Fi 156 crash on June 27, 1941

[Boris]

Hi all,

I am looking for any information regarding crash of Fi 156 that happened on June 27, 1941. Crew of Uffz. Hillemann (FF), Uffz. Reiher (BM) and Maj. Ernst Hahn (CO of Luftnachrichten-Regiment 22) died.

Thank you in advance.

Boris

[John Beaman]

some help:

Fi 156, 5177, n.n., Lg.Stab z.b.V.40, 27-Jun-41, Bruchlandung., Lfl.4/Eins., Osten, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #3)-Vol.5, Torezyn, 25%, H

[Matti Salonen]

Correct aircraft is Fi 156C-1, WNr. 707, which was shot down at Maciuki, southwest of Surwiliszki.

Regards,

Matti

[Norbert Schuchbauer]

The date was the 24th of June 1941.

Norbert

[Matti Salonen]

Could you confirm that date. NVM gives 27th.

Matti

[Boris]

Hi,

thank you all for your inputs.

Matti, do you know the first names of Uffz. Hillemann and Reiher? To which unit they belonged to? Was the plane shot down by e/a, or from the ground? Thanks.

Boris

[Matti Salonen]

Siegfried Hillemann and Gebhard Reiher.

NVM gives Ln.-Rgt. 22 and Absturz infolge Feindbeschuß. Bruch 100 %.

Regards,

Matti

[Norbert Schuchbauer]

According to Genst.Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (IC) Nr. 3490/41 dated 30 Jun 1941 entry 67. it is the 24th. [RL 2 III 754 and RL 2 III 1177]

Regards,
Norbert

[Stig Jarlevik]

Guys

How come the sources differ so much with regard to the WNr?
John says 5177 and Matti 707?
Which one is correct?

Cheers
Stig

[Boris]

Hi all!

Matti, thank you very much for additional information.

Norbert, on eBay I recently bought a photo of the grave of these men. It states that they died on 27. 6. 1941. (See attached photo thumbnail.)

Boris

[Norbert Schuchbauer]

Could well be that the crash was on the 24th and they died of their injuries on the 27th. But anyones is a good guess.

Regards,
Norbert

[Doug Stankey]

Here is what we have about Hahn:


HAHN, Ernst.
11.39 Maj. and Kdr. Ln.-Abt. (mot) z.b.V., appt Kdr. I./Ln.-Versuchs-Rgt.
c.01.04.41 Maj., appt Kdr. Ln.-Rgt. 22 (to 24.06.41 KIA – in Fi 156 crash near Lida/NE Poland).

That's all we have about this fellow.

HLdZ
DGS

[Matti Salonen]

This is not first time when NVM contains different info from GQM reports. However, I consider NVMs more reliable, although even they can be erroneous. In this case 27.06.1941 seems to be correct for the following reasons:
- there were three persons in the aircraft and all of them were reported to be dead in the crash
- Major Hahn is reported in a separate NVM as the others and all have the same death date
- grave of Major Hahn has this date.
Until firm evidence to support 24.06 can be found, I'll keep my present info in my files.

Regards,

Matti

[WAG1967]

Hello,

ich spreche nur Deutsche. Ich habe zufalligerweise dieses Thema "Fi 156 crash on June 27" gefunden. Das Dorf Maciuki liegt in unserer Gegend in Belarus, ganz in der Nahe an Litauen.
Das Flugzeug war nach Beschuss durch sowjetische 12. Schützendivision abgesturzt.

Gruus aus Belarus
Andrej