Heinz Schmidt - Pilot Profile

Heinz Schmidt

Victories : 173
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 5th September 1943


Knights Cross	*Oak Leaves*

Heinz Schmidt – nickname: “Johnny” was born 20 April 1920. He was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. Heinz Schmidt is credited with 173 aerial victories achieved in 712 combat missions and was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann.

Heinz Schmidt was born on 20 April 1920 in Bad Homburg and joined the Luftwaffe on 10 November 1938. After he completed his basic training and fighter pilot training he was assigned to the 2nd Staffel of the Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Merseburg.

From here he was posted to 4./Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) in August 1940. JG 52 at that time was engaged in the Battle of Britain. For a short time Schmidt was acting Staffelführer of 5./JG 52 but returned to the 4. Staffel and was promoted to Feldwebel on 1 April 1941.

Beginning in June 1941 Schmidt participated in Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front. He was promoted to Oberfeldwebel on 27 August 1941. Schmidt crash landed behind Russian lines in October 1941. He returned to the German lines six days later.

Schmidt was promoted to Leutnant on 1 February 1942; he received the Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 6 July 1942, followed by his promotion to Oberleutnant on 1 August 1942.

He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for 51 aerial victories on 23 August 1942. Within only three more weeks he was able to claim an additional 51 victories, for which he was honoured with the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross.

In February 1943 he was again shot down behind Russian lines but returned after a two-day trek across the frozen Sea of Azov minus one fur-lined flying boot and with a smashed shoulder. He was put in command of 6./JG 52 on 16 August 1943.

Heinz Schmidt is posted as missing in action after aerial combat near Markor on 5 September 1943. He was reportedly shot down in error by a Hungarian fighter.

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Known Victory Claims - Heinz Schmidt
DATE	PILOT	UNIT	JG	CLAIMED	LOCATION	TIME	FRONT

26/06/1941	Fw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	DB-3	-	14.27	Eastern Front
03/07/1941	Fw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	RZ	-	19.03	Eastern Front
04/07/1941	Fw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	DB-3	-	12.02	Eastern Front
05/07/1941	Fw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	DB-3	-	6.35	Eastern Front
25/08/1941	Fw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	I-17	-	8.5	Eastern Front
26/08/1941	Ofw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	I-17	-	8.56	Eastern Front
29/08/1941	Ofw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	I-15	-	15.1	Eastern Front
29/08/1941	Ofw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	I-15	-	15.11	Eastern Front
07/09/1941	Ofw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	I-18	-	14.35	Eastern Front
08/09/1941	Ofw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	DB-3	-	17.25	Eastern Front
08/09/1941	Ofw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	DB-3	Sologubowka	17.32	Eastern Front
11/09/1941	Ofw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	I-18	SE Lyby	7.5	Eastern Front
12/09/1941	Ofw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	I-18	-	9.56	Eastern Front
26/11/1941	Ofw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	DB-3	-	13.55	Eastern Front
27/11/1941	Ofw. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	I-301	12km S. Klin	13.04	Eastern Front
26/05/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	Il-2	E. Protopopowka: tiefflug	11.37	Eastern Front
27/05/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	Pe-2	E. Petrovskaya: 600m	15.27	Eastern Front
27/05/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	4	JG 52	Pe-2	SE Petrovskaya: 500m	15.48	Eastern Front
23/07/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Il-2	18 523: Bodennähne	16.01	Eastern Front
21/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	I-180	49 243: 2500m	7.36	Eastern Front
21/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Il-2	39 234: Bodennähe	17.33	Eastern Front
21/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Il-2	39 142: Bodennähe	17.35	Eastern Front
21/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	39 151: Bodennähe	17.37	Eastern Front
22/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Pe-2	40 743: 2000m	9.17	Eastern Front
22/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Pe-2	40 723: 1800m	9.2	Eastern Front
22/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Pe-2	40 733: 1500m	9.22	Eastern Front
23/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Il-2	49 141: Bodennähne	8.44	Eastern Front
23/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG-3	49 194: 2000m	10.5	Eastern Front
23/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	49 163: Bodennähe	12.32	Eastern Front
23/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	I-180	49 164: 3500m	12.51	Eastern Front
24/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	49 232: 500m	6.09	Eastern Front
24/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	49 262: Bodennähe	6.12	Eastern Front
24/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	59 172: Bodennähe	6.14	Eastern Front
24/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	59 181: Bodennähe	6.15	Eastern Front
24/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	59 443: 5500m	8.42	Eastern Front
24/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	59 282: 3500m	8.53	Eastern Front
24/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG-3	49 243: 1500m	12.01	Eastern Front
25/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	49 274: 800m	7.27	Eastern Front
25/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	49 272: 200m	7.35	Eastern Front
25/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	59 174: 2500m	16.1	Eastern Front
27/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	I-180	49 284: 200m	11.13	Eastern Front
27/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	I-180	49 452: Bodennähe	11.33	Eastern Front
28/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	I-180	49 254: 1800m	7.12	Eastern Front
28/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	I-180	49 292: 500m	7.21	Eastern Front
30/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Il-2	49 134: 50m	9.14	Eastern Front
30/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Il-2	40 841: Bodennähne	9.17	Eastern Front
31/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG-3	49 384: 800m	5.06	Eastern Front
31/08/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG-3	49 522: 200m	9.01	Eastern Front
08/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	49 154: 800m	12.37	Eastern Front
08/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG-3	44 237: 2500m	14.41	Eastern Front
09/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Il-2	44 429: 800m	17.45	Eastern Front
09/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Il-2	44 442: - 0m	5.24	Eastern Front
14/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Su-2	44 611: 500m	16.46	Eastern Front
17/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	54 391: 1800m	9.19	Eastern Front
17/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	54 411: 500m	9.25	Eastern Front
17/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	54 543: 1500m	13.44	Eastern Front
17/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	54 362: 1800m	16.39	Eastern Front
17/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	54 474: 1000m	16.41	Eastern Front
19/09/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG	54 371: 600m	11.04	Eastern Front
01/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-3	49 361: 1500m	8.45	Eastern Front
01/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2	49 152: 800m	10.47	Eastern Front
02/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2	49 393	13.42	Eastern Front
08/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2	49 131: 800m	11.45	Eastern Front
08/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2	39 392: 800m	11.47	Eastern Front
08/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-3	49 331: 600m	12.03	Eastern Front
10/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2	49 151: 500m	8.12	Eastern Front
10/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-4	49 123: 1200m	8.37	Eastern Front
10/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2	39 262: 200m	9.56	Eastern Front
17/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	La-5	38 241: 1200m	11.16	Eastern Front
17/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	39 872: 600m	13.1	Eastern Front
17/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	49 744: 150m	13.16	Eastern Front
18/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-3	49 744: Bodennähe	6.34	Eastern Front
19/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	La-5	49 58: Bodennähe	11.14	Eastern Front
19/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Pe-2	38 612: 2000m	6.46	Eastern Front
20/12/1942	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	39 794: 600m	6.44	Eastern Front
07/01/1943	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	LaGG-3	28 812: 400m	13.17	Eastern Front
10/02/1943	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Boston	96 113: 4000m	13.12	Eastern Front
11/02/1943	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Jak-1	86 733: 1800m	9.31	Eastern Front
11/02/1943	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Jak-1	86 561: 1500m	14.58	Eastern Front
12/02/1943	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Jak-1	86 671: Bodennähe	9.44	Eastern Front
12/02/1943	Ltn. Heinz Schmidt	5	JG 52	Il-2	86 691: Bodennähe	14.58	Eastern Front
28/07/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Airacobra	76 884: 1600m	10.2	Eastern Front
04/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	61 481: 1800m	17.26	Eastern Front
04/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-5	61 391: 500m	13.39	Eastern Front
04/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	61 353: 1500m	13.35	Eastern Front
04/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	61 383: 1200m	11.09	Eastern Front
04/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2mH.	61 374: 1600m	11.02	Eastern Front
05/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	61 441: 800m	14.26	Eastern Front
05/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2mH.	61 483: 800m	8.22	Eastern Front
05/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	61 471: 1800m	8.14	Eastern Front
06/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2mH.	61 643: tiefstflug	8.43	Eastern Front
06/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	61 643: 1600m	8.4	Eastern Front
06/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2mH.	61 471: 800m	10.53	Eastern Front
06/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-5	61 581: tiefstflug	11.07	Eastern Front
07/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-5	60 834: 1100m	18.28	Eastern Front
08/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	60 481: tiefstflug	10.15	Eastern Front
10/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Pe-2	51 851: 2200m	8.54	Eastern Front
10/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-5	60 252: 1200m	13.29	Eastern Front
11/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-5	41 262: 800m	11.46	Eastern Front
12/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	51 511: 2200m	15.51	Eastern Front
12/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Jak-1	51 341: 2500m	16.07	Eastern Front
17/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG	41 452: 1800m	7.29	Eastern Front
17/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Pe-2	51 171: 3200m	8.31	Eastern Front
17/08/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Pe-2	41 292: 2500m	8.35	Eastern Front
01/09/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-5	60 342: 2200m	16.51	Eastern Front
04/09/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-5	50 113: tiefstflug	10.45	Eastern Front
05/09/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	Il-2mH.	41 592: 800m	9	Eastern Front
06/09/1943	Oblt. Heinz Schmidt	6	JG 52	LaGG-5	41 753: 2000m	8.55	Eastern Front

Known Claims : 108

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