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Re: Uffz Sawallisch JG 27
Uffz./Fw. Otto Sawallisch (2./JG 27, 2 visc.) and Fw./Ofw. Erwin Sawallisch (4./JG 27, 38 vics.) were completely different persons !
In August 1942 members of “Experten-Schwarem” from 4./JG 27 claimed no less then 63 victories, probably all of them were false.
Individually it was:
Ofw. Karl-Heinz Bendert – 23 (19-41) – survived WWII as Oblt., total 54 vics.
Ofw. Erwin Sawallisch – 18 (16-33) – KiFA 19 August 1942
Ofw. Franz Stiegler – 11 (6-17) – survived WWII as Oblt., total 28 vics.
Oblt. Ferdinand Vögl – 10 (21-30) – survived WWII as Hptm., total 33 vics.
Later came also
Uffz. Ferdinand Just – 1, PoW 29 August 1942, total 1.
Fw. Otto Sawallisch died on 18 August 1940 – previously listed as missing, his body was washed up ashore 3 weeks later in Etrétart area.
He was indeed shot down by a-a fire on 16 May 1940 (as Uffz.).
As the matter of location of this event, I’ve only found, that on 15 May I/JG 27 was trensferred to Jeneffe airfield (south Liege) and on 16 May it opereted mostly in Brussel area.
Regards
Nef
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