Hauptmann Johannes Kiel - 29 January 1944

[Evgeny Velichko]

Johannes Kiel:

1.9.39 - 7.4.40, with 3./ZG2, when he was shot down and became PoW.
june 40 - 6.4.41 - pilot in 3./ZG26
7.4.41 - appointed StaKa 3./ZG26
1.5.42 - appointed StaKa 6./ZG2 (I./ZG26 redesignated II./ZG2 on 31.4.42)
15.5.42 - transferred to unknown unit.
1.10.1942 - came to Erprobungskommando 16 (Me 163 project)
5.8.43 - appointed StaKa 7./ZG26, Hauptmann (well known picture with him in front of Bf110G-2/M5, with code of 7./ZG26)
1.11.43 - appointed Gr.Kdr. of new formed III./ZG76.
29.1.44 - KiA

Ehrenpokal (23.9.1941.)
Deutschen Kreuz in Gold (9.2.1942.)
Ritterkreuz (18.3.1942.)

Had ~20 claims:
At least 5 during BoB
On 23 April 1941, sunk 3 torpedo bouts in Suda Bay, Greece.
During Barbarossa campaign, sunk U-Bout in Baltic Sea in early autumn 1941.
To the date 9.2.42 had 10 (?) victories.
16.2.42 claimed 3 MiG-3, raised up his tally to 16 victories.
18.3.1942 got RK for ??? victories, 62 a/c destr. on the ground, 9 tanks, 20 Flak positions, 3 cargo ships, 3 torpedo bouts, 1 submarine sunked, also destroyed 16 locomotives.
On 17.04.43 claimed B-17 with 8./ZG26 (????)

Thats all I know about that pilot.