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Kurt Buhligen |
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Name : Kurt Buhligen Died : 11th August 1985 Air Victories : 112.00 Awards : Knights Cross Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross Swords to the Knights Cross |
Kurt Buhligen was born in 1917. He had a strong desire to fly so he joined the Luftwaffe on its inception. He joined initially as a mechanic but his forceful character soon qualified him as fighter pilot material. The Luftwaffe accepted his request for a transfer, and he underwent pilot training throughout 1938 – 1939. By July 1940 he was assigned to JG2 Richthofen. He scored his first victory on 4th September 1940 during the Battle of Britain, one year later his score had risen to 21. In December 1942 he was transferred to Tunisia, where he showed what a true fighter pilot he was – shooting down no less than forty aircraft. Transferred back to the west in defence of his homeland in early 1943, his score had reached 96. By 1944 he had shot down his 100th victim. While flying over Soviet held territory his engine malfunctioned and he was forced to land. He was captured by the Russians and held as a POW until 1950. He had scored a total of 112 victories. Buhligen loved to fight P-47s. He would let the P-47 get on his tail, then would do an Immelmann Loop, come up on the P-47s tail and shoot it down. He was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Buhligen died at his home on 11th August 1985. All our signatures of Kurt Buhligen were signed during an interview in the 1980s. |
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Date | Rank | Squadron | Claimed | Location | Time | Aircraft Flown | Notes |
04/09/1940 | Uffz. | Dover | 10 | ||||
11/09/1940 | Ofw. | - | 16.35 | ||||
26/09/1940 | Ofw. | - | - | ||||
30/09/1940 | Ofw. | N. Portland | 12.28 | ||||
01/10/1940 | Ofw. | S. Bournemouth | - | ||||
07/10/1940 | Ofw. | S. Portland | 16.52 | ||||
07/10/1940 | Ofw. | S. Portland | - | ||||
07/11/1940 | Uffz. | S. Insel Wight | 15.28 | ||||
21/06/1941 | Ofw. | Boulogne-Hardelot | 16.36 | ||||
21/06/1941 | Ofw. | Boulogne-Le Touquet | 16.5 | ||||
21/06/1941 | Ofw. | Boulogne-Le Touquet | 16.51 | ||||
07/07/1941 | Ofw. | - | 15.32 | ||||
10/07/1941 | Ofw. | - | 12.18 | ||||
10/07/1941 | Ofw. | - | 12.21 | ||||
11/07/1941 | Ofw. | - | 14.55 | ||||
23/07/1941 | Ofw. | - | 13.27 | ||||
23/07/1941 | Ofw. | - | 13.23 | ||||
07/08/1941 | Ofw. | - | 17.48 | ||||
12/08/1941 | Ofw. | - | 19.07 | ||||
16/08/1941 | Ofw. | - | 19.42 | ||||
19/08/1941 | Ofw. | - | 12.01 | ||||
21/08/1941 | Ofw. | - | 15.09 | ||||
26/08/1941 | Ofw. | - | 16.22 | ||||
04/09/1941 | Ofw. | - | - | ||||
19/08/1942 | Ltn. | - | 8.1 | ||||
19/08/1942 | Ltn. | Hafen Dieppe | 13.24 | ||||
19/08/1942 | Ltn. | 60km N. St. Valéry | 16.42 | ||||
19/08/1942 | Ltn. | 60km N. St. Valéry | 16.53 | ||||
03/12/1942 | Ltn. | S. Tebourba: 3000m | 10.55 | ||||
18/12/1942 | Ltn. | 10km W. Djebel Quantra: 5500m | 11.06 | ||||
26/12/1942 | Ltn. | 5km E. Djebel Abiod: 3500m | 13.32 | ||||
26/12/1942 | Ltn. | S. Djebel Taboussa: tiefflug | 13.4 | ||||
04/01/1943 | Ltn. | 15km SSW Tdidjana: 900m | 10.44 | ||||
04/01/1943 | Ltn. | 8km SW Tdidjana: 100m | 10.4 | ||||
08/01/1943 | Ltn. | S. Djebel el Obeid: 500m | 15.42 | ||||
08/01/1943 | Ltn. | 20km S. Kairouan: 1500m | 14.47 | ||||
08/01/1943 | Ltn. | 2km W. Djebel Toerl: 1600m | 15.29 | ||||
14/01/1943 | Ltn. | 40km E. El Ayasche: 8500m | 12.5 | ||||
21/01/1943 | Oblt. | 2km W. Djebel Trozza: 200m | 8.44 | ||||
21/01/1943 | Oblt. | N. Pribon: 1000m | 8.39 | ||||
22/01/1943 | Ltn. | 2km W. Ouselltia: 10m | 14.2 | ||||
28/01/1943 | Oblt. | 50km SW Kairouan: 5000m | 14.15 | ||||
30/01/1943 | Oblt. | 35km NW Kairouan: 600m | 7.4 | ||||
30/01/1943 | Oblt. | 30km WNW Kairouan: 1500m | 7.38 | ||||
30/01/1943 | Oblt. | NW Djebel el Rahan: 1800m | 7.36 | ||||
02/02/1943 | Ltn. | 40km NW Kairouan: tiefflug | 8.14 | ||||
02/02/1943 | Ltn. | 20km SW Kairouan: tiefflug | 8.2 | ||||
02/02/1943 | Ltn. | 20km W. Kairouan: tiefflug | 8.17 | ||||
02/02/1943 | Ltn. | 10km S. Djebel Dedjedia: tiefflug | 8.16 | ||||
02/02/1943 | Ltn. | 14km NE Kairouan: tiefflug | 9.15 | ||||
03/02/1943 | Ltn. | 30km NW Kairouan: tiefflug | 9 | ||||
03/02/1943 | Ltn. | 25km SW Kairouan: tiefflug | 9.02 | ||||
03/02/1943 | Ltn. | 5km E. Pichon: tiefflug | 9.04 | ||||
03/02/1943 | Ltn. | 5km N. Pichon: tiefflug | 9.06 | ||||
04/02/1943 | Oblt. | 200m SW Ousseltia: 1800m | 16.12 | ||||
04/02/1943 | Oblt. | SW Ousseltia: 1800m | 16.13 | ||||
04/02/1943 | Oblt. | 15-20km S. Ousseltia: 1800m | 16.16 | ||||
09/02/1943 | Oblt. | S. Djebel Bou Gaboursi: tiefflug | 13.53 | ||||
09/02/1943 | Oblt. | S. Djebel Bou Gaboursi: tiefflug | 13.51 | ||||
10/02/1943 | Oblt. | E. Djebel Bou Zid: 300m | 13.45 | ||||
14/02/1943 | Oblt. | NW Djebel Trozza: tiefflug | 16.21 | ||||
14/02/1943 | Oblt. | 16km SW Hadje el Toum: 300m | 8.25 | ||||
14/02/1943 | Oblt. | 20km W. Sidi bou Zid: 2000m | 11 | ||||
14/02/1943 | Oblt. | 25km NW Sidi bou Zid: 2000m | 11.02 | ||||
15/02/1943 | Oblt. | E. Djebel Martila: 5000m | 15.03 | ||||
15/02/1943 | Oblt. | 15km SW Fondouk: 6000m | 14.59 | ||||
15/02/1943 | Oblt. | N. Djebel Trozza: 4000m | 15.13 | ||||
08/03/1943 | Oblt. | 35km NWN Kairouan: 800m | 9.38 | ||||
08/03/1943 | Oblt. | 35km NW Kairouan: 100m | 9.39 | ||||
12/03/1943 | Oblt. | SE Mateur: 1500m | 4.27 | ||||
12/03/1943 | Oblt. | W. Djebel Trossa: 7500m | 14.22 | ||||
12/03/1943 | Oblt. | E. Djebel Siben-Habber: 5000m | 14.24 | ||||
15/05/1943 | Hptm. | 1157/05 Ost: 2600m | 17.16 | ||||
17/05/1943 | Hptm. | 1067/15 West: 9000m | 10.58 | ||||
04/07/1943 | Hptm. | 10km WNW Cap dAntifer: 7500m | 13.22 | ||||
04/07/1943 | Hptm. | S. Vaucelles: 3000m [NNW Caen] | 17.32 | ||||
14/07/1943 | Hptm. | 4km NW Trouville: 50m | 9.05 | ||||
15/07/1943 | Hptm. | bei Tours-en-Vimeu: 1000m [Somme] | 16.34 | ||||
16/07/1943 | Hptm. | 15-20km W. Somme Estuary: 6500m | 20.1 | ||||
18/07/1943 | Hptm. | Foucaucourt-en-Santerre: 2500m | 18.35 | ||||
30/07/1943 | Hptm. | 05 Ost S/11/5/9 500m | 16 | ||||
30/07/1943 | Hptm. | N. Rotterdam: 7000m | 9.25 | ||||
17/08/1943 | Hptm. | S. Tongeren: 7-500m [Limburg] | 17.22 | ||||
19/08/1943 | Hptm. | E. Abbéville: 3500m | 12.43 | ||||
02/09/1943 | Hptm. | NW Auxi-le-Château: tiefflug | 9.56 | ||||
06/09/1943 | Hptm. | Vailly: 7000m [NNE Troyes] | 9.48 | ||||
06/09/1943 | Hptm. | 0148/05 Ost: 5000m | 14.35 | ||||
06/09/1943 | Hptm. | 6km NW Neufchâtel: 5000m | 13.1 | ||||
09/09/1943 | Hptm. | 05 Ost S/1167: 3000m | 15.53 | ||||
14/10/1943 | Hptm. | bei Sneek: 7000m | 13.45 | ||||
26/11/1943 | Hptm. | SE Paris: 7500m | 10.38 | ||||
29/01/1944 | Hptm. | 05 Ost S/PL: 1000m [Durbuy Raum] | 11.15 | ||||
05/02/1944 | Major | SW Étampes: 6500m | 11.5 | ||||
05/02/1944 | Major | Raum Vendôme: 6500m | 11.2 | ||||
24/02/1944 | Major | 05 Ost/FK: 7000m | 12.28 | ||||
24/02/1944 | Major | GR-3 to FR-9: 6500m [1km E. Dümmer] | 12.3 | ||||
25/02/1944 | Major | 05 Ost S/TJ/TK: 6500m | 12.33 | ||||
18/03/1944 | Hptm. | 10km SSW Forges: 4000m | 13.21 | ||||
28/04/1944 | Major | HF: 5000m [40km E. Bourges] | 11.58-12.25 | ||||
06/06/1944 | Major | TU 7: 1200m [5-10km v. Ornemündung] | 11.57 | ||||
07/06/1944 | Major | UU-1-4: 4000m [Caen/Carpiquet] | 19.07 | ||||
07/06/1944 | Major | UU-1: 4000m [N. Caen] | 19.09 | ||||
12/06/1944 | Major | 04 Ost N/AC-5: 1000m [St. André] | 6.04 | ||||
05/07/1944 | Major | UB: 1200m [Bernay-Le Neubourg] | 15.52 | ||||
05/07/1944 | Major | 05 Ost S/UB-8: 2500m [Beaumont] | 15.49 | ||||
05/07/1944 | Major | 15 West S/UU-6: 1500m [Caen] | 10.55 | ||||
| Squadrons for : Kurt Buhligen | ||
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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. | |
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