Luftwaffe pilots Alive ?
 

Hi ,

Are this pilots still alive ?

Theo Nau JG11
Peter Spoden
hans-dieter Oehm JG 300
Hans Iffland JG 3
Werner Molge JG 26
mANFRED lEISEBEIN JG52
SIGHART DINKEL JG 27
GERHARD ILLE JG 2
BRUNO RUPP NJG 3
ERWIN LEYKAUF JG 21
JOZEF SCHMAUZ KG 53

ORE HAVE SOMEONE THE DEAD DATE ,

REGARDS mIKE

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Schmauz was not a pilot & I have not heard from his Granddaughter as to his health or wellbeing. I am fairly sure that Leykauf, Dinkel & Ille are no longer with us. Surely this post should be in the Luftwaffe section not Obituary?

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Hi,

At least some of them have passed away, as follows:

Theo Nau + 23.02.2015
Werner Molge + 30.10.2006
Sighart Dinkel + 31.05.2015
Gerhard Ille + 03.03.2007
Bruno Rupp + 26.03.2014
Erwin Leykauf + 07.10.2007

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com/earticles

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Sighart Dinkel of JG 27 passed away some time ago. I heard that from his daughter.

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Thanks guys

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Peter Spoden is very much alive. Just this week I got Christmas greetings from him.

Br Raimo

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Our dear Sighart passed several years ago, as did Werner Molge, both representative fellows of our diminishing JG27/26 veterans association. Even now some of our widows are also of advanced age and missing from our reunions.
Manfred Leisebein also gone, translated for he and wife at a reunion years ago, first met after the reunification, with Victor Peterman, his friend. What stories I added to near 50 years worth.
Very decent fellows, sorely missed!
Best wishes for Christmas and New Years for all of you, especially health!

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May they rest in peace.

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Hans-dieter Oehm passed away Christmas 2016 aged 94.

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If he is still alive, Peter Spoden will turn 100 years of age this year...

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Peter Spoden is still alive and in good spirits.

I spoke with him on the telephone last week, and he will indeed be 100 this coming November. One of the very last Nachtjager still with us!

David

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Thank you for the info. I am happy he is still alive and in good spirits.
I find it remarkable he survived four cases of getting shot up and living up to such an age!

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Hi

Leisebein die 5th August 2020.

Kind Regards

Johannes

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Mister Spoden:


If you read this, happy birthday! I hope you are in good health.


Kind regards,
Timon Legemaat

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Hugo Broch is apparently still alive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Broch

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David

..did you wish him well on November 8th - his 100th ?

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If Mr Spoden reads this: Happy Belated Birthday!

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..sad to learn that he passed away on December 9

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This is really sad news. May he rest in peace.

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Very sad news...
I came across the following comment of Mr Spoden, from 2010. The last sentence is still very true, but he must have been one of the very last of warriors.


http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...909#post109909

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Any infos concerning Hans Iffland?


digedag1

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...passed away some years ago. I think it was a son or daughter who wrote to me after his passing to say that my last letter to him was open on his desk when they were clearing it...