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Originally Posted by ju55dk
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There are a couple of errors in the link you have posted:
1. Hintze was flying a 109, not a Ju 87, when he was hit by his own wingman's fire on 1st June 1940.
2. Hintze was never Gruppenkommandeur of Erprobungsgruppe 210 from 6th October 1940. His 3. Staffel was transferred to fly Jabo sorties with the 109s of II./LG 2, as rear Staffel in their formation (which pissed Hintze off royally!), so he was in no position to carry out Gruppenkommandeur duties with Erpr. Gr. 210 in that period. The 110s of Erpr. Gr. 210 were led in the air at that time by Wolfgang Schenck, and when Lessmann was posted in on 1st November, Schenck continued to lead Erpr. Gr. 210 in the air with Lessmann as his No. 2, as Lessmann had no experience in Jabo tactics in the 110 and therefore allowed Schenck to continue to lead, while he learned from him.
Hope this clarifies things.
Source: interviews with the man himself.