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... so not only "von" but also "zu" ...
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinric...n-Wittgenstein

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Hi, i did some research about the missing fighter Pilot:

Bentheim und Steinfurt, Alexis Prinz zu
KIA/MIA the 2. december 1943 mediterranean sea near Marseille-
His first combat flight in Jagdgruppe Süd (Training unit for JG27).

Regards

Lino

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Hi Lino,

His body was identified many years after his death from an unknown grave on an island.

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Don't forget Volprecht Riedesel Freiherr zu Eisenbach.

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Here´s another one:

Leutnant Oswald Ritter von Rittersheim, KIA January 14th 1945 with 2./KG 51
If you got´m sorry..

khorat

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Yes, you are right. The body was found by chance by a archaeologist in 1965 on the island and was classified as possible "medieval turk", died in the siege of Marseille. Close to the island, we did some research about a sunken german DB601 Engine, so the body was interesting for us again. About 2006 Luc Vanrell located the remains again, now in the US, and we initiated together a DNA research to compare the DNA with the brother of Alexis, also a former JG27 fighter pilot. The result was succesfull.

Regards

Lino

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Lino,

Just a quick question, was this the DB601 that was found near the remains of De Expury's F-5 wreckage?


Carlos

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Lt. Adolf Freiherr von Böselager - 1./JG 21

Born 24/07/1917 - Burg Peppenhoven
MIA 13/05/40 - Belgium
Recovered 15/09/2002 - Leuze (Namur)
Buried with honour 6/12/2002 Burg Peppenhoven

A portrait of him exists, even if wrongly captioned, in H-E BOB's memoirs. Both flew together in Poland.

Best regards

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@Carlos
Yes, the engine was found in the same area.

@CinA-78
The Böselager recovery story was also very interesting.

Regards
Lino

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Hi,

Raimond Zhuber v.Okrog was killed in the crash of He177A-3 w/nr. 535680 of KG 40 near Evere airfield, Belgium during a training flight. He is presently buried at the German War Graves cemetery at Lommel, Belgium.

Best regards

Luc