Help with signature 4/JG 53 ?

[Ian Jewison]

Gents,

Here is a leave page from the Soldbuch of a member of 4 Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 53.

Leave 5 has the signature of Leutnant u. stellv. Staffelführer Fritz Dinger. RK 23.12.1942, + 27.7.1943 Scalea, Sicily.

Leave 6 has the signature of the unknown (to me at least!) Oberleutnant u. Staffelkapitän?

Leave 7 and 8 has the signature of Oberleutnant u. Staffelführer/Kapitän Gerhard Michalski. RK 4.9.1942, EL 25.11.1944.

Thanks in advance, Ian

[Mike Young]

Ian,

Is it Oblt.Kurt Liedke.He is listed in one of the Prien books (I'm not sure whether it was the German or the English edition) as St.Kpt.4./JG53 (10.40-30.9.41)?



All the best

Mike Young

[Dirk]

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Ian- I don't know if time permits but I would love to see more scans of the soldbuch as I believe the staffel was at Comiso during part of that time. No perference on what pages, but love to seee anything associated with the base. Thank you. Dirk

[Ian Jewison]

Ian,

Is it Oblt.Kurt Liedke.He is listed in one of the Prien books (I'm not sure whether it was the German or the English edition) as St.Kpt.4./JG53 (10.40-30.9.41)?

All the best

Mike Young

Thanks Mike,

Looks like that could be it....Prien's JG 53 is the only set I have not got!?!?!?
Liedke appears not to be an Ehrenpokal, DK or RKT....he is listed as having 15 victories with JG 53, NJG 1 and 2!?!?!?

Cheers, Ian

[Ian Jewison]

Ian- I don't know if time permits but I would love to see more scans of the soldbuch as I believe the staffel was at Comiso during part of that time. No perference on what pages, but love to seee anything associated with the base. Thank you. Dirk

Hi Dirk,

I will check but I do not think there is anything related to that base......

More later

Ian

[Ludwig]

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I am almost 100% sure the signature says Liedke.