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1 Stahlschmidt, Hans Arnold "Fiffi"Oblt (postmortem)1920/09/15Kreuztal, Westfalen59


Courtesy CK

2./JG 27 (01/41), 3./JG 27 (11/41), Stfkpt 2./JG 27 (07/42 Egypt)Bf 109 E-7, Bf 109 F-4/Trop Werknr 8497 (lost 26/02/42), Bf 109 F-4Z (Trop) "Red 1", Bf 109 F-4/Trop "Red 4" Werknr 8704 (lost 07/09/42) RK (no. 524, 20/08/42, CK)-EL (no. 365, 03/01/44 postm, CK)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (no. 9/41; 09/04/42 CK)

EK 1 (21/11/41 CK) & EK 2 (20/06/41 CK)

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold (02/42 CK)
Hungarian Honor Pilot Badge		MIA 7 September, 1942 after aerial combat in "Red 4" with a Spitfire of RAF No. 601, thought to be piloted by American Ace, John Curry, Sq. SE of El Alamein. Over 400 missions. All victories in the Desert, many multiples. One known victory, a P-40 in the Tmimi area on 14 December, 1941. He was shot down on 27 February, 1942 in Werk# 8497, and captured by members of the Polish brigade, who beat him. During the night he managed to escape, walking 50 miles before finding a German outpost. His 10th victory was a P-40 north of Ft. Acroma N. Africa on 29 May, 1942. Bowers/Lednicer, 59 victories. Added: his first victory was a Hurricane over Sollum on 15/06/41. On he shot down 3 Maryland bombers within 10 minutes of each other on 20/11/41 (his 2.-4th victory). RK awarded for 47 victories. (CK)



Courtesy CK
2 Lieres und Wilkau, Karl vonOblt6/19/192131 In cockpit here with Lt Stahlschmidt2./JG 27 (2/42), Stfkpt 3./JG 27 (03/43 France)Bf 109 F "Yellow or Red 2" (09/42 CK) & G (Trop.), Bf 109G-6 (or G-2) Werk # 16849 (lost11/06/43)
Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (12/07/43 Post.)
EP (19/10/42)


EK 1 & 2

probably Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
KilledInAction (KIA) 11 June, 1943 in aerial combat with a B-17 at Lamaronde in his G-6 (NW of Poix, CK). 24 victories in the Desert. Opposed the 306th BG on 17 April, 1943; downed a Spitfire on this same mission. His first victory was a Hurricane II south southwest of El Adem on 9 February, 1942. His second, a Boston III southeast of Bir Hacheim. Another, a Mosquito 45 km north of Bayeux on 9 March, 1943. His 30th, a Spitfire northwest of Cayeux on 17 April, 1943. Force landed 7 September, 1942 after aerial combat with a Spitfire of RAF No. 601 Sq., 25 miles SE of Alamein (added: Lt Stahlschmidt was a part of the Schwarm when he got MIA on this mission CK).



Archive Report SAAF Boston Z2225
3 Schröer, WernerMaj2/12/1918Mülheim Ruhr114


1, 2, 3/JG-27(41), Stafkpt 8/JG-27(6/42), Kdr II/JG-27(4/43), Kdr III/JG-54(3/44), Kdr JG-3(2/45)Bf 109E-7 Wk#s 3790 & 4170 in 2/JG-27, Bf 109F-4/Trop Werk #s 8497 ( 1/30/42); later destroyed 2/26/42 by while flown by Stahlschmidt, flak hit), Werk # 7027 "RK (21/10/42) - EL (02/08/43) - Sw (19/04/45)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (09/09/42)
EP (06/08/42)
EK 1 (15/09/41) & 2 (19/04/41)
Wound Badge

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold
Medaglia d'argento al Valore Militare
Italian Pilot Badge		26 Bombers. EL on 2 Aug., 1943. Only 197 combat missions! 61 victories in the Desert. A close friend of Marseille from their training days to their Desert assignment. The E-7 bore the "Black 8" flown in Libya in August, 1941. Flew Bf 109G-2 "Brown 1" in 8/JG-27. His first victory, a Hurricane west of Tobruk on 19 April, 1941. One of the few pilots to score over 100 victories against the RAF and the USAAF. 12 victories in the East. Force landed his damaged Wk# 3790 on 4/19/41 after aerial combat with RAF Hurricanes, taking 48 bullet hits. Force landed Wk# 4170 after suffering injuries from a collision during aerial combat on 4/21/41. Shot down w/o wounds 4 August, 1944 in a Bf 109G while he was Kdr III/JG-54. Victories Nos. 103 to 105, a P-39 and two Pe-2s on 11 March, 1945. A P-39, an La-5 and a Yak-3 on 15 March, 1945. Nos 109 & 110, an Il-2 and a Yak-3 on 19 April, 1945. Nos. 111 & 112, a Yak-3 and a Yak-9 on 24 April, 1945. His last two victories, both La-5s on 26 April, 1945. Flugbuch (5/40 to 4/45). Alternate spelling: Schroer. Postwar home: Ottobrunn, outside Munich. Deceased 10 February, 1985. Photo


L-R: Major Gustav Rödel (Kommodore JG 27) - Hptm. Werner Schroer (Kommandeur ll./JG 27) - Major Rudolf Sinner (Kommandeur lV./JG 27)



Courtesy Christian König
4 Stahlschmidt,HptmI/SG-151Fw 190F-8Assault Operational ClaspJager Blatt 3/1999.
5 Stahlschmidt, Manfred "Martin"Lt5/JG-5 (6/43), Stab II/JG-5 (8/43), Stfkpt in 5/JG-5 (9/43 Finland)Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13926 (55% dam 8/14/43), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 13504 "Blk <" (lost 9/20/43) Wound Badge
Fighter Operational Clasp 		KilledInAction (KIA) 20 September, 1943; shot down by Soviet fighters at Kongsoyfjorden near Varde. WIC/ MIA briefly 14 August, 1943; non-operational landing accident at Salmijärvi Norway airfield. Source: SIG Norway. He has been referred to as Martin and Manfred by SIG Norway.

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