Career details on Aufklarungsflieger

[advsmt]

Can anyone give me details on the following people please:

Hpt Paul Birnkraut
Hpt Paul Felder
Hpt Hermann Hemmer

All I know is DKiG and RK details. Any more info would be greatly appreciated.

Brian

[Doug Stankey]

Here’s what we have on these guys in our files:

BIRNKRAUT, Paul.
(DOB: 08.04.19 in Gesecke/Lippstadt).
1941-42 Oblt. in 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 121.
09.02.42 Lt., awarded Ehrenpokal.
04.03.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 121.
10.05.43 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, 1./Aufkl.Gr. 121.
30.09.75 retired from the Bundeswehr as an Obstlt.
†01.01.87 in München.

FELDER, Paul.
(DOB: 10.09.19 in Arnsberg).
01.04.42 in 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 121, promo to Oblt.
09.06.42 awarded DKG, 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 121.
29.02.44 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 121.
01.06.44 in 4.(F)/Nacht, promo to Hptm.
02.45 Staka 4.(F)/Nacht (to 08.05.45).

HEMMER, Hermann.
(DOB: 29.07.17 in Etzenhausen bei Dachau).
19.01.42 Fw., awarded DKG, 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 122.
19.09.42 Lt., awarded Ritterkreuz, 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr. 122.
† 21.02.2000.


Do you have a particular interest in recon?

We hope this helps

LdZ
DGS

[advsmt]

Many thanks. To answer your question, yes I am interested in details on Luftwaffe RK winners. Fighter, schlacht/Stuka and bomber pilots to a lesser extent are relatively well written about; Obermaier and Brutting to name but two. However, the rest are poorly served. I know Obermaier, before his untimely death, had material on recon/transport pilot/observers which was taken over by another author, but that seems to have evaporated. How many missions flown, or what deeds were accomplished to earn the DKiG and RK? I would love to know! I have written to the individuals a long time ago and got replies, however, got little hard information.

Brian

[Dan O'Connell]

Oblt Paul Birnkraut was assigned to 1./FaGr 5, but was dispatched to Messerschmitt to serve as an Einflieger. (Me 262)