Burchard Flakowski

[ChrisM]

Many thanks for that, Chris.

Hptm Flakowski - interesting name that, for a bomber pilot, "son of flak" - gave an interview to CBS in November 1940. This was transmitted to the USA by shortwave radio and was later published. It took place in occupied Paris whence he, as an English speaker, had been sent from his unit in Northern France. He had taken part in the Norwegian campaign and then in the bombing of Great Britain. The interview contains some comments on the aerial view of the destruction wreaked on Birmingham in the November attacks - which is the main reason for my interest.

When you say that he was alive in 1945, do you mean that he survived beyond May? Or is your information less specific?

Thanks again for the help - greatly appreciated.

Chris

[Chris Goss]

All I have is he appears in the Rangliste of 1945 and being a Hptm promoted to that rank 1 Aug 39. It would appear that he had an unspectacular war, still being a Hptm in 1942 and again in 1945