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Old 15th November 2018, 19:34
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Re: Major Gerhard Joachim - KG 53

Joachim was German Luftwaffe and the data given above is all that we could find on him. Below are the Croatian Air Force people connect to KG 53:

BOKO, Ivan (Ivo). 14.06.41 AF Nadporučnik, assigned to 8th Squadron this date. 03.03.42 AF Nadporučnik, received the German Iron Cross 1st Class for service with the Croatian Bomber Group in Russia. 16.07.42 AF Nadporučnik, pilot in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53, shot down by AA fire in Russia this date and KIA along with his crew.
FABIJANOVIĆ, Šime. 28.09.43 AF Poručnik, pilot in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53, defected to Italy this date in a Do 17Z.
GALANTAJ (GALANTHAY), Bela. 05.05.42 AF Bojnik, volunteered for the Croatian Luftwaffe Legion. 22.05.43 AF Bojnik, in 5th Air Gp. (15.(kroat.)/KG 53), appt liaison officer to Fliegerführer Kroatien in Sarajevo. 10.12.43 promoted to Podpukovnik. 14.07.44 AF PPuk., appt chief of staff of the Croatian Luftwaffe Legion (and 13.12.44).
GRAOVAC, Vladimir. c.01.09.41 AF Satnik, appointed CO of 13th Bomber Squadron/5th Air Group then en-route to Russia after training in Germany. 10.41 AF Bojnik, assumed command of 15.(kroat.)/KG 53 (CAF 5th Bomber Gp.) and led the formation until he was killed during a mission over Moscow on 01.12.41. 08.04.42 AF Bojnik, posthumously awarded the German Iron Cross I Class.
GUMA, Vikentije. 19.07.41 volunteered for the Croatian Luftwaffe Legion. 1942 AF Satnik, training at Grosse Kampffliegerschule 3 in Germany. 22.05.43 AF Nadsatnik, appt CO of 14th Squadron/5th Air Gp. 06.09.43 promoted to AF Bojnik. 09.43 AF Bojnik, CO of the 5th Bomber Gp. (formerly 15.(kroat.)/KG 53). 01.03.44 CO of the 2d Squadron of the bomber group component of the Croatian Luftwaffe Legion (and 07.44). 13.12.44 AF Bojnik, adjutant of the Croatian Luftwaffe Legion.
JORDANIĆ, Josip. 19.07.41 volunteered for the Croatian Luftwaffe Legion. 03.03.42 AF Poručnik, awarded the German Iron Cross I Class for service with the Croatian bomber group in Russia. 09.42 with 15.(kroat.)/KG 53 in North Russia. 10.12.43 promoted to Satnik. 13.12.44 AF Satnik, pilot in the 1. Schlachtstaffel of the Croatian Luftwaffe Legion.
MAKEJEV, Igor. 21.11.41 reserve AF Nadporučnik. 15.03.43 AF Nadporučnik, reassigned to 15.(kroat.)/KG 53. 15.12.43 promoted to AF Satnik. 13.12.44 AF Satnik, observer in the 1st Ground-Attack Squadron/Croatian Luftwaffe Legion.
MARIĆ, Ljudevit. 29.09.42 AF Poručnik, in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53 in North Russia. 1942-43 AF Poručnik, training in Germany at Grosse Kampffliegerschule 3. 01.44 AF Nadporučnik, instructor at the Borovo Flying School in Croatia (and 07.44).
MATIJEVIĆ, Ivan. 03.43 AF Poručnik, signals officer in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53.
MIKEC, Nikola. 04.10.41 AF Bojnik, appointed member of a mobile court in Zagreb this date. c. 01.42 AF Bojnik, training at Grosse Kampffliegerschule 3 in Germany. c.15.03.42 AF Bojnik, appointed CO of the 5th Bomber Group in Russia. 02.12.42 AF Podpukovnik, CO of 5th Bomber Group, now back in Croatia. 22.05.43 AF Podpuk., CO of 5th Bomber Group (15.(kroat.)/KG 53), appointed CO of the Observer School/Croatian AF. 07.06.44 AF Podpuk., chief of institutional or legal affairs of the Croatian Luftwaffe Legion, appointed CO of the 1st Air Base Command at Zagreb-Borongaj (still 01.09.44).
ORLIĆ, Ivan. 18.10.41 AF Poručnik, shot down in a Potez 25 near Rogatica/East Bosnia. 05.42 AF Poručnik, observer in the 2d Air Group at Sarajevo-Rajlovac. 10.03.43 AF Nadporučnik, in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53. 15.07.44 AF Nadporučnik, in 2d Air Group Sarajevo.
ORŠIĆ, Juraj. 13.07.41 promoted to AF Satnik. 05.04.43 AF Satnik, in HQ 2d Air Base Command, transferred to 15.(kroat.)/KG 53. 13.12.44 AF Satnik, CO of the 2d Technical Co./Croatian Luftwaffe Legion.
PEROVIĆ, Marin. 03.03.42 AF Poručnik, received the Iron Cross 1st Class for service with the Croatian bomber group in Russia. 02.12.42 in the 5th (Bomber) Air Group at Zagreb-Borongaj, promoted to AF Nadporučnik. 28.09.43 AF Nadporučnik, observer in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53, deserted to Italy this date in a Do 17Z.
PINDULIĆ, Nikola. 1942 AF Poručnik, training at Grosse Kampffliegerschule 3 in Germany. 21.12.42 AF Poručnik, awarded the Great Silver Medal for Courage for service in the 5th (Bomber) Air Group. 28.01.43 AF Poručnik, pilot in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53 and reported MIA this date in a Do 17Z near Petrovac.
ŠARIĆ, Milan. 03.43 AF Poručnik, in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53. 10.12.43 promoted to AF Nadporučnik. 13.07.44 AF Nadporučnik, pilot in 3d Squadron/1st Air Group at Zagreb-Borongaj.
SCHMIDT, Vladimir. 25.08.42 AF Satnik in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53, KIA this date in Russia in a Do 17Z.
SMIDT, Vladimir. 25.08.42 AF Nadporučnik, pilot in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53, killed together with his crew when their Do 17Z crashed in Russia.
VLAJNIĆ, Stjepan. 10.03.43 AF Poručnik, in 15.(kroat.)/KG 53.

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