Photos of 1940 Pilots
 

I have had considerable help so far from Dr Jochen P. and Peter Taghon to name a few but can anyone help with photos of the following?


JG 26:
Fw Willi Roth
Ofw Walter Meyer
Fw Wilhelm Philip


JG 51:
Ofw Fritz Strohlein
Fw Bernhard Lauch
Oblt Fritz Stendel
Lt Gottfried Schlitzer


JG 54:
Oblt Adolf Kinzinger
Fw Walter Repple
Oblt Rudi Ziegler
Ofw Michael Hauer

Re: Photos of 1940 Pilots
 

Hey Chris - I MIGHT have one of cousin Mike there somewhere in my archives, but I'm not certain. Someone sent me a ton of Hauers from JG77 and JG54, but no way of telling who was who.


I don't have any in the family archives either, of him, oddly enough. But yeah, I can dig up what I have and send it to you in a PM if you want.

Re: Photos of 1940 Pilots
 

Thanks Cori

Re: Photos of 1940 Pilots
 

It has been suggested this is Ströhlein; Dr Jochen Prien cannot confirm one way or another so can anyone else?

Re: Photos of 1940 Pilots
 

Possibly Werner Mölders in the foreground but sorry I don't know who the other man is.

Re: Photos of 1940 Pilots
 

Definitely Mölders

Mölders and...?
 

With this picture here the man is easy to recognize. There is a fairly high possibility that Mölders is discussing with this pilot, or receiving his first account of action after landing, this man being a member of Mölders' unit: either JG 53 or JG 51. We only need to screen all books and articles published on these units: with a little luck we'll find this guy. Nothing is certain but if there is a photograph of this man in a book it can be found quickly.

Re: Photos of 1940 Pilots
 

Hi Chris - holidays got away from me.


Here are the Hauers from JG54 and JG77 - at least to my knowledge. The kind gent that sent them sorted them out for me, but no first names were given.


(the third one especially - my family has a strong resemblance to him, especially my son.)

Re: Photos of 1940 Pilots
 

Cori
Thanks for these but without names, not much use to me in finding this mysterious Michael Hauer. In any case most appear to be non-aircrew?

Re: Photos of 1940 Pilots
 

Hi Chris

Your image attributed as Ströhlein is either Hans von Hahn or another Gruppenkommandeur whose name escapes me (old age)

I have four other images of Fritz Ströhlein of JG 51 PM me for copies.

I also have a group image with Gottfried Schlitzer

Two small grainy images of Adolf Kinzinger