20.4.1945
 

Hello
On April 20, 1945 the IV. (Sturm) / JG3 flew in the area east of Berlin. Who can say what happened that day?
Thanks, Rene

Re: 20.4.1945
 

Hello Rene,

according to the chronicle of Jochen Prien „IV./Jagdgeschwader 3“ on 20 April 1945 the IV./JG 3 encounterd Soviet fighters in the area of Berlin and Frankfurt/Oder.

Losses of 4 Fw 190, pilots missing:

14./JG 3 Fw Willi Maximowitz
Luftkampf Jäger, area Frankfurt/Oder, 100%

14./JG 3 Uffz Hans Anders
Luftkampf Jäger, Ort unbekannt, 100%

15./JG 3 Uffz Robert Canaris
Feindflug, Ursache unbekannt, Ort unbekannt, 100%

15./JG 3 Fw Bruno Neumann
Luftkampf Spitfires, area Berlin, 100%.

Claims:
14./JG 3 Uffz Walter Kutz (4.) ?
15./JG 3 Fw Erich Miedl (2.) Yak
15./JG 3 Uffz Rohloff (2.) Il-2
15./JG 3 Fw Reinhold Hoffmann (11.) Spitfire

Regards
Leo

Re: 20.4.1945
 

Hello and thank you, Leo.
The chronicle of Prien is known to me. Prien writes of an unknown 4th airman from the Maximowitz swarm. We located between Strausberg and Berlin 3 crashes of Fw190. These are about 1 -2 km apart. One of this crash site is that of a member of the IV. (Sturm) / JG3. He is still MIA. Residents reported that the crash occurred after April 19 1945.On that date the people left their village in front of the Russians.
Greetings, Rene