[Rittmeister]

First of all a very big thank you to all these very helpful replies. I was amazed to get so many replies, being a Luftwaffe-illiterate. I don't know how exeptional or normal the war career of Major Joachim was. But being Staka of the Croatian Staffel does make him a bit of the odd one out, no?

In any case, Herrn Joachim seems to have been a solid officer.

If permitted I have some follow-up questions:

1) in Larry de Zeng's bio, one reads: "11.09.42 removed from list of Lw.-Generalstabcandidates" - what could have been the reason for this?

2) Did Joachim succeed Maj Nikola Mikec as Staka of 15.(kroat.)?

3) Anything known about his awards? I know he had the EK.1 but was that his highest award achieved?

I assume, nothing known - as Larry mentioned the sources were no doubt exhausted - about his whereabouts in 1945?

Thanks in advance,
Rittmeister