Hs123 losses in Polish campaign

[James A Pratt III]

Does anyone have any information on the Hs123 losses during the Polish campaign in 1939? A loss/damage list with the date and cause would be fine. Thanks in advance.

[Recceswind]

01.09.1939 - Hs 123A, II.(Sch)/LG 2, Uffz. Arthur Kracht, 100%, shot down by AA fire, Klobuck area
03.09.1939 - Hs 123A, 4.(Sch)/LG 2, Lt. Panten, 40%, damaged during landing, Alt-Rosenberg airfield
07.09.1939 - Hs 123A, 6.(Sch)/LG 2, Olt. Friedrich Lampe (KIA), 100%, shot down by AA fire, Opoczno area
09.09.1939 - Hs 123A, 4.(Sch)/LG 2, W.Nr. 2436, damaged during landing, Wolborz airfield
13.09.1939 - Hs 123A, II.(Sch)/LG 2, W.Nr. 2251, 50%, damaged during landing, Mazowszany airfield
23.09.1939 - Hs 123A, W.Nr. 2432, 6.(Sch)/LG 2, Uffz. Dieterle (WIA), 100%, crashed during landing, Mazowszany airfield
27.09.1939 - Hs 123A, W.Nr. 2269, 4.(Sch)/LG 2, Uffz. Harmeling, 45%, damaged by AA fire then crashed during emergency landing, Wierszow area
27.09.1939 - Hs 123A, W.Nr. 816, 4.(Sch)/LG 2, Uffz. Heinz, 100%, shot down by AA fire, Kazun area

Several additional little damages are higly probable.

Greetings

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

These 2 last losses were over Modlin. He 123s were shot down by Polish 40 mm A/A Bofors of Bateria Motorowa nr 8 commanded by kapitan Józef Płodowski. The last pilot was even very shortly Polish POW. He made very stupid attack directly on position of Polish 40 mm A/A - directly attack the barell of 40 mm Bofors, not smart decision but very brave of course. He lost but not life.

regards,
mw

[Tim O.]

Great information Marek. Here is Harmeling's Pilot Licence. He was shot down again over England in October 1940 while flying a Bf109E-4B fighter-bomber (Werk Nr 5593) with 4./LG2 and taken prisoner.

[Mirek Wawrzynski]

I have never been any Marek (?), always know me as a Mirek, it is a quite different name, for sure.

If right rember both were shot down by 3-ed platoon of 8 Battery commanded by Tadeusz Jagermann.

Heintz wanted the boold or revange for hight LW losses (on 26.09. 2 Ju 87 were lost over Moldin too), so he made this stupid, single attack on 40 mm barell.

Regards
mirekw

PS, I know both this man (both died a few years ago), so I know it personaly from them.

All this is written in my long story: "Obrona przeciwlotnicza Modlina we wrześniu 1939 roku, Modlin Anti-aircraft Defense in September 1939, 32 b&w photos, 1 map, [in:] Militaria XX wieku wydanie specjalne 3(10)/2009, pp. 26-45 (19 pages).

[Tim O.]

Apologies Mirek!

[Bf 110]

Hello.

Does someone know the forename of Uffz. Dieterle?

Best regards
Gunnar - Bf 110 -