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    Video interview with Berlin schoolboy flak (88) crew

    Hi; I did this interview with Jochen Mahncke last month at his house in Cape Town; fantastic gentleman with excellent memory. His father was a General in the Luftwaffe and was closely involved with the supply at Stalingrad. Here the video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWOGIGf6fGQ

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    #2
    Nice interview!

    Here is what I think is his father biography (from Axis Biographical Research site):

    General der Flieger Alfred Mahnke
    Born: 18 Mar 1888 in Idasheim, Posen
    Died: 12 Jan 1979 in Eutin
    Promotions:
    Fähnrich (19 Nov 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1917); Polizei-Hauptmann (15 Nov 1919); Polizei-Major (01 Apr 1925); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (19 Dec 1933); Polizei-Oberst (01 Aug 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1940); General der Flieger (01 Sep 1943)
    Career:
    Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Platoon-Leader in the 1st Railway-Regiment (01 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1912)
    Pilot-Training with Flying-Command Döberitz then with the Instruction and Experiment Institute for Military Flight Affairs (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
    Adjutant of the 2nd Flying-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
    Detached to Staging-Flight-Park 8 (02 Aug 1914-20 Sep 1914)
    Flying-Staff-Officer with Army High Command 8 (21 Sep 1914-00 Jan 1915)
    Pilot with the 14th Flying-Battalion (00 Jan 1915-17 Apr 1915)
    Flying-Staff-Officer with Army High Command 8 (18 Apr 1915-31 Jan 1916)
    Flying-Staff-Officer with Army High Command 2 (01 Feb 1916-14 Aug 1916)
    Detached to the Staff of Field-Flight-Chief (15 Aug 1916-10 Dec 1916)
    Detached to the Staff of the Commanding General of the Air Force (11 Dec 1916-03 Apr 1917)
    Transferred to the Staff of the 11th Reserve-Division (04 Apr 1917-06 Oct 1917)
    Transferred to the Staff of Special-Purpose-General-Command 57 (07 Oct 1917-16 Feb 1918)
    Transferred to the Staff of the General-Command of the XXVI. Reserve-Corps (17 Feb 1918-07 Apr 1918)
    Detached to Army-Flight-Park 2 (08 Apr 1918-09 May 1918)
    Leader of Flying-Battalion A 231 (10 May 1918-07 Mar 1919)
    Transferred to the Air-Base Königsberg, East Prussia (Volunteer-Regiment Reinhardt) (08 Mar 1919-02 Jul 1919)
    Retired (02 Jul 1919)
    Entered Police Service as Hauptmann with the Security Police Lötzen (15 Nov 1919-06 Oct 1920)
    Unit-Leader with the Protection-Police Lötzen (07 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
    Protection-Police-Departmental-Head with the Government-Presidency Allenstein (01 Jan 1921-19 Aug 1923)
    Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (20 Aug 1923-20 Dec 1923)
    Protection-Police-Departmental-Head with the Government-Presidency Allenstein (21 Dec 1923-25 Jan 1924)
    District-Training with the Police-Administration Königsberg (26 Jan 1924-16 Apr 1924)
    Protection-Police-Departmental-Head with the Government-Presidency Allenstein (17 Apr 1924-31 May 1924)
    Transferred to the Protection-Police Lyck (01 Jun 1924-14 Sep 1924)
    2nd Police-Major-Aspirant-Course at the Higher Police School in Eiche (15 Se[ 1924-17 Dec 1924)
    Transferred to the Protection-Police Lyck (18 Dec 1924-31 Mar 1925)
    Major with the Protection-Police Königsberg (01 Apr 1925-25 Jul 1926)
    Administrator with the Government-Presidency Königsberg (26 Jul 1926-31 Dec 1928)
    Transferred for Information with the Police-Administration Gleiwitz (01 Jan 1929-18 Jan 1929)
    Leader of the Police-Inspection Beuthen (19 Jan 1929-14 Sep 1931)
    Instructor at the Higher Police School in Eiche (15 Sep 1931-25 Mar 1933)
    Chief Of Staff of the Higher Police-Leader East (26 Mar 1933-06 Jan 1934)
    Special-Course at the Higher Police School in Eiche (07 Jan 1934-27 Jan 1934)
    Chief Of Staff of the State-Police – Inspection East (28 Jan 1934-31 Mar 1935)
    Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as President of the German Air-Sport-Formations, Reichs-Air-Sport-Leader and Inspector of the Luftwaffe-Reserve (01 Apr 1935-31 Jan 1937)
    Commodore of Bomber-Wing 152 (01 Feb 1937-31 Oct 1938)
    Higher Flying Training Commander 6, Hamburg (01 Nov 1938-25 Aug 1939)
    Commander of Air-Region-Staff 1 (26 Aug 1939-00 Oct 1939)
    Commander of Air-Region-Staff 12 (00 Oct 1939-30 Sep 1940)
    Higher Flying Training Commander 10 (01 Oct 1940-31 Mar 1941)
    Inspector of Pilot-Training, RLM (01 Apr 1941-31 May 1942)
    Commander of Air-Region-Staff 21 (01 Jun 1942-00 Oct 1942)
    Commander of the 15th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (00 Oct 1942-01 Jan 1943)
    Commander of Flying-Division Donez (02 Jan 1943-31 Mar 1943)
    Temporary-Commanding General of the I. Flying-Corps (01 Apr 1943-01 May 1943)
    General with Special Duties with Air-Fleet-Command 2 (10 May 1943-31 May 1943)
    Commanding General of Air-Region-Command South, Milan (01 Jun 1943-30 Jul 1943)
    Commanding General and Commander of Field-Air-Region-Command XXVIII, Milan (31 Jul 1943-31 Oct 1944)
    Commander of Luftwaffe-Catch-Staff North, Hamburg (04 Nov 1944-08 May 1945)
    In Captivity (08 May 1945-23 May 1947)
    Released (23 May 1947)

    Decorations & Awards:
    Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 12.07.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandierender General des Luftgau-Kommando Süd (Milan)
    - 1914 EK I
    - 1914 EK II
    - Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
    - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
    - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
    - Spange zum EK I
    - Spange zum EK II

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      #3
      Originally posted by Douglas Jr. View Post
      Nice interview!

      Here is what I think is his father biography (from Axis Biographical Research site):

      General der Flieger Alfred Mahnke
      Born: 18 Mar 1888 in Idasheim, Posen
      Died: 12 Jan 1979 in Eutin
      Promotions:
      Fähnrich (19 Nov 1908); Leutnant (19 Aug 1909); Oberleutnant (27 Jan 1915); Hauptmann (27 Jan 1917); Polizei-Hauptmann (15 Nov 1919); Polizei-Major (01 Apr 1925); Polizei-Oberstleutnant (19 Dec 1933); Polizei-Oberst (01 Aug 1934); Oberst (01 Apr 1935); Generalmajor (01 Jan 1939); Generalleutnant (01 Nov 1940); General der Flieger (01 Sep 1943)
      Career:
      Entered the Army as an Fahnenjunker and Platoon-Leader in the 1st Railway-Regiment (01 Apr 1908-30 Sep 1912)
      Pilot-Training with Flying-Command Döberitz then with the Instruction and Experiment Institute for Military Flight Affairs (01 Oct 1912-30 Sep 1913)
      Adjutant of the 2nd Flying-Battalion (01 Oct 1913-01 Aug 1914)
      Detached to Staging-Flight-Park 8 (02 Aug 1914-20 Sep 1914)
      Flying-Staff-Officer with Army High Command 8 (21 Sep 1914-00 Jan 1915)
      Pilot with the 14th Flying-Battalion (00 Jan 1915-17 Apr 1915)
      Flying-Staff-Officer with Army High Command 8 (18 Apr 1915-31 Jan 1916)
      Flying-Staff-Officer with Army High Command 2 (01 Feb 1916-14 Aug 1916)
      Detached to the Staff of Field-Flight-Chief (15 Aug 1916-10 Dec 1916)
      Detached to the Staff of the Commanding General of the Air Force (11 Dec 1916-03 Apr 1917)
      Transferred to the Staff of the 11th Reserve-Division (04 Apr 1917-06 Oct 1917)
      Transferred to the Staff of Special-Purpose-General-Command 57 (07 Oct 1917-16 Feb 1918)
      Transferred to the Staff of the General-Command of the XXVI. Reserve-Corps (17 Feb 1918-07 Apr 1918)
      Detached to Army-Flight-Park 2 (08 Apr 1918-09 May 1918)
      Leader of Flying-Battalion A 231 (10 May 1918-07 Mar 1919)
      Transferred to the Air-Base Königsberg, East Prussia (Volunteer-Regiment Reinhardt) (08 Mar 1919-02 Jul 1919)
      Retired (02 Jul 1919)
      Entered Police Service as Hauptmann with the Security Police Lötzen (15 Nov 1919-06 Oct 1920)
      Unit-Leader with the Protection-Police Lötzen (07 Oct 1920-31 Dec 1920)
      Protection-Police-Departmental-Head with the Government-Presidency Allenstein (01 Jan 1921-19 Aug 1923)
      Course at the Higher Police School Eiche (20 Aug 1923-20 Dec 1923)
      Protection-Police-Departmental-Head with the Government-Presidency Allenstein (21 Dec 1923-25 Jan 1924)
      District-Training with the Police-Administration Königsberg (26 Jan 1924-16 Apr 1924)
      Protection-Police-Departmental-Head with the Government-Presidency Allenstein (17 Apr 1924-31 May 1924)
      Transferred to the Protection-Police Lyck (01 Jun 1924-14 Sep 1924)
      2nd Police-Major-Aspirant-Course at the Higher Police School in Eiche (15 Se[ 1924-17 Dec 1924)
      Transferred to the Protection-Police Lyck (18 Dec 1924-31 Mar 1925)
      Major with the Protection-Police Königsberg (01 Apr 1925-25 Jul 1926)
      Administrator with the Government-Presidency Königsberg (26 Jul 1926-31 Dec 1928)
      Transferred for Information with the Police-Administration Gleiwitz (01 Jan 1929-18 Jan 1929)
      Leader of the Police-Inspection Beuthen (19 Jan 1929-14 Sep 1931)
      Instructor at the Higher Police School in Eiche (15 Sep 1931-25 Mar 1933)
      Chief Of Staff of the Higher Police-Leader East (26 Mar 1933-06 Jan 1934)
      Special-Course at the Higher Police School in Eiche (07 Jan 1934-27 Jan 1934)
      Chief Of Staff of the State-Police – Inspection East (28 Jan 1934-31 Mar 1935)
      Transferred into Luftwaffe Service as President of the German Air-Sport-Formations, Reichs-Air-Sport-Leader and Inspector of the Luftwaffe-Reserve (01 Apr 1935-31 Jan 1937)
      Commodore of Bomber-Wing 152 (01 Feb 1937-31 Oct 1938)
      Higher Flying Training Commander 6, Hamburg (01 Nov 1938-25 Aug 1939)
      Commander of Air-Region-Staff 1 (26 Aug 1939-00 Oct 1939)
      Commander of Air-Region-Staff 12 (00 Oct 1939-30 Sep 1940)
      Higher Flying Training Commander 10 (01 Oct 1940-31 Mar 1941)
      Inspector of Pilot-Training, RLM (01 Apr 1941-31 May 1942)
      Commander of Air-Region-Staff 21 (01 Jun 1942-00 Oct 1942)
      Commander of the 15th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (00 Oct 1942-01 Jan 1943)
      Commander of Flying-Division Donez (02 Jan 1943-31 Mar 1943)
      Temporary-Commanding General of the I. Flying-Corps (01 Apr 1943-01 May 1943)
      General with Special Duties with Air-Fleet-Command 2 (10 May 1943-31 May 1943)
      Commanding General of Air-Region-Command South, Milan (01 Jun 1943-30 Jul 1943)
      Commanding General and Commander of Field-Air-Region-Command XXVIII, Milan (31 Jul 1943-31 Oct 1944)
      Commander of Luftwaffe-Catch-Staff North, Hamburg (04 Nov 1944-08 May 1945)
      In Captivity (08 May 1945-23 May 1947)
      Released (23 May 1947)

      Decorations & Awards:
      Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 12.07.1943 als Generalleutnant und Kommandierender General des Luftgau-Kommando Süd (Milan)
      - 1914 EK I
      - 1914 EK II
      - Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen
      - Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
      - Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis I. Klasse
      - Spange zum EK I
      - Spange zum EK II
      Wow thanks, this is quite a mouth full!!

      Jochen told me a lot about his dad and showed me some documents, pics and medals. Here pics I have taken of the stuff:







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        #4
        Very interesting. Jacques

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          #5
          Wow - fantastic ! Many thanks -

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            #6
            Fantastic!

            Wayne

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              #7
              Bravo...

              John

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                #8
                Great interview!

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                  #9
                  Fascinating interview
                  When you go home
                  Tell them for us and say
                  For your tomorrow
                  We gave our today

                  --Inscription in the 5th Marine Division cemetery,
                  Iwo Jima 1945

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                    #10
                    Thanks a lot for this fantastic thread!

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