Group of smiling Luftwaffe members. Translation of official German caption on photo reverse: "Ritterkreuzträger (Knight's Cross recipient) Oberfeldwebel Heinz Kemethmüller, Northern France, 12 April 1944." Kemethmüller received the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 2 October 1942 as Feldwebel and Flugzeugführer in 8.Staffel / III.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) “Udet”, after he scores 59 aerial victories. During his career Heinz Kemethmüller flew 463 missions, and was credited with 89 aerial victories, 71 on the Eastern Front (including 20 2-engined bombers and 26 Ilyushin Il-2 Stormovik Soviet ground attack aircraft) He also claimed 18 over the Western Front, including three USAAF heavy bombers and 7 P-47 fighters shot down. Source :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Kemethm%C3%BCller
https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/23752/Kemethm%C3%BCller-Heinz.htm
https://www.ww2online.org/image/group-smiling-luftwaffe-pilots-france-april-1944
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