Identity of Luftwaffe Zerstorer Pilots
 

Hi,

Please look at scans and see if you can identify any of these Zerstorer crew?

Notation on back of photo details names but I find it hard to decipher.

Thanks

Rick

Re: Identity of Luftwaffe Zerstorer Pilots
 

The names are:

Werner Schmidt
Ede Klaas
Hans Pickl
Emil Schneider
Franz Reinisch(e)

Neapel 3.2.42

Memory of Neapel of the 6 Fighterpilots
Gunnar

Re: Identity of Luftwaffe Zerstorer Pilots
 

Thanks for information.

Is there any information on these pilot's fates?

Rick

Re: Identity of Luftwaffe Zerstorer Pilots
 

A Uffz. Eduard Klaas (Ede = german short for Eduard) was KIA with 4./ZG76 in 1944, maybe its the one in your photo ?

khorat

Re: Identity of Luftwaffe Zerstorer Pilots
 

Rickback4444
I have a Fw. Franz Reinisch of 4.(H)/12 KIA 42-04-24 at Bir Hacheim (Lib)
Frans A

Re: Identity of Luftwaffe Zerstorer Pilots
 

Hi,

Sorry for ignorance but what purpose was this unit?

Rick

Re: Identity of Luftwaffe Zerstorer Pilots
 

4.(H)/12 would have been a recon unit, ZG 76 a heavy-fighter/Zerstorer unit.

Re: Identity of Luftwaffe Zerstorer Pilots
 

It is possible, because when ZG 76 was formed for the second time, many personnel of recon units were taken to ZG 76. e.g. 3. Staffel Nahaufklärungsgruppe 4, 3. Staffel Aufklärungsgruppe 1 and 3 Staffel Nahaufklärungsgruppe 12. No record of 4.(H)/12 as mentioned, but possible?