Staffelkapitan KG77 1940.

[steve sheridan]

Hi would anybody happen to know who the respective Staffelkapitan's were in II/KG77 during 1940. Any help appreciated.

Best regs,
Steve.

[Chris Goss]

Steve: When exactly as 4 Staffel had 3, 5 Staffel had 5, 6 Staffel had 4

[steve sheridan]

Hi Chris, I'm looking for the period from 10.5.40 to the end of 1940.

Was Hptm Oskar Wolff St.Kap of 5/KG77, and Oblt.Ernst Berbecker St.Kap of 6/KG77? Up to press there is no publication of the history of his unit in print so I don't know of any command listings!
Best regs,
Steve.

[Chris Goss]

Steve: There was a KG 77 Association some years ago and I have heard no plans to write a history of the unit. The Association made a list so:


5 Staffel
Hptm Wilhelm Bues (?) + 29 Aug 40
Hptm Günther Zetsche +27 Sep 40
Oblt Klaus von Nasse


6 Staffel
Oblt Ernst Berbecker to 31 Aug 40
Hptm Hans-Jörg Leuze to 29 Oct 40
Hptm Dietrich Peltz

[steve sheridan]

Hi Chris thank you for your reply and help.
Its quite amazing a unit as rich in history and active from the first day of the war until the end as not been highlighted in some form of publication.
Perhaps we may see such a publication in the future from somebody maybe like Lela Presse?

Best regs,
Steve.

[Chris Goss]

Only if there is an expert on the unit. Do 17s to Ju 88s then you get KGr 606 becoming part of it then it becomes KG 26. Knowing how much work is needed to write about a unit, the time is no longer right with veterans no longer with us. Same can be said of KG 3, KG 28, KG 30, KG 40, KG 76

[steve sheridan]

Thank you Chris great shame.
Do you happen to to know when Berbecker was promoted to St.Kap and who he succeeded? I've got most of his flights through the Western campaign via his observer Oblt. Ernst Seif , who's flugbuch I have.

Best regs,
Steve.

[Chris Goss]

Hptm Fritz Fliegel who was posted to I./KG 40 8 May 40

[steve sheridan]

Many thanks Chris.
Kindest regs,
Steve.

[Peter Cook]

Steve,

There are biographies of the six KG77 Stakas at DeZeng/Stankey LW Officers PDF and the Kracker Luftwaffe Archive. I have pasted them below:

DeZeng/Stankey LW Officers
BÜS ? . 00.40 Hptm., Staka 5./KG 77 (to 29.08.40 KIA). 29.08.40 Hptm., Staka 5./KG 77 KIA - Ju 88 A (3Z+AN) struck Hornisgrinde Mountain, 20 km SW of Baden Baden.

Kracker LW Archive
Pilot: Büs, Wilhelm - Rank: Hptm
Units: Stfkpt 5/KG-77 (Channel)
Aircraft: Ju 88A-1 Werk # 7090 "3Z + AN" (lost 8/29/40)
Awards: Bomber Operational Clasp
Notes: KIFA 29 August, 1940; crashed at Homisgrinde (or Hornisgrinde) after colliding with another A-1 Wk# 4131, piloted by Fw Heinz Weinkauf (KIFA w/3 crew) during a non-combat flight (Ju 88 Loss List). Remaining crew (KIFA): Ofw Rudolf Baumbach (2/17/1911, buried Rastatt-Alter); Fw Fritz Moser and Fw Josef Wörz (1/15/1914, buried Rastatt-Alter) Lost Aircraft Report.

DeZeng/Stankey
ZETSCHE, Günter. 27.09.40 Hptm., Staka 5./KG 77 MIA - Ju 88 A-1 (3Z+HN) shot down by 229 Sqdn. over the Channel.

Kracker
Pilot: Zetsche, Günther - Rank: Hptm
Units: Stfkpt 5/KG-77 (Channel)
Aircraft: Ju 88A-1 Werk # 7112 "3Z + HN" (lost 9/27/40)
Awards: Bomber Operational Clasp
Notes: MIA with two other unnamed crew 27 September, 1940; shot down over London by enemy fighters, one other crew KIA (Ju 88 Loss List).

DeZeng/Stankey
NASSE, Klaus von. (DOB: 20.08.13 in Bernkastel/Mosel). 01.09.43 with LKS 2, promo to Maj. (Tr.O.). 00.45 Maj.(Tr.O.), in 10./NJG 5 (to 06/07.03.45 KIA - Bf 110 G-4 (C9+RF) crashed 1 km SE of Rambin/Rügen, presumably after being hit by enemy fire).

Kracker
Pilot: Nasse, Klaus von - Rank: Maj
Units: 10/NJG-5
Aircraft: Bf 110G-4 Werk # 140313 (lost 3/6/45)
Awards: Night Fighter Operational Clasp
Notes: KIC 6/7 March, 1945; crashed 1 km south of Rambin/Rügen, no further detail. Source: M. Balss. His unnamed R/O OK (Bf 110 Loss List)

DeZeng/Stankey
BERBECKER, Ernst. 16.10.40 Oblt., 6./KG 77 KIA - Ju 88 A-1 (3Z+AP) crashed at Neufchâtel, 6 km E of St.Germain-sur-Eaulne.

Kracker
Pilot: Berbecker, Ernst - Rank: Oblt
Units: 6/KG-77 (Channel)
Aircraft: Ju 88A-1 Werk # 5139 "3Z + AP" (lost 10/16/40)
Awards: Bomber Operational Clasp
Notes: KIC with unnamed crew 16 October, 1940; crashed at base after returning from a night mission. Another entry suggests it was Wk# 7094 "3Z + AP" crashing at Neufchatel (Ju 88 Loss List) All else matches!!!

DeZeng/Stankey
LEUZE, Hans-Jörg. 30.10.41 Maj., appt Kdr. IV./KG 77 (to 11.06.43). 22.06.43 Hptm., appt provisional Kdr. Schiessschule d.Lw. Vaerlöse (to 22.02.45). 01.10.43 promo to Maj.

Kracker
Pilot: Leuze, Hans Jörg - Rank: Maj
Units: Kdr IV/KG-77 (6/43)
Aircraft: Ju 88A
Awards: Bomber Operational Clasp
Notes: Alternate spelling: Leutze

DeZeng/Stankey
PELTZ, Dietrich Georg Magnus. (DOB: 09.06.14 in Gera-Reuss/Thüringen). (i.G.). (RES, DKG). (n.d.) trained as an engineer. 04.04.34 Offiziers-Anwärter bei der Kraftfahr-Abt. 5. 01.06.35 to Version: April 2019 Send feedback to: Luftoffzfeedback@shaw.ca Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945 Section L - R Kriegschule München and Dresden. 01.10.35 trf from the Heer to the Luftwaffe in the rank of Oberfähnrich and sent to Fliegerschule Salzwedel for pilot training. 01.04.36 promo to Lt. and appt Staffel Offizier and Adj. in JG Immelmann and ordered to Blindflugschule Wesendorf-Neuburg/Donau for training. 15.04.36 trf to Fliegergruppe Lübeck-Blankensee for further pilot training. 01.03.37 trf to II./St.G. 162 as a pilot. 01.05.37 appt Adj. of I./St.G. 167 (later I./168). 00.37 Adj in I./St.G. 162. 01.03.39 promo to Oblt. 01.04.39 trf to IV.(Stuka)/LG 1 for training. 01.05.39 appt Staka 1./St.G. 76. 15.08.39 Staka 1./St.G. 76. 15.09.39 Oblt., Staka 1./St.G. 76. 22.05.40 Oblt., Staka 1./St.G. 76. 06.40 acting Kdr. III./St.G. 77. 14.10.40 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 1./St.G. 3 [Version $#2 : Stab/St.G. 77]. 01.03.41 promo to Hptm. 13.03.41 appt Kdr. II./KG 77 (to 30.09.41). 12.07.41 flew his 200th combat mission. 01.10.41 appt instruction director for dive class of Verbandesführerschule Foggia. 31.12.41 awarded Eichenlaub, Kdr., II./KG 77. 05.02.42 awarded DKG, Stab/St.G. 2. 06.07.42 trf to Ob.d.L./RLM pool. 18.07.42 promo to Maj. 01.08.42 appt Kdr. Verbandsführerschule der Kampfflieger, Tours (to 09.08.42). 03.09.42 appt Kdr. I./KG 60 (to 31.12.42). 01.12.42 promo to Obstlt. 14.12.42 trf into the Generalstab d.Lw. (did not attend the Luftkriegsakademie). 01.01.43 appt provisional General der Kampfflieger (L.In.2)/RLM (to 24.03.43). 17.03.43 promo to Oberst (RDA 01.09.43). 24.03.43 appt Angriffsführer England (to 04.09.43). 18.05.43 Angriffsführer England, concurrently appt General der Kampfflieger 1. 06.43 oncurrently appt Kampffliegerführer Mittelmeer (to 08.43). 23.07.43 awarded Schwerter, Angriffsführer England. 04.09.43 appt Komm.Gen. IX. Fliegerkorps (to 12.11.44). 01.11.43 promo to Gen.Maj. with RDA 01.05.44. 12.11.44 appt Komm.Gen. II. Jagdkorps (to 19.01.45). 26.01.45 appt Komm.Gen. IX. Fliegerkorps (J) (to 08.05.45). 04.04.45 concurrently appt Komm.Gen. I. Fliegerkorps? (n.d.) postwar worked in private industry. †10.08.2001 in München. Cremains buried in Stuttgart. Credited with about 350 missions including 102 as a Stuka pilot.

Kracker
Pilot: Peltz, Dietrich - Rank: GenMaj - Born: 6/9/1914 - Place: Gera, Thüringen - Score: 7
Units: 4/StG-76, Stfkpt 1 StG-76, 6/KG-77 (early 40), 1/StG-3, Kdr I/KG-66, Kdr Gen IX Flieger Corps, Kdr Home Defense
Aircraft: Ju 87B-2 "F1 + AM" in 4 Stf, Ju 88A-1 "3Z + AP" in 6/KG-77, Hs 123, Ju 88 w KG-77
Awards: RK(10/14/40)-EL(12/31/41)-S(7/23/43), EK 1(5/22/40) & 2(9/15/39), Bomber & Assault Oper.Clasps
Notes: Began his Luftwaffe career in 1935, and in 1936, served in I/StG-162 at Lübeck. An occasional Ju 88 pilot, his crew: Ofw Rauscher, bombaimer, Ofw Schönchen, R/O, Fw Klaar, rear gunner. 320 missions, 102 in the Ju 87. Kdr KG-60 (42). Deceased 10 August, 2001 Munich (P. Bastin).

I hope this is useful.

Peter