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Help with German Hauptmann's name - back of photo
Good morning to all members.
Can someone help me identifying the Hauptmann's name behind that photograph? It is said to be a Stuka airman and he was coming from his 300th sortie, which leads me to believe this "may be" Hauptmman Friedrich Lorenz, later KIA. The first letter "looks like" an L for me. Any assistance to identify the man's name is most welcomed. A. |
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Re: Help with German Hauptmann's name - back of photo
I read: "Ehrung v. Hptm. Laufs bei seinem 300. Einsatz"
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Best regards Gerhard Stemmer |
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Re: Help with German Hauptmann's name - back of photo
Hello Adriano,
think the text is as follows: Ehrung von Hauptmann Lorenz bei ..... Ehrung means Honor Hauptmann Friedrich Lorenz, Staffelkapitän 1./StG 1, KIA 17.07.1943 near Mzensk - Russia. Knight's Cross post mortem 31.07.1943 Stay healthy Fred |
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Re: Help with German Hauptmann's name - back of photo
Gerhard und Fred,
My gratitude for your help in clarifying the Hauptmann's NAME. Adriano |
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Re: Help with German Hauptmann's name - back of photo
As soon as I fix my other laptop (with Photoshop) I shall add the front picture here.
Sadly it may take some time or a new computer. A. |
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Re: Help with German Hauptmann's name - back of photo
Hello Adriano,
the name is Leicht, neither Lorenz nor Laufs. Hptm Helmut Leicht awarded the Knight’s Cross on 3 Sep 1942 as Hptm and StKpt of 2./StG 77 after 400 sorties. On 26 June 1944 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of III./SG 10 he was listed as missing in action after 900 missions. Regards Leo |
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Re: Help with German Hauptmann's name - back of photo
Hallo LEO,
This is new information and am grateful for your kind answer and support here, in identifying correctly the name. The photo was taken from some distance, it is not a close photograph, but as soon as I fix my computer problem (guess I shall need a new one), I shall be able to scan properly the Hauptmann's face...so we can have an idea. What I can assure is that he is NOT wearing the RK yet...so it can fit either to Lorenz or Leicht. StG 77 make sense since the seller had other photographs of this unit selling. My deepest gratitude LEO. Baumgartner |
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Re: Help with German Hauptmann's name - back of photo
The name is definitivly not Lorenz ....
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Re: Help with German Hauptmann's name - back of photo
Viele Danke Rasmussen...
Probably, as informed by Leo, it may be Leicht....at first I thought it ressembled Lorenz...but there seems to be a point indicating an "i" on the name. A |
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Re: Help with German Hauptmann's name - back of photo
1st letter might be a "B" as well...
Regards RolandF |
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