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Walter Dahl Victories : 128 ----------------------------- Country : Germany Fought in : WW2 Fought for : Axis Died : 25th November 1985 Knights Cross Oak Leaves Walter Dahl was born on 27 March 1916 at Lug in the Bergzabern region of Pfalz. He joined the army in 1935, initially serving in the infantry, before transferring to the Luftwaffe and becoming a pilot. He became a flight instructor in 1939. In May 1941, Dahl was transferred to the Geschwaderstab of JG 3. He gained his first victory on 22 June during the invasion of Russia. On 10 July, Dahl was transferred to II./JG 3. By the end of October, Dahl had 17 victories to his credit, including three Russian aircraft shot down on 13 September to record victories seven through nine and a further three on 23 October, all Russian fighters (15-17). Dahl was transferred to 4./JG 3 on 13 December 1941 and accompanied the unit to the Mediterranean theatre. He claimed a Spitfire shot down over Malta on 1 April 1942, although this claim could well have occurred on 2 April. However, the victory was not confirmed and the “Spitfire”, actually a RAF Hurricane of 229 Sqn, managed to return to its base on Malta, albeit damaged. On 10 April 1942, Dahl was appointed Staffelkapitän of Ergänzungsgruppe/JG 3. At the end of April 1943, Dahl was transferred to the staff of the General der Jagdflieger. On 15 August, Dahl was appointed Geschwaderadjutant of JG 3 based on the Eastern front where, by mid-April 1943, he had raised his victory total to 51. Dahl shot down four Russian Il-2 ground attack aircraft on 26 October 1942 (34-37). Oberleutnant Dahl was awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 2 December 1942 for 42 victories. He shot down two Russian LaGG-3 fighters on 16 April 1943 (50-51). On 20 July 1943, Dahl was posted as Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 3, recently relocated to Münster from deployment around Kursk on the Russian Front. Here Dahl was to battle the bomber formations of the USAAF. He shot down two four-engine bombers on 6 September (52-53). He downed two more four-engine bombers and a USAAF P-38 twin-engine fighter on 23 February 1944 (59–61). Dahl led III./JG 3 against the Schweinfurt and Regensburg raid on 17 August but was intercepted by 222 Squadron RAF Spitfires. Five III./JG 3 Bf 109s were shot down including the aircraft of Leutnant Hans Schleef (99 victories, RK, killed in action 31 December 1944). Dahl himself had to make a belly landing near Capperath when his Bf 109 G-6 (W.Nr. 18 842) suffered an engine failure. Major Dahl was awarded the Knight’s Cross on 11 March 1944 for 67 victories. On 21 May 1944, Dahl was appointed Kommodore of JG z.b.V. He led the unit until 6 June before taking command of JG 300 on 27 June. On 13 September, he brought down a USAAF B-17 four-engine bomber by ramming. Despite the successes achieved against the USAAF four-engine bombers with the use of Sturm tactics employed by JG 300, Dahl was to be relieved of his command by Göring on 30 November 1944. On 26 January 1945, he was appointed Inspekteur der Tagjäger. Oberst Dahl was awarded the Eichenlaub on 1 February for 92 victories. Despite his promotion, Dahl continued to fly operationally. He added 32 Russian aircraft to his tally flying over the Eastern front. He recorded his 100th victory on 28 February 1945. Oberst Dahl ended the war flying Me 262 jet fighters with III./EJG 2. Here he flew under the command of Heinz “Pritzl” Bär (221 victories, RK-S). On 27 March, Dahl claimed two USAAF P-47 fighters shot down. He gained his 128th and last victory, a USAAF P-51 Mustang near Dillingen, on 26 April 1945. Walter Dahl survived the war but died on 25 November 1985 at Heidelberg, aged 69. Walter Dahl shot down 128 enemy aircraft in 678 missions, including about 300 ground-attack missions. He claimed 30, possibly 36, four-engine bombers and 34 Il-2 Stormovik ground attack aircraft. Dahl also achieved 2, possibly as many as 9 victories, flying the Me-262. He recorded 84 victories over the Eastern Front.

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Known Victory Claims - Walter Dahl
DATE	PILOT	UNIT	JG	CLAIMED	LOCATION	TIME	FRONT

06/09/1943	Hptm. Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	-	11.15	Western Front
06/09/1943	Hptm. Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	12km SW St. Avold: 7200m	11.3	Western Front
14/10/1943	Hptm. Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	Est: Aschaffenburg-Würzburg 7000m	14.3	Western Front
14/10/1943	Hptm. Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	Est: Aschaffenburg-Würzburg 7000m	14.35	Western Front
19/12/1943	Hptm. Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	14 Ost N/ID: 6000m [Zillertaler-Alpen]	12.25	Western Front
29/01/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	-	11.07	Western Front
29/01/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	-	11.13	Western Front
23/02/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	P-38	SE Steyr: 6000m	12.2	Western Front
23/02/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-24	-	12.08	Western Front
23/02/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-24 HSS	-	12.12	Western Front
24/02/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	-	13.12	Western Front
24/02/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	-	13.12	Western Front
24/02/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	P-38	30km SE Steyr: 5000m	13.2	Western Front
25/02/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	Gegend Mühldorf: 6500m	12.27	Western Front
25/02/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	20-30km SW Regensburg: 6500m	12.48	Western Front
13/04/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	20-30km NW Augsburg: 6000m	15.04	Western Front
13/04/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	30km N. Augsburg: 6000m	15.08	Western Front
24/04/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	Gegend Augsburg: 6500m	13.3	Western Front
24/04/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	B-17	10km S. München: 6500m	13.36	Western Front
24/04/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab III.	JG 3	P-51	Raum München: 6500m	13.45	Western Front
07/07/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab	JG 300	B-24	N. Quedlinbürg Kr. Sachsen: 6000m	9.45	Western Front
15/08/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab	JG 300	B-17	PO-QO: 6500m [Raum Daun-Kyllberg]	11.45	Western Front
15/08/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab	JG 300	B-17	PP-PO-QO: 6500m [Raum Koblenz]	11.46	Western Front
11/09/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab	JG 300	B-17	LD-KD-KE-LE: 7000m [Halle-Leipzig]	11.55	Western Front
11/09/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab	JG 300	B-17	LD-MD-KC-KD: 7000m [W. Halle]	12.05	Western Front
28/09/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab	JG 300	B-17	HB-HA: 7900m [Raum Wofenbüttel]	12.45	Western Front
06/10/1944	Major Walter Dahl	Stab	JG 300	B-17	FF-FG-GF: 8000m: [Naunen-Brandenburg]	12.05	Western Front
27/01/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	La-7	-	-	Western Front
28/01/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	Il-2	-	-	Western Front
29/01/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	Il-2	-	-	Western Front
29/01/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	La-7	-	-	Western Front
30/01/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	B-17	-	-	Western Front
30/01/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	P-51	-	-	Western Front
31/01/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	P-51	-	-	Western Front
04/02/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	P-38	-	-	Western Front
20/02/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	La-7	-	-	Western Front
21/02/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	Il-2	-	-	Western Front
21/02/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger	Il-2	-	-	Western Front
28/02/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger		-	-	Western Front
28/02/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger		-	-	Western Front
28/02/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger		-	-	Western Front
28/02/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl		Insp.der Tagjäger		-	-	Western Front
27/03/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl	Stab III.	EJG 2	P-47	-	-	Western Front
27/03/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl	Stab III.	EJG 2	P-47	-	-	Western Front
26/04/1945	Oberst Walter Dahl	Stab III.	EJG 2	P-51	Raum Dillingen	-	Western Front

Known Claims : 45

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