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Re: Franz Schall, Kommando Nowotny, III/JG7
From our officer career files we have:
SCHALL, Franz.
(DOB: 01.06.18 in Graz/Austria).
1939 gunner with the Flakartillerie.
1940 trf from the Flakwaffe to the Jagdwaffe.
01.09.41 began flight training.
02.43 assigned to I./JG 52.
20.03.44 Lt., awarded the Ehrenpokal.
05.06.44 Lt., awarded DKG, I./JG 52.
25.09.44 trf to Erprobungskdo. Me 262 (EK Nowotny).
04.10.44 appt Staka 2./Kdo. Nowotny.
10.10.44 Lt., awarded Ritterkreuz.
19.11.44 Lt., appt Staka 10./JG 7 (to 10.04.45 KIA).
18.03.45 Oblt., III./JG 7 claimed a B-17.
10.04.45 Oblt., Staka 10./JG 7 - KIA – taxied his Me 262 into a bomb crater on landing at Parchim and died in the ensuing explosion.
Recommended for the Eichenlaub award.
Credited with c.550 combat missions and 133 air victories, 16 of which with the Me 262.
I was hoping that we had a specific date of promotion. Checking the Tony Woods database, for all of his claims he remained a Lt., up to at least 08.11.44 when the claims data runs out.
So the time frame for your photo is sometime between 19.11.44 and 18.03.45.
That's about all I can find. We hope that this helps.
HLdZ
DGS
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