Looking for info on Hans Prager

[NickM]

Guys:

I was wanting general career info & aerial victory list for Hans Prager? I was hoping he was on Kacha's page but he unfortunately is not...

[Doug Stankey]

From our officer career database we have:

PRAGER, Hans.
(DOB: 30.04.18 in Oberhausen).
02.44 in 5./JG 26. 06.44 in 5./JG 26.
15.08.44 Lt., appt acting Staka 7./JG 26 (to 08.09.44).
08.09.44 Lt., appt Staka 10./JG 54.
10.44 to 12./JG 54 then to 9./JG 54.
02.45 Lt. in 13./JG 26.
1945 with JV 44.
Credited with 23 victories.
† 07.10.03.

From the Kracker Archive:


Prager, Hans. - Lt. - 4/30/1918 - 23victories - 5./JG-26 (2/44), Sftkpt 7./JG-26 (8/44), Stfkpt 11,10, 9, 15 & 14/JG-54(2/45), JV-44, JG-26 (5/45)Fw 190A-6, 7 & 8 in JG-26, Fw 190D-9 "Yellow ?" (lost in JG-54)DK-G, EP, EK 1 & 2, Fighter Operational ClaspPrager was Stfkpt 11/JG-54 at the Bulge. On 21 February, 1945, his D-9 was listed as lost in aerial combat, colliding with an American P-47's near Varrelbusch, Germany. He claimed this as a victory. One known victory, his 1st, a P-47 E of Paris on 6 February, 1944 while serving in 5/JG-26. A P-51 southeast of Caen on 17 June, 1944, called his 3rd in the Perry Claims. His 4th, a Spitfire at Caen on 4 July, 1944. Another Spitfire, same day, NW of Lisieux. A Spitfire in the center of Caen on 7 July, 1944. His 7th, a P-47 N of Rambouilett on 15 August, 1944. A P-47 at Foret de Brotonne on 20 August, 1944. A Spitfire at Foret Ermenonville on 23 August, 1944. A P-47 in the Osnabrück area on 8 November, 1944. Two P-47's on 13 February, 1945; one near Nassau, the other near Montabauer, while in 9/JG-54. His 16th, a P-47 N of Babenhausen on 21 February, 1945. His 17th, a P-51 at Osnabrück on 19 March, 1945, while in 15/JG-26. His 20th, a Tempest 5 km SW of Münster on 28 March, 1945. 14 victories in JG-26. Deceased 7 October, 2003.

We hope that this is what you are looking for.

HLdZ
DGS

[NickM]

Wow! The Kracker site is cool! Thanks;

Does anybody have any info RE: when Prager completed his training & joined JG-26? He first appears in the JG26 War Diary in February 1944...I didn't notice him in the end of month 'joined the Geschwader' tabulations anywhere...

[Johannes]

Hi Guys

Regarding Prager with Jv44, there is a list of Jv44 pilots listed on one of the KBT 1945 secret pages dated 27th April 1945, forty-five pilots mentioned, Prager's man is omitted, and according to Don Caldwell(who is usually spot-on regarding Jg26) he was too ill to fly!

Regards

Johannes