May 28, 2019
Third Gruppe pilots awaiting orders during the Western campaign. Clockwise from left: Lt. Walter Blume (POW 18 Aug 40), Lt. Werner Bartels (POW 24 Jul 40), Lt. Josef Schauff (KIA 24 Jul 40), Lt. Klaus Mietusch (KIA 17 Sep 44), Oblt. Gerhard Schöpfel, Lt. Gerhard Mueller-Dühe (KIA 18 Aug 40), Lt. Gustav Sprick (KIA 28 Jun 41) (front) - Chièvres, late May 1940. (Schöpfel)
Photo and caption featured in The JG 26 War Diary: Vol 1, 1939-1942 by Donald L. Caldwell