Nachtjagd victory details Oblt. Horst Henning 8./NJG3?

[TigerTimon]

Originally Posted by Johannes

yet 8./NJG3 already had an Oberleutnant Fritz Brinkmann, who was scoring heavily during August 1944, unfortunately I know nothing about Brinkmann, just have his claims, but no date of Birth/death, not sure about DKiG, I would think he was Staffelkapitan of 8./NJG3 from April 1944 until the wars-end, but don't even know this, hopefully some kind person can educate me on the guy.

Oberleutnant Arnold Brinkmann scored six confirmed victories during August 1944 (Boiten).

Apparently the Luftwaffe Officer career summaries by Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey show some confounding, unfortunately:

BRINKMANN, Arnold. (DOB: 10.06.15 or 29.03.15). 01.12.41 promo to Oblt. 26.11.43 Oblt., in Stab I./NJG 3. 16/17.12.43 Oblt., Stab I./NJG 3. 22/23.03.44 Oblt., Stab I./NJG 3. 23/24.04.44 with 8./NJG 3. 12/13.08.44 Oblt., 8./NJG 3. 01.10.44 promo to Hptm. 15.10.44 Oblt., 8./NJG 3. 12/13.01.45 Hptm., 8./NJG 3. Credited with 16 victories.

BRINKMANN, Fritz. 12.11.43 Oblt., I./NJG 3. 21.03.44 Oblt., Techn.Offz. of I./JG 302 WIA - shot down by a long range night fighter vic Neuburg, wounded in right hand and left foot - hospitalized - Bf 109 G-6. 12.03.45 Hptm., 8./NJG 3. Believed to have survived the war. Credited with 16 victories.

Boiten gives Fritz Brinkmann as serving with I./JG 301 during July 1944.


Kind regards,


Timon

[retje]

Originally Posted by TigerTimon

Oberleutnant Arnold Brinkmann scored six confirmed victories during August 1944 (Boiten).

Apparently the Luftwaffe Officer career summaries by Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey show some confounding, unfortunately:

BRINKMANN, Arnold. (DOB: 10.06.15 or 29.03.15). 01.12.41 promo to Oblt. 26.11.43 Oblt., in Stab I./NJG 3. 16/17.12.43 Oblt., Stab I./NJG 3. 22/23.03.44 Oblt., Stab I./NJG 3. 23/24.04.44 with 8./NJG 3. 12/13.08.44 Oblt., 8./NJG 3. 01.10.44 promo to Hptm. 15.10.44 Oblt., 8./NJG 3. 12/13.01.45 Hptm., 8./NJG 3. Credited with 16 victories.

BRINKMANN, Fritz. 12.11.43 Oblt., I./NJG 3. 21.03.44 Oblt., Techn.Offz. of I./JG 302 WIA - shot down by a long range night fighter vic Neuburg, wounded in right hand and left foot - hospitalized - Bf 109 G-6. 12.03.45 Hptm., 8./NJG 3. Believed to have survived the war. Credited with 16 victories.

Boiten gives Fritz Brinkmann as serving with I./JG 301 during July 1944.

Kind regards,
Timon

Lt. Fritz Brinkmann (*03.12.1919) serving with 7./JG 300, 1./JG 301, crashed in Eimbeckhausen on 26.11.1944.

Fritz Brinkmann rests on the war cemetery in Wunstorf, Lutheran city cemetery.

René

[ju55dk]

Perhaps a mix up with this Henning. Fold3.
Junker

[retje]

Originally Posted by ju55dk

Perhaps a mix up with this Henning. Fold3.
Junker

The Gräberkarte states Feldwebel Hans-Horst, Schmidt-Hennig and not Henning

René

[ju55dk]

Yes I know. But maybe he had a claim or two. Mixing up of names/units in postwar litterature is not uncommon. Sharing the last name Henning.
Junker

[retje]

Originally Posted by ju55dk

Yes I know. But maybe he had a claim or two. Mixing up of names/units in postwar litterature is not uncommon. Sharing the last name Henning.
Junker

I think you're right, Junker

On another list of the 3./JG 300 I did indeed find a Feldwebel Hans Horst Schmidt-Henning.

The Wehrmachtsgräberoffizier must then have misspelled his name.

René