Major Werner Zober?

[kaki3152]

So can anyone add any information on this officer? The only information I have is that that he was a Spanish Civil War veteran and took over from Hptm Dahne of II/JG-1 when Dahne was killed in a crash in April 45.
He was described as "...the one legged and semi legendary Major Zober."
The Kracker achives have very little on him.

[Doug Stankey]

Here is what we have in our files:

ZOBER, Werner. (DOB: 20.11.11 in Neustrelitz). 1940 Oblt., appt Kdr. Erprobungsstelle Udetfeld (to 1944). 01.10.42 promo to Hptm.(Kr.O./Fl.). 12.02.45 Maj. in EJG 1. 01.03.45 trf to JG 1. 01.05.45 Maj., appt Kdr. I./JG 1 (to 05.05.45).

Checking with Kracker's database:

Zober, Werner. - Maj., Kdr. II./JG-1 (4/45), Kdr. I./JG-1 (5/45 Leck Ger.) Bf 109 (all models), He 162A-2 Werk # 120054Spanish Cross w/Diamonds, Fighter Operational ClaspA Spanish veteran, he replaced Dähne as Kdr of II/JG-1 after Dähne's death.

That's all we can find about this fellow.

HLdZ
DGS

[Col Bruggy]

E-Stelle Udetfeld.

Around 1940 on the other hand, a permanent installation for bomb-testing was established north-east of Beuthen in Upper Silesia. It was known as 'E-Stelle Oberschlesien', but later, probably after the death of Ernst Udet, became the 'E-Stelle Udetfeld'. its first Commander was Major Werner Zober who came from the E-Stelle Rechlin, being succeeded by Oberstleutnant von Riesen.

German Secret Flight Test Centres to 1945.
Beauvais et al.
Hinckley:Midland Publishing,2002.
p.228

Col.

[kaki3152]

Interesting, but no no one knows if he did in fact have one leg?

Or how he lost his leg?

[Matti Salonen]

Perhaps he lost his leg in this accident:
1941-06-10, Generalluftzeugmeister, U 12B/A2, 393, Fl.Pl. Prien am Chiemsee, Absturz. Bruch 90 %.
F Lt Zober, Werner, verletzt

Matti

[Doug Stankey]

Is that June 10th or October 6th?

Only a Lt.? It sounds unlikely that he would be a Kdr. of anything. Interesting, though....


Perhaps someone out there has more info.

[Matti Salonen]

10 June 1941. I use always ISO standard year-month-day. Date of birth is 1911-11-20. Maybe Lt is typing error in NVM.

Matti