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Info Eduard - February 2011

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HISTORY

SOURCES:

- H. Lächler: Eine Wrackbrgung gab den Anstoss,

Jet&Prop 5, 1993

- S. Tetera: Samoloty przeciwpancerne Luftwaffe,

Lotnicztvo Numer Specjalny 5, 2008

- H. Beauvais et al.: German Secret Flight Test

Centres to 1945, Midland, 2002

- R. Mackay: Messerschmitt Bf 110, Crowood,

2000

- M. Meyer, P. Stipdonk: Die Deutsche Luftwaffe

- Eine Bilddokumentation der Luftwaffe von 1935

- 1945 - Zerstörer- und Nachtjagdverbände - Teil 3,

2008

- K. Brandl Flugbuch

- J. Prien: Die Jagdiegerverbände der

Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945, Teil 10/III,

Pg. 292-308

- N. Page: Bf 110 G with 37mm Flak 18 cannon -

Zerstörer (1), [http://falkeeins.blogspot.com/

2010/01/bf-110-g-with-37mm-ak-18-

cannon.html]

- BA-MA Signatur RL 2 III/776 - 779, Flzg.-Unfälle

bei Schulen und usw.

- D. Stankey, J. Perry, E. Velichko, P. Stipdonk

Horst Geyer was born on March 12th, 1913. He

completed pilot training in the prewar years, his schools

being FFS Devau and BFS Staaken. His rst combat unit

became Kampfgeschwader 3, but soon, he was assigned

to the 5th Staffel JG 51. On September 27th, 1941, he was

nominated for the function of Staffelkapitän of this Staffel,

and fullled the function until February, 1942. Meanwhile,

he achieved his rst victories. Over the western front,

he claimed six victories, ve of which were Spitres and

one Vultee. When II./JG 51 moved to the Eastern Front,

he moved along with it. During August, he claimed another

four enemy aircraft shot down. For his performance, he was

promoted on November 3rd, 1941 to Oblt. by Ehrenpokal.

Later, he was promoted again to Hauptmann. On the 26th

of May, 1944, he took over the function of Kommandoführer

Erprobungskommando 25, after Maj. Heinz Nacke.

He actively joined in on combat missions, and achieved

several victories. By November, 1943, he claimed seven

B-17s and one Mosquito. For his accomplishments, he was

awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on November 17th,

1943. In July 1944, when Konnado was disbanded, Geyer

became Kommandeur of Erprobungskommando 262 and in

November, 1944, he is mentioned in the roster of III./Erg.

JG 2. At the end of the WWII, as Major, he was present in the

ranks of Erprobungskommando He 162.

He lived long after the end of WWII, and died on November

8th, 1996. During his service, he achieved 18 victories.

The author of this article,

RNDr. Peter Kassak is also

the author of the book

‘Konecna zastavka:

Slovensko’ (‘Final Destina-

tion: Slovakia’), as well as