Author Topic: Erich Hartmann (Read 237 times)

CaptainA · « **on:** August 08, 2002, 07:22:17 PM »

Erich Hartmann had 352 ariel kills, he was the top german ace

Read about him here --------> http://www.acepilots.com/misc_hartmann.html

whgates3 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2002, 02:52:18 AM »

the Sept 2002 Worla War II magazine has a 10 page Erich Hartmann interview & there is a nice Hartmann story here:
http://www.virtualpilots.fi/en/hist/WW2History-ErichHartmann.html#p51vshartmann

udet · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2002, 01:26:50 PM »

awesome story whgates. I can't believe some dumb American officer turned him to the bloody commies.

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #3 on:** August 12, 2002, 07:01:21 PM »

he was a nazi after all. and there was a 50k reward for him from stalin. that is like 500k now. the first reason was enough the second well most would have done it for alot less. or for free. amazing part is stalin didnt hang him.

NOD2000 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 12, 2002, 08:20:13 PM »

probably cuz stalin didn't capture him eric surrendered to the US of A while he was in command of a 262 squadron

whgates3 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 13, 2002, 03:46:08 AM »

...he surrendered the USAAF, and was subsequently handed over to uncle joe. This was probably considered diplomacy, as at the time CCCP was not@war w/ nippon and his help was wanted. stalin probably didn't kill him, as he was a vindictive (an understatment) fu><0r and not religous, so the only way to make Hartmann suffer was in the gulag.

Wotan · « **Reply #6 on:** August 13, 2002, 06:03:20 AM »

He surrendered to the British and was turned over to the russians as descision made by the allies.

whgates3 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 14, 2002, 01:59:38 AM »

hmmm - the same web site that has the story i put in the link to also says "After surrendering to the Americans at Pisek, Hartmann was turned over to the Russians by the U.S. authorities". i read elsewhere that he was ordered to surrender to the RAF, and that his surrender took place in the British sector...several other web sites say he surrendered to the british - anyone seen a good pic of Hartmann's F-86 on the web?
this (i'm assuming, from the tulip pattern on the nose)

is the only one i've seen & the hottest paint job i've seen on a Sabre