Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Gentlemen,

The only information that I could find about Walter Ibold who won the DKiG as a Luftwaffe fighter pilot was "Kracker Archives". He flew Bf-110s, Me-410s,and Bf-109Gs. He scored at least 25 air-to-air victories. Some of them were four-engined motors. Have you have anymore information about this little known Luftwaffe fighter pilot. Like how many kills Ibold had score while flying twin-engined heavy fighters. When did he won the DKiG?
Hope I get an answer soon. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Edward L. Hsiao

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Hi Edward

25 air to air victories is probably a huge exaggeration, unless he served in Russia, which I doubt as final rank was only Feldwebel.
He was born on 30th September 1921, and died on 24th May 2000.

Four claims(three confirmed by micro films)

13th June 1944 2./ZG 76 B-24 1008 hrs 7000 metres H.S.S Nr.1
2nd July 1944 2./ZG 76 B-17 North of Komorn 1102 hrs 7000 metres Nr.2
19th September 1944 2./JG 76 P-51 Sinsen area 1600nhrs 500-600 metres Nr.3
14th January 1945 14./JG 300 P-51 Stendal/Havelberg Nr.4.

Also I think flew with SG101 and JG 26. Does not seem to have been shot down at any time, unless a more enlightened enthusiast can come up with some details.

Kind Regards

Johannes

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Ibold bellylanded on 19.9.1944.

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Born 30.9.1921 Essen
died 24.5.2000
units: II./SG 101, 1./ErgZG 1, 8./ZG 76, 2./ZG 76, 2./JG 76, 14./JG 300
6 heavy bombers plus 3 unconfirmed other victories. 60+ missions., 60-70 RVT sorties,
at ZG 76 his R/O was Helmut Schmale
17.12.1944 Fw. Ibold Walter (UNV), 14./JG 300, Bf 109G, FSA nach Lk., Kassel / Bera rail tracks, 100%
1.6.43 Uffz
1.1.45 Fw.
4.5.45 it sais he was Ofw...but also doubtful.

15.6.44 EKII.
17.11.1944 EKI.
15.3.1945 DKiG
11.10.1944 Verwundetenabzeichen i Bronze

I doubt that DKiG...

see
http://www.eduard.com/store/out/medi...-2013-11EN.pdf
for his photo....page:22
and the source of above mentioned info ;)

hope it helps...

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

There is no Ibold listed in the Ordensträger as having won the DKiG.

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

You mean the Veit Scherzer book? That is not complete. But I doubt that Ibold got the DKiG, seems "too" much for his accomplishments....

John

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Not the book as such. The Ordensträger uses multiple sources for winners of the RK, Ehrenblattspange, Ehrenpokal, DKiG and so on. One of the sources for the DKiG is Scherzer but it also uses Horst Scheibert and Bernd Gericke (for KM).

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Hi Peter

List of claims on page twenty-two of your magazine. I have an alternative name for those you have for Uffz Rieber...........Uffz Rupert Küber who was KIA 27th June 1944. W looks like M on the micro films same as R looks like K, also the umlaut in this case could look like an "I".

Kind Regards

Johannes

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Johannes thank. I do not know how the microfil writtings look like. It is probable as I do not have other entries for Rieber...So you say it may be the same one...thanks

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Hello,
I was looking for information about Fw.Ibold's membership in JG 26, but I didn't find anything.
So is it a change of numbers (printing error) 2./JG 76 and 2./JG 26?
Thank you very much Tony

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Never jg 26. It had to be zg 76...

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Peter, thank you very much!
P.S. I bought your book last year: "Rumunské kokardy nad Československem".
Congratulations, great book!
Regards Tony

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

Thanks...and regards ;-)

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

What did Walter Ibold did after World War II? Was Ibold in the Bundeswehr-Luftwaffe? Do you have a wartime picture of Ibold?

Edward L. Hsiao

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

I do not know any info on his post war carrer. Sorry.

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

He flew with 14./JG 300 from the establishment of IV. Gruppe in September 44 to 30 April 45 (his last sortie) surrendering on May 8. His various accounts can be found throughout Vol II of the Lorant/Goyat JG 300 history along with a photo on page 237. He led IV. Gruppe in combat on the 14 January sortie during which he claimed a 357th FG P-51, before he and his wingman Deutscher were both shot down themselves;

" I had flown some 60-70 combat sorties on twin and single-engine fighters. As far as victories were concerned, in the heat of combat, rare were the opportunities to observe what happened to those aircraft on which I managed to open fire.."

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

His DiG is written by hand in wehrpass somewhat strange way...suspicious...
He flew with ZG 76 since autumn 1943...then for a while with JG 76 over market garden battlefield and then IV./JG 300 as stated by Neil.

Re: Walter Ibold,DKiG
 

You mean to say that Walter Ibold doesn't know his final air to air kill claims?

Edward L. Hsiao