II/KG 51 Me 410 Executive Officers

[Chris Goss]

Can anyone comment or add to the following:

Gr Kdr:

Hptm Karl-Egon Frhr von Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels-to late 1944
Hptm Hans-Joachim Grundmann

Gr IA:

Hptm Schmidt
Lt Erwin Diekmann

Gr NO: Oblt Thiemann

Gr TO: Lt Wolfgang Wenning-+24 Apr 44

Maj Beim Stab: Hptm Ammich

Gr Adj:

Oblt Claus Bieber-+12 May 44
Oblt Walther

St Kap 4/KG 51:

Hptm Rudolf Abrahamczik-to 4 Apr 44
Hptm Werner Duero-+ 8 Jun 44
Oblt Walther
Hptm Helmut Brocke-+7 Dec 44
Oblt Hans-Georg Lamle-+26 Dec 44

St Kap 5/KG 51

Oblt Dietrich Puttfarken-+23 Apr 44
Oblt Helmut Niebler (St Fhr)-+29 May 44
Oblt Wolfgang Baetz
Hptm Eberhard Winkel-W. 2 Nov 44
Hptm Fritz Abel-+2 mar 45

St Kap 6/KG 51

Hptm Dierk-Henning Vester-+21 Apr 44
Oblt Walter Schmidt (St Fhr) + 3 Aug 44
Hptm Hans-Joachim Grundmann-to Gr Kdr

[Doug Stankey]

The following is extracted from our officer career notes and is presented "as is" complete with inconsistencies, in the hope that discussion may resolve these. It covers more than just the Me 410 period.


Note: nlt means "not later than"

II./KG 51:
Kdr.:
Maj. Friedrich Winkler (15.04.40 - 31.03.41).
Hptm. Max Stadelmeier (31.03.41 - 22.06.41 KIA).
Maj. Wilhelm von Friedeburg (22.06.41 - 01.04.42).
Maj. Friedrich Wilhelm Kaufner (01.04.42 - 21.04.42 KIA).
Hptm. Rudolf Henne (DKG, RK) (21.05.42 - 26.02.43). -provisional
Hptm. Herbert Voss (DKG) (26.02.43 - 01.09.43?). - provisional
Maj. Herbert Voss (DKG) (01.09.43 - nlt 14.11.43). - permanent
Maj. Martin Vetter (DKG) (01.01.45 - 06.02.45).

Adj.:
Lt. Bernhard Sartor (DKG) (01.04.42 - nlt 15.06.43).

Techn.Offz:
Oblt. Rudolf Henne (14.10.40 - nlt 29.06.41).
Lt./Oblt. Rudolf Träuptmann (DKG) (? - 25.03.43 - ?nlt 25.03.44).

Staka in II./KG 51:
Hptm. Hans-Joachim Bauer (1940). - possibly

4./KG 51:
Staka:
Oblt. Wilhelm Stemmler (09.40 - 22.06.41 MIA).
Maj. Anton Serschen (?net 11.01.41 - 06.07.41 KIA). - possible Staka
Oblt. Josef Schölss (12.41 - nlt 06.42).
Oblt./Hptm. Wilhelm Hälbich (1943 - 31.12.43 KIA).
Oblt./Hptm. Siegfried Barth (DKG, RK) (06.42 - 01.02.44).
Oblt. Rudolf Abrahamćzik (DKG, RK) (06.02.44 - nlt 24.02.44).
Hptm. Chiuruski (? - 12.44 - ?nlt 04.45).

5./KG 51:
Staka:
Oblt./Hptm. Günter von Wenczowskij (? - 21.06.41 - ?19.07.41 MIA).
Oblt./Hptm. Hellmuth Hauser (DKG) (24.05.42 - ?). -Stafü
Oblt. Friedrich-Wilhelm August Abel (DKG) (01.07.42 - 1942?).
Hptm. Dietrich Puttfarken (DKG, RK) (25.03.44 - 22/23.04.44 MIA).

6./KG 51:
Staka:
Hptm. Joachim? Berlin (? - 10.05.40 WIA).


Obviously there is missing data, but this is all that we have found thus far.

I am attempting to create such lists for all units except fighters. This is to help resolve various issues and cannot be considered to be anything like complete.


DGS