Oaks-Holder LW Pilots with Romanian award

Münster · Post by **Münster** » 07 Apr 2007 17:39

Hi Guys

Iam looking for a list of LW Pilots with Oak Leaves whom had the Romanian Medal for Aeronautical Merit with 2 clasps to the award. Also they must hold the DKIG. Any help is appreciated.

Cheers
Dion

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 07 Apr 2007 22:25

For a comparing we need a pic of the Romanian award to look over our collections.

Dieter Z.

Münster · Post by **Münster** » 08 Apr 2007 08:08

Scroll down on this page until you reach the blue aeronautical crosses, mine is the grade with swords and 2 clasps on

ribbon.

http://users.skynet.be/hendrik/eng/39romania.html

Thanks

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 08 Apr 2007 09:40

Here is Oberfeldwebel (at last Hauptmann)
Josef Zwernemann,
EL Nr. 141: 31.10.1942, in III./JG 52

Dieter Z.

Münster · Post by **Münster** » 08 Apr 2007 14:20

Fantastic Dieter, what are the odds of anouther pilot with the same group of medals?

Danke
Dion

Münster · Post by **Münster** » 08 Apr 2007 15:16

Dieter, Also in your opinion, is that a long range or short range fighter clasp in the foto?

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 08 Apr 2007 18:53

Münster wrote:Dieter, Also in your opinion, is that a long range or short range fighter clasp in the foto?

I have to pass, I' m not an expert in these matters - and otherwise I don' t know further pilots

Dieter Z.

Münster · Post by **Münster** » 08 Apr 2007 19:25

No problem Dieter. And your help was essential!

Happy Easter

Victor · Post by **Victor** » 10 Apr 2007 07:47

I can give you several names, but you have to search for yourself if they received RK and Oak Leaves. From memory, there was a Royal Decree for many of III./JG 52's pilots in 1941, among which you will find many RK holders.

Münster · Post by **Münster** » 10 Apr 2007 09:21

That would be great Victor! Fire away

Victor · Post by **Victor** » 10 Apr 2007 11:40

You can start by browsing this older topic started by me when I was researching the Virtutea Aeronautica Order
http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic. ... t=virtutea

Münster · Post by **Münster** » 10 Apr 2007 11:50

ok,,iam starting

Victor · Post by **Victor** » 10 Apr 2007 20:54

Here is the Royal Decree No. 2217/1 August 1941
Virtutea Aeronautică Order with swords Gold Cross class

1. Hauptmann Bacsilla [Erwin Bacsila ]
2. Oberleutnant Zimmerman
3. Oberleutnant Zehl
4. Oberleutnant [Günther] Rall
5. Oberleutnant Lossnitz
6. Leutnant Schade
7. Leutnant [Adolf] Dickfeld
8. Leutnant Kuttenberger
9. Leutnant Burk
10. Leutnant [Hermann] Graf
11. Stabsfeldwebel Klein
12. Stabsfeldwebel Emberger
13. Oberfeldwebel Walter
14. Oberfeldwebel Fernsebner
15. Feldwebel Schlosser
16. Feldwebel Tepan
17. Feldwebel Zwernemann
18. Feldwebel Wickert
19. Feldwebel Braun
20. Feldwebel Sauer
21. Feldwebel Reinhardt
22. Unteroffizier Gomm
23. Unteroffizier Ratziaff
24. Unteroffizier Pfeffer
25. Unteroffizier Reitlinger
26. Unteroffizier Rossmann
27. Unteroffizier Eberhardt
28. Unteroffizier Koppen
29. Unteroffizier Hahn
30. Obergefreiter Wachowiak

Most of these men were pilots of III./JG52 and some of them received the RK later on. The names aren't exactly correct and where I knew how, I corrected them (using [] ).

Dieter Zinke · Post by **Dieter Zinke** » 10 Apr 2007 21:50

....and here is - last not least - Friedrich Wachowiak

Dieter Z.

Münster · Post by **Münster** » 11 Apr 2007 09:37

Looks like Zwernemann or Assi Hahn are the only 2,,a good sign!