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Re: 4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland
Gentlemen,
according to original documents Oblt. Galland was Staka of the 4.Staffel. He came to the II.(Sch)/LG 2 on 1.7.1939 and left this unit going directly to II./JG 52 at Böblingen. Regards, |
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Re: 4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland
Many/Marius,
It is my belief that the information on Galland as the StaKap of 5.(S)/LG2 when he first joined the unit on 1.7.39 is not correct, but I guess that it's possible that he was on the Gruppenstab immediately after he joined II.(S)/LG2. What was the date that Hptm. Weiss moved up from 4 StaKap to command the Gruppe? Does anyone have that info handy? When he vacated that position must be the key of when Galland replaced him. Regards, |
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Re: 4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland
Hptm Otto Weiss became Gruppenkommandeure the 1st dec 1939.
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Re: 4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland
Many,
Where was Otto Weiss before 1.12.39? Galland was flying L2+AM on 9.8.39 and subsequently almost every day, so he had to be the StaKap at least by that date. I thought that Weiss was StaKap of 4 Staffel before Galland. There's an unexplained gap here. Regards, |
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Re: 4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland
Hello Larry.
At the beginning of his career Otto Weiss was Technical Officer, in a recce gruppe, after he was in the stab of JG 134, He spent a little time in another unit, I don't remember which one, and begun his career in II (s) LG 2 with the creation of the unit in October 1938, in the stab of the unit. I really don't know if he was one time the staka of 4.(S)/LG2
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Re: 4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland
Hello Larry.
I am curious. And I looked for in the vol 1 of the frantastic books of Mr Prien and Friends, and Page 222, I read that Oblt Adolf galland was staka of 1./JG 52 from 01.11.38 to 31.07.39 to became at this date Staka of 5.(S)/LG2. very interesting.
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Re: 4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland
Many,
Thank's for noticing that. Now I'll have to check that out. I consider Prien's volumes very authoritative, but not without mistakes. Will ask him about that directly. Regards, |
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Re: 4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland
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Re: 4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland
Ok Larry.
I wait for these infos. I am very interested. By advance thank you.
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Re: 4.(S)/LG2 Insignia: background color, origins & relation to personal insignia of Adolf Galland
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I thought that Weiss was StaKap of 4 Staffel before Galland. There's an unexplained gap here. |