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Theodor Weissenberger - Pilot Profile - Theodor Weissenberger

Theodor Weissenberger

Victories : 209
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 10th June 1950


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

Major Theodor Weissenberger was born 21 December 1914 in Mühlheim am Main, he was unfortunately killed in a car racing accident 10 June 1950 on the Nürburgring ring.

Major Theodor was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1936 until the end of World War II in 1945. He flew more than 500 combat missions claiming 208 enemy aircraft shot down. 33 claims were made on the Western Front, including some 7 heavy bombers.

Pre-war Major Weissenberger was a keen glider pilot and was an instructor in the early war years. He finally managed an operational posting in mid 1941, to I (Z). /JG 77 in Norway. He claimed his first kill in October 1941, and went on to score a further twenty-one kills in the Bf 110, in addition to fifteen locomotives, two flak installations, and numerous ground targets destroyed.

In September 1942 he was posted to II./JG 5, based in Northern Finland. Flying with 6 Staffel, and then as commander of 7 Staffel, he had claimed 104 kills by July 1943, and been awarded the Knights Cross.

Becoming Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 5 in April 1944, he had claimed some 175 kills by May 1944 in over 350 missions on the Arctic Front.

Taking over I./JG 5 on 4 June, the unit transferred to the Western Front in mid 1944 and through June and July 1944, Weissenberger flew twenty-six sorties and was credited with twenty-five victories over the Invasion Front around Normandy (his claims were half the total score by the whole unit, I./JG 5, during this period). He claimed five P-47's on 7 June, two more P-47's on 9 June, and another three P-47's on 12 June. He scored again on 19 July with three Typhoons and a P-51. On 25 July he claimed two more Spitfires shot down.



Major Weissenberger converted to the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in the second half of 1944. In November 1944 he was posted to command I./JG 7.

Theodor Weissenberger


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Known Victory Claims - Theodor Weissenberger

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

24/01/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger1.(Z)JG 77I-184km NW Bojaskoje13.35Eastern Front
24/01/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger1.(Z)JG 77Hurricane6km SW Topornij13.4Eastern Front
24/01/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger1.(Z)JG 77I-184km NW Bojaskoje13.35Eastern Front
24/01/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger1.(Z)JG 77Hurricane6km SW Topornij13.4Eastern Front
25/02/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger6.(Z)JG 5HurricaneS. Grasnaja-Guba11.15Eastern Front
25/02/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger6.(Z)JG 5HurricaneN. Bahnlinie Rutschi11.22Eastern Front
08/04/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger6.(Z)JG 5MiGN. Restikent15.2Eastern Front
12/04/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5LaGGWilj-See, W. Liza7.11Eastern Front
15/04/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5I-18010km W. Murmansk13.18Eastern Front
15/04/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5MiG20km W. Murmansk17.42Eastern Front
15/04/1942Fw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5Hurricane20km W. Murmansk17.45Eastern Front
23/04/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5HurricaneW. Titowka6.25Eastern Front
25/04/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5Pe-210km S. Motowski7.44Eastern Front
25/04/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5Pe-235km S. Motowski7.49Eastern Front
10/05/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5MiG-310km S. Eina-Guba16.45Eastern Front
10/05/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5MiG-318km S. Eina-Guba16.46Eastern Front
10/05/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5HurricaneNW Lizabucht16.48Eastern Front
10/05/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5HurricaneWitschanjabucht16.5Eastern Front
10/05/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5MiG-38km S. Wladimir16.57Eastern Front
12/05/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5MiG-3SW Lizamündung8.15Eastern Front
15/05/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5Hurricane20km W. Murmansk18.12Eastern Front
01/06/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger10.(Z)JG 5P-40S. Murmaschi15.34Eastern Front
14/08/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger13.(Z)JG 5MiG-3W. Wesnj-See13.24Eastern Front
08/09/1942Ofw. Theodor Weissenberger13.(Z)JG 5Jak-1Mitte Njal-See15.02Eastern Front
11/05/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Curtiss P-4036 Ost 2929: 2500m16.3Eastern Front
11/05/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Curtiss P-4036 Ost 2929: 2500m16.39Eastern Front
08/06/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Airacobra37 Ost 3084: 4000m17.21Eastern Front
08/06/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Typhoon37 Ost 3085: 3800m17.23Eastern Front
22/06/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Hurricane36 Ost/39/1/4: 800m9.27Eastern Front
22/06/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Hurricane36 Ost/39/1/5: 600m9.3Eastern Front
22/06/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Hurricane36 Ost/39/1/4: 100m9.4Eastern Front
23/06/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Airacobra37 Ost/02/7/7: 1500m7Eastern Front
23/06/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Airacobra37 Ost/02/7/5: 1500m7.07Eastern Front
23/06/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Airacobra37 Ost/02/7/1: 300m7.12Eastern Front
04/07/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Hampden37 Ost/1025a: 100m22.06Eastern Front
04/07/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Hampden37 Ost/1024e: 10m22.04Eastern Front
04/07/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Hampden37 Ost/1016: 200m21.59Eastern Front
04/07/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Il-237 Ost/1023: 200m21.55Eastern Front
04/07/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Il-237 Ost/1022: 200m21.54Eastern Front
04/07/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Pe-237 Ost/2177: 110m21.07Eastern Front
04/07/1943Ltn. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Il-237 Ost/1021: 200m21.53Eastern Front
18/07/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Airacobra37 Ost/SH-3.4 e: 1500m0.25Eastern Front
18/07/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Airacobra37 Ost/SH-3.4 d: 1500m0.28Eastern Front
24/07/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5HurricaneE. Kildinskoye: 1500m15.55Eastern Front
25/07/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Airacobra37 Ost/QC-2.g: 1500m2.42Eastern Front
25/07/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Pe-2SSE Kilberg: 1000m2.5Eastern Front
25/07/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Pe-2S. Kiberg: 1000m2.51Eastern Front
25/07/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Pe-237 Ost/QB-6.i: 800m2.52Eastern Front
25/07/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger7JG 5Airacobra37 Ost/QD-7.g: 1000m2.59Eastern Front
13/10/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-237 Ost/ RC-2.2: 50m12.58Eastern Front
13/10/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-237 Ost/ RC-2.5: 50m12.59Eastern Front
13/10/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-237 Ost/ RC-3.8: 50m13.01Eastern Front
13/10/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Boston III37 Ost S/ QC-5.7: 100m13.11Eastern Front
13/10/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Boston III37 Ost S/ QC-9.1: 100m13.14Eastern Front
03/11/1943Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Hurricane7km W. Wayda-Guba [RD-3.7]: 800m13.29Eastern Front
31/01/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5La-535 Ost/ 09 871: 30m14.48Eastern Front
01/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5La-509 587: 700m10.5Eastern Front
01/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5La-509 721: 600m10.51Eastern Front
01/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5La-509 724: 500m10.53Eastern Front
01/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5La-509 729: 300m10.56Eastern Front
01/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5La-509 755: 300m10.58Eastern Front
06/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-209 553: 50m12.17Eastern Front
14/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5LaGG-370 681: 500m11.45Eastern Front
14/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5LaGG-370 687: 200m11.47Eastern Front
14/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-270 831: 50m11.49Eastern Front
15/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 588 234 1000m12.15Eastern Front
16/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-999 661: 2000m14.02Eastern Front
16/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-999 634: 1200m14.04Eastern Front
16/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-999 662: 2000m14.01Eastern Front
18/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-909 183: 1500m14.14Eastern Front
18/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-909 683: 1500m14.15Eastern Front
18/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5LaGG-309 692: 2000m16Eastern Front
18/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5LaGG-309 686: 2000m16.01Eastern Front
27/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-297 742: 30m12.25Eastern Front
27/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-287 835: 200m12.16Eastern Front
27/02/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-287 689: 800m12.13Eastern Front
16/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost/ JC-2.611.54Eastern Front
17/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost JD-3.9.b: 5000m10.31Eastern Front
17/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost JD-4.3.d10.34Eastern Front
17/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-9SE Naunosaro13.04Eastern Front
20/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-2NW Visching-Murman: 100m9.51Eastern Front
20/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-2NW Visching-Murman: 50m9.53Eastern Front
20/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Il-2NW Visching-Murman: 20m9.55Eastern Front
20/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Curtiss P-40W. Kammingya-Van10Eastern Front
25/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost/ HB-9.6.c: 3500m9.21Eastern Front
25/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost/ HC-7.8.d: 2800m9.23Eastern Front
25/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost/ JC-18.c: 800m9.27Eastern Front
25/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost/ HC-75.c: 4000m12Eastern Front
25/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost/ HC-8.6.a: 3200m12.03Eastern Front
27/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Airacobra36 Ost/ 48/5/8: 2000m9.17Eastern Front
27/03/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Airacobra36 Ost/ HB-5.8: 2000m9.19Eastern Front
04/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-9NE Nischaij-Marman18.2Eastern Front
04/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-9NE Nischaij-Marman18.23Eastern Front
04/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-9NE Nischaij-Marman18.26Eastern Front
09/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-937 Ost/ HB-8.2.a: 1500m9.34Eastern Front
09/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-937 Ost/ HB-8.6.b: 700m9.57Eastern Front
09/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-937 Ost/ JB-5.1.b: 1800m10.08Eastern Front
09/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-937 Ost/ JC-68.d: 2500m10.12Eastern Front
12/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost/ HC-75.d: 2000m10.25Eastern Front
12/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost/ HC-75.f: 1800m10.26Eastern Front
15/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost/ JC-4.3.c: 500m16.2Eastern Front
16/04/1944Oblt. Theodor Weissenberger6JG 5Jak-936 Ost/ JB-8.2.d: 1500m15.12Eastern Front
15/05/1944Oblt. Theodor WeissenbergerStab II.JG 5Jak-997 811: 2000m14.21Eastern Front
16/05/1944Oblt. Theodor WeissenbergerStab II.JG 5Jak-988 868: 2000m5.09Eastern Front
17/05/1944Oblt. Theodor WeissenbergerStab II.JG 5Jak-988 861: 2000m11.15Eastern Front
17/05/1944Oblt. Theodor WeissenbergerStab II.JG 5LaGG-588 741: 50m11.37Eastern Front
17/05/1944Oblt. Theodor WeissenbergerStab II.JG 5Jak-997 343: 1500m15.2Eastern Front
17/05/1944Oblt. Theodor WeissenbergerStab II.JG 5Jak-997 359: 50m15.32Eastern Front
18/05/1944Oblt. Theodor WeissenbergerStab II.JG 5Jak-988 828: 2500m8.33Eastern Front
18/05/1944Oblt. Theodor WeissenbergerStab II.JG 5Jak-988 688: 2000m8.38Eastern Front
18/05/1944Oblt. Theodor WeissenbergerStab II.JG 5Jak-988 673: 1600m8.41Eastern Front
07/06/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-47SE-5: 200m [Breteuil]9.05Western Front
07/06/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-47TE-7: 800m [Raum Beauvais]17.12Western Front
07/06/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-47SW Montdidier: 800m9.26Western Front
07/06/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-47SE-9: 700m [SW Montdidier]9.27Western Front
07/06/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-47TE-5: 800m [Raum Beauvais]17.1Western Front
08/06/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-47SF-3: 1000m [2km E. Roye]18.5Western Front
08/06/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-47SF-4: 1000m [5km S. Roye]18.54Western Front
12/06/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-4705 Ost S/UD-74: 2000m [Gasny]6.56Western Front
12/06/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-4705 Ost S/TD-8: 2000m [Gisors]7.02Western Front
12/06/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-4705 Ost S/UC-9.5: 2000m [Vernon]6.48Western Front
06/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-3805 Ost N/RG-5: 4000m [S. St. Quentin]8.48Western Front
06/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-3805 Ost N/RG-8: 4000m [S. St. Quentin]8.49Western Front
07/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-47RF-79: 3500m [Rosières-en-Santerre]18.33Western Front
07/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-47RF-87: 3500m [Rosières-en-Santerre]18.33Western Front
07/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-47RF-88: 2500m [S. Rosières-en-Santerre]18.36Western Front
13/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5TyphoonTA-4: 800m [Trouville-sur-Mer]18.24Western Front
13/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5TyphoonTA-43: 600m [Tricqueville]18.26Western Front
14/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5TyphoonUT-23: 10m [Balleroy]14.41Western Front
14/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5SpitfireUA-23: 1500m [NE Lisieux]14.56Western Front
19/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5Typhoon05 Ost S/UA-2: 1000m [Lisieux]20.22Western Front
19/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5Typhoon05 Ost S/UA-3: 1200m [Lisieux]20.23Western Front
19/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5Typhoon05 Ost S/TA-9: 1500m [Cormeilles]20.25Western Front
19/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5P-5105 Ost S/TC-6: 50m [Lyons-le-Forêt]20.35Western Front
25/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5SpitfireTC-9: 3800m [Les Andèlys]11Western Front
25/07/1944Hptm. Theodor WeissenbergerStab I.JG 5SpitfireTC-9: 3800m [Les Andèlys]11.02Western Front
16/03/1945Major Theodor WeissenbergerStabJG 7P-51NW Eberswalde14.14Western Front
18/03/1945Major Theodor WeissenbergerStabJG 7B-17Raum Nauen-Rathenow-Brandenburg-Potsdam11.09Western Front
18/03/1945Major Theodor WeissenbergerStabJG 7B-17Raum Nauen-Rathenow-Brandenburg-Potsdam11.1Western Front
18/03/1945Major Theodor WeissenbergerStabJG 7B-17Raum Nauen-Rathenow-Brandenburg-Potsdam11.17Western Front
21/03/1945Major Theodor WeissenbergerStabJG 7B-17NW Dresden09.15±Western Front
22/03/1945Major Theodor WeissenbergerStabJG 7B-17Raum Cottbus-Bautzen-Dresden12.45±Western Front
31/03/1945Major Theodor WeissenbergerStabJG 7B-17--Western Front
04/04/1945Major Theodor WeissenbergerStabJG 7B-17S. Bremen-Western Front

Known Claims : 144

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