Hi,
Wilhelm Hobein joined the I.
Gruppe of
Schlachtgeschwader 2 in North Africa on 13 November 1942, and served with distinction over southern Tunisia as leader of the 2.
Staffel, receiving the
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 12 March 1943. Several photographs of him appear in Morten Jessen and my book,
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in the Battle for Sicily.
Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications -
www.airwarpublications.com