IIII./JG26 Officers signatures Christmas 1939

[Don Caldwell]

Hi Peter --

Thanks for the link. I've now got a full-sized printout of the signature page, and will see what I can do with it. I've got a dozen (commissioned) pilots to match with the u/i signatures. One mystery is Oblt. Geog Beyer, the 7. Staffel Kapitän at that time. Logic would say his signature would be on the top right, but I'll be danged if that is Beyer.

The JG 26 site comes up fine at http://don-caldwell.we.bs/jg26/schlageter.htm

We had to change the address several months back, and if you have an old URL, it's probably not forwarding. Unfortunately the site is pretty much dormant at this time. Les and I are too busy with other things to try to make it "interactive", but we'll keep it up as-is for as long as we can.

Horrido!

Don

[Don Caldwell]

Hello Hulb --

This is surprisingly hard. All I can add so far is:

Lt. Walter Blume (7.) - 9th from top, right side.

I've never come across a list of the III./JG 26 ground staff, but from the evidence of this signature card they were quite high-ranking. There are 3 Hauptmänner, including the NO, but I can't read the names. I know that except for the Grkdr. there were no flying officers with ranks greater than Oberleutnant.

Best regards,

Don