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Name : Fw190 Manufacturer : Fokke-Wulf Production Began : 1940 Retired : 1945 |
The Focke-Wulf 190 development project began in 1937. Conceived as a hedge against total dependence on the Messerchmitt 109, the 190 was designed by Kurt Tank utilizing a radial engine. This was against generally accepted design criteria in Germany, and many historians believe that the decision to produce a radial engine fighter was largely due to the limited manufacturing capacity for in-line, water-cooled engines which were widely used on all other Luftwaffe aircraft. Despite these concerns, Tanks design was brilliant, and the 190 would become one of the top fighter aircraft of WWII. The first prototype flew in mid-1939. The aircraft had excellent flying characteristics, a wonderful rate of acceleration, and was heavily armed. By late 1940 the new fighter was ordered into production. Nicknamed the butcher bird, by Luftwaffe pilots, early 190s were quite successful in the bomber interceptor role, but at this stage of the war many Allied bombing raids lacked fighter escort. As the war dragged on, Allied bombers were increasingly accompanied by fighters, including the very effective P-51 Mustang. The Allies learned from experience that the 190s performance fell off sharply at altitudes above 20,000 feet. As a result, most Allied bombing missions were shifted to higher altitudes when fighter opposition was likely. Kurt Tank had recognized this shortcoming and began working on a high-altitude version of the 190 utilizing an in-line, water-cooled engine. Utilizing a Jumo 12-cylinder engine rated at 1770-HP, and capable of 2,240-HP for short bursts with its methanol injection system, the 190D, or Long Nose or Dora as it was called, had a top speed of 426-MPH at 22,000 feet. Armament was improved with two fuselage and two wing mounted 20mm cannon. To accommodate the changes in power plants the Dora had a longer, more streamlined fuselage, with 24 inches added to the nose, and an additional 19 inches added aft of the cockpit to compensate for the altered center of gravity. By mid 1944 the Dora began to reach fighter squadrons in quantity. Although the aircraft had all the right attributes to serve admirably in the high altitude interceptor role, it was not generally focused on such missions. Instead many 190Ds were assigned to protect airfields where Me-262 jet fighters were based. This was due to the latter aircrafts extreme vulnerability to Allied attack during takeoff and landing. The 190Ds also played a major role in Operation Bodenplatte, the New Years Day raid in 1945 which destroyed approximately 500 Allied aircraft on the ground. The High Command was impressed with the 190Ds record on this raid, and ordered most future production of the Doras to be equipped as fighter-bombers. In retrospect this was a strategic error, and this capable aircraft was not fully utilized in the role for which it was intended. |
| Pilots and Aircrew for : Fw190 | ||||||
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| Abbrederis, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Abbrederis, Walter
| Abbrederis, Walter , KIA 8 May, 1945,while flying Fw 190F-8 "White 8" just 5 hours before the Armistice. He and four others were on a flight from Budweis to Sonthofen to avoid Russian captivity, when they were attacked by two P-51s near the southern tip of Lake Ammersee. His FW190 caught fire and crasher near Ingenried, area Kaufbeuren. His remains were found in 1995 and buried at SonThofen cemetery flew with 1/SG-10 | |||||
| Abel, Ernst Click the name above to see a profile of Abel, Ernst | Abel, Ernst Wounded in action during Dog fight over Flensburg and FW190A-7 was damaged. On 9th April 1944, his Fw190A-7 0430480 of JG11 was damaged in an accident at Flensburg airfield. He was ok. | |||||
| Ademeit, Horst Click the name above to see a profile of Ademeit, Horst
| Ademeit, Horst Major Horst Ademeit was born 8 February 1912 in Breslau, he was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. On the 7th August 1944, Ademeit went missing in action near Dünaburg most likely Killed in action. In the spring of 1940, Unteroffizier Ademeit was transferred to 3./JG 54 and participated in the Battle of Britain. He claimed his first victory on 18 September 1940 shortly afterwards he was shot down over the Channel. He bailed out and was rescued unharmed. In June 1941, after the attack on the Soviet Union, he accompanied I./JG 54 to the Eastern Front. In quick succession he achieved aerial victories, promotions and awards. In the beginning of August 1944, Ademeit was appointed acting Kommodore of JG 54. On 7 August 1944, Ademeit, flying a Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-5 (factory number 5960) pursued a Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft eastwards over Russian lines near Dünaburg, however he failed to return from this mission and is considered Missing in action since. Horst Ademeit was credited with 166 victories in over 600 missions. He recorded 164 of his victories over the Eastern front. He was posthumously promoted to Major | |||||
| Afflerbach, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Afflerbach, Franz
| Afflerbach, Franz Joined I/JG-26 (joins 2/44), 3/JG-26 , KIA 10 April, 1944 when 8th AF bombers stuck the Florennes airfield. He was killed, when the hangar he was in, collapsed. Buried Lommel, Block 6/313 (Rosseels). | |||||
| Albrecht, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Albrecht, Walter | Albrecht, Walter WIA 23 March, 1943 northeast of Stavanger Norway, Map Quadrant 06 East/5073, due to engine failure, no further detail. | |||||
| Altmeyer, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Altmeyer, Hans
| Altmeyer, Hans Killed on 27th November 1942 when his Fw190A-4 0147090 Black 7 of JG1 crashed near the island of Tromoya. | |||||
| Ambs, Alfred Click the name above to see a profile of Ambs, Alfred
| Ambs, Alfred Born in Gladbeck on the 23rd January 1923, Alfred Ambs joined the Luftwaffe on the 10th July 1942. Initiqally attached to a training unit, he flew Ju88s, Me110s, Me109 and Fw190 aircraft. He was in the following units : Flg.Rgt. 53, Luftkriegsschule 3, Flugzeugführerschule C14 in Prague. Flugzeugführerschule B33 (Prague-Rusin), and Zerstörergeschwader 101. As the war situation worsened, Ambs was transferred to train on the new Messerschmitt 262 fighter with JG7 in Lechfeld. Flying with this unit, Ambs shot down 6 Allied aircraft to finish the war an Me 262 jet Ace. He flew his last mission on 23rd March 1945, and had flown a total of nearly 75 missions on the Me262. Sadly, Alfred Ambs passed away on 30th March 2010. | |||||
| Angermann, Friedrich-Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Angermann, Friedrich-Wilhelm
| Angermann, Friedrich-Wilhelm Killed on 30th July 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0147342 RP+JP of JG1 was shot down by British aircraft and crashed near Hamburg. | |||||
| Arlt, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Arlt, Walter | Arlt, Walter WIA 10 September, 1943 by infantry fire at Woroschilowka. One other unnamed crewman also WIA. | |||||
| Auth, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Auth, Erich
| Auth, Erich Killed on 13th June 1943 when his Fw190A-5 Yellow 5 of JG11 was shot down north of Heligoland. | |||||
| Axthammer, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Axthammer, Erich | Axthammer, Erich Born 3rd December 1920, he joined the Luftwaffe in November 1938, learning to fly on Me109s and Me110s. He was posted to the eastern front flying the Hs123. In March 1943, he joined SG1, again on the eastern front, flying over 300 missions with the Hs123. He then served with 1./SG152, 5./SG77 and later 8./SG10 from August 1944. After 505 missions he was awarded the Knights Cross on 28th April 1945. He also flew the Fw190. In a final total of 530 missions, 305 of which were on the Hs123, he destroyed many ground targets, including armoured vehicles, supply vehicles and flak guns. After the war he became a miner, but rejoined the Bundesluftwaffe in 1958, as a carrier and helicopter pilot, retiring in 1979. | |||||
| Baltruschat, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Baltruschat, Walter | Baltruschat, Walter One known victory, a Mosquito E of Berlin on 12 September, 1944. A 2nd Mosquito, same day, SW of Berlin. | |||||
| Bammer, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Bammer, Walter | Bammer, Walter | |||||
| Bartels, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Bartels, Erich
| Bartels, Erich Killed on 8th October 1943 when his Fw190A-5 0410266 White 4 of JG11 was shot down by American Flying Fortress and crashed into the North Sea 30 kilometres north of Juist. | |||||
| Bartzen, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Bartzen, Heinrich | Bartzen, Heinrich On 19th September 1944, his Fw190A-8 0173858 Yellow 7 of JG1 was destroyed in a landing accident at Husum airfield. He was uninjured. | |||||
| Basenau, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Basenau, Walter
| Basenau, Walter Killed on the 8th July, 1943 while flying Fw 190A-4 Werk # 0152447 when he crashed into the ground at the Conches airfield. while with I/JG-2 | |||||
| Bäcker, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Bäcker, Walter
| Bäcker, Walter MIA 5 December, 1944 during aerial combat, no location. | |||||
| Becker, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Becker, Kurt
| Becker, Kurt Killed on 4th December 1943 when his Fw190A-5 0155868 Yellow 1 of JG302 crashed near Freiburg. | |||||
| Bellman, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Bellman, Rudolf
| Bellman, Rudolf Killed on 22nd April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down by British ground fire and crashed near Buchholz. | |||||
| Birkigt, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Birkigt, Heinz | Birkigt, Heinz Injured on 20th February 1944 when his Fw190A-7/R6 0430492 of JG11 was damaged in combat with American aircraft and force landed near Ollerup. | |||||
| Born, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Born, Heinz | Born, Heinz Injured on 11th January 1943 when his Fw190A-4/Y 0145548 of JG1 was damaged in an accident on take off or landing at Fredrikshavn airfield. | |||||
| Borris, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Borris, Karl | Borris, Karl | |||||
| Brandt, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Brandt, Helmut | Brandt, Helmut Taken prisoner on 13th January 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0142310 of JG54 was shot down by Russian aircraft of 158 IAP and crash landed on frozen Lake Lagoda. | |||||
| Broch, Hugo Click the name above to see a profile of Broch, Hugo | Broch, Hugo Vital to all fighter units are the pilots who make such superb wingmen that their leaders are loath to part with them. Hugo Broch was one such wingman. Having joined VI./JG54 in January he flew first with Horst Adameit (166 victories), and later with 'Bazi' Sterr (130 victories), but soon demonstrated his own skill in combat. By the end of 1944 he had lifted his personal score to 71 victories. One of JG54's great Fw190 Aces, Hugo Broch saw combat on the Eastern and Baltic Fronts, and completed the war having flown 324 combat missions, and claiming 81 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross. | |||||
| Brunotte, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Brunotte, Erich | Brunotte, Erich Born in 1923, Erich Brunotte joined the Luftwaffe and started immediate pilot training in June 1941. He flew on the Eastern Front with 1./Gruppe Nauhaufklarungs Geschwader 102, and later transferred to fly with IV./Jagdgeswader 51 Molders, in the 13th Staffel. Promoted to Unteroffizier in December 1944, and Feldwebel in April 1945, he flew most marks of the Bf109, and the Fw190. His very last combat mission was in the Fw Dora 9 on 3rd May 1945 at Flensburg in northen Germany. | |||||
| Buchner, Hermann Click the name above to see a profile of Buchner, Hermann
| Buchner, Hermann Hermann Buchner was born in Salzburg, Austria, 30th October 1919. Hermann Buchner's first combat role was ground attack. After 215 combat missions he was badly injured when his Me109 exploded at 22,000ft. Returning to action in 1943, he flew a further 200 missions before again being wounded. Back in action a third time, he fought in the Crimea and Romania. After 500 ground attack missions he transferred to join 'Nowotny', the Me262 jet trials unit, and then 9./JG7. He was the first jet pilot in history to score a victory. Hermann Buchner had 58 air victories plus 48 tanks, numerous trucks and anti-aircraft units. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in July 1944. Hermann Buchner died in Lorsching, 1st December 2005, aged 86. | |||||
| Bulnheim, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Bulnheim, Erich
| Bulnheim, Erich Killed on 26th November 1943 when his Fw190A-5/Y4 0710011 of JG11 was shot down by an American P-47 Thunderbolt and crashed near Sogel. | |||||
| Caris, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Caris, Hans | Caris, Hans On 1st October 1944, his Fw190A 0171596 Yellow 8 of JG1 suffered engine failure and was damaged in a forced landing at Eggebek airfield. He was ok. | |||||
| Clausen, Erwin Click the name above to see a profile of Clausen, Erwin
| Clausen, Erwin 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 Fw190 A-5/U12 Black << of JG11 . 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. | |||||
| Conrad, Benno Click the name above to see a profile of Conrad, Benno
| Conrad, Benno Killed on 13th May 1944 when his Fw190A-4 0525301 of JG11 was shot down by an American P-51 Mustang and crashed landed near Toestedt. | |||||
| Contzen, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Contzen, Franz
| Contzen, Franz Killed on 7th September 1942 when his Fw190A-2 0120286 of JG1 crahed near Flekkefjord. | |||||
| Cress, Gerd Click the name above to see a profile of Cress, Gerd
| Cress, Gerd Killed on 22nd September 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0173097 Red 8 of JG1 was destroyed in a collision at Husum airfield. | |||||
| Crump, Peter Click the name above to see a profile of Crump, Peter | Crump, Peter | |||||
| Cunz, Harald Click the name above to see a profile of Cunz, Harald | Cunz, Harald On 27th July 1943, his Fw190A-4 0145722 of JG11 was shot down in combat with American Flying Fortress and crashed into the North Sea off Helgoland. He was unharmed, presumably bailing out as the aircraft was destroyed. | |||||
| Czypionka, Jorg Click the name above to see a profile of Czypionka, Jorg | Czypionka, Jorg Very few Luftwaffe pilots flew the Me262 jet as a night-fighter. Jorg Czypionka was one of them. In 1944 he flew Fw190 and Me109 night fighters before moving to 10./NJG11 flying high altitude Me109s. In January 1945 he joined a new unit - Kommando Welter - which was formed within 10./NJG11 to counter the RAF Mosquitos flying fast intruder operations. Equipped with single seat Me262 fighters he flew his jet 'Red 6' alongside the top scoring jet ace of all time, Kurt Welter, scoring two confirmed night victories over Mosquitos. | |||||
| Dahn, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Dahn, Karl
| Dahn, Karl On 1st October 1944 his Fw190A-8 0173923 Red 12 of JG1 suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing. He was uninjured. | |||||
| Deklerk, Berhard Click the name above to see a profile of Deklerk, Berhard
| Deklerk, Berhard Killed on 9th October 1942 when his Fw190A-2 120466 of JG1 was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Lister airfield. | |||||
| Dietl, H Click the name above to see a profile of Dietl, H | Dietl, H Deserted on 3rd February 1945 by flying his Fw190F-8/R1 of JGr Ost to Sweden. | |||||
| Dietmaier, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Dietmaier, Karl
| Dietmaier, Karl Injured on 3rd July 1942 when his Me109E-7 0004077 of JG1 suffered technical problems and was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing near Garding. Killed on 4th September 1942 when his Fw190A-3 0135465 of JG1 crashed near Esbjerg. | |||||
| Dietrigkeit, Paul Click the name above to see a profile of Dietrigkeit, Paul | Dietrigkeit, Paul On 24th March 1943, his Fw190A-5 of JG1 was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Stade airfield. | |||||
| Dobele, Anton Click the name above to see a profile of Dobele, Anton
| Dobele, Anton Born in 1910, Anton Dobele scored a total of 94 victories on the eastern fornt. He was killed when he rammed a Russian Sturmovik with his Fw190, and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross. | |||||
| Doppler, Alwin Click the name above to see a profile of Doppler, Alwin | Doppler, Alwin On 29th July 1943, his Fw190A-5 of JG11 was shot down by American Flying Fortress and crashed near Husum. He was unharmed, presumably having baled out. Injured on 9th April 1944 when his Fw190A-7/R2 0643703 Black 10 of JG11 was damaged in combat with American aircraft and crashed at Eggebeck airfield. | |||||
| Drees, Gustav Click the name above to see a profile of Drees, Gustav | Drees, Gustav Born in 1923, Gustav Drees was called up for military service in 1942, and with a passion for flying joined the Luftwaffe. After training as a fighter pilot he was immediately posted to the Eastern Front with his first front-line unit - JG54 Green Hearts, where he flew the Me 109. In very early 1943 he became one of the first of the JG54 pilots to fly the Fw190A in combat. With four air victories to his credit with JG54 in Russia, towards the end of the war he was posted to join JG 108 in Austria, where he stayed until the end. | |||||
| Dreissinger, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Dreissinger, Karl
| Dreissinger, Karl Killed on 3rd December 1943 when his Fw190A-6 0550764 of JG302 was damaged or destroyed in a landing accident at Luneburg airfield. | |||||
| Dreizehner, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Dreizehner, Gerhard
| Dreizehner, Gerhard Killed on 9th April 1944 when his Fw190A-7 0642010 White 15 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Steinfeld. | |||||
| Druhe, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Druhe, Herbert | Druhe, Herbert On 3rd May 1945 his Fw190 of JG11 was shot down and destroyed in a forced landing at Larz airfield. His fate is unknown. | |||||
| Ebersberger, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Ebersberger, Kurt
| Ebersberger, Kurt Kurt Ebersberger joined JG26 during the Battle of Britain), and still commanding the 4. Staffel, Ebersberger lost his life on October 24 1943 after being hit by Spitfire's during an interception of B-26 Marauder's. Ebersberger bailed out but was too low for his parachute to open. He scored a total of 27 (possibly 28 )victories | |||||
| Faber, Armin Click the name above to see a profile of Faber, Armin | Faber, Armin 5. Fw 190A-3 (W.Nr. 5313) 'White Chevron and Bar', of Olt. Armin Faber, Gruppenadjutant of III/JG 2, June 1942. Gruppenadjutant Olt. Armin Faber from the 3. Gruppe of JG 2 'Richthofen' accidentally landed on the airfield at Pembrey in South Wales after a combat with a Spitfire of No 310 Sqn on 23 June 1942, thus presenting the RAF with the Luftwaffe's new FW190 | |||||
| Feuchter, Friedrich Click the name above to see a profile of Feuchter, Friedrich
| Feuchter, Friedrich Killed on 18th November 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0145697 White 3 of JG11 was shot down by an American Liberator. | |||||
| Finger, Martin Click the name above to see a profile of Finger, Martin
| Finger, Martin Killed on 9th April 1944 when his Fw190A-7 0643707 Yellow 6 of JG1 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Norby. | |||||
| Frank, Click the name above to see a profile of Frank,
| Frank, Killed on 3rd May 1945 when his Fw190 of JG11 was shot down by a British Spitfire. | |||||
| Friedmann, Albert Click the name above to see a profile of Friedmann, Albert | Friedmann, Albert On 27th September 1944 his Fw190A-8 0173937 Red 11 of JG1 was damaged in a landing accident at Husum airfield. He was uninjured. | |||||
| Frohling, Dietrich Click the name above to see a profile of Frohling, Dietrich
| Frohling, Dietrich KIlled on 16th June 1944 when his Fw190A-6 0530354 Black 16 of JG54 was damaged in a landing accident at Malmi airfield. | |||||
| Fromm, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Fromm, Heinz | Fromm, Heinz On 13th October 1943, his Fw190A-4 0145611 of JG11 suffered engine failure and crashed near Lutjenholm. He survived, having presumably baled out of the stricken aircraft. | |||||
| Genth, Karl-Georg Click the name above to see a profile of Genth, Karl-Georg | Genth, Karl-Georg 12th Staffel D-9 pilot Uffz Karl-Georg Genth, who flew with III./JG26. Genth was shot down in Yellow 15 near Enschede on 7th March 1945 by Tempests of No.3 Squadron, bailing out and hitting the tailplane of his D-9, and breakinghis left arm in the fall. Genth also flew the 109G-6, G-10 and K-4 variants, and flew with the extremely popular Hptm Walter Krupinski on several missions in which Krupinski was Gruppenkommandeur. Genth also took part in the air battle which brought down the famed Tempest ace Foob Fairbanks on 28th February 1945. Genth tallied a final total of 2 victories. | |||||
| Glunz, Adolf Click the name above to see a profile of Glunz, Adolf
| Glunz, Adolf Adolf Glunz served with 4/JG-52 on both the Channel Coast and then in Russia. Returning to the English Channel with II./JG-25 he became one of the most successful fighter pilots on the Western Front. Adolf Glunz saw combat continuously right up to the war end and, remarkably, was never shot down or wounded in over 574 missions, many whilst flying the Fw190. Awarded the Knight's Cross in 1943, he acheived a personal score of 71 victories. He died 1st August 2002. | |||||
| Godicke, Alfred Click the name above to see a profile of Godicke, Alfred
| Godicke, Alfred On 27th November 1942, his Fw190A-4 0145586 Yellow 2 of JG1 suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Husum airfield. He was uninjured. Killed on 10th February 1944 when his Fw190A-7 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Ruhle Emsland. | |||||
| Gottuck, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Gottuck, Hans | Gottuck, Hans On 27th November 1943, his Fw190A-5 0180925 of JG302 was shot down by British aircraft near Bremen. He survived, probably baling out. | |||||
| Grislawski, Alfred Click the name above to see a profile of Grislawski, Alfred
| Grislawski, Alfred Alfred Grislawski joined 9./JG52 in 1940, quickly becoming an Ace. An outstanding fighter pilot, his air victories were 133 in over 800 combat missions until he was severely wounded. he was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Died 19th September 2003. | |||||
| Gruber, Friedmann Click the name above to see a profile of Gruber, Friedmann
| Gruber, Friedmann Killed on 5th January 1944 when his Fw190A-5/U1 0150836 of JG11 was shot down by American bombers and crashed into the North Sea. | |||||
| Gullert, Reinhold Click the name above to see a profile of Gullert, Reinhold
| Gullert, Reinhold Killed on 18th November 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0145718 White 2 of JG11 was shot down by an American Liberator and crashed into the North Sea. | |||||
| Guthenke, Hans-Georg Click the name above to see a profile of Guthenke, Hans-Georg
| Guthenke, Hans-Georg On 27th July 1942, his Fw190A-3 0135445 Yellow 6 of JG1 was damaged in a landing accident at Husum airfield. He was uninjured. On 14th May 1943, he again avoided injury when his Fw190A-4 0145702 Yellow 8 of JG11 was damaged by an American Flying Fortress and force landed at Husum airfield. Killed on 11th June 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0145703 Yellow 12 of JG11 was damaged in combat with an American Flying Fortress and damaged beyond repair in forced landing at Marx airfield. | |||||
| Hackstein, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Hackstein, Heinz
| Hackstein, Heinz Killed on 3rd May 1945 when his Fw190 of JG11 was shot down by a British Spitfire. | |||||
| Haibock, Josef Click the name above to see a profile of Haibock, Josef | Haibock, Josef Flew Me109s & Fw190s in the West & East with JG26, JG52 & JG3 scoring 77 victories. | |||||
| Hanke, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Hanke, Heinz | Hanke, Heinz On 10th January 1942, he avoided injury when his Me109E-7 0007681 White 8 of JG1 suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Vahrenwald airfield. On 24th February 1942 his Me109E-7 0007675 White 11 of JG1 suffered minor engine damage at Husum airfield. On 3rd March 1943, he was unharmed when his Fw190A-4 0145570 Black 7 of JG1 was damaged in a landing accident at Husum airfield. On 20th February 1944, his Fw190A-7 Yellow 14 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Faaborg. He presumably baled out and survived. | |||||
| Hannig, Norbert Click the name above to see a profile of Hannig, Norbert
| Hannig, Norbert Norbert Hannig began operations with JG54 on the Eastern Front near Leningrad in early 1943, flying first the Messerschmitt Bf109G, later converting to the Fw190. He became a Staffelkapitan with JG54, notching up an impressive 42 victories. Towards the end of the war, in early 1945, he converted to fly the new jet fighter, the Me262, and flew it in combat with III./JG7 from their airfield base at Brandenberg-Briest. Norbert Hannig died on 21st February 2014. | |||||
| Heckmann, Alfred Click the name above to see a profile of Heckmann, Alfred
| Heckmann, Alfred Born 24th June 1914. He claimed a total of 71 victories, of which 17 were on the western front. | |||||
| Heinert, Wolfgang Click the name above to see a profile of Heinert, Wolfgang
| Heinert, Wolfgang Killed on 0th October 1943 when his Fw190A-6 0530365 Black < of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft. | |||||
| Heinzel, Click the name above to see a profile of Heinzel,
| Heinzel, Killed on 3rd May 1945 when his Fw190 of JG11 was lost. | |||||
| Henschel, Julius Click the name above to see a profile of Henschel, Julius
| Henschel, Julius Staffelkapitan of 8./III./JG1. Killed on 7th November 1942 when his Fw190A-3 0132204 of JG1 was destroyed in a collision on take off from Sola airfield. | |||||
| Hentschel, Hans-Gustav Click the name above to see a profile of Hentschel, Hans-Gustav | Hentschel, Hans-Gustav On 26th May 1943, his Fw190A-4 0147096 of JG11 suffered engine failure and was destroyed in a crash landing near Elbstrand. He was unharmed. | |||||
| Hermann, Hajo Click the name above to see a profile of Hermann, Hajo
| Hermann, Hajo Hans-Joachim Hermann was born on August 1st 1913 in Kiel, Germany. Hans-Joachim Hermann began his military career as an infantry officer, but after his introduction to gliding – and an invitation from Herman Göring, he transferred to the newly-created Luftwaffe and was commissioned in 1935. In August 1936, Herrmann was in the first group of Germans to arrive in Spain to support General Franco's Nationalist forces. Initially Hans-Joachim Hermann flew bombing operations in the Junkers 52 before becoming a founder member of the Condor Legion, whosemain mission was to attack airfields and defensive positions near Madrid. Many more bombing operations followed, and in April 1937 he returned to Germany. When Germany invading Poland Hermann took off in his Heinkel He111 to bomb railway lines in Poland on the first day. This was the first of 18 targets that Hermann attacked before his unit moved to support the German invasion of Norway. His unit was deployed to bomb targets near Oslo and Stavanger and after the fall of Norway, Hermann's unit was re-equipped with the Junkers 88 and moved to support the German army during the blitzkrieg across the Low Countries and France. During the battle of Britain Hermann was the commander of the 7th Staffel of KG-4, and he led many bombing attacks on England. His first target was oil refineries at Thames Haven and on the night of the 7th / 8th of September 1940 he attacked London. This was his 69th operation against England, when he bombed the India Dock. By the end of the Battle of Britian Hajo Hermann had flown 21 missions over London. A formidable figure in the Luftwaffe, Hajo Hermann was originally awarded the Knight's Cross in 1940 as a bomber pilot. In February 1941 while based in Sicily, Hermann led dive-bombing attacks against airfields on Malta. He was also ordered to hold the British Fleet in check. Attacks against the Royal Navy's heaviest ships followed. On April 7th 1941 following the German advance into Greece, Hermann's unit started mining and bombing operations in the eastern Mediterranean. On one attack, against shipping in Piraeus harbour, Hermann's bomb hit Clan Fraser, which was carrying 350 tons of high explosive. The resulting explosion sank 10 other ships and closed the port for many months. Hermann flew over 320 operations with KG4. In July 1941 Hermann was appointed commander of a bomber group, initially based in France to attack targets in England, before moving to a new base in the far north of Norway. His unit attacked Allied convoys heading for Murmansk with supplies for the Russians - these artic convoys included PQ-17, which was continously attacked. PQ -17 would lose a total of 24 merchantmen and only 11 ships made it through. With II./JG30, Hermann sank a total of 12 ships and in 1942 Hermann was assigned to the general staff in Germany, where he became a close confidant of Göring. In July 1942 he was appointed to the Luftwaffe operational staff. During the summer of 1943 as the Royal Air Force carried out night bombing raids, Hermann devised the tactic of using day fighters to hunt alone rather than in packs. As a bomber man himself, his ideas initially gained little support from the Luftwaffe's night fighter staff, but Göring supported the idea. Flown by experienced night fighter pilots and ex-instructors, the fighters waited in the darkness above their Allied targets, using the light of fires below to illuminate the bombers before attacking. He was responsible for the formation of JG300 and founded the highly successful Wilde Sau (Wild Boar) tactics of free roaming Fw190 night fighters. Hermann himself flew more than 50 wild boar missions and was twice forced to bail out of his stricken fighter. In December 1943 he was appointed Luftwaffe Inspector of Aerial Defence. At the end of 1944 he led the 9th Flieger division and created the famous Rammkommando. Hermann was credited with shooting down nine RAF bombers. After being Inspector General of night fighters, Hermann was appointed to command the First Fighter Division, when he continued to fly on operations. At the end of the war he was captured by the Russians. He spent 10 years in Soviet camps and was one of the last to be released, returning to Germany on October 12th 1955. Hajo Hermann awarded the Knight's Cross, Oak Leaves and Swords. Sadly, we have learned that Hajo Hermann passed away on 5th November 2010.
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| Hoffmann, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Hoffmann, Werner
| Hoffmann, Werner Killed on 9th April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down, possibly by a British Spitfire, and crashed near Heist. | |||||
| Hohenberg, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Hohenberg, Werner
| Hohenberg, Werner Werner Hohenberg joined JG52 in July 1942, flying with 8th Staffel. On July 9th 1942 he was badly wounded when his aircraft was hit by Russian flak, causing him to be in hospital until November 1st, 1944. He was then posted to JG2 'Richtofen' on the Western Front. On January 1st, 1945 he took part in Operation Bodenplatte, and was again shot down, this time by US flak. Landing behind British lines he was taken POW. Werner Hohenberg flew over 200 combat missions, scoring 33 air victories. He was awarded the Iron Cross. He died in October 2001. | |||||
| Holbach, Ernst Click the name above to see a profile of Holbach, Ernst
| Holbach, Ernst On 8th November 1943, he escaped injury when his Fw190A-5 0160054 of JG11 was damaged in a landing accident at Husum airfield. Killed on 22nd December 1943 when his Fw190A-5 of JG11 crashed near Furstenau. | |||||
| Hondt, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Hondt, Erich | Hondt, Erich Staffelkapitan of 6./II./JG11. Injured on 14th May 1943 when his Me109G of JG11 was shot down by an American Liberator and crashed west of Kiel. Injured on 28th July 1943 when his Me109T-2 0007781 of JG11 was damaged in combat with American Flying Fortress and force landed near Meppen. On 29th July 1943 he escaped injury when his Me109T-2 0007746 Green 7 of JG11 was damaged in combat with American Flying Fortress and crash landed at Dune airfield. On 8th September 1943, his Fw190A-5 0410233 of JG11 suffered engine failure and crashed possibly near Schickeberg. He was unharmed. On 2nd October 1943, his Fw190A-5/U12 0410205 Black 13 of JG11 was shot down by a Flying Fortress and crashed near Winshoten. It is thought he baled out. | |||||
| Hooge, Johannes Click the name above to see a profile of Hooge, Johannes
| Hooge, Johannes Killed on 9th April 1944 when his Fw190A-7/MK 0643922 Black 12 of Jg11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Arenholz. | |||||
| Hott, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Hott, Karl | Hott, Karl On 23rd April 1945 his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was damaged in combat with a British Spitfire of No.403 Sqn and force landed at Utersen airfield. He was uninjured. | |||||
| Hrabak, Dieter Click the name above to see a profile of Hrabak, Dieter
| Hrabak, Dieter Dieter Hrabak was shot down in his first aerial combat during the Polish Campaign. He survived to become one of the Luftwaffes most respected and popular leaders. He scored his first victory in the Battle of France, and got 15 more during the Battle of Britain. By Eagle Day he was in command of II./JG 54, which he led until taking command of JG 52 in 1942. He was the first JG 54 Ace to be awarded the Knights Cross. He ended the war back in command of JG 54, and was credited with 125 victories. He died on 15th September 1995. | |||||
| Hultner, Click the name above to see a profile of Hultner,
| Hultner, Killed on 3rd May 1945 when his Fw190 of JG11 was shot down by an unknown aircraft and crashed near Oranienbaum. | |||||
| Jaeger, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Jaeger, Hans | Jaeger, Hans On 13th May 1944, his Fw190A-8 0730380 White 4 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Itzehoe. He was uninjured. | |||||
| Jager, Hermann Click the name above to see a profile of Jager, Hermann | Jager, Hermann On 29th November 1943, his Fw190A-5 0410242 Yellow 6 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft near Oldenburg. He was uninjured, and probably baled out. | |||||
| Jennewein, Josef Click the name above to see a profile of Jennewein, Josef
| Jennewein, Josef Born 21st November 1919. Scored a total of 86 victories, including 5 on the western front, and 5 in a single day in May 1943. He force landed his aircraft behind Russian lines and was never seen again. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross. | |||||
| Jochim, Berthold Click the name above to see a profile of Jochim, Berthold | Jochim, Berthold On 10th February 1944, his Fw190A-7 0340285 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Bathorn. He survived, probably having baled out. | |||||
| Kannegiesser, Hans-J Click the name above to see a profile of Kannegiesser, Hans-J
| Kannegiesser, Hans-J Killed on 11th November 1943 when his Fw190A-4/Y 0145676 of JG11 was destroyed in a landing accident at Aalborg Ost airfield. | |||||
| Keller, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Keller, Franz | Keller, Franz On 21st June 1943, his Fw190A-5 0410275 of JG11 was damaged beyond repair after an air collision and crash landing near Aalborg. He was unharmed. On 17th July 1943, he again escaped unharmed when his Fw190A-6 0530114 of JG11 was shot down in combat with a Flying Fortress and crashed near Wilhelmshaven. On 10th February 1944, he survived when his Fw190A-6 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Lingen, having presumably baled out. | |||||
| Kern, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Kern, Heinz | Kern, Heinz Heinz Kern qualififed as a Luftwaffe pilot and was posted to join III./JG5 Eismeer. He flew both the Me109 and Fw190, and saw action in France, Austria, Norway and Finland. Flying with II./JG5 he flew escort missions in the northern Arctic waters to the Tirpitz, and later flew with IV./JG5 | |||||
| Kessler, Axel Click the name above to see a profile of Kessler, Axel | Kessler, Axel On 19th April 1945, he landed his Fw190A-8 0961076 Black 10 of JG4 at Bulltofta airfield in Sweden after deserting. | |||||
| Kesten, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Kesten, Kurt | Kesten, Kurt Kurt Kesten was born in 1922 and entered the Luftwaffe in 1941. He flew many types of training aircraft, and later flew the He-111, Do-17, and ju-88. Kesten served with SG 3, KG 30, and KG (j) 30 where he flew the FW190 F Mistel combination. His last assignment prior to the end of the War was at Rostcock-Marienehe, a former Heinkel factory airfield, where he flew the Mistel combination. After Mistel operations had ended Kesten flew a number of fighter-bomber missions in the FW-190 F. Kesten was awarded the Iron Cross Class 2. He currently resides in Hannoversch-Munden, Germany. | |||||
| Kienle, Eduard Click the name above to see a profile of Kienle, Eduard
| Kienle, Eduard Killed on 5th November 1943 when his Fw190A-5 0150814 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft. | |||||
| Kittel, Otto Click the name above to see a profile of Kittel, Otto
| Kittel, Otto Otto Kittel was Born in 1917, a calm young pilot, but even so he developed into one of the top scoring fighter aces of World War II. In the fall of 1941 the short-in-growth 24-year-old Unteroffizier Otto Kittel had just received his ”wings” and was posted to the Bf 109-equipped 2./J.G. 54 on the northern sector of the Eastern Front. Otto Kittel; was awarded with the Iron Cross of the First Class (EK I) on September 29, 1941. Until May 1942, Otto managed to score fifteen victories on the Eastern Front. But his real successes in air combat commenced only after he had exchanged his Bf 109 for an FW 190 in early 1943. Intercepting large formations of Il-2s in the Leningrad sector on 19 February 1943, J.G. 54 Grünherz claimed thirty Soviet aircraft shot down. With one of the last kills on that day, Feldwebel Otto Kittel scored his 39th and the 4,000th victory of the Geschwader. On 15 March 1943 Kittel force-landed in Soviet-held territory and was listed as missing but managed to return to the German lines. ”Bruno” as Kittel was called, reached his 100-victory-mark. On 29 October 1943, Oberfeldwebel Otto Kittel was awarded with the Knight’s Cross (RK). Following his 150th victory on 8 April 1944, he was promoted to Leutnant and became Staffelkapitän of 2./J.G. 54. Three days later, Kittel was awarded with the Oak Leaves (EL). On 15 August 1944, Kittel’s 2./J.G. 54 achieved its 1,000th aerial victory. On 25 November 1944, when Kittel’s victory tally stood at 230, he was awarded with the Swords (S) to the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves. On 16 February 1945 four FW 190 A-8s led by Oberleutnant Otto Kittel of 2./J.G. 54 took off from an airbase in the Kurland pocket. The mission was free hunting over the frontline area near Dzukste. This was Kittel’s 583rd combat sortie. After only seven minutes the German fighters spotted fourteen Il-2s that were bombing and shooting rockets at German ground troops from an altitude of 150 metres. Oberleutnant Kittel radioed an attack order. The Il-2 Shturmoviks were flying in a row, one after another, and Kittel attacked from the right hand side. Otto’s wingman Oberfähnrich Renner put these words down in writing: "Flying at a distance of about 100 metres from Oblt. Kittel I saw him dive beneath and behind an Il-2 and attack it. Behind us two other Il-2s pulled up sharply. In the next moment an explosion was seen in his cockpit and the aircraft started to descend". Otto’s FW 190 tore into the ground with its starboard wing, caught fire, and then exploded. Otto Kittel, victor in 267 aerial combats and the highest scoring fighter pilot to fall prey to an enemy, had no chance whatsoever of surviving. He was buried in Sabile/Lithuania. | |||||
| Knorr, Friedrich Click the name above to see a profile of Knorr, Friedrich
| Knorr, Friedrich Killed on 8th March 1943 when his Fw190A-4/Y 0145548 of JG1 crashed near Aalborg. | |||||
| Kohler, Johan Click the name above to see a profile of Kohler, Johan
| Kohler, Johan Killed on 26th June 1943 when his Fw190A-5 0410263 Black 8 of JG11 crashed near Dorpen. | |||||
| Kolb, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Kolb, Gunther | Kolb, Gunther Gunther Kolb joined I./JG5 in the autumn of 1944 under the command of Major Weissenberger. A few weeks later, at the end of that year he was posted to join IV./JG5 in norway, where he flew both Me109s and Fw190s on coastal and shipping patrols until the end of the war. | |||||
| Koller, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Koller, Herbert | Koller, Herbert Posted to II./JG54 on the Eastern Front, Herbert Koller flew Fw190s with 5./JG54, scoring his first victory on 19th February 1943, over an Il-2. By the end of the year his victory claims had risen to 12, including 8 Il-2 Shturmoviks, and a Boston bomber. The year 1944 saw intense combat 5./JG54 on an almost daily basis, and month by month Herbert Kollers victories continued to mount, by the end of 1944 his tally had risen to 48. His final, and 49th victory came on 9th April 1945 when he downed a Yak 3. On 18th June 1944 his Fw190A Black 12 of JG54 was destroyed in a crash at Malmi airfield. He was uninjured. | |||||
| Konig, Hans-Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Konig, Hans-Heinrich
| Konig, Hans-Heinrich On 11th December 1943, his Fw190A-6 0550892 Yellow 3 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Groningen. He was unharmed, and probably baled out. On 11th February 1944, his Fw190A of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Saarbruchen. He was unharmed, and probably baled out. Killed on 24th May 1944 when his Fw190A-7 0430489 Black << of JG11 was shot down by an American Flying Fortress and crashed near Kaltenkirchen. | |||||
| Korner, Theodor Click the name above to see a profile of Korner, Theodor
| Korner, Theodor Killed on 29th May 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0170367 of JG3 was shot down by an American P-51 Mustang of the 4th Fighter Group and crashed near Rodbyhaven. | |||||
| Kost, Walther Click the name above to see a profile of Kost, Walther
| Kost, Walther Serving with Sturmstaffel 1 - a unit which used the tactic of getting as close as possible to invading bombers before opening fire, and even if necessary physically ramming their target, he was killed on 21st February 1944 when his Fw190A-7 0642975 of JG3 was shot down by an American Flying Fortress and crashed near Lubeck. | |||||
| Kott, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Kott, Gerhard | Kott, Gerhard Luftwaffe Fw190 with 8 victories. Kott joined III./JG3 in 1943 flying Me109s on the Eastern front. Transferring to IV./JG3 he converted to the Fw190 Sturm, before joining JG4 Sturmgruppe, also on Fw190s. Here he shot down four B-17s and one B-24. After a period instructing he returned to the East, adding to his score. He finished the war with a total of 8 victories. | |||||
| Kreth, Georg Click the name above to see a profile of Kreth, Georg
| Kreth, Georg Killed on 21st April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down by a British Tempest of No.486 Sqn and crashed north east of Wismar. | |||||
| Kuhnla, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Kuhnla, Erich
| Kuhnla, Erich Killed on 27th September 1943 when his Fw190-A-5/U12 0710015 Yellow 2 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed into the North Sea 35 kilometres north of Langeoog. | |||||
| Kuhrz, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Kuhrz, Rudolf
| Kuhrz, Rudolf Killed on 10th February 1944 when his Fw190A-7 0340278 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Diffelten. | |||||
| Lambertus, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Lambertus, Erich
| Lambertus, Erich Serving with Sturmstaffel 1 - a unit which used the tactic of getting as close as possible to invading bombers before opening fire, and even if necessary physically ramming their target, he was killed on 21st February 1944 when his Fw190A-7 0642559 White 3 of JG3 was shot down in combat with an American Flying Fortress and crashed near Lubeck. | |||||
| Lange, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Lange, Heinz
| Lange, Heinz At the outbreak of war Heinz Lange was with I./JG21 scoring his first victory in October 1939. He flew 76 missions in the Battle of Britain with 8./JG54, and never lost a wingman. After flying in the Balkan campaign he took part in the invasion of Russia, scoring 7 victories during the first week. In October 1941 he was given command of 1./JG54 and in 1942 command of 3./JG51. In January 1944 Heinz Lange returned to JG54 to command 1.Gruppe and then back to JG51 where he was appointed Kommodore of JG51 Molders, leading IV./JG51 at the same time. Heinz Lange flew over 628 missions and achieved 70 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross. Born 2nd October 1917, died 26th February 2006. | |||||
| Laufer, Karlheinz Click the name above to see a profile of Laufer, Karlheinz
| Laufer, Karlheinz Killed on 13th November 1943 when his Fw190A-5/U12 0410094 was shot down by an American Liberator and crashed near Husum. | |||||
| Leiner, Josef Click the name above to see a profile of Leiner, Josef
| Leiner, Josef Killed on 20th December 1943 when his Fw190A-5 0160079 of JG302 crashed near Husum. | |||||
| Lenz, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Lenz, Gerhard
| Lenz, Gerhard Killed on 2nd December 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0147086 of JG302 was shot down by British aircraft near Brandenburg. | |||||
| Leykauf, Erwin Click the name above to see a profile of Leykauf, Erwin | Leykauf, Erwin Born in January 1918, Erwin Leykauf learned to fly at glider school and Luftkriegschule, before being called up to fly at the beginning of the war. He flew with JG21 at the beginning of the Battle of Britain, which soon became JG54 where he scored his first 7 victories. Transferring to the Balkans and later the Eastern Front he was forced into an emergency landing behind enemy lines during Operation Barbarossa, eventually making his way back to rejoin his unit. On the night of 22nd - 23rd June 1942, he claimed 6 victories in less than one hour. In August 1943, Leykauf began converting with JG54 to the Fw190 fighter. At the end of the war he was with JG7, flying the Me262, although he did not get a chance to fly any missions on the jet fighter. Erwin was awarded the Iron Cross I and II and his victories had climbed to 33. | |||||
| Linka, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Linka, Gunther
| Linka, Gunther Killed on 3rd May 1945 when his Fw190 of JG11 was shot down by a British aircraft and crashed near Wismar. | |||||
| Linkwice, Erwin Click the name above to see a profile of Linkwice, Erwin
| Linkwice, Erwin Killed on 24th July 1943 when his Fw190A-6 0530111 White 1 of JG11 was shot down in combat with Flying Fortress and crashed into the north sea south of Lista. | |||||
| Lorenz, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Lorenz, Wilhelm | Lorenz, Wilhelm On 20th February 1944, his Fw190A-7 Yellow 6 of JG111 ran out of fuel and was damaged in a forced landing near Vejstrupgard. He was uninjured. | |||||
| Luck, Heinz-Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Luck, Heinz-Gunther | Luck, Heinz-Gunther Injured on 9th April 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0170050 White 14 of JG1 was damaged by American aircraft and force landed on Ero island. | |||||
| Lutter, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Lutter, Karl | Lutter, Karl Injured on 8th December 1942 when his Fw190A-3 0135440 of JG1 suffered mechanical failure and was damaged beyond repair in a crash landing near Lowenstadt. | |||||
| Marischka, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Marischka, Hans
| Marischka, Hans Killed on 17th April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down by a British Spitfire of No.350 Sqn and crashed near Hamburg. | |||||
| Marquardt, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Marquardt, Heinz
| Marquardt, Heinz In late 1941 Heinz Marquardt was with a training squadron south of Paris. In August 1943 he was posted to join IV./JG51 in Russia, achieving his first victory two months later. Shot down eight times, he once achieved twelve victories in a single day. Awarded the Knight's Cross in November 1944, he flew a total of 320 missions, and scored 121 victories. Sadly, Heinz Marquardt died 19th December 2003, aged 80. | |||||
| Mattes, Arno Click the name above to see a profile of Mattes, Arno
| Mattes, Arno Killed on 10th February 1944 when his Fw190A-7 0430669 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Emlichheim. | |||||
| Mayer, Leander Click the name above to see a profile of Mayer, Leander
| Mayer, Leander Born in 1921. On 29th of January 1943 he went missing in his Fw190 in combat with Russian aircraft in the region North of Dolgoje, Russia. He flew with 7, 8, 9 and 10./JG51. | |||||
| Mehlhorn, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Mehlhorn, Kurt
| Mehlhorn, Kurt Killed on 8th October 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0140779 Black 4 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Meppen. | |||||
| Merbeth, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Merbeth, Karl
| Merbeth, Karl Killed on 9th April 1944 when his Fw190A-6/Y 0470787 of JG11 was shot down by an American P-51 Mustang and crashed on or near the island of Fohr. | |||||
| Meyer, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Meyer, Heinz | Meyer, Heinz One of the most successful of the younger Stuka pilots, Heinz Meyer joined the Luftwaffe in January 1940, and completed his Stuka pilot training in 1942. In July of that year he first saw action 3./St.G. 102 in Foggia, Italy, whilst flying on an armed reconnaissance mission. In February 1943 he joined 8./SG2 Immelmann on the Eastern Front. With his Staffel he was one of the most highly regarded pilots on the entire Eastern front and took part in the Battle of Kursk with Rudel. Heinz flew his 500th combat mission on 31st May 1944, and received the German Cross in August 1944. By the end of the war he had completed 618 combat missions, including 30 in the Fw190, and destroyed 40 tanks, 40 gun positions, 100 vehicles, 3 bridges, 2 ammunition dumps and 2 supply trains. He was awarded the Knights Cross on 17th April 1945. | |||||
| Molge, Click the name above to see a profile of Molge, | Molge, On 25th April 1945, his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was damaged in a landing accident at Utersen airfield. He was uninjured. | |||||
| Motsch, Alfred Click the name above to see a profile of Motsch, Alfred | Motsch, Alfred Injured on 8th October 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0145631 Black 3 of JG11 suffered mechanical failure and was damaged beyond repair in a crash landing at Helgoland airfield. | |||||
| Muller, Siegfried Click the name above to see a profile of Muller, Siegfried | Muller, Siegfried Born in 1924, Siegfried Muller first flew with JG1 Molders in the south of France. In 1943 he took part in the air battles over Salerno and Monte Cassino. He joined IV./JG3 Udet in June 1944, where he was promoted to Staffelkapitan of 16 Staffel /IV Sturm Gruppe flying heavily armoured Fw190s. With this Gruppe he took part in the Ardennes Offensive and on 1st January 1945, Operation Bodenplatte. At the end of the war he was attached to JG7 for training on the Me262 jet fighter. Awarded the Iron Cross 1 and 2, he scored 17 victories, including 9 four-engined bombers. | |||||
| Munchrath, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Munchrath, Wilhelm
| Munchrath, Wilhelm Killed on 8th October 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0145706 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Bad Zwischenahn. | |||||
| Napierski, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Napierski, Walter | Napierski, Walter On 1st May 1945 his Fw190D-9 0210961 White 6 of JG26 was damaged in combat with a British Spitfire and landed at Klein-Kummersfeld airfield. | |||||
| Nehrlich, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Nehrlich, Gunther
| Nehrlich, Gunther Killed on 10th December 1943 when his Fw190A-5 0710063 Yellow 1 of JG302 crashed near Kiel. | |||||
| Neuendorf, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Neuendorf, Heinz | Neuendorf, Heinz Injured on 3rd May 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0145698 of JG11 suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a crash landing near Husum. | |||||
| Niedermeyer, Willi Click the name above to see a profile of Niedermeyer, Willi
| Niedermeyer, Willi Killed on 15th April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down by a British Spitfire of No.80 Sqn and crashed near Winsen-Drebber. | |||||
| Nitsch, L Click the name above to see a profile of Nitsch, L | Nitsch, L Interred after deserting on 8th May 1945 and flying his Fw190A-8 0739137 of JG54 to Sweden. | |||||
| Noller, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Noller, Wilhelm
| Noller, Wilhelm Wilhelm Noller joined the Luftwaffe in 1939 and trained as a bomber pilot. In May 1942 he was posted to join 2./StG 2 fighting on the Eastern Front. He took part in the battles of Kursk and Stalingrad, and became one of the most successful pilots of StG 2. By early 1943 his combat mission total passed the 500 mark, rising to over 800 by the end of the year. He was awarded the Knights Cross in April 1944, a few weeks after passing the 1000 mission mark. After a period instructing, he returned to combat in February 1945, flying the Fw190 with 7./SG 10 in Czechoslovakia. Wounded in April 1945, and hospitalised in Prague, he was taken prisoner by the Soviets when they took over the city in May. Transported east by rail towards Russia, he jumped from the moving train and escaped back to Germany. During the war he had flown 1058 missions, destroyed 86 tanks, 2 armoured trains, plus many vehicles, boats and bridges. He also gained 2 victories in aerial combat. Wilhelm Noller passed away on 26th December 2011. | |||||
| Nordenholtz, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Nordenholtz, Gunther | Nordenholtz, Gunther After joining the Luftwaffe in December 1941 and training as a fighter pilot, Gunther Nordenholz joined JG11 where he flew Messerschmitt Bf-109s and Fw190s, scoring a victory over a P-51 Mustang. He flew against the heavy bombers of the US Eighth Air Force in the “Defense of the Reich”, and fought in combat against B-24s over western France during the Normandy Invasion. Posted to Bremen in late 1944, he was wounded during an air raid at his base, before being transferred to the Eastern Front. He finished the war flying the Bucker Bu181 and was captured by the British on 8 May 1944, later rejoining the new German Air Force as an instructor. | |||||
| Otto, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Otto, Walter
| Otto, Walter Killed on 9th April 1944 when his Fw190A-7 0643925 Black 13 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Frauluck. | |||||
| Palzkill, Leonhard Click the name above to see a profile of Palzkill, Leonhard | Palzkill, Leonhard On 20th December 1943, he escaped injury when his Fw190A-6 0530307 of JG302 crashed near Bad Bruckenau. He most likely baled out. | |||||
| Pancritius, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Pancritius, Hans
| Pancritius, Hans On 26th June 1943, his Fw190A-5 of JG11 was damaged in a forced landing after combat with Flying Fortresses. He was unharmed. Killed on 17th July 1943 when his Fw190A-5 Yellow 12 of JG11 crashed into the north sea north of Borkum after combat with Flying Fortresses. | |||||
| Pannenbecker, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Pannenbecker, Helmut | Pannenbecker, Helmut On 24th February 1944, his Fw190A-7/R6Y 0430628 of JG11 was shot down by an American aircraft and crashed near Erfurt. He survived, presumably having baled out. | |||||
| Pehlemann, Hans-Eberhard Click the name above to see a profile of Pehlemann, Hans-Eberhard
| Pehlemann, Hans-Eberhard Killed on 15th April 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0170133 Yellow 3 of JG11 was shot down by an American P-47 Thunderbolt and crashed near Heidegraben. | |||||
| Pelzer, Harry Click the name above to see a profile of Pelzer, Harry
| Pelzer, Harry On 8th June 1943, his Fw190A-4 of JG11 was damaged in a landing accident at Husum airfield. He was uninjured. Killed on 8th October 1943 when his Fw190A-3 0120487 White 12 of JG11 was hot down by American aircraft and crashed near Baekskov. | |||||
| Pfeiffer, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Pfeiffer, Gunther
| Pfeiffer, Gunther Killed on 24th April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 crashed near Lunow. | |||||
| Piffer, Anton-Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Piffer, Anton-Rudolf | Piffer, Anton-Rudolf On 13th May 1944, his Fw190A-8 of JG1 was damaged in combat with an American P-47 Thunderbolt and hes force landed near Hamburg. | |||||
| Rademacher, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Rademacher, Rudolf
| Rademacher, Rudolf Rudolf “Rudi” Rademacher was born on 19 July 1913 at Lüneburg. Unteroffizier Rademacher served with 3./JG 54 on the Eastern front from 1 December 1941. He achieved his first victory on 9 January 1942 on his fifth combat mission. He was awarded the Ehrenpokal on 19 October 1942. By the end of 1942 he had claimed 22 victories. In March 1943, he was transferred to 1./JG 54, the famous “Nowotny Schwarm” led by Walter Nowotny (258 victories, RK-Br, killed in action 8 November 1944) and also including Anton Döbele (94 victories, RK, killed in action 11 November 1943) and Karl “Quax” Schnörrer (46 victories, RK). Together the pilots of the Schwarm were to total over 500 victories between them. He claimed seven enemy aircraft shot down in one day on 5 July 1943 to record his victories 39 through 45. Rademacher was promoted Oberfeldwebel whilst serving with 1./JG 54. On 30 April 1943 he was awarded the Deutsches Kreuz. On 30 August 1944 he was transferred to 1./Jagdgruppe Nord, redesignated Ergänzungs-Jagdgeschwader 1 on 4 November 1944, based at Sagan, to undertake instructing duties. Despite his training duties Rademacher was able to engage in aerial combat and claimed five enemy aircraft shot down, including four four-engined bombers and P-47, during his stay with the unit. On 18 September 1944, during an attack on a formation of USAAF bombers, he was badly wounded when he was shot down in Fw 190 A-8 “White 13”. On 30 September 1944, he was awarded the Knight’s Cross for 81 victories. In January 1945, Leutnant Rademacher transferred to 11./JG 7 where he undertook conversion training on to the Me 262 jet fighter. The training consisted of six flights totalling 150 minutes before he was declared operational. On 1 February 1945, he gained his first victory flying the jet, a RAF Spitfire over Braunschweig. In February 1945, he scored at least seven victories according to some sources. Rademacher was to be credited with at least 16 victories, including several Herausschüsse, flying the Me 262, although sources do differ over his final tally crediting him with scores as low as eight and as high as 24. “Rudi” Rademacher survived the war only to be killed in a glider crash at Lüneburg on 13 June 1953. Rudolf Rademacher’s final score is a matter of some conjecture. Sources claim his total to be 97, 102 and 126 in more than 500 missions. Some claim he had an additional 23 unconfirmed victories. It is thought he gained 76 victories over the Eastern front with JG 54, including 21 Il-2 Stormoviks and 7 Pe-2, and a further five whilst with JGr. Nord. To this can be added his jet victories, at least 16, including 11 four-engine bombers. | |||||
| Radlauer, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Radlauer, Heinz | Radlauer, Heinz Heinz Radlauer learnt to fly gliders in 1940, aged 17, and joined the Luftwaffe in August 1941. After Fighter School, in June 1944 he was posted to join JG51 Molders then fighting on the Eastern Front near Minsk, scoring his first victory in October of that year. Heinz Radlauer fleew the Bf109G, the Fw190A, and at the end of the war the Fw190D, by which time he had notched up over 100 combat missions, flying his last combat mission on 30th April 1945. Credited with 15 air victories, all on the Eastern Front, he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class. | |||||
| Radlauer, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Radlauer, Heinz | Radlauer, Heinz Heinz Radlauer learnt to fly gliders in 1940, aged 17, and joined the Luftwaffe in August 1941. After Fighter School, in June 1944 he was posted to join JG51 Molders then fighting on the Eastern Front near Minsk, scoring his first victory in October of that year. Heinz Radlauer fleew the Bf109G, the Fw190A, and at the end of the war the Fw190D, by which time he had notched up over 100 combat missions, flying his last combat mission on 30th April 1945. Credited with 15 air victories, all on the Eastern Front, he was awarded the Iron Cross 1st and 2nd Class. | |||||
| Rall, Günther Click the name above to see a profile of Rall, Günther
| Rall, Günther A young pilot with III/JG52 at the outbreak of war. He quickly demonstrated his natural ability and leadership qualities, scoring his first air victory early in the Battle of Britain, and by July 1940 was leading 8/JG52. After transfer to the Eastern Front his air victories mounted at an astonishing rate. A crash hospitalised him but within nine months he was back in the cockpit, and, when commanding III/JG52, gained the Wings 500th victory. Gunther fought throughout the war to become the 3rd highest Ace in history with 275 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Gunther Rall was born on March 10, 1918 in the small Bavarian town of Gaggenau, Baden. Immersing himself in Boy Scout activities during the difficult economic times in Germany following WW 1, Rall finished school in 1936 and joined the German Army. Influenced by a friend, who was a young officer in the Luftwaffe, Rall entered pilot's school in 1938. His initial posting was with JG52. He attained his first aerial victory during the Battle of France in May of 1940. During the Battle of Britain JG52 absorbed many casualties, and Rall was promoted to Squadron Commander at the young age of 22. With his fair-hair and smooth complexion the young officer looked even younger than his years. But behind this pleasant exterior was a fierce competitor with the heart of a tiger. Later, Rall's squadron would support the attack on Crete, followed by deployment to the Southern Sector on the Eastern Front. Rall's victory totals began to mount. Following his 37 th victory, GiInther was himself shot down. He was lucky to survive the crash, but with a badly broken back he would spend most of the next year in various hospitals. In Vienna at the University Hospital he would meet his future wife, Hertha. Miraculously, Rall recovered and returned to the Luftwaffe in August of 1942. By November his score exceeded 100 and he was awarded the Oak Leaves to accompany the Knight's Cross he was awarded only weeks earlier. As the War progressed against Russia, Rall began to encounter ever more experienced Soviet pilots flying better performing aircraft. Despite this fact, and being shot down several more times himself, Rall's victory tally kept rising. By March of 1944 the ace had attained 273 aerial victories. With the War now going badly for Germany, Rall was transferred to the Western Front. He was able to attain only two more victories against the swarms of Allied bombers and fighter escorts which now pounded Germany every day and night. In May of 1944 Rall was shot down by a P-47. Losing his thumb in the battle he remained out of combat until later in 1944. Rall's final assignments included flying 190Ds as Kornmodore of JG300, and flying the Me-262 jet. Rall's 275 aerial victories (attained on less than 700 combat sorties) make him the third highest scoring ace of all time. If not for the down time suffered as a result of his broken back, Rall might have actually equaled or exceeded Erich Hartmann's alltime record of 352 aerial victories. Rall was not much for socializing during the War. He was a fierce competitor with a businessman's attitude about flying. He was an excellent marksman, and possibly the best deflection shot expert of the War. He continued to fly with the Bundeslufwaffe following the War, serving as its Commander-In Chief in 1970-74. Sadly, Gunther Rall died on 4th October 2009.
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| Reichenbacher, Ludwig Click the name above to see a profile of Reichenbacher, Ludwig
| Reichenbacher, Ludwig Killed on 26th November 1943 when his Fw190A-5 0410246 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed into the North Sea. | |||||
| Reichstein, Egon Click the name above to see a profile of Reichstein, Egon
| Reichstein, Egon Killed on 24th February 1944 when his Fw190A of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Gotha. | |||||
| Resch, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Resch, Rudolf
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| Reschke, Willi Click the name above to see a profile of Reschke, Willi | Reschke, Willi One of the outstanding younger Luftwaffe pilots, Willi Reschke was one of the leading members of JG300 Wilde Sau flying the Fw190A in the 'Defence of the Reich'. Towards the latter months of the war he transferred to the Stabsschwarm of JG301, still flying the Fw190A. Awarded the Knight's Crossin April 1945, he was credited with 26 victories - all in the west - including 18 four engined bombers. | |||||
| Richter, Eberhard Click the name above to see a profile of Richter, Eberhard | Richter, Eberhard Injured on 7th November 1942 when his Fw190A-3 0135442 of JG1 was destroyed in a collision during take off from Sola airfield. Survived a crash landing at Husum airfield on 27th July 1943 in which his Fw190A-4 0147094 of JG11 was damaged beyond repair. | |||||
| Romm, Karl-Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Romm, Karl-Heinz | Romm, Karl-Heinz On 8th May 1945, his Fw190A-8 of JG54 ran out of fuel and was damaged in a crash landing near Holeby. He was uninjured. | |||||
| Rudel, Hans-Ulrich Click the name above to see a profile of Rudel, Hans-Ulrich
| Rudel, Hans-Ulrich Hans Rudel, born in July 1916, was the most decorated Nazi pilot. In 2,530 combat missions flying dive-bombers, mainly on the Russian front, Rudel was credited with destroying 519 tanks, 150 gun emplacements and 800 combat vehicles of various types. According to Luftwaffe records, he also sunk a Russian battleship, a cruiser, a destroyer, 70 smaller craft and numerous trains. For this he was awarded the Golden Oakleaves with Sword and Diamonds to the Knights Cross. He was the only recipient of this award. He was also the first German pilot to reach 1,000 sorties. Of his over 2530 sorties, some 400 were in the Focke-Wulf 190 fighter, in which he was credited with 11 air victories. He was so effective that Joseph Stalin himself put a price of 100,00 rubles on his head. He flew more than 600,000 km; fired over 1,000,000 machine gun rounds; dropped over 1,000,000kg of bombs; fired over 150,000 rounds of 20mm ammunition and over 5,000 rounds of 37mm ammunition. He hated to take home leave or sick leave and even after he had his leg amputated, he was back in the air within weeks. He did not limit his attacks to Russian tanks, trains, ships or aircraft. On more than one occasion when food was in short supply, he would bomb rivers and both the German airmen and Russian civilians would feast on the stunned fish that floated to the surface. Rudel was shot down several times, but escaped serious injury until April 1945, when he lost a leg in combat. Rudel flew the Ju87 B-2 Stuka dive bomber and, in all of its ugliness, the bomber was made famous by him. His accomplishments with an aircraft that was outdated and vulnerable were incredible. He was captured by Allied forces at the end of the war, and released from a POW camp in April 1946. He died 18th December 1982. The signatures : Hans Rudel had arranged to be interviewed by a professor of military history, who was also an author, in 1982. Many similar interviews had been conducted with other military heroes, during which the interviewee had signed various photographs, blank sheets and bookplates for use in the author's publications, although many were never published as intended. Rudel was also due to sign such items. However, the interview had been arranged to be conducted at a Luftwaffe reunion, which Rudel could not attend due to ill health. However, a friend of Rudel's, a RCAF mechanic, took the items to him to be signed, which they duly were, although Rudel died before any interview could take place. Cranston Fine Arts purchased the signatures from the original collection. All signatures on prints are therefore 'mounted' signatures, placed in a mount with the print, rather than the print itself being signed. | |||||
| Rudolph, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Rudolph, Heinrich
| Rudolph, Heinrich Killed on 11th December 1943 when his Fw190A-6/Y4 0550446 White 11 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed into the North Sea. | |||||
| Rumpf, Ernst Click the name above to see a profile of Rumpf, Ernst
| Rumpf, Ernst Killed on 8th October 1943 when his Fw190A-5 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Cloppenburg. | |||||
| Sachsenberg, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Sachsenberg, Heinz
| Sachsenberg, Heinz After flight training he was assigned, as a Feldwebel, to Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) in the Fall of 1942. He was sent to the front in late 1942 at the Eastern Front, and was assigned to 6./JG 52 On 21 April 1943 he achieved his first air victory, shooting down an Il-2 ground attack aircraft. By the end of July 1943 he had shot down 22 enemy airplanes in heavy air combat over the Kuban bridgehead. His unit was then transferred to cover the retreat from the southern Kursk salient where he scored a further 16 victories. After a spell of leave from September to November due to overstress (when he was also awarded the German Cross in Gold and Ehrenpokal, he returned to the Crimea and the intense air-battles over the Kerch Straits. After 76 victories, and on leave, Sachsenberg was recommended for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) in March 1944. Upon returning to the Crimea at the beginning of May, he shot down 25 aircraft in just a month including 6 planes on 7 May (77-82v.). On 31 May, over Iasi, in the battles for Romania, he claimed four victories and five more were claimed on 8 June 1944, bringing his total to 101 air victories. He was the 76th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark. Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Sachsenberg was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 9 June 1944. Returning from leave, his unit was then transferred to cover the Ploiești oilfields in Romania. After claiming one more victory, he was seriously wounded during an air battle with American P-51 Mustang fighters on 23 June 1944 although he managed to successfully belly-land his Bf-109 G-6, (Werknummer 166233—factory number) "Yellow 1". Promoted to Leutnant, he achieved his final victories over Hungary, including a USAAF P-51 (#103, on 3 March) and a Russian P-39 Sachsenberg had a total of 104 victories over a total of 520 flown sorties. Of his 104 air victories, 1 was achieved in the west, 84 of his victories were fighter planes. He also sunk 1 speed boat. He died on 17 June 1951, following complications from wounds he received during the war. | |||||
| Sahrwaldt, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Sahrwaldt, Heinz
| Sahrwaldt, Heinz Killed on 4th October 1943 when his Fw190A-5/U12 0410239 White 13 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed into the North Sea 30 kilometres north of Juist. | |||||
| Sauerland, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Sauerland, Franz
| Sauerland, Franz Killed on 10th July 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0145714 of JG11 crashed south of Oslo. | |||||
| Schöpfel, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Schöpfel, Gerhard
| Schöpfel, Gerhard Gerhard Schopfel was Staffelkapitan of 9./JG26 at the outbreak of war, and became Kommandeur of III./JG26 in August 1940. In December 1941 he succeeded Adolf Galland as Kommodore of JG26 until Januray 1943. Later, Kommodore of JG4 and JG6. He flew over 700 combat missions, achieving 40 victories, all in the West. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in 1940. Died 17th May 2003. | |||||
| Schenck, Wolfgang Click the name above to see a profile of Schenck, Wolfgang
| Schenck, Wolfgang Born 7th February 1913, Wolfgang Schenck joined the Luftwaffe in 1936. After training he was assigned to JG132 flying Me109s before the squadron was renamed ZG1 and converted to Me110s. He took part in operations against Poland, Norway and France but was hospitalised for three months after being wounded. After recovering, he joined EG210, an experimental squadron, to develop fighter bomber tactics. Renamed as SG210, the squadron later took part in the advance into Russia, where Schenck was awarded his Knights Cross. In March 1942 Schenck took command of 1./ZG1, and was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knights Cross with this unit. He went on to command SG2, flying Fw190s in the Mediterranean. Later, from December 1944 to January 1945, Schenck commanded KG51, flying the newly developed Me262 jet fighter-bomber. Flying over 400 missions, Schenck scored 18 aerial victories and sunk 28,000 tons of shipping. Wolfgang Schenck passed away on 5th March 2010. | |||||
| Scherer, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Scherer, Heinrich
| Scherer, Heinrich Killed on 5th November 1943 when his Fw190A-5 0160060 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft. | |||||
| Schild, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Schild, Heinrich | Schild, Heinrich Flew Fw190s with JG26, scoring 15 victories between 20th August 1942 and 19th September 1944. His victories included 6 bombers and 10 fighters : 5 Flying Fortresses, 1 Stirling, 3 Mustangs, 2 Thunderbolts, 2 Lightnings and 2 Hurricanes. | |||||
| Schlimper, Johannes Click the name above to see a profile of Schlimper, Johannes | Schlimper, Johannes Injured on 29th April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down by a British Spitfire of No.412 Sqn and crashed near Luhe. | |||||
| Schmal, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Schmal, Rudolf
| Schmal, Rudolf Killed on 13th May 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0680196 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Neumunster. | |||||
| Schmid, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Schmid, Rudolf | Schmid, Rudolf On 28th July 1943, his Fw190A-4 0150271 of JG11 was shot down by American Flying Fortress and crashed into the North Sea near Helgoland. He was unharmed, presumably having baled out. | |||||
| Schmidt, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Schmidt, Werner
| Schmidt, Werner Killed on 15th April 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0170052 Yellow 2 of JG11 was shot down by an American P-47 Thunderbolt and crashed near Elmshorn. | |||||
| Schneider, Walther Click the name above to see a profile of Schneider, Walther
| Schneider, Walther Killed on 22nd September 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0175008 Red 10 of JG1 was destroyed in a collision at Husum airfield. | |||||
| Schramm, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Schramm, Werner
| Schramm, Werner Killed on 29th April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down by a British Spitfire of No.412 Sqn and crashed near Krumse. | |||||
| Schrangl, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Schrangl, Hans | Schrangl, Hans On 10th February 1944, his Fw190A of JG11 was destroyed in a crash near Lingen after combat with American aircraft. He was unharmed, presumably having baled out. | |||||
| Schumacher, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Schumacher, Erich
| Schumacher, Erich Killed on 20th April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down by British ground fire and crashed near Soltau. | |||||
| Schwesinger, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Schwesinger, Heinz
| Schwesinger, Heinz Killed on 13th May 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0680144 Black 8 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Neumunster. | |||||
| Seeger, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Seeger, Gunther
| Seeger, Gunther In February 1940, Gunther Seeger was an Unteroffizier with 3./JG2, scoring his first victory in the early days of the Battle of Britain. he served on the Channel Front until December 1942, including several months with the Geschwaderstabsschwarm. He transferred to the Mediterranean theatre with II./JG2 before joining 6./JG53. In February 1943 he joined 7./JG53 becoming Staffelkapitan in September 1944. Awarded the Knight's Cross, Gunther Seeger scored 56 victories. | |||||
| Simmer, Joseph Click the name above to see a profile of Simmer, Joseph
| Simmer, Joseph Killed on 20th April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down by British ground fire and crashed near Soltau. | |||||
| Spreckels, Robert Click the name above to see a profile of Spreckels, Robert | Spreckels, Robert | |||||
| Steiner, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Steiner, Franz | Steiner, Franz On 21st May 1943, his Fw190A-4 0145713 Black 2 of JG11 was damaged by American bombers and force landed at Dune airfield. He escaped injury - the extent of the damage to the aircraft is not known. | |||||
| Sternberg, Horst Click the name above to see a profile of Sternberg, Horst
| Sternberg, Horst Sternberg was promoted to Staffelkapitan of the 5. Staffel, a position he retained until he was shot down and killed by a P-47 on 22 February 1944. | |||||
| Tanzer, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Tanzer, Kurt
| Tanzer, Kurt Kurt Tanzer was born on 1 November 1920 at Moscow in Russia. Tanzer was transferred from Ergänzungsgruppe/JG 51 to 12./JG 51, based on the Eastern front, on 18 March 1942. He claimed his 35th victory on 5 May 1943. The next day, Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft attacked the airfield at which Tanzer was stationed. He managed to scramble and shot down two of the attacking aircraft. Tanzer was wounded in this combat but continued attacking the raiding Russian aircraft shooting down a further two Il-2s. Russian fighters then intervened and Tanzer was further wounded. Despite severe wounds to his right hand and blood loss, Tanzer managed to land his badly damaged Fw 190 A-4 (Work.Nr. 7161) “Blue 7” at his base airfield. Oberfeldwebel Tanzer was awarded the Knight’s Cross on 5 December for 39 victories. Following his recovery from the wounds received in May 1943, Tanzer returned to JG 51 and front line duty on 4 November. He was assigned to the Geschwaderstab of JG 51, with whom he flew many successful fighter-bomber missions while also increasing his tally of aerial victories. In June 1944, Tanzer accompanied Karl-Gottfried Nordmann (78 victories, RK-EL), Kommodore of JG 51, to the staff of Jagdfliegerführer 6. | |||||
| Tarrach, Fritz Click the name above to see a profile of Tarrach, Fritz | Tarrach, Fritz Injured on 2nd June 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0145716 of JG11 was destroyed in a crash off the Lista peninsula. | |||||
| Tauscher, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Tauscher, Karl
| Tauscher, Karl Killed on 4th August 1943 when his Fw190A-6 0530361 of JG11 was destroyed in a crash on take off or landing at Aalborg West airfield. | |||||
| Teumer, Alfred Click the name above to see a profile of Teumer, Alfred
| Teumer, Alfred Born 11th February 1918. He scored a total of 76 victories, of which 10 were on the western front. | |||||
| Thaler, Click the name above to see a profile of Thaler,
| Thaler, Killed on 3rd May 1945 when his Fw190 of JG11 was shot down by a British Spitfire. | |||||
| Thon, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Thon, Karl
| Thon, Karl Killed on 14th May 1943 when his Fw190A-4 0145700 Yellow 6 of JG11 was shot down by an American Flying Fortress and crashed north of Kiel. | |||||
| Thyben, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Thyben, Gerhard
| Thyben, Gerhard Gerhard Thyben was born on 24th February 1922 in Kiel, Germany. Gerhard Thyben volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe in late 1940 and by summer 1941 gained his pilots licence. Gerhard Gerd Thyben flew 385 combat missions and claimed 157 aerial victories. He claimed 152 victories on the Eastern Front, including 28 II-2 Sturmoviks and five victories on the Western Front. He flew 22 fighter-bomber missions on which he claimed two aircraft and seven trucks destroyed on the ground. On 8th May 1945 he claimed his last victory over the Baltic Sea. Thyben shot down a Petlyakov Pe2 that was almost certainly looking for German refugee ships escaping from the besieged Courland Pocket. Thyben caught the reconnaissance Pe2 at 07:54 and achieved what very well might have been the last Fw190 victory of World War II. The Pe2 crew, consisting of Starshiy Leytenantt Grigoriy Davidenko, Kapitan Aleksey Grachev, and Starshina Mikhail Murashko were all killed in the engagement. Thyben surrendered to the British on touching down. He was released in 1946 and later servied as an instructor with the Colombian Air Force. He died on 4th September 2006. | |||||
| Tiesler, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Tiesler, Kurt
| Tiesler, Kurt Killed on 16th August 1942 when his Fw190A-2 0125456 of JG1 crashed near Snaroya. | |||||
| Todt, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Todt, Karl | Todt, Karl On 13th November 1943, his Fw190A-5 0160067 of JG11 was shot down by an American Liberator. It is thought he baled out and survived. | |||||
| Vermaaten, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Vermaaten, Hans
| Vermaaten, Hans Killed on 14th October 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0173865 Black 12 of JG1 was damaged in an accident at Husum airfield. | |||||
| Vogel, R Click the name above to see a profile of Vogel, R | Vogel, R On 8th May 1945 he deserted, taking Fw190A-8 0682790 Blue 11 of JG54 to Sweden. | |||||
| Vogt, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Vogt, Gerhard | Vogt, Gerhard | |||||
| Walter, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Walter, Helmut
| Walter, Helmut Killed on 29th April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down by a British Spitfire of No.412 Sqn and crashed near Butlingen. | |||||
| Wege, Fritz Click the name above to see a profile of Wege, Fritz
| Wege, Fritz Killed on 24th July 1943 when his Fw190A-6 0145723 White 2 of JG11 was shot down in combat with Flying Fortress and crashed into the north sea south of Mandal. | |||||
| Weipprecht, Martin Click the name above to see a profile of Weipprecht, Martin
| Weipprecht, Martin Killed on 10th February 1944 when his Fw190A-7 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Hesepe. | |||||
| Werner, Otto Click the name above to see a profile of Werner, Otto | Werner, Otto Injured on 11th July 1942 when his Fw190A-2 0125473 of JG1 suffered engine failure and ditched into the North Sea 40 kilometres north west of Hanstholm. | |||||
| Widmann, Michael Click the name above to see a profile of Widmann, Michael
| Widmann, Michael Killed on 9th October 1943 when his Fw190A-6 0530119 Black 1 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft. | |||||
| Wiegand, Guenther Click the name above to see a profile of Wiegand, Guenther
| Wiegand, Guenther | |||||
| Wiemann, Gunter Click the name above to see a profile of Wiemann, Gunter
| Wiemann, Gunter Killed on 5th November 1943 when his Fw190A-6 0530364 of JG11 was shot down by American aircraft. | |||||
| Wiesner, Karl-Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Wiesner, Karl-Heinz | Wiesner, Karl-Heinz Karl-Heinz Wiesner was born at Charlottenhof/Gorlitz in 1921. He entered the German Air Force in 1941. Wiesner flew captured French aircraft including the Saiman 202 and Cuadron 445. His last assignment was at Rostock-Marienehe where he first flew Mistel combinations, and later Fw-190 fighter bombers. He served with Sammelgeschwader 200 at Gatow, KG 30, and KG (j) 30 where he flew the Mistel combination. Following the cessation of Mistel operations he was assigned to Schlachtgeschwader 3 flying fighter bomber missions in the Focke-Wulf Fw-190 F. Wiesner's last rank was Unteroffizier, and he received the Iron Cross Class 1. He currently resides in Germany at Fuldabruck-Dornhagen. | |||||
| Wilck, Otto Click the name above to see a profile of Wilck, Otto
| Wilck, Otto Killed on 23rd April 1945 when his Fw190D-9 of JG26 was shot down by a British Spitfire of No.403 Sqn and crashed near Elzdorf. | |||||
| Wolf, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Wolf, Heinrich
| Wolf, Heinrich Killed on 3rd May 1945 when his Fw190 of JG11 crashed near Leck. | |||||
| Wollenweber, Wolfgang Click the name above to see a profile of Wollenweber, Wolfgang | Wollenweber, Wolfgang After his flight training Wolfgang was transferred to JG5 in the Arctic where he flew the Me110 on escort missions over the North Atlantic, Murmansk and Russia, he was then awarded the Iron Cross First Class. After this he retrained on the Fw190 fighter aircraft and rocket fighter Me163. Wolfgang flew the Heinkel He162 as a Squadron Leader of the first jet fighter squadron. This revolutionary jet was demanding even for the most experienced pilots, many of them did not survive, but miraculously he survived 14 missions on this aircraft. | |||||
| Wunsche, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Wunsche, Franz | Wunsche, Franz On 15th April 1944, his Fw190A-8 0170056 Yellow 13 of JG11 was destroyed in a crash near Husum. He was uninjured. | |||||
| Wuppermann, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Wuppermann, Kurt | Wuppermann, Kurt Kurt Wupperrnann was called up in 1942, and with a love of flying, joined the Luftwaffe. After completing his pilot training, he was posted to join JG54 Greenhearts flying the Fw190A-8. Transferring to the northern sector of the Eastern Front, he notched up three quick victories and flew oil combat operations continually until 18 December 1944, when he was shot down over the Baltic near Riga, making an emergency landing. On theground, he was rescued by Strafgeschwader 291, but had suffered bad facial injuries. So great was the need for experienced pilots in the last months of the war however that after six weeks in hospital he was patched up and flying combat again. | |||||
Died : 5 / 8 / 1945
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02-04-1943 - 1./J.G. 103 To Auxerre repair facility 02.04.43, out 16.05.43, to Auxerre repair facility 16.08.43 0120 212
02-04-1943 - 1./J.G. 103 To Auxerre repair facility 02.04.43, out 16.05.43, to Auxerre repair facility 16.08.43 0120 212
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30-04-1942 - 'Black He + ' Crashed after combat S. Gravelines 30.04.42, pilot Oblt. Wilfried Sieling killed
30-04-1942 - 'Black He + ' Crashed after combat S. Gravelines 30.04.42, pilot Oblt. Wilfried Sieling killed
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28-05-1943 - Stab J.G. 26, I./J.Gr.Ost To Auxerre repair facility 30.04.42 with Stab J.G. 26, to Auxerre repair facility 28.05.43 with I./J.Gr.Ost, junked
28-05-1943 - Stab J.G. 26, I./J.Gr.Ost To Auxerre repair facility 30.04.42 with Stab J.G. 26, to Auxerre repair facility 28.05.43 with I./J.Gr.Ost, junked
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19-08-1942 - I./J.G. 2 Force-landing in Dieppe area after combat 19.08.42, 50% damage, pilot Uffz. Rudi Röbbers wounded
19-08-1942 - I./J.G. 2 Force-landing in Dieppe area after combat 19.08.42, 50% damage, pilot Uffz. Rudi Röbbers wounded
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31-05-1942 - II./J.G. 2, 2./J.G. 103 Force-landing at Fl.Pl. Le Havre after combat 31.05.42, to Auxerre repair facility 06.04.43, out 29.06.44
31-05-1942 - II./J.G. 2, 2./J.G. 103 Force-landing at Fl.Pl. Le Havre after combat 31.05.42, to Auxerre repair facility 06.04.43, out 29.06.44
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17-09-1942 - 10.(Jabo)/J.G. 2 Missing Pl.Qu. 15 West S/1180 17.09.42, pilot Uffz. Hans Wandschneider missing
17-09-1942 - 10.(Jabo)/J.G. 2 Missing Pl.Qu. 15 West S/1180 17.09.42, pilot Uffz. Hans Wandschneider missing
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07-09-1942 - Crashed near Flekkefjord. Unteroffizier Franz Contzen killed.
07-09-1942 - Crashed near Flekkefjord. Unteroffizier Franz Contzen killed.
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04-07-1942 - Damaged while parked at Aalborg Ost airfield. The aircraft was unmanned.
04-07-1942 - Damaged while parked at Aalborg Ost airfield. The aircraft was unmanned.
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05-07-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Aalborg Ost airfield.
05-07-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Aalborg Ost airfield.
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09-10-1942 - Damaged beyond repair in landing accident at Lister airfield. Unteroffizier Bernhard Deklerk killed.
09-10-1942 - Damaged beyond repair in landing accident at Lister airfield. Unteroffizier Bernhard Deklerk killed.
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09-10-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Baekskov. Leutnant Harry Pelzer killed.
09-10-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Baekskov. Leutnant Harry Pelzer killed.
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28-10-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Kjevik airfield.
28-10-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Kjevik airfield.
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16-08-1942 - Crashed near Snaroya. Unteroffizier Kurt Tiesler killed.
16-08-1942 - Crashed near Snaroya. Unteroffizier Kurt Tiesler killed.
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11-07-1942 - Suffered engine failure and ditched into the North Sea 40 kilometres north east of Hanstholm. Unteroffizier Otto Werner was injured.
11-07-1942 - Suffered engine failure and ditched into the North Sea 40 kilometres north east of Hanstholm. Unteroffizier Otto Werner was injured.
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19-10-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Kjevik airfield.
19-10-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Kjevik airfield.
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30-07-1942 - Suffered engine failure and was damaged in a landing accident at Kjevik airfield.
30-07-1942 - Suffered engine failure and was damaged in a landing accident at Kjevik airfield.
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07-11-1942 - Destroyed in collision during take off at Sola airfield. Hauptmann Julius Henschel killed.
07-11-1942 - Destroyed in collision during take off at Sola airfield. Hauptmann Julius Henschel killed.
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08-12-1942 - Suffered mechanical failure and damaged beyond repair in crash landing near Lowenstadt. Obergefreiter Karl Lutter injured.
08-12-1942 - Suffered mechanical failure and damaged beyond repair in crash landing near Lowenstadt. Obergefreiter Karl Lutter injured.
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07-11-1942 - Destroyed in collision during take off from Sola airfield. Leutnant Erhard Richter injured.
07-11-1942 - Destroyed in collision during take off from Sola airfield. Leutnant Erhard Richter injured.
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27-07-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Hans-Georg Guthenke was unharmed.
27-07-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Hans-Georg Guthenke was unharmed.
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04-09-1942 - Crashed near Esbjerg. Unteroffizier Karl Dietmaier killed.
04-09-1942 - Crashed near Esbjerg. Unteroffizier Karl Dietmaier killed.
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08-10-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Meppen. Unteroffizier Kurt Mehlhorn killed.
08-10-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Meppen. Unteroffizier Kurt Mehlhorn killed.
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13-01-1943 - Shot down by Russian aircraft of 158 IAP and crash landed on frozen Lake Ladoga. Unteroffizier Helmut Brandt taken prisoner.
13-01-1943 - Shot down by Russian aircraft of 158 IAP and crash landed on frozen Lake Ladoga. Unteroffizier Helmut Brandt taken prisoner.
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10-08-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Luneburg airfield.
10-08-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Luneburg airfield.
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11-01-1943 - Damaged in accident on take off or landing at Fredrikshavn airfield. Unteroffizier Heinz Born injured.
08-03-1943 - Crashed near Aalborg. Unteroffizier Friedrich Knorr killed.
11-01-1943 - Damaged in accident on take off or landing at Fredrikshavn airfield. Unteroffizier Heinz Born injured.
08-03-1943 - Crashed near Aalborg. Unteroffizier Friedrich Knorr killed.
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30-08-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Aalborg Ost airfield.
30-08-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Aalborg Ost airfield.
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03-03-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Heinz Hanke ok.
03-03-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Heinz Hanke ok.
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27-09-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Wunstorf.
27-09-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Wunstorf.
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27-11-1942 - Suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Alfred Godicke was unharmed.
27-11-1942 - Suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Alfred Godicke was unharmed.
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13-10-1943 - Suffered engine failure and crashed near Lutjenholm. Unteroffizier Heinz Fromm survived, having presumably baled out.
13-10-1943 - Suffered engine failure and crashed near Lutjenholm. Unteroffizier Heinz Fromm survived, having presumably baled out.
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08-10-1943 - Suffered mechanical failure and damaged beyond repair in crash landing at Helgoland airfield. Oberfeldwebel Alfred Motsch injured.
08-10-1943 - Suffered mechanical failure and damaged beyond repair in crash landing at Helgoland airfield. Oberfeldwebel Alfred Motsch injured.
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11-11-1943 - Destroyed in crash landing at Aalborg Ost airfield. Leutnant Hans-J Kannegiesser killed.
11-11-1943 - Destroyed in crash landing at Aalborg Ost airfield. Leutnant Hans-J Kannegiesser killed.
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18-11-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield.
18-11-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield.
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18-11-1943 - Shot down by American Liberator. Unteroffizier Friedrich Feuchter killed.
18-11-1943 - Shot down by American Liberator. Unteroffizier Friedrich Feuchter killed.
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03-05-1943 - Suffered engine failure and damaged beyond repair in crash landing near Husum. Unteroffiier Heinz Neuendorf injured.
03-05-1943 - Suffered engine failure and damaged beyond repair in crash landing near Husum. Unteroffiier Heinz Neuendorf injured.
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14-05-1943 - Shot down by an American Flying Fortress and crashed north of Kiel. Feldwebel Karl Thon killed.
14-05-1943 - Shot down by an American Flying Fortress and crashed north of Kiel. Feldwebel Karl Thon killed.
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14-05-1943 - Damaged by American Flying Fortress and force landing at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Hans-Georg Guthenke ok.
14-05-1943 - Damaged by American Flying Fortress and force landing at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Hans-Georg Guthenke ok.
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11-06-1943 - Damaged in combat with an American Flying Fortress and damaged beyond repair in forced landing at Marx airfield. Unteroffizier Hans-Georg Guthenke killed.
11-06-1943 - Damaged in combat with an American Flying Fortress and damaged beyond repair in forced landing at Marx airfield. Unteroffizier Hans-Georg Guthenke killed.
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08-10-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Bad Zwischenahn. Unteroffizier Wilhelm Munchrath was killed.
08-10-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Bad Zwischenahn. Unteroffizier Wilhelm Munchrath was killed.
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15-04-1943 - Suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a crash landing near Kristiansand.
15-04-1943 - Suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a crash landing near Kristiansand.
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21-05-1943 - Damaged by American bombers and force landed at Dune airfield. The extent of the damage and possible loss of the aircraft is unclear. Unteroffizier Franz Steiner ok.
21-05-1943 - Damaged by American bombers and force landed at Dune airfield. The extent of the damage and possible loss of the aircraft is unclear. Unteroffizier Franz Steiner ok.
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10-07-1943 - Crashed south of Oslo. Leutnant Franz Sauerland killed.
10-07-1943 - Crashed south of Oslo. Leutnant Franz Sauerland killed.
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02-06-1943 - Destroyed in crash off the Lista peninsula. Unteroffizier Fritz Tarrach injured.
02-06-1943 - Destroyed in crash off the Lista peninsula. Unteroffizier Fritz Tarrach injured.
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18-11-1943 - Shot down by an American Liberator and crashed into the North Sea. Unteroffizier Reinhold Gullert killed.
18-11-1943 - Shot down by an American Liberator and crashed into the North Sea. Unteroffizier Reinhold Gullert killed.
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08-10-1943 - Damaged in combat with American aircraft and landed / crash landed at Husum airfield.
08-10-1943 - Damaged in combat with American aircraft and landed / crash landed at Husum airfield.
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27-07-1943 - Shot down in combat with American Flying Fortress and crashed into the North Sea near Helgoland. Unteroffizier Harald Cunz ok.
27-07-1943 - Shot down in combat with American Flying Fortress and crashed into the North Sea near Helgoland. Unteroffizier Harald Cunz ok.
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24-07-1943 - Shot down in combat with Flying Fortress and crashed into north sea south of Mandal. Feldwebel Fritz Wege killed.
24-07-1943 - Shot down in combat with Flying Fortress and crashed into north sea south of Mandal. Feldwebel Fritz Wege killed.
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26-08-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Aalborg Ost airfield after technical fault.
18-11-1943 - Damaged in combat with American Liberator and landed damaged at Aalborg Ost airfield.
26-08-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Aalborg Ost airfield after technical fault.
18-11-1943 - Damaged in combat with American Liberator and landed damaged at Aalborg Ost airfield.
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11-01-1943 - Damaged beyond repair in crash landing at Fredrikshavn airfield.
11-01-1943 - Damaged beyond repair in crash landing at Fredrikshavn airfield.
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02-12-1943 - Shot down by ground fire and crashed near Furstenberg.
02-12-1943 - Shot down by ground fire and crashed near Furstenberg.
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02-12-1943 - Shot down by British aircraft near Brandenburg. Feldwebel Gerhard Lenz killed.
02-12-1943 - Shot down by British aircraft near Brandenburg. Feldwebel Gerhard Lenz killed.
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27-11-1942 - Crashed near the island of Tromoya. Unteroffizier Hans Altmeyer killed.
27-11-1942 - Crashed near the island of Tromoya. Unteroffizier Hans Altmeyer killed.
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13-06-1943 - Damaged beyond repair after aerial combat and crash landing near Lutjeburg.
13-06-1943 - Damaged beyond repair after aerial combat and crash landing near Lutjeburg.
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27-07-1943 - Damaged beyond repair in crash landing at Husum airfield. Leutnant Eberhard Richter ok.
27-07-1943 - Damaged beyond repair in crash landing at Husum airfield. Leutnant Eberhard Richter ok.
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26-05-1943 - Suffered engine failure and was destroyed in a crash landing near Elbstrand. Unteroffizier Hans-Gustav Hentschel ok.
26-05-1943 - Suffered engine failure and was destroyed in a crash landing near Elbstrand. Unteroffizier Hans-Gustav Hentschel ok.
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25-09-1943 - Damaged at Husum airfield.
25-09-1943 - Damaged at Husum airfield.
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30-07-1943 - Shot down by British aircraft near Hamburg. Hauptmann Friedrich Angermann killed.
30-07-1943 - Shot down by British aircraft near Hamburg. Hauptmann Friedrich Angermann killed.
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31-08-1943 - Destroyed on the ground at Husum airifeld - no pilot.
31-08-1943 - Destroyed on the ground at Husum airifeld - no pilot.
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28-07-1943 - Shot down by American Flying Fortress and crashed into North Sea near Helgoland. Feldwebel Rudolf Schmid ok.
28-07-1943 - Shot down by American Flying Fortress and crashed into North Sea near Helgoland. Feldwebel Rudolf Schmid ok.
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26-11-1943 - Suffered mechanical failure unmanned on the ground at Husum airfield.
26-11-1943 - Suffered mechanical failure unmanned on the ground at Husum airfield.
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05-11-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft. Unteroffizier Eduard Kienle killed.
05-11-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft. Unteroffizier Eduard Kienle killed.
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05-01-1944 - Shot down by American bombers and crashed into the North Sea. Gefreiter Friedmann Fruber killed.
05-01-1944 - Shot down by American bombers and crashed into the North Sea. Gefreiter Friedmann Fruber killed.
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08-07-1943 - Pilot Walter Basenau, Walter crashed into the ground at the Conches airfield.
08-07-1943 - Pilot Walter Basenau, Walter crashed into the ground at the Conches airfield.
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04-12-1943 - Crashed near Freiburg. Feldwebel Kurt Becker killed.
04-12-1943 - Crashed near Freiburg. Feldwebel Kurt Becker killed.
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08-11-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Ernst Holbach ok.
08-11-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Ernst Holbach ok.
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05-11-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft. Feldwebel Heinrich Scherer killed.
05-11-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft. Feldwebel Heinrich Scherer killed.
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13-11-1943 - Shot down by American Liberator. Leutnant Karl Todt survived, presumably baled out.
13-11-1943 - Shot down by American Liberator. Leutnant Karl Todt survived, presumably baled out.
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18-12-1943 - Damaged in accident.
18-12-1943 - Damaged in accident.
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20-12-1943 - Crashed near Husum. Feldwebel Josef Keiner killed.
20-12-1943 - Crashed near Husum. Feldwebel Josef Keiner killed.
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09-04-1944 - Damaged by American aircraft and force landed on Ero island. Leutnant Heinz-Gunther Luck injured.
09-04-1944 - Damaged by American aircraft and force landed on Ero island. Leutnant Heinz-Gunther Luck injured.
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15-04-1944 - Shot down by an American P-47 Thunderbolt and crashed near Elmshorn. Gefreiter Werner Schmidt killed.
15-04-1944 - Shot down by an American P-47 Thunderbolt and crashed near Elmshorn. Gefreiter Werner Schmidt killed.
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15-04-1944 - Crashed near Husum. Unteroffizier Hans Wunsche ok.
15-04-1944 - Crashed near Husum. Unteroffizier Hans Wunsche ok.
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09-04-1944 - Suffered mechanical problems and force landed on Ero island.
09-04-1944 - Suffered mechanical problems and force landed on Ero island.
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15-04-1944 - Shot down by American P-47 Thunderbolt and crashed near Heidegraben. Oberfuhrer Hans-Eberhard Pehlemann killed.
15-04-1944 - Shot down by American P-47 Thunderbolt and crashed near Heidegraben. Oberfuhrer Hans-Eberhard Pehlemann killed.
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29-05-1944 - Shot down by an American P-51 Mustang of the 4th Fighter Group and crashed near Rodbyhaven. Unteroffizier Theodor Korner killed.
29-05-1944 - Shot down by an American P-51 Mustang of the 4th Fighter Group and crashed near Rodbyhaven. Unteroffizier Theodor Korner killed.
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01-10-1944 - Suffered engine failure and damaged in forced landing at Eggebek airfield. Unteroffizier Hans Caris ok
01-10-1944 - Suffered engine failure and damaged in forced landing at Eggebek airfield. Unteroffizier Hans Caris ok
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22-09-1944 - Destroyed in collision at Husum airfield. Gefreiter Gerd Cress killed.
22-09-1944 - Destroyed in collision at Husum airfield. Gefreiter Gerd Cress killed.
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19-09-1944 - Destroyed in landing accident at Husum airfield. Feldwebel Heinrich Bartzen ok.
19-09-1944 - Destroyed in landing accident at Husum airfield. Feldwebel Heinrich Bartzen ok.
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14-10-1944 - Damaged in accident at Husum airfield. Oberleutnant Hans Vermaaten killed.
14-10-1944 - Damaged in accident at Husum airfield. Oberleutnant Hans Vermaaten killed.
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01-10-1944 - Suffered engine failure and damaged beyond repair in forced landing. Feldwebel Karl Dahn ok.
01-10-1944 - Suffered engine failure and damaged beyond repair in forced landing. Feldwebel Karl Dahn ok.
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27-09-1944 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Albert Friedmann ok.
27-09-1944 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Albert Friedmann ok.
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22-09-1944 - Destroyed in collision at Husum airfield. Fahnrich Walther Schneider killed.
22-09-1944 - Destroyed in collision at Husum airfield. Fahnrich Walther Schneider killed.
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06-03-1945 - Suffered engine fault and damaged in forced landing at Flensburg airfield.
06-03-1945 - Suffered engine fault and damaged in forced landing at Flensburg airfield.
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27-11-1943 - Shot down by British aircraft near Bremen. Oberleutnant Hans Gottuck survived, probably by baling out.
27-11-1943 - Shot down by British aircraft near Bremen. Oberleutnant Hans Gottuck survived, probably by baling out.
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01-05-1945 - Damaged in combat with a British Spitfire and landed at Klein-Kummersfeld airfield. Feldwebel Walter Napierski ok.
01-05-1945 - Damaged in combat with a British Spitfire and landed at Klein-Kummersfeld airfield. Feldwebel Walter Napierski ok.
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10-02-1944 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Diffelten. Unteroffizier Rudolf Kuhrz killed.
10-02-1944 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Diffelten. Unteroffizier Rudolf Kuhrz killed.
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10-02-1944 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Bathorn. Feldwebel Berthold Jochim ok, probably baled out.
10-02-1944 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Bathorn. Feldwebel Berthold Jochim ok, probably baled out.
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13-11-1943 - Shot down by American Liberator and crashed near Husum. Unteroffizier Karlheinz Laufer killed.
13-11-1943 - Shot down by American Liberator and crashed near Husum. Unteroffizier Karlheinz Laufer killed.
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14-09-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield.
14-09-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield.
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01-11-1943 - Suffered engine failure and damaged in forced landing near Langesund.
01-11-1943 - Suffered engine failure and damaged in forced landing near Langesund.
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02-10-1943 - Shot down in combat with American Flying Fortress and crashed near Winschoten. Leutnant Erich Hondt was the pilot and is thought to have baled out.
20-12-1943 - Reportedly with JG302, and damaged in forced landing near Bremen after combat with British aircraft.
02-10-1943 - Shot down in combat with American Flying Fortress and crashed near Winschoten. Leutnant Erich Hondt was the pilot and is thought to have baled out.
20-12-1943 - Reportedly with JG302, and damaged in forced landing near Bremen after combat with British aircraft.
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08-09-1943 - Suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a crash possibly near Schickeberg. Leutnant Erich Hondt ok.
08-09-1943 - Suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a crash possibly near Schickeberg. Leutnant Erich Hondt ok.
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04-10-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed into the North Sea 30 kilometres north of Juist. Oberleutnant Heinz Sahrwaldt killed.
04-10-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed into the North Sea 30 kilometres north of Juist. Oberleutnant Heinz Sahrwaldt killed.
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18-09-1943 - Damaged in accident at Blankensee airfield.
18-09-1943 - Damaged in accident at Blankensee airfield.
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29-11-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft near Oldenburg. Unteroffizier Hermann Jager ok.
29-11-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft near Oldenburg. Unteroffizier Hermann Jager ok.
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07-11-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield.
07-11-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield.
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26-11-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed into the North Sea. Feldwebel Ludwig Recihenbacher killed.
26-11-1943 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed into the North Sea. Feldwebel Ludwig Recihenbacher killed.
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01-12-1943 - Damaged by mechanical failure at Aalborg Ost airfield.
01-12-1943 - Damaged by mechanical failure at Aalborg Ost airfield.
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26-06-1943 - Destroyed in crash near Dorpen. Unteroffizier Johan Kohler killed.
26-06-1943 - Destroyed in crash near Dorpen. Unteroffizier Johan Kohler killed.
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JG1 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG1 | JG1 German World War II fighter unit or wing which used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft, between 1940–1944. The name of the unit derives from Jagd, meaning hunt and Geschwader, meaning wing. First formed in May 1939 in eastern Prussia, I./JG 1 was one of the original groups created by the Luftwaffe as part of its expansion plans. Between 1940 and 1942, JG 1 operated primarily over the Western Front and northern occupied Europe. During the initial days of the war, JG 1 faced little resistance, apart from occasional Royal Air Force (RAF) excursions. The unit was rarely engaged in large-scale confrontations during this time. From late 1942 onwards it was tasked with defense of the Reich duties. After D-Day, elements of JG 1 were moved to France and were tasked with air support to the army Wehrmacht, along with their air defense role. Operation Bodenplatte severely reduced the strength of JG 1. Towards the end of the war, the unit was disbanded and its remaining pilots and aircraft were re-organized. What remained of these groups surrendered to Allied forces at the end of the war. JG 1 was the first unit to attempt 'aerial bombing' techniques against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) heavy bomber formations. It was the only unit to be equipped with the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter. In 1944 the Oesau suffix was added to the unit's title, after its late Geschwaderkommodore Oberst Walter Oesau (127 kills), who was killed in action. Some 700 enemy aircraft were claimed shot down during the war. | |
JG11 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG11 | JG11 Full profile not yet available. | |
JG2 Country : Germany Founded : 1st May 1939 Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG2 | JG2 Jagdgeschwader 2 was formed from parts of Jagdgeschwader 131 Richthofen on 1 May 1939 in Döberitz and its first commander was Oberst Robert Ritter von Greim. At the outbreak of the war JG 2 was tasked with defence of the Reich and based in the Berlin area under Luftgaukommando III. Stab and II. Gruppe were equipped with the Bf 109E and were located at Döberitz with 10.(N) staffel flying the Bf 109D in Straussberg. 10.(N) Staffel was one of the first night fighter units formed in the Luftwaffe. Later this staffel was expanded into IV.(N) Gruppe. This Gruppe gained the Luftwaffe’s first night kill over the RAF Bomber Command on the night of 25/26 on April 1940 when Ofw Förster shot down a Handley Page Hampden. The unit saw little combat until the Western offensive against France and the Low Countries from 10 May 1940 onwards. During the campaign against France, JG 2 was tasked with escorting raids and defending German airspace to the south of Heinz Guderian's Panzer forces which were encircling the French and the British Expeditionary Force further north. Leutnant Helmut Wick, who later became part of a trio of outstanding aces (including Adolf Galland from Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) and Werner Mölders from Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51)) in the Battle of Britain, attained his first and the Geschwader's second kill on 22 November 1939, a French Curtiss Hawk Model 75. The first victory for the JG 2 was scored by Oberfeldwebel Kley (3. Staffel) at the same day. JG 2 took part in the Battle of Britain, operating Bf 109Es over the South Coast of England and the English Channel from bases in Cherbourg and Normandy. Major Helmut Wick emerged as one of the Battle’s top Luftwaffe aces, claiming 31 kills for a personal total of 56, before being killed (MIA) in action versus Spitfires of No. 609 Squadron in November 1940. Wick was seen to bail out successfully but was not found by German Air/Sea Rescue attempts. The Spitfire who dispatched him was immediately shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz. Ofw. Schnell, Ofw. Machold and Olt. Hans Assi Hahn also claimed heavily during this period, with 16 kills each. Some 42 JG 2 pilots were killed or made POW during the battle. | |
JG26 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG26 | JG26 Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated mainly in Western Europe against Great Britain, France and the United States but also saw service against Russia. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran and Freikorps member arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923. Commanders of II. Gruppe JG 26 Hptm. Werner Palm, 1 May 1939 – 27 June 1939 Hptm Herwig Knüppel, 28 June 1939 – 19 May 1940 Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 20 May 1940 – 31 May 1940 Hptm. Erich Noack, 1 June 1940 – 24 July 1940 Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 25 July 1940 – 16 August 1940 Hptm Erich Bode, 17 August 1940 – 3.10.40 Hptm Walter Adolph, 4 October 1940 – 18 September 1941 Hptm Joachim Müncheberg, 19 September 1941 – 21 July 1942 Hptm Conny Meyer, 22 July 1942 – 2 January 1943 Maj Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland, 3 January 43 – 17 August 1943 Hptm Hans Naumann, 18 August 1943 – 8 September 1943 ObLt Johannes Seifert, 9 September 1943 – 25 November 1943 Maj Wilhelm Gäth, 26 November 1943 – 1 March 1944 Hptm Hans Naumann, 2 March 1944 – 28 June 1944 Hptm Emil Lang, 29 June 1944 – 3 September 1944 Hptm Georg-Peter Eder, 4 September 1944 – 8 October 1944 Maj Anton Hackl, 9 October 1944 – 29 January 45 ObLt Waldemar Radener, 30 January 1945 – 22 February 1945 Hptm Paul Schauder, 23 February 1945 – 1 May 1945 | |
JG3 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG3 | JG3 Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942. Commanders of IV./JG 3 Major Franz Beyer, 1. June 1943 Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 February 1944 Major Friedrich-Karl Müller, 26 February 1944 Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 April 1944 Major Wilhelm Moritz, 18 April 1944 Hauptmann Hubert-York Weydenhammer, 5 December 1944 Major Erwin Bacsila, 5 January 1945 Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, 17 February 1945 Hauptmann Gerhard Koall, 25 April 1945 Hauptmann Günther Schack, 1 Mai 1945 | |
JG300 Country : Germany Founded : 26th June 1943 Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG300 | JG300 Jagdgeschwader 300 (JG 300) was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. JG 300 was formed on June 26, 1943 in Deelen as Stab/Versuchskommando Herrmann, from July 18, 1943 as Stab/JG Herrmann, and then finally redesignated on August 20, 1943 to Stab/JG 300. Its first Geschwaderkommodore was Oberstleutnant Hajo Herrmann. | |
JG301 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG301 | JG301 Full profile not yet available. | |
JG302 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG302 | JG302 Jagdgeschwader 302 (JG 302) was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. JG 302 was formed on 1 November 1943 in Stade with a theoretical establishment of Stab and three Gruppen (groups) known as a "Wilde Sau" (wild boar) single-seat night fighter unit. After re-equipping with the Focke-Wulf 190 A-8, I./JG 302 was redesignated III./JG 301 on 30 September. JG 302 made a known total of at least 348 air victory claims On 16 April 18 Bf 109G-6s of I gruppe intercepted USAAF bombers over Plattensee. Some six bombers, two P-51s and a P-38 were claimed for three JG 302 fighters downed. On 2 July I./ JG 302, led by Hptm. Richard Lewens, attacked 603 B-24 Liberators of the 15th Air Force, attacking targets near Budapest; they were escorted by 270 fighters. Combats ranged from Budapest into Southern Slovakia. I./ JG 302 claimed 19 B-24s and two P-51s, but lost 12 Bf 109s and 10 crewmen killed in the battle. Unteroffizier Willi Reschke was JG 302's most prolific ace, scoring 14 of his eventual 26 combat claims with JG 302. He achieved his first success when he shot down two B-24s over Budapest on 2 July. Reschke rammed a B-24 on 7 July when his guns malfunctioned, successfully baling out of his stricken fighter. On 8 July 1944 I./JG 302 took off from Götzendorf under Hpt. Heinrich Würzer to intercept 15th Air Force heavy bombers over Bratislava and Vienna. The unit claimed nine B-24s and three B-17s, with I./ JG 302 losing one pilot killed and four wounded. On this day Hpt. Wurzer shot down two B-24s. However, he was wounded in the right arm during this combat and had to make an emergency landing with his Bf 109 G-6 near the Götzendorft airfield. On 25 July 1944 420 B-17s and B-24s bombed the tank factories in Linz while other bombers hit the Villach marshalling yards. Nearly 200 Luftwaffe fighters opposed the attacks, drawn from II./ JG 27, Stab, I. and II./JG 300 and I./ JG 302. 16 bombers were downed, while the USAAF bombers and escort fighters claimed over 60 fighters shot down. I./ JG 302 lost four killed, two wounded, and 12 planes lost for six bombers claimed destroyed. On 24 August, Reschke claimed a further B-24 but shortly afterwards, during an attack on a second, his aircraft was hit by return fire, and he baled out when P-51 fighters attacked his Bf 109. Hpt. Wurzer was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 302 on 28 August 1944. In September I./JG 302 was reformed as III./JG 301 and re-equipped with the Fw 190 A-8. A new commander, Ritterkreuz holder Hpt. Wilhelm Fulda (one victory), was appointed to lead the unit. | |
JG4 Country : Germany Fate : withdrawn after heavy losses back to the Reich in September 1944. and was disbanded on March 19, 1945. Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG4 | JG4 agdgeschwader 4 (JG 4) was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. JG 4 was formed as a full Geschwader on 15 June 1944 in Ansbach from Stab/Jagdgeschwader z.b.V. and its first Geschwaderkommodore was Major Gerhard Schöpfel. I./JG 4 was formed earlier on 7 August 1942 in Mizil, Romania from the Ölschutzstaffel/Jagdgeschwader 77, with 2./JG 4 formed 1 December 1942. Stab I, 3. and 4./JG 4 were formed on 10 January 1943 at Mizil, and the I Gruppe was now complete. II. Gruppe was formed in July 1944 at Salzwedel from I./Zerstörergeschwader 1 (ZG 1) and partially from Sturmstaffel 1. III. Gruppe was formed in July 1944 at Rotenburg from III./ZG 1. IV./JG 4 was formed on 20 October 1944 at Finsterwalde from II./Jagdgeschwader 5. I./JG 4 was assigned in early 1943 as defensive protection of the Mizil and Ploiești oil complexes in Romania. I./JG 4 first saw action in combat against the force of B-24 Liberators dispatched on the low-level attack against Ploiești on 1 August 1943, code-named Operation "Tidal Wave", claiming 12 Consolidated B-24 bombers downed. The unit saw further action over the Balkans against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) 15th Air Force heavy bombers flying from bases in North Africa and Italy. The unit was later deployed to the defence of Rome and northern Italy. I./JG 4 first saw action in combat against a strike force of B-24 Liberators dispatched on the celebrated low level attack against Ploiești on 1 August 1943 as Operation "Tidal Wave". Stab and I./JG 4 claimed twelve B-24 bombers shot down. JG 4 was then deployed in the German defensive campaign in Italy during the first half of 1944, prior to being shifted to the France for the Normandy invasion. Over the Lake Bracciano area on 7 May 1944, I./JG 4 encountered Spitfires of No. 72 Squadron RAF, who claimed nine Bf 109's shot down; I Gruppe lost 4 killed and 2 wounded in the action.[1] During their Italian campaign, I./JG 4 lost 40 men killed or missing, 26 wounded, and 7 taken prisoner.[2] JG 4 were then withdrawn after heavy losses back to the Reich in September 1944. and was disbanded on March 19, 1945. | |
JG5 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG5 | JG5 Eismeer was a Luftwaffe fighter Wing that served during World War II. As the name Eismeer (Ice Sea) implies, it was created to operate in the far North of Europe, namely Norway, Scandinavia and northern parts of Finland, all nearest the Arctic Ocean. Just over two dozen fighter aircraft that once served with JG 5 during the war still survive in the 21st century, more than from any other combat wing of any of the Axis air forces of World War II. | |
JG51 Country : Germany Founded : August 1939 Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG51 | JG51 Jagdgeschwader 51 Mölders was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II, named after the fighter ace Werner Mölders in 1942. JG 51's pilots won more Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes than any other Jagdgeschwader, and flew combat from 1939 in all major theatres of war. Flying Bf 109s and then FW 190s, the wing claimed over 8,000 air victories. Experten included 'Toni' Hafner, Heinz Bär, Richard Leppla, Karl-Gottfried Nordmann, Günther Schack and the legendary Mölders. Formed in August 1939, and commanded by 48-year-old World War I ace Onkel Theo Osterkamp, the early months of the war JG 51 was based in the West, fighting in the French campaign, and in the Battle of Britain. From late June to mid July JG 51 was the only fighter Geschwader engaged against the RAF constantly. During the whole battle JG 51 lost 68 pilots, the highest casualty rate of the Luftwaffe fighter units engaged. JG 51 was one of the two Geschewader that had four Gruppen. The other being JG 1. Four Bf 109 of JG 51 in France 1940Whilst based out of the Belgian airfield at Mardyik in late 1940, the German ace Josef Pips Priller was a Staffelkapitän with JG 51, flying Bf 109-E Yellow One. Josef Priller went on to score over 100 victories, the third highest scoring Luftwaffe day fighter ace on the Western Front, fighting solely against the Western Allies. Against the Western Allies JG 51 had claimed 345 aircraft destroyed by May 1941. JG 51 were therefore one of the Jagdwaffe's elite units, with 'top ten' aces at this time including Werner Mölders with 68 claims, Walter Oesau with 34 claims, and Hermann-Friedrich Joppien with 31. Major Werner Mölders became unit Geschwaderkommodore during July 1940 and led the unit into the invasion of Russia in June 1941. Barbarossa (1941) Claiming 69 kills on the first day of the offensive, by 30 June 1941 JG 51 became the first fighter Geschwader to claim 1,000 air victories (113 kills in 157 sorties were claimed for the day). On 24 June JG 51 claimed 57 bombers shot down for the day. Mölders became the first fighter pilot to reach 100 claims in August and in the same month JG 51's Oberfeldwebel Heinz Bär reached 60 claims and was decorated with the Oak Leaves. A total of 500 Soviet claims was reached on 12 July 1941, although 6 pilots had been lost by JG 51 in the intervening 3 weeks since the offensive had started. After Mölders' departure in September 1941 (and death later that year) the Geschwader adopted his name as a title of honor in early 1942. Jagdgeschwader 51 Mölders was to remain on the centre sector of the Russian front throughout the rest of 1941. However Oberstleutnant Friedrich Beckh ( one of the few fighter pilots to wear spectacles) proved an uncharismatic commander after Mölders, and it was not until Major Karl-Gottfried Nordmann took over in April 1942 that a worthy successor to Mölders was found. In the period 22 June - 5 December 1941 the unit destroyed 1,881 Soviet aircraft, in return for 84 losses in aerial combat and a single aircraft on the ground. Air support for the Wehrmacht's Army Group Centre was entrusted to General Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen's VIII. Fliegerkorps. In early January 1942, among the fighter units available to von Richthofen were II, III and IV/ JG 51. With the onset of the sub-zero conditions of the Russian winter, the majority of JG 51's available aircraft became grounded. The Russian winter counter offensive forced III./ JG 51 into flying numerous fighter-bomber operations in direct support of the infantry, and the gruppe filed few aerial 'kill' claims through January 1942. II./ JG 51 however, accounted for most of VIII. Fliegerkorps's aerial victories during the Soviet offensive. Particularly successful was the duo of Lt. Hans Strelow and Ofw. Wilhelm Mink, both of 5. JG 51. They claimed five MiG-3s of 16 IAP on 4 January (Mink claimed three) and 9 days later Mink claimed a Pe-2 and Strelow destroyed two R-Z biplanes for his 30th and 31st victories. On 4 February, Strelow increased his victories to 36 by shooting down four Russian aircraft. The 19 year-old Strelow claimed his 40th victory on 28 February and claimed 4 victories on both 6 March and 17 March. The next day he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and also shot down seven Soviet aircraft. He was awarded the Eichenlaub on 24 March, his claims total at 66. Normandy (1944) 7./JG 51, (with Bf 109G-6's) was attached to II./JG 1 in May 1944 from Brest-Litovsk, with pilots arriving at Störmede late in May and hurriedly converting to the FW-190. (It was later renamed 8./JG 1 on 15 August 1944 when the four-Staffeln Gruppe became standard) 7. Staffel was led by Ritterkreuzträger (Knight's Cross winner) Hptm. Karl-Heinz Weber with 136 confirmed kills. Its two other experten were Lt. Friedrich Krakowitzer (23 kills) and Ofhr. Günther Heckmann with 12 kills. 7./JG 51 joined II. Gruppe with 15 pilots on strength at the end of May, and during the first two months of the Normandy campaign the staffel was decimated, with twelve pilots killed, one POW and one severely wounded. As the war turned against Germany JG 51 was forced to operate closer and closer to Germany, finally staging out of East Prussia. | |
JG54 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG54 | JG54 I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from. On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54 The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity. I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940. The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own. On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21. Kommodoren of JG 54 : Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40. Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43. Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43. Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44. Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45. | |
JGr Ost Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JGr Ost | JGr Ost Full profile not yet available. | |
SG10 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of SG10 | SG10 Full profile not yet available. | |
SG2 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of SG2 | SG2 Full profile not yet available. | |
SG3 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of SG3 | SG3 Full profile not yet available. | |
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