Luftwaffe airstrike on PQ-17 (with Marathon theme from Olympia)

1942-07-15 - Die Deutsche Wochenschau Nr. 619

Luftflotte 5 - Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff.
Kampfgeschwader 26 "Löwengeschwader / Löwen Geschwader" (KG 26)
Kampfgeschwader 30 "Adlergeschwader / Adler Geschwader" (KG 30) - Geschwaderkommodore Major Erich Bloedorn
Junkers Ju-88, III/KG 30 based at Banak, Norway
Heinkel He-111
Dornier Do-217

I/KG 26 (Hauptmann Gemot / Gernot / Bernot / Bernd / Bert Eicke)
II/KG 26 (Hauptmann Sigmund-Ulrich Freiherr von Gravenreuth)
III/KG.26 (Hauptmann Nocken)

I/KG 30 (Gruppenkommandeur Hauptmann Erich Stoffregen, RKT, KIA 1943.01.14; 1./KG 30 Staffelkapitän Hauptmann Eberhard Schröder, KIA 1942.07.10)
II/KG 30 (Hauptmann Hajo Herrmann, RKT)
III/KG 30 (Hauptmann Konrad Kahl, RKT, POW)
5/KG 30 (Hauptmann Willi Flechner, RKT, KIA 1942.08.28 via ramming by VVS fighter)
6/KG 30

PQ 17 was attacked by He 115´s of the Küstenfliegergruppe 406 (02/07/42 and 03/07/43, 1 Liberty-Ship destroyed), the II./KG 30 (Ju 88 ) and 26 He 111 of the I./KG 26 (both 04/07/42). The KG 26 losses: 4 Heinkels, almost all others damaged. They claimed 3 ships destroyed, 3 damaged.

Losses 04/07/42, I./KG 26:
Lt. Konrad Hennemann MIA
Uffz. Herbert Gabriel MIA
Uffz. Johann Zopes MIA
Ogefr. Artur Scholz MIA
Lt. Georg Kaumeyr POW
Fw. Felix Schlenkermann POW
Uffz. Helmut Clausnitzer POW
Gefr. Theodor Mands POW
Fw. Emil Klara WIA
Oblt. Joachim Müller WIA
Uffz. Erich Lendl KIA
Uffz. Gerhard Arnold KIA

PQ 18 was attacked by I./KG 26, III./KG 26 (Ju 88 ) and parts of KG 30 at 13/09/42, 14/09/42 and 18/09/42. KG 26 losses: 12 He 111, 8 Ju 88. OKW-report:10 ships (52908 BRT) destroyed by air raids.

http://www.luftwaffe.no/SIG/Losses/tap422.html

http://www.luftwaffe39-45.historia.nom.br/ases/ases7a.htm

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[garylf1947]

I don't think they carried torpedoes on Ju-88s as they were setup as dive bombers. He-111's could carry one or two torps, depending on range as they were very heavy and had a lot of drag. I went through flight school with the Army in 1970, the German students had a Colonel Liaison Officer, and at our USMC Birthday Ball that year, at Ft. Rucker, AL I was fortunate to have him at my table. He flew 111's out of Norway, and they carried torpedoes. Interesting GENTLEMAN with some great tales.

[W123W116]

@garylf1947 thanks for sharing your experience!

[cyb0rg2]

@bobojr456 Both Ju-88 and He-111 can carry 2 torpedos

[bobojr456]

@happosai27 torpedo bombers have low range, high rates of attrition, and you can only carry 1 per plane.

[happosai27]

i really wonder why they use these bombs and not rather torpedos. the japanese had torpedos they could drop from planes too. it just seems more logical to me to attack a ship with an anti ship weapon if you know what i mean ^^