{"id":925,"date":"2019-07-25T17:46:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T16:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chronicles-of-the-luftwaffe.de\/?p=925"},"modified":"2021-11-21T21:25:47","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T20:25:47","slug":"jagdgeschwader-3-a-loss-in-july-1941","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chronicles-of-the-luftwaffe.de\/?p=925","title":{"rendered":"Jagdgeschwader 3 – A Loss in July 1941"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last year, when I wrote my short eBook on Jagdgeschwader 3 in the early days of “Operation Barbarossa”, I also tried to include as much information in the losses that I could possibly find. However, one thing was in short supply: actual photos. Now, this one has come along, and I was able to acquire the image…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In my book, I wrote the following about him:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“In the early evening hours, 3.\/JG3 is on a mission to fight barrage balloons in the vicinity of Kiev. One of the pilots, Ofw. Heinz Schmidt, is likely lost to enemy flak.”<\/p>“Jagdgeschwader 3 – Eastern Front 1941: Early Operations June – December 1941” by Andreas Zapf<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

So sometimes, you just have to wait… new information can still turn up to those that can patiently wait for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ofw. Heinz Schmidt was most certainly lost to anti-aircraft fire, landed his aircraft and was captured by the Soviet forces. For all I know, he never returned home after the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to get the full story, check out my initial post<\/a>. If you have already grabbed a copy, I would appreciate a feedback \/ comment on amazon’s web site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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