilot Kurt Ubben im Cockpit vom Fw 190 Flugzeug der Luftwaffe 101. Abschuss | eBay
 
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German

Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
BRUNNER, Josef. (DOB: 30.10.89 in Stadl-Paura/Oberösterreich). 09.06 attended Inf.-Kadetten-Schule
Innsbruck. 18.08.10 Fähnrich, entered the Austrian Heer. 01.05.13 promo to Lt. WWI served with the
Fliegertruppe. 01.03.15 promo to Oblt.(RDA 20.07.18). 24.02.17 began training as a flight observer.
12.05.17 trf to Flieger-Kp. 36 as an observer. 11.17 appt Kdt. Flieger-Kp. 36. 01.11.18 promo to Hptm.(RDA
01.05.27). 11.18 was a pilot with the German and Austrian forces (to 08.20). 27.09.27 promo to Maj.(RDA
01.07.34). 22.06.37 promo to Obstlt.(RDA 01.08.36). c.02.38 Obstlt., Kdt. Fl.Rgt. 1 of the Austrian Air
Force. 15.03.38 trf to the Luftwaffe from the Heer with a rank of Obstlt. 01.06.38 received RDA of 01.08.38
and ordered to KG 157. 01.10.38 appt Kdr. I./KG 254 (to 30.10.38). 01.11.38 Oberst, appt Kdr. I./KG 155
(to 30.04.39) then KG 55 (to 02.07.39). 01.12.38 Gr. Kdr. im KG 55 and Kdt. Fl.H. Langenhagen. 01.04.39
promo to Oberst (RDA 01.10.38). 01.07.39 ordered to Aufkl.Gr. 14 (order rescinded?). 01.09.39 Oberst, Kdr.
I./KG 55, trf to Aufkl.Geschw. 11. 01.01.40 appt Koluft AOK 18 (to 01.06.40)? 17.02.41 Kdr.d.Lw. bei
H.Gr. Nord. 01.06.41 appt Koluft Heeresgruppe C (to 21.06.41). 21.06.41 Oberst, appt Koluft Heeresgruppe
Nord (to 15.12.41). 01.09.41 promo to Gen.Maj. 11.41 or 15.12.41 appt Koluft Heeresgruppe Süd (to 02.42).
00.02.42 Kdr.d.Lw. bei Ob.West. 24.02.42 or 24.02.43 appt Kdr. LKS 1 Dresden-Klotzsche and Kdt.
Fl.H.Kdtr. A 40/IV, Dresden. 01.10.43 promo to Gen.Lt. 10.06.44 appt Höher Kdr. d. Luftkriegs –und
Offizierschulen. 22.02.45 trf to the Führerreserve OKL – z.V. Flieger-Ers.-Div. 1945 released for captivity.
†15.01.67 in Lambach/Österreich. [RDA were adjusted to the new effective promotion sequence due to
transferring from Austrian forces to the Luftwaffe].

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  1. https://www.ww2.dk/Lw Offz - A-F Apr 2024.pdf
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German Altmann, Peter Fw 3/21/1915 Eichendorf 3(F)/121 Ju 88D-1 Werk # 1063 (lost 5/31/42) Observer Operational Clasp KilledInAction (KIA) with his entire crew, 31 May, 1942, in the area of Alexzndrovka (Ukraine?), circumstances unknown. One known crewman, Flt Engr Josef Brücker, and Fw Altmann, are scheduled to be transferred to the Kirovograd - Sammelfriedhof, Ukraine. If not, they will be commemorated in the memorial book within the cemetery. Two other crewmen remain unknown (D.Drury).

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  2. Sterbebild 2.WK. Feldwebel und Flugzeugführer in einem Flieger - Abtl. | eBay
 
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German OESAU, Walter ("Gulle"). (DOB: 28.06.13 in Farnewinkel/Holstein). (RES, DKG).

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