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Joachim Kirschner - Pilot Profile - Joachim Kirschner

Joachim Kirschner

Victories : 188
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 17th December 1943


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

Hauptmann Joachim Kirchner was born on 7 June 1920 in Niederlössnitz b. Radebeul. Kirchner Joined German Air Force on 26 August 1939.

On 17 December his flight of five Bf 109 G was spotted over Ston by six P-40 and seven P-47 Thunderbolts of 57th Fighter Group USAAF which shot down three Bf 109 including his Bf 109G-6 WNr. 20618 over Metkovi?. Joachim Kirchner managed to bail out but on the ground was captured by Yugoslav partisans from 29th Herzegovina division who sentenced him to death. He was shot by firing squad on 17 December 1943.

Joachim Kirchner carried out over 600 combat missions and had 188 air victories out of which 21 US and British and 167 Soviet aircraft.

1 February 1943 - 1st Lt.
18 October 1943 - Captain (Hauptmann)

Awards:

23 December 1942 - Knight's Cross
2 August 1943 - Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

Units:

December 1941 - 5./Jagdgeschwader 3 'Udet'
Commander of 5./JG3
18 October 1943 - Commander of IV/JG27

Joachim Kirschner



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Known Victory Claims - Joachim Kirschner

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

20/08/1941Ltn. Joachim Kirschner1. Erg.JG 3Spitfire40-50km N. Bergen-aan-Zee: 200m15.35Western Front
26/03/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Spitfire10km NW La Valetta13.5Western Front
21/05/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3DB-3a-4.5Eastern Front
29/05/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3MiG-1-4.59Eastern Front
31/05/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3MiG-1-19.22Eastern Front
13/06/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3MiG-1-17.47Eastern Front
30/06/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-3-10.12Eastern Front
04/07/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-2Voronezh: 50-100m18.45Eastern Front
08/07/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3U-2-17.05Eastern Front
09/07/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Curtiss P-4020 553: 2000m18.15Eastern Front
22/07/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-120 831: 700m18.07Eastern Front
22/07/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-229 54: 200m18.22Eastern Front
27/07/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-339 332: 3200m17.42Eastern Front
05/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3LaGG-349 589: 200m7.24Eastern Front
09/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3vm. Jäger39 333: 5700m10.22Eastern Front
09/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3Pe-239 424: 6200m10.12Eastern Front
09/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3LaGG-339 333: 5000m9.54Eastern Front
09/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3LaGG-339 332: 3000m9.5Eastern Front
13/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3LaGG-339 434: 200m17.54Eastern Front
13/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3Il-237 291: 500m18.02Eastern Front
17/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3Il-230 891: 1000m16.5Eastern Front
17/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3Il-240 774: 200m16.52Eastern Front
17/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3Il-240 782: 100m16.56Eastern Front
20/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3DB-340 753: 700m4.53Eastern Front
21/08/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner2JG 3LaGG-349 121: 1400m17.41Eastern Front
13/09/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-347 593: 3100m7.04Eastern Front
23/09/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-347 673: 700m10.27Eastern Front
23/09/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3ER-347 681: 2400m10.25Eastern Front
28/09/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-328 171: 150m10.22Eastern Front
04/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-229 674: 100m17.21Eastern Front
04/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-329 674: 5m17.24Eastern Front
05/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner6JG 3LaGG-338 532: 1100m11.31Eastern Front
11/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3ER-238 163: 1800m17.3Eastern Front
11/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3MiG-128 223: 900m17.35Eastern Front
12/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-328 812: 100m16.29Eastern Front
15/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-338 364: 450m9.23Eastern Front
15/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-338 363: 750m9.25Eastern Front
17/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-228 634: 800m15.53Eastern Front
22/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-348 173: 800m12.11Eastern Front
22/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-348 311: 600m12.09Eastern Front
29/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-328 114: 3600m9.36Eastern Front
29/10/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-329 762: 5100m9.48Eastern Front
08/11/1942Ltn. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-317 824: 500m14.24Eastern Front
20/02/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-489 242: 6800m10.04Eastern Front
22/02/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-388 493: 1000m10.4Eastern Front
22/02/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3I-18088 483: 1200m10.48Eastern Front
22/02/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-388 631: 50m15.4Eastern Front
27/02/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-379 111: 300m7.37Eastern Front
09/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-198 592: 50m8.1Eastern Front
09/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-388 491: 1500m15.25Eastern Front
13/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-570 453: 4500m10.21Eastern Front
13/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-570 452: 4000m10.2Eastern Front
13/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-270 614: 50m10.27Eastern Front
18/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 892: 100m15.14Eastern Front
21/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-198 384: 2100m14.34Eastern Front
21/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-398 823: 1600m14.59Eastern Front
25/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3MiG-188 294: 2300m8.07Eastern Front
25/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-398 372: 4000m8.16Eastern Front
25/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-391 584: 800m14Eastern Front
29/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3R-580 834: 30m12.05Eastern Front
30/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-209 362: 50m13.3Eastern Front
31/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-388 661: 800m5.55Eastern Front
31/03/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-588 631: 2500m5.48Eastern Front
11/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3I-16 Rata85 111: 1200m5.16Eastern Front
11/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3I-16 Rata86 746: 300m5.24Eastern Front
11/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-385 114: 1000m12.05Eastern Front
12/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Airacobra86 674: 2700m10.21Eastern Front
15/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-3-8.36Eastern Front
15/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-385 343: 800m8.56Eastern Front
16/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Airacobra-14.46Eastern Front
16/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Airacobra-14.54Eastern Front
17/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-385 792: 200m17.17Eastern Front
17/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3I-16 Rata86 874: 50m-Eastern Front
18/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-385 344: 600m6.08Eastern Front
18/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3I-15375 433: 400m16.44Eastern Front
20/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-375 433: 600m11.5Eastern Front
20/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-275 423: 200m11.52Eastern Front
20/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-275 451: 50m11.54Eastern Front
20/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-375 423: 1700m16.01Eastern Front
20/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-375 421: 1600m16.02Eastern Front
20/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-375 453: 600m16.06Eastern Front
20/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Boston75 472: 1900m16.04Eastern Front
20/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-275 442: 600m16.08Eastern Front
22/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Boston-18.28Eastern Front
23/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-385 372: 3700m5.12Eastern Front
23/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-385 392: 3200m5.17Eastern Front
23/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-275 423: 150m14.13Eastern Front
23/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3I-16 Rata75 424: 50m14.18Eastern Front
24/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3I-16 Rata85 151: 50m5.39Eastern Front
27/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-386 783: 400m17.25Eastern Front
27/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Airacobra85 123: 4200m17.33Eastern Front
27/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Boston85 152: 3700m17.34Eastern Front
27/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Boston85 243: 3000m17.36Eastern Front
28/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-185 114: 5600m16.21Eastern Front
28/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-185 142: 4800m16.25Eastern Front
28/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-185 159: 5000m16.32Eastern Front
29/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-385 151: 3800m5.31Eastern Front
29/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-385 142: 3500m5.4Eastern Front
29/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-175 262: 5600m10.06Eastern Front
29/04/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-185 121: 6800m10.18Eastern Front
06/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-371 853: 1200m13.25Eastern Front
06/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-371 761: 1200m13.29Eastern Front
06/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3MiG-161 641: 800m13.48Eastern Front
06/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Boston61 662: 50m14.07Eastern Front
07/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Spitfire75 264: 4800m14.02Eastern Front
07/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-373 261: 1200m18.29Eastern Front
08/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Spitfire75 271: 3000m11.56Eastern Front
08/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG86 773: 2300m5.32Eastern Front
08/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG75 234: 200m12.12Eastern Front
08/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-275 262: 300m12.13Eastern Front
08/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG85 111: 1000m14.2Eastern Front
08/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG75 234: tiefflug14.24Eastern Front
08/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG75 233: 700m18.1Eastern Front
09/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-176 864: 1100m12.34Eastern Front
09/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-285 111: 200m16.53Eastern Front
09/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-176 894: 500m16.59Eastern Front
10/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-185 141: 3700m16Eastern Front
10/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-275 232: 150m16.08Eastern Front
10/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Spitfire76 892: 1000m16.13Eastern Front
14/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Airacobra86 772: 50m16.45Eastern Front
23/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-562 781: 2300m6.53Eastern Front
23/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-562 739: 2600m6.53Eastern Front
30/05/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Boston70 466: 5600m6.22Eastern Front
01/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-562 873: 1000m5.04Eastern Front
02/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-561 138: 2400m5.34Eastern Front
02/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-462 859: 5600m5.22Eastern Front
04/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-170 319: 2000m17.52Eastern Front
08/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-560 266: 200m5.18Eastern Front
09/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-160 224: 2000m11Eastern Front
14/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-260 441: 50m3.36Eastern Front
14/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-560 442: 1200m5.25Eastern Front
16/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-370 174: 50m3.55Eastern Front
20/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-561 285: 300m15.1Eastern Front
21/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-360 872: 200m18.46Eastern Front
28/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-161 212: 900m9.53Eastern Front
28/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-162 894: 1700m10Eastern Front
30/06/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-170 144: 800m17.26Eastern Front
03/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-570 344: 2200m16.52Eastern Front
03/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-570 355: 2700m16.47Eastern Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-360 193: 1500m4.08Eastern Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 453: 150m18.06Eastern Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 472: 1000m18.17Eastern Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 651: 1200m18.32Eastern Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 623: 1200m18.24Eastern Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 848: tiefstflug3.44Eastern Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 844: 400m3.4Eastern Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-161 841: 400m3.41Eastern Front
06/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-161 241: 1200m17.31Eastern Front
06/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 487: 600m17.43Eastern Front
06/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-361 634: tiefst.17.5Eastern Front
07/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 623: 800m3.44Eastern Front
07/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 487: 600m3.5Eastern Front
07/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-161 162: 2600m12.26Eastern Front
07/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Il-261 623: 200m4.02Eastern Front
07/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-561 867: 800m19.46Eastern Front
08/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3LaGG-570 159: 800m4.09Eastern Front
10/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-162 889: 3000m17.12Eastern Front
10/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-162 886: 2400m17.16Eastern Front
11/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-161 212: 300m9.4Eastern Front
12/07/1943Oblt. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Jak-162 794: 800m16.58Eastern Front
24/09/1943Hptm. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3B-1705 Ost S/FF-6: 3000m [North Sea]17.18Western Front
27/09/1943Hptm. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3B-17BP-8: 9200m [S. Borkum]11.1Western Front
02/10/1943Hptm. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3B-17--Western Front
03/10/1943Hptm. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3Spitfire-12.24Western Front
04/10/1943Hptm. Joachim Kirschner5JG 3B-17LO-6i: 6500m [Arnsberg]12.2Western Front
23/10/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27P-38WNW Valona: 30m9.05Western Front
23/10/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27SpitfireSSW Fl.Pl. Podgorica13.04Western Front
23/10/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27SpitfireE. Cettinje: 2500m13.02Western Front
25/10/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27P-3814 Ost S/92/3/1 at 50m [Montenegro]13.19Western Front
01/11/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27HurricaneW. Bar: 1200m [Montenegro]13.32Western Front
01/11/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27Curtiss P-40W. Bar: 600m [Montenegro]13.35Western Front
15/11/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27MitchellS. Labadeia: 5500m11.24Western Front
15/11/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27P-38W. Arachoba: 6000m11.28Western Front
15/11/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27P-38W. Arachoba: 4800m11.32Western Front
15/11/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27P-38E. Insel Aegina: 4000m13.17Western Front
16/11/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27P-38NW Amfissa: 4800m13.2Western Front
17/11/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27B-25W. Insel Disporia: 3900m13.03Western Front
17/11/1943Hptm. Joachim KirschnerStab IV.JG 27P-38SW Piräeus: 4600m12.48Western Front

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