Re: stukapilot jakob jenster
Hello!
Jenster started his carreer in the navy on the first of Oct. 1935 and transferred to the Luftwaffe (see) 1.1 1936.
From Sept. 39 until april 1940 Uffz. and pilot in Stukaschule 1. 1.April to 20. march 1941 flying for 7./StG 1. Then until June 42 Flying instructor in Stuka schule in Graz.
From June 42 again 7./StG 1 and 1943/44 flying for 6./StG 2 on the eastern front.
From 10. of juli 1944 to the rest of the war he was with 10.(Pz)/SG 2
!6.May he was captured by the americans who "gave" him to the russians and they kept him prisoner until Sept. 1949.
He has 960 missions, of these were 360 Panzerjagdeinsatze mit Ju 87 with cannons and more than 100 tanks were destroyed by him.
I have his autograph and i can see the following decorations
German cross in gold, Knights cross, Flying clasp in gold with pendant for dive-bombers, EK 1 and two, eastern front medal and finally the medal for long service in the armed forces.
My infos is from the book on KC winners in the Stuka und Schlachtfliegern, by Ernst Obermaier
Hope this helps a little.
Best wishes
Christian
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