Thursday, June 17, 2021

Three Ritterkreuzträger from Kampfgeschwader 6 (KG 6)

Three bomber pilots and Ritterkreuzträger from Kampfgeschwader (bomber wing) 6 at Creil, France, 13 April 1943, from left to right: Oberstleutnant Walter Storp (Geschwaderkommodore Kampfgeschwader 6), Major Hermann Hogeback (Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 6), and Oberleutnant Rudolf Puchinger (Staffelkapitän 8.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 6). This picture became the cover of "Der Adler" magazine number 13, 22 June 1943 edition.


From left to right: Oberleutnant Rudolf Puchinger (Staffelkapitän 8.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 6), Oberstleutnant Walter Storp (Geschwaderkommodore Kampfgeschwader 6), and Major Hermann Hogeback (Gruppenkommandeur III.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 6). They are posing together during a briefing before an air raid on Chelmsford, Essex, England. In the background we can see a Junkers Ju 88 A medium bomber.


Source :
Der Adler magazine
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-events-second-world-war-wwii-aerial-warfare-persons-wing-commander-19662026.html?imageid=D8D5C307-80E1-459D-BBFD-056D26EE9D10&p=58867&pn=1&searchId=2b0b9bdd567757b3a5fbb42f4057f9a3&searchtype=0
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