Identity of air man?

[rickback4444]

Hi,

I have been amazed by the knowledge and detective skills of wxperts using this board but perhaps now I am asking an impossible question.

I have just obtained some great photos of an airman's history but there is little information about him or his unit. The only firm information listed on the back of a photo is this one.

Can anyone decipher who it is and what happened to him?






Thanks

Rick

[Peter Kassak]

Based on background paper and the eBay seller protection mark, does not it originate from ZG 26 album sold about 2 months ago on eBay ?

[Andreas Brekken]

Hi, Rick

First name 'Fritz' - often a short form of Friedrich.

Last name starting with 'La......'

Wonder if it could be Fritz Lammert of Störkampfgr. 4, but difficult to know based on these two photographs only?

Have you tried removing a bit more of the old album page with a scalpel?

Regards,
Andreas B

[Andy Saunders]

Last word looks like Fliegerschule?

[Peter Kassak]

secod line is "Juli 19xx"?

[rickback4444]

I do not have the album. The seller sold individual lots of phtos but i do have these below which do mention a 4th Staffel. He also looks like he has been badly injured facially in the past. Does that help/

Rick

[Matti Salonen]

The building is Great Gatchina Palace 50 km south from Sankt Peterburg (former Leningrad)This, with a sign of 4. Staffel, supports very well Andreas' suggestion of Fritz Lammert, because:
1943-02-10, 4. Störkampfstaffel Lfl. 1, He 46,75, Fl.Pl. Siwerskaja, Unfreiwillige Bodenberührung infolge vermutlich Bedienungsfehler. Bruch 95 %.
F Uffz Lammert, Fritz, verletzt
Bs Uffz Ahles, Kilian, verletzt
Fluggast Gefr Sickmann, Johann, tot
Gefr Sickmann von Res.Flakabt. 645.

Matti

[rickback4444]

If it is this man is there any information on whether he survived the war or not?

[ouidjat]

Originally Posted by Matti Salonen

The building is Great Gatchina Palace 50 km south from Sankt Peterburg (former Leningrad)This, with a sign of 4. Staffel, supports very well Andreas' suggestion of Fritz Lammert, because:
1943-02-10, 4. Störkampfstaffel Lfl. 1, He 46,75, Fl.Pl. Siwerskaja, Unfreiwillige Bodenberührung infolge vermutlich Bedienungsfehler. Bruch 95 %.
F Uffz Lammert, Fritz, verletzt
Bs Uffz Ahles, Kilian, verletzt
Fluggast Gefr Sickmann, Johann, tot
Gefr Sickmann von Res.Flakabt. 645.

Matti

Hi Guys,

Nothing more interesting to add .. except between the former Gatchina and the present Gatchina the place was called (among previous names) ... Krasnogvardeysk from August 1929 after Trotsky deportation and renamed Gatchina in January 1944.

Less than 30km North from Siverskaya.

Regards, Franck.