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Old 7th October 2017, 02:42
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Question Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld

Dear All,
Wikipedia and similar sites suggest that he may have been wounded in early 1944 (one month is quite a long time):
After a one-month hospital stay, Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld was promoted to Major and made Geschwaderkommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 5 (NJG 5) on 20 February 1944.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egmont...ei%C3%9Fenfeld)
However, DeZeng and Stankey's database doesn't seem to confirm it:
LIPPE-WEISSENFELD
, Egmont, Prinz zur. (DOB: 14.07.18 in Salzburg). (RE, DKG). 1936 joined
the Austrian Bundesheer, and assigned to the infantry. 1938 now in the Austrian Air Force. 1939
promo to Lt. 06.40 trf to II./ZG 76. 04.08.40 trf to NJG 1. 11.40 in 4./NJG 1. 15.01.41 Oblt.,
4./NJG 1. 12.03.41 Oblt. in 4./NJG 1 WIA - Bf 110 D-2 crashed at Bergen after hits by return fire.
13/14.03.41 Oblt., 4./NJG 1 WIA - Bf 110 D-2 shot up vic Medemblik/Holland by enemy fire.
10.04.41 Oblt., 4./NJG 1. 30.06.41 4./NJG 2 unhurt? - Bf 110 C-4 crashed at Ijesselmeer/Holland,
cause unknown. 25.07.41 Oblt., 4./NJG 1. 1941 Staka 2./NJG 1 01.11.41 Oblt., appt Staka 5./NJG
2 (to 01.10.42). 27.12.41 Oblt., 5./NJG 2. 22.01.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, 5./NJG 2. 16.04.42 Oblt.,
awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 5./NJG 2. 28.08.42 Oblt., 5./NJG 2. 15.10.42 Hptm., appt Kdr. I./NJG 3
(to 31.05.43). 17.01.43 Hptm., Stab I./NJG 3. 14.05.43 Hptm., I./NJG 1. 01.06.43 Hptm. and
provisional Kdr. III./NJG 3, appt provisional Kdr. III./NJG 1 (to 20.02.44). 13.06.43 Hptm., Stab
III./NJG 1. 02.08.43 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub, Kdr. III./NJG 1. 06.09.43 Maj., Stab III./NJG 1.
01.10.43 promo to Maj. 16.12.43 Maj., Stab III./NJG 1. 15.03.44 Maj., appt Kommodore NJG 5 (to
12.03.44). 12.03.44 Maj., Stab/NJG 5 KIA - Bf 110 G-4 (C9+CD) struck the ground and crashed in
the Ardennes near St.-Hubert/Belgium during a daytime flight. Buried at Ysselsteyn. Credited with
51 night victories.

Do you know what actually happened to him?

(By the way, does any of you have the book 'Princes of Darkness'? I've looked it up on Amazon.com and Amazon.de, but the prices are exorbitant!)
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