Leutnant Georg Palitza

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="194c8c00dvldtc.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="back"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aufklarar"><U><B>BACK</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=60 BGCOLOR="#BFBF00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Leutnant Georg Palitza</B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=420 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#444444" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U>SCROLL TO BOTTOM OF PAGE TO VIEW ENTIRE GROUP</U></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a3c8120.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="274" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Photo from Palitza's Bord</B><B>schützen</B><B>schein showing</B></div> <div> <B>him as a Flieger. ca. Feb. 41</B></div> <div> <B>Born:</B></div> <div> 4 December 1921 in Markdorf</div> <div> <B>Units:</B></div> <div> 11.04.40-30.06.40    1./fl.Ausb.-Batl. 16 Schleswig</div> <div> 01.07.40-29.09.40    Tech. Lehrgang - Wiener Nuestadt</div> <div> 01.10.40-05.11.40    5./Fl. Anw.-Btl "Monte Rosa"    </div> <div> 06.11.40-15.11.40    4./Fl. Anw. Batl. "Monte Rosa"</div> <div> 17.11.40-15.12.40    Fliegerschützenschule 1</div> <div> 16.12.40-28.02.41    Aufkl. Flg. Sch. Breig 2. Techn. Komp.</div> <div> 00.00.00-00.00.00</div> <div> 19.05.41-20.06.41    2.(H) /Erg.-Aklärungs-Gruppe</div> <div> 00.00.00-00.00.00    Nauaufklärer Staffel 59</div> <div> 00.00.00-00.00.00</div> <div> 00.00.00-00.00.00</div> <div> 01.02.43-07.05.43    Nauaufklärer Staffel 1/10 "Tannenberg"</div> <div> 08.05.43-??.??.45    Nauaufklärer Staffel 7/32</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2d98c110.jpg" border=0 width="396" height="529" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="2b88c260.jpg" border=0 width="396" height="550" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Pages 4 and 17 from Palitza's Soldbuch.</B></div> <div> <B>Rank:</B></div> <div> 25.04.40    Flieger</div> <div> 01.05.41    Gefreiter</div> <div> 01.05.42    Obergefreiter</div> <div> 01.09.42    Unteroffizier</div> <div> 01.06.43    Fahnenjunker - Unteroffizer</div> <div> 01.12.43    Fahnenjunker - Feldwebel</div> <div> 01.08.44    Leutnant</div> <div> <B>Awards:</B></div> <div> 08.05.41    Fliegerschützen-Abzeichen (Airgunner/Wireless Operators Badge)</div> <div> 10.06.42    Eiserne Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class)     </div> <div> 08.08.42    Frontflug-Spange für Auklärer in Bronze (Operational flying clasp in Bronze for reconnaisance)    </div> <div> 20.09.42    Eiserne Kreuz 1. Klasse (Iron Cross 1st Class) </div> <div> 08.10.42    Frontflug-Spange für Auklärer in Silber (Operational flying clasp in Silver for reconnaisance) </div> <div> 12.11.42    Frontflug-Spange für Auklärer in Gold (Operational flying clasp in Gold for reconnaisance) </div> <div> 15.05.43    <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Swis721 Ex BT" ><B>Ehrenpokal fur besondere Leistung im Luftkreig</B></FONT> (Honor Goblet)</div> <div> 30.06.43    Rumänische Medaille mit bar "Batie si Credinta cls2a" (Rumanian Anti-Communist Medal)</div> <div> 10.01.44    Verwundeten-Abzeichen in Schwartz (Wound Badge in Black)</div> <div> 07.04.44    Frontflug-Spange für Auklärer in Gold mit Anhänger (Operational flying clasp in Gold with pendant for reconnaisance)</div> <div> 10.07.44    <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Swis721 Ex BT" ><B>Deutsches Kreuz in Gold</B></FONT> (German Cross in Gold)</div> <div> 02.12.44    Frontflug-Spange für Auklärer in Gold mit Anhänger Einssatzzahl 300 (Operational flying clasp in Gold with 300 pendant for reconnaisance)</div> <div> <B>Under Construction</B></div> <div> <B>History</B></div> <div> <B>1940</B></div> <bR> <div> Monte Rosa was the name of a passenger ship taken over and used as a Kaserne (barracks, billet) by one of the Luftwaffe's training units. IIRC, she was anchored in one of the Baltic ports, possibly Stettin . Because of the unusual "barracks", the men gave the battalion the unofficial name Monte Rosa. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Monte Rosa was the name used for the Luftwaffe's Fluganwärterbataillon I from January 1940 to 1 October 1941. It was Stettin harbor and the battalion consisted of a Stab and 1.-5. Kpn. with a total of some 600 trainees. The training course was 11 weeks. As Fluganwärterbataillon I, it transferred from Stettin to the Brest - St.-Brieux - Dinan area in Brittany in June 1942, and then in December 1942 it became I./Flieger-Rgt. 90.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1941</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="6a9902f0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="559" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="1a5c80b0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Photo from Palitza's soldbuch showing </B></div> <div> <B>him as a Gefreiter. ca. 41/42</B></div> <div> <B>1942</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="6abc2860.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="646" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="6adc2840.jpg" border=0 width="450" height="644" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>1943</B></div> <div> <B>1944</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="254d9d00.jpg" border=0 width="217" height="464" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>1945</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Leutnant Georg Palitza document group</U></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="6a7ee210.jpg" border=0 width="750" height="545" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>