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Erwin Clausen - Pilot Profile - Erwin Clausen

Erwin Clausen

Victories : 132
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 4th October 1943


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron CrossAwarded Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross
Knights
Cross		Oak Leaves

Erwin Clausen was born on 5 August 1911 at Berlin-Steglitz. He joined the Reichsmarine in 1931 but then transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1935 to receive flying training. Feldwebel Clausen was flying with 3.(J)/LG 2 and scored his first victory during the invasion of Poland when he shot down a PWS.26 biplane trainer on 9 September 1939. He was to score further victories during the French campaign. On 1 February 1941, Oberleutnant Clausen was appointed Staffelkapitän of 1(J)/LG 2. When 1(J)/LG 2 operated in support of the invasion of the Balkans, Clausen was to score three victories over JKRV Furies on 6 April 1941. Following the Balkan campaign Clausen withdrew with the unit to Eastern Europe. On 6 January 1942 1(J)/LG 2 became 1./JG 77. With 1./JG 77 in Russia he was particularly successful. On 2 July 1941, he shot down two Russian aircraft for his 7th and 8th victories. By the end of 1941 his total had reached 18. He recorded his 20th victory on 16 January 1942 and his 30th on 24 February. On 9 March, he shot down five enemy aircraft to record victories 36 through 40. He was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 22 May after 52 victories. On 27 June, he was appointed Staffelkapitän of 6./JG 77. He achieved 45 victories in July including four in a day three times, five in a day twice and six in a day once. Clausen shot down his 100th opponent in claiming six in a day on 22 July 1942. He was awarded the Eichenlaub (Nr 106) the next day. Clausen was transferred to Erg.Gr.Süd on 1 February 1943. Hauptmann Clausen became Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 11 on 20 June 1943 performing Reichsverteidigung duties. In July 1943 he shot down eight four-engine bombers. On 4 October 1943 he shot down B-24 Liberator but then he was killed in aerial combat over the North Sea attacking Allied four-engine bombers in Fw 190 A-5/U12 Y.

Erwin Clausen is credited with 132 victories achieved flying 561 missions. He recorded 1 victory over Poland, 3 over Jugoslavia and 14 victories over the Western front. His score includes 12 (and probably further unconfirmed) four-engine bombers and 18 Stormoviks.

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Known Victory Claims - Erwin Clausen

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

09/09/1939Fw. Erwin Clausen3.(J)LG 2PZL P-24Raum Lubien17.02Western Front
29/05/1940Ofw. Erwin Clausen3.(J)LG 2HurricaneDünkirchen18.1Western Front
30/06/1940Ofw. Erwin Clausen3.(J)LG 2Blenheim-12.43Western Front
09/09/1940Ofw. Erwin Clausen3.(J)LG 2Spitfire-10.4Western Front
06/04/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen3.(J)LG 2FuryKumanovo-Western Front
06/04/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen3.(J)LG 2FuryKumanovo-Western Front
06/04/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen3.(J)LG 2FuryKumanovo-Western Front
02/07/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen1.(J)LG 2I-153--Eastern Front
02/07/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen1.(J)LG 2I-15-16.12Eastern Front
03/08/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen1.(J)LG 2SB-2Mamaia13.5Eastern Front
17/08/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen1.(J)LG 2I-16 Rata40km NE Constanza-Eastern Front
25/08/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen1.(J)LG 2MBR-2-10.3Eastern Front
25/08/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen1.(J)LG 2MBR-2--Eastern Front
29/08/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen1.(J)LG 2MBR-225km E. St. Georghe13.3Eastern Front
29/08/1941Oblt. Erwin Clausen1.(J)LG 2MBR-225km E. St. Georghe13.33Eastern Front
16/01/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77I-16 Rata--Eastern Front
16/01/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77MiG-3--Eastern Front
23/01/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77--Eastern Front
04/02/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77R-10--Eastern Front
04/02/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77R-5--Eastern Front
04/02/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77R-10--Eastern Front
04/02/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77R-5--Eastern Front
16/02/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77I-16 Rata--Eastern Front
16/02/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77MiG-3--Eastern Front
02/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77R-10-10.25Eastern Front
04/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77I-180-7.45Eastern Front
04/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77I-180-14.2Eastern Front
09/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77R-5-10Eastern Front
09/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77R-5-10.02Eastern Front
09/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77R-5-10.04Eastern Front
09/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77R-5-10.12Eastern Front
09/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77I-18-16.4Eastern Front
15/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77I-180-15.4Eastern Front
21/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77I-61-16.3Eastern Front
22/03/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77I-301-16Eastern Front
10/06/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77Il-2-8.25Eastern Front
13/06/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77LaGG-3-3.45Eastern Front
14/06/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen1JG 77I-16 Rata-04.20±Eastern Front
02/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
05/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
05/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77MiG-3--Eastern Front
05/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77I-180--Eastern Front
05/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Pe-2--Eastern Front
10/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77R-5--Eastern Front
10/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77R-5--Eastern Front
10/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
11/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77R-5--Eastern Front
11/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Pe-2--Eastern Front
11/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
12/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
12/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
12/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77MiG-3--Eastern Front
12/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
12/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
21/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
21/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Pe-2--Eastern Front
21/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Pe-2--Eastern Front
21/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Pe-2--Eastern Front
26/07/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77I-180--Eastern Front
05/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-282 122: tiefflug17.15Eastern Front
05/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-283 794: tiefflug17.2Eastern Front
05/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-382 211: 100m17.24Eastern Front
09/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-292 711: 50m15.52Eastern Front
09/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-292 714: 50m15.59Eastern Front
09/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-292 753: 2000m16.03Eastern Front
15/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77La-582 263: 300m17.19Eastern Front
15/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77La-582 263: 500m17.2Eastern Front
15/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-382 254: 5000m17.18Eastern Front
18/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-292 381: 50m13.07Eastern Front
18/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-292 352: 50m13.13Eastern Front
18/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-393 772: 500m16.25Eastern Front
18/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-292 354: 10m16.55Eastern Front
19/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-293 773: 100m15.09Eastern Front
22/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77LaGG-392 114: 1700m13.05Eastern Front
22/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-292 121: 1500m13.12Eastern Front
22/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Il-292 152: tiefflug13.17Eastern Front
22/09/1942Oblt. Erwin Clausen6JG 77Boston92 154: 3300m16.17Eastern Front
17/07/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-17TM 6: 4500m[95km N. Ameland]9.42Western Front
25/07/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-17TM 7: 5000m [North Sea]18Western Front
26/07/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-17AO-5.5: 8500m [N. Borkum]13.25Western Front
26/07/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-17SO-5: 6500m [75km W. Westerland]10.58Western Front
28/07/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-17RO-6: 5200m [SSE Wittlich]9.25Western Front
28/07/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-17RO-99: 5800m [Thalfang E. Trier]9.21Western Front
29/07/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-17SU-61: 7600m [Satrup-Kappeln]9.3Western Front
29/07/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-17SA-35: 8400m [20km E. Kappeln]9.2Western Front
17/08/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-1705 Ost S/RQ-2.5: 6000m S. Stromberg15.45Western Front
17/08/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-17S. Niedermendig: 6000m15.36Western Front
27/09/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-1705 Ost S /UP-6.1: 6000m-Western Front
04/10/1943Hptm. Erwin ClausenStab I.JG 11B-24NW Borkum-Western Front

Known Claims : 89

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