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Walter Krupinski - Pilot Profile - Walter Krupinski

Walter Krupinski

Victories : 197
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 7th October 2000


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

Walter Krupinski first saw combat against the RAF on the Western Front. Transferring to the east, he became a Squadron Commander in the legendary JG52. In 1943 his victories reached 150 but, in March 1944 with 177 victories to his name, he was transferred to Germany to command JG11. Flying high altitude Me109s, he chalked up another 12 victories before being wounded. In September 1944 he was promoted Kommandeur of III./JG26 and led them on Operation Bodenplatte before joining Galland's famous JV44. He completed the war with 197 victories in over 1100 missions. He received the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. He died in 2000.

Walter Krupinski signing the print - Eagles Over the Steppes - by Graeme Lothian

Walter Krupinski signing the print - JV44 Kette of Swallows - by Graeme Lothian

Walter Krupinski - Knight's Cross.

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Known Victory Claims - Walter Krupinski

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

16/08/1941Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-18-5.48Eastern Front
17/09/1941Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52DB-3-17.47Eastern Front
21/09/1941Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-153-5.56Eastern Front
04/10/1941Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52SB-230km N. Cholm13.3Eastern Front
17/10/1941Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-18-15.15Eastern Front
23/10/1941Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52R-5-14.15Eastern Front
28/11/1941Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Il-2SE Salutsche10.3Eastern Front
04/06/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52MiG-110km NE Kupjansk: 1000m18.54Eastern Front
23/07/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-16 Rata28 351: 1000m4.4Eastern Front
23/07/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Il-218 453: Bodennähne6.48Eastern Front
24/07/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-328 322: 1000m11.45Eastern Front
24/07/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-328 472: Bodennähe11.52Eastern Front
25/07/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Il-218 621: Bodennähe8.35Eastern Front
26/07/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52R-528 574: Bodennähe5.4Eastern Front
23/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-349 652: 1500m5.3Eastern Front
23/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-349 429: 1000m5.37Eastern Front
23/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-349 651: 2000m11.55Eastern Front
23/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-349 62212.12Eastern Front
24/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-18049 273: 2000m13.15Eastern Front
25/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-18049 112: 2000m17.35Eastern Front
26/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-349 274: 4000m17.2Eastern Front
27/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-349 332: 3000m12.11Eastern Front
28/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-359 320: 200m14.01Eastern Front
29/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Il-240 427: 300m16.42Eastern Front
31/08/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Il-249 533: 2000m8.47Eastern Front
02/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52MiG-166 661: 200m8.38Eastern Front
07/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52MiG-144 652: 2000m9.2Eastern Front
07/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-344 484: 1000m9.3Eastern Front
13/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52Jak-154 642: 2500m15.15Eastern Front
19/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52U-244 653: tiefflug10.5Eastern Front
23/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52LaGG95 793: 2000m12.1Eastern Front
24/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52I-15395 713: 200m5.55Eastern Front
24/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52I-1595 743: tiefflug6Eastern Front
24/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52I-15395 742: tiefflug6.52Eastern Front
24/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52LaGG94 133: tiefflug15.53Eastern Front
25/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52Il-205 342: tiefflug5.03Eastern Front
25/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52Il-205 511: tiefflug5.08Eastern Front
25/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52R-594 161: tiefflug12.24Eastern Front
25/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52R-594 411: tiefflug15.16Eastern Front
26/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52I-15394 411: tiefflug16.24Eastern Front
27/09/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski4JG 52I-1504 541: tiefflug11.45Eastern Front
07/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Jak-195 552: 2000m6.1Eastern Front
09/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-395 772: 1000m13.2Eastern Front
09/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-15395 552: 3000m12.45Eastern Front
11/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52LaGG-395 752: 2500m5.2Eastern Front
11/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-15395 751: 200m5.35Eastern Front
11/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-15395 751: 200m5.37Eastern Front
16/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Jak-194 121: 3000m5.55Eastern Front
22/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-15395 541: Bodennähe16.2Eastern Front
23/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Il-294 473: 100m16.1Eastern Front
29/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Jak-195 791: 800m15.4Eastern Front
30/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Jak-194 163: 1000m15.3Eastern Front
30/10/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-1594 161: Bodennähe15.4Eastern Front
01/11/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-153495 743: Bodennähe14.07Eastern Front
01/11/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Jak-194 133: 3000m14.25Eastern Front
11/11/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Jak-194 161: Bodennähe8Eastern Front
11/11/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Jak-194 161: 200m8.14Eastern Front
11/11/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-1594 152: Bodennähe11.03Eastern Front
13/11/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52I-15395 741: 100m11.17Eastern Front
19/11/1942Ltn. Walter Krupinski6JG 52Jak-194 491: 4000m7.15Eastern Front
27/04/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski5JG 52LaGG-386 691: Bodennähe17.2Eastern Front
01/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski5JG 52Jak-185 171: 3500m17.41Eastern Front
04/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG85 311: 4000m12.4Eastern Front
06/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG85 213: 3500m14.55Eastern Front
11/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG85 181: 5000m8.05Eastern Front
11/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG86 682: 3500m16.07Eastern Front
16/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52U-285 152: tiefflug14.55Eastern Front
28/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG86 751: 3000m9.35Eastern Front
28/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Spitfire86 774: 1500m9.5Eastern Front
29/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG75 232: 2000m11.53Eastern Front
29/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG76 894: 3500m18.07Eastern Front
30/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Pe-276 863: 1000m15.3Eastern Front
31/05/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG86 714: 2000m14.15Eastern Front
02/06/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG75 231: 700m13.03Eastern Front
03/06/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52I-18075 232: 5000m13.2Eastern Front
03/06/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG86 732: 800m4.43Eastern Front
05/06/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG-575 232: 4000m11.2Eastern Front
05/06/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG-586 774: 5500m15.18Eastern Front
09/06/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG-585 132: 5000m14.12Eastern Front
10/06/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG86 783: 5000m18.42Eastern Front
13/06/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Boston25 251: 3000m7.37Eastern Front
20/06/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG85 341: 5000m10.25Eastern Front
26/06/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG-585 372: 4000m15.15Eastern Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG61 154: 2000m7.15Eastern Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG61 121: 2500m18.05Eastern Front
12/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG61 751: 4000m17.25Eastern Front
13/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG69 212: 2000m14.07Eastern Front
15/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Pe-261 721: 4000m9.04Eastern Front
15/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG51 813: 3500m11.54Eastern Front
16/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG70 792: 3500m17.56Eastern Front
17/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG70 794: 1500m8.07Eastern Front
17/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG70 794: 4000m10Eastern Front
17/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra70 762: 5000m17.3Eastern Front
18/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG60 241: 3000m9.55Eastern Front
18/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG61 794: 3000m12.47Eastern Front
19/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG88 293: 4500m12.55Eastern Front
20/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG88 291: 5000m7.55Eastern Front
20/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG88 294: 5000m7.29Eastern Front
20/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG88 264: 7000m11.37Eastern Front
20/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG88 282: 1200m13.32Eastern Front
21/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG88 272: 1000m13.02Eastern Front
21/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG88 282: 200m13.15Eastern Front
22/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra88 241: 500m10.08Eastern Front
22/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra88 293: 1000m15.43Eastern Front
23/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra88 242: 4000m15.2Eastern Front
24/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG88 284: 500m11.59Eastern Front
26/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra88 431: 5000m8.27Eastern Front
26/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG89 891: 5000m15.51Eastern Front
27/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra88 421: 5000m6.32Eastern Front
27/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Spitfire88 412: 4000m13.2Eastern Front
27/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra88 194: 2000m13.4Eastern Front
29/08/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Pe-288 672: 6000m11.25Eastern Front
21/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Il-2mH.58 123: tiefst.11.27Eastern Front
21/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 421: 100m16.13Eastern Front
22/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 271: 600m12.1Eastern Front
23/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 163: 20m13.15Eastern Front
24/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 132: 200m14.1Eastern Front
25/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 281: 800m11.1Eastern Front
27/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG59 813: 1500m16.05Eastern Front
27/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 192: 1000m14.21Eastern Front
27/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG59 752: 3500m8.45Eastern Front
27/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG59 843: 2500m8.5Eastern Front
28/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Il-2mH.58 193: 300m10.33Eastern Front
30/09/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra58 643: 5000m12.17Eastern Front
01/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 362: tiefflug6.15Eastern Front
01/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 133: 300m7.49Eastern Front
01/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 132: 300m8.13Eastern Front
01/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 184: 1500m11.17Eastern Front
02/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 674: 3000m10.55Eastern Front
03/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 124: 1500m15.1Eastern Front
04/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 113: 2500m11.1Eastern Front
05/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG49 171: 2000m7.09Eastern Front
06/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG49 184: 4000m10.02Eastern Front
07/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG49 133: 2000m6.45Eastern Front
07/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG49 362: 2500m11.55Eastern Front
08/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Pe-258 472: 3500m7.33Eastern Front
09/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra49 171: 4000m11.51Eastern Front
09/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra49 322: 4000m11.52Eastern Front
10/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 163: 2000m6.55Eastern Front
10/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 163: 1500m7.1Eastern Front
10/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra49 183: 4000m8.4Eastern Front
10/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra49 183: 4000m9.4Eastern Front
10/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 154: 500m12.18Eastern Front
10/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 194: 1000m15.35Eastern Front
12/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 161: 1500m6.52Eastern Front
12/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Il-2mH.58 122: 200m7.18Eastern Front
12/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 124: 1000m13.56Eastern Front
12/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 114: 1500m15.45Eastern Front
13/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 161: 50m7.51Eastern Front
13/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG59 782: 1000m11.5Eastern Front
19/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra39 474: 3500m7.12Eastern Front
20/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG39 413: 3500m6Eastern Front
21/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra39 463: 3000m6.13Eastern Front
21/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Il-2mH.39 621: 2000m9.28Eastern Front
29/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra39 532: 4000m7.03Eastern Front
29/10/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra39 534: 5500m11.15Eastern Front
06/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra39 694: 1000m9.12Eastern Front
06/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG48 211: 500m12.2Eastern Front
06/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG49 714: 3500m14.45Eastern Front
06/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG49 544: 1000m15Eastern Front
22/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG49 713: 1500m14Eastern Front
27/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG48 591: 300m9.23Eastern Front
27/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 341: 1000m12.56Eastern Front
27/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG48 434: 1000m13.11Eastern Front
28/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 174: 1000m8.16Eastern Front
28/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG58 194: 2000m13.25Eastern Front
29/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Boston III48 424: 6500m7.05Eastern Front
29/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG48 432: 1000m14.4Eastern Front
30/11/1943Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG39 862: 1400m7.57Eastern Front
26/02/1944Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Airacobra29 522: 3500m12Eastern Front
09/03/1944Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG60 421: 1200m10.53Eastern Front
11/03/1944Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52Il-270 552 700m12.3Eastern Front
16/03/1944Oblt. Walter Krupinski7JG 52LaGG51 532: 300m15.15Eastern Front
10/05/1944Ltn. Walter Krupinski1JG 5B-17GN: [NW Köszeg S. Wiener Neustadt]11.3Western Front
11/05/1944Oblt. Walter Krupinski2JG 5P-51Saarbrücken: 7500m19.14Western Front
11/05/1944Oblt. Walter Krupinski2JG 5P-51Saarbrücken: 7000m19.25Western Front
12/05/1944Oblt. Walter Krupinski2JG 5P-4705 Ost/TS-6: 7000m11.52Western Front
19/05/1944Oblt. Walter KrupinskiStab II.JG 11P-4705 Ost S/ET-FT: [S. Verden]12.45Western Front
19/05/1944Oblt. Walter KrupinskiStab II.JG 11P-4705 Ost S/FS-FT: [SW Verden]12.45-55Western Front
24/05/1944Oblt. Walter KrupinskiStab II.JG 11P-51UT 44/AT-AU: 6000m [Elbe-Mündung]10.28-40Western Front
30/05/1944Oblt. Walter KrupinskiStab II.JG 11P-5115 Ost S/JC SW Magdeburg: 9000m11.1Western Front
30/05/1944Oblt. Walter KrupinskiStab II.JG 11P-5115 Ost S/JC SW Magdeburg: 9000m11.1Western Front
14/06/1944Hptm. Walter KrupinskiStab II.JG 11P-47RG-SG: 4000m [St. Quentin-Tergnier]20.45Western Front
28/06/1944Hptm. Walter KrupinskiStab II.JG 11P-38NH-OH: 9.000m [Zottegem-Ath]7.45Western Front
01/07/1944Hptm. Walter KrupinskiStab II.JG 11P-47PG-QG: 6000m [Douai-Cambrai]19.55Western Front
01/07/1944Hptm. Walter KrupinskiStab II.JG 11P-47PG-QC: 6000m [Douai-Cambrai]19.55Western Front
01/07/1944Hptm. Walter KrupinskiStab II.JG 11P-47PG-QC: 6000m [Douai-Cambrai]19.58Western Front
21/11/1944Hptm. Walter KrupinskiStab III.JG 26P-51HP-JP: 6000m [Coesfeld]12.58Western Front
08/04/1945Hptm. Walter KrupinskiJV 44B-17Raum Stuttgart-Western Front

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