Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

It takes me forever to get this information onto my website due to lack of time but I did manage to get this 95% complete.

This group (click on link below) is to Major Wilhelm Schmitter who is familiar in a number of threads but hopefully this creates a more comprehensive picture of his career.

http://www.aufhimmelzuhause.com/id101.htm

At times the missions seem redundant but when one thinks about the vast amount of hours of training that these Luftwaffe and Allied pilots went through only to be sacrificed for a "noble cause" it is pretty amazing.

Anyway I managed to put this portion of his group/career together from three seperate dealers over 10+ years so hopefully you guys find it informative.

Cheers

Jeremy

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

A fascinating collection and biography on a subject I'm very interested in, having visited Schmitter's crash site recently. Excellent work.

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

Jeremy

Amazing and wonderful collection - and thank you for sharing from someone with a long association with the loss of Schmitter and Hainzinger.

I think I have some other small pieces somewhere of Schmitter's Me 410.

I ought to let you have them, I think!

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

Gents thanks for your comments.

Andy - I would love to get bits of Schmitter's Me.410 should you ever decide to part with them. Please let when know and I will gladly purchase, pay shipping etc..

Kind regards

Jeremy

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

So, is there any strong evidence for what the camo scheme would have been for the Me-410 A-1 WNr 10244 Red B in which Schmitter and Hainzinger lost their lives on Nov 8/44?

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

Only this....

(Black "B" outlined in red)

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

Nice work, Jeremy.

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

OK, thanks. Looks like RLM 76 behind it, so no black-out sides like on 14/KG2 machines.

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

Nick thanks for the comment much appreicated.

Andy I really love that fragment from Schmitter's a/c I wasn't aware you have the key piece which lead to the identification of his Me410.

Great artifact!

Cheers

Jeremy

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

Jeremy, as you have so many related documents to Wilhelm Schmitter, any clues to where his RK is? Auctioned or remaining with relatives of the man?

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

Maximowitz

Unfortunately I am not aware of where his RK ended up, presumably he was wearing one when he went down but likely he had others as well.

Since I obtained these items in three seperate lots it is very possible it is out there along with the balance of his award documents.

Regards

Jeremy

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

Jeremy

Yes, its an interesting item! Funnily enough, it took me an age to work out what it was after I found it. Its one of those things that is obvious when you know, or when the penny finally drops....but a puzzle when you look at it from various angles - including sideways on and upside down.

As to his RK, I suspect that is somewhere on Shinewater Marsh. I do know that a wound badge was picked up at the crash scene in November 1943.

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

Very true. It took me a minute or so to see what part of the B that is (thought it was 2 separate letters at first). It's certainly an excellent find.

Re: Major Wilhelm Schmitter
 

Nicely done!