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Johannes 30th April 2025 10:05

Death of Werner Molders
 
Hi Guys

Werner Molders was supposed to have been killed as a passenger flying to the funeral of Ernst Udet(21st November 1941 1100 hrs), yet everything suggests his death was on 22nd November 1941 i.e the next day. I was unable to find the crash details on my losses mikrofilms.

Does anybody have the exact crash details please i.e aircraft works number, crew, unit and especially date/time of crash ?

Molders does not appear to have intended the funeral looking at photos, so are the dates wrong/returning but not attending something is amiss.

Kind Regards

P.S

Sorry when I use "O" umlaut message going into a spas attack !

Johannes

Chris Goss 30th April 2025 11:41

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 
What I have:

In middle of August 1941, Oberst Mölders became the Inspekteur der Jagdflieger but on returning to Germany for a funeral on 22 November 1941 in a He 111 H-6, Wk Nr 4513, 1G+BT of 9./KG 27, flying into fog, the aircraft then suffered engine problems and crashed at Breslau-Schöngarten killing Mölders, Oblt Georg Kolbe (F) and Ofw Gerhard Hobbie (BM) with Ofw Arthur Tenz (BF) and Maj Paul Wenzel, Mölders Adjutant, being injured

VtwinVince 30th April 2025 19:03

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 
I have the last known photo of Moelders and Kolbe, taken just prior to leaving the KG27 airfield. Let me know if you're interested in it.

edwest2 30th April 2025 20:10

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 
When you need an umlaut, locate german typeit on your search engine.

Karoband 30th April 2025 20:12

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 
The loss can be found on p. 0150 of RL 2-III/756. It was listed on 25.11.1941.

John Manrho 30th April 2025 22:18

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 
Crash was reported (NVM) on 22.11.1941 at 12.00 hrs.

Johannes 1st May 2025 11:34

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 
Thanks Guys

Molders missed the funeral, but pressed on regardless....at great cost. Regarding umlaut I can do ä(228), but it's only the "O"(246)that freaks-out this one computer !

Thanks again

Johannes

edwest2 1st May 2025 18:14

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 
Use this:

https://german.typeit.org/

Nick Beale 1st May 2025 18:27

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by edwest2 (Post 344398)


Or if you're using a Mac, you just type [alt]+[u], then the letter you want the umlaut over.

Franek Grabowski 8th July 2025 15:37

Re: Death of Werner Molders
 
Moelders was killed at the outskirts of Breslau Gandau!


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