DOCSLIB.ORG

Kleber, Philipp

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Kleber, Philipp Citation: Kleber, Philipp (2016) Entry and post-entry operations in the Saudi Arabian market: A qualitative study of German SMEs (Mittelstand) in the metal-forming machine tool sector. Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University. This version was downloaded from Northumbria Research Link: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/36163/ Northumbria University has developed Northumbria Research Link (NRL) to enable users to access the University’s research output. Copyright © and moral rights for items on NRL are retained by the individual author(s) and/or other copyright owners. Single copies of full items can be reproduced, displayed or performed, and given to third parties in any format or medium for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-profit purposes without prior permission or charge, provided the authors, title and full bibliographic details are given, as well as a hyperlink and/or URL to the original metadata page. The content must not be changed in any way. Full items must not be sold commercially in any format or medium without formal permission of the copyright holder. The full policy is available online: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/policies.html Entry and Post-Entry Operations in the Saudi Arabian Market: A Qualitative Study of German SMEs (Mittelstand) in the Metal-Forming Machine Tool Sector H P Kleber DBA 2016 Entry and Post-Entry Operations in the Saudi Arabian Market: A Qualitative Study of German SMEs (Mittelstand) in the Metal-Forming Machine Tool Sector Hans Philipp Kleber A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Northumbria at Newcastle for the degree of Doctor of Business Administration Research undertaken in Newcastle Business School October 2016 Abstract I Abstract The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is one of the most important trade partners in the Middle East for the German machinery industry, which mainly comprises small and medium enterprises (SMEs). In Germany, these firms are named Mittelstand firms due to their distinctive characteristics. This study investigates the question, ‘How do German Mittelstand firms in the metal- forming machine tool sector (MFMTS) successfully enter the Saudi Arabian market?’ It further explores the challenges that occur during the entry and post-entry operations, and how they are overcome. Furthermore, the study investigates the success factors of these firms entering the Saudi Arabian market. The study follows an inductive research approach and uses the philosophical assumptions of social constructionism and interpretivism. Qualitative, primary data were collected through semi-structured interviews with relevant first-line practitioners from Mittelstand firms and support agencies. The results indicate that the clear link between ownership and management, flexibility to customer requests and product adaptation, and a still strong ‘Made in Germany’ claim are some of the most important success factors when entering the Saudi Arabian market. Major challenges are identified along the political and legal environments, including the labour nationalisation system and local partner enforcement. Additional obstacles are identified within the cultural and religious belief system and the special roles of women, families, relationships, and hierarchies. This study highlights that, in their initial steps to KSA, most Mittelstand firms act randomly and without structure, contrary to most of the theories and concepts. While there is evidence in the literature for the need of German Mittelstand firms to expand abroad, the theory-building approach to and knowledge about entry and post-entry operations in the Saudi Arabian market will close an existing gap in this literature by providing empirical insights. The study further reveals the partial relevance of the Resource-Based Theory and the network view for the Mittelstand firms’ expansion into the Saudi Arabian market. Acknowledgments II Acknowledgments This thesis would not exist without the help of many people who supported me throughout my doctoral studies on a personal and academic level. My first and sincere thanks are dedicated to my supervision team, Doctor Paul Copley and Doctor David Bennett. Your on-going advice, constructive, critical comments, and motivation guided and encouraged me to go through this journey. I would additionally like to extend my sincere thanks to my panel members, Professor Helen Woodruffe-Burton, Professor Fraser McLeay, and Doctor Zhibin Lin, for your helpful support and comments. This thesis would not exist without the support of the Mittelstand and support-type organisation interview partners. Thank you for your kind cooperation, for answering my questions, and for participating in interesting discussions that inevitably strengthened this project. Particularly during challenging times, my dear friends and doctoral colleagues Tena Patten, Helen Shield, Patrick Glackin, and Oran Doherty offered invaluable moral help, advice, and support. Finally, I would like to sincerely thank my family for their love, support, and encouragement throughout this journey. List of Tables III List of Tables Table 1: Research question and link to thesis chapters .................................................... 5 Table 2: Overview and classification of theoretical concepts ........................................ 66 Table 3: Overview of interview guide sections .............................................................. 99 Table 4: Ethical principles ............................................................................................ 113 List of Figures IV List of Figures Figure 1: Thesis structure ................................................................................................. 8 Figure 2: German machine export by region. ................................................................. 10 Figure 3: German direct investment in foreign mechanical engineering. ....................... 11 Figure 4: Employees and turnover (2015) in the German mechanical engineering industry................................................................................................................ 12 Figure 5: NACE classification of the MFMTS ............................................................... 14 Figure 6: German machine production by sector. ........................................................... 15 Figure 7: German metal forming machine tool sector by company size (%-shares) ...... 16 Figure 8: Machine tool sector – export ranking .............................................................. 17 Figure 9: Machine tool sector – key data. ....................................................................... 18 Figure 10: Size class structure in the German mechanical engineering industry. .......... 22 Figure 11: KSA machinery import development between 2012 and 2015..................... 25 Figure 12: Annual GDP growth and oil price development in KSA. ............................. 26 Figure 13: Structure of the literature review chapter ...................................................... 40 Figure 14: Structure of the market entry drivers, motives, and influencing factors section ................................................................................................................. 45 Figure 15: Structure of the market entry barrier section ................................................. 56 Figure 16: Root’s decision-making process model ......................................................... 63 Figure 17: Choice of market entry mode by Pan and Tse .............................................. 64 Figure 18: Theoretical approaches to the selection of the market entry strategy ........... 67 Figure 19: The resource-based theory ............................................................................ 68 Figure 20: The network view .......................................................................................... 72 Figure 21: A proposed holistic theoretical approach to the selection of the market entry strategy ....................................................................................................... 77 Figure 22: Structure of the research methodology and design chapter ........................... 80 Figure 23: Access to primary data .................................................................................. 89 Figure 24: Qualitative data analysis flowchart ............................................................. 105 Figure 25: Cross-language approach ............................................................................ 111 Figure 26: Findings and analysis chapter structure ...................................................... 116 Figure 27: Visualisation of findings within the research question context ................... 119 Figure 28: Conclusions and recommendations chapter overview ................................ 179 Figure 29: Proposed process conceptualisation of an MFMTS Mittelstand market entry into the KSA ............................................................................................ 199 List of Symbols and Abbreviations V List of Symbols and Abbreviations ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations BDI Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (Federation of German Industries) BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa CAQDAS Computer Assisted Qualitative Data Analysis Software CIA Central Intelligence Agency CNC Computer Numeric Control, Computer Numeric Control EM Emerging Market et al. et alii (and others) EU European Union EUR Euro FDI Foreign Direct Investment
Load more

Recommended publications
  • One of the Enjoyable Aspects of Pilot Counters to Give Missions Historical
    One of the enjoyable aspects of Galland, Adolph wanted more bombers; where RISE OF THE LUFTWAFFE and (Bf.109: P, H, Bu, A; Me.262: A, CV, P, Bu) Galland wanted to create a central EIGHTH AIR FORCE is using One of the most famous of all the fighter defense for protecting pilot counters to give missions Luftwaffe pilots, Adolph Galland Germany from Allied bombers, historical color. To many players, was a product of the "secret" Goring wanted a peripheral one. defeating a named ace is an event Luftwaffe of the 1930's, flying his Towards the end of the war worth celebrating. However, first combat missions over Spain Galland would repeatedly con while some of the pilots included in 1937 and 1938. He started serve his meager fighter forces for in the games are familiar to flying up to four sorties a day in telling blows upon the Allies, anyone with a passing interest in WW II in an antiquated Hs.123 only to have Hitler order them World War II (e.g. Bader, Galland, ground support aircraft during into premature and ineffective Yeager), most are much less the invasion of Poland, earning offensives. Galland also had to known. This is the first in a series the Iron Cross, Second Class. defend the pilots under his of articles by myself and other Without a victory at the end of the command from repeated defama authors which provide back campaign, he used trickery and a tion at the hands of Hitler, Goring ground information on the pilots sympathetic doctor to get himself and the German propaganda of the Down in Flames series.
    [Show full text]
  • COMBAT B 14.30 – 16.30 Hrs... Attack on Thames Haven
    COMBAT B 14.30 – 16.30 hrs... Attack on Thames Haven 180 181 The Attack on Thames Haven RAF Victory Claims 5 September 1940 - 14.30 - 16.30 hrs Combat B. Kent and Sussex 5 September 1940 - 14.30 - 16.30 hrs Combat B. Kent and Sussex The build-up for the afternoon attack began just after 14.00 hours when an increase in activity was RAF Victory Claims Combat B 14.30 – 16.30 hrs detected over the Channel off Dover. As the scale of the threat developed 18 squadrons were scrambled between 14.25 and 15.00 hours: 72 Sqn P/O D F Holland Me109 destroyed Hawkinge 72 Sqn P/O D F Holland Me109 damaged Hawkinge 72 Squadron – 11 Spitfires up from Croydon to patrol Hawkinge. 41 Sqn F/Lt E N Ryder Me109 destroyed Sheppey 222 Squadron – 11 Spitfires up from Rochford to patrol Maidstone. 41 Sqn P/O E S Lock He111 destroyed Sheppey 501 Squadron – 12 Hurricanes up from Gravesend to patrol Maidstone. 41 Sqn P/O G H Bennions Ju88 probable Sheppey 41 Squadron – 12 Spitfires up from Hornchurch to patrol Thames Haven / Gravesend. 41 Sqn P/O G H Bennions Ju88 damaged Sheppey 73 Squadron – 12 Hurricanes up from Castle Camps to patrol Gravesend. 41 Sqn P/O O B Morrogh-Ryan Me109 destroyed Sheppey 66 Squadron – 10 Spitfires up from Kenley to patrol Gravesend. 41 Sqn P/O R W Wallens Me109 destroyed 10 miles south east of Dover 303 Squadron – 9 Hurricanes up from Northolt to patrol Chatham. 41 Sqn P/O E S Lock Me109 destroyed Sheppey 46 Squadron – 8 Hurricanes up from North Weald to patrol Rochford.
    [Show full text]
  • Mostra Stauffenberg Parte II
    01 La cattura degli ostaggi ed il miraggio dell’Alpenfestung ULRICH VON HASSELL Ulrich von Hassell, nato ad Anklam in Germania, fu ambasciatore tedesco in molte capitali europee, tra cui Roma. Era contro l’Asse e cercò d’evitarla, partecipando La Commissione speciale voluta dall’Alto Comando di Sicurezza al complotto e al piano del governo del Reich (RSHA) per scovare tutte le persone implicate, diretta insurrezionale, di cui doveva essere il ministro degli Esteri. Nel mese di aprile 1942 era stato dall’SS-Gruppenführer Heinrich Müller, effettuò nei giorni avvisato da Ernst Weiszsäcker, Segretario di Stato presso il Ministero degli Affari Esteri, che era immediatamente seguenti all’attentato circa 700 arresti. sotto inchiesta da parte della Gestapo, ma egli aveva ignorato tale avvertimento continuando nella cospirazione. Condannato per alto tradimento, fu giustiziato l’8 settembre 1944, finendo Il Reichsführer delle SS Heinrich Himmler, capo della polizia tedesca appeso ad un gancio da macellaio, mentre i suoi familiari venivano arrestati. Dopo la guerra i suoi diari sono stati trovati sepolti in giardino e pubblicati nel 1947 con il titolo “L’Altra e ministro dell’Interno, non perseguì spietatamente solo i congiurati, Germania: Diari 1938-1944”. veri o presunti, ma pure i loro familiari, applicando alla lettera la Sippenhaft, ovvero la punizione dei parenti per reati commessi da un membro della famiglia. Il 3 agosto a Posen Himmler affermava: “La famiglia del conte Stauffenberg sarà estinta fino all’ultimo membro… A tutte quelle famiglie di cui un solo componente ha partecipato alla congiura HIMMLER E KALTENBRUNNER Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (primo a sinistra), nato a Monaco di Baviera nel 1900, era saranno confiscati beni e proprietà” .
    [Show full text]
  • Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries
    Introduction Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries Version: 01 April 2017. Introduction Terminology Bibliography By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey I N T R O D U C T I O N This work is the sum total of many years of collecting data concerning the careers of some of the officers of the Luftwaffe during the Third Reich period. In a change in policy, we now include all commissioned officers known to have served in the Luftwaffe during the Third Reich period. Thus the 57,600 officers represented here are only a fraction of the approximately 120,000 officers and senior officials (Beamte) of officer rank that the Luftwaffe possessed over this period. Nor is the data complete. Due to the near total destruction of official records, we resorted to taking information from the microfilms of the few surviving records and from better quality books. An estimated 75% of the entries were taken from the thousands of wartime Luftwaffe personnel branch’s officer assignment and promotion orders that constitute a microfilmed collection of some 50,000 pages of documentation. Due to the fragmentary nature of our sources, there have been some unavoidable errors for data of those with similar or identical names. While every reasonable effort has been made to distinguish individuals, some comingling of data between them has taken place. Another related issue has been duplicate entries for a given person. These problems are insidious and are corrected as they are found. The level of detail per individual varies from near complete to only a trace reference.
    [Show full text]
  • V Okls & Supplementary Claims from Lists
    O.K.L. Fighter Claims Chef für Ausz. und Dizsiplin Luftwaffen-Personalamt L.P. [A] V OKLs & Supplementary Claims from Lists Luftwaffe Campaign against the British Isles Einsatz am Kanal u. über England 26. June 1940 - 21. June 1941 26. June 1940 Einsatz am Kanal u. über England: 26.06.40 N.N. I./JG 76 Blenheim £ Amsterdam 07.30 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 4/II-75 26.06.40 Fw. Paul Pausinger: 2 2./JG 21 Blenheim £ 20 km. W. Haarlem: 2.500 m. 08.10 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 4/II-53B 26.06.40 Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob: 5 3./JG 21 Blenheim £ 60 km. W. Rotterdam: 10 m. 18.10 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 4/II-54B 27. June 1940 Einsatz am Kanal u. über England: 27.06.40 Ltn. Hermann Striebel: 1 5./JG 51 Hurricane £ nordwestlich Etaples 12.45 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 4/II-18B 27.06.40 Uffz. Horst Delfs: 1 5./JG 51 Hurricane £ nordwestlich Etaples 12.45 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 4/II-19B 27.06.40 Hptm. Horst Tietzen: 3 5./JG 51 Blenheim £ südlich Dover 20.10 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 4/II-20B 27.06.40 Hptm. Hubertus von Bonin: 3 Stab I./JG 54 Blenheim £ - 15.15 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 4/II-23B 27.06.40 Hptm. Hubertus von Bonin: 4 Stab I./JG 54 Blenheim £ - 15.20 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 4/II-24B 27.06.40 Gefr. Willi Knorp: 1 2./JG 54 Blenheim £ - 15.20 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw.
    [Show full text]
  • German Aces of the Russian Front
    GERMAN ACES OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT GERMAN ACES OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT John Weal First published in Great Britain in 2002 by Osprey Publishing, Elms Court, Chapel Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9LP, United Kingdom. Email: [email protected] © 2002 Osprey Publishing All rights reserved. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Design and Patents Act, 1988, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrical, chemical, mechanical, optical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Enquiries should be addressed to the Publishers. ISBN 1 84176 620 8 Editor: Sally Rawlings Series editor: Tony Holmes Aircraft profiles by John Weal Figure Artwork by Mike Chappell Scale drawings by Mark Styling Index by Alan Thatcher Design by Tony Truscott Origination by Grasmere Digital Imaging, Leeds, UK Printed in China through Bookbuilders 02 03 04 05 06 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For a catalogue of all Osprey Publishing titles please contact us at: Osprey Direct UK, PO Box 140, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 2FA, UK E-mail: [email protected] Osprey Direct USA, c/o MBI Publishing, 729 Prospect Ave, PO Box 1, Osceola, WI 54020, USA E-mail: [email protected] Or visit our website: wvsrw.ospreypublishing.com CONTENTS PART 1 PART 2 CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND AND 'EXEUNT OMNES' 92 INTRODUCTION 6 CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER TWO FAMILIARISATION 94 BARBAROSSA - THE EARLY ADVANCES 15 CHAPTER THREE JG 51 IN COMBAT 98 COLOUR PLATES 33 SCALE DRAWINGS 43 CHAPTER FOUR COLOUR PLATES COMMENTARY 45 JG 54 - ENTER THE 'GREEN HEARTS' l O2 CHAPTER THREE THE ROAD TO DISASTER 51 CHAPTER FIVE ..
    [Show full text]
  • 1/Jg54 2/Jg54
    Bf 109E-3, White 7, Lt Reinhard Seiler, 1/JG 54 Bf 109E-3, Red 6, 2/JG 54 1/JG 54 Commanding Officers 2/JG 54 Commanding Officers Oblt Reinhard Seiler 13/9/39 to 5/8/40 WIA Oblt Rudolf Unger 26/6/40 to 29/8/41 Oblt Friedrich-Karl Rumpf (acting) 5/8/40 to 8/40 2/JG54 1/JG54 Oblt Gerhard Ködderitzch 8/40 to 15/5/41 KIFA 1 Staffel JAGDGESCHWADER 54 2 Staffel JAGDGESCHWADER 54 Left: An Oberfeldwebel with a group of mechanics gathered around White 10 of 1/JG 54 with the unit’s chimney sweep emblem beneath the cockpit. Right: Uffz Fritz Hotzelmann in front of his 109. He was shot down on 5th September 1940 over Maidstone by a Spitfire flown by F/O Haines of 19 Squadron. Hotzelmann Armourers at work on the MG 17 machine guns of a 2/JG 54 Emil. baled out safely and White 6 W.Nr. 1096 Keeping an eye on them is the Staffel’s red devil, which was the unit’s fell into the back garden of a house. emblem until spring 1941. 32 33 Bf 109E-3, Oblt Hans Schmoller-Haldy, 3/JG 54 Bf 109E-3, Lt Bernhard Malischewski, Stab II/JG 54 3/JG 54 Commanding Officers Gruppenkommandeure Oblt Hans Schmoller-Haldy 1/9/39 to 23/2/42 WIA Hptm Richard Kraut 4/7/40 to 11/7/40 3/JG54 Stab II/JG54 Hptm Otto-Hans Winterer 11/7/40 to 25/8/40 3 Staffel JAGDGESCHWADER 54 Stab II JAGDGESCHWADER 54 Hptm Dietrich Hrabak 25/8/40 to 27/10/42 II/JG54 Bases: 4/7/40 – 8/8/40 Waalhaven: detachment at Leeuwarden (30/7/40 – 8/8/40) Right: A nice close up of 3/JG 54’s 4./JG 54 at Haamstede emblem – a cartoon hunter collecting (15/7/40 – 30/7/40) Spitfires – was inspired by the 6./JG 54 at Vlissingen children’s book ‘Struwwelpeter’ or (8/40 – 11/40) Shaggy Peter, a book of cautionary 8/8/40 – 22/9/40 Hermelingen tales by Heinrich Hoffmann.
    [Show full text]
  • Jahresbericht 2016
    Jahresbericht 2016 DIE STIMME DER SOZIALEN MARKTWIRTSCHAFT Jahresbericht 2016 des Wirtschaftsrates der CDU e.V. im April 2017 vorgelegt Standort Deutschland stärken Stabiles Wirtschaftswachstum, sprudelnde Steuereinnahmen und Rekordbeschäftigung bei europaweit niedrigster Jugendarbeitslosigkeit stehen für die günstigen wirtschaftlichen Ausgangsbedingungen in Deutschland. Trotz massiv gestiegener Sozialausgaben etwa durch das Rentenpaket, der enormen Steigerung der asylbedingten Leistungen sowie Entlastungen bei der Einkommensteuer konnten erneut ein Überschuss im Bundeshaushalt erreicht und der Schuldenstand gemessen an der Wirtschaftsleistung gesenkt werden. Leider hat die Bundesregierung diese guten Ausgangsbedingungen nicht ausreichend für wirtschaftspolitische Reformen genutzt. Deutschland steht für die Zukunft daher weiterhin am Scheideweg: Der demografische Wandel, die Integration der Flüchtlinge und anerkannten Asylanten in den Arbeitsmarkt sowie neue Herausforderungen der inneren und äußeren Sicherheit strapazieren die öffentlichen Haushalte. Globalisierung, Digitalisierung und Energiewende verlangen neue Anstrengungen zur Stärkung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. Die anhaltende Staatsschulden- und Strukturkrise, wachsender Populismus von rechts und links der Mitte sowie die Brexit- Entscheidung in Großbritannien fordern mehr denn je den Zusammenhalt Europas. Immer deutlicher wird, dass die ultralockere Geldpolitik der Europäischen Zentralbank dringend erforderliche nationale Reformen nicht ersetzen kann. Zusätzlich können der neue Protektionismus
    [Show full text]
  • Der Deutsche Schlagerfilm: Kleines Biofilmographisches Lexikon Der Musiker Der Musik- Und Schlagerfilme Von 1945–1965 Kompiliert Von Hans J
    Repositorium für die Medienwissenschaft Hans Jürgen Wulff Der deutsche Schlagerfilm: Kleines biofilmographisches Lexikon der Musiker der Musik- und Schlagerfilme von 1945–1965 2014 https://doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/12788 Veröffentlichungsversion / published version Buch / book Empfohlene Zitierung / Suggested Citation: Wulff, Hans Jürgen: Der deutsche Schlagerfilm: Kleines biofilmographisches Lexikon der Musiker der Musik- und Schlagerfilme von 1945–1965. Westerkappeln: DerWulff.de 2014 (Medienwissenschaft: Berichte und Papiere 154). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25969/mediarep/12788. Erstmalig hier erschienen / Initial publication here: http://berichte.derwulff.de/0154_14.pdf Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Dieser Text wird unter einer Creative Commons - This document is made available under a creative commons - Namensnennung - Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0/ Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0/ License. For Lizenz zur Verfügung gestellt. Nähere Auskünfte zu dieser Lizenz more information see: finden Sie hier: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Medienwissenschaft: Berichte und Papiere 154, 2014: Schlagerfilm. Redaktion und Copyright dieser Ausgabe: Hans J. Wulff. ISSN 2366-6404. URL: http://berichte.derwulff.de/0154_14.pdf. Letzte Änderung: 22. April 2015. Der deutsche Schlagerfilm: Kleines biofilmographisches Lexikon der Musiker der Musik- und Schlagerfilme von 1945–1965 Kompiliert von Hans J. Wulff Die folgenden über hundert Einträge versammeln Auer, Hannelore die Musikanten der Schlager-, Musik-, Operetten- Augustin, Liane und Revuefilme der Jahre von 1945–65, ohne im Bach, Vivi einzelnen zwischen den Genres zu differenzieren. Backus, Gus Versammelt wurden ausschließlich Musik-Interpre- Baptiste, Mona Bendix, Ralf ten, die in mehreren Filmen auftraten (Sänger und Bertelmann, Fred Sängerinnen, Instrumentalsolisten, Gesangsgruppen, Bieler, Ernie Tänzer und Tänzerinnen).
    [Show full text]
  • Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries
    Introduction Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries Version: 01 April 2015. Introduction Terminology Bibliography By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey I N T R O D U C T I O N This work is the sum total of many years of collecting data concerning the careers of some of the officers of the Luftwaffe during the Third Reich period. In a change in policy, we now include all commissioned officers known to have served in the Luftwaffe during the Third Reich period. Thus the 47,528 officers represented here are only a fraction of the approximately 120,000 officers and senior officials (Beamte) of officer rank that the Luftwaffe possessed over this period. Nor is the data complete. Due to the near total destruction of official records, we resorted to taking information from the microfilms of the few surviving records and from better quality books. An estimated 75% of the entries were taken from the thousands of wartime Luftwaffe personnel branch’s officer assignment and promotion orders that constitute a microfilmed collection of some 50,000 pages of documentation. Due to the fragmentary nature of our sources, there have been some unavoidable errors for data of those with similar or identical names. While every reasonable effort has been made to distinguish individuals, some comingling of data between them has taken place. Another related issue has been duplicate entries for a given person. These problems are insidious and are corrected as they are found. The level of detail per individual varies from near complete to only a trace reference.
    [Show full text]
  • Luftwaffe Victories During French Campaign
    O.K.L. Fighter Claims Chef für Ausz. und Dizsiplin Luftwaffen-Personalamt L.P. [A] V OKLs & Supplementary Claims from Lists Wehrmacht Military Campaign in the West Der Feldzug in Westen 10. May - 25. June 1940 10. May 1940 10.05.40 Oblt. Hanns-Jobst Hauenschild: 1 3./JG 2 Potez 63 £ bei Echternach 08.20 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 6B 10.05.40 Oblt. Johannes Steinhoff: 3 11.(N)/JG 2 Blenheim £ Den Haag - OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 6 10.05.40 Oblt. Johannes Steinhoff: 4 11.(N)/JG 2 Blenheim £ Düsseldorf - OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 4 10.05.40 Ofw. Hermann Förster: 3 11.(N)/JG 2 Fokker G-1 £ Raum Rotterdam - OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 7 10.05.40 Ofw. Hermann Förster: 4 11.(N)/JG 2 Fokker G-1 £ Raum Rotterdam - OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 5 10.05.40 Uffz. Matthias Massmann: 1 7./JG 3 Fokker XXI £ Rotterdam - OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 1 10.05.40 Ltn. Egon Troha: 1 Stab III./JG 3 Fokker C.V £ Waalhaven - OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 2 10.05.40 Ltn. Leonhard Göttmann: 1 7./JG 3 Fokker C.V £ Waalhaven - OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 3 10.05.40 Uffz. Herbert Springer: 1 7./JG 3 Fokker £ Waalhaven - OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 4 10.05.40 Hptm. Fritz Ultsch: 1 Stab I./JG 21 Battle £ St. Trond 07.18 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw. 3 - 8B 10.05.40 Oblt. Georg Schneider: 3 3./JG 21 Gladiator £ Tongeren (as 9./JG 54) 10.33 OKL+JFV d.Dt.Lw.
    [Show full text]
  • O.K.L. Fighter Claims Chef Für Ausz. Und Dizsiplin Luftwaffen-Personalamt L.P. [A] V Films & Supplementary Claims from List
    O.K.L. Fighter Claims Chef für Ausz. und Dizsiplin Luftwaffen-Personalamt L.P. [A] V Films & Supplementary Claims from Lists Reich, West & Südfront May-July 1944 Issue No. 1 These Luftwaffe Fighter Claims are extracted from BA-MA 35-mm. micro-films, and are supplemented by Claims from other published List and MSS, to provide what is a daily log of some of the air battles of the Second World War of 1939-45. The List in the Films were, in ninety-nine per cent of cases, hand-written by members of the Personnel Department under the Chief of Training and Discipline within the realms of the Oberkommando der Luftwaffe. Some of the Films are of poor quality, being under-exposed and difficult the read. So, with these factors in mind, the Editor craves forbearance, and asks for assistance and support in the building of this task. The "working" List are not definitive, are open to constant debate, amendment and correction, and are the responsibility of the Editor for the edification of students, air-historians and friends. Some notes: 1. The BA-MA films cover Claims of crews of Day-Fighters, Night-Fighters, miscellaneous units, and Flak Batteries on all Fronts from September 1939 to the end of December 1944. The Films roughly form three parts: 1. Handwritten Daily Logs [severely limited and often duplicated until about the beginning of 1943]. 2. Typed List of the 'Ubersicht über bisher anerkannte Abschuße' or, roughly, 'List of confirmed kills known hitherto'. These omit the important crash-locations, and usually cover claims to about mid-1942 only.
    [Show full text]