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Colonel Hubert Zemke

Senior Allied Officer - Stalag Luft I
Col. Hub Zemke was one of the pre-eminent World War II fighter commanders in the European
theatre. His 56th Fighter Group, the 'Wolfpack,' was credited with 665 air-to-air victories, leading
all fighter groups in the European Theatre of Operations. Zemke alone had 17.75 confirmed
victories in 154 combat missions, putting him in the top 25 of all Army Air Forces World War II
fighter pilots.