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Re: Any ex-LW adviser for 1969 BofB film?
I examined the Mosley book more carefully and the critical issue that Galland was concerned with was whether or not Kesselring was to give a "Nazi" salute while greeting Göring at a train station. While the director, Guy Hamilton, wanted to include it as a dramatic point, it was historically false and looked like a caricature. Galland threatened to walk off the picture and give the film bad publicity unless the matter was corrected. He apparently won because in the scene, the actor depicting Kesselring gives the correct military salute! (at about 1 hour and 24 minutes into the film).
Has anyone noticed the big hill in the background? I m sure that Pas de Calais had nothing like that!
Looking at the credits, I see that the "German Technical and Tactical Advisors" were listed as:
Adolf Galland
Col. Hans Brustellin
Maj. Franz Frodl
So that answers the question insofar as the "official " ex-Luftwaffe advisors are concerned.
For the sake of completeness, here is what we have on these last two fellows:
BRUSTELLIN, Hans-Heinrich. 01.04.37 Oblt., appt Staka 3./JG 135 (to 14.03.38). 01.04.38 appt Staka 1./JG 138. 01.11.38 appt Staka 1/JG 134. 15.07.39 Hptm., in I./JG 76, appt Kdr. I./JG 51 (to 17.10.40) and concurrently Kdt. Fl.H. Adlershof (Berlin-Johannistal) (to 11.39). 15.08.40 WIA – in Bf 109 E-4 shot down and crash landed in the vicinity of Pihen/10.6 km SSW of Calais. 18.10.40 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./JG 53 (to 31.05.41). 01.01.42 promo to Maj. 02.42 Maj., in Stab/Gen.d.Jagdflieger (to 07.05.43). 07.05.43 trf to X. Fliegerkorps for further assignment. 15.09.43 Maj., appt Jagdfliegerführer Ostpreussen (to 31.03.44). 29.09.44 Obstlt., appt Kommodore JG 106 (to 02.45).
FRODL, Franz. 1943 Oblt., appt Staka Kampfstaffel/Erprobungskdo. 25 (to 1944).
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