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Name : Otto Bach Air Victories : 17.00 |
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Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Feldwebel | unknown | unknown | |||||
Leutnant | unknown | unknown | |||||
Known Victory Claims : | |||||||
Date | Rank | Squadron | Claimed | Location | Time | Aircraft Flown | Notes |
10/07/1941 | Feldwebel | Cherbourg | 12.34 | ||||
17/07/1941 | Feldwebel | Cherbourg | |||||
06/08/1941 | Feldwebel | N. Cap-de-la-Hague | 16.18 | ||||
30/09/1941 | Feldwebel | Cap-de-la-Hague | |||||
30/09/1941 | Feldwebel | Cap-de-la-Hague | |||||
26/02/1943 | Oberfeldwebel | 348-4: 20m [100km NW Terschelling] | 10.41 | ||||
14/05/1943 | Oberfeldwebel | SW Tholen | |||||
26/07/1943 | Oberfeldwebel | FT-4.7: 7700m [Nienburg] | 11.45 | ||||
12/08/1943 | Oberfeldwebel | OO-3 : 1km SW Metternich: 6800m | 9.18 | ||||
17/08/1943 | Oberfeldwebel | ||||||
11/12/1943 | Oberfeldwebel | CP-7: 7.600m [Dollart SW Emden] | 12.35 | ||||
06/03/1944 | Oberfeldwebel | 05 Ost S/ER: [S. Delmenhorst] | 12 | ||||
08/04/1944 | Oberfeldwebel | 05 Ost S/EB-FB: 7000m [SW Salzwedel] | 13.51 | ||||
11/04/1944 | Oberfeldwebel | 15 Ost S/FB: 6000m [N. Braunschweig] | 11 | ||||
22/04/1944 | Oberfeldwebel | 05 Ost S/JQ-8 N. Beckum-Hövel | 18.52 | ||||
24/05/1944 | Leutnant | EH-FH: 7800m [NE Berlin] | 11.13 | ||||
29/05/1944 | Leutnant | Görlitz: 7500m | 12.35 | ||||
| Squadrons for : Otto Bach | ||
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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. | |
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. | |
Last edited : 11:21, March 26, 2013
Last editor : kc
First created : 11:20, March 26, 2013
Created by : kc
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