Oberleutnant Wilhelm Baumgartner +(geffallen) KRETA
 

Good morning to all.

I am looking for details of a certain Oberleutnant Wilhelm Bauer, a fighter pilot (probably from JG 27 or another unit that flew over Kreta). He died apparently on Hospital.

BAUER, Wilhelm. (DOB: 08.05.12). 27.05.41 Oblt., KIA Crete.

He seems to have been born on 08th May 1912. Any new details of career, causes of death or unit, most welcomed.

Yours,
Adriano

Re: Oberleutnant Wilhelm Baumgartner +(geffallen) KRETA
 

I guess I made a mistake as this Oblt. Wilhalm Bauer was the commanding officer from 2. Kompanie Gebirgsjägerregiment 100...

Anyway..how a LW officer could be in charge of a Gebirgsjäger Regiment ??

Adriano

Re: Oberleutnant Wilhelm Baumgartner +(geffallen) KRETA
 

Adriano,

One of the unique characteristics of the Luftwaffe (as opposed to independent air forces of other nations), was the possession of an organic paratrooper force; the Fallschirmjäger. These were established in 1938. So, I guess the answer to your, query, and the reason that you apparently found BAUER, Wilhelm. (DOB: 08.05.12). 27.05.41 Oblt., KIA Crete. in the Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries here http://ww2.dk/lwoffz.html , is that Gebirgsjäger officers were nominally the Luftwaffe officers.

Regards,
Sinisa

Re: Oberleutnant Wilhelm Baumgartner +(geffallen) KRETA
 

Αdriano,
I can only say, Bauer was killed near Suda bay. He was the fourth C.O. of the 2. Kp./GJR 100 within 2 months in Greece
2. Kp., Kp.Chef, Oblt. Friedrich-Richard-Josef Schramm (+) 06.04.41 Höhe 307,5 bei der Metaxas-Linie,
06-22.04.41 Oblt. Riechstein, 22.04-04.05 Oblt. Norbert Stampfer, 04.05. beide durch Unfall (s. vw.)
07.05-27.05.41 Oblt. Wilhelm Bauer (+) 27.05.41 bei der Suda-Bucht

regards

Re: Oberleutnant Wilhelm Baumgartner +(geffallen) KRETA
 

Byron,

Thank you. I messed up the tittle with the name of BAUER.
I was indeed digging out some BAUER airmen to check and managed to find the right man I was looking for. I found this name of OBLT Wilhelm Bauer on the LW officers list from DE ZENG (A-Z) which is a comprehensive work. This is why I found weird for a LW airman being in command of 2./Kp/GJR 100!!! But....this is how it was.