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    Luftwaffe Pilots' Photos - who are they?

    I would sincerely appreciate any help in identifying the Luftwaffe officers in these photos that I just received from the family of a WWII veteran. Thanks.
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        #4
        Final photos
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          #5
          Hello,
          The one with the moustache looks like Adolf Galland.
          Kerry.

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            #6
            Forgot to say, the one in the black leather jacket looks like something of a giant. I cannot see how he would fit in a fighter cockpit, but he has got a Knights Cross, so he must have been very successful.
            Kerry.

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              #7
              Here is one more photo from the same group.
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                #8
                Hello John!

                Here you have.

                1) Adolf GALLAND
                2) Hannes TRAUTLOFT

                Best wishes,

                Jaime.

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                  #9
                  Hello John!

                  Here you have.

                  1) Adolf GALLAND
                  2) Hannes TRAUTLOFT





                  Best wishes,

                  Jaime.

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                    #10
                    Might be Dietrich Hrabak in #3.

                    John

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                      #11
                      Yes it is D. Hrabak. Tom

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                        #12
                        In the book "The Day Fighters", by Werner Held (Schiffer Pub.), page 126, there is a picture taken in the same occasion. Comparing it to the book's caption the guys in your first picture are (from left to right):

                        - Oberleutnant Wendel
                        - ????
                        - Hauptmann Brustelin
                        - Oberst (Adolf) Galland
                        - Hauptmann (Dieter) Hrabak
                        - Oberstleutnant (Hannes) Trautloft
                        - Hauptmann (Wolfgang) Späte - not mentioned in my book, but I believe it's him.
                        - Major Janke
                        - ???? - does not appear in my book.

                        Hope it helps.

                        Douglas

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Douglas Jr. View Post
                          - Hauptmann (Wolfgang) Späte - not mentioned in my book, but I believe it's him. Douglas
                          Yes, it is Wolfgang Späte I am sure.

                          I cannot remember exactly which book but I am positive that I have seen it captioned as him, also from a point of recognition I do not think there is any doubt.

                          Regards Richard.
                          Always looking for Luftwaffe Kampfflieger related document groups. In particular anything to Kampfgeschwader 2.

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                            #14
                            I thank everyone who has helped me with these photos.

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