Luftwaffe aircrew first names June 1940
 

Hi guys

I'm seeking first names of the following please:

Oblt B. Dobner 3(H)/21 killed 6/6/40

Fw Wendler all three 1(H)/14 wounded 11/6/40
Ltn Schneider
Lt G. Peters

Ltn H. Wasserberg all seven I/KG1 believed killed/wounded 8/6/40
Gfr O. Kaluza
Fgr C. Jetter
Fw H. Wunicke
FgrE. Huber
Uffz G. Lowioda
Fw O. Jung

Ltn Simon 4/KG4 POW 18-19/6/40

and finally ................

Identity of all 5 crew of 2/KGr.126 wounded/injured 11-12/6/40

Any help appreciated, please.
Cheers
Brian

Re: Luftwaffe aircrew first names June 1940
 

Bruno Dobler
Karl-Heinz Schreiber (not Schneider)
Heinz Wasserberg
Oskar Kaluza
Christian Jetter
Harry Wunnicke (not Wunicke)
Ernst Huber
Gerhard Lewioda (not Lowioda)
Ottmar Jung
Erich Simon
Cannot identify 2./KGr. 126 loss(es) 11-12/6/40. Do you mean 11-12/5/40?

Matti

Re: Luftwaffe aircrew first names June 1940
 

If you have my Flypast article, you will see it was Erich Simon

Re: Luftwaffe aircrew first names June 1940
 

I have them listed as follows:

8 June 1940 3./KG1 Heinkel He111H-3 (2911). Shot down by Hurricanes of Nos.32 and 79 Squadrons over Rouen and belly-landed at La Crique, north of Bosc-le-Hard, 9.30 a.m. BS Flgr Christian Jetter (of 2./KG1) killed, BF Gefr Oskar Kaluza (of 2./KG1) captured wounded, FF Lt Heinz Wasserberg and BO Uffz Karl Gundlach both captured unhurt – all later released. Aircraft 100% write-off.

8 June 1940 3./KG1 Heinkel He111H-3. Shot down by Hurricanes of Nos. 32 and 79 Squadrons east of Neufchâtel-en-Bray 9.15 a.m. HB Fw Harry Wunnicke, BM Fw Karl Rogoß, FF Uffz Paul Schuckließ, BF Uffz Heinz Jütte, and BS Flgr Kurt Kugler all captured unhurt – later released. Aircraft 100% write-off.

8 June 1940 3./KG1 Heinkel He111H-3. Returned slightly damaged in attacks by Hurricanes of Nos. 32 and 79 Squadrons between Neufchâtel-en-Bray and Rouen 9.20 a.m. BS Flgr Ernst Huber badly wounded, rest of crew unhurt. Aircraft 10% damaged - repairable.

8 June 1940 3./KG1 Heinkel He111H-3. Returned damaged by Hurricanes of Nos. 32 and 79 Squadrons over Neufchâtel-en-Bray 9.20 a.m. BF Uffz Gerhard Lewioda killed, BM Fw Ottmar Jung badly wounded – admitted to field hospital in Lille, rest of crew unhurt. Aircraft 40% damaged but repairable.

11 June 1940 1.(H)/14 Henschel Hs126B-1. Shot down by H-75s of GC II/4 during observation sortie of columns south of the Marne between Chalons and Épernay and over-turned in heavy crash-landing 11.10 a.m. Possibly that claimed by S/Lt Cordier, S/Lt Baptizet, Sgt de la Flechère, and Sgt Posta near Annelles, south of Rethel. BO Lt Karl-Heinz Schreiber (Staffel Bild-Offizier) badly wounded in left leg – later amputated, FF Fw Gerhard Wendler unhurt. Aircraft 100% write-off.

11 June 1940 2.(H)/23 Henschel Hs126B-1. Shot down by H-75s of GC II/4 during observation sortie south-east of Rethel 11.15 a.m. Possibly that claimed by S/Lt Cordier, Adj Tesseraud, Sgt de La Chapelle, Sgt Puda, and Sgt Jaussaud near Annelles. BO Lt Eberhard Peters wounded, pilot unhurt. Aircraft 70% damaged - write-off.

19 June 1940 Stabsstaffel KG4 Heinkel He111H-4 (2894). Shot down by F/Lt A.G. Malan of No.74 Squadron during pre-attack night reconnaissance sortie and crashed in Springfield Road, Chelmsford, 12.30 a.m. BO Oberlt Heinz-Georg Corpus, BM Oberfw Walter Gross and BF Fw Walter Vick all killed, FF Lt Erich Simon baled out and captured wounded. Aircraft 5J+GA 100% write-off.
German documents indicate that this aircraft was engaged in an attack on Thameshaven.

11-12 June 19402./KGr.126 suffered no losses

Re: Luftwaffe aircrew first names June 1940
 

Thanks for the additional details, Peter

The KGr.126 combat may have been on the night of 12/13 June 1940 - if it did occur.

May I ask you to check, please?

Cheers
Brian

Re: Luftwaffe aircrew first names June 1940
 

Brian,

As you say, night of 12/13 June. One source suggests it returned damaged following a brief engagement with a Hampden ?

13 June 1940: 2./KGr.126 Heinkel He111H-4. Reportedly attacked by RAF night-fighter during night mine-laying sortie and both engines damaged. Crash-landed at Dranouter, north-east of Hazebrouck, 12.30 a.m. FF Lt Günther Schulz, BO Lt zur See Hans Müller, BF Uffz Karl-Wilhelm Schlegel, and HS Uffz Helmut Müller all badly wounded and admitted to various hospitals. HB Oberfw Helmut Kaselitz (of 1./KG4) also badly wounded - admitted to hospital in Ypres. Aircraft 90% damaged - write-off.

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Many thanks, Peter

Yes, that's the story I have.

Cheers
Brian