KG 55 loss 13.9.1941

[Tolesa]

Hello gentlemen, have anybody place of accident and names of crew for KG 55 on 13.9.41, please? Heinkel 111.. Many thanks. MT

[DDT]

Hello Tolesa,

Notting found on this day in Wolfgangs Dierichs book about KG 55.
The loss list in the book records a loss on the 12th.
Do you have more specific info, Gruppe , staffel, werke nr?
Perhaps someone else (Matti) on the board has more information?
Kind regards,

Dirk

[Tolesa]

Hello Dirk, many thanks. Place: Sudeten. Name: Emil Samorski. Can you tell me what you found for 12.9., please? Thank you. Best regards. MT

[Jim P.]

The first one is the one you're looking for, but there were 2 losses on that day.

He 111H-6, 4436, Hertel, Fw. Helmut, , III., , KG 55, , , , , 13-Sep-41, Killed in crash. Bm also killed., F & Bm from Überführungsstelle L.E. Jüterbog., Lw.Bfh.Mitte/Deutschland, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #4)-Vol.6; BA-MA Signatur RL 2 III/771, Flzg.Unfälle bei Schulen und usw., p.86; BA-MA Signatur RL 2 III/781, Flzg.Unfälle bei Schulen und usw., p.432, , bei Dittersbach, 100%, H, Bm Uffz. Emil Samorski, ,

He 111H-6, 4437, Moormann, Uffz. August, , III., , KG 55, , , , , 13-Sep-41, Killed in crash due to accidently striking the ground. Bm also killed., F & Bm from Überführungsstelle L.E. Jüterbog., Lw.Bfh.Mitte/Deutschland, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #4)-Vol.6; BA-MA Signatur RL 2 III/771, Flzg.Unfälle bei Schulen und usw., p.83; BA-MA Signatur RL 2 III/781, Flzg.Unfälle bei Schulen und usw., p.429, , Thomaswedel, 100%, H, Bm Uffz. Bernhard Friedrich, ,

[Tolesa]

Hello Jim, wow! Great help for me, really. Many thank you for it. Have a nice day. Best regards. MT

[TigerTimon]

(FF) Fw. Hertel, Helmut
(Bm) Uffz. Samorski, Emil

15:45 hrs | 1,5 Km N 8 Dittersbach, bei Böhmisch-Kamintz SSE-Seite ca 20 m Unterhall der Gipfelhutte der Marienfelses Südg.

(FF) Uffz. Meermann, August
(Bm) Uffz. Friedrich, Bernhard

15:35 hrs | im Thomaswald, 3 km westl Nixdorf Krs Schluckenau

source: WASt-Gräberkartei