Uffz Edgar Dörre JG 26
 

Hello ,

Is there someone who can help me with additional informatio and or a picture from Uff Edgar Dörre from JG 26.

Thanks in advance

Re: Uffz Edgar Dörre JG 26
 

Maybe this could help...

http://bcatp.wordpress.com/2014/07/01/edgar-dorre/

Re: Uffz Edgar Dörre JG 26
 

Hi Guys

He was born Franz Edgar Dorre on 24th November 1919, and was formerly an artillery man. On 8th September 1943 at 1600 hrs he was shot down and killed by British Spitfire's, his Bf109 coming down at Lens, France.
His first four claims were as an Unteroffizier, the last five as a Feldwebel, all were with 9./JG 26:-

25th July 1942 Spitfire NW Dunkirk 1428 hrs Nr.1
19th August 1942 Spitfire at Dieppe 1520 hrs Nr.2
19th november 1942 Spitfire 10km North Zeebrugge 1458 hrs 10-30 metres Nr.3
23rd January 1943 B-17 40km North Quimper 1420 hrs 7500 metres Nr.4
16th February 1943 B-17 2,5km SW Pleuradeur 1120 hrs 5500 metres Nr.5
12th March 1943 Spitfire SE Calais 1635 hrs 5500 metres Nr.6
25th June 1943 B-17 30-40km NW Helgoland(sea) 0902 hrs 4000 metres Nr.7
28th July 1943 B-17 NW Helgoland(sea) 0915 hrs 6000 metres Nr.8
17th August 1943 B-17 at Genk 1130 hrs 7000 metres Nr.9

Regards

Johannes

Re: Uffz Edgar Dörre JG 26
 

Thanks gentleman for the help.
Alain57

Re: Uffz Edgar Dörre JG 26
 

As a footnote...

About Dieppe

I met this Spitfire pilot who was also at Dieppe.

http://www.thememoryproject.com/stor...rick-connolly/

I did this video as an homage to him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72_YHQP-4sE

I met him by pure chance, then I visited him at the veterans' hospital with his wife.

Very humble man.

Re: Uffz Edgar Dörre JG 26
 

Hi Alain,

E. Dörre became Fw. on 1/2/43.

2/11/41: EK II
3/4/42: Fr. Fl. Sp. i. Bronze
16/10/42: Fr. Fl. Sp. i. Silber
6/1/43: EK I
30/7/43: Verw. Abz. in Schwarz
25/8/43: Vorshlagliste zur Verleihung des Ehrenpokals.

At the time I was writing the special LuGa on JG 26, I tried to contact his family, but in vain.

Hope that this helps.
regards
Erik

Re: Uffz Edgar Dörre JG 26
 

Erik ,

Thank you very much for the info.
Alain57

Re: Uffz Edgar Dörre JG 26
 

I wonder who put the picture of Erbo von Kageneck on this website: https://bcatp.wordpress.com/2014/07/01/edgar-dorre/, pretending that it was a photo of Edgar Dörre...
It's evidently Erbo von Kageneck: http://deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspo...-kageneck.html

Re: Uffz Edgar Dörre JG 26
 

I had taken this information on the Internet.
I have now updated my post on my blog.


https://bcatp.wordpress.com/2018/05/...-dorre-update/


Thank you for the information.


Pierre

Re: Uffz Edgar Dörre JG 26
 

Dear Pierre,
Thank you for the correction and I'm very sorry for the form of my previous message. I realise I was too harsh on you, but I somehow didn't think that you might have referred to your own website. I thought it was a external website, managed by someone who had nothing to do with this forum. I expressed my surprise, but it certainly wasn't polite enough.
I'm really sorry. Please, accept my apologies.