Stellv. Geschwaderkommodore KG40 - 29-July-1942

[Richard Mills]

I am trying to ascertain who held the post of Stellv. Geschwaderkommodore Kampfgeschwader 40 on 29-July-1942, as per the signature on the attached scan from a citation for the award of a FFS.

Any help will be very gratefully received indeed.

Regards Richard.

[Richard Mills]

Bringing this back to the top in the hope that someone might be aboe to help me.

http://www.ww2.dk/air/kampf/kg40.htm

lists:

Geschwaderkommodoren:

• Oberst Karl Mehnert, 1.42 - 1942
• Oberst Martin Vetter, 1942 - 1.9.43

However I do not think the signature is either of those (I have wartime examples of Vetters signature) so I am hoping that someone can provide some info as to who held the position on this date.

Any help really will be very well received indeed.

Regards Richard.

[Richard Mills]

A name has been thrown into the ring in answer to my question however, I would appreciate some further opinions as the orginator of this basically submitted it as a guess.

Major Roman Dawczynski Gruppenkommander IV.(Erg.)/KG40 at the time the document was signed.

Are there any further opinions at all?

Any help really will be very well received.

Regards Richard.

[udf_00]

Found on Google that "u.stellv." stand for "deputy".
So the highest-ranking GrKdeur doesn't seem a bad guess.

[Tony Kearns]

Hello,
The name Major Roman Dawczynski cropping up is interesting, does anyone have details of his career, that is, without meaning to divert from the thread?
Many thanks.
Tony K

[bakerman]

ROMAN DAWCZYNSKI, little was known about this officer who was Kommandeur of IV./KG 40 1941-43.
The other Gruppenkommandeure at this time (29-7-42): I./KG 40 Maj Karl Henkelmann, II./KG 40 Maj Martin Kästner, III./KG 40 Maj Robert Kowalewski.

The signature looks like : Dawczynski.

[Tony Kearns]

Thank you Bakerman.
Regards
Tony K