Luftwaffe Spanish Airmen Graves

[hucks216]

Hello,
I recently bought a great photo album that used to belong to a Lt in the schwere Artillerie Abteilung 422 and in it are two photos that some here might find interesting, namely the graves of two Spanish Luftwaffe airmen killed in Russia. The first belonging to Hauptmann Antonio Noriega-Labat KIA 1st July 1942 (the funeral sash mentions Moelders so he may well be from JG 51), while the second is for Lt Antonio Navarro (or Navarra) KIA 7th August 1942...

[hucks216]

Pic 2...

[Gerdan]

Some information from the Volksbund list: on
Lt. Antonio Navarro-Perez, * 31.01.1912 Polopde La Marinn
KIA 07.08.1942 Ssergyewskye
burried Kursk-Besedino cemetery/Russia

Gerdan

[hucks216]

Thank you.

[Pintaius]

Hello,

On 7 august 1942 Antonio Navarro-Perez dies on a escort mission after a crash with your partner.

in spanish:
http://www.callejondelpau.es/HISTORI...lla%20Azul.pdf

[hucks216]

Many thanks for that. I see that it also mentions Noriega-Labat being shot down as well.

[Gregorio Torres]

Captain Antonio Noriega (15/JG 51 Mölders) killed in action the 2nd of July 1942 during a dog fighting, flying a Me 109 F from a airfield in Orel.
Greg

[Santiago]

Thanks for sharing it!

[Nick Carraway]

Weitze has Perez's decorations and award docs for sale today

[Akira Takiguchi]

I have to confess that I have been uneducated enough not to know that RIP is an acronym for Requiescat in Pace.