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Old 26th January 2016, 11:16
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Re: Walter Oesau Adolf Stibane

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Originally Posted by Red Baroness View Post

As for the naming of JG1 into "Oesau" - I do not know the order number, but it was after Walter's death, so it would have to be mid to late 1944.
Yes, it would surely have been mid to late 1944. Or, perhaps, in view of the German army effective collapse in the west (i.e., invasion of Normandy and its aftermath) and in the east (operation Bagration) shortly after his death, it did not happen at all.
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