KG 53 Staka March 1944 (Bautz?)

[Thomas H]

Hi Larry,

Thanks for your reply. There are a lot of gaps in Kiehl's list. I don't know where he got the information for his list. Bautz survived the war and in '83 Kiehl and Bautz were both on the Geschwadertreffen. I think Kiehl presented his book there. He may not have consulted with Bautz before and a revised version of his book was never made.

If Bautz first had to proof he could be a Staka, than I would expect a different stamp under his name. Would they already allow a person to sign as Staka before making it official? Wouldn't something like "acting Staka" be more appropiate? And again the 14 months. I know he signed as Staka in December 1943. That is 11 month before it may have been made official

Regards, Thomas

Ps. Do you still update your list when information comes available? Agree with Richard that your list is a very important source of information.