III/NJG.1 1941 Thimmig en airplane

[Marcel Hogenhuis]

Hello Doug,

Thank you for your interesting input!

I agree almost completely with your list, though the Kracker-data is clearly out-dated (most locations/identities of Thimmigs victims are known).
But, I wrote 'almost': a so called Weihnachtszeitung (Christmas Journal) of the 2./NJG 1 end 1940 - full of humorfull descriptions of the Staffel personalities - leaves no doubt that the 2./NJG 1 was led by Staffelführer Lt. Reese, after the promotion of Oblt. Streib to Hptm. and Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG 1 on 7th October 1940. In the journal and another war time chronic of those days there is no reference to Thimmig (yet).

This, in combination with the fact that Thimmig had a conversion course at the Erg.St./NJG 1 in February 1941, suggests that he must have joined the 2./NJG 1 as its new Staffelkapitän by the end of February 1941 at least, because I have a picture of him in Eindhoven, shortly before the whole I./NJG 1 moved to Venlo on 18th March 1941.

Perhaps such temporarily conversion courses were not recorded in the Personal Akte? It would also interesting to know how long such conversion course lasted, I will check some Flugbuch copies for that.

All the best from Venlo/Holland, Marcel Hogenhuis