Walter Wolfrum book
 

Does anyone have the book "Walter Wolfrum - Unbekannte Pflicht - Meine Erinnerungen als Jagd- und kunstflieger 1923-2009 - Hrsg.: Peter Cronauer"? I am trying to get a better translation of part of the book. I ran across a part of it translated into Russian and would like to see what it stated before the translation.

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Unfortunately, I don't have it, but it's available on Amazon.de:
https://www.amazon.de/Unbekannte-Pfl...Walter+Wolfrum

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Thank you Teresa. My German is very limited and it would take me far longer to work out the book into English with a translator program. I am just trying to get the original quote before it was translated into Russian. Having worked on translating Russian into English, I know that it changes to make it sound right to the reader. So translating German to Russian and back into English, I know from past attempts that it does not sound like the original.

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Here is what I translated, so if this sounds right let me know if you recognize it:
"I was not a skilled shooter, in whose blood there would be a sense of correct anticipation, and which the fall would be at great distances and complex angles. My strong side was in fact, how I flew. As soon as I approached close enough to the enemy, he found himself in a difficult situation. Therefore, in any case I was looking for what is today called "close combat". The maneuvers, through which I, depending on the initial situation, could approach the enemy in such a way, that he filled my sight, soon absorbed into my blood and flesh. I fulfilled them, without hesitation. From a distance of 30-50 meters it was not difficult to aim so, that a burst hit the engine or the wing bases of the aircraft."

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What do you need about him ? I have that book . Talking about him if you or someone else is familiar with him , is there any info on how he came on that famous group photo with St.Lt.Sidorov on his barracks in Krim all drinking wine together with no whatsoever SD or Gestapo involvement considering the tough Whermacht rules regarding Soviet pilots POW's a photo which also circulated through Abwehr to Goering and to NKVD through other sources .

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Researcher111, Maybe you can help me with a sentence from the book concerning the 19 March 1944. Wolfrum has just attacked a Boston which has turned north with the engine smoking. The last few words in Russian, I can't get a clear translation. "I chased after him, but the weather was to bad, to pursue my victim until the moment, when I ?." If you could help with that sentence it would be a great help in clarifying what he meant. Contact me by PM concerning Sidorov.

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Nokose , my house is going through renovation and moved my entire library into
the cellar ,as such looking for the book may require some time . If you could tell
me the sentence in Russian I could translate it for you .

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Thanks but I had a friend in Moscow that helped solve the translation. Will try to post the article to the board after finishing it.

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Nokose

When doing that can you also please give us (well me I suppose, since I look like the only one in the dark :o) a clue what this 'Sidorov' affair is all about?

Thanks
Stig

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Hello Stig, go to warspot.ru hit the aviation link. 'Hot Day over Kerch' has the story about half way down is a picture of Leytenant Sidorov at mess with German Pilots from II/JG 52.