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Re: Martin Vetter - Two individuals or the same guy?
Yes, these are two different people!
VETTER, Martin.
(Date of birth: 20.04.05 in New Guinea. 07.38 Hptm., appt Staka 1./KG 257.
01.05.39 Hptm., appt Staka 1./KG 26 (to 06.04.40).
06.04.40 Maj., appt Kdr. II./KG 26 (to 20.08.40).
16.05.40 Maj. and Kdr. II./KG 26, awarded the Ritterkreuz for leading his Gruppe on a number of successful attacks on Royal Navy surface units in the Firth of Forth and in the North Sea off Norway. 01.06.41 Maj., appt Kdr. I./Grosse-KFS 3 (to 28.06.42).
07.42 Obstlt., appt Kommodore KG 40 (to 01.09.43).
01.04.43 promo to Oberst.
11.44 Oberst, appt Kdr. Fsch.Jg.Rgt. 17 (to 11.03.45).
†25.09.82.
VETTER, Martin.
Date of birth: 29.06.18.
02.04.42 Oblt. and pilot, awarded the Ehrenpokal.
27.07.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, II./KG 51.
15.02.43 appt Staka 12./KG 51 (to 22.12.43).
04.43 in II./KG 51.
01.12.43 promo to Hptm.
c.06.02.44 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./KG 3 (to 20.10.44).
15.10.44 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./KG 53 (to 04.45).
01.11.44 promo to Maj.
01.01.45 Maj., appt Kdr. II./KG 51 (to 06.02.45).
While it is not unusual to find two or even more people in the Luftwaffe with the same name, it is very unusual for two to have the same unusual name. It is also very, very odd that two guys with the same name to have very similar career tracks.
In any case, these are definitely two different people. We had to carefully check this out for our book since these are both bomber guys.
I don’t recall seeing any others with this type of coincidence.
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