Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

Hi

Hope everyone is safe and well.

Can anyone provide a name for this airman and hopefully fate around him.

I find it very difficult to read the script.

Thanks

Rick

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

Here is portrait

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

Hi,

Is there any information about bomber unit?

Rick

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

Hi Rick,

Larry deZeng and I have written a history of the unit, Stabsstaffel Fliegerführer Afrika, which is available free to download on this page.

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

Interesting. Will do

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

What I could decipher from the handwriting:


Beobachter
Kurt Winterhalter
* Donebach
+ bei Dresden


Frau lebt

in Schwäbisch Hall


beerdigt - (I don't know)


1 Kind

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

The grave is at the cemetery of Schopfheim Kreis Lörrach.

Regards
Leo

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

Ah OK thanks Leo! I thought I saw Schopfheim too, but I thought: "that I so far away from both the birthplace and death place!"


Kind regards, Timon

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

This Ofw Winterhalder was born at Hohentwiel/Singen and not at Donebach. Also his loss was at Jüterbog Altes Lager and not at Dresden. Maybe not correct man, although the burial place fits?

Matti

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

Hi,

WASt K.K.: "Oberfeldwebel Winterhalder, Kurt, *14.11.1912 in Singen Krs. Hohentwiel, Stab Fliegerführer Afrika; 7./KG 76, +11.04.1941 um 13.15 auf dem Flugplatz Altes Lager Jüterbog, tot durch Unfall. Grablage: Schopfheim b. Lörrach."

Gruß René

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

Hello Matti and René,


The source Andrew Arthy linked gave one crew member succumbing to his injuries later. Maybe it was Kurt, who was possibly transferred to a hospital nearby Dresden?

Kind regards,
Timon


P.S. Jüterbog-Waldlager were my words, though in spring 1941 it possibly still was called Jüterbog-Altes Lager?

Re: Identity and fate of Luftwaffe airman?
 

Hello Timon,

reported by: "Mittlg. Res. Lazarett 1 Jüterbog am 15.4.1941."

Gruß René