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Originally Posted by Johannes
Hi Del
David published a chapter on Marquardt, who was thought to have been killed on 1st May 1945 by his comrades. Tanzer is a very obscure pilot, wounded in the Spring of 1943 he seems to not return to combat until 1945 with IV./JG 51, though he was wounded only in a hand. Both get mentions in another IV./JG 51 pilots flugbuch, just one small mention for Tanzer, but it proves he was actually flying in 1945, and mentions as witness to several of Marquardt's claims and the number of each claim.
Regards
Johannes
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Interesting ..... Both the Kracker database and the Luftwaffe Career Summaries say Marquardt was shot down in combat with a Spitfire and became a US POW. Died 2003. Is there additional information?
Peter