Loss Data for I./JG 5 and II./JG 5 on Reichs Defense

[Don Caldwell]

Does anyone have good loss lists for these Jagdgruppen? I need loss tallies for these units (that is, numbers destroyed, damaged, KIA, MIA, WIA) for a few dates:

I./JG 5: 1 Apr, 11 Apr, 24 May 1944
II./JG 5: 21 Jul, 6 Aug, 9 Aug 1944

Mission details would be appreciated, but right now just the bare loss numbers would be enough. Any help would be appreciated.

Don

[Bruce Lander]

Hello Don,

From the old JG5 history :

I/JG5
11 April 1944 - Oblt. Edgar Habermann 2 Staffel gefallen
Ogfr. Herbert Burkhardt Stab 1/JG5 gefallen

II/JG5
21 July 1944 - Ofhr.Werner Goldner 9 Staffel gefallen

09 Aug 1944 - Gef.Herbert Leibe 6 Staffel gefallen
Lt.Horst Carl 6 Staffel gefallen

it doesn't give mission details or even locations in the loss listing from the book ( I just have photocopies of the lists)

By the way I'm a big fan of your work - keep it up

Cheers
Bruce Lander

[John Beaman]

Don:

Not much--email on the way. Maybe Eric's new volume will have some.

[Don Caldwell]

Thanks, John & Bruce -- everything helps. I don't know if Eric's new volume reaches 1944, and I'm afraid it'll arrive too late for my current need. I'm plugging the last holes in my RLV-Tag "War Diary" manuscript. Frontline (Greenhill's successor, sort-of) is expecting it in June, which means the book should be on the shelves by year's end.

Horrido!

Don

[David N]

Don,

I'm looking forward to the "War Diary." Thanks for your work.

[Peter Kassak]

Hmm, end of year?? sounds like my Xmas present
fingers crossed Don.

[Don Caldwell]

My fingers are crossed, and my thumbs are pressed. Makes it hard to get anything done on this stupid computer.

Don