Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

Hi Nick,

That's an interesting and useful resource -- thanks for posting the link.

FWIW, there are no people in Germany nowadays with "Hitler" as their surname (no surprise!), but there are very many occurrences of "Göring" and "Himmler"...

Best wishes for 2025,
Leon Venter

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

On eBay Hans Grund. In Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945

Section L - R there are 2. but only 1 might be him with little info. Mentioned in death announcement is:


MÜLLER-ROHRMOSER, Fritz. (DOB: 11.04.09). 01.08.42 promo to Maj.(Ln.). 10.04.43 Maj. and

Kdr. Ausb.Abt. z.b.V./Ln.-Schule Halle, appt Kdr. I./Ln.-Rgt. 14. (n.d.) Maj., Kdr., 1. Lw.-Ausb.Div.

available for assignment. †11.11.89. Buried at Fürstenfeldbruck/Bayern.


So perhaps a bit of extra info.


see



I sent several mails with other findings but to no avail to Luftoffzfeedback@shaw.ca


https://www.ebay.de/itm/356733791796...Bk9SR9KgrbK_ZQ

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

Oberstleutnant Puder / Pader . Mentioned on picture withm, THIERIG, Heinz , KG 53 , cant find him in Career Summaries


see https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...0/post-2027446

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

Hi Snautzer -

I'm afraid Doug has retired or has become permanently incapacitated. I've had one (1) e-mail from him in 2 years. Michael Holm has "retired", too, and I am too old now. So I guess we'll have to leave the "Career Summaries" as is. I did much if not most of the research along with a long list of contributors including Doug, Doug did the manuscript preparation from the entries we sent to him and Michael Holm uploaded the manuscript to his website. It was a wonderful joint effort and it is sad to see it fall by the wayside.

L. deZ.

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

With due respect to all involved, it is part of life to plan ahead. Ultimately, of course, the final decision is left with whoever is in charge at this point.

I saw LWAG, which was run by Richard Eger, disappear. I saw a similar fate with another site.

I do hope this information is preserved and more importantly, not forgotten.


Best,
Ed West

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

Hi Larry,

I understand. But if it is all right with you i will post here the info i find that is not in the colossal work you and your partners made.
In and https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...-pilots.54010/ are the ones that are.

I very much enjoy finding a name on a eBay picture, then go over to the career summaries and see the who and what.

So i hope some one can fill your enormous foot print in this matter and take on the job of adding and editing.

I think i is safely to say that many researchers have either downloaded or bookmarked these and will use it was it was en visioned.

Thank you. Do know it is very much appreciated.

Regards

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

Larry, it is sad to hear it, but I fully understand.
However, is it possible to pass on someone interested the Database to keep it alive and add bits and pieces? Of course, there shold be a will to do so...but just a thought.
best regards and enjoy "retirement"...

Peter

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

My last response from Doug to the updates I sent was at the end of May 2022.

Unfortunately, time catches up with all of us.

I'd like to record my thanks to Doug and Larry for undertaking what was (and remains) a massive task for little personal gain beyond adding to the knowledge of all.

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

mine last reply from his is dated October 2023... since then 6 updates sent but no reply...

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

All good ideas above, in particular:

@ Peter: several webmasters have expressed an interest in taking it when Michael Holm no longer wants to be bothered with it and install it on their own website. However, there was zero interest in maintaining it by making changes and additions.

@Snautzer: I think this may be the more workable idea; changes and new names could be added to an addendum page here on TOCH that keeps the already established format and alphabetical order.

Ruy Horta, Nick Beale and any other moderators should have a say. Also, someone would have to have oversight responsibility for it (other than me, as I mentioned above).

L. deZ.

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

Larry, May I ask you in what format the database is kept as a working live material? To put the pdfs on one page is minimum to do (if Michael shuts down). But to maintain it as a live material and adding data is other question...

Peter

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

The only point being this web site is aging or better ancient, as a website. As i understand the owner is not going to update to another platform. So existence and overall availability is not guaranteed. Also his web space is limited.
So for now i will post the in the careers un known here and on the other site i picked.
I do hope a coordinator will come forth, you guys agree with, and keep this a living thing.
I for one will add anything i find all be it Luftwaffe. As you can see i am not the only one.

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

Peter -

Digital technology is pretty much above my pay grade but, and this is no more than than an educated guess, I believe Doug's manuscripts that he sent to Michael Holm were in MS Word. Any conversion to .pdf would have been done by Michael. To the best of my knowledge, Doug has always worked in Microsoft Word.

L. deZ.

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

SPIELVOGEL, Werner (Werner-Georg?, Georg-Werner?). Grave with date 09-09-1939 As there is a little confussion on death date.


Picture see https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...1#post-2032121

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

KLÖPPER, Heinrich (Heinz). (DOB: 09.01.18 in Gross-Bülten-Peine/Hannover). No none grave.


according to https://www.verliesregister.studiegr...lts?sglo=T3144


Ysselsteyn. Buried as unknown

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

I will update that info in the loss register, which is basically incorrect. He was not buried as an unknown at Ysselsteyn.

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

Cant find Oberstleutnant Paul Wickert

https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...3#post-2033193

Re: Luftwaffe Officer Summaries for 2023
 

W. Brodnick or Bradnick 2(H)/23 https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/thread...0/post-2044158