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[Doug Stankey]

Josef Baier - we have nothing on this fellow, but Tom Kracker has:
Baierle, Josef - Oblt. - 7./KG-4 He 111H-5 Werk # 3924 "5J + JR" (lost)Bomber Operational Clasp POW 20 April, 1941 after being shot down by a Hurricane by Stockbury, Kent. Reemaining crew: Uffz Gerhard Schumann, Observer (KIA); Gefr Willi Mrozeck, R/O (POW); and Ofw Theodor Völcker, Mechanic(KIA). Jager Blatt 5/2003.

BERGMANN, Wilhelm. (DOB: 28.12.21). (DKG). 01.07.43 in KG 4, promo to Oblt. 10.43 Oblt., appt Adj. IV./KG 4 (to 06.44). 24.02.44 Oblt., 9./KG 4 , awarded the DKG. 05.05.44 Oblt., appt Ia IV./KG 4 (to 06.44). 07.44 Oblt., appt Adj. III./KG 4 (to 08.05.45).

BLÜMEL, Josef. (DOB: 15.08.20 in Brode/Sudetenland). (R, DKG). Fall 1940 joined the Luftwaffe and trained as a pilot. 02.44 Uffz. in 5./SG 151, trf to 10.(Pz)/SG 3. 04.44 Uffz., trf from 5./SG 151 (as instructor) to 10.(Pz)/SG 3. 28.07.44 promo to Fw. 28.07.44 destroyed his 34th tank. 19.09.44 in 10.(Pz)/SG 3, KIA - force landed near Kekava/18 km S of Riga behind enemy lines due to groundfire, and murdered by partisans. Remains found three days later and buried at Gulbji/Latvia. Credited with 60 tanks destroyed in over 123 combat missions. 28.09.44 awarded the Ehrenpokal posthumously. 01.01.45 posthumously awarded DKG for prior service in III./SG 3. 28.01.45 or 16.02.45 Fw., posthumously awarded Ritterkreuz for prior service in 10.(Pz)/SG 3.

FISCHER, Siegfried. (DOB: 27.11.18 in Pommerndorf/Kreis Hohenelbe in Sudetenland). (R, DKG). 10.39 entered the Luftwaffe. 1940 assigned to the Ergänzungsstaffel/St.G. 1 on completion of training. 03.41 Gefr., in 6./St.G. 1. 13.09.42 Uffz., awarded Ehrenpokal. 17.10.43 Uffz., awarded DKG, II./St.G. 1. 28.02.45 Ofw., awarded Ritterkreuz, 8./SG 1. 17.04.45 WIA – in Fw 190 shot down by AA fire NW of Frankfurt/Oder. 18.09.46 released from Russian captivity. Credited with 713 combat missions and the destruction of over 80 tanks in just a few months in early 1945 in West Prussia and Pomerania. (n.d.) until his retirement, he was active with the Forstoberamtsrat (senior forestry official) in the Landwirtschaftministerium (Agricultural Ministry). †26.03.98 in Rheinbach.

I will try to find material on another three tomorrow.

HLdZ
DGS

[Bart V.]

Thanks. I posted the faith of Bergmann, Wilhelm in another thread. Baierle is not the Baier Josef we are talking about.
Thanks already for your response.

[Nordpol54]

Alfred Lausch (*12.10.1919), 8./II./JG 4, Fw 190 A-8/R-2, W-Nr.681420, blue 16, KIFA 11.9.1944 due to mid-air colission, area of Komotau (today Chomutov)

[Bart V.]

Originally Posted by Nordpol54

Alfred Lausch (*12.10.1919), 8./II./JG 4, Fw 190 A-8/R-2, W-Nr.681420, blue 16, KIFA 11.9.1944 due to mid-air colission, area of Komotau (today Chomutov)

Beautiful information - didn't know, thanks! He crashed in a forest in the area of Karlsbad. I have a photograph from the crashsite, almost nothing of his plane left.

Thanks for your response.

[Bart V.]

Originally Posted by Bart V.

Thanks. I posted the faith of Bergmann, Wilhelm in another thread. Baierle is not the Baier Josef we are talking about.
Thanks already for your response.

Wanted to add:
I posted Wilhelm Bergmann his faith in following post: http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showpo...99&postcount=4