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Re: looking for info on a crashed HE111 from II/KG53
Here are most of the II./KG 53 losses from 22 June to 31 December 1941. Kuzemki is a real place and located 86.5 km south of Vyazma and 17.2 km east of Spas-Demensk.
29 Jun 41: (Lfl.2) - 6.St. He 111H-4 (A1+BP) FTR from ops in the Smolensk area, 100%, 5 MIA.
1 Jul 41: (Lfl.2) - 2 He 111H-4s from 5.St. (A1+CN,GN) FTR from ops in the Mogilev-Dashkovska area, one of which was rammed by a Russian fighter, caught fire and crashed, 100%, 11 MIA.
2 Jul 41: (Lfl.2) - 5.St. He 111H-5 (A1+AN) FTR from ops in the Mogilev area, 100%, Oblt. Karl Bonfeld + 4 MIA.
9 Jul 41: transferred from Radom to Minsk-Dubinskaya.
24 Jul 41: (lfl.2) - 4.St. He 111H-6 struck obstacle at Orsha, 95%, 4 KIA and 1 WIA.
4 Aug 41: transferred to Orsha.
23 Aug 41: switched over to day attacks on retreating Russian columns and other tactical targets in the Chernigov-Konotop-Sumy area in northern Ukraine to 24 Sep, then concentrated on the railway lines around Kaluga to the southwest of Moscow.
1 Oct 41: transferred from Orsha to Shatalovka-East to provide tactical support for Operation “Taifun”, the planned envelopment offensive aimed at taking Moscow.
12 Oct 41: (Lfl.2) - 6.St. He 111H-6 (A1+BP) shot down by AA fire over Mozhaisk/114 km NE of Vyazma, 100%, 5 MIA.
14 Oct 41: (Lfl.2) - 4.St. He 111H-5 (A1+PK) FTR from ops in the Vyazma area, 100%, 5 MIA.
23 Oct 41: (Lfl.2) - 2 He 111H-6s FTR from ops in the Mtsensk area/NE of Orel, 100%, 10 MIA.
29 Oct 41: (Lfl.2) - He 111H-6 (A1+LN) shot down by fighters during ops in the Serpukhov area/S of Moscow, 100%, 5 MIA.
11 Nov 41: (Lfl.2) - He 111H-6 (A1+AC) FTR from ops vic of Nikolskaya, 100%, 5 MIA.
22 Nov 41: (Lfl.2) - He 111H-6 (A1+CM) FTR from ops in vic of Tula/170 km S of Moscow, 100%, 5 MIA.
26 Nov 41: (Lfl.2) - He 111H-6 (A1+AN) FTR from ops in Pl.Qu.8614, 100%, Hptm. Emil Peters + 4 MIA.
28 Nov 41: (Lfl.2) - He 111H-6 shot up and force landed near Gzhatsk/58 km NE of Vyazma, 30%.
19 Dec 41: (VIII.Fl.K.) - 3 He 111H-6s FTR or shot down by AA fire near Gorbachevo/NE of Orel, all 100%, Oblt. Karl Benfeld + 4 MIA.
20 Dec 41: (VIII.Fl.K.) - He 111H-6 shot down by AA fire near Dyatkovo/39 km N of Bryansk, 100%.
25 Dec 41: (VIII.Fl.K.) - He 111H-6 shot down by AA fire at Tymeshevo, 100%.
30 Dec 41: (VIII.Fl.K.) - He 111H-6 (A1+KN) FTR from ops in the Kalinin area, 100%, 5 MIA.
I don't see any that seem to fit. Maybe someone else does.
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