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so that the German Army and Waffen-SS forces could resume their advance. The operation achieved some surprise and tactical success, but was ultimately a failure. A great many Allied aircraft were destroyed on the ground but replaced within a week. Allied aircrew casualties were quite small, since the
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configuration, was advocated by Peltz at the time. The configuration was a fighter aircraft mounted on top of a pilot-less bomber aircraft with its crew compartment replaced with a high-explosive warhead. The plan was to use these weapon systems against hardened targets such as bridges and enemy
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jet aircraft as bomber. Peltz pointed out to Göring that it would be very difficult to aim a bomb, let alone hit a target with the Me 262. He went on and explained that the Me 262 was unsuitable for dive bombing, and in level flight, hitting a target of the size of one square kilometer
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were remustered as infantry or as fighter pilots. On 11 November, Göring, in his role as commander-in-chief of the
Luftwaffe, organized a meeting of high-ranking Luftwaffe officers, chaired by Peltz. The meeting, also referred to as the "Areopag" was held at the
1159:(attack leader England) on 24 March 1943. The idea was to revive the German bomber offensive against Britain by combining all the available bomber resources under one command. In this command position he became the 31st member of the Wehrmacht to receive the
1303:(21 January – 29 May 1944), the retaliatory bombing of England, referred to as the "Baby Blitz", which ended in heavy losses for German bombers. In December and early January, Peltz carefully husbanded together some 500 aircraft including
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to recruit volunteers for ramming missions against the Allied bomber force. The
Luftwaffe command was expecting an attrition rate of 90%, nevertheless all 80 student pilots volunteered. The pilots were trained for the ramming attack at
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including special operations of him alone attacking specific targets. Following his 130th mission in total as a dive bomber pilot over Poland and France, as well as a bomber pilot over
England, he was awarded the
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Peltz flew approximately 320 combat missions, 130 of which as a bomber pilot on the
Eastern Front and 90 on the Western Front, and 102 missions over Poland and Western Front as a ground-attack pilot (Stuka).
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816:) on 22 May 1940. He flew an additional 57 missions before the campaign in France came to an end on 25 June 1940. In total, Peltz flew 102 combat missions over Poland and France, leading his
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American four-engined bombers. The concept called for having young and regime-loyal, but relatively poorly trained, fighter pilots volunteer for these suicide missions.
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1257:(9th Air Corps) and Peltz was appointed its commander on 4 September 1943. He commanded this unit until 14 October 1944. In this command position, he was promoted to
1433:(Training Course Elbe). The original idea was centered on a mass attack of 1,500 aircraft. This could not be realized and on 7 April 1945, 183 fighters attacked the
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majority of Allied losses were empty planes sitting on the ground. The
Germans, however, lost many of their fighter pilots that they could not readily replace.
341:(Army), he transferred to the Luftwaffe (Air Force) in 1935. He flew combat missions over Poland and France as a dive bomber pilot. He then converted to the
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802:(StG 3—3rd Dive Bomber Wing) on 5 July 1940. Again he targeted railway lines, traffic junctions and bridges. In addition he attacked shipping at
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on 23 July 1943 for his leadership. This initiative lead to a night-time strategic bombing campaign against southern England code-named
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where he stayed until his retirement. His last position was chief representative of Telefunken and head of the factory in
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in Italy. For his previous achievements as a pilot accumulated during roughly 250 combat missions, Peltz was awarded the
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sank a transport vessel. In total he flew eight missions against Dunkirk and was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class (
1104:(lieutenant colonel) on 1 December 1942. A month later, on 1 January 1943, Peltz replaced the World War I veteran
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Galland!" — an act of disobedience that Krupinski believed could have led to Bär being shot for insubordination.
479:. He was the son of a factory director. Aged 18 he had received a pilot's license and graduated in 1933 with his
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on 31 December 1941. He was then posted to a bomber unit leaders school before he was tasked to form a unit, I.
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against targets in the Northern sector, including the Leningrad-Moscow railway line, railway stations,
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on 18 July 1942. The bomber unit commanders school relocated from Foggia to
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708:(StG 76—76th Dive Bomber Wing), sometimes referred to as
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2399:[German Kamikaze Pilots—Suicide Mission for Hitler].
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in the years 1933–34. He joined the military service of the
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2357:] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas.
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872:) on 14 October 1940. The presentation was made by
857:. He flew 70 daytime and nocturnal missions in the
2579:Junkers Ju 88 Kampfgeschwader on the Russian Front
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828:Following the Battle of France, Peltz was sent to
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2291:The Ardennes, 1944–1945—Hitler's Winter Offensive
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1818:Organisation of the Luftwaffe during World War II
1784:(Colonel), with a rank age date 1 September 1943
1457:During the final days of World War II in Europe,
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2331:. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books.
2310:The Luftwaffe Over Germany: Defense of the Reich
987:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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1062:then under development in Germany, such as the
992:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub
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447:(1st Air Corps). After the war he worked for
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2308:Caldwell, Donald; Muller, Richard (2007).
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697:was again renamed and was known as I.
2533:Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1
2395:Gunkel, Christoph (27 October 2009).
1606:Knight's Cross on 14 October 1940 as
978:VerbandsfĂĽhrerschule fĂĽr Kampfflieger
552:(cadet-corporal) on 1 December 1934.
536:on 4 April 1934. Here he served as a
286:(9 June 1914 – 10 August 2001) was a
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2602:Hitler's Jet Plane: The Me 262 Story
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2491:. Conshohocken, Pa.: Da Capo Press.
2327:Feist, Uwe; McGuirl, Thomas (2014).
1932:
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1208:(KG 54—54th Bomber Wing) and the I.
2374:Jagdverband 44 Squadron of Experten
2293:. Oxford, UK: Casemate Publishing.
1576:Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe
1537:. In 1963 he found employment with
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1039:in France in mid-1942. Here the I.
1029:Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe
783:) on 15 September 1939. During the
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508:After his graduation, Peltz did an
504:Hermann Lietz school in Spiekeroog.
392:In early 1943, Peltz was appointed
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1226:(KG 76—76th Bomber Wing),
1219:(KG 66—66th Bomber Wing),
1201:(KG 51—51st Bomber Wing),
1194:(KG 30—30th Bomber Wing),
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1187:(KG 6—6th Bomber Wing),
1180:(KG 2—2nd Bomber Wing),
897:(group commander) of the II./
603:"Immelmann", named after the
2289:Bergström, Christer (2014).
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438:air campaign against Germany
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2312:. London: Greenhill books.
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633:"Immelmann" was renamed to
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2063:Caldwell & Muller 2007
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1116:Inspector of Combat Flight
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2266:Berger, Florian (1999).
2099:Feist & McGuirl 2014
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911:Peltz at the funeral of
813:Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse
791:which was renamed to 1.
780:Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse
583:Air War School Klotzsche
2506:Scherzer, Veit (2007).
2441:Kaiser, Jochen (2010).
1596:1st Class (22 May 1940)
1499:9. Flieger-Division (J)
1497:Herrmann, commander of
1482:and continue fighting.
1464:attempted to surrender
842:(headquarters unit) of
750:Neuhammer Stuka-UnglĂĽck
2676:AngriffsfĂĽhrer England
2600:Ziegler, Mano (2014).
2554:Thomas, Franz (1998).
1653:AngriffsfĂĽhrer England
1389:
1388:illustrating "ramming"
1368:, the attempt to gain
1279:
1236:Schnellkampfgeschwader
1171:AngriffsfĂĽhrer England
1169:) on 23 July 1943. As
1165:
1156:AngriffsfĂĽhrer England
1138:Peltz was promoted to
1098:Peltz was promoted to
1082:to counter the Allied
1054:on 1 August 1942. The
1023:
991:
977:
959:and was posted to the
916:
868:
812:
779:
749:
745:Wolfram von Richthofen
505:
406:AngriffsfĂĽhrer England
2489:To Win The Winter Sky
1771:(Lieutenant Colonel)
1584:in Gold with Diamonds
1545:. Peltz, who was the
1521:Later life and career
1426:under the cover name
1383:
1366:Operation Bodenplatte
1347:(air war academy) at
1330:Following the Allied
1269:
1110:(Lieutenant General)
910:
571:, he was promoted to
503:
463:Early life and career
426:Operation Bodenplatte
356:. He was awarded the
231:Operation Bodenplatte
122:Years of service
2125:, pp. 115, 116.
2113:, pp. 111, 112.
1797:(Brigadier General)
1719:(Second Lieutenant)
1620:Sturzkampfgeschwader
1582:Pilot/Observer Badge
1442:Defense of the Reich
1332:Invasion of Normandy
1319:and the troublesome
1133:interceptor aircraft
1128:Messerschmitt Me 262
965:Ministry of Aviation
939:Operation Barbarossa
919:Peltz was appointed
798:Sturzkampfgeschwader
704:Sturzkampfgeschwader
683:Sturzkampfgeschwader
660:Sturzkampfgeschwader
635:Sturzkampfgeschwader
625:Neuburg an der Donau
561:(war school) of the
555:While attending the
430:Defense of the Reich
362:Operation Barbarossa
221:Operation Barbarossa
2606:Casemate Publishers
2577:Weal, John (2012).
2249:Pen and Sword Books
2241:von Below, Nicolaus
2077:, pp. 362–363.
2000:, pp. 249–250.
1732:(First Lieutenant)
1473:General der Flieger
1374:Battle of the Bulge
1301:Operation Steinbock
1094:Luftwaffe commander
1088:French North Africa
1007:Hubertus Hitschhold
530:Kraftfahr-Abteilung
485:(diploma) from the
415:Operation Steinbock
327:, Peltz joined the
236:Sonderkommando Elbe
226:Operation Steinbock
138:(Brigadier General)
1390:
1384:A 1944 drawing by
1345:Luftkriegsakademie
1290:composite aircraft
1280:
1276:United States Army
1009:, was made at the
917:
506:
314:invasion of Poland
206:Invasion of Poland
2783:
2782:
2776:Succeeded by
2751:Karl-Eduard Wilke
2747:Succeeded by
2718:Succeeded by
2684:Succeeded by
2653:Succeeded by
2627:Military offices
2615:978-1-84832-699-6
2592:978-1-78200-531-5
2583:Osprey Publishing
2569:978-3-7648-2300-9
2546:978-3-9802222-7-3
2523:978-3-938845-17-2
2498:978-1-58097-006-8
2479:978-3-87341-021-3
2456:978-3-941437-07-4
2433:978-3-486-71181-3
2387:978-1-84603-294-3
2378:Osprey Publishing
2364:978-3-7909-0284-6
2338:978-0-8117-1422-8
2319:978-1-85367-712-0
2300:978-1-61200-315-3
2281:978-3-9501307-0-6
2258:978-1-84832-585-2
1976:, pp. 66–67.
1801:
1800:
1682:(Cadet-Corporal)
1634:Gruppenkommandeur
1561:Summary of career
1454:(1st Air Corps).
1429:Schulungslehrgang
1247:Aufklärungsgruppe
1052:Gruppenkommandeur
1027:) of the RLM and
947:marshalling yards
894:Gruppenkommandeur
859:Battle of Britain
808:Battle of Dunkirk
771:Bombing of Wieluń
354:Battle of Britain
312:pilot during the
281:
280:
216:Battle of Britain
2881:
2839:People from Gera
2811:
2810:
2809:
2799:
2798:
2797:
2790:
2768:IX. Fliegerkorps
2758:Preceded by
2726:Preceded by
2710:IX. Fliegerkorps
2697:Preceded by
2667:Preceded by
2632:Preceded by
2624:
2623:
2619:
2596:
2573:
2550:
2527:
2502:
2483:
2460:
2437:
2412:
2410:
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2391:
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2323:
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2285:
2262:
2227:
2221:
2206:
2200:
2194:
2188:
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2164:
2153:
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2024:
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2001:
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1989:
1983:
1977:
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1930:
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1897:
1870:
1864:
1838:
1827:
1821:
1814:
1789:1 November 1943:
1763:1 December 1942:
1706:(Senior Ensign)
1668:1 December 1934:
1665:
1664:
1507:Walter Krupinski
1491:IX. Fliegerkorps
1435:Eighth Air Force
1409:Luftkriegsschule
1386:Helmuth Ellgaard
1254:IX. Fliegerkorps
1212:(1st groups) of
1168:
1145:(colonel in the
1084:"Torch" invasion
1076:Murmansk convoys
1026:
994:
980:
957:Heinrich Paepcke
871:
815:
785:Battle of France
782:
752:
724:(1st squadron).
475:, at the time a
318:Battle of France
262:(brother in law)
211:Battle of France
105:
96:
94:
93:
72:
52:
50:
35:
21:
20:
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2888:
2884:
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2817:
2807:
2805:
2795:
2793:
2785:
2779:
2772:
2761:
2753:
2743:
2732:
2730:Alfred BĂĽlowius
2721:
2714:
2703:
2701:Stefan Fröhlich
2692:
2680:
2670:
2662:
2649:
2640:
2635:Generalleutnant
2622:
2616:
2593:
2570:
2553:
2547:
2524:
2499:
2480:
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2259:
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2222:
2209:
2203:Fellgiebel 2000
2201:
2197:
2191:Fellgiebel 2000
2189:
2185:
2179:Fellgiebel 2000
2177:
2173:
2165:
2156:
2148:
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2097:
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2057:
2049:
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2037:
2033:
2025:
2021:
2013:
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1996:
1992:
1984:
1980:
1972:
1968:
1960:
1951:
1943:
1939:
1931:
1927:
1919:
1906:
1898:
1873:
1865:
1856:
1852:
1847:
1842:
1841:
1828:
1824:
1815:
1811:
1806:
1700:1 October 1935:
1663:
1639:Kampfgeschwader
1572:
1563:
1551:Hans-Karl Stepp
1523:
1515:Generalleutnant
1511:Generalleutnant
1459:Generalleutnant
1451:I. Fliegerkorps
1370:air superiority
1340:IX Fliegerkorps
1325:IX Fliegerkorps
1313:Dornier Do 217s
1297:IX Fliegerkorps
1229:Kampfgeschwader
1222:Kampfgeschwader
1215:Kampfgeschwader
1204:Kampfgeschwader
1197:Kampfgeschwader
1190:Kampfgeschwader
1183:Kampfgeschwader
1176:Kampfgeschwader
1151:Rangdienstalter
1124:Reichsmarschall
1107:Generalleutnant
1096:
1068:Henschel Hs 293
1046:Kampfgeschwader
900:Kampfgeschwader
889:Friedrich Kless
875:Reichsmarschall
845:Kampfgeschwader
826:
806:and during the
759:
491:boarding school
465:
377:Kampfgeschwader
374:(1st group) of
348:Kampfgeschwader
308:, and 102 as a
267:Other work
260:Hans-Karl Stepp
241:
240:
196:
177:
170:
113:
91:
89:
74:
70:
54:
48:
46:
38:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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2877:
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2866:
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2816:
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2781:
2780:
2777:
2774:
2762:
2759:
2755:
2754:
2748:
2745:
2733:
2727:
2723:
2722:
2719:
2716:
2704:
2698:
2694:
2693:
2687:Oberstleutnant
2685:
2682:
2671:
2668:
2664:
2663:
2659:Joachim Helbig
2656:Oberstleutnant
2654:
2651:
2641:
2633:
2629:
2628:
2621:
2620:
2614:
2597:
2591:
2581:. Oxford, UK:
2574:
2568:
2551:
2545:
2528:
2522:
2509:Bundesarchives
2503:
2497:
2484:
2478:
2461:
2455:
2438:
2432:
2413:
2401:Spiegel Online
2392:
2386:
2376:. Oxford, UK:
2369:
2363:
2343:
2337:
2324:
2318:
2305:
2299:
2286:
2280:
2263:
2257:
2236:
2234:
2231:
2229:
2228:
2207:
2195:
2183:
2181:, p. 334.
2171:
2169:, p. 586.
2154:
2152:, p. 265.
2139:
2127:
2115:
2103:
2101:, p. 173.
2091:
2079:
2067:
2065:, p. 262.
2055:
2053:, p. 326.
2051:Bergström 2014
2043:
2041:, p. 128.
2031:
2029:, p. 220.
2027:von Below 2010
2019:
2017:, p. 250.
2002:
1990:
1978:
1966:
1964:, p. 249.
1949:
1947:, p. 297.
1937:
1925:
1923:, p. 248.
1904:
1902:, p. 247.
1871:
1867:Obermaier 1976
1853:
1851:
1848:
1846:
1843:
1840:
1839:
1822:
1808:
1807:
1805:
1802:
1799:
1798:
1790:
1786:
1785:
1777:
1776:17 March 1943:
1773:
1772:
1768:Oberstleutnant
1764:
1760:
1759:
1751:
1747:
1746:
1738:
1734:
1733:
1725:
1721:
1720:
1712:
1708:
1707:
1701:
1697:
1696:
1688:
1684:
1683:
1669:
1662:
1659:
1658:
1657:
1656:
1655:
1649:im Generalstab
1642:
1623:
1615:Staffelkapitän
1599:
1598:
1597:
1594:
1585:
1579:
1571:
1568:
1562:
1559:
1547:brother-in-law
1522:
1519:
1484:Oberstleutnant
1321:Heinkel He 177
1305:Junkers Ju 88s
1143:im Generalstab
1101:Oberstleutnant
1095:
1092:
961:Luftwaffenstab
921:Staffelkapitän
879:Hermann Göring
839:Geschwaderstab
825:
822:
763:invaded Poland
758:
755:
715:Staffelkapitän
670:Junkers Ju 87B
639:Junkers Ju 87A
631:Jagdgeschwader
607:fighter pilot
601:Jagdgeschwader
464:
461:
436:" to halt the
284:Dietrich Peltz
279:
278:
268:
264:
263:
257:
253:
252:
247:
243:
242:
239:
238:
233:
228:
223:
218:
213:
208:
197:
192:
191:
189:
185:
184:
162:
158:
157:
144:
140:
139:
131:
127:
126:
123:
119:
118:
107:
101:
100:
87:
83:
82:
73:(aged 87)
69:10 August 2001
67:
63:
62:
44:
40:
39:
37:Dietrich Peltz
36:
28:
27:
25:Dietrich Peltz
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2886:
2875:
2872:
2870:
2867:
2865:
2862:
2860:
2857:
2855:
2852:
2850:
2847:
2845:
2842:
2840:
2837:
2835:
2832:
2830:
2827:
2826:
2824:
2814:
2804:
2802:
2792:
2791:
2788:
2771:
2770:
2769:
2765:Commander of
2756:
2752:
2749:Generalmajor
2742:
2741:
2740:
2739:II. Jagdkorps
2736:Commander of
2731:
2724:
2713:
2712:
2711:
2707:Commander of
2702:
2695:
2691:
2688:
2679:
2678:
2677:
2665:
2660:
2657:
2648:
2647:
2644:Commander of
2639:
2638:Johannes Fink
2636:
2630:
2625:
2617:
2611:
2607:
2603:
2598:
2594:
2588:
2584:
2580:
2575:
2571:
2565:
2561:
2557:
2552:
2548:
2542:
2538:
2534:
2529:
2525:
2519:
2515:
2510:
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2500:
2494:
2490:
2485:
2481:
2475:
2471:
2467:
2462:
2458:
2452:
2448:
2444:
2439:
2435:
2429:
2425:
2421:
2420:
2414:
2402:
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2389:
2383:
2379:
2375:
2370:
2366:
2360:
2356:
2352:
2348:
2344:
2340:
2334:
2330:
2325:
2321:
2315:
2311:
2306:
2302:
2296:
2292:
2287:
2283:
2277:
2273:
2269:
2264:
2260:
2254:
2250:
2246:
2242:
2238:
2237:
2226:, p. 20.
2225:
2220:
2218:
2216:
2214:
2212:
2205:, p. 41.
2204:
2199:
2193:, p. 56.
2192:
2187:
2180:
2175:
2168:
2167:Scherzer 2007
2163:
2161:
2159:
2151:
2146:
2144:
2137:, p. 21.
2136:
2131:
2124:
2119:
2112:
2107:
2100:
2095:
2088:
2083:
2076:
2071:
2064:
2059:
2052:
2047:
2040:
2035:
2028:
2023:
2016:
2015:Stockert 1996
2011:
2009:
2007:
1999:
1998:Stockert 1996
1994:
1988:, p. 88.
1987:
1982:
1975:
1970:
1963:
1962:Stockert 1996
1958:
1956:
1954:
1946:
1945:Stockert 1996
1941:
1935:, p. 15.
1934:
1929:
1922:
1921:Stockert 1996
1917:
1915:
1913:
1911:
1909:
1901:
1900:Stockert 1996
1896:
1894:
1892:
1890:
1888:
1886:
1884:
1882:
1880:
1878:
1876:
1869:, p. 41.
1868:
1863:
1861:
1859:
1854:
1836:
1832:
1831:Adolf Galland
1826:
1819:
1813:
1809:
1796:
1795:
1791:
1788:
1787:
1783:
1782:
1778:
1775:
1774:
1770:
1769:
1765:
1762:
1761:
1757:
1756:
1752:
1750:18 July 1942:
1749:
1748:
1744:
1743:
1739:
1737:1 March 1941:
1736:
1735:
1731:
1730:
1726:
1724:1 March 1939:
1723:
1722:
1718:
1717:
1713:
1711:1 April 1936:
1710:
1709:
1705:
1702:
1699:
1698:
1694:
1693:
1689:
1686:
1685:
1681:
1680:
1679:Unteroffizier
1675:
1674:
1670:
1667:
1666:
1661:Dates of rank
1654:
1650:
1648:
1643:
1640:
1636:
1635:
1630:
1629:
1624:
1621:
1617:
1616:
1611:
1610:
1605:
1604:
1603:
1600:
1595:
1592:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1583:
1580:
1577:
1574:
1573:
1567:
1558:
1556:
1552:
1548:
1544:
1540:
1536:
1532:
1528:
1518:
1516:
1512:
1508:
1504:
1500:
1496:
1492:
1488:
1485:
1481:
1477:
1474:
1470:
1468:
1463:
1462:Adolf Galland
1460:
1455:
1453:
1452:
1447:
1443:
1438:
1436:
1432:
1430:
1425:
1421:
1416:
1412:
1410:
1404:
1402:
1398:
1397:Hajo Herrmann
1395:
1387:
1382:
1378:
1375:
1371:
1367:
1363:
1362:
1361:II. Jagdkorps
1356:
1354:
1350:
1346:
1341:
1337:
1333:
1328:
1326:
1322:
1318:
1314:
1310:
1306:
1302:
1298:
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1291:
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1286:
1277:
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1232:
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1223:
1218:
1216:
1211:
1207:
1205:
1200:
1198:
1193:
1191:
1186:
1184:
1179:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1148:
1147:General Staff
1144:
1142:
1136:
1134:
1129:
1125:
1121:
1117:
1113:
1112:Johannes Fink
1109:
1108:
1103:
1102:
1091:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1077:
1073:
1069:
1065:
1061:
1057:
1053:
1049:
1047:
1042:
1038:
1034:
1030:
1025:
1018:
1016:
1012:
1008:
1005:
1001:
998:
993:
988:
984:
979:
974:
970:
966:
962:
958:
955:
950:
948:
944:
940:
936:
932:
928:
927:
922:
914:
909:
905:
903:
901:
896:
895:
890:
886:
885:
880:
877:
876:
870:
865:
860:
856:
855:Channel Front
852:
848:
846:
841:
840:
835:
834:Junkers Ju 88
831:
821:
819:
814:
809:
805:
801:
799:
794:
790:
786:
781:
776:
772:
768:
764:
754:
751:
746:
742:
741:Bruno Loerzer
738:
734:
730:
727:Peltz led 1.
725:
723:
722:
717:
716:
711:
710:Grazer Gruppe
707:
705:
700:
696:
692:
691:
686:
684:
679:
675:
671:
667:
666:
661:
657:
653:
652:
647:
643:
640:
636:
632:
628:
626:
622:
618:
614:
610:
609:Max Immelmann
606:
602:
598:
597:
592:
588:
584:
580:
576:
575:
570:
566:
565:
560:
559:
553:
551:
550:
549:Unteroffizier
545:
544:
539:
535:
531:
527:
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