Luftwaffe losses Greece April 1941

[Brian]

Hi guys

I am seking addtional information re the following Luftwaffe losses, please.
Crew identities/fates etc

20/4/41:
3 Ju88s of LG1 crash-landed:
L1+ZH (Benke);
L1+UK (Zielger);
L1+?? (??)

21/4/41:
Do17 T6+GA Stab/StG2 (Engler) - believed all POW

23/4/41:
2 Ju88s LG1 crash-landed (one crewman wounded)
Do17 5K+DS III/KG3 (Wiesmuller)

Cheers
Brian

[byron-]

Hi Brian,

Here the crews

St.St.G.2, FF. Ofw. Josef Engler, Do 17 (T6+GA, W.Nr. 4078) 100% m. BO. Oblt. Gottfried Kupfer, BF. Ofw. Fritz Kremer, alle (vw.) 21.04.41 bei Lamia,

1./Lg 1

FF. Uffz. Helmut Behnke, (L1+ZH, W.Nr. 8198) 100% m. BO. Gfr. Emmerich Döhndorfer, BF. Ogfr. Fritz Steckel, BS. Josef Kalusa, Luftkampf, alle (v.) 20.04.41 Athen,

2./LG 1

FF. Ltn. Werner Ziegler (unverl.), (L1+UK, W.Nr. 5235 ) 100% m. BO. Gfr. Heinrich Baumgartner (+),BF. Gfr. Gerhard Baumann (vw.), BS. Uffz. Hans Köppel (vw.), Luftkampf 20.04.41 Athen,

8./KG 3

FF. Uffz. Hans Wiesmüller, Do 17 (5K+DS, W.Nr. 3439) 100% m. BO. Gfr. Willi Wruck, BF. Gfr. OttoJoachim, BS. Otto Herding, (+) 23.04.41 durch Erdbeschuss bei Korinth,

regards
Byron

[Brian]

Thanks Byron

That's a great start.

Cheers
Brian

[byron-]

Hello Brian,

I found in my arcives some more german Lw. victims at this date that interests you (the 20.th April 1941) in the greek area.
Unfortunately i don`t have for all of them their codes or W.Nrs., maybe somebody else can contribute
Good luck by your research

byron


4./LG.1
FF. Uffz. Berthold Bornschein (vw.), Luftkampf mit Jägern, 20.04.41 bei Kreta,

4./ZG. 26

FF. Oblt. Kurt Langhoff (vw.), (3U+HM), m. BF. Uffz. Willi Wagner (+), 20.05.41 Kreta,

5. / ZG. 26
FF. Oblt. Kurt Specka, Bf 110 (3U+EN, W.Nr. 4299) 100% m. BF. Uffz. Günther Franke, (+) 20.04.41 Piräus,

3./K.G. 2
FF. Ltn. Joachim Brüdern (v.), Do 17 Z (U5+HL, W.Nr. 2584) 100% m. BO. Uffz. Rudolf Hallfrach (+),BF. Fw. Heinrich Fehrenbach (+), BS. Fw. Alois Holler (+), abgest. 20.04.41 Lamia,

FF. Uffz. Helmut Rien (+), Do 17 (U5+AL, W.Nr. 3499) 100% m. BO. Ogfr. Albert Neubauer, (vw.), BF. Uffz. Walter Schmidt (vw.), BS. Gfr. Walter Pele (v.), abgest. 20.04.41 Lamia,

7./KG. 2
FF. Oblt. Ludger Holtkampe (+), Do 17 Z (U5+AR, W.Nr. 3330) 100% m. BO. Gfr. Karl Bührmann (+), BF. Uffz. Siegfried Bleidorn (vw.), BM. Ltn. Claus Raddatz (+), Erdwaffenbeschuss, 20.04.41 nördl. Lamia,

8./KG. 2
FF. Ltn. Gerhard Laurinat, Do 17 Z (U5+ES, W.Nr. 2588) 100% m. BO. Uffz. Otto von Rhein, BF. Uffz. Andreas Scheer, BS. Gfr. Alfred Jackfeld, Erdwaffenbeschuss, alle (+) 20.04.41 Jannina,

[Brian]

Thanks again Byron

Excellent!

Cheers
Brian