Date of birth:

February 4th, 1917 (Bamberg, Germany)

Date of death:

September 18th, 1987 (Lichtenfels, Germany)

Nationality:

German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Achieved a total of 39 aerial victories over the course of 550 sorties.

W.B.K. Breslau II
01.04.1937-23.10.1937: with the RAD
01.11.1937: entered the Luftwaffe and began basic training at 4./ Fl.Ers. Abt. 15
01.04.1938: transferred to FFS E Herzogenaurach
02.08.1938: transferred to FFS Dornstadt
01.04.1939: transferred to JFS Schleissheim
01.07.1939: transferred to 2./ JG 77
00.10.1939: Uffz., transferred to 2./ JG 77
14.05.1940: Uffz., 2./ JG 77
01.06.1940: promoted to Feldwebel
00.11.1940: in 11./ JG 51
05.03.1941: Staka, 11./ JG 51, WIA - damaged Bf 109 E-4 Werknummer 5.255 in crash at Widchem, near Le Touquet - engine explosion
09.08.1941: 30th victory
30.08.1941: Lt., 11./ JG 51 - Bf 109 F-2 Werknummer 9.647 rammed and bailed out 16 km behind the lines near Novgorod but escaped
26.12.1941: Staka 2.(Erg.)/ JG 51
25.02.1942-24.06.1942: Leutnant, Stafü 1./ Erg.JGr. Ost
01.08.1942-03.08.1942: Oberleutnant, Staka, 11./ JG 51
03.08.1942: WIA with Bf 109 F-2 Werknummer 12.652 coded 'White 5' by returned fire from a Russian DB-3 bomber 15 km South West of Rshev
01.09.1942-07.10.1942: Oblt., Staka 11./ JG 51
09.10.1942-00.03.1943: Oblt., Staka 4./ JG 51
00.03.1943: removed from front assignments due to latent effects of his wounds
00.07.1943: Staka 1./ JG 103
Credited with c.550 combat missions and 39 air victories

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Leutnant der Reserve

Unit:

Flugzeugführer, 11. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 51

Awarded on:

October 6th, 1941

The following newspaper excerpt (dated 17.10.1941) describes why Seelmann received the Knight’s Cross…

“Up until now Leutnant Georg Seelmann has achieved 36 aerial victories over the course of many fearsome aerial battles, during which he led his Staffel into battle in an exemplary fashion. He has also heavily influenced the ground war by flying numerous ground attack sorties against the enemy. In this way he brought significant relief and support to a friendly Panzer-Division while it was engaged in combat.”

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

March 1941

WIA 05.03.1941 + 30.08.1941

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

August 1942

WIA 05.03.1941 + 30.08.1941 + 03.08.1942

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

with pennant '500'

• Photo 1:
• - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
  - SCHERZER, V., Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945, Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag, Jena, 2005.
  - Der Führer: Das Hauptorgan der NSDAP Gau Baden (Edition 287)