Ofw. Ulrich Veh - JG 300

[Jim P.]

Does anyone know the fate of Ulrich Veh from JG 300. The old nightfighter loss list done by Hoehler claims he was killed in a crash on 6.Mar.44, however this loss does not appear in the new Lorant book.

[Jean-Yves Lorant]

Originally Posted by Jim P.

Does anyone know the fate of Ulrich Veh from JG 300. The old nightfighter loss list done by Hoehler claims he was killed in a crash on 6.Mar.44, however this loss does not appear in the new Lorant book.

Soweit bekannt fiel Ofw. Ulrich Veh bei einem Tagesangriff einer amerikanischen Bombergroup am 8 März 1944 - er flog bei diesem Zeitpunk nicht mehr bei der I./JG 300, sondern bei der I./NJGr. 10. Seine Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 zerschellte in der Nähe von Treuenbrietzen. Ursache bisher unbekannt.

[Erich]

Jean-Yves:


Congratulations on your JG 300 work.

A side note on Veh which you and Jim may have already. Bf 109G-6 crash due to enemy action at 14.30 hrs. 109 Wrk. # 15262 ?

Erich ~

[John Manrho]

Jean-Yves, welcome to the board!. I am awaiting your book from Eagle Editions with great anticipation.... Cheers, John.

[Jean-Yves Lorant]

Originally Posted by John Manrho

Jean-Yves, welcome to the board!. I am awaiting your book from Eagle Editions with great anticipation.... Cheers, John.

Many thanks for the kind words to you both Erich and John. Next time you will perhaps enjoy my poor home-made english... John, your Bodenplatte book will remain for the rest of my life one of my favourites !

Cheers, Jean-Yves

[Jim P.]

Thank you Mr. Lorant for that clarification. And congrats on the publication of your book. And to John M. - the book is definitely worth the wait!!

[John Manrho]

Well, Jean-Yves and Jim, what can I say? I am very happy that the result of the many hours of "work" of Ron and me resulted in some happy customers....!!!

I am quite happy with the result and even more with the positive feedback. I had only hoped that the book would result in more data getting available on Bodenplatte, but that is until now very limited. Nothing real new popped up. There are a number of errors in the book, mainly typos or mistakes made in proof reading of the final lay out. Only a few mistakes or misinterpretations by us....mea culpa. By the end of the year I plan to write up an Errata sheet and will post it here.

John.

[Jean-Yves Lorant]

[quote=John Manrho]Well, Jean-Yves and Jim, what can I say? I am very happy that the result of the many hours of "work" of Ron and me resulted in some happy customers....!!!

I am quite happy with the result and even more with the positive feedback. I had only hoped that the book would result in more data getting available on Bodenplatte, but that is until now very limited. Nothing real new popped up. There are a number of errors in the book, mainly typos or mistakes made in proof reading of the final lay out. Only a few mistakes or misinterpretations by us....mea culpa. By the end of the year I plan to write up an Errata sheet and will post it here.

John.[/QUOTE = Jean-Yves Lorant] Dear John, something real new may pop up on Bodenplatte, since I can confirm the fact that Major Gerhard Schröder, c/o II.(Sturm)/JG 4 did not led the Sturmgruppe on 1st January. Hans-Martin Markhoff related me the whole story, and particularly what happened with Major Schröder after Bodenplatte. I recently discovered two good photos of Erhard Niese and Gerhard Schröder (the latest with the rank of an Hauptmann) taken in Welzow. If you want this little account, please contact my friend Neil Page who will give you my new adress.
Cheers,
Jean-Yves Lorant.

[John Manrho]

Jean-Yves, thanks, you will hear from me soon! Cheers, John.

I would appreciate any information on Ulrich Veh.

From the research I have made I believe Veh shot down my Father's Lancaster (JA 708) over Mannheim on September 23rd 1943. I am in the process of researching my Father's war time experiances and any information about Ulrich Veh would be of great interest.