Luftwaffe Officer Career Summaries Changes from 2019 to 2020 Version: 01 April 2020 . By: Henry L. deZeng IV and Douglas G. Stankey Additions High-lighted in Blue Deletions High-lighted in Magenta. ABEL, Siegfried. (DOB: 21.08.14). 01.04.37 Ofhr., Aufkl.Gr. 112, promo to Lt.(RDA 01.04.36). 01.09.39 Lt., promo to Oblt.(Tr.O.), in Aufkl.Gr. 14. 01.40 Oblt., possibly acting Staka 2. (H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14. 05.03.40 with 2.(H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14 as an observer. 12.04.41 Oblt., with 2. (H)/Aufkl.Gr. 4 WIA- Hs 126 by MG fire vic Tobruk - hospitalized. 18.06.41 Oblt. in 2. (H)/Aufkl.Gr. 14, trf to the Oskar-Helenenheim in Berlin for treatment. 01.04.42 promo to Hptm. 04.09.42 trf to Erg.NAGr. 1942 appt instructor at the Aufkl.Erp.Stab Jüterbog-Damm. 23.03.43 trf from Erg.Nahaufkl.Gr. to RLM (L In 1) with temporary duty to Artillerieschule Jüterbog. 1943 with the RLM. 09.10.43 trf to FFS A 14 as Offz.z.b.V. 18.07.44 appt Aufsichts-Offz. LKS 4. 15.11.44 trf to 3./Erg.NAGr. 1944 trf to 3./Erg.Aufkl.G. 1 due to unit renaming. 1944 trf to OKL Gen.d.Aufkl. regarding Bildwesen. 30.01.45 appt Ic (Bild) of the Lw.Führungsstab I. ABELS, Hans-Joachim. (DOB: 21.06.14 in Zechlin). (W.B.K. Darmstadt). 1941 assigned to Lfl.Kdo. 2. 10.12.41 Furloughed for studies (to 15.02.42). 15.02.42 trf to 6./LLG 1. 25.04.42 appt Techn.Offz. 5.(Übungs)/LLG 1. 15.06.42 appt Techn.Offz. 2.(DFS)/LLG 1. 15.10.42 trf to II./LLG 1 as a pilot. 30.11.42 appt Techn.Offz. Stab I./LLG 1. 18.12.42 trf to the Kdos.d.Erprobungsstellen d.Lw. 01.02.43 Lt., promo to Oblt.(RDA 01.02.43). 15.10.44 trf to E2/Erprobungsstelle Rechlin as Sachbearbeiter. 26.04.45 Oblt., E2/Erprobungsstelle Rechlin KIA - Ar 234 C crashed vic Lechfeld due to landing gear failure on take-off. Buried at Obermeitingen-Schwabstadl. ABHAU, Karl. (DOB: 18.03.24). 01.02.43 RDA as Lt./A2, FAS II. 18.02.43 trf to 1./lei.Flak-Abt. 877 as a Zugführer. 19.08.43 trf to Flak-Ers. Abt. 25. 14.07.43 temporary duty with Flakwaffentechn.- Schule Halle for training as an Offz.f.Flakwaffentechn. (to 30.06.44). 05.10.43 trf to I./FAG 101 as an observer. 15.10.43 trf to the Fliegertruppe. 10.11.44 trf to Fsch.Pz.Korps HG. ABICHT, Dr.(med.) Werner. (W.B.K. Hamburg V). 01.08.42 Ob.Arzt, promo to St.Arzt (RDA 01.06.42). ABRAHAMĆZIK, Rudolf Franz Joseph. (DOB: 17.04.20 in Kurzendorf near Breslau/Schlesien). (R, DKG). (W.B.K. Breslau I). 15.11.39 entered the Luftwaffe. 09.01.40 began to train with Fl.Ausb.Rgt. 61. 21.08.40 trf to FFS C 1. 18.12.40 trf to BFS 1. 18.01.41 trf to Grosse KFS 4. 01.04.41 in KG 2, promo to Lt. 17.07.41 appt Staffel Offz. with 12./KG 2. 21.08.41 trf to 3./KG 2. 20.10.41 trf to 1./KG 2. 30/31.05.42 Lt., 1./KG 2 unhurt - Do 217 E-4 (U5+BF) shot up vic Gilze Rijen by night fighter of No. 3 Sqdn. 08.09.42 trf to 6./KG 40. 21.09.42 Lt., awarded Ehrenpokal, 6./KG 40. 12.01.43 Lt., awarded DKG, 6./KG 40. 01.04.43 in KG 40, promo to Oblt. 09.05.43 trf to Stab II./KG 40 as a pilot. 05.43 appt Techn.Offz. of II./KG 40. 15.06.43 appt Techn.Offz. V./KG 2. 20.06.43 trf to 16./KG 2 due to unit renaming. 14.07.43 Oblt., V./KG 2 unhurt after bailing out of his Me 410 A-1 (U5+BJ) vic Haverskerke after having propeller problems. 15.09.43 trf to 14./KG 2. 17.09.43 Oblt., appt Staka 14./KG 2 (to 06.02.44). [his evaluation report says: Stafü from 25.10.43 and Staka from 26.02.44] 15.10.43 trf to 5./KG 51 due to unit renaming. 06.02.44 appt Staka 4./KG 51. 29.02.44 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz. [01.04.44 appt Staka 13./KG 51 ?]. 01.04.44 Oblt., appt Staka 12./KG 51 (to 14.10.44). 01.05.44 promo to Hptm. 08.08.44 Oblt., 12./KG 51 unhurt - Me 410 A-1 (9K+AW) belly-landed vic München-Riem a/f due to damaged hydraulics. 08.44 retrained on Me 262. 08.10.44 appt Staka 2./KG 51. 30.04.45 Hptm., Staka 2./KG 51 (to 08.05.45). Credited with over 169 combat missions including 69 with the Me 262 and claimed 3 victories. †04.12.96 in Ibbenbüren. ABRAMOWSKI, Helmut. (DOB: 20.05.23). 01.01.43 RDA as Lt. 08.01.43 trf to Fliegerwaffenschule (See) Parow. 1943 trf to Fl.Erg.Gr. (See) Kamp. 11.02.43 Lt., interned in Sweden after straying off course flying from Copenhagen/Denmark on an exercise flight to Bornholm - Ar 196 A-3 (DH+ZF) (WNr.1006). 14.02.43 repatriated via Helsingborg. 15.03.43 trf to 1./ Bordfl.Gr. 196 as an observer. 26.04.43 Lt.z.S., 1./Bo.Fl.Gr. 196 stationed aboard the cruiser KMS Prinz Eugen (to 14.05.43). 16.05.43 Lt.z.S., 1./Bo.Fl.Gr. 196 stationed to KMS Scharnhorst (to 13.08.43). 28.09.43 temporary duty with 4. /Bordfl.Gr. 196 as an observer. 20.10.43 trf to 4./SAGr. 126. 10.06.44 Lt.z.S., 1./Bo.Fl.Gr. 196 stationed to cruiser KMS Deutschland/Lützow (to 24.08.44). 06.09.44 trf to 2./ Bordfl.Gr. 196. 10.44 Lt.z.S., 2./Bo.Fl.Gr. 196 stationed to KMS Tirpitz (to 14.11.44). 20.12.44 trf to 1./ Bordfl.Gr. 196. ABRIEL, Wilhelm. (W.B.K. München II). 01.08.42 Fw., promo to Lt./Ln. ABROMEIT, Siegfried. (DOB: 14.08.20). 01.02.43 Ofhr., promo to Lt.(RDA withheld), FAS I. 01.04.44 promo to Oblt. ABT, Wilhelm. (DOB: 31.07.23). 01.06.43 RDA as Lt., SG 101. c.01.11.43 Lt., appt Stafü 14.(Pz)/SG 9 (to 15.11.43). 15.11.43 Lt., 14.(Pz)/SG 9 MIA/KIA in his Hs 129 B-2 in the Alexandria-Melitopol area). 01.08.44 officially still listed as MIA. ACHENBACH, Fritz-Jochen. 29.05.44 Oblt., 5./ZG 1 KIA - Bf 110 G-2 (2N+NN) shot down vic Gutenstein, near Wiener Neustadt. ACHENBACH, Heinrich. (n.d.) Stab/Lg.Kdo. XVII. 01.06.41 Maj., Nafü Luftgaustab z.b.V. 40, promo to Obstlt. 16.04.42 Obstlt.(Erg.O.), Kdr. II.(Ausbildungs-Abt.)/Ln.Schule Halle, appt Kdr. Bordfunker- Ausb.Abt./Lfl.Nachr.Schule 1 (to 23.02.43). 23.02.43 appt Kdr. Bordfunker-Ausb.Abt./Ln.-Schule 5. 00.43 Obstlt., appt Kdr. Ln.Schule 1 (to 00.44). ACHLILLES, Dr. (med.) (Z) Joachim. 04.11.43 Assistentarzt (Kr.O.), trf to Lw.-San.Bereitschaft (mot) 8/IV. ACHSEL, Hans-Joachim. (DOB: 02.06.13 in Demmin). 01.10.30 entered the Reichsheer, assigned to 6./Reiterregiment Nr. 6. 16.04.34 trf to the Luftwaffe, began training at Grosse Kampffliegerschule Lechfeld. 01.01.35 received radio training with Ln.Schule Halle. 01.10.35 RDA as Lt. 01.02.39 underwent officer training at LKS Dresden (to 01.12.39). 01.12.39 Ofw., promo to Oblt. (RDA 01.10.38) appt Kp.Chef with Ln.Schule Halle. 26.01.40 appt Führer Nachrichtenskommando of Ln.Abt. 38. 05/06.40 served as Kp.Chef, unit unstated. 16.08.40 appt Lehrgangsleiter I./Ln.Schule. 09.02.41 appt Nachr. Offz. I./KG 40. 21.05.41 appt Nachr.Offz. Stab/KG 40 and Chef Ln.Kp./KG 40 (to 25.07.42). 01.12.41 promo to Hptm.(Ln.). 26.07.42 appt Nafü beim Fl.Fü. Atlantik (to 15.03.44). 16.03.44 appt Kdr. Ln.Abt./beim X. Fl.Kp. (to 31.07.44). 06.44 Hptm., Kdr. Ln.-Abt. 30. 01.08.44 appt Generalnachrichtenführer OKL/ 1.Abt. (II). 01.10.44 appt Gruppenleiter 1/II. 01.01.45 promo to Maj. (Ln.). ACHTERMANN, Erwin. (DOB: 29.11.13 in Annweiler). (W.B.K. Neustadt/Weinstrasse). 01.09.42 Ofw., promo to Lt.(Kr.O./Fl.). (RDA 01.01.41) 01.02.43 Lt., promo to Oblt.(RDA 01.02.43). 11.04.44 Oblt., 9./JG 1 KIA - Bf 109 G-6 (Yellow 17 + I) shot down by P-51s vic Rottnerdensleben, 10 km W of Magdeburg. Buried in Annweiler. ACKERMANN, Dr. Adalbert. 01.07.39 Maj., from OKW trf to Stab/Wehrm.Bevoll. beim Reichsprotektor in Böhmen und Mähren (still 15.04.42 as Obstlt. (Erg.O.)). 01.07.41 Maj.(Erg.O.), promo to Obstlt. (Erg.O.). 01.04.43 with Annahmestelle 2 für Offizierbewerber d.Lw., promo to Oberst. ACKERMANN, Harald. (DOB: 25.11.09). (W.B.K. Dessau). 22.05.42 Lt., promo to Oblt.