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From the other leads given in the thread there seem only to have been at most seven or eight Allied servicemen, British 9 I dont recal American's being mentioned) that went to the eastern front, then only about two or three actually saw the Russians, while assisting News Reporters or such.
They never reached the 30 total that would have meant they would serve as a Unit on the Eastern Front. IIRC at their peak there were only 27.
There is no mention of any being in the Luftwaffe or flying anywhere that I could find.
Those later returned to the UK after the war were delt with and immprisoned.
Anyone know more about these Flyers?
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What you report is 99% identical to what I heard about the British Free Corps, mostly composed by English/Aussie/Kiwi nationals who volunteered for the Eastern Front, although they never reached the strength of 30 men required to raise a minimal unit (platoon) to be sent into combat.
The British volunteers did not seem to be willing to fight- instead they tried to prolong their training as long as possible (!) and some of them ended up as cooks or lorry drivers. I don't think there were any airforcemen, except Douglas Berneville-Claye, who'd been booted out of the RAF and later out of the SAS. He ended up in an Italian POW camp and then in a German one, where he was recruited by the BFC.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Free_Corps