Vet. G .........;
Hello,
After the completing of the Glider training course he was now a fully operational Glider pilot and he was allowed to fly the DFS 230.
As the situtation developed into a disaster during the end of 1941 on the eastern front Obergefr. G was sent towards Russia and did fly a few ressupply missions at the end of 1941, beginning of 1942.
Shortly afterwards he was pulled back from the front and was further trained on the newly developped Go 242 at Hildesheim.
Once again he qualifyed and was placed towards the LLG 1, he did not see any actual action during the first part of 1942 and was ordered towards the Erg.Gr. (S) 2 based at Posen to Become a Glider pilot instructor.
There he was active in training new recrutes untill the sudden end came for that training unit and the complete unit was sent towards Northern-Africa as a part of the Lw. Feld. Regt. Barenthin.
There or friend was promoted towards the rank of Uffz. for his excellent conductions in the field and he did see some quite heavy days over there.
The new year 1943 was there and the unit was very active in so called little actions and trying to snatch a few prissoners for interrogation.
In February there was a larger scale attack planned on a Britisch position and he was plattoon leader during a attack on a Britisch forepost. During this action on 22 February 1943 he and his men did attack the enemy position as ordered.
The men performed very well but the Britisch where also a sttrong opponent, altough the attack was succesfull our Uffz. G was quite heavely wounded from a Britisch soldier who did fire with a rifle and did hit him in the shoulder/neck area from about 10 meters distance.
This wound put our friend out of action and he was quickly transferred backwards as they feared for his life.
On the very same day he was awarded the wound badge in clack for his near mortal wound => here is his original award document for this wound (note the lovely preprinted version !!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Stay tuned for more .........
Hello,
After the completing of the Glider training course he was now a fully operational Glider pilot and he was allowed to fly the DFS 230.
As the situtation developed into a disaster during the end of 1941 on the eastern front Obergefr. G was sent towards Russia and did fly a few ressupply missions at the end of 1941, beginning of 1942.
Shortly afterwards he was pulled back from the front and was further trained on the newly developped Go 242 at Hildesheim.
Once again he qualifyed and was placed towards the LLG 1, he did not see any actual action during the first part of 1942 and was ordered towards the Erg.Gr. (S) 2 based at Posen to Become a Glider pilot instructor.
There he was active in training new recrutes untill the sudden end came for that training unit and the complete unit was sent towards Northern-Africa as a part of the Lw. Feld. Regt. Barenthin.
There or friend was promoted towards the rank of Uffz. for his excellent conductions in the field and he did see some quite heavy days over there.
The new year 1943 was there and the unit was very active in so called little actions and trying to snatch a few prissoners for interrogation.
In February there was a larger scale attack planned on a Britisch position and he was plattoon leader during a attack on a Britisch forepost. During this action on 22 February 1943 he and his men did attack the enemy position as ordered.
The men performed very well but the Britisch where also a sttrong opponent, altough the attack was succesfull our Uffz. G was quite heavely wounded from a Britisch soldier who did fire with a rifle and did hit him in the shoulder/neck area from about 10 meters distance.
This wound put our friend out of action and he was quickly transferred backwards as they feared for his life.
On the very same day he was awarded the wound badge in clack for his near mortal wound => here is his original award document for this wound (note the lovely preprinted version !!!!!!!!!!!!! )
Stay tuned for more .........
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=> anyone can he
. There was sold a exact such piece on the latest Hermann Historica auction in Munich (that makes that there is at least still another one arround !!!!)
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