Gottfried Dulias

[lilsis]

biography dulias:

"Gottfried was considered a newcomer, referred to by his elder pilots as a “Haes-chen”, or “Little Rabbit”. As such, he was assigned to be an observer of tactics. During one of these early missions, the pilot of a British Spitfire took him for easy prey. However, after a 15-minute dogfight, Gottfried disabled the Spit, forcing the pilot to bail out. The English pilot parachuted down near the JG53 base and was taken prisoner. Leutnant Gottfried Dulias and Leftenant Fred Browning had the opportunity to discuss the dogfight and the fliers’ life in general. Gottfried commented that he believed that it was the superiority of his plane and not necessarily his skill that earned him this first victory.

biography Ltn. G. Landt JG53:

"23. Februar 1945 zwischen 09.25-10.35 Start der 11. Staffel zur Jabobekämpfung über der Pfalz, angeblich 6 P-47 abgeschossen (durch die Staffel).
Beim zweiten Einsatz an diesem Tag erneut LK mit P-47, sechs Bf 109 abgeschossen, 1 Toter, 1 Vermißter, 2 Verwundete.

Lt. Landt bekam LK mit 6 F-6 der 111. Taktischen Aufklärungsstaffel, mit einer der F-6 sties er im LK zusammen. Beide Piloten FSA, landeten etwa 300 m von einander entfernt am Boden. das Lt. Landt dem amerikanischen Piloten die Hand schüttelte, löste bei den herbeigeeilten Zivilisten und Soldaten wennig Verständnis aus. (Raum Sinsheim)

[Artimesia]

After Reading most of these posts I would like to say that Gottfried Dulias is definitely NOT an impostor! I would like you all to give me the names of your co-workers and bosses from say 10 years ago! If you can't, then you are certainly impostors and did not work at the places you say you were working at! How about that outrageous statement???! Now let's have you experience 3 years of starvation and hard work and terror. Then let's have you try to stay healthy and repress all those memories to stay sane. Let SIXTY YEARS go by and have those memories surface in nightmares and terrors and begin to piece it together and tell your story. Would you then say it's all a lie and fabricated because he can't recall the name of someone he flew with SIXTY YEARS ago?

Also, many of you have said that you confronted Gottfried and asked him to stand up for himself in these forums. When I asked my father, Gottfried Dulias if anyone from these forums had contacted him asking about all this, he said no one has ever e-mailed him about them. Yes he said people have asked to verify records and he can't. But this does not make his story untrue. My Dad is very religious man. He would have no motive to lie! He lives on social security, barely getting by without our help. He has never been compensated for his service to his country.

He was AWARDED the status of EAGLE by the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE a few years back and I highly doubt that they would have honored him in such a way if they did not have some kind of proof that his record is correct.

I had to grow up with a man who was emotionally shut down and turned off by the very experiences you deny he had. I heard the story of his guardian angel when I grew up. We attended air shows and my Dad took me up in a gliders and various planes while I was growing up, always talking about his flight experiences.

When I told him about these forums and what you were saying about him he said he knew that there were some people who do not believe his story. He referred to you as "armchair historians". He said because he can't prove with records, of course you will deny he flew. He has no defense against that. He must be some yarn teller if he can even fool the US Air Force! So please stop debating about this. My Dad is now 84 years old. He wrote his book when he was 80. Let's see how many names, places and dates YOU can remember when you are his age!

I have always known my Dad to be truthful to a fault. He would have no motive to lie and has nothing to gain. The experience of writing the book was a cathartic experience that freed my Dad of years of mental imprisonment from nightmares and horrible experiences. I am thankful for this and know that he would not be telling anything but the truth of what he experienced.

[highfive]

I have met Gottfried on several occasions and he is the real deal. A true survivor in the ultimate sense of the word. He lived through interment in one of Stalin's most brutal POW camps. Bodies stacked like cords of wood in the winter because the ground was frozen solid would not allowing for the proper burial. Wolves feeding off the bodies at night which he could hear - yet he survived to this day, a very nice guy I should add. He did not get started his retrospective until his wife passed & at others prompting. His book provides more than ample supporting evidence to his life history. Hope to get him to do a short interview for You-Tube on his flying experiences in the near future. Artimesia you can be very proud of your father for he has served his country(s) (both America & German) with honor and distinction.

[Dénes Bernád]

You can now buy an autographed photo of "German ace Lt. Gottfried Dulias":
http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-German-Ace-G...item230be16bec

[Marc-André Haldimann]

Great model indeed...

Cheers
Marc

[David Ransome]

All we need now is a decorated mug....... I could mean drinking vessel with a picture on it!

[Flitzer]

It seems we may have new information on Dulias in this new book:
http://www.amazon.com/Gods-Peace-Sto...ords=luftwaffe

[RT]

biography Ltn. G. Landt JG53:

"23. Februar 1945 zwischen 09.25-10.35 Start der 11. Staffel zur Jabobekämpfung über der Pfalz, angeblich 6 P-47 abgeschossen (durch die Staffel).
Beim zweiten Einsatz an diesem Tag erneut LK mit P-47, sechs Bf 109 abgeschossen, 1 Toter, 1 Vermißter, 2 Verwundete.

Lt. Landt bekam LK mit 6 F-6 der 111. Taktischen Aufklärungsstaffel, mit einer der F-6 sties er im LK zusammen. Beide Piloten FSA, landeten etwa 300 m von einander entfernt am Boden. das Lt. Landt dem amerikanischen Piloten die Hand schüttelte, löste bei den herbeigeeilten Zivilisten und Soldaten wennig Verständnis aus. (Raum Sinsheim)

No losses for the 11.JG53 that day just 2 dead for the 14+16.JG53
.....

Rémi

[Dénes Bernád]

I just came across the cover photo of the mentioned book:

[VtwinVince]

Emotions aside, if claims are not supported by the historical record, people will remain dubious.