JG information needed

[jmallard]

Hello every body

In the Jean-Bernard Frappé book "La luftwaffe face au débarquement allié" we have for july 13th a luftwaffe claim at 2035 Ofw Munsche III./JG2, a spitfire near Vimoutiers and for the luftwaffe losses for this day :

A fw 190 from the II./JG1
A Bf 109 G6 "9 white" wrkn 163831 Uffz Kurt Senger (KIA) 7./JG1 near West of Epaignes
A bf 109 G6 wrkn 165865 Uffz Erwin Kolmantisch (injuried) 5./JG2 Montlognon
A Fw 190 A8 wrkn 730909 Ofhr Ruthart Von Richtofen (KIA) 10./JG2 South East Argentan
A bf 109 G6/U4/AS "6 white" wrkn 441161 Lt Dieter Sachse (injuried) 1./JG5 near Caen
A Fw 190 A6 "15 blue" wrkn 530923 (or 730923) Uffz Hermann grad (injuried) 4./JG26 Bernay
A Fw 190 A8 "7 blue" wrkn 170313 (or 170319) Ogfr Helmut Merten (KIA) 4./JG26 WSW Bernay

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Originally Posted by John Beaman

Hi Joe:

I moved your thread to here as it seemed more suited.

Your Fws may have been from III./JG 2. They had 12 machines active in the area and made one claim at 2030 hours. They lost 2, Uffz Kolmanitsch safe, Ofhr von Richtofen KIA.