When the 7./JG 52 left for the West, the III./JG 52 was reorganized in the East on 15 August, The Gruppenkommandeur was Hauptmann Wilhelm Batz, Staffelkapitän for the 9th was Oberleutnant Erich Hartmann, in command of the 10th Staffel was Oblt. Friedrich Obleser and for the 11th Staffel, Oblt.Ludwig Neuböck was in charge. The reorganization resulted in that the 9th was to paint their Yellow staffel numerals in white, the 10th in Black and the 11th Staffeln new Staffel color was to be Yellow. As a result when Hartmann scored his 292nd to 300rd abshüsse, nine days later, on the 24 August his create numeral had by this time been repainted in White. However it is interesting to note the his second machine that he used, still had its numeral painted in Yellow.

With new information old profiles of mine has to be refined and updated, this is a typical example of how I work, constantly working and trying to produce accurate artwork for my fellow enthusiasts. Please note that the following two profiles from Profile Book No 1 and No 3 is now refined and updated to my latest standard, including Hartmanns Weisse 1, the machine he scored his 300 kill, enjoy and a Happy Easter!

Claes Sundin
Centura Publishing AB

Please compare this two profiles with the one of Haupt. Wilhelm Batz Bf 109 G-6, photos of all three machines was taken the same day, on 24 August 1944. The new Batz profile was published on 28 March and are included in my profile Book No 10.