WULF 190 F-8/R1

'4th March 1945 in the morning, when Soviet 45th Guards Armoured Brigade approached Kolobrzeg, German pilot Feldw. Horst Stobbe and mechanic Gefr. Johannes Ewers took off from military airfield in Bagicz (Bodenhagen). The airplane was shot down, caught fire and fell to the sea.
In autumn 1991, Polish Army diving expedition under command of st. chor. Jan Mirowski, brought out fragments of the fighter from the sea near harbor entry in Kolobrzeg. Both soldiers were buried on War Cemetery in Zieleniewo 9th January 1992.'
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'Rankiem 4 marca 1945 r., kiedy pod Kołobrzeg podchodziła radziecka 45. Brygada Pancerna Gwardii, niemiecki pilot feldw. Horst Stobbe i mechanik gofr Johannes Ewers wystartowali z lotniska wojskowego w Bagiczu (niem. Bodenhagen). Samolot Focke-Wulf 190F został trafiony, zapalił się i wpadł do morza. Jesienią 1991 r. płetwo nurkowie z JW3659 pod dowództwem st. chor. Jana Mirowskiego, wydobyli fragmenty samolotu z morza obok wejścia do Portu Kołobrzeskiego. Zwłoki żołnierzy - pilota i mechanika- pochowano 9 stycznia 1992r. na Cmentarzu Wojennym w Zieleniewie.'
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4 comments:

  1. ...a piece of history. one that I wish won't be repeated. Peace to you today and everyday.

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  2. Great detail shots. Remarkable to see what time in the ocean does to wreckage like this.

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  3. Hopefully this part of history won't repeat itself. Sad.

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