Best Tank Killer of WW2 continued

[CharlesBronson]

and normal Ju-87 with HEAT bomblets be used

That would be the SD 4:

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Good post there Erich.

I like the siggy CB.

[Erich]

soon I will cover all the major German players on the Ost front. another one planned for the morrow sometime after work ....

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Looking foward to it as allways.

[blue swede]

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[Gnomey]

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[Erich]

another Soviet tank destroyer

Josef Blümel

Feldwebel
* 15.08.1920 Prode/Kreis Trautenau (Sudeten)
RK 28.01.1945 as Feldwebel posthumously


He joined Lw in autumn 1940 and was trained as pilot. Though, he only made his first combat missions in April 1944 on the Krim (Crimean Peninsula) when he came from 5./SG 151 as Unteroffizier to the newly mustered 10.(Pz.)/SG 3 (which flew anti tank missions for the first time in April 44). Within a short time he became one of the best tank hunters and most successful Schwarmführer of the Panzerjagdstaffel of SG 3. He destroyed his 34th tank on 28.07.1944 and was promoted to Feldwebel with effect from 01.07.1944. On his 123rd combat mission he would destroy 2 tanks for his 52nd and 53rd tank kills. His 59th followed on the 17.09.1944.

On the 19.09.1944 Blümel had a combat mission between 9.20-10.00 which brought his 60th tank kill. On the 2nd mission at 11.10 his Ju 87 G-2 (WNr. 494231) was heavily damaged by FlaMG and he had to crash land his plane behind enemy lines. After the emergency landing near Kekava (18km south of Riga) Blümel and his Bordfunker Obergefreiter Hermann Schwärzel were executed (Obermeier wrote murdered) but shot in the neck from Russians (Soviet soldiers? not all were Russians). 3 days later they were found by a search squad consisting of Heer troops and members of the Panzerjagdstaffel under the leadership of Hptm. Kuffner, on the meanwhile had retaken crash location. They were buried with military honors.

Ehrenpokal and DKiG were awarded posthumously on 28.and 29.09.1944.

total of approx. 150 combat missions as Panzerjäger with Ju 87. 60 tanks destroyed

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[Gnomey]

Interesting stuff Erich. Sad to hear he was executed. The are some very impressive tank killers in the LW, although there wasn't a shortage of tanks for them to shoot at.

[Erich]

more coming but look at the listing that Les posted, more than enough impressive totals not counting the pilots/crews with 25 kills or less and there were many flying Hs 129's and Ju 87G's besides Fw 190F pilots with panzerblitz rockets we will never hear about....

[KraziKanuK]

Worth the read on tank killer LW a/c.

http://www.dupuyinstitute.org/ubb/Fo...ML/000016.html

[Gnomey]

Originally Posted by Erich

more coming but look at the listing that Les posted, more than enough impressive totals not counting the pilots/crews with 25 kills or less and there were many flying Hs 129's and Ju 87G's besides Fw 190F pilots with panzerblitz rockets we will never hear about....

That is very true Erich, for every well known pilot, infantry man, sailor etc there are an a lot more of those who go un-noticed and it is these who have undoubtable done more for the respective countries than the 'famous' combatants.

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Hey what is up with this action removed stuff?

[Gnomey]

Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet

Hey what is up with this action removed stuff?

Was just wondering that when I read the thread just now, didn't notice it earlier.

[Erich]

Adler u. Gnomey, I removed the two items as they were not pertinent to my postings. blue swede came off with a ridiculous comment so therefore I ............ once I receive more data on the Kanonvögels I will do some more removing just to make this big thread cleaner and easier to read. Hoping you both do not mind this

Gruß und back to the data

[Gnomey]

No worries, just wondering what happened, that is all.