Bf109K-4 Flow by Maj. Wilhelm Batz, CO. of II./JG 52, Zeltweg, Austria, May 1945
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On 4 May 1945, II. Gruppe moved to Zeltweg Air Base but did not fly combat missions. On 8 May, General der Flieger Paul Deichmann, the commanding officer of Luftwaffenkommando 4, ordered the cease-fire by 12:00. To avoid capture by Soviet forces, Batz conferred with Deichmann and was ordered to fly his aircraft to Munich, landing at Unterbiberg where they surrendered to US forces, becoming prisoners of war. He and II. Gruppe personnel were then taken to Fürstenfeldbruck where most of the men were released in June 1945. Batz was taken to Bad Aibling where the ground personnel had surrendered and released shortly after.
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