St Kap 1(F)/120

[Andy Fletcher]

Originally Posted by Rune Rautio

The same correspondance also give som more informatioon about the Stakas of the unit. According to Löhr, there were total 7 Staffelkapitäne.

Rune

Hi Rune,

I thought you might be able to shed some light on the problem, hence my posting on Andreas' Aviation History Society Norway Forum

I'd be interested in knowing the 7 Staffelkapitäne and the dates they served in the position if you have the data and are willing to share.

Regards

Andy Fletcher

[Rune Rautio]

Hi Andy,

Unfortunately, the correspondence with Hugo Löhr do not identify all the Stakas, and that is actually my fault cause at that time I did not pay so much attention to 1.(F)/120 as I was basically researching 1.(F)/124. So, I did not follow that tread as I today wish I had. But I will hopefully return to the subject with more information, as I just talked with a friend of mine in Germany who was with the Fernaufklärnern. He know some still living veterans of 1.(F)/120, that he is going to phone and write to. Hopefully that will complete the list with the three missing names.

Rune

[Chris Goss]

..but we now have 5-Schub, Orlowski, Lohr, Behnke, Heidenreich

[Andy Fletcher]

Hi Rune,

Hopefully your contact will be able to find out the missing names. Look forward to hearing what you find out, but as Chris says five out of seven isn't bad going.

Best Regards

Andy Fletcher

[Rune Rautio]

Hei,

I just found Staka No 6: Major Schmidt. I have him on a group photo of the officers of 1.(F)/120 shot 23.08.44 and his signature on a greeting card from the Staffel for New Year 1945.

Now I need his first name, and then just one more Staka...

Also, from an other photo it is clear that Hptm. Heidenreich was in command as early as 19.02.44 (the Staffel's 2500 Feindflug).

Rune

[ju55dk]

Originally Posted by Rune Rautio

Hei,

I just found Staka No 6: Major Schmidt. I have him on a group photo of the officers of 1.(F)/120 shot 23.08.44 and his signature on a greeting card from the Staffel for New Year 1945.

Now I need his first name, and then just one more Staka...

Also, from an other photo it is clear that Hptm. Heidenreich was in command as early as 19.02.44 (the Staffel's 2500 Feindflug).

Rune

On the 06. of march 1945 Truppenoffizier Hptm. Schmitt was Staffelkapitän! He did have a pilotlicense and a observerlicense! Sadly his first name is not qouted. Source:
List of units with commanders under Gen. d. Aufklärungsflieger Jüterborg-Damm 06.03.1945.

Junker

[Rune Rautio]

Hi Jörn,

This is most interesting! I have also found some additional information identifying his as Werner Schmidt (not Schmitt). He obviously took over command after Heidereich as I have him on a photo from July 1944 as well.

Interesting to notice that he was Hauptmann in July, but 23.08.44 and 31.12.44 his rank is seen as Major (personal signatures with that rank), while on my last photo of him, after the surrender in May 1945, he is again having rank Hauptmann.

Looks like he lost a rank somewhere but still kept command of the Staffel... Would that be common?

Rune