{{short description|German fighter pilot during World War II (1917–1989)}} {{Infobox military person |name=Georg Seelmann |birth_date=4 February 1917 |death_date={{death date and age|1989|9|18|1917|2|4|df=y}} |image= |caption= |birth_place=Bamberg |death_place=Lichtenfels |nickname= |allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |branch={{air force|Nazi Germany}} |service_years=1937–1945 |rank=''Oberleutnant'' (first lieutenant) |unit=JG 77, JG 51, JG 103 |commands=4./JG 51, 11./JG 51 |battles={{tree list}} *World War II **Battle of France **Battle of Britain **Operation Barbarossa **Operation Torch {{tree list/end}} |awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |other_work= }}
'''Georg Seelmann''' (4 February 1917 – 18 September 1989) was a German Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II - for the fighter pilots, it was a quantifiable measure of skill and success.
==Early life and career== Seelmann was born on 4 February 1917 in Bamberg in the Kingdom of Bavaria within the German Empire.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=204}} On 3 November 1937, he joined the military of service of the Luftwaffe and was trained as a fighter pilot.{{refn|Flight training in the Luftwaffe progressed through the levels A1, A2 and B1, B2, referred to as A/B flight training. A training included theoretical and practical training in aerobatics, navigation, long-distance flights and dead-stick landings. The B courses included high-altitude flights, instrument flights, night landings and training to handle the aircraft in difficult situations.{{sfn|Bergström|Antipov|Sundin|2003|p=17}}|group="Note"}} Seelmann began his flight training at Herzogenaurach Airfield and Dornstadt before in July 1939 transferring to the ''Jagdfliegerschule'' (fighter pilot school) in Schleißheim where he completed his fighter pilot training.{{sfn|Dixon|2023|p=147}} In September 1939, Seelmann was posted to 2. ''Staffel'' (2nd squadron) of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 77 (JG 77—77th Fighter Wing), a squadron of I. ''Gruppe'' (1st group) of JG 77. At the time, I. ''Gruppe'' was based at Oedheim in southern Germany. The ''Gruppe'' relocated to Frankfurt Rhein-Main to protect the Zeppelin hangar.{{sfn|Prien|1992|pp=171, 174–175}}
==World War II== World War II in Europe had begun on Friday, 1 September 1939, when German forces invaded Poland. Seelmann claimed hist first aerial victory during the Battle of France on 14 May 1940, when he shot down a Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 fighter near Charleroi.{{sfn|Prien|1992|p=283}} On 25 August 1940, I. ''Gruppe'' of JG 77 relocated from Wyk auf Föhr to Marquise located near the English Channel to fight in the Battle of Britain.{{sfn|Prien|1992|p=329}} On 7 September 1940, I. ''Gruppe'' participated in Operation "Loge", 350 bombers escorted by 648 fighters, attacked various targets in the greater London area. On this mission, Seelmann claimed a Royal Air Force (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire fighter shot down at 18:05 and another one at 18:30.{{sfn|Prien|1992|pp=381–382}} For his two aerial victories claimed to date, he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class ({{lang|de|Eisernes Kreuz erster Klasse}}) on 29 September.{{sfn|Dixon|2023|p=147}}
Following the Battle of Britain, the Luftwaffe fighter units were consolidated. On 21 November 1940, I. ''Gruppe'' of JG 77 was officially redesignated and became IV. ''Gruppe'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing).{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2002|p=357}} In consequence, Seelman's 2. ''Staffel'' of JG 77 became 11. ''Staffel'' of JG 51. On 5 March 1941, Seelmann was forced to bail out of his Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 (''Werknummer'' 5255–factory number) after his engine exploded over Wideham.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2002|p=108}}
===Operation Barbarossa=== On 15 June, IV. ''Gruppe'' began transferring east and was located at the airfield Krzewicze, approximately {{Convert|70|km|mi|abbr=on}} west Brest-Litovsk on the western bank of the Bug River. On 22 June, German forces launched Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=319}} JG 51, under the command of ''Oberstleutnant'' Werner Mölders, was subordinated to II. ''Fliegerkorps'' (2nd Air Corps), which as part of ''Luftflotte'' 2 (Air Fleet 2). JG 51 area of operation during Operation Barbarossa was over the right flank of Army Group Center in the combat area of the 2nd Panzer Group as well as the 4th Army.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=206}} In these initial weeks, Seelmann was particularly successful over the poorly trained and led Russian pilots. He quickly reached his 20th victory on 16 July and then his 30th on 9 August. On 30 August, Seelmann's Bf 109 F-2 (''Werknummer'' 9647) was rammed by a Soviet aircraft, forcing him to bail out near Novgorod.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=351}} He successfully evaded capture and made his way back to his unit. On 6 October 1941, Seelmann, together with ''Unteroffizier'' Franz-Josef Beerenbrock, were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ({{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes}}) after 37 and 42 aerial victories respectively.{{sfn|Weal|2006|p=122}}
===Instructor and squadron leader=== On 26 December 1941, Seelmann was posted to ''Ergänzungsgruppe'' JG 51 - the ''Geschwader's'' training squadron - as an instructor and ''Staffelkapitän'' (squadron leader) of 2. ''Staffel'', replacing ''Oberleutnant'' Egon Falkensamer. The unit was based at La Rochelle, France. In January 1942, 2. ''Staffel'' of ''Ergänzungsgruppe'' JG 51 moved to Kraków where in February it became the newly formed ''Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost'' (Erg. Ost—Supplementary Fighter Group East). Consequently, Seelmann then commanded 1. ''Staffel'' of Erg. Ost.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003a|pp=586–588}}{{sfn|Dixon|2023|p=147}}
Seelmann returned to front-line duty on 1 August 1942, taking command of 11. ''Staffel'' of JG 51 as the ''Staffelkapitän'', replacing ''Hauptmann'' Franz Hahn. At the time, IV. ''Gruppe'' was based at Novodugino.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=350}} Two days later, Seelmann was shot down in aerial combat with Ilyushin DB-3 bombers in an area {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} southwest of Rzhev. He bailed out of his Bf 109 F-2 (''Werknummer'' 12652). Severely injured, Seelmann was temporarily replaced by ''Leutnant'' Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding before command of 11. ''Staffel'' was passed on to ''Oberleutnant'' Adolf Borchers on 20 August.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|pp=350, 361}}
===Mediterranean theatre=== II. ''Gruppe'' of JG 51 had been withdrawn from the Eastern Front in early October 1942 and sent to Jesau in East Prussia, present day Yushny, Bagrationovsky District, for conversion to the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. Conversion training began on 7 October and on 4 November, the unit received the order to convert back to the Bf 109 and to transfer to the Mediterranean theatre. Via various stopovers, II. ''Gruppe'' moved to Sidi Ahmed airfield, arriving on 14 November. There, the unit was subordinated to ''Fliegerführer Tunis'' (Flying Leader Tunis). During this period, Seelmann had recovered from his injuries and was given command of 4. ''Staffel'' on 5 November.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2004|pp=1, 8}}
On 17 March 1943, Seelmann transferred command of 4. ''Staffel'' to ''Oberleutnant'' Karl Rammelt.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2010|p=359}} After further recuperation, in summer 1943 he was instead transferred to a non-combat role as the ''Staffelkapitän'' for the training squadron 1. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 103, where he ended his successful combat career.
==Later life== Seelmann died on 18 September 1989 at the age of {{age|1917|2|4|1989|9|18}} in Lichtenfels, West Germany.{{sfn|Dixon|2023|p=148}}
==Summary of career== ===Aerial victory claims=== According to Obermaier, Seelmann flew 550 combat missions and was credited with 39 aerial victories.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=204}} Mathews and Foreman, authors of ''Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims'', researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 39 aerial victory claims, including three aerial victories on the Western Front and 36 on the Eastern Front.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|pp=1203–1204}}
Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = ''Planquadrat''), for example "PQ 47582". The Luftwaffe grid map ({{lang|de|Jägermeldenetz}}) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about {{Convert|360|sqmi|sqkm}}. These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area {{Convert|3|x|4|km|mi|abbr=on|sp=us}} in size.{{sfn|''Planquadrat''}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders collapsible" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; text-align:right; width: 100%;" |- ! colspan="10" | Chronicle of aerial victories |- !scope="col"| Claim !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Time !scope="col" width="100px"| Type !scope="col"| Location !scope="col" style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | Claim !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Time !scope="col" width="100px"| Type !scope="col"| Location |- ! colspan="10" | – 2. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 77 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1203}}<br /><small>Battle of France — 10–23 May 1940</small> |- | 1 | 14 May 1940 | 11:40 | M.S.406 | {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on|sp=us}} south of Charleroi{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2001|p=390}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | | | | | |- ! colspan="10" | – 2. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 77 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1203}}<br /><small>Battle of Britain and on the English Channel — 25 August – 20 November 1941</small> |- | 2 | 7 September 1940 | 18:30 | Spitfire{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2002|p=104}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | | | | | |- ! colspan="10" | – 2. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 77 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1203}}<br /><small>Battle of Britain and on the English Channel — 21 November 1940 – 7 June 1941</small> |- | 3 | 16 April 1941 | 18:35 | Hurricane | southeast of Dungeness{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2002|p=106}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | | | | | |- ! colspan="10" | – 11. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 51 –<br /><small>Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941</small> |- | 4 | 22 June 1941 | 07:05 | I-153{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=334}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 22 | 23 July 1941 | 18:16 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=338}} | |- | 5 | 22 June 1941 | 16:14 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=334}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 23 | 24 July 1941 | 08:11 | I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=338}} | |- | 6 | 24 June 1941 | 09:27 | SB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=334}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 24 | 31 July 1941 | 04:37 | Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=339}} | |- | 7 | 24 June 1941 | 09:29 | SB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=334}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 25 | 3 August 1941 | 12:25 | I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=341}} | |- | 8 | 29 June 1941 | 18:34 | ZKB-19{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=334}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 26 | 4 August 1941 | 07:25 | R-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=341}} | |- | 9 | 2 July 1941 | 19:32 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=335}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 27 | 8 August 1941 | 08:47 | Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=341}} | |- | 10 | 2 July 1941 | 19:35 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=335}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 28 | 8 August 1941 | 15:08 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=341}} | |- | 11 | 4 July 1941 | 15:00 | SB-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=336}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 29 | 8 August 1941 | 15:29 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=341}} | |- | 12 | 4 July 1941 | 15:03 | SB-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=336}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 30 | 9 August 1941 | 13:17 | Pe-2 | {{Convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on|sp=us}} southeast of Yelnya{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=341}} |- | 13 | 5 July 1941 | 05:58 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=336}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 31 | 19 August 1941 | 19:14 | I-153{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=342}} | |- | 14 | 6 July 1941 | 16:30 | ZKB-19{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=336}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 32 | 25 August 1941 | 18:12 | R-10{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=343}} | |- | 15 | 9 July 1941 | 04:32 | I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=337}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 33 | 26 August 1941 | 17:58 | R-10{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=343}} | |- | 16 | 11 July 1941 | 15:32 | I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=337}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 34 | 30 August 1941 | 07:35 | SB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=343}} | |- | 17 | 13 July 1941 | 12:25 | Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=337}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 35 | 30 August 1941 | 11:55 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=343}} | |- | 18 | 14 July 1941 | 12:29 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=337}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 36 | 30 August 1941 | 17:50 | DB-3 | Shatalovka{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=343}} |- | 19 | 15 July 1941 | 14:12 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=338}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 37 | 24 September 1941 | 16:30 | I-18{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=344}} | |- | 20 | 16 July 1941 | 10:12 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=338}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 38 | 8 October 1941 | 14:55 | Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=345}} | |- | 21 | 23 July 1941 | 18:12 | DB-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003b|p=338}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | | | | | |- ! colspan="10" | – 11. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 51 "Mölders" –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1204}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — 1–3 August 1942</small> |- | 39 | 2 August 1942 | 17:50 | Il-2 | PQ 47582{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=355}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Rzhev | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | | | | | |}
===Awards=== * Flugzeugführerabzeichen * Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe * Iron Cross (1939) ** 2nd Class ** 1st Class (29 September 1940){{sfn|Dixon|2023|p=147}} * Wound Badge (1939) ** in Black or Silver * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 October 1941 as ''Leutnant'' and Staffelkapitän of the 11./''Jagdgeschwader'' 51{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=397}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Leutnant'' of the Reserves.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=699}}|group="Note"}}
==Notes== {{Reflist|group="Note"}}
==References==
===Citations=== {{Reflist|25em}}
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Mai 1940 bis 31 Dezember 1941—Einsatz im Mittelmeerraum—Oktober 1940 bis November 1941—Einsatz im Westen—22. Juni bis 31. Dezember 1941—Die Ergänzungsjagdgruppen—Einsatz 1941 bis zur Auflösung Anfang 1942 |trans-title=The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 5—Defense of the Reich—10 May 1940 to 31 December 1941—Action in the Mediterranean Theater—October 1940 to November 1941—Action in the West—22 June to 31 December 1941—The Supplementary Fighter Groups—Action from 1941 until their Breakup in Early 1942 |language=de |location=Eutin, Germany |publisher=Struve-Druck |isbn=978-3-923457-68-7 }} * {{Cite book |last1=Prien |first1=Jochen |last2=Stemmer |first2=Gerhard |last3=Rodeike |first3=Peter |last4=Bock |first4=Winfried |year=2003b |title=Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 6/I—Unternehmen "BARBAROSSA"—Einsatz im Osten—22.6. bis 5.12.1941 |trans-title=The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 6/I—Operation "BARBAROSSA"—Action in the East—22 June to 5 December 1941 |language=de |location=Eutin, Germany |publisher=Struve-Druck |isbn=978-3-923457-69-4 }} * {{Cite book |last1=Prien |first1=Jochen |last2=Stemmer |first2=Gerhard |last3=Rodeike |first3=Peter |last4=Bock |first4=Winfried |year=2004 |title=Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 8/II—Einsatz im Mittelmeerraum—November 1941 bis Dezember 1942 |trans-title=The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 8/II—Action in the Mediterranean Theater—November 1941 to December 1942 |language=de |location=Eutin, Germany |publisher=Struve-Druck |isbn=978-3-923457-74-8 }} * {{Cite book |last1=Prien |first1=Jochen |last2=Stemmer |first2=Gerhard |last3=Rodeike |first3=Peter |last4=Bock |first4=Winfried |year=2006 |title=Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 9/II—Vom Sommerfeldzug 1942 bis zur Niederlage von Stalingrad—1.5.1942 bis 3.2.1943 |trans-title=The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 9/II—From the 1942 Summer Campaign to the Defeat at Stalingrad—1 May 1942 to 3 February 1943 |language=de |location=Eutin, Germany |publisher=Struve-Druck |isbn=978-3-923457-77-9 }} * {{Cite book |last1=Prien |first1=Jochen |last2=Stemmer |first2=Gerhard |last3=Rodeike |first3=Peter |last4=Bock |first4=Winfried |year=2010 |title=Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 11/I—Einsatz im Mittelmeerraum—1.1. bis 31.12.1943 |trans-title=The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 11/I—Action in the Mediterranean Theater—1 January to 31 December 1943 |language=de |location=Eutin, Germany |publisher=Struve-Druck |isbn=978-3-923457-95-3 }} * {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives |language=de |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2 }} * {{Cite book |last=Weal |first=John |year=2006 |title=Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" |series=Aviation Elite Units |volume=22 |location=Oxford, UK |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=978-1-84603-045-1 }} {{Refend}}
{{S-start}} {{S-mil}} {{S-bef| before =''Hptm'' Franz Hahn}} {{S-ttl| title =Squadron Leader of 11./JG 51 | years = September, 1941 – 25 December 1941}} {{S-aft| after =''Hptm'' Franz Hahn}} {{S-bef| before =''Oblt'' Egon Falkensamer}} {{S-ttl| title =Squadron Leader of 2.(Erg)/JG 51 | years = 26 December 1941 – 26 January 1942}} {{S-aft| after = unit renamed 1./EJGr.Ost}} {{S-bef| before =new unit}} {{S-ttl| title =Squadron Leader of 1./EJGr.Ost| years = 27 January 1942 – 24 June 1942}} {{s-vac|unknown}} {{S-bef| before =''Hptm'' Franz Hahn}} {{S-ttl| title =Squadron Leader of 11./JG 51 | years = 1 August 1942 – 7 October 1942}} {{S-aft| after =''Oblt'' Adolf Borchers}} {{S-bef| before =''Oblt'' Harald Jung}} {{S-ttl| title =Squadron Leader of 4./JG 51 | years = 9 October 1942 – March, 1943}} {{S-aft| after =''Oblt'' Karl Rammelt}} {{s-break}} {{s-vac|unknown}} {{S-ttl| title =Squadron Leader of 1./JG 103 | years = July, 1943 – 15 March 1945}} {{S-aft| after =none: unit disbanded}} {{S-end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seelmann, Georg}} Category:1917 births Category:1989 deaths Category:People from Bamberg Category:People from the Kingdom of Bavaria Category:Luftwaffe pilots Category:German World War II flying aces Category:Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross