JG 3 Feldzug Russland

[researcher111]

Can anyone identify the NCO's and the officers depicted on this
shot taken somewhere in Ukraine winter 1941 ?

[Nikita Egorov]

Far right, side view is Emil Bitsch.

In total good series of 8/JG3 including several pictures of Franz Beyer.

[researcher111]

Indeed thats him as into Beyer yes indeed . I've got an other Q maybe you may be aware of related to same auction .What VIP visit and what date it took place at Uman showing two FW-200's ? I suspect Goering or even Hitler may have been visiting overthere

[Gianandrea Bussi]

I think that the pictures were taken when Hitler and Mussolini landed at Uman on 28 august 1941 during the visit of the italian dictator to the east front.

Gianandrea

[researcher111]

Gianandrea , thanks very much thats what I have presumed

[ChrisS]

Why would anybody wear a greatcoat in August in the USSR? The top image cannot be August.

[researcher111]

Chris

I think Gianandrea had a good shot at it. Its the meeting Hitler Mussolini
visiting Heeresgruppe Süd and the Italian Army Corps . The airfield
was Uman on Aug 28,41

As into the specific clothing here is an other shot of the meeting

Alex

[GaraiB]

Hello,

some other photos in this link:

http://www.hitlerpages.com/pagina46.html

Best regards,

Balazs

[ChrisS]

I don't see the relationship between the first picture of 8./JG 3 personnel taken in cold weather in Autumn/Winter/Spring, and the following images of Hitler and Mussolini taken in August. Sorry have I missed something?