Fighter pilot protocols 1

[CaptainAficionado]

Hello,

does anyone know how the debriefing/interrogation process was carried out for German fighter pilots after a sortie? Did they do it the same way as the USAAF or the RAF?

Thanks

[Orwell1984]

It is touched on in the following article:
Strategic Culture in the Luftwaffe–
Did it Exist in World War II and Has it
Transitioned into the Air Force?

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/1...43042000344803

see page 370:

Nevertheless, under the command of dynamic Kommodores,ad hoc control systems existed at tactical level. Squadrons laid great importance on both briefing and debriefing. Briefing was almost exclusively conducted by theStaka (squadron commander) and included the overall plan (as directed by the divisions), expected enemy activity and the tactics that were to be employed for the particular mission. Debriefing was a far more convoluted process. Purely factual ‘hot’ debriefs, immediately after engine shutdown were given to the intelligence officer and concentrated mainly on claims of enemy kills or other relevant details. Subsequently the Staka and sometimes even Kommodore would call an overall mission debrief. Here the sortie would be discussed in great detail. The enemy disposition and tactics would be balanced against the Jagdwaffe plan and execution. Lessons identified would then be passed to other units in the Geschwader to be incorporated into future plans.

[CaptainAficionado]

Thank you, this is a tremendous help!

[Richard Aigner]

Mr.Bohn's paper includes a chapter on Luftwaffe culture that may be of interest.
http://www.vs29.org/Links/NATOPS/SOP-bohn-2013-1.pdf
If you read German, there is Mr. Stilla's dissertation that focusses on the WWII Luftwaffe
http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/2005/0581/0581.pdf
Hope this does help
Richard