View Single Post
  #7  
Old 29th May 2017, 22:27
Teresa Maria's Avatar
Teresa Maria Teresa Maria is offline
Alter Hase
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 1,178
Teresa Maria is on a distinguished road
Re: Boleslaw Kaczmarek

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dénes Bernád View Post
His name prompted the question: where did the Luftwaffe term for wingman, i.e. Kaczmarek, come from?
I once read (unfortunately, I don't remember the source) that it had first been applied to Silesians serving in the Wehrmacht, only later did it come to be used in reference to wingmen.
Reply With Quote