Update on efforts to verify the 1940 victory claims of I./ZG26

[Tom Semenza]

Robert & Yevgeny,

Many thanks for your replies.

Yevgeny, I had missed the connection in Vasco's book between the two photos, perhaps because the caption on page 75 states, incorrectly, that it is A2+GH belonging to 4./ZG 2, pilot unknown. However on closer inspection the "2" is clearly the first digit and is in fact 2N+GH of 1./ZG 1 as you pointed out.

Robert, can you tell us the source for the claim details?

Regards,
Tom

[byron-]

Larry,

I have a FF. Ofw. Karl Kennel at the 1. Staffel

1./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., 11.08.40-06.08.41 FF. Hptm. Wilhelm Spies
2./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., 11.05.40-20.05.41 FF. Hptm. Herbert Kaminski
3./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., 18.08.40-00.04.42 FF. Oblt. Johannes Kiel (+) 29.01.44
4./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., .............-.............. FF. Hptm. Paul Kleiner
5./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., 04.41 FF. ?????
6./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., .............-.............. FF. Oblt. Ralph von Rettberg,
7./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., 04.41 FF. ?????
.............-.............. FF. Oblt. Schott (v.) 10.02.42,
since 11.02.42 FF. Oblt. Alfred Wehmeyer
8./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., .............-.............. FF. Oblt. Prang,
since 22.08.41 FF. Oblt. Fritz Schulze-Dickow,
9./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., .............-.............. FF. Hptm. Bohrt .............-.............. FF. Oblt. Johannes Bergfleth, (+) 27.05.42
10./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., .............-.............. FF. Oblt. Karl-Heinz Bittner, (+) 01.06.42
11./ZG. 26, St.Kpt., .............-.............. FF. Oblt. Peter Habicht

Any corrections or additional infos would be appreciated