Luftwaffe Wehrpass, Transport ?

[leibregiment]

Welcome your thoughts on this......also would like some help on the units Oct 1942 to March 1943 and March 1945 to April 1945 that correspond with the awards, as ever thanks, Paul

PS I assume one of the units is air traffic control?

[leibregiment]

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[leibregiment]

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[Gerdan]

7.10.42 - 31.5.43 1. Schülerkompanie Luftnachrichtenschule 1 Nordhausen

http://www.amazon.de/Fliegerhorst-Lu.../dp/3938997427

Gerdan

[Gerdan]

26.3.45 - 5.5.45 I./ T.(ransport) G.(eschwader) 1, 3. Staffel

Gerdan

[hucks216]

I'm far from sure but the signature might be that of Heinz Fontana who won the Ehrenpokal on 5th June 1943.
Larry de Zeng & Doug Stankey's LW Officer Career Lists has Fontana with IV/TG-4 in October 1943 but with nothing else listed after that so it is possible that he was reassigned to TG-1. I also have his signature in a Wehrpass to a member of aircrew in 3./TG-1.

[leibregiment]

7.10.42 - 31.5.43 1. Schülerkompanie Luftnachrichtenschule 1 Nordhausen

http://www.amazon.de/Fliegerhorst-Lu.../dp/3938997427

Gerdan

Many thanks Gerdan, Would you know how or why would he get the EK 1 & 2 while at a training school?

[leibregiment]

I'm far from sure but the signature might be that of Heinz Fontana who won the Ehrenpokal on 5th June 1943.
Larry de Zeng & Doug Stankey's LW Officer Career Lists has Fontana with IV/TG-4 in October 1943 but with nothing else listed after that so it is possible that he was reassigned to TG-1. I also have his signature in a Wehrpass to a member of aircrew in 3./TG-1.

Cheers H, very interesting, as ever appreciate your help.....regards, Paul

[hucks216]

Cheers H, very interesting, as ever appreciate your help.....regards, Paul

Although his signature appears for entries dated 1943 I believe this is a case of the entries being either added later, or the entries being added at the time but then signed later on in the war during a moment of admin catch-up.

[JUNGCO]

I'm with Paul. How would he earn these awards when he is in Nachrichten units and schools?
Jeff

[leibregiment]

Here is the contents of the book Gerdan kindly recommended;

"5 Alles ist Geschichte – auch die Vergangenheitsbewältigung einer ungeliebten Zeit 9 Der Aufbau eines Luftwaffen Fliegerhorstes in Nordhausen 37 Die Luft-Nachrichten-Schule 1 der Deutschen Luftwaffe in Nordhausen (die so genannte „Boelcke Kaserne“) 73 Der Fliegerhorst Nordhausen als Friedensstandort für ein Kampf-Geschwader 113 Die Flieger-Betriebs-Kompanie der Luft-Nachrichten- Schule 1 am Fliegerhorst Nordhausen 1937 bis 1944 133 Ausbildung von Luftwaffensoldaten für Ergänzungsein- heiten am Fliegerhorst Nordhausen 163 Programm „Beethoven-Gerät“. Die „Baustelle Schwab Nordhausen“ 178 Hallenbestand und Belegung am Fliegerhorst Nordhausen 185 Luftwaffenstandort Nordhausen. Führer-Bezeichnungen- Namen 190 Lehrausbildung am Fliegerhorst Nordhausen für Metallflug- zeugbauer 1942 bis 1945 197 Luftwaffenmusikkorps Standort Nordhausen 205 Der Scheinflugplatz des Fliegerhorstes Nordhausen zwischen Auleben und der Auleber Mühle. 208 Die Forschungsämter des Reichs-Luftfahrt-Ministerium 210 Ein Nachwort 212 Quellenverzeichnis 214 Anlage: 1 Mistel, Einfliegen der Mistel-Gespanne. 2 stationierte Flugzeugtypen auf dem Flieger- horst Nordhausen. 3 Lageplan „Bildorganisation“ –dient dazu, den Standort des Betrachters auf einigen Bildern im Lageplan nachvollziehen zu können. Die Kreiszahlen auf den Abbildun- gen sind mit denen auf dem Lageplan „Bildorganisation“ identisch. 4 Ausbildungsabzeichen und Ehrungen der ehemaligen Deutschen Luftwaffe.
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I guess he could have got the EK 1 & 2 for testing the Beethoven-Gerät (Mistel) or some other research such as mistletoe????

PS can anyone just verify the spelling of his name

[leibregiment]

can anyone ID this unit? cheers, Paul

[Ian Jewison]

11 (Flugsicherung) Kompanie, Luftnachrichten-Regiment 1

I am a little confused as to why he would have EK's in the role he had, also why he became a pilot as to me he did not have pilot training but was at pilot training school when crew training as a wireless operation!?!?!?

To be honest I saw this for sale somewhere recently and dismissed it........

/Ian

[leibregiment]

Thanks Ian, glad its not me...... but (IMHO) all the entries look kosher.....?

[Ian Jewison]

To be honest when I first saw it I didn't like any of the award entries so didn't take it any further.

Now, if the signature is correct as Kev mentions then they are ok......however this puts Fontana with I/TG 1 in May 1945.

I can not see anywhere where he was trained as a pilot.....so if the pilots badge is bogus, so is the Wireless operators.....he is of course entitled to the latter badge but they are both entered in the same hand!

Page 21 only deals with Bordfunker courses!

/Ian