info sought on Major Gunther Specht JG11

[philippe1]

hello,
i am looking for info on Maj Gunther Specht
he was from JG11
thats all of info i have,but i know also he is still listed as missing and some say he went missing over Holland??
any info would be appreciated due that we are trying to find him back.
thanks,

[retje]

Hello Philipe,

Günther Specht flew a lot of missions with JG 11 at Arnhem from the 18 Sept 1944 till the 26 Sept 1944.

1 st January 1945 Günther Specht and JG 11 where Involved in Operation ‘Bodenplatte' and listed as missing. Fw 190 A-9 W.Nr 205 033.

René

[Jan Gazda]

Hi,

some data can be find in his concise bio at Petr Kacha Luftwaffe page

http://luftwaffe.cz/specht.html

Jan

[philippe1]

hello ,
thanks for the info , do you have any details of area he was seen the last or went missing?
A few years ago we found one of his crewmembers who was still listed as an MIA.
but this was in Bastogne area.

[retje]

Hello Philippe,

Somewhere in Belgium but I have no details.

René

[Bruce Lander]

Hello,

Specht features heavily in Heinz Knoke's book "I Flew For The Fuhrer",
and was also shot down on 23rd May 1940 in combat with 92 Squadron over Calais area - this is when he lost his eye.

Cheers

Bruce Lander

[ClinA-78]

Check impressive "Bodenplatte The Luftwaffe's Last Hope" by John Manhro and the late Ron Pütz.
IIRC Sieckert's fate is not related with Bodenplatte as he was lost in September 1944.

ClinA-78

[philippe1]

hello René,
may i know in what book you found the info he was lost over belgium?

[Doug Stankey]

Here is what we have about this fellow:

SPECHT, Günter (Günther).
(DOB: 13.11.14 in Frankenstein/Schlesien).
01.08.39 Oblt., in I./ZG 26.
03.12.39 WIA – shot down over the North Sea by return fire from an RAF Wellington and lost his left eye; assigned to staff and school positions for the next two years, including Staka 2./Zerstörerschule 1.
31.10.41 Hptm., appt Kdr. III./Nachtjagdschule 1 (to 31.10.42).
26.02.43 trf to 10./JG 1.
27.03.43 appt Staka 7./JG 1 (to 05.43).
05.43 (or 09.06.43?) Hptm., appt Kdr. II./JG 11 (to 15.04.44).
23.08.43 Hptm., awarded Ehrenpokal.
25.11.43 Hptm., awarded DKG, II./JG 11.
08.04.44 awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. II./JG 11.
01.05.44 promo to Maj.
15.05.44 appt Kommodore JG 11 (to 01.01.45).
01.01.45 Maj. and Kommodore JG 11, KIA – shot down in a Fw 190 A-9 by a P-47 Thunderbolt over Asch/Belgium area during Operation Bodenplatte (other sources claim he was probably shot down by AA fire over Brussels).
Credited with 34 air victories.
Posthumously promo to Obstlt. and recommended for the Eichenlaub.

We hope that this helps.

LdZ
DGS

[John Manrho]

Philippe,

I think you will have no chance of finding him. I suggest you read the book on Bodenplatte mentioned above first.... Finding Specht would be a 1 in a million...

Thanks,

John