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Ju-87B-2 Stuka "Snake" - Lt. Hubert Pölz

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Description Hubert Pölz's snake marked Ju-87 is arguably the ultimate example of World War II German nose-art. Despite all the popularity of this Ju-87 is somewhat mysterious, it is not really clear if this Stukawas was actually his personal aircraft.

It also is not clear if the snake art was White and red or white and sand. Existing photos do not help to bring this debate to lite. I chose sand at least to me it seemed more logical.

About Lt. Hubert Pölz:
Hubert Pölz joined the Luftwaffe in 1938. He served on most of the German theatres of operations, taking part in the Polish Campaign, French Campaign, Battle of Britain, Siege of Malta and North African Campaign. On 24 June 1941 he sank HMS Auckland off Tobruk. In May 1942 he took command of 6 Staffel. During the later stage of the campaign in Tunisia in 1943 he was shot down and spent four months in hospital. Returning to combat operations he took part in the fighting on the Eastern Front. He later flew the Focke-Wulf Fw-190 as the Geschwader converted to the type. By the end of the war he was commanding I./Schlachtgeschwader 151. He surrendered with his unit to British forces, in Denmark, on 8 May 1945. Hubert Pölz went missing while swimming in Spain on 7 January 1994, he was never found. He was declared dead in 2002.
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Date Sunday 18 March 2012 - 20:01:48
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