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Wehmeier, Fritz

Date of birth:
August 2nd, 1908 (Paderborn/Westernphalia, Germany)
Date of death:
1971
Nationality:
German

Biography

Fritz Wehmeier entered service on 1st April 1942 with the Luftwaffe in the Flieger-Ausbildungs-Regiment 33.
On 6th November 1942 he was placed with the Flugzeugführerschule (C) 3, under the command of Oberst Walter Fruhner (and later Major Kalew).
He was placed in a Lazerett (for illness) suffering from Paradentoses on 26th February 1943.
On 24th September 1944 he attended courses at the Flugzeugführerschule B 2. Her he learned to fly the Focke-Wulf Fw 58 "Weihe" and Heinkel He 70 "Blitz".
The last entry in his Soldbuch is of 27th March 1945 and still unclear is if Fritz Wehmeier was a Prisoner of War.
Fritz Wehmeier died in his hometown Paderborn in 1971. From the marriage with his wife Lüise came one son.

Promotions:
1st April 1943: Gefreiter;
1st April 1944: Obergefreiter.

Career:
8th April 1942: 5./Fl. Aus. Rgt.33 Detmold;
5th July 1942: 1. (Stabs-u. Wirtsch.) Kompanie;
6th November 1942: Flugzeugführerschule (C) 3, Technische Kompanie Flugzeugführerschule (C) 3;
13th January 1943: Schüler Kompanie Flugzeugführerschule C 3;
24th September 1944: Flugzeugführerschule B 2;
3rd February 1945: Umschulungs-Batterie Le. Art. Ers. U. Ausb. Abt. (mot) 4.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obergefreiter
Unit:
Schüler Kompanie Flugzeugführerschule C. 3
Awarded on:
August 1st, 1944
Kriegsverdienstkreuz 2.Klasse mit Schwertern

Sources

  • Photo 1: Soldbuch
  • - Soldbuch

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