Hauptmann Albert Kind. + 30.1.1944?

[Ian Jewison]

Happy New Year!

I trying to find info on the the following officer...it would appear he is lost in time with some references, perhaps through typos or difficult handwriting of the day!!

Kind, Albert
Born 20.7.1913 in Aachen, Killed in action 30.1.1944

Ranks:
1.6.1940 Oberleutnant
1.10.1942 Hauptmann

Units:
? - 31.1.40: 1/I/Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
1.2.40 - 17.2.40: Jagdfliegerschule 4, Fürth
18.2.40 - 18.7.40: 3/Jagdfliegerschule 3, Stolp-Reitz
19.3.40 - 21.11.40: 3/Jagdgeschwader 77
22.11.40 - 30.11.40: 12/IV/Jagdgeschwader 51
1.12.40 - 7.1.41: 2/Jagdfliegerschule 2, Zerbst
8.1.41 - 7.5.41: Jagdfliegerschule 4, Fürth
8.5.41 - 14.9.42: Jagdfliegerschule 2, Zerbst
15.9.42 - 6.11.42: 2/I/Jagdgdeschwader 26
7.11.42 - 31.3.43: Jagdgeschwader 52
1.4.43 - 11.12.43: Jadggruppe Ost
12.12.43 - 30.1.44: 7/III/Jagdgeschwader 1

Awards:
1.10.1939 Commemorative Medal of 1.10.1938
24.9.1840 Iron Cross 2nd Class
6.10.1942 Operational Flying Clasp for Fighters in Bronze

I find no info however with JG 2, 51, 26 and 52 !!

JG 77. Prien. Page 394.
24.9.1940. 1/JG 77 Oblt. Kind shot down and belly landed near Wissant. Bf 109 E-4, Werk Nr. 1500 (recorded as 1/JG 77 and wounded but no wound badge or hospitalisation in Soldbuch)

The BoB. Then and Now. Page 656
Tuesday 24.9.1940.
1/JG 77 Bf 109 E-4 (1500) damaged by ground fire during combat sortie and crashed on return to Wissant. Oblt. Kind wounded.
3/JG 77 Bf 109 E-4 (5213) crashed on landing at Marquise-West due to mechanical failure during operational sortie. Pilot unhurt. (Kind?)

Could this info be wrong somewhere as Kind was awared EK II 24.9.1940 the same day as either combat or crash landed!?!? Perhaps it is I. for the Gruppe rather than 1 as in Staffel? Or pergaps there was another Oblt. Kind in I. Gruppe?

Die Flugzeugführer - Ausbildung der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1935-1945. Carlsen u. Meyer. Page 24
3/JFS 2 StKpt. Oblt. Kind, Alfons 24.4.41-14.9.42

Again a typo somehwere as this is the same time Albert Kind was at JFS 2.

JG 1 und 11. Prien u. Rodeike. Pages 551, 698 and 1159.
Killed in aerial combat as Staka 7. St. with P47. Crashed around Deventer. Bf 109 G-6. Werk Nr. 410565. Black 1 +

I find no info however with JG 2, 51, 26 and 52 !! Still searching....

/Ian

[Ian Jewison]

Interestingly I have just noticed in his Soldbuch that he received a tetanus jab on 24.9.1940!
Perhaps he was wounded or scratched himself getting out of the wreckage?

/Ian

[Larry deZeng]

You have most of it Ian, but here's a bit more:

KIND, Albert. (DOB: 20.07.13 in Aachen). 1939-40 in 1./JG 2. 18.02.40 trf to 3./JFS 3 Stolp-Reitz (to 18.07.40). 01.06.40 promo to Oblt. 19.07.40 trf to 3./JG 77. 24.09.40 Oblt. in I./JG 77, WIA – shot down and belly landed near Wissant (Bf 109 E-4). 22.11.40 trf to 12./JG 51. 01.12.40 trf to 2./JFS 2 Zerbst. 08.01.41 trf to JFS 4 Fürth (to 07.05.41). 08.05.41 returned to JFS 2 Zerbst (to 14.09.42). 15.09.42 trf to 2./JG 26 (to 06.11.42). 01.10.42 promo to Hptm. 07.11.42 trf to JG 52 (to 31.03.43). 01.04.43 trf to Jagdgruppe Ost. 30.11.43 Hptm., appt Staka 7./JG 1 (to 30.01.44, KIA – in Bf 109 G-6 shot down by a P-47 S of Zwolle, crashed vic Zeldam/Holland).
[Source: HLdeZ/DGS data base]

HTH,

Larry

[Ian Jewison]

Thanks Larry,

However I think your info was updated from mine when I emailed you in 2009 about Herr Kind as we had at least three people then.

Kind 1/JG 77
Kind 3/JG 77
Kind, Alfons 3/JFS 2

KIND, Albert. (DOB: 20.07.13). 24.09.40 Oblt. in I./JG 77, WIA – shot down and belly landed near Wissant. 01.12.42 promo to Hptm. 12.43 Hptm., appt Staka 7./JG 1 (to 30.01.44 †).
KIND, Alfons. 20.06.42 Oblt., appt Staka 2. Jagdfliegerschulstaffel Jüterbog-Damm (to 13.09.42).


Thanks all the same!
Ian

[Larry deZeng]

Probably so, Ian, probably so. It looked kinda suspect because it was identical to yours.

I guess you have already checked out the Kracker Archive that might have additional information on Kind's victories?

http://aircrewremembrancesociety.com...anPilotsA.html

Other than that, you will probably have to order copies of his officer records file from BA-MA.

L.

[Ian Jewison]

Yes checked there Larry, incidentally Kracker also has him down as at least two people!
As for victories, I seem to remember could not find any when I initially started researching him in February 2009...been a bit busy since and only getting round to it again now!

I need to get some info done for Nick also

Thanks
Ian

[Ian Jewison]

I do not have this book but apparently he is mentioned there also:

Mason, p.411

/Ian