stukapilot jakob jenster

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Originally Posted by cbe2009

Hello again!
His Bordfunker was Ofw. Hubert Sassa.
After a crash near Lemberg in the beginning of 1945, his carreer as a pilot ended.
I think, that the expression "Kanonenvogel" must mean, that he flew a Ju 87 G model, but here i am "skating on thin ice". Maybe some other knows more!!

Hope this helps a little more

Best wishes
Christian

Hi,
I am the great niece of the Bordfunker Ofw Hubert Sassa. For many years we try to learn something from him to his fate. Do you know whether he survived the crash and whether he came as its pilot captured. His sister left explained him for dead in 1949.

Greetings Bernadette

[philippe1]

hello Bernadette,
feel free to send me an mail i have more info.
stuka12003@yahoo.co.nz

[cbe2009]

Hello Bernadette!
I have unfortunately not been able to find anything more than what stood in www2awards.com where it states that he was missing in action between the 11. and 18. of June 1943. At that time he was a member of 9. Staffel in Schlachtgeschwader 1.
Posthumously he was awarded the German Cross in Gold on the 5. January 1944.
I am sure someone in this forum can add more than i have been able to find. Good luck and a happy new year 2011.

Christian

PS. If you are having difficulties with the english i can send you this mail in german.

[Doug Stankey]

Here is what we have about this fellow:

JENSTER, Jakob.
(DOB: 14.03.17 in Kleve/Rheinland).
01.10.35 entered the Kriegsmarine and received flight training.
01.01.36 trf to the Luftwaffe.
1935-39 assigned to I.(Stuka)/Trägergruppe 186 from its inception in 09.39.
09.39 Uffz. with Stukaschule 1 (to 04.40).
04.40 trf to 7./St.G. 1 (to 20.03.41).
03.41 trf to Stukaschule Graz as an instructor (to 06.42).
06.42 trf to 7./St.G. 1.
05.06.42 Ofw., awarded the Ehrenpokal.
10.11.42 Ofw., awarded DKG, 7./St.G. 1.
12.42 trf to Versuchskdo. für Panzerbekämpfung and then to 10.(Pz.)/SG 2.
1943-44 with 6./St.G. 2.
29.02.44 Ofw., awarded Ritterkreuz, 6./St.G. 2.
1944 Lt., flight instructor at the Stuka school in Graz.
10.07.44 trf to 10.(Pz)/SG 2 (to 05.45).
[†1945 in a plane crash at the beginning of the year, according to some sources].
16.06.45 handed over by the Americans to the Russians.
09.49 released.
Credited with nearly 1,000 combat missions and the destruction of more than 100 tanks.


We hope that this helps.


HLdZ
DGS

[Ian Jewison]

Interesting reading. I have a group to Jakob Jenster's wingman whilst with 7/StG 1, his name was Siegfried Plappert DKiG. They both transferred to Versuchskdo. für Panzerbekämpfung together but due to illness and a previous accident Plappert was hospitalised and after recovery became an instructor again with SG 151.
Incidentally they were both at Stukaschule 1 together also, however Herr Plappert did not transfer to 7/StG 1 until 1941 after the invasion of Russia and the release of certian instructors.
I have some letters from Herr Jenster regarding their shared experiences....even celebrating their 70th birthdays together!

Regards,
Ian