Lt. Werner Schmidt, 1/KG55

[Nikita Egorov]

Gentleman,

Does anyone have detailed info on combat career of Lt. Werner Schmidt, 1/KG55, who was listed as missing with his crew on January 20, 1943 in Gumrak area (Stalingrad)?

TIA

[Nikita Egorov]

BTW, just checked, Lt. Werner Schmidt is also listed as injured on Jan 22, 1943 flying with 2/KG55. Is this another discrapancy in GQ loss returns?

[Brian Bines]

Qm's returns for 8-2-43 shows a Ltn. Hans Schmidt of 2/KG55 wounded on 2-2-43.

[Nikita Egorov]

Yes. But I'am talking about this cases:

1943-01-20 He 111H-6 7018 G1+EH 1./KG 55 Gumrak
Flugzeugführer Lt Schmidt, Werner vermißt
Beobachter Uffz Kocher, Richard vermißt
Bordfunker Obgfr Gärmer, Werner vermißt
Bordmechaniker Fw Neugebauer, Fritz vermißt
Bordschütze Uffz Wentsch, Erwin vermißt
Unbekannt. Bruch 100 %.

1943-01-22 2./KG 55 Gawrilowka
Flugzeugführer Lt Schmidt, Werner verletzt
Erdabwehr. Bruch ? %.

[yogybär]

Maybe he was posted as missing on 20.01.43, an then reappeared wounded 2 days later.

After that, he still was heroic and got wounded again.

At least in todays Germany already a small wound (i.e. bloody nose) is enough to be called "wounded".

One more thing: The name "Schmidt" is as common in Germany as "Smith" in english-speaking countries or "Ivan" in Russia .

[Doug Stankey]

Our notes come up with two possibilities, either of which doesn’t quite seem to fit the guy you describe:

SCHMIDT, Werner.
(DOB: 06.07.11).
01.04.42 promo to Hptm.
21.08.43 Hptm., appt Staka 9./KG 55 (to 08.05.45).
19.08.44 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 9./KG 55.
Credited with 365 combat missions during the war.
† 13.07.97 in Friedrichsdorf/Taunus.


SCHMIDT, Werner-Artur.
(DOB: 01.05.20 in Potsdam).
01.04.42 promo to Oblt.
31.08.43 Oblt., awarded DKG, 7./KG 55.
01.06.44 in KG 55, promo to Hptm.



Good luck!

LdZ
DGS

[Andy Fletcher]

Hi Doug,

Thanks for looking into the matter.

Best Regards

Andy Fletcher

[Nikita Egorov]

Dear Doug,

Thank you for this!