Major Anton Lerschen 6/KG51

[steve sheridan]

Thanks to all for your information.

Doug, i tried the Officer Career Database first without result, but then i was looking for Lerschen and not Serschen!

Reiner, if you have a photo of Serchen that would be most appreciated.

G.R Morrison, do you have anything on W.Nr 6308 as regards Stkz, or Serchen's crew?

Kindest regs,
Steve.

[G.R.Morrison]

No Stammkennzeichen, and the location is again "Ort unbekannt." The crew list may also be incomplete:
F Maj. Anton Serschen, B Ltn. Werner Rintelen, Bf Ofw. Otto Hermann, Bs Gefr. Ludwig Pechaigner, Fw. ????? & Gefr. ????

But WERE there SIX crammed into that tiny cockpit? That doesn't seem likely.

You know that this is a research field with more questions than likely answers, and the 'complete' answers are even more rare. But we chip away at Gibraltar...

GRM

[Reiner]

Hi Steve,

Left Major Serschen and right Oberleutnant Küchle. On the backside of the photo I can read: "Two officers of my group, both KIA in the first days of the Russian campaign. Last photo of the two men."
This photo is from a album of Lt.Werner Poppenburg, 7./K.G.51.

Rene

[steve sheridan]

Good evening GRM, thank you very much for the crew names very helpful.
I have Lt Werner Rintelen listed with the 9/KG51 during the BoB period, and possibly the BF Hermann also.

Interesting remark about a crew of 6! Where were they stowed, in the dinghy compartment??? Certainly not in the cockpit surely.

Reiner, thanks for the great photo of Serchen and Kuchle.
Oblt Fritz Kuchle was another veteran of the Battle of Britain airwar over the Uk of 1940.
Im somewhat puzzled regarding Poppenberg saying Serchen was with " his Gruppe" at the beginning of the Russian conflict, i have only seen his service listed so far with the II/KG51 although we dont have a concise listing of his postings, nor probably wont!

Kindest regs,
Steve.