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Ernst Bormann

Dr. Ing. Ernst Bormann
Born (1897-11-05)5 November 1897
Kirchbrak
Died 1 August 1960(1960-08-01) (aged 62)
Düsseldorf
Allegiance  German Empire
 Weimar Republic (to 1920)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftstreitkräfte
Luftwaffe
Years of service 1915–20, 1934–45
Rank Generalmajor
Unit Jagdstaffel "Boelcke"
Commands held KG 76
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Awards Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Dr.-Ing. Ernst Bormann[Notes 1] (5 November 1897 – 1 August 1960) was a German World War I Luftstreitkräfte flying ace and a Generalmajor of the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.

He became a Soviet prisoner of war on 10 May 1945 and was released on 9 October 1955.[1]

Contents

  • Early life 1
  • First World War service 2
  • Between the wars 3
  • Second World War service 4
  • Postwar 5
  • Awards 6
  • Notes 7
  • References 8
  • External links 9

Early life

Ernst Bormann was born on 5 November 1897 in Kirchbrak. He joined Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 82 on 17 August 1915 as a cadet.[2]

First World War service

Bormann transferred to aviation, being sent to Fliegerersatz-Abteilung (Replacement Detachment) 7 on 7 March 1917. He moved on to FEA 12 on 24 October 1917. He was at Armee-Flug-Park (Army Flight Park) 9 when he received his first operational assignment; on 8 January 1918, he was posted to Feldflieger Abteilung (Field Flier Detachment) 42.[2]

On 4 May 1918, Leutnant Bormann was posted to a prestigious fighter squadron, Karl Bolle's Jagdstaffel 2, which was equipped with Germany's best fighter of the war, the Fokker D.VII. Beginning 3 July 1918, Bormann was credited with downing 17 enemy aircraft, most of them fighters, by 4 November 1918.[2]

Between the wars

Ernst Bormann was a flying instructor from 1 August 1925 to 30 September 1930, at the nascent Luftwaffe's covert aviation training center at Lipetsk, the Soviet Union. He returned to Germany to instruct there. In 1934, after Hitler's rise to power, Bormann was commissioned as a captain in the Luftwaffe. From 1 April 1935 to 31 May 1938, he was a staffelkapitan for Kampfgeschwader Boelcke. From June to October 1938, he commanded 3 Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader Richthofen. his next assignment was the command of Lehrgeschwader (Advanced Training Wing) 1; this posting lasted well into World War II, lasting until July 1940.[2]

Second World War service

During the war, Ernst Bormann succeeded to command of Kampfgeschwader 76. As a major general, he was the Fliegerfuhrer Crimea from February to June 1943. He was taken prisoner by the Russians on 10 May 1945.[2]

Postwar

Ernst Bormann returned from imprisonment in the Soviet Union in October 1955. He earned a Doctorate before dying in Düsseldorf on 1 August 1960.[2]

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ In German a Doctorate in engineering is abbreviated as Dr.-Ing. (Doctor-Ingenieur).

References

Citations
  1. ^ Schumann 2007, p. 32.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Franks et al 1993, p. 82.
  3. ^ a b c d e Thomas 1997, p. 67.
  4. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 235.
Bibliography
  •  
  • Kaiser, Jochen (2010). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger—Band 1 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Bomber Fliers—Volume 1] (in German and English). Bad Zwischenahn, Germany: Luftfahrtverlag-Start.  
  • Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Grub Street, 1993. ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1.
  • Franks, Norman (2004). Jasta Boelcke. London: Grub Street.  
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag.  
  • Schumann, Ralf (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 des LG 1 (in German). Zweibrücken, Germany: VDM Heinz Nickel. ISBN 978-3-86619-013-9.
  • Thomas, Franz (1997). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag.  

External links

  • Dr. Ing. Ernst Bormann @ Ritterkreuzträger 1939–45
  • Dr. Ing. Ernst Bormann @ Lexikon der Wehrmacht
  • Ernst Bormann @ The Aerodrome
Military offices
Preceded by
Oberst Stefan Fröhlich 		Commander of Kampfgeschwader 76
26 February 1941 – 7 January 1943 		Succeeded by
Major Wilhelm von Friedburg
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