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Title: Luftwaffe pilot surviving the Gulag
Post by: RJH57 on October 03, 2017, 07:50:13 PM

A young Luftwaffe fighter pilot of JG 53 who was shot down and captured by the Soviets, endured years in captivity in the Gulag, and lived to tell the tale
http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/gottfried-p-dulias-surviving-the-soviet-gulag/

Title: Re: Luftwaffe pilot surviving the Gulag
Post by: MiloMorai on October 04, 2017, 07:17:55 AM

That is right up their was Closterman's tales.

Title: Re: Luftwaffe pilot surviving the Gulag
Post by: DaveBB on October 06, 2017, 05:05:26 AM

Long read, but worth it.  The Soviets simply worked to death the German POWs.  All that work for 4.4 ounces of bread each day?  No wonder so many died. 

Title: Re: Luftwaffe pilot surviving the Gulag
Post by: Lusche on October 06, 2017, 06:55:38 AM

Quote from: DaveBB on October 06, 2017, 05:05:26 AM

Long read, but worth it.  The Soviets simply worked to death the German POWs.  All that work for 4.4 ounces of bread each day?  No wonder so many died.

Just like 3.3 million Soviet POWs who died in German captivity.

Title: Re: Luftwaffe pilot surviving the Gulag
Post by: MiloMorai on October 06, 2017, 08:41:23 AM

Did you know that Dulias shot down 3 I-16s in 1945, an a/c the Soviets had stopped using.

He also shot down a Spitfire when based at Aachen with JG53 even tho JG53 was never based at Aachen.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=1947

Title: Re: Luftwaffe pilot surviving the Gulag
Post by: Lusche on October 06, 2017, 12:39:03 PM

Quote from: MiloMorai on October 06, 2017, 08:41:23 AM

Did you know that Dulias shot down 3 I-16s in 1945, an a/c the Soviets had stopped using.

He also shot down a Spitfire when based at Aachen with JG53 even tho JG53 was never based at Aachen.

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=1947

That thread is funny and sad at the same time.  :(

Title: Re: Luftwaffe pilot surviving the Gulag
Post by: DaveBB on October 06, 2017, 05:32:31 PM

Big fraud and imposter.  Who knows what he really did during the war, but he sure didn't fly 109s and shoot down 5 aircraft.

Title: Re: Luftwaffe pilot surviving the Gulag
Post by: Vraciu on October 06, 2017, 09:49:13 PM

They're ripping him to shreds.   Check out the photo of "him" next to "his" 109...     If that's not a model then I'm Howard Hughes. 

https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/gottfried-dulias-luftwaffe-scam.35532/

https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/figure-jpg.221528/

(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/dulias-fraud-jpg.221529/)

(https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/attachments/figure-jpg.221528/)

Title: Re: Luftwaffe pilot surviving the Gulag
Post by: Puma44 on October 06, 2017, 10:50:00 PM

Are you guys saying everything on the internet isn’t true?!

Title: Re: Luftwaffe pilot surviving the Gulag
Post by: DaveBB on October 07, 2017, 05:52:53 AM

Apparently being a WWII veteran imposter is not uncommon.  Good grief.