List of "aces" in Bf110 units during 1939-40 with 10 or more victories

[Evgeny Velichko]

Laryy:

Here follows what I found about Oblt. Harald Zimmermann:

As You mentioned, he flew with 3./ZG 2, and Roberts version about 3M+HL was Zimmermann's aircraft seems to me very good, because individual letter "H" is deal with first letter of hia name "Harald".

I./ZG 2 was disbanded 9.40, remaining crews and aircrafts was absorbed by other Zerstorer Gruppen (I beleive mainly I./ZG 26 - there are photo of Bf110D-3 of I./ZG 26 with white nose and with II./ZG 2 emblem visible through it).

Oblt. Zimmermann, as one of very few survivors of ZG 2, moved to I./ZG 26.

He flew during Balkan campaign and Barbarossa operation in 1941.

I./ZG 26 was disbanded on 4.42, and was absorbed by ZG1 and ZG2 (new formed at that time).

Oblt. Zimmermann moved to StaKa of new formed 3./ZG 2 (what a circle!).

11.06.42, he was shot down and wounded (together with his Bf Uffz. H.Stump) by enemy fire in his Bf110E-2 of 3./ZG2, over Pechenegi (Печенеги), W.Nr.3893, 50%.

After his recovery, he was posted to III./ZG 1 (as StaKa of 9./ZG 1???) as his I./ZG 2 was disbanded on 8.42, with pilots absorbed by III./ZG 1(mainly) and NJG4.

On 05.11.42 Hptm. Harald Zimmermann was injured, when his Me210A (W.N.r.177) crashed following engine damage, near Araxes.

On 22.12.42 Me210A-1 of StaKa 8./ZG 1 Hptm. Heinrich Saß crashed on take-off for combat mission from Trapani airfield. Both pilot and bortfunker were killed. Unfortunatly, bombs, loaded in crashed Me210, exploaded, and Hptm. Harald Zimmermann was one of those who was killed by explosion.

But I still have no hos photo