Mylius KG55 Greif - HELP -

[mdejong]

Hi,

I am looking for more information on Knigthscross holder Wilhelm Mylius and his crew. Can someone identify his crewmembers??

He flew in 6./KG55 Greif.

He was downed with his He111 behind enemy lines and managed to get back with his crew and 12 russion prisoners. For this action he got his knights cross.

Martin

[Larry deZeng]

MYLIUS, Wilhelm. (DOB: 24.02.15 in Langlingen near Celle). (R, DKG). 09.39 Beobachter in KG 55. 23.09.41 Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal. 27.02.42 awarded DKG, Stab II./KG 55. 01.04.42 promo to Hptm. 01.07.42 Hptm., appt Staka 6./KG 55 (to 08.02.43). 03.04.43 Staka 6./KG 55, awarded the Ritterkreuz on completing 343 combat missions. 03.07.44 Maj., appt Kdr. II./KG 55, then KG (J) 55 (to 29.12.44). 21.01.45 Maj./Obstlt., appt Kdt. Koflug 8/III, initially for instructional purposes. †10.09.70.

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Mylius, Wilhelm, geboren am 24. Februar 1915 in Langlingen bei Celle, flog von Kriegsbeginn an beim KG 55 als Beobachter im Westen und Osten und zeichnete sich durch Zähigkeit und Führungsgeschick aus. Mylius gaIt als Meister im Horizontalhochwurf mit dem neuen Bombenzielgerat Lotfe 7 D. Er hatte grosse Erfolge bei der Bekampfung von Punktzielen. 1942 wurde Hauptmann Mylius Staffelkapitän der 6./KG 55, flog in vier Monaten 183 Einsatze und stand damit an der Spitze aller Staffelkapitäne des KG 55. Im gleichen Jahre wurde er jenseits der Front abgeschossen, schlug sich in achttagigem Fussmarsch mit seiner Besatzung wieder zu den eigenen Linien durch und brachte noch Gefangene mit. Nach 343 Einsatzen wurde Mylius am 3. April 1945 mit dem Ritterkreuz ausgezeichnet. Wilhelm Mylius verstarb am 10 September 1970.
[Source: Brütting, Georg. Das waren die deutschen Kampfflieger-Asse 1939-1945. Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag, 7. Auflage 1986. p.232].

'Fraid we don't have his crew details but others here do.

HLdeZ/DGS

[Brian Bines]

Hi Martin,

Luft. Qm's returns issued on 30-9-41 has the following He111H-6 G1+AC II/KG55 missing on 22-9-41 Ff Ltn Gustav Weyer, B Oblt Wilhelm Mylius, Bf Fw Franz Fischer ( hard to make out the surname the KG55 history by Wolfgag Dierich has Schiffer ) Bm Uffz Werner Schmidhelm, Bs Ogef Max Giedau (Dierich has Bledau ). Someone might be able to confirm surnames of the Bf and Bs. The Dierich book, published in German, pages 203 to 218 covers the nine day march back to German lines of the crew,

Regards

Brian Bines

[thenelm]

Here's the loss as I have it recorded - He 111H-6, 4178, MYLIUS, Oblt. Wilhelm (B)/Weyerg, Ltn. Gustav (F), , Stab II., KG 55, grün H, G1+HC, GA+UZ, , 22-Sep-41, Reported lost, cause unknown. Crew returned., B RK., Lfl.4/Eins.Osten, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #4)-Vol.6, , Ort unbekannt, 100%, F, Bf Fw. Franz Fischer, Bm Uffz. Werner Schindhelm & Bs Ogefr. Max Glödan, ,

[schiffer]

Hi Martin,

The Person with the Rifle is Fw (later Ofw) Franz Robert Schiffer.
I have the same picture you have (and a few more).
Also I have the Report of the crash landing and the march back.

Regards

Franz Schiffer

[mdejong]

Originally Posted by schiffer

Hi Martin,

The Person with the Rifle is Fw (later Ofw) Franz Robert Schiffer.
I have the same picture you have (and a few more).
Also I have the Report of the crash landing and the march back.

Regards

Franz Schiffer

Thanks Franz....

Could you please send me the scans or post them here??
I would love to see them.

Thank you very much.

Martin

[schiffer]

Hi Martin

I will do some scans when I get back home, about 2 weeks from now.

Regards,

Franz Schiffer

[schiffer]

Hi Martin,

Here are some pictures and the names of the crew members (according to the report I have). I have more pictures; however, they are attached to the report. I have to scan the hole pages and then cut them.

The Names: Lt. Weyer : Ff (Flugzeugführer)
Oblt. Mylius : B (Beobachter)
Fw. Schiffer : Bf (Bordfunker)
Uffz. Schindhelm : Bw (Bordwart)
Ogfr. Bledau : Bs (Flg.-Bordschütze)



Regards,

Franz

[obdl3945]

Franz,

I am very interested by the partial view of the He111 in the background of the centre photo you have kindly provided us with. If my eyes do not deceive me, there appears to be a dark band circling the forward fuselage, immediately behind the main canopy glazing. It is most noticeable on the pale blue undersurface, too.

I recall seeing a coloured plate in a book many years ago, showing the forward fuselage of an He111, with the KG55 'Griffon' emblem. However, this was not the usual rendition. Rather than being a red griffon on a white shield, positioned on the fuselage side behind the glazing, in what we may call its 'usual' position, it was instead gold or yellow in colour, without a shield, and positioned underneath the glazing where the pilot would sit, just forward of the wing root, and it was shown super-imposed on a red band.

Is there any possibility that the machine we see in your photo had this arrangement for the unit emblem? Would you or anyone else be able to shed light on this for me, and also - if possible - provide any information as to the colours of the propellor spinner band, any specific unit codes and perhaps the sub-type of He111? I've always thought it would make an excellent modelling subject, hence my interest.

Many thanks to anyone who may be able to help.

Kindest regards,

Paul

[mdejong]

Hi Franz,

just saw the pictures you have kindly posted ....Many, many thanks!!

Whats the source? Do you have more?

I would be very interested in seeing those...

Best
Martin