9/KG4 Staffelkapitän during the BoB

[Peter Cook]

Does anyone know who served as Staffelkapitän of 9/KG4 during the Battle of Britain? Karl Gundelach's book on KG4 identifies most of the Staffelkapitäns but his list starts in 1941 for 7, 8 and 9 Staffeln.

[Larry deZeng]

Go to the Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries on www.ww2.dk and see:

DUPHORN, Hans?
HANKE, Hans?
RINCK, Friedrich-Karl?
ROHLOFF, Kurt (? - 08.07.40)
SCHUMANN, Martin?

One of the other 4 probably succeeded Rohloff, but which one?

Larry deZ.

[Peter Cook]

Thanks Larry, I am familiar with your Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries -- I use it all the time!

Peter

[Chris Goss]

Rinck was St Kap when captured 29 Jan 41 when 9./KG 4 had become 9./KG 30. 7 Staffel was Hajo Herrmann and then Oblt Friedrich-Franz Podbielski who was captured 27 Oct 40. Possibly replaced by Oblt Heinz-Hugo Schlockermann. 8 Staffel was Oblt Dietrich Marwitz who was killed 27 Oct 40 and possibly replaced by Oblt Gerhard Metzenthin. Another note I have is:


Hptm Martin Schumann-wounded 24 May 40
Hptm Kurt Rohloff-+ 8 Jul 40
Oblt Friedrich-Franz Podbielski-wounded 28 Jul 40
Oblt Hans Geissler-wounded 1 Aug 40

[Peter Cook]

Thanks Chris, very helpful!

Peter