[Zeitzeuge]

Hi everyone!

Many of you already know the story of Generaloberst Karl-Valentin Hube who died 21.4.1944 in a crash of his aircraft near Ainring.

Most "sources" I've seen so far are giving only short summaries in a few lines of this incident, but partly with absolutely different details:

- no survivors
- one survivor ambassador Walter Hewel who was either heavily burned or just had hematomes
- several officers died
- only his (Hubes) black metal hand was recovered from the wreckage
- Hube was lying busted in the cockpit while the other passengers were just light casulties
- The pilot was a Luftwaffe officer
- The plane was on its route via Breslau back to Berlin, from where it came the day before

- a letter from the FF Geitz was sent from Berlin the day before; unfortunately no Fieldpostnumber

- At BA/MA the aircraft is named as "Regierungsflugzeug CDQV" and some sources say it was either a He-111 or a Ju-52. (see gyges.dk -> RL 2/II Bd. III - 351)



Does any of you has more information about the aircraft, its crew esp. FF ObLt Geitz, the "unit" or the other passengers?

Do you know if the casulties (beside Hube and Hewel) been recovered and/or been burried – and where?




Thanks for ANY information which helps to identify one of the above items!


Holger