Hptm Franz Wieting

[Chris Goss]

The above officer was a RK-holder and St Kap of 6/KG 30 killed 20 kms north of Saloniki 29 Jun 41; does any one have the details of how he died and with whom?

[RT]

ST.X.Fliegerskorps H Saloniki UB unintention. earth "encounter" verbrannt JU88A-5 6349 100


Behrendt kurt fw b t
Kast karl ofw bm: t
Wieting franz hpt f t

Remi

[Chris Goss]

Thanks Remi. Behrendt was his normal Beobachter but this now puzzles in that he must have moved from the staff of X Fliegerkorps to 6/KG 30 and then back again

[RT]

It seems that the II.KG30 stayed within X.FKps till end of may 41 but not sure if losses are considered that they fought , we could find III. on Salu but not II.Group
After this date no spurs of KG30 in the med front


Remi

[Chris Goss]

II/KG 30 was with IX Fliegerkorps at Gilze Rijen, moved to Eindhoven in Mar 41, back to Gilze Rijen following month and then to Luftflotte 5 in May 41. III/KG 30 went to X Fliegerkorps in Feb 41

[Doug Stankey]

Here is what we have on this fellow:

WIETING, Franz.
(DOB: 26.06.11 in Kiel).
01.08.39 Oblt., in A./Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 33.
19.06.40 Oblt. in 6./KG 30, awarded the Ritterkreuz for noteworthy success against enemy warships and shipping in the North Sea.
†29.06.41 Hptm., in plane crash during a flight over Bulgaria; other sources place the crash site just north of Salonika/Greece.

I have checked Kracker, but he has nothing on this chap.


We hope that this helps.

HLdZ
DGS