Death of Werner Molders
 

Hi Guys

Werner Molders was supposed to have been killed as a passenger flying to the funeral of Ernst Udet(21st November 1941 1100 hrs), yet everything suggests his death was on 22nd November 1941 i.e the next day. I was unable to find the crash details on my losses mikrofilms.

Does anybody have the exact crash details please i.e aircraft works number, crew, unit and especially date/time of crash ?

Molders does not appear to have intended the funeral looking at photos, so are the dates wrong/returning but not attending something is amiss.

Kind Regards

P.S

Sorry when I use "O" umlaut message going into a spas attack !

Johannes

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

What I have:

In middle of August 1941, Oberst Mölders became the Inspekteur der Jagdflieger but on returning to Germany for a funeral on 22 November 1941 in a He 111 H-6, Wk Nr 4513, 1G+BT of 9./KG 27, flying into fog, the aircraft then suffered engine problems and crashed at Breslau-Schöngarten killing Mölders, Oblt Georg Kolbe (F) and Ofw Gerhard Hobbie (BM) with Ofw Arthur Tenz (BF) and Maj Paul Wenzel, Mölders Adjutant, being injured

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

I have the last known photo of Moelders and Kolbe, taken just prior to leaving the KG27 airfield. Let me know if you're interested in it.

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

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Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

The loss can be found on p. 0150 of RL 2-III/756. It was listed on 25.11.1941.

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

Crash was reported (NVM) on 22.11.1941 at 12.00 hrs.

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

Thanks Guys

Molders missed the funeral, but pressed on regardless....at great cost. Regarding umlaut I can do ä(228), but it's only the "O"(246)that freaks-out this one computer !

Thanks again

Johannes

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

Use this:

https://german.typeit.org/

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

Or if you're using a Mac, you just type [alt]+[u], then the letter you want the umlaut over.

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

Moelders was killed at the outskirts of Breslau Gandau!

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

Frankek

Silly question, but what was (is) the difference between Breslau-Gandau and Breslau-Schöngarten?
Both are todays Wroclaw or am I wrong here?

Tried the internet, but I feel like I am going round in circles.

Since you probably know, easier to ask....:o

Cheers
Stig

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

The difference is like between Heathrow and Gatwick. :)
Breslau Gandau was in the village Klein Gandau, now it is developed and known as Mały Gądów district within the city. Breslau Schoengarten was at the village Strachau, later Germanised to Schoengarten, and now still operational as Strachowice.
It is more less the place, I think.
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Re: Death of Werner Molders
 

Aha

So it was the same Breslau at least!
Good to know

Thanks Franek
Cheers
Stig