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Friedrich Lang stuka unit
hello,
Can any of your readers tell me if a certain friedrich Lang who served with a stuka unit survived the war?and in what unit he served. thank you in advance phil |
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Re: Friedrich Lang stuka unit
Yes, he survived.
LANG, Friedrich. (RES, DKG). †29 December 2003 in Hannover. |
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Re: Friedrich Lang stuka unit
Thanks Larry,well apreciated
phil |
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Re: Friedrich Lang stuka unit
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In July 1938 Lang joined 1./StG 163, which later became 1./StG 2. He served in the Polish and Western Campaigns, and after being wounded in Aug 1940, was appointed as the Technical Officer of the I. Gruppe. After his recovery in April 1941, he rejoined the 1. Staffel, flying in the Balkan and Crete campaigns and from June onwards, in the Russian campaign. In Oct 1941, Lang became Staka of 1./StG 2 and was awarded the Knight's Cross shortly thereafter. In Feb 1942, he became the first Stuka pilot to fly 500 missions. In Nov 1942, after over 600 missions, he received the Oak Leaves and was assigned as the Fliegerverbindungsoffizier (Air Liaison Officer) for Luftflotte 4 to Armeeoberkommando 17 in the Kuban. In April 1943, he became Kommodore of III./StG 1. In March 1944, he flew his 1000th mission, earning him the Swords. He was given command of Schlachtflieger-Schulgeschwader 101 in May 1944, and flew his last mission on Feb 2 1945, when he was injured due to his Fw 190 flipping over on landing. He was released from US captivity in Sep 1945, and served in the Bundeswehr from 1956 to 1971. Leon Venter Last edited by leonventer; 25th July 2009 at 02:20. |
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Re: Friedrich Lang stuka unit
thanks Leon, well apreciated
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Re: Friedrich Lang stuka unit
Leon,
Does the autobiography cover significantly Lang's service during 1939-40 in any detail. Any idea where one might obtain a copy of this autobiorgraphy? Sounds like it could be a gold mine of info on a rather underreported unit. Does anybody know if any KTB information survives for the 1939-40 period for I./StG2? Regards, |
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Re: Friedrich Lang stuka unit
Hello Larry
These 2 booksellers have a copy: http://www.booklooker.de/app/detail....22&pid=3331297 http://www.zvab.com/displayBookDetai...5237854&ref=bf Regards Chris |
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Re: Friedrich Lang stuka unit
Hello,
Thanks Cris, for helping me locate a copy. I appreciate the time you went to to find these for me. Before I order a copy, can anyone who already has a copy tell me whether this has a lot of good details on his unit and his operational career during the 1939-40 period with I./StG2, including the circumstances of his being WIA during the Battle of Britian? What about photos? Some good ones from the 39-40 period? Does it include a copy of his FB entries and the like? Can someone who has this give me some idea of how valuable a reference source that his will likely be? Regards, Larry |
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Re: Friedrich Lang stuka unit
Hi Larry,
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Hope that helps, Leon Venter |
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