Old Gymnasium Korntal former school of flying ace Erich 'Bubi' Hartmann

Erich Hartmann attended this school from 1937 to 1940 in my home town 'Korntal' in south of Germany before volunteering for the air force after graduating from high school.

 

The dormitory of the school is about 100m / 110yd away and is still preserved.

www.flickr.com/photos/196307358@N05/53887732159/in/album-...

 

There is no reference or memorial plate to his person in or outside of the building.

 

In Korntal he also met his later wife Ursula Paetsch.

 

The building looks much smaller than it is. History of the school you can find below.

 

Here you can find his career in German:

www.leo-bw.de/detail/-/Detail/details/PERSON/kgl_biograph...

 

With a lot of details also about the family, especially his mother, who was one of the first female sailing pilots in the "German Reich". Her airfield "Landesflughafen Stuttgart-Boeblingen (1925–1938)" is known as the airfield Boeblingen wich was overtaken from the occupation forces of the US.

language is german:

de.wikibrief.org/wiki/Erich_Hartmann

 

Landesflughafen Stuttgart-Boeblingen (in german language):

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flughafen_B%C3%B6blingen

also

www.flugfeld.info/de/flugfeld/geschichte.html

 

 

Traditionsgemeinschaft JG52 (information in German):

www.jg52.net/ritterkreuztraeger/erich-hartmann/

 

For the English version, please click here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Hartmann

 

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School History

 

former parish Latin school

 

18xx

public school built

 

1819

Private school, foundation of Korntal Latin school for boys

 

1821

Private school, first classes for girls with the educational goal of becoming housewives

 

1848

Private school under the direction of Dr Pfleiderer with 3 departments, introduction of physical education humanistic Progymnasium, Realprogymnasium, Realschule

 

1880

Purchase of the building by the religious community "Brüdergemeinde" and foundation of the "Gemeinde Lateinschule", integration into the state school system

 

1884

Takeover of the "Höhere Bildungsanstalt für Knaben" (secondary school for boys)

 

1892

Inauguration on 11 November as a community Latin school in the presence of King Wilhemlm II.

 

1912

Renamed "Higher School for Boys

 

1933

Converted into a state "Ulrich von Hutten" Secondary School

 

1940

Converted into a fully-fledged state grammar school, the primary educational goal was military fitness in the sense of the Third Reich

 

1940 - 1945

The dark chapter that is hushed up by everyone. Only that history does not disappear when you try to ignore it.

 

1933 - 45 general

Up to today it is difficult to get informations about the period of the "Third Reich" in the town. The archieves are 'cleaned up' and most is hidden and wished not to be covered up by the left partys especially the green ones..

 

1945 - 1954

Korntal grammar school and reintegration of the "Brüdergemeinde" religious community

 

1958

Grammar school moved to the new building in Charlottenstreet

 

1958 - 1976

Girls' grammar school

 

197x

"Pavilion" extension to the left of the building

 

1976

Merger of "Progymnasium" and "Gymnasium" (Grammar school)

 

1976

Abolition of gender segregation in the school classes in Germany

 

198x

Demolition of the "Pavilion" extension building

 

197x - 198x

Special school for pupils with learning difficulties ( ? )

and usage for secondary / high school (Realschule Korntal)

 

198x - today

adult education centre, art & music school

 

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Headmasters

 

1892 - 1908 Alfred Warth

1908 - 1926 Prof. Ernst Käller

1926 - 1934 Headmaster Theodor Reiff

1934 - 1937 Dr. Eberhard von Klemm

1937 - 1945 Dr. Hermann Hahn

1945 - 1952 Wilhelm Simpfendörfer

1953 - 1974 Dr. Albert Bayer

1974 - 1984 Theodor Botsch (new building)

1984 - 2003 Götz Heim (new building)

2003 - 2014 Angelika Nollert (new building)

2014 - today Christoph Brechtelsbauer (new building)

Done