I am writing a biography of Oberst Dr. Ernst Kupfer (St.G.2) and am interested in getting in touch with surviving members of his Geschwader (St.G.2 Immelmann). My interest is not as a collector or autograph seeker, but simply as an author. MY interest is in obtaining anecdotes or personal stories on Dr. Kupfer from those that knew him and served with him. I am also interested in obtaining help in identifying individuls in photos with him. From this thread it seems that there are at least 4 surviving members (Willi Noller, Paul Dose, Hans Krohn, Hans Schwirblat). Do you know of any others? If you have information on how to contact these individuals would you be willing to share it. If you would rather keep that information confidential would you be willing to forward letters to them from me. Please contact me by my private e-mail ednaylor@bellsouth.net . Thank you for your attention.
Sad news...
i found this post in the internet.
He had an accident
Liebe Mitglieder, Kameraden, sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
Altkommodore, Oberst a.D. Lothar Kmitta, gestorben
Es erreichte uns die traurige Nachricht, dass unser
Altkommodore
Oberst a.D. Lothar Kmitta
an seinem Wohnort in Garmisch-Partenkirchen im Alter von 88 Jahren verstorben ist. Er erlag bei einem Verkehrsunfall seinen schweren Verletzungen.
Unser MitgefĆ¼hl gilt seiner Familie.
An der Seite seiner vor sechs Jahren verstorbenen Frau Anneliese findet er seine letzte RuhestƤtte auf dem Friedhof in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Oberst a.D. Lothar Kmitta war von 1964 bis 1969 Kommodore des Jagdbombergeschwaders 36.
Mit groĆem Interesse verfolgte er die Entwicklung unsrer Traditionsgemeinschaft.
Ende 2009 fĆ¼hrten wir an seinem Wohnsitz ein langes GesprƤch mit ihm. FĆ¼r das Ems-Kƶppken IV / 08 erzƤhlte er aus seinem langen und ereignisreichem Leben.
Wir werden Oberst a.D. Lothar Kmitta nicht vergessen.
That is good to hear, Nid - We're hoping to see him again too, my husband, my son and I. Please extend to him our birthday wishes. Does he still have a cartoon of a LW pilot being chased by an RC aircraft on his wall? I gave that to him at Reading in 2007.
Sadly, the veterans are leaving us one by one. May their families have peace.
Arek, most of his stuff has "disappered" over the last years, before his family got aware of that, and before they had an idea of the value (see thread "Ernst BarkmannĀ“s fotoalbum stolen"). Unfortunately Ernst was to friendly, when somebody knocked at his door, he let him in.
Unfortunately Mr Barkmann isn't the only victim of so called "young comrades". I know a couple of KC holders who got all there awards and docs exchanged by nice guys who proposed to frame them....
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