Werwolf Symbol The Werwolf Organization’s assassination of the Allied appointed Burgermeister of Aachen, Dr. Franz Oppenhoff in March of 1945, is probably the best known and most widely publicized exploit of this hapless band of politically indoctrinated youngsters who hailed for the most part from the ranks of the Hitlerjugend and the Bund Deutscher Maedel. […]
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On July 25, 1943, Benito Mussolini was ousted from power and replaced by a new government. The Germans were perfectly aware of the Italian bid to surrender…
Search 7315 listings First Name: Last Name: or view the following KC Holders…via branch: FSJvia branch: Heervia branch: Luftwaffevia branch: Kriegsmarinevia branch: SSvia branch: Stuka & Assault PilotsAbel to AxtmannBaacke to BuxaCanders to CzornyDaehne to DyroffEbel to EyssenFaasch to FussGablenz to GysaeHaag to HyzaIbel to IwaneckJabs to JuschkatKachel to KynastLaage to LyhmeMaas to MyliusNacke to […]
After a period of relative calm in Europe following the fall of Poland, save for minor clashes over the French and German border, Germany opened a massive …
Me 210A of III./ZG1 in early 1943 Geschwaderkommodore: Maj Ulrich Diesing, 1.1.42 – 21.9.42 ObLt Paul-Friedrich Darjes, 10.42 – 1.3.43 ObLt Joachim Blechschmidt, 12.4.43 – 13.7.43 ObLt Lothar von Janson, 1943 – 10.3.44 ObLt Erich von Selle, 3.44 – 7.44 Stab: Formed 4.1.42 at Lechfeld from Stab/SKG210. Disbanded 7.44. Bases 1.42 – 5.42 Lechfeld VIII. […]
Geschwaderkommodore: Maj Friedrich Vollbracht, 1.4.40 – 4.9.40 Oberst Ralph von Rettberg, 4.42 – 1.43 Stab: Formed 1.4.40 at Darmstadt-Griesheim. Disbanded 9.40. Reformed 4.42 in Landsberg/Lech. Disbanded in early 1943. Bases: Bases 1.4.40 – 7.40 Darmstadt-Griesheim Jafü 3 Bf 110C 7.40 – 9.40 Toussous-le-Noble Jafü 3 Bf 110C 4.42 – 5.42 Landsberg/Lech Luftflotte 4 Bf 110 […]
Geschwaderkommodore: Ob Kurt Bertram von Döring, 1.5.39 – 14.12.39 ObLt Joachim-Friedrich Huth, 14.12.39 – 1.11.40 Ob Johann Schalk, 1.11.40 – 29.9.41 ObLt Karl Boehm-Tettelbach, 10.43 – 6.44 ObLt Johann Kogler, 6.44 – 7.44 Stab: Formed 1.5.39 in Dortmund from Stab/JG142. On 29.9.41 redesignated Stab/NJG3. Reformed 13.10.43 in Wunstorf. In 7.44 redesignated Stab/JG6. Bases 1.5.39 – […]
I. Gruppe: Gruppenkommandeur: Hptm Karl-Heinz Lessmann, 1.5.39 – 26.6.40 Formed 1.5.39 at Schweidnitz from I./JG143, and then moved to Illesheim.Known as Jagdgruppe 152 between 8.39 and 1.40. On 26.6.40 renamed II./ZG2. 1.5.39 – 8.39 Illesheim Luftflotte 3 Bf 109 8.39 – 10.39 Biblis, Euskirchen 5. Flieger-Division Bf 109 10.39 – 11.39 Odendorf Stab/JG77 Bf 109 […]
Bf 110 of ZG76 (1944) Geschwaderkommodore: GenMaj Walter Grabmann, 15.4.40 – 31.7.41 Maj Erich Groth, 8.41 – 11.8.41 ObLt Theodor Rossiwall, 1.8.43 – 2.44 ObLt Kowalewski, 2.44 – 7.44 Stab: Formed 15.4.40 at Köln-Wahn. In 6.41 redesignated Stab/Jagdfliegerführer Norwegen. Reformed 8.43 at Ansbach. In 7.44 renamed Stab/JG76. Bf 110, Me 410 Me 410 Bases 15.4.40 […]
Rommel’s construction and mine-laying program called for a very largeexpenditure of labor, and labor was scarce. It has already been pointed outthat Organization Todt was employed chiefly in the major port fortressareas, on V-weapon sites, and, in the spring of 1944, on railroadmaintenance. In the apportionment of the remaining labor supply among thearmies, Fifteenth Army […]