Help With Luftwaffe RKT Part II.

[stgeorge64]

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[frizz]

Regarding that # 17

Hello Richard, I am new here... Regarding that # 17 I can say that it is defenetivly NOT Hpt. Adalbert Karbe!
I will see if I find some Photos, scan them and post them here.
Hpt. Adalbert Karbe was a member of KG 55 "Greif", he was the Staffelkapitän of 3./KG 55, that means 3. Staffel, Group I., the Ritterkreuz was awarded at 12.11.1941 probably because of succsessful train busting at the eastern front, but I'm not shure about that (I'll do some research), he also had quite much missions completed...

Somewhen in July 1942 he was not anymore at the eastern Front, he had furlough (right word for military hollidays???), but in France at the Airbase of IV./KG 55 "Ausbildungsgruppe" ("education group" or "formation group"). The IV./KG 55 had sometimes to participate at missions to Britain, but only the more experienced crews.

At 31.07.1942 he mounted as a Observer the He111 H-6 (Stab IV./KG 55 G1+GV Wk. Nr. 7526) of Pilot Ofw. Richard Bock for a mission to Birmingham.

He wanted to get home to Berlin to visit his family, the planes of IV./KG 55 had order to fly back from Birmingham to some airbase near Berlin for fuel and then head back to France. But for Bock and his crew that never happened, they were shot down near Coombe Valley, NW of Preston, Dorset from a Beaufighter of No. 604 Squadron:

(Pilot) Ofw. Richard Bock PoW;
Hpt. Karbe KIA;
Ofw. Wilhelm Becker PoW;
Fw. Hans Delatron KIA;
Ogfr. Erhard Schäfer KIA;

I have a list KG 55 Knightscross people:

Name, First Name
Rank when awarded RK
Unit
Date when awarded RK
Details

Antrup, Willi
Hauptmann
5./KG 55
13.11.1942
Eichenlaub (1944)

Banholzer, Alfred
Hauptmann
1./KG 55
14.01.1945


Barth, Eitel-Albert
Oberleutnant
4./KG 55
24.03.1943


Baumgartl, Erich
Oberleutnant
3./KG 55
31.07.1943


Bennemann, Hans
Oberleutnant
7./KG 55
26.03.1944


Bermadinger, Matthias
Oberleutnant
14./KG 55
05.04.1944


Braun, Willi
Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel
4./KG 55
09.06.1944


Dettke, Oskar
Hauptmann
9./KG 55
07.04.1945


Dietrich, Gerhard
Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel
Stab/KG 55
09.06.1944


Herkner, Erich
Leutnant
14.(Eis.)/KG 55
06.12.1944


Höfer, Heinrich
Hauptmann
II./KG 55
03.09.1943
Eichenlaub

Karbe, Adalbert
Oberleutnant
3./KG 55
12.11.1941


Kiel, Rudolf
Hauptmann
I./KG 55
20.12.1941


Kless, Friedrich
Major
II./KG 55
14.10.1940


König, Viktor
Feldwebel
14.(Eis.)/KG 55
06.10.1944


Koller, Albert
Oberleutnant
4./KG 55
13.11.1942


Kühl, Ernst
Oberst der Reserve
KG 55
17.10.1942
Eichenlaub

Luxenburger, Josef
Oberleutnant
4./KG 55
03.04.1943


Oberländer, Werner
Oberleutnant
2./KG 55
24.03.1943

I hope that these things at least interest you!
Greetings Fritz

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[frizz]

Re: Richard

I don't have them personally, but my Dad should have quite a lot, next time I visit him I will take some and scan them... In the Internet so far I don't have seen any pictures.....

I don't know if there are any pictures of him in "Kampfgeschwader 55 ' Greif'. Eine Chronik aus Dokumenten und Berichten 1937-1945", Wolfgang Dierich, I haven't seen this book until yet, I'm looking for it....

When I have something I will post it..
Greetings Fritz

[frizz]

Here is a Picture

Hi Richard! I have a pic, but it wont show up here for some reasons I dont know!

How to post a pic???


regards, frizz...

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[stgeorge64]

#74 Ernst-Wilhelm Ihrig

[stgeorge64]

#75 Dietrich Peltz

[Petrus]

Nr 52 is Josef Menapace, the Hs 123 pilot with the most "feindfluge".
Cheers
Petrus

[Larry deZeng]

MENAPACE, Josef. (DOB: 31.07.20 in Linz). (R, DKG). 11.39 entered the Luftwaffe from the RAD. 04.41 assigned to II.(Schl.)/LG 2 on completion of training. 04.02.42 Lt., awarded DKG, II./LG 2. 20.08.42 Lt., awarded Ritterkreuz on completion of 650 combat missions, Stafü, 7./Sch.G. 1. 01.06.43 in SG 101, promo to Hptm. 30.08.43 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./SG 101 (to 22.09.43). 23.09.43 Hptm., appt Staka 1./Schl.G. 1 (to 06.10.43 KIA).

He had 650 combat sorties under his belt by 20.08.42, but does anyone know the total he ended up with by 06.10.43 when he was killed?

[Richey4Real]

I think #75 is Dietrich Peltz.

[stgeorge64]

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[Russell]

Help with Luftwaffe RKT Part II

hello,

No 3 is Herbert Stry of St G 3 not Franz Schiehs.

No 16 is Erich Leie

No 48 is Heinreich zu sayn Wittgenstein

No 70 & 71 is Otto Kittel

Regrds

Russell

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