• Junker Ju 88

Date of birth:

June 22nd, 1914 (Berlin-Lichtenberg/Brandenburg, Germany)

Date of death:

November 3rd, 1942 (Lorient/Bretagne, Militärverwaltung in Frankreich (France))

Buried on:

German War Cemetery Pornichet
Plot: 9. Row: 16. Grave: 382.

Nationality:

German

Gerhard Korthals was killed on November 3rd, 1942, when his Junkers Ju 88C-6 Werknummer 360.059 coded "F8 + ??" for unknown reasons caught fire and crashed near Lorient Airbase in France. Remaining crew, all KIC :
-Ofw Franz Fritz, R/O
-Uffz Heinz Winteler, Gnr
At that moment he had achieved over 300 operational sorties.

Promotions:
?: Leutnant;
?: Oberleutnant;
September 1st, 1940: Hauptmann;
?: Major (posthumously).

Career:
October 1st, 1937: I. / Kampfgeschwader 152;
1937: Staffelkapitän 7. and 8. Kompanie / Luftwaffenachrichten-Abteilung 100;
January 1st, 1938: Erprobungsstelle Rechlin;
August 1st, 1938: Chef 8. / Flugfunker- Schul und Versuchs-Regiment;
August 26th, 1938: Staffelkapitän 2. / Luftwaffenachrichten-Abteilung 100;
?: Staffelkapitän 2. / Kampfgruppe 100;
June 1940: Staffelkapitän 8. / Kampfgeschwader 51;
July 1st, 1942 - November 3rd, 1942: Kommandeur V. / Kampfgeschwader 40.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

October 12th, 1940

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

July 16th, 1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)

Unit:

Staffelkapitän, 8. Staffel, III. Gruppe, Kampfgeschwader 51 "Edelweiss", Luftwaffe

Awarded on:

October 2nd, 1942

Awarded for his successes achieved in over 300 sorties as a bomber pilot. In this time some of his more notable accomplishments included his destruction of an ammunition dump in Warsaw, sinking a British destroyer during the Norwegian campaign and destroying the only bridge over the Don that led into the Soviet bridgehead at Korotayek (cutting off their avenue of retreat in the process).

• Photo 1: Rene Millert
• Photo: Rene Millert
  - TITLE
  
• - FELLGIEBEL, W.P., Elite of theThird Reich, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003.
  - PATZWALL, K. & SCHERZER, V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941-1945, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001.
  - URBANKE, AXEL & KAISER, JOCHEN, Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger, Luftfahrtverlag-Start, 2011.
  - Luftwaffe Officer Career
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  - Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e.V.
  

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Junker Ju 88