St Kap 6./KG 26 1940

[Brian Bines]

The Rudi Schmidt KG 26 book page 61 refers to award of RK to II/KG26 in 1940 to der Staffelkapitan Oblt. Kunze , page 251 shows a list of St.Kaps with Hpt Kunze 21-8-40 to 31-12-40 ( no other variation of name in the list of St.Kap. for 6/KG26), while page 352 showing RK winners has Oblt. Albrecht Kuntze awarded RK 16-5-40. The Steenbeck book is similar page 300 showing St.Kap. as Hpt. Kunze with the same dates above while page 305 showing RK winners profiles has Hpt Albrecht Kuntze ( born25-12-1912 at Magdeburg) 6/KG26 awarded RK 16-5-40 to Blindfluglehrer BFS 1 und BFS 5 in August 1940, crashed 5-7-1943 died in hospital.
Looks like Kunze should be Kuntze but does not help with posting to BFS, could the notice of posting be August 40 but delayed for operational reasons till the end of year ?
To further cloud the issue GQM dated 8-7-43 page 3 has - 5-7-43 4/KG 40 'H' Ju 88A-1 3101 crashed Oberingelheim Ff Hpt Alfred Kunze +, with Hpt Hans Petris and Oblt. Fritz Tamm ? inj.