Lt.Walter Spiess

[robert]

Hi,

Lt.Walter Spiess took part in Polish Campaign 1939 with I(Z)/LG1 claiming two victories. Does anybody know in which Staffel he flew?

Regards

Robert

[Marius]

Are you sure it was I.(Z)/LG 1 ???

Regards,
Marius

[Tom Semenza]

Robert,

Do you perhaps mean "Wilhelm Spies"? He is supposed to have claimed two in Poland with I.(Z)/LG 1. I do not know which Staffel.

Tom

[robert]

Hi,

Now I`m not sure but I have seen the photo of rudder of Wilhelm Spiess with 2 polish kills. OK, so it`s Wilhelm Spiess. Marius and you think it was not I(Z)/LG1? I/ZG1?
I have two others members of I(Z)/LG1 - Ofw.Kurt Hermann (2 kills in Poland) and Olt.Alfred Haesler (1 kill). Somebody knows more?

Regards

Robert

[Evgeny Velichko]

Robert:

To clear the things:

There were two brothers: Walter and Wilhelm Spies. I beleive Walter was older.

Maj Walter Spies. I dont know where did he served at the outbreak of WW II. The only what I know:

Gruppenkommandeure III./JG1: 8.11.42 - 31.3.43
Gruppenkommandeure I./JG11: 01.04.43 - 06.43

12.12.1944 he was shot down and killed in Luftkampf with P-51 over Darmstadt, 28km S Frankfurth-am-Mein.

He was credited with 7 victories(3 on Ostfront).

Hptm. Wilhelm Spies:

07.09.39, 3/ZG1, Olt. Wilhelm Spies (1), 16.10, Radzymin, P.37 B, 16 EB.

Then he was promoted to Gr.Kdr. I./ZG 26, got RK-El (posthum.) and killed over Sukhinichi in jan.1942 by AAA.

Do You mean THIS rudder?

http://pics.livejournal.com/bersrk/pic/00008686

[robert]

Hi,

no I`m referring to another photo.
I made mistake and of course Spiess flew with 1/ZG1.

Regards


Robert