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SKG10 Founded :
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SKG10
SKG10 Artwork Collection |
Focke-Wulf Fw190A-5/U8 by Ivan Berryman. |
Aces for : SKG10 | ||
A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
Name | Victories | Info |
Fritz Schroter | 50.00 | |
Helmut Eberspacher | 7.00 |
Signatures for : SKG10 | ||
A list of all signatures from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name. | ||
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Kurt Dahlmann Click the name or photo above to see prints signed by Kurt Dahlmann | Kurt Dahlmann Kurt Dahlmann was born on the 4th of March 1918 in Konigsberg, moving to Danzig in 1925 where Dahlmann went to school. Dahlman took up flight training in 1936 at the Fliegerübungsstelle (flight training center) at Marienburg in Elbing. Following obligatory service in the Reichsarbeitsdienst Dahlamnn was inducted into the Luftwaffe in November 1937 and furthered his flight training at Luftkriegsschule Wildpark-Werder, in 1939 shortly before the start of the war. Dahlmann received his commission as a Lieutenant. Dahlmann became bomber and ground attack pilot flying both Junkers Ju88 and Fw190 aircraft in that role. He participated in the Polish Campaign, the Battle of Britain, the campaign against France as well as the North African Campaign under Rommel flyign Ju88s. Dahlmann later specialized in solo night bombing attacks against specific high value targets. Some of these missions included weapons factories in Britain, British airfields, and later in the war attacking the Remagen bridge. Dahlmann was also personally assigned a specially stripped down, high speed, Fw190 for target marking, pathfinding, missions. He flew over 350 combat missions between September 1940 and 5 May 1945 and was awarded the Knights Cross (No. 711) for flying 200 missions and subsequently the Oak leaves for having successfully completed 300 combat missions becoming the highest decorated German Jabo pilot of the war. Dahlmann finished the war as a Major commanding I./SKG 10, III./KG 51 and NSG 20. 1940 pilot in III./KG 30. 19.01.42 awarded the Ehrenpokal. 1942 appt Staka 9./KG 30 (to 6.43). 15.02.43 Oblt., awarded DKG for prior service in III./KG 30. 11.05.43 Oblt. in III./KG 30, ordered to RLM (Gen.d.Kampfflieger â€" L.In.2) for temporary duty (to 11.06.43). 11.06.43 appt. Staka 1./SKG 10 (or 2./SKG 10?). 01.10.43 Oblt., appt Kdr. I./SKG 10 (to 20.10.44). 01.04.44 promo to Hptm. 01.06.44 promo to Maj. 11.06.44 Hptm., awarded Ritterkreuz, Kdr. I./SKG 10. 20.10.44 appt Kdr. III./KG 51. 31.10.44 appt Kdr. NSGr. 20 (to 08.05.45). 24.01.45 Maj., awarded the Eichenlaub (No. 711), NSGr. 20. Settled in South Africa after the war. |
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