Oblt. Friedrich Kohlweiss shot in Troyes on the 27. July 1944
 

Hallo!

My Name is Andreas Kohlweiss!
I am from the City Graz in Austria

My Uncle 3rd grade was Oberleutnant Friedrich Kohlweiss.
He was a Luftwaffe Pilot with many flights in different Airplane types, like de He 111, the Me 110 and in his last days the Bf 109.

I am writting a short story about his Life and because of this i am searching for further informations about his dead.

He was shot in Romilly near Troyes (France) in the west front war on the 27th of July 1944.
The Unit I./JG 27 flies from Varades to Champfleury, where the unit get in trouble with american fighters/hunters. Then in a short air combat he was shot by an american hunter, but i have no information, which airplane or which pilot his fighting enemy was.

Maybe there is a specialist there in the forum which is able to help me to find out the name of the american pilot or at least the Airplane type. This would be great.

I have some further informations:
On this day he flies a Messerschmitt Bf 109 with the Production number 165658.

I am looking forward to hear from you,

Best regards and thank you,

Andreas Kohlweiss:)

Re: Oblt. Friedrich Kohlweiss shot in Troyes on the 27. July 1944
 

1/Lt Richard D Christensen and 1/Lt Arner M Douglas of 512 Fighter Sqn each claimed a Bf 109 over Romilly 2115-2120 hrs that evening

Re: Oblt. Friedrich Kohlweiss shot in Troyes on the 27. July 1944
 

1942-09-17, 4./KGr.z.b.V. 5, He 111 H-5, 3695, L5+AM,Weroljubowka
Flugzeugführer Lt Kohlweiß, Friedrich, verletzt
Beobachter Fw Kranz, Erich, +
Bordmechaniker Fw Walther, Helmut, verletzt
Absturz infolge Motorstörung. Bruch 95 %.
1943-07-25, 13.(Z)/JG 5, Bf 110 F-2, 5184, 10 km östlich Nyhavn, Varanger Fjord
Flugzeugführer Olt Kohlweiß, Friedrich, verletzt
Bordfunker Fw Hink, Robert, +
Kanonentreffer beim Luftkampf. Bruch ? %.
1944-07-27, 1./JG 27, Bf 109 G-6/AS, 165658, La Celle-sous-Chantemerle, 11 km nordnordwestlich Romilly-sur-Seine
Flugzeugführer Olt Kohlweiß, Friedrich, +
Absturz nach Luftkampf auf Überführungsflug. Bruch 100 %.

Matti

Re: Oblt. Friedrich Kohlweiss shot in Troyes on the 27. July 1944
 

@Chris

Thank you for the fast Information, the 512 figther squadron was fitted with P-47 Thunderbolts, is this right?


@Matti

Hallo Matti. Thank you for your information, i know some of the information from my investigation work, wich i have done. But where did you get that information? There must be someone who know a lot about my uncle 3rd grade. I did not know that anybody before me do such investigation work. I am really interested about your source. Thank you so much:D

Re: Oblt. Friedrich Kohlweiss shot in Troyes on the 27. July 1944
 

512 FS was part of 406 Fighter Group and from what I can see was a P-47 unit

Re: Oblt. Friedrich Kohlweiss shot in Troyes on the 27. July 1944
 

Hi Andreas,

if you wish, I can send you your 3rd uncle loss report. Just drop me a private message with your e-mail adress.

I don't know if your name is common and if he could be a member of your family, but there was another pilot, Oblt. Peter Kohlweiß, who was a member of the Zerstörerstaffel JG 5.

Cheers

Erik Mombeeck
www.luftwaffe.be

Re: Oblt. Friedrich Kohlweiss shot in Troyes on the 27. July 1944
 

Hallo Mr. Mombeeck!

It is a great pleasure for me that you comment this thread!
I know your book about the JG 5 the first part, and i have also talked a lot
with Hptm. Karl-Fritz Schlossstein.
So you can see, that i have done some investigation work.

For sure i know the name Peter Kohlweiss, but you have to know that Peter
Kohlweiss from the 13.(Z) JG 5 and Friedrich Kohlweiss of the JG 27 was the
same Person.
Someone must made a mistake in some documents, Because i have an old
photo book of my grandmother, where i have the a lot of Pictures of the
13(Z)/JG 5 and also of Hptm. Schlossstein and some Me 110`s.

My Email Adress is andreas.kohlweiss@gmx.net
I don`t know why but the administrator does not allow me to send a private
message.
But it would be great if you send me the loss report. and maybe we can
change some other informations about Friedrich (Peter) Kohlweiss.

I have a lot of respect for your work, because the investigation must be very
difficult, and i am really happy, that you write in this thread.

Best regards,

Andreas:)

Re: Oblt. Friedrich Kohlweiss shot in Troyes on the 27. July 1944
 

There is some information about him on this site:
http://www.jagdgeschwader5und7.de/ob...ich-kohlweiss/

Re: Oblt. Friedrich Kohlweiss shot in Troyes on the 27. July 1944
 

@ Theresa Maria!

Hallo, thank you for your answer.

But this site was made with my help, my informations and also a lot pictures
of my Photo Book. When you scroll down a little bit, then you can also read my name :)

But if somebody is interested, the side is quite informational.

But thank you fpr your comment. :)