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Messerschmitt Bf 108B Taifun Flugbereitschaft Luftlotte 4 Stkz RC+YZ belly landed Karlovy Area Czech July 1941

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Lieutenant General Generalleutnant Alexander Löhr

Alexander Löhr

Am 1. Januar 1943 wurde aus dem bisherigen auf dem Balkan eingesetzten Armee-Oberkommando 12, das zugleich als Wehrmacht-Befehlshaber Südost fungierte, das Oberkommando der neuformierten "Heeresgruppe E" gebildet. Das Oberkommando übernahm zugleich bis zum 26. August 1943 die Funktion als "Oberbefehlshaber Südost". Vom 26. August 1943 bis zum 25. März 1945 war das Oberkommando auf die Führung der Heeresgruppe E beschränkt, erst ab dem 25. März 1945 fungierte es zugleich wieder als "Oberbefehlshaber Südost".
Die Zuständigkeit erstreckte sich über Griechenland, einschließlich Ägäis und Kreta, Serbien und Kroatien, der Einsatzschwerpunkt lag vor allem in der Partisanenbekämpfung.

Oberbefehlshaber 1.1.1943 Alexander Löhr

Alexander Löhr

  • 20.5.1885 Turnu-Severin (Rumänien) – 26.2.1947 Belgrad (hingerichtet)

Österreichisches Bundesheer:

  • 1.7.1928 Oberst
  • 1.4.1934 Kommandant des Luftschutz
  • 25.9.1934 Generalmajor
  • 1.7.1935 Kommandant der Luftstreitkräfte (bis 31.3.1938)

Deutsche Wehrmacht:

  • 13.3.1938 Übernahme in die Wehrmacht (Luftwaffe)
  • 24.3.1938 Generalleutnant
  • 1.4.1938 Kommandierender General der Luftwaffe in Österreich
  • 1.7.1938 Kommandierender General Luftwaffen-Kommando Österreich
  • 1.2.1939 Kommandierender General Luftwaffen-Kommando Ostmark
  • 25.3.1939 General der Flieger (mit Wirkung vom 18.3.) und Chef Luftflotte 4 und Befehlshaber Südost
  • 3.5.1941 Generaloberst
  • 3.7.1942 Wehrmacht-Befehlshaber Südost; mit der Führung der 12. Armee beauftragt
  • 1.1.1943 Oberbefehlshaber Südost (bis 26.8.1943); mit der Führung der Heeresgruppe E beauftragt
  • 25.3.1945 zusätzlich wieder Oberbefehlshaber Südost
  • 8.5.1945 Kriegsgefangenschaft
  • 15.5.1945 Auslieferung an Jugoslawien; Anklage wegen Kriegsverbrechen; verurteilt zum Tode
  • 26.2.1947 in Belgrad hingerichtet

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Alexander Löhr (20 May 1885 – 26 February 1947) was an Austrian Air Force (Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte) commander during the 1930s and, after the "Political Union of Germany and Austria" (Anschluss), he was a German Air Force (Luftwaffe) commander. Löhr served in the Luftwaffe during the Second World War.

Early years

Löhr was born in Turnu-Severin in the Kingdom of Romania.

Early career

Löhr served as Platoon Commander of a Pioneer battalion in the 85th Infantry Regiment of the Austro-Hungarian army in World War I.

By 1921 Löhr had reached the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel (Oberstleutnant). Between 1921 and 1934 he held many staff positions in the military, including Director of the Air Force in the Federal Armies Ministry. In 1934, he was made Commander of the small Austrian Air Force, a position which he held until the Anschluss in 1938.

Luftwaffe

On 15 March 1938, Löhr was transferred to the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) where he became commander of the German Air Force in Austria. By then he had been promoted to Lieutenant-General (Generalleutnant). He was commander of Luftflotte (Air Fleet) 4 in the East from May 1939 until June 1942. Luftflotte 4 carried out the bombing of Warsaw, Poland in September 1939 and of Belgrade, Yugoslavia in April 1941. He was promoted to Colonel General effective 3 May 1941. Löhr commanded the 12th Army from July 12, 1942 through to December 1942.

From 1 January to 23 August 1943, Löhr was Commander-in-Chief of the South East. He was also the Commander-in-Chief of Army Group E from 1 January up to the end of the war. As Commander-in-Chief of Army Group E, Löhr oversaw the successful Dodecanese Campaign. He surrendered on 9 May 1945 to Slovenian Partizans (part of Yugoslav People's Liberation War) at Topolšica, Slovenia.

Imprisonment, trial, and death

Löhr was imprisoned by the Yugoslavs from 15 May 1945 to 26 February 1947. He was found guilty of war crimes, and executed on 26 February 1947. Specifically, Lohr was executed by firing squad in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, for his role as the commander of the Luftwaffe units involved in the Bombing of Belgrade in 1941.

Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun

The Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun was a German single-engine sports and touring aircraft developed by Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (Bavarian Aircraft Works). The Bf 108 was of all-metal construction.

  • Role: Communications aircraft
  • Manufacturer: Bayerische Flugzeugwerke
  • Designer: Willy Messerschmitt
  • First flight: 1934 Introduction: 1935 Retired: 1945
  • Primary user: Luftwaffe; Armée de l'Air; Manchukuo National Airways
  • Variants Produced: Nord 1000; Nord Noralpha
  • Number built: 885[1]

Specifications - Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun

Data from Jane's AWA 1938[6][6]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 8.3 m (27 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height: 2.3 m (7 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 16 m² (172 ft²)
Empty weight: 806 kg (1,775 lb)
Loaded weight: 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Argus As 10C air-cooled inverted V-8, 240 PS (174 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 305 km/h (190 mph)
Range: 1,000 km (620 mi)
Service ceiling: 6,200 m (20,300 ft) with 4 people and baggage
Rate of climb: 5.21 m/s (1,194 ft/m) to 1,000 m (3,048 ft)
Wing loading: 83.4 kg/m² (17.1 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.133 kW/kg (0.081 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns: 16× 0.303 inch (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, 2× Browning 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) machine gun
Bombs: various defensive and offensive munitions, including bombs, mines and depth charges carried internally and, some, winched out beneath the wings. Manually launched flares, sea markers and smoke-floats.

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    Messerschmitt Bf 108 Citations: +

  1. Smith 1971, p. 142.
  2. Schulz, R. and W. Pleines. "Technical Memorandums No. 760 - Technical Aspects of the 1934 International Touring Competition (Rundflug)." National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, December 1934. Retrieved: 13 March 2010.
  3. Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun
  4. Smith 1971, pp. 36–37.
  5. "Airplane Gallery: Bf 108." Valiant Air Command. Retrieved: 12 November 2012.
  6. Grey 1972, pp. 136c–137c.

    Messerschmitt Bf 109 operational history Bibliography: +

  • Craig, James F. The Messerschmitt Bf.109. New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1968.
  • Cross, Roy and Gerald Scarborough. Messerschmitt Bf 109 Versions B-E (Classic Aircraft No. 2, Their History and How to Model Them). London: Patrick Stevens, 1972. ISBN 0-85059-106-6.
  • Feist, Uwe. The Fighting Me 109. London: Arms and Armour Press, 1993. ISBN 1-85409-209-X.
  • Grey, C.G. "Messerschmitt Bf 108." Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1938. London: David & Charles, 1972. ISBN 0-7153-5734-4.
  • Hitchcock, Thomas H. Messerschmitt Bf 108 Taifun (Monogram Close-Up 5). Acton, Massachusetts: Monogram Aviation Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-914144-05-7.
  • Smith, J. Richard. Messerschmitt: An Aircraft Album. London: Ian Allan, 1971. ISBN 978-0-7110-0224-1.

    Web References: +

  • Photographic Site Airliners.net: http://www.airliners.net/
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Rimensberger photo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bf108-Rimensberger.JPG
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_108.htm

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