Heinrich Sturm - Pilot Profile

Heinrich Sturm

Victories : 158
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 22nd December 1944

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Hauptmann Heinrich Sturm was born born 12 June, 1920 in Dieburg, Hessia, he was unfortunately killed in flying accident 22 December, 1944 in Csorna, Hungary, Strurm was German World War II Luftwaffe 158 victories Flying ace.

Joining 6./Jagdgeschwader 52 with the rank of Feldwebel in the summer of 1941 he managed to score his first three victories at the end of the year.

Hauptmann Strurm then transferred to a fighter school as instructor and only managed to rejoin frontline service in November 1942. He was assigned to the Staff of II./JG 52. In the period up to 17 December 1942 he scored a further six victories. On the 1 January 1943 he was promoted to Leutnant. He scored his 20th kill on the 15 April 1943, adding five more kills on the 20 April 1943 and reached his 40th kill on the 30 June 1943 and kill total of 75 on the 30 November 1943. From the 1 September 1943 he was in lead of 4./JG 52. Scoring his 100th victory on the 23. March 1944 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross three days later. Barely a month later, on the 16 April 1944 Strurm was wounded badly by bomb debris on Chersonez (Crimea) airfield.

In August 1944 he returned to JG 52 and took over command of 5./JG 52, his score standing at 111. On the 22 December 1944 he scored his last two kills. Taking off for another sortie from Csorna that day, one of the landing gear struts hit a truck killing him in the accident

Commands held 4./JG 52, 5./JG 52

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Known Victory Claims - Heinrich Sturm
DATE	PILOT	UNIT	JG	CLAIMED	LOCATION	TIME	FRONT

18/10/1941	Fw. Heinrich Sturm	6	JG 52	Pe-2	-	13.27	Eastern Front
28/08/1942	Fw. Heinrich Sturm	6	JG 52	I-180	49 172: Bodennähe	11.12	Eastern Front
30/10/1942	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	6	JG 52	Jak-1	95 823: 50m	9.23	Eastern Front
08/12/1942	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	6	JG 52	Boston III	19 424: 3000m	8.21	Eastern Front
08/12/1942	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	6	JG 52	Il-2	29 652: 1000m	13.15	Eastern Front
17/12/1942	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	6	JG 52	LaGG-3	49 772: 2500m	7.47	Eastern Front
17/12/1942	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	6	JG 52	Il-2	39 76: Bodennähe	13.3	Eastern Front
13/02/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	5km S. Navodimitrijewski: 800m	15.17	Eastern Front
23/02/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	75 211: 2000m	6.38	Eastern Front
23/02/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	75 250: 1000m	6.42	Eastern Front
05/03/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Jak-1	86 560: 50m	9.17	Eastern Front
05/03/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Jak-1	86 620: 50m	9.21	Eastern Front
10/03/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	85 150: 700m	14.1	Eastern Front
10/03/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	85 160: 700m	14.15	Eastern Front
12/03/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	U-2	85 234: Bodennähe	11.35	Eastern Front
22/03/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Airacobra	86 393: 3200m	13.45	Eastern Front
22/03/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Airacobra	86 454: 2500m	13.55	Eastern Front
15/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	85 142: 800m	12.05	Eastern Front
15/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG	85 181: 2500m [SE Abinskaya]	15.12	Eastern Front
15/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	85 184: 3000m	15.14	Eastern Front
16/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Airacobra	85 273: 1000m	16.13	Eastern Front
17/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	75 452: 2200m	11.05	Eastern Front
17/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	85 371: Boden [SW Gelendzhik]	11.1	Eastern Front
20/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	75 492 [S. Datscha]	16.1	Eastern Front
20/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Il-5	75 464: 500m	16.13	Eastern Front
20/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Il-5	85 371: Bodennähe	16.14	Eastern Front
20/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-5	75 462: 3000m	16.17	Eastern Front
20/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-5	85 265: 2500m	11.1	Eastern Front
21/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	MiG-3	75 xxx	11.05	Eastern Front
21/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	MiG-3	75 xxx	11.2	Eastern Front
23/04/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	P-2	85 561: 200m	7.2	Eastern Front
09/05/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Jak-1	75 264: 3000m	16.28	Eastern Front
30/05/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Il-5	75 352: tiefflug	7.46	Eastern Front
31/05/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Jak-1	76 894: 3600m	17.39	Eastern Front
03/06/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-5	76 893: 4000m	17.47	Eastern Front
03/06/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-5	86 773: 5000m	18.09	Eastern Front
03/06/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-5	75 232: 4500m	18.11	Eastern Front
06/06/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-5	76 894: 2800m	7.36	Eastern Front
06/06/1943	Ofw. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Il-7	76 894: 2800m	7.37	Eastern Front
01/09/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	41 812: 2500m	13.32	Eastern Front
01/09/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	LaGG-5	60 322: 2800m	16.36	Eastern Front
05/09/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	51 874: 3500m	8.01	Eastern Front
05/09/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	51 873: 3500m	8.02	Eastern Front
06/09/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	LaGG-5	41 483: 200m	6.2	Eastern Front
06/09/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	LaGG-3	60 184: 3500m	15.2	Eastern Front
07/09/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	60 334: 6000m	5.45	Eastern Front
02/10/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Airacobra	58 683: 5000m	17.07	Eastern Front
13/10/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	10 154: 5500m	15.41	Eastern Front
13/10/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	LaGG-5	10 161: 5000m	15.42	Eastern Front
13/10/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-9	10 133: 4500m	15.45	Eastern Front
15/10/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	10 131: 3000m	5.49	Eastern Front
15/10/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	10 124: 2500m	15.17	Eastern Front
22/10/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Il-2mH.	39 321: Bodennähne	15.09	Eastern Front
22/10/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-7	39 324: 400m	15.14	Eastern Front
26/10/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	57 142: 1000m	7.35	Eastern Front
29/10/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-7	47 182: 2500m	11.07	Eastern Front
02/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 813: 2000m	13.3	Eastern Front
04/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Il-2mH.	66 641: tiefst.	9.07	Eastern Front
04/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 53: 100m	14.17	Eastern Front
05/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Il-2mH.	66 813: 100m	7.15	Eastern Front
05/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 731: 200m	7.22	Eastern Front
05/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 732: 200m	7.3	Eastern Front
05/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 671: 2500m	11.47	Eastern Front
05/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 672: 5500m	12.07	Eastern Front
05/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 641: 4000m	15	Eastern Front
06/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 564: 2000m	7.35	Eastern Front
06/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Airacobra	66 732: 3000m	7.45	Eastern Front
06/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 841: 5000m	11.05	Eastern Front
06/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 813: 4000m	11.45	Eastern Front
06/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 813: Wassernähe	11.47	Eastern Front
06/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 53: 4000m	15.1	Eastern Front
30/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 732: 2000m	12.03	Eastern Front
30/11/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 592: 1200m	12.07	Eastern Front
02/12/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Il-2	SE Fobetschik: 50m	7.25	Eastern Front
02/12/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Il-2	SE Ortmaeti: 50m	7.29	Eastern Front
02/12/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	6673: 400m	7.19	Eastern Front
05/12/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-9	S. Kossa-Tusla: 6000m	7.45	Eastern Front
09/12/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Il-2	SE Kossa-Tusla: 100m	11.15	Eastern Front
11/12/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Airacobra	E. Kamrysch: 5000m	11.4	Eastern Front
13/12/1943	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Curtiss P-40	E. Eltigen: 200m	9.46	Eastern Front
12/01/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Boston	66 532: 800m	6.53	Eastern Front
12/01/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Airacobra	66 533: 800m	6.57	Eastern Front
12/01/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Airacobra	06 563: 4000m	8.4	Eastern Front
12/01/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Airacobra	66 561: 5000m	11.3	Eastern Front
07/02/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	66 613: 2000m	6.18	Eastern Front
08/02/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-9	66 641	10.08	Eastern Front
10/02/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-9	66 641: 3000m	15.12	Eastern Front
15/02/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Airacobra	66 671: 1500m	6.08	Eastern Front
14/03/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-7	47 751: 3000m	15.35	Eastern Front
26/03/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	47 843: 1000m	16	Eastern Front
06/04/1944	Ltn. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	47 771: 2000m	13.39	Eastern Front
07/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Il-2mH.	55 132: 200m	14.1	Eastern Front
07/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	55 242: 800m	14.12	Eastern Front
08/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Il-2mH.	47 771: 200m	11.25	Eastern Front
08/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	37 894: 300m	13.35	Eastern Front
08/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Il-2	46 111: 300m	13.4	Eastern Front
08/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-2	37 894: 700m	15.45	Eastern Front
08/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Airacobra	46 114: 900m	17.31	Eastern Front
08/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	46 111: 800m	17.44	Eastern Front
08/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	36 232: 500m	17.47	Eastern Front
08/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-1	46 611: 100m	11.27	Eastern Front
10/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	Jak-7	46 123: 4000m	8.16	Eastern Front
13/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-7	35 453: 300m	8.22	Eastern Front
13/04/1944	Oblt. Heinrich Sturm	4	JG 52	Jak-7	45 111: Bodennähe	13.3	Eastern Front
24/09/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Ju 87	37 445: tiefflug	9.22	Eastern Front
24/09/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Il-2mH.	37 453: 1500m	11.4	Eastern Front
24/09/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	LaGG-3	47 318: 100m	11.45	Eastern Front
25/09/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	Stab II.	JG 52	Hs 129	37 487: 300m	13.37	Eastern Front
18/10/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	Jak-7	18 617: 4000m	15.23	Eastern Front
20/10/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	LaGG-5	08 841: 7000m	7.59	Eastern Front
29/10/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	LaGG-5	08 735: 1500m	14.35	Eastern Front
29/10/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	Il-2mH.	08 754: 1000m	14.36	Eastern Front
31/10/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	Il-2mH.	-	15.23	Eastern Front
31/10/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	Il-2mH.	-	15.28	Eastern Front
31/10/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	LaGG-5	-	15.18	Eastern Front
31/10/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	LaGG-5	-	15.26	Eastern Front
02/11/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	Jak-9	98 811	11.35	Eastern Front
23/11/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	Il-2mH.	98 454: 700m	11.21	Eastern Front
23/11/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52	Il-2mH.	98 455: 700m	11.22	Eastern Front
22/12/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52		Raum Csor	-	Eastern Front
22/12/1944	Hptm. Heinrich Sturm	5	JG 52		Raum Csor	-	Eastern Front

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