searching for details on, I./ZG 76 Hauptmann Werner Restemeyer

[retje]

Hello All,

Does anyone have some detailed information for me on, I./ ZG 76 Gruppenkommandeur Hauptmann Werner Restemeyer ?

It would be nice to have some information from, his Personal file, and maybe an Photo

I need the information for a book, what I am writing.

Regards,

René

[Larry deZeng]

I was hoping someone else might chime in and help with this, René, but no one did:

RESTEMEYER, Werner. 01.09.38 appt Staka 2./JG 134. 01.11.38 appt Staka 2./ZG 142. 01.05.39 appt Staka 2./ZG 26. 09.09.39 Hptm., trf from JFS Schleissheim to II.(J)/Trägergruppe 186. 11.10.39 Hptm., appt Staka 4./Träger Gr. 186 (to 12.39). 12.39 re-appt Staka 2./ZG 26 and briefly Kdr. (acting?) I./ZG 26. 14.12.39 WIA – in Bf 110C hit by return fire from an RAF bomber near the island of Borkum. 10.05.40 Hptm., Kdr. I./ZG 76. 29.05.40 shot up by Hurricane and landed at Trondheim-Vaernes/Norway. 15.08.40 Hptm., Kdr. I./ZG 76, KIA - in Bf 110D shot down into the sea by Spitfires off County Durham/N England while flying escort for a bomber raid on Newcastle upon Tyne. 01.06.41 posthumously promo to Maj.

[retje]

Hello Larry,

Thank you for helping.

Interesting, werdegang of Werner Restemyer.

regards,

René

[Chris Goss]

...and I have never seen a photo of him with I/ZG 76 but plenty of his predecessor

[retje]

Hello Chris,

Yes it would be a long shot to find any pictures of him, at least I could try, you never know, who is read the tread.

Regards,

René

[northeagle]

Hi Rene,
Oh ye of little faith.....should find him here.
http://norav.50megs.com/photo3.html
I notice one of the postings states that his aircraft crashed onto the Durham coast: this is wrong and I have seen it in Mason's 'Battle Over Britain'.
He was escorting a raid by KG 26 to attack the airfield at Dishforth, Yorkshire. Restemeyer was the first to fall when they were intercepted by 72 Squadron: this was some 30 miles northeast of Holy Island which is some 50 miles north of County Durham.
I did write an article on this which appeared in Flypast issue August 2006 and it also explained why there was a crew of three in Restemeyer's Me 110.

Best Wishes.
Robert.