Image from the photo album of Oberfeldwebel Karl Gendner of 1. Staffel, Kampfgeschwader 40: Oberleutnant Leo Drengk, Staffelkapitän of 9, at the controls of a Junkers Ju 52/3m transport aircraft of that unit, flying out of Tutow in September 1939, during the Poland campaign. The dachshund was the Staffel mascot and the subject of the Staffel badge. Gendner was a pilot with 9 at this time.

---

Size: 1588px × 2365px
Photo credit: © Tim Oliver / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 3., 52, 1939, , 52/3m, 9, air, aircraft, airfield, badge, dachshund, drengk, force, gendner, german, ju, ju52/3m, junkers, kampfgeschwader, karl, kgrzbv9, kgzbv, leo, long-haired, luftwaffe, oberfeldwebel, oberleutnant, poland, september, staffel, staffelabzeichen, staffelhund, staffelkapitä, transport, tutow, war, world, ww2, zbv