Robert "Bazi"Weiss

[Teresa Maria]

Originally Posted by keith A

Sounds cool Leo!

But another one, gentlemen and friends.... when did he become Oberleutnant? He appears to have been promoted on 1.3.1943 but left 6./JG26 an an Oberleutnant on 1.9.1942!

Was he a Leutnant when he joined JG26? He must have joined the Luftwaffe as a Flak Gunner in 1938/9? training as a pilot in 1939, and not 1940 surely?

regards

Keith

According to Henry L. De Zeng IV and Douglas G. Starkey:
WEISS, Robert (“Bazi”). (DOB: 21.04.20 in Baden near Wien/Austria). (RE, DKG). Fall 1939 entered
the Luftwaffe and assigned to Flak-Rgt. 22. 1940 trf to the Fliegertruppe for fighter pilot training.
01.01.41 trf to 6./JG 26. 01.04.41 promo to Lt. 1941-42 in 6./JG 26. c. 07.42 trf to 3./JG 54. 09.42
trf to 1./JG 54. 12.01.43 Oblt., 1./JG 54. 29.01.43 Oblt., 1./JG 54. 01.03.43 promo to Oblt.
07.03.43 Oblt., with 3./JG 54. 08.05.43 awarded Ehrenpokal. 12.07.43 Oblt., awarded DKG, I./JG
54. 08.07.43 appt Staka 3./JG 54 (to 15.09.43). 02.08.43 Oblt., 3./JG 54. 11.09.43 Oblt., 3./JG 54
WIA? - Fw 190 A-6 (White 8) damaged over Shatalowka. 15.09.43 appt Staka 1./JG 54 (to 28.09.43).
28.09.43 Oblt., appt Staka 10./JG 54 (to sometime after 31.12.43). 08.12.43 Oblt., 10./JG 54.
15.01.44 Oblt., 10./JG 54. 15.02.44 Oblt., 10./JG 54. 26.03.44 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka
3./JG 54. 01.05.44 promo to Hptm. 05.44 trf to III./JG 54. 21.07.44 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./JG 54 (to
29.12.44). 17.08.44 on furlough (to 17.09.44). 29.12.44 KIA – in Fw 190 D-9 (Black 10) shot down
by Spitfires of 331 Sqdn. over the Lingen/Ems area near Lengerich. 12.03.45 posthumously awarded
Eichenlaub, III./JG 54. Credited with 471 (some sources say over 500) combat missions and 121 air
victories.