RKT Harries, Friedrich looking for info
 

Hello,
I am looking for more information about RKT Harries, Friedrich,
this is the only thing I found.

Date of birth: January 15th, 1908 (Wahnebergen/Hannover, Germany)
Date of death:July 17th, 1970 (Leonberg/Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:Staffelführer, 7. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 76, Luftwaffe
Awarded on:March 24th, 1943

Awarded for his successes as a bomber pilot. By the end of the war he had flown over 400 missions in the west, east and Mediterranean theatres.


Does anyone have more information about him? Thanks in advance, Greetings Mike

Re: RKT Harries, Friedrich looking for info
 

Full bio in Die Ritterkreuztraeger der Kampfflieger. 300 missions but from July 1943 commander 10./KG 76. I do have a few photos of him but what else are you after?

Re: RKT Harries, Friedrich looking for info
 

Hello, Thanks Chriss,
I have a few orginal photos off him take after a Feindfluge,
That's why I'm looking for more information about him,
I find very little about him

how did he get his RKT?
does he have any other awards?
Where has he been?

regards Mike

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from the Officers DB:
HARRIES, Dr. Friedrich. (DOB: 15.01.08 in Wahnebergen/Kreis Verden). (R, DKG). 1935 was a
dentist before joining the Luftwaffe. 03.41 Ofw., trf to 5./KG 76. 23.04.41 promo to Lt.(Kr.O.).
19.08.41 Lt., 5./KG 76 unhurt - Ju 88 A-5 damaged by AA force-landed vic Nichayeva. 19.07.42
promo to Oblt. 25.07.42 flew II./KG 76's 5,000th mission in the east. 01.09.42 appt Stafü of 7./KG
76. 22.05.43 Lt., awarded DKG, 5./KG 76. 07.43 appt Staka 10./KG 76. 15.02.44 Hptm., appt
10./KG 76 (to 30.11.44) 24.03.44 Oblt. and Staffelführer 7./KG 76, awarded the Ritterkreuz on
completing over 300 combat missions. 01.01.45 appt Staka 9./Erg.KG 1. 30.01.45 Hptm., Staka
7./Erg.KG 1. 21.04.45 appt Ia Stab/KG 76 (to 05.45). Credited with over 400 missions. †17.07.70
in Leonberg near Stuttgart.

Re: RKT Harries, Friedrich looking for info
 

Got RK for the number of missions not one thing in particular

Re: RKT Harries, Friedrich looking for info
 

Hello Mike,

Harries was one of the first from KG 76 to fly the Arado Ar 234. According to documents compiled by Karl R. Pawlas in Arado Ar 234 Der erste Strahlbomber der welt, (1976), p.195 and p. 222, he made his first familiarization flight at Lärz on 16 July 1944 in W.Nr 140101 between 15:35 and 16:15. The next day he made three flights in the same plane: a training flight between 10:52 and 11:38, a high altitude flight to 10,000 m. between 15:16 and 16:19, and a one-engine flight between 19:17 and 20:00. On 21 July 1944 he transferred WNr. 140105 from Alt-Lonnewitz to Lärz between 20:44 and 21:12.

Jim

Re: RKT Harries, Friedrich looking for info
 

great info ,thanks guys
Regards Mike