Another Wehrpass from LLG 1

[Eric Queen]

Can anyone help me with the 15.11.39 / 22.5.40 entry? I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Eric

[Eric Queen]

Training: He received the pilots badge early ( may 1939 )

[Eric Queen]

Interesting how he glued his own photo to this document, over the stamp.

[Ian Jewison]

Hi Eric,

Nice looking book!!!
It looks like Ergänzungs Aufklärungs Gruppe Weimar-Mohra? to me......

/Ian

[Stijn David]

Wehrpass

Hello,


Very nice Wehrpass thats the least we can say => I must look my references up for you if I can find anything about you man but it seems that when he was attached towards the LLG 1 he was rather in the function of a towing pilot then as a actual glider pilot.

Did your man have any additional awards ?

I agree with Ian on the translation => I can't figure it out in a better way.


Cordial Greetings,

[Gary T]

I think its Weimar-Mahren, same as in Bohmen-Mahren. Neighbouring regions.

[Ian Jewison]

Actually after checking a few references Erg.Aufkl.Gr. was based in Weimar-Nohra

/Ian

[Stijn David]

Freiherr von Koenitz

Hello Eric,


I have found the following on this person =>

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Nachname: Freiherr von Könitz
Vorname: Egbert
Dienstgrad: Hauptmann
Geburtsdatum: 24.07.1918
Geburtsort: München
Todes-/Vermisstendatum: 18.08.1944
Todesort: Raum Falaise

He is also listed as Commander of a FJ - Reccon unit when KIA.

Im quite sure it is one and the same person ( note the entry stopped at 18.08.1944 in the Wehrpass ) , was he promoted posthumously towards a higher rank ?


Cordial Greetings,

[Eric Queen]

Thanks guys for all the information and for reading that entry for me. I really appreciate it. In addition to the pilots badge, he was also awarded the Kretaband ( as a pilot ) and the para badge in 1943.

Thanks again,

Eric

[Stijn David]

LLG 1 Wehrpass

Hello Eric,


Interesting info to have => as he was entitled to wear the " Kreta " cufftitle then he was most probably involved in the Kreta mission as a towing pilot for one of the Glider planes that where deployed there during the invasion ( I like that info !!! )

Is there a way of showing the award entry of the Cuff ? or the pages with the battle entry's ?


Cordial Greetings,

ps : keep the WP from the LLG, etc ... comming as I love those pieces

[Stijn David]

additional information

Hi Eric,


After quite a while i can something new towards this one, i have found that von Koenitz was a pilot of a Ju 52 during the Crete assault.

Leutenant Egbert von Koenitz did fly teh Ju 52 with the following code during Crete: H4 + CA

So the Crete cuff is certainly on its place.


Cordial greetings,