Romanians in Luftwaffe?

[druzhina]

Did any Romanians fly in the Luftwaffe after switching sides
in 1944? Anyone know of any?

[Florin]

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Did any Romanians fly in the Luftwaffe after switching sides in 1944?  Anyone know of any?

As you know, the German used Romanian prisoners and Iron Guard refugees to built 2 SS regiments, on which one saw combat in Poland. But these were ground troops.

One of the 2 intact Ju-88 still existing today in the world is in the US. The Allies got it because the Romanian sergeant trained for the brand new Ju-88 got angry on his superior, so he flied the plane and surrendered in Turkey, where the Allies got it intact. I guess the Germans knew the story since it happened, in 1943, so I wouldn't be surprised for the Germans to don't trust Romanians in Luftwaffe, especially after August 1944.

They did not trust too much even the Italian pilots who wanted to fly and fight for the Republica Sociala Italiana (I guess that was the Italian name for the Italian Social Republic), in 1944-1945.

Florin

[Florin]

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Did any Romanians fly in the Luftwaffe after switching sides in 1944?  Anyone know of any?

You can get an idea about the general fate of the Romanians trained for aviation in Germany if you read what Mr. Bernard Miclescu answered to my topic:
Romanians trapped by 23 August events in the Third Reich

which is under

WorldWar2.ro Forum Index -> Western Front (1944-1945)