Fw. Ludwig Schmidhuber 6./ZG 1 ( 6./SKG 210 )

[Voltaire45]

Hello,

I would like to share with you pictures of a group that I acquired.
It consist of award documents and photos belonging to a pilot Fw. Ludwig Schmidhuber a member of 6./SKG 210 and later 6./ZG 1.
He flew a Bf 110 C-6, S9+SP, 2249 which was shot down on a combat mission near the village Dobraya, 25km West from Mosalsk, by the AAA battery of Lt. Nury Karievich Kuliev of 3rd Battery of 342 Artillery Regiment on 27.02.42.
Both the pilot and his bordfunker Ogefr. Robert Kissler were KIA.

Picture 3 is of Schmidhuber with his awards.
Picture 4 is of his plane
Picture 5 and 6 shows the plane as a victim of the AAA battery together with either the pilot or the bordfunker.

Hope you like it

[Voltaire45]

Picture 7 is of Lt. N.Kulier combat report. If anyone could help me with the translation it would be greatly appreciated.

[Paul Thompson]

For reference, the village of До́брая (english: Dobraya) mentioned above is located in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, coordinates 54°25' N 34°35' E .

A look at the Russian personnel loss database suggests that Nury Karievich Kuliev may have died of wounds on 16 December 1943, while serving as a battery commander of the 723rd anti-aircraft regiment of the 15th anti-aircraft division of the 4th Ukrainian front. The record gives the name only as Captain Nury Kuliev (Нурий Кулиев), so it is not absolutely certain.

Question to the moderators: I attempted to send a private message to Voltaire45, but discovered that no such function is available. Does this mean that private messaging is not enabled immediately for new forum members?

Regards,

Paul

[Paul Thompson]

The Russian-language document reads, in part:

Kuliev Nury Karievich.
Guards Starshiy Leytenant. Commander of the 3rd Battery of the 342nd separate PVO (air defence) regiment.
Recommended for the award of the medal "for achievements in combat" (За боевые заслуги) - commonly rendered in English as "Medal for Battle Merit".
Born in 1919, of Turkmen nationality. Candidate member of the VKP(b) (that is the All-Union Communist Party (Bolshevik))
Participant in the Great Patriotic War from IX-41 - VII-42 Western Front (Западный фронт), from 12.8.42 Stalingrad front (Сталинградский фронт).
Did not suffer from wounds or shell-shock.
In the Red Army from 1939.

The document is dated 6 October 1942.

[Voltaire45]

Thank you for your help Paul.

Regards,
Kristjan

[cbe2009]

Hello,

Thank you for showing such an interesting collection.
I have here another "Sterbebild", just in case you didn't see this one.

Cheers,

Christian

[Paul Thompson]

Originally Posted by Voltaire45

Thank you for your help Paul.

You are welcome, Kristjan!

Do you mind sending me a private message? There are a couple of slightly long-winded questions which I would like to ask you about Lt. Kuliev and do not want to bore other forum members with them You can send a message by left-clicking on my member name and selecting the message function.

Regards,

Paul

[Voltaire45]

Thank you for your comment and post Christian.
It is very interesting to see that you have got one of his Sterbebild.
I was lucky to get both of them in the group.

Regards
Kristjan

[Voltaire45]

Hello Paul,

I am sorry but it seems like I am unable to send to you a private message.

Regards,
Kristjan

[John Vasco]

Interesting to see that you have a I./SKG 210 plaque.

I have one also.