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Maj. Karl Schrepfer, CO of III./SG 1, Kraków, General Government (Poland nowadays),
August 1944
Stab SG 77, Schönfeld-Seifersdorf (Łukaszów nowadays),
Germany (Poland nowadays), August 1944
The unit this aircraft belonged to is tentatively
identified as Stab III./SG 1, but it is just probable,
not certain. This group was in fact renamed
III./St.G. 1, the change occurred in October
1943. Until May 1944 the unit used Junkers
Ju 87D-5 bombers, but from March it started
to rearm with Focke-Wulf Fw 190s planes of
A and G versions. In May the unit received its
first F-8 aircraft. Major Karl Schrepfer was
the commander of the III./SG 1 from April 1944.
He flew Stukas before the war and for the entire
duration of his frontline service he was assigned
to St.G. 1 (SG 1). He was deployed in the Battle of
Britain, carried out raids on Malta, took part in
the African campaign and from June 1941 fought
on the Eastern Front. During the period from
May 1943 to March 1944 he led two training units.
Schrepfer completed approximately 800 combat
flights and received Oak Leaves to the Knight's
Cross as the last ground attack pilot on April 28,
1945. He died in an accident in September 1946
in Wertheim.
This aircraft probably belonged to the Stab SG 77.
The fuselage marking indicate a wingman within
the Geschwaderstab. The white E identifies the
fifth wingman's machine. Stab SG 77 received
Fw 190 F-8 planes in June 1944 and had six of
them available. From February 1943 to November
1944, Oberst Helmut Bruck was commander of
SG 77. He joined the Luftwaffe in 1935 and served
with St.G. 77 (SG 77) during his whole frontline
career. He was shot down during the attack
against Poland on September 1, 1939, and was
rescued by a German tank crew. In August 1940
he took command of I./St.G 77 and participated
in the campaign against Yugoslavia and Crete.
For the rest of his frontline service, he was
deployed on the Eastern Front. Twice he landed
in the enemy territory to pick up a downed crew.
From January to April 1945, he commanded the
operational training unit SG 151. In April he was
appointed General der Schlachtflieger-Nord.
He completed 973 combat flights, including
15 with Fw 190. He was awarded the Knight's
Cross with Oak Leaves.
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