Hello,
Can anybody help me to some more information or even a picture of Heinrich Paepcke? All I know is that Paepcke was awarded the Knight Cross on 5-9-1940 and that he was awarded the Knight Cross with Oakleaves on 19-12-1942 when he was Hauptmann(LW) Kommandeur III./K.G. 30.
Who can tell me something more?
Cheers,
Pascal
Heinrich Paepcke
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Langemarck
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I came back to look at the picture Paal posted of Heinrich Paepcke when I suddenly realised that this can’t be Paepcke. Paepcke was awarded the Oakleaves posthumous, so this can’t be Paepcke.
Maybe someone else got a picture of H.Paepcke. He was Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of II./KG 77 when awarded the Oakleaves. He was Oberleutnant of the 7./KG 30 when awarded the Knights Cross.
Thanks,
Pascal
Maybe someone else got a picture of H.Paepcke. He was Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of II./KG 77 when awarded the Oakleaves. He was Oberleutnant of the 7./KG 30 when awarded the Knights Cross.
Thanks,
Pascal
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Heinrich Paepke
Langemarck:
From what I have read recently, Hauptmann Heinrich Paepcke was one of the most successful Ju-88 "aces" of the early years of World War II.
When Germany commenced operations in Norway in April 1940, was
Staffelkapitan of 7/III/Kampgeschwader 30. Over Dunkirk, he and his
crew sank a 10,000 BRT Freighter and a 5,000 BRT Warship. Concurrently, his 7th Staffel altogether sank a Cruiser, three light Cruisers, three Destroyers, a Minelayer, five Transport Ships and
also accounted for five attacking RAF fighters.
Later, Gruppenkommandeur of II/Kampfgeschwader 77, active against the British Isles, against the Soviets near Murmansk, and in the Mediterranean/North Africa. Sank a 10,000 BRT Freighter on August 12, 1942, part of a convoy attempting to provide supplies to Malta.
Killed on October 17th, 1942, near Malta, in action against defending RAF Spitfires.
Information I have comes primarily from Georg Brutting's "Das waren die deutschen Kampfflieger-Asse, 1939-1945" and from Mike Spick's "Luftwaffe Bomber Aces"
Samba's picture of Hauptmann Paepcke looks very much like the photograph in Georg Brutting's book. Latter is a must have if you
are interested in the Kampfflieger "aces", as I am.
Hope that I was helpful!
M. Reising
From what I have read recently, Hauptmann Heinrich Paepcke was one of the most successful Ju-88 "aces" of the early years of World War II.
When Germany commenced operations in Norway in April 1940, was
Staffelkapitan of 7/III/Kampgeschwader 30. Over Dunkirk, he and his
crew sank a 10,000 BRT Freighter and a 5,000 BRT Warship. Concurrently, his 7th Staffel altogether sank a Cruiser, three light Cruisers, three Destroyers, a Minelayer, five Transport Ships and
also accounted for five attacking RAF fighters.
Later, Gruppenkommandeur of II/Kampfgeschwader 77, active against the British Isles, against the Soviets near Murmansk, and in the Mediterranean/North Africa. Sank a 10,000 BRT Freighter on August 12, 1942, part of a convoy attempting to provide supplies to Malta.
Killed on October 17th, 1942, near Malta, in action against defending RAF Spitfires.
Information I have comes primarily from Georg Brutting's "Das waren die deutschen Kampfflieger-Asse, 1939-1945" and from Mike Spick's "Luftwaffe Bomber Aces"
Samba's picture of Hauptmann Paepcke looks very much like the photograph in Georg Brutting's book. Latter is a must have if you
are interested in the Kampfflieger "aces", as I am.
Hope that I was helpful!
M. Reising