May 16th 1940, Belgium. STROHMAIER Herman

[fredcompa]

Good evening to all of you including my best wishes !
Who can tell us the aircraft ?
Shot down May 16th 1940
(62743-21)
STROHMAIER Herman Ofw Bs. KIA >>> burried ???
GRAZCE Waldemar Uffz Bf. ° Jan.8,1916 KIA, burried Lommel(B),-P.21
Thanks in advance,
Fredcompa

[Frans A]

Fredcompa,
I found pilot Stefan Sempert of 2./KG 30, KIA 40-05-16, crashed at Wavre (B) en burried
Lommel P21 Grab 509. This is possibly the pilot of the a/c you are looking for.
I have no more details.
Frans A.

[Matti Salonen]

1940-05-16, 2./KG 30, Ju 88A-1, Südlich Wavre, Vom Feindflug nicht zurückgekehrt. Bruch 100 %.
F Hptm Hielscher, Karl, verletzt
Bo Ofw Strohmaier, Hermann, verletzt
Bf Uffz Grasse, Waldemar, verletzt
Bs Uffz Sempert, Stefan, tot

Matti

[Alain57]

Hello ,

I have this

16/05/1940
South off Wavre
Ju-88 A F
Flak-
Hurricane 504Sq P/O Parsons at Trevor 1200 uur
Roads west from Brusselsl
2./KG 30 4D+
Merville
Uffz Sempert Stefan (KIA) 11/04/1916 - 21/509 gunner
Hptm Hielscher Karl -F (WND) pilot Staffelkapitän
Obfw Strohmaier Hermann ( KIA ) observer
Uffz Gracze Waldemar ( KIA ) radio
Buried at Eben Emaal
Regards
Alain57

[fredcompa]

Hello FRans A., Matti Salonen & Alain 57 !
Thanks for your kind help. However it seems that some names of crewmembers are reported once as KIA and another time as WIA....
We'll check again ,
Fredcompa

[DR40eghs]

Dear Matti, Alain,

according to VDK-Database (Gräbersuche), there is a

Uffz. Gramse, Waldemar; * 8.1.1916, + 17.5.1940

final resting place: Lommel (B), 21-505

Could this be the (Bf) "Grasse" alias "Gracze" ?
What spelling is correct ?

Strohmaier (Strohmeier) is not mentionend in der VDK-DB.

Regards,
Uwe, Karlsruhe/D

[Peter Cornwell]

2./KG30 Junkers Ju88A-1. Hit by ground-fire during attack on roads west of Brussels and crashed and burned out near Ernarge, south of Wavre, 12.00 p.m. BS Uffz Stefan Sempert killed, BF Uffz Waldemar Gramse badly wounded – died next day, BO Oberfw Hermann Strohmaier badly wounded and FF Hptmn Karl Hielscher (Staffelkapitän) slightly wounded – both returned later. Aircraft 100% write-off.

[ClinA-78]

Ernage near Gembloux

[fredcompa]

Thanks to all of you !!!
Fredcompa

[RT]

FF Hptmn Karl Hielscher (Staffelkapitän) slightly wounded

More than slightly...Stay off month long period

Erg,gr,Greifswald kdr IV,KG30 Führ,stab RLM 0842 kdr III,KG26
1938 Lehrer Parow

Rémi