German Naval Airship Service Officers

[John Beech]

Evening All

I am looking to see if anyone can tell me where I might find biographical information on the following German Naval Airship Service officers:

Kapitanleutnant Hermann Kraushaar Commander L-6, L-9, L17 and killed in action as commander on the L-43, 14th June 1917.

Leutnant zur See Ernst Zimmermann Executive Officer L-6, L-9, L17 and killed in action on the L-43, 14th June 1917.

Kapitanleutnant Franz Stabbert Commander L-7. L-20, L-23 and killed in action as commander on the L-44, 20th October 1917

Leutnant zur See Brand Executive Officer L-6, L-9, L-13, L-19, L-37. Last known position Executive Officer L-53

Thanks

[Kitchener's Bugle]

Hello John, try this......

http://www.zeppelin-museum.dk/main.php?page=base⊂=crew&id=kraushaar〈=en

http://www.zeppelin-museum.dk/main.php?page=base⊂=crew&id=stabbert〈=en

[John Beech]

Kitchener's Bugle

Thanks for your reply. My interest in these officers is that they were all involved in raids on Nottinghamshire. I have basic career details, as you sent from the Zeppelin Museum at Tonder, on some of these officers, what I would like to do is to get some more details of their lives. For example, Leutnant zur See Brand was Executive officer on L-13 when it attacked Retford. His commanding officer was Kapitanleutnant der Reserve Eduard Prolss who was the pre war fire chief of Magdeburg and had trained as a merchant marine officer with the Hamburg-Amerika Line. Stabbert's Executive Officer was Leutnant zur See Ernst Schirlitz who was later shot down on L-33 and spent the rest of the war as a POW. He stayed with the Navy and in WW2 became an admiral and was captured in 1945 becoming a prisoner for the second time. These four officers are more elusive and even specialist German airship websites don't appear to have any detail on the crews.

Thanks again for your reply

Regards

John