Seigfried Freytag details..

[Nefiakoff]

Hello,

Oblt. Siegfried Freytag was appointed Staffelkapitän of 1./JG 77 on 27 June 1942 and relocated with the unit from Russia to the Mediterranean theatre.
On 13 March 1943 was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II/JG 77.
I don’t have infos about the date of his promotion to Hauptmann which was usual in such situations.

Hptm. Heinz Bär was Gruppenkommandeur of I/JG 77 from 11 May 1942 to 6 August 1943.
Promoted to Major on 28 March 1943.

Answer for Your question, Brettas – Yes, they were flying in the same unit; Bär was commander of Freytag for over 8 months.

Freytag survived WW II only to discover that all his family and friends had perished. Joined the French Foreign Legion as a regular infantry soldier and fought in Indochina as a humble infantryman.
He died on 1 June 2003 in French Foreign Legion retirement home.

I'd like to know more about this period of his life also.

Regards

Nef