Loss details of ZG crews June 1944 over Rugen

[rickback4444]

Hi ,

Can anyone provide loss details of the crews lost over Rugen by ZG 1 and 26 who intercepted Liberators on 1st / 2nd of June 1944?

Thanks

Rick

[Reiner]

Hi Rick
Over Rügen island on 20. and 21.June 44 not 1./2.?

Rene

[rickback4444]

My error - on the dates you suggest

[Jim P.]

Any ZG 1 losses should be available in Vasco's ZG 1 book.

[Reiner]

Hello
On 20.6.44 over Rügen ZG26 and III./JG300 were in combat.
Me410 of 6./ZG26 losses: Uffz.Tölle WIA and his BF Uffz.Hartung KIA, Uffz.Fitzenreiter and Uffz. Beck both KIA, Lt.Strehle /Uffz.Burghardt both WIA. 4./ZG26 Lt.Schulze-Bauer/ Fw.Seefeld boht MIA.


Rene

[Kaczmarek]

No losses of Z.G. 1.
Only the Z.G. 26 have relevant losses within the 20/21 June 1944 over Rügen island.

20.6.44
2./Z.G. 26 1 Me 410 Bergen/Rügen
6./Z.G. 26 1 Me 410 Garz/Rügen; 1 Me 410 S Sagard/Rügen; 1 Me 410 Borchtitz/Rügen

21.6.44
4./Z.G. 26 1 Me 410 Baltic Sea off Rügen

More details are known.

Kaczmarek

[Reiner]

Hello Kaczmarek


21.6.44 4./ZG26 near Rügen?

Only on June 20, 1944 did the flight route of the 2nd BD go north of Rügen to the target Pölitz. On June 21, the route of the bombers was far south. Most of the ZG26 losses were in the Neubrandenburg-Prenzlau area.
Greetings, Rene

[Kaczmarek]

Hi René,

According to my notes Pl.Qu. SG-SH crew of Lt. Schulze-Bauer missing.

Rgds

[Reiner]

I have Schulze -Bauer in 20.6.44.
Greetings

[John Manrho]

These are the losses I have. Mainly from NVM and Logbooks. Not sure if it is completely up to date....made the list several years ago.

John


20.06.1944 Me 410A-1 WNr. 420490 Stab II./ZG 26
Oblt. Wedig-Bogislaw von Glasenapp (F), unverletzt.
Oblt. Heinz Stege (BF), leicht verwundet.
LK, Bauchlandung Flh. Greifswald (20%).

20.06.1944 Me 410B-2 WNr. 710339 3U+NM 4./ZG 26
Lt. Volkmar Schulze-Bauer (F), vermisst.
Fw. Siegfried Seefeld (BF), vermisst.
LK, Vermisst Planquadrat SG-SH (100%).

20.06.1944 Me 410A-1 WNr. 420627 3U+PM 4./ZG 26
Ofhr. Klaus Wendler (F), schwer verwundet.
Uffz. Georg Häusler (BF), schwer verwundet.
LK, Bauchlandung Flh. Königsberg/Neumark.

20.06.1944 Me 410B-2 WNr. 710364 3U+YP 5./ZG 26
Lt. Hans Strehle (F), leicht verwundet.
Uffz. Scharnhorst Burghardt (BF), leicht verwundet.
LK, Bauchlandung bei Borchtitz.

20.06.1944 Me 410B-2 WNr. 710332 3U+CN 5./ZG 26
Fw. Walter Budde (F), leicht verwundet.
Uffz. Robert Reinmuth (BF), leicht verwundet.
LK, Bauchlandung bei Flh. Prenzlau (20%)

20.06.1944 Me 410B-2 WNr. 710371 3U+SP 6./ZG 26
Uffz. Hans Jungmann (F), leicht verwundet.
Uffz. Anton Müller (BF), leicht verwundet.
LK, Bauchlandung Flh. Königsberg/Neumark.

20.06.1944 Me 410B-2 WNr. 710331 3U+UP 6./ZG 26
Uffz. Heinz Fitzenreiter (F), gefallen.
Uffz. Bruno Beck (BF), gefallen.
LK, Absturz 11 Kilometer südlich Sagard/Rügen (100%).

20.06.1944 Me 410A-1 WNr. 420495 3U+JP 6./ZG 26
Uffz. Ferdinand Tölle (F), leicht verwundet.
Uffz. Heinz Hartung (BF), gefallen.
LK, Absturz bei Zingst (100%).

20.06.1944 Me 410A-1 WNr. 420455 3U+NP 6./ZG 26
Uffz. Otto Nickel (FF), gefallen.
Unbekannt
LK, Absturz Gut Schmuckerow, 15 Kilometer südlich Anklam.

20.06.1944 Me 410A-1 Wnr. 420473(5?) 6./ZG 26
Unbekannt
Gefr. Johann Classen (BF), gefallen.
LK, Bauchlandung bei Garz/Rügen.

20.06.1944 Me 410B-2 WNr. 710358 3U+BP 6./ZG 26
Fw. Hans Kobalsky (F), leicht verwundet.
Uffz. Wolfgang Schubert (BF), leicht verwundet.
LK, Absturz mit FSA Zerrenthin bei Pasewalk (100%).