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Originally Posted by Stig Jarlevik
Guys
The easiest explanation regarding the 9.5.1941 incident to Hubel, (Heubel or perhaps even Hübel?) is that he fell victim to friendly fire.
With regard to the St Kap problem of 4./ZG 26 I doubt that Paul Kleiner was either before or after Hubel since he was killed the same day, that is on May 20th, 1941. I have to admit it feels strange that he was a Hptm in this unit while the St Kap Hubel was "only" an Oblt. The norm must after all have been to have the leader of a unit to have the highest rank, although there could be others with the same rank within the unit.
Incidentally Meyer/Stipdonk in their Vol IV of their Zerstörer und Nachjagdverbände list Hubel as a Hptm and St Kap between 1.10.1940 to 7.10.1941
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Sometimes officers were posted to units, and for a time were 'zbV'. What might be termed on 'special attachment'. One case was Hptm. Karl Valesi, who was posted to 3./Erpr. Gr. 210, whose Staffelkapitän was Oblt. Otto Hintze. Hintze remained Staka for the duration of Valesi's time with the Staffel, until he (Valesi) was killed in a flying accident with the Staffel in August 1940. Hintze remained as Staka until he was shot down into captivity over England on 29th October 1940. However some publications from the '70s and '80s stated Valesi was Staka, simply because of his higher rank.