KG-27 Boelke Information Request

[hucks216]

Hello,
I have a tunic to Obergefreiten Georg Holten who was a crew member of a HE-111 of 1./KG 27 (I also have scans/photocopies of his award citations - Bomber Clasp in Bronze, Silver & Gold / EK II & I / Romanian Crusade Against Communism / Air Gunners Badge).
The Bomber Clasp in Gold was I believe awarded after his death as it has an award date of 20th April 1944 but I believe he was KIA on 16th January 1944 in Russia.

Can anyone shed any light on his final mission, or indeed any further details of him?

[hucks216]

Pic 2...

[Larry deZeng]

Walter Waiss is the indefatigable chronicler of KG 27, but I do not believe he has published Band VI yet. That's the one that will cover 1944. He material is exquisitely detailed and will certainly cover Holten's final mission on 16 January 1944. Waiss' father served with KG 27 at about the same time, I believe. He lives in Neuss in the Ruhr.


Waiss, Walter. Boelcke Archiv, Band 1: Die Briefe vom Stabsarzt der III./KG 27 Boelcke, Dr. Keller, 1939-1945. Neuss: privately published, 1997. Pb (oversize). 195p. Illus. with previously unpublished photos.
Waiss, Walter. Boelcke Archiv, Band 2: Chonik Kampfgeschwader Nr. 27 Boelcke, Teil 1: 1934 – 31.12.1940. Neuss: privately published, 2000. Pb (oversize). 272p. Illus. with previously unpublished color photos.
Waiss, Walter. Boelcke Archiv, Band 3: Chonik Kampfgeschwader Nr. 27 Boelcke, Teil 2: 01.01.1941 – 31.12.1941. Neuss: privately published, 2002. Pb (oversize). 248p. of text plus c. 50p. of photos. Illus.
Waiss, Walter. Boelcke Archiv, Band IV: Chonik Kampfgeschwader Nr. 27 Boelcke, Teil 3: 01.01.1942 – 31.12.1942. Aachen: Helios Verlag, 2005. ISBN 3-938208-07-4. Hb (oversize). 175p. of text plus c. 275p. of photos. Illus.

[Larry deZeng]

I./KG 27 - January 1944:

Operations in Ukraine; Crimea; Romania; South Poland. (Jan 44 - Nov 44)
Jan 44: arrived at Uman/W Ukraine from Goslar on 7 Jan, transferred to Golta/105 km SE of Uman on 12 Jan and then to Nikolayev on 15 Jan. During Jan and Feb, flew missions against Soviet forces in the Kerch area of eastern Crimea, flew support and air supply assignments for German forces surrounded at Cherkassy/SE of Kiev (24 Jan – 16 Feb) and attacked targets along the front between the Dniepr and Dniestr rivers. (PRO Air 40/1971; Dierich; Waiss).

[hucks216]

Thanks for what you have been able to provide.