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OH 1362

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWOHLBIER, Hans (b. 1923)
Military ServiceGerman Luftwaffe WWII Veteran, Stuka Wing 77

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1362
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences as a dive-bomber pilot on the Eastern Front during World War II. Involvement in the Hitler Youth, 1933-40; training at Breslau Luftkriegsschule, 1941-42; advanced Stuka training on the French Riviera, 1943; assignment to Stuka Wing 77 at Pancevo, Yugoslavia, 1943-44; assignment to the Ukraine, 1944, and ground support missions against Soviet troops; dive-bombing tactics; assessment of Soviet pilots; the German retreat across Eastern Europe, 1944-45; assignment to a Focke-Wulf 190 fighter; gasoline shortages; chaos at the end of the war; his change to civilian clothes to avoid capture; his postwar wanderings and emigration to the United States.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description92 pp.
Terms of UseOpen