Born in Farnewinkel on June 28th, 1913, this determined young man carved himself a path in the Heer and then changed to the Luftwaffe, despite what his mother, his aunt and his childhood sweetheart thought. It wasn't easy. ...
He had met Mölders in the hotel'Cristina' where they were billeted, and they were to become firm friends. Galland's many original contributions to ground support techniques brought him to the attention of the Luftwaffe High Command. ..... Walter Oesau was born on June 28 1913 at Farnewinkel in the Dithmarschen region of Schleswig-Hostein. He went into the Reichsarbeitsdienst [RAD] in 1933 and then joined the Army, serving as a private in an artillery regiment. ...
