Luftwaffe observer balloon claims against the Red Army

[Richard T Eger]

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Csaba Becze
Luftwaffe observer balloon claims against the Red Army
Tue Jun 3 09:19:24 2025
193.6.53.40

I know, that the Hungarian and Finnish fighters had several observer balloon claims during the WW II. Anybody knows Luftwaffe claims against this obsolete weapon? If they had, when was the last German claim?

Regards,

Csaba

[Richard T Eger]

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Laurent Rizzotti
German balloons claims
Tue Jun 3 11:27:19 2025
195.6.104.32


Here are all the balloons claims I have (source Tony Wood's files, so Eastern claims are scarce outside 1944):

16.09.39 Ltn. Hartmann Grasser: 1 3./JGr. 152 Fesselballon £ - - Refer: Prien/Bock re. Perry

20.09.39 Oblt. Heinz Bretnütz: 1 6./JG 53 Fesselballon £ - 09.55 Refer: Prien/Bock re. Perry

20.09.39 Stabs-Fw. Ignaz Prestele: 1 2./JG 53 Fesselballon £ - 07.45 Refer: Prien/Bock re. Perry

25.09.39 Stabs-Fw. Ignaz Prestele: 2 2./JG 53 Fesselballon £ - - Refer: Prien/Bock re. Perry

08.11.39 Oblt. Erich Groth: 1 2./JGr. 102 Fesselballon £ Weissenburg - Refer: Prien/Bock re. Perry

08.11.39 Oblt. Heinz Schumann: 1 4./JG 52 Fesselballon £ Weissenburg 12.45 Refer: Prien/Bock re. Perry

10.11.39 Oblt. Wilhelm Hobein 5./ZG 76 or 2./JGr. 176 Fesselballon £ E. Mainz 15.15 Film C. 2025/I mündl.Anerk.

16.04.40 Oblt. Josef Fözö: 1 4./JG 51 Fesselballon £ W. Breisach 15.55 Film C. 2025/II St. Absch 1

08.06.40 Oblt. Günther Schulze-Blanck: 1 4./JG 53 Fesselballon £ - 10.55 Refer: Prien/Bock re. Perry

27.05.44 Oblt. Günther Nanz 1./NAGr. 5 Fesselballon £ 2½ km. N.W. Truskoy: at 600 m. 05.10 Film C. 2025/I Anerk: Nr. 18

27.05.44 Ofw. Horst Schellak 1./NAGr. 5 Fesselballon £ Tscheremonscha: at 50 m. 10.22 Film C. 2025/I Anerk: Nr. 10

27.05.44 Ofw. Horst Schellak 1./NAGr. 5 Fesselballon £ Sarnordiev: at 50 m. 10.45 Film C. 2025/I Anerk: Nr. 11

Hope it helps

Regards

Laurent

[Richard T Eger]

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Csaba Becze
Thx
Tue Jun 3 11:46:16 2025
193.6.53.40

Thx Laurent. Interesting, that the Hungarian fighters claimed two ballons in late 1944 -the Soviets tried to observe the Hungarian defence lines in Carpathian Mountains with this obsolete weapon.

Regards,

Csaba