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JG1 - Squadron Details - Aviation Directory

JG1

Name : JG1
Country : Germany

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.

Known Service Details :
Pilot or Aircrew	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
Rolf Ackermann	Feldwebel	unknown	23rd April 1945		He162		Killed in Action
Heinz Albrecht		unknown	unknown
Hans Altmeyer	Unteroffizier	unknown	27th November 1942		Fw190	0147090	Killed in Action
Friedrich-Wilhelm Angermann	Hauptmann	unknown	30th July 1943		Fw190	0147342	Killed in Action
Paul Arlt	Leutnant	unknown	unknown
Otto Bach	Leutnant	unknown	unknown
Heinz Bar	Major	unknown	unknown
Heinrich Bartzen	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0173858
Karl Beck	Oberfeldwebel	unknown	30th April 1945		He162		Killed in Action
Karl Bergmann	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		Me109	0008609
Beutler	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		Me109	0000918
Heinz Born	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0145548
Lutz-Wilhelm Burkhardt	Hauptmann	unknown	unknown
Canaris	Fahnrich	unknown	unknown
Hans Caris	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0171596
Franz Contzen	Unteroffizier	unknown	7th September 1942		Fw190	0120286	Killed in Action
Gerd Cress	Gefreiter	unknown	22nd September 1944		Fw190	0173097	Killed in Action
Karl Dahn	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0173923
Berhard Deklerk	Unteroffizier	unknown	9th October 1942		Fw190	0120466	Killed in Action
Karl Dietmaier	Unteroffizier	unknown	4th September 1942		Me109 Fw190	0004077 0135465	Killed in Action
Paul Dietrigkeit	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		Fw190
Alfred Durr	Leutnant	unknown	30th April 1945		He162	0120086	Killed in Action
Gerhard Fendler	Unteroffizier	unknown	20th April 1945		He162		Killed in Action
Martin Finger	Obergefreiter	unknown	9th April 1944		Fw190	0643707	Killed in Action
Gerhard Fontian	Feldwebel	unknown	5th May 1945		Ta152		Killed in Action
Hans Fordemann	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		Me109	0015368
Albert Friedmann	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0173937
Wolfgang Gloerfeld	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		Me109	0020026
Alfred Godicke	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0145586
Hans-Georg Guthenke	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0135445
Werner Gutowski	Oberleutnant	unknown	unknown		Bu131	0000374
Emil Hamel	Fahnrich	unknown	26th April 1945		He162		Killed in Action
Heinz Hanke	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		Me109 Fw190	0007681 0007675 0145570
Wolfgang Hartung	Unteroffizier	unknown	18th April 1945		He162		Killed in Action
Julius Henschel	Hauptmann	unknown	7th November 1942		Fw190	0132204	Killed in Action
Walter Hoeckner	Hauptmann	unknown	unknown
Klaus Holz	Oberfuhrer	unknown	unknown		Me109	0440936
Herbert Ihlefeld	Oberstleutnant	unknown	1945		He162
Karl-Heinz Johnen	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		Me109	0007428
Eberhardt Kampf	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		Me109	0014147
Gunther Kirchner	Feldwebel	unknown	19th April 1945		He162		Killed in Action
Hans-Joachim Klug	Oberleutnant	unknown	unknown		Me109	0001360
Heinz Knoke	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		Me109	0012866
Friedrich Knorr	Unteroffizier	unknown	8th March 1943		Fw190	0145548	Killed in Action
Reinhard Latsch	Unteroffizier	unknown	25th October 1942		Me109	0014041	Killed in Action
Karl-Heinz Leesmann	Major	unknown	25th July 1943		Me109	020073	Killed in Action
Heinz-Gunther Luck	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0170050
Karl Lutter	Obergefreiter	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0135440
Gunther Munz	Leutnant	unknown	19th May 1944		Me109	0110065	Killed in Action
Anton-Rudolf Piffer	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		Fw190
Helmut Rechenbach	Unteroffizier	unknown	26th April 1945		He162		Killed in Action
Hans Rechenberg	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		He162
Eberhard Richter	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0135442
Josef Rieder	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		He162
Rudolf Schmitt	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		He162
Walther Schneider	Fahnrich	unknown	22nd September 1944		Fw190	0175008	Killed in Action
Carl Schumacher	Oberstleutnant	unknown	unknown		Me109
Erwin Steeb	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown		He162
Gerhard Stiemer	Leutnant	unknown	unknown		He162
Kurt Tiesler	Unteroffizier	unknown	16th August 1942		Fw190	0125456	Killed in Action
Hans Vermaaten	Oberleutnant	unknown	14th October 1944		Fw190	0173865	Killed in Action
Otto Werner	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown		Fw190	0125473
Josef Wohlrab	Unteroffizier	unknown	22nd May 1944		Me109	0170004	Killed in Action

Pilots and Aircrew for : JG1

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Ackermann, Rolf
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Died : 23 / 4 / 1945

Ackermann, Rolf

Killed on 23rd April 1945 when his He162A of JG1 was destroyed in an accident at Leck airfield.

Adolph, Walter
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Died : 18 / 9 / 1941

Adolph, Walter

KIA 18 September, 1941 after aerial combat with a Spitfire of RAF No. 602 Sq., piloted by F/O Cyril Babbage, when he crashed his new Fw 190A-1 "10028" into the Channel near Ostende, off Blankenberge. While escorting shipping, he was the squadrons first Fw 190 combat casualty. Three weeks later, his body washed up on a Belgian beach at Knokke. Plus one victory was in Spain. One known victory, his 1st, a Blenheim near Bad Driburg, 1 October, 1939. On 12 May, 1940, while still in 2/JG-1, he downed three Blenheims in the Maastricht & Lüttich areas. His 4th & 5th victories, both LeO-451s at Montdidier, 6 June, 1940. His 7th, a Hurricane over the Isle of Wight on 19 July, 1940. His 8th, a Blenheim in the Cherbourg area on 1 August, 1940. His 9th, a Spitfire S of Stanford on 7 September, 1940. Nos.10 & 11, both Spitfires at Maidstone on 11 October, 1940. His 15th, a Spitfire at Tonbridge on 8 November, 1940. His 20th, a Spitfire at Gravelines on 8 July, 1941. 79 missions. According to JG-26 author, Donald Caldwell, his victories may have been as high as 28

Altmeyer, Hans
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Died : 27 / 11 / 1942

Altmeyer, Hans

Killed on 27th November 1942 when his Fw190A-4 0147090 Black 7 of JG1 crashed near the island of Tromoya.

Angermann, Friedrich-Wilhelm
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Died : 30 / 7 / 1943

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, Paul
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Arlt, Paul

Bach, Otto
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Bach, Otto

Balthasar, Wilhelm
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Died : 3 / 7 / 1941

Balthasar, Wilhelm

Bar, Heinz
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Died : 28 / 4 / 1957

Bar, Heinz

Lieutenant Colonel Oskar-Heinz Heinrich "Pritzl" Bär born 25 May 1913 was a German Luftwaffe flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. He flew over a thousand combat missions, and fought in all major German theatres of the war, including the Western, Eastern and Mediterranean fronts. On 18 occasions he survived being shot down, and he was credited with 220 aerial victories.

Heinz Bär, a Saxon with a strong accent, joined the Reichswehr in 1934 and transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1935. Serving first as a mechanic, then as a pilot on transport aircraft, he was informally trained as a fighter pilot. He claimed his first aerial victory in September 1939 on the French border. By the end of the Battle of Britain, his tally of victories had increased to 17. Transferred to the Eastern front to participate in Operation Barbarossa, he quickly accumulated further victories, a feat that earned him the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords for 90 aerial victories in February 1942.

During the remainder of World War II, Heinz Bär was credited with 130 other aerial victories, including 16 while flying one of the first jet fighters, the Me 262, an achievement which would normally have earned him the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds However, Hermann Göring's personal dislike of Bär, coupled with Bär's insubordinate character and lack of military discipline, deprived him of this award. After World War II, Bär continued his career as an aviator and was killed in a flying accident on 28 April 1957 near Braunschweig.

Bartzen, Heinrich
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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.

Beck, Karl
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Died : 30 / 4 / 1945

Beck, Karl

Killed on 30th April 1945 when his He162A of JG1 ran out of fuel and crashed near Klintum.

Bergmann, Karl
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Bergmann, Karl

On 14th February 1942, his Me109F-4 0008609 of JG1 was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Stade airfield. He was unharmed.

Beutler,
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Beutler,

On 24th January 1942, his Me109E-7 0000918 of JG1 was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Borkum airfield. He was unharmed.

Blazytko, Franz
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Blazytko, Franz

Bock, Eberhard
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Bock, Eberhard

Born, Heinz
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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.

Braune, Erhard
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Braune, Erhard

Burkhardt, Lutz-Wilhelm
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Burkhardt, Lutz-Wilhelm

Canaris,
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Canaris,

Caris, Hans
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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.

Clade, Emil
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Died : 5 / 2010

Clade, Emil

Born 26th February 1916, Emil Clade joined the Luftwaffe in April 1937. At the outbreak of war he was with 1 Staffel JG27 and took part in the Battle of France, the fighting over Dunkirk and then in 1940, based in the Pas de Calais, in the Battle of Britain, where he scored his first victory flying the Me109E. In early 1941 Emil was posted with JG27 to North Africa where he flew continually until the German forces were eventually defeated at the end of 1942. By the end of the war he had survived 6 bail outs and scored 26 air victories. He was awarded the German Gold Cross, and Iron Cross 1st Class. Sadly, Emil Clade passed away in May 2010.

Contzen, Franz
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Died : 7 / 9 / 1942

Contzen, Franz

Killed on 7th September 1942 when his Fw190A-2 0120286 of JG1 crahed near Flekkefjord.

Cress, Gerd
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Died : 22 / 9 / 1944

Cress, Gerd

Killed on 22nd September 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0173097 Red 8 of JG1 was destroyed in a collision at Husum airfield.

Dahn, Karl
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Died : 1 / 10 / 1944

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
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Died : 9 / 10 / 1942

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.

Demuth, Karl-Emil
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Demuth, Karl-Emil

Dietmaier, Karl
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Died : 4 / 9 / 1942

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
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Dietrigkeit, Paul

On 24th March 1943, his Fw190A-5 of JG1 was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Stade airfield.

Dobislav, Max
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Dobislav, Max

Durr, Alfred
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Died : 30 / 4 / 1945

Durr, Alfred

Killed on 30th April 1945 when his He162A 0120086 of JG1 was destroyed in a crash landing on the autobahn near Lubeck.

Eberle, Friedrich
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Eberle, Friedrich

Eder, Georg-Peter
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Died : 11 / 3 / 1986

Eder, Georg-Peter

Ehlers, Hans
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Died : 27 / 12 / 1944

Ehlers, Hans

Falkensamer, Egon
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Falkensamer, Egon

Fendler, Gerhard
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Died : 20 / 4 / 1945

Fendler, Gerhard

Killed on 20th April 1945 when his He162A of JG1 was destroyed in a crash.

Finger, Martin
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Died : 9 / 4 / 1944

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.

Fontian, Gerhard
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Died : 5 / 5 / 1945

Fontian, Gerhard

Killed on 5th May 1945 when his Ta152 of JG1 suffered engine failure and crashed.

Fordemann, Hans
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Fordemann, Hans

On 25th July 1943, his Me109G-6 0015368 White 13 of JG1 was damaged in combat with an American Flying Fortress and force landed at Dune airfield. He was uninjured.

Franzisket, Ludwig
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Franzisket, Ludwig

Fresia, Heinz
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Fresia, Heinz

Frey, Hugo
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Frey, Hugo

Friedmann, Albert
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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.

Gerhardt, Dieter
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Gerhardt, Dieter

Gerhardt, Werner
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Died : 19 / 8 / 1942

Gerhardt, Werner

Gerlitz, Erich
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Gerlitz, Erich

Gloerfeld, Wolfgang
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Gloerfeld, Wolfgang

Injured on 25th July 1943 when his Me109G-6/U4 0020026 White 10 of JG1 was shot down by an American Flying Fortress and crashed near Hamburg.

Godicke, Alfred
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Died : 10 / 2 / 1944

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.

Griener, Albert
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Griener, Albert

Grislawski, Alfred
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Died : 19 / 9 / 2003

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.

Guthenke, Hans-Georg
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Died : 11 / 6 / 1943

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.

Gutowski, Werner
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Gutowski, Werner

Staffelkapitan of 9./JG1. Injured on 29th April 1942 when his Bu131 training aircraft 0000374 of JG1 was damaged in a crash landing near Emmerlev.

Hamel, Emil
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Died : 26 / 4 / 1945

Hamel, Emil

Killed on 26th April 1945 when his He162A of JG1 was lost.

Hanke, Heinz
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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.

Hartung, Wolfgang
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Died : 18 / 4 / 1945

Hartung, Wolfgang

Killed on 18th April 1945 when his He162A of JG1 was destroyed in an accident at Husum or Leck airfield.

Heckmann, Hubert
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Heckmann, Hubert

Henschel, Julius
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Died : 7 / 11 / 1942

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.

Hoeckner, Walter
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Died : 25 / 8 / 1944

Hoeckner, Walter

Holz, Klaus
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Holz, Klaus

On 22nd May 1944, his Me109G-6 0440936 Yellow 7 of JG1 was shot down by American aircraft and crash landed near Bramstedt. He was uninjured.

Hubl, Rudolf
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Hubl, Rudolf

Huppertz, Herbert
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Died : 8 / 6 / 1944

Huppertz, Herbert

Ihlefeld, Herbert
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Died : 8 / 8 / 1995

Ihlefeld, Herbert

Born 1st June 1914 in Pinnow Pommern and died 8th August 1995 in Wenningen lower Saxony. Joined the Luftwaffe in 1936 and scored nine victories during the Spanish Civil War. Flew 1000 combat missions and claimed 132 enemy aircraft with 56 on the Western Front including 26 spitfires and 67 on the Russian Front. Participated in the air war over Poland, France and the Battle of Britain. In 1941 Ihlefeld was transferred to the Balkans for the invasion of Yugoslavia. He was shot down by AA fire and captured by the Yugoslavian Army. 8 days lated he was rescued by the German troops. Ihlefeld participated in the assault on Crete, claiming his 36th kill, a Hurricane. He then commanded Jagdgeschwader 77 in time for Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. In April 1942 Ihlefeld became the 5th pilot to reach 100 victories and his unit 1/JG77 was credited with 323 enemy aircraft kills compared to the loss of only 17 Bf109s. Ihlefeld then took command of Jagdgeschwader 52 in June 1942 but he was involved in a landing accident and badly injured and was not ready to return to active service until July 1943. In May 1944 he commanded JG11 and then JG1 during the defence of the Reich. In 1945 he took command of Jagdgeschwader 1 equipped with the Heinkel 162.

Johnen, Karl-Heinz
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Johnen, Karl-Heinz

Injured on 24th May 1942 when his Me109F-4/Z 0007428 of JG1 suffered engine failure and was damaged in a landing accident at Jeven airfield.

Kageneck, Erbo Graf von
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Died : 12 / 1 / 1942

Kageneck, Erbo Graf von

Kaiser, Herbert
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Died : 5 / 12 / 2003

Kaiser, Herbert

Herbert Kaiser joined the Luftwaffe before the war, and by 1938 he was a fighter pilot with II./JG186. He flew in the invasion of Poland and then during the Battle of France, scoring his first victory in May 1940. He took part in the Battle of Britain before transferring to the Balkans. In August 1941 he was posted to the Russian Front, then North Africa followed by Italy and the Dolomites. In March 1944 he joined JG1 in the defence of the Reich. Seriously wounded in a parachute jump in August 1944 he was hospitalised until February 1945. he then joined Adolf Galland's JV44. He flew over 1000 missions and achieved 68 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in 1943. He passed away on 5th December 2003.

Kampf, Eberhardt
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Kampf, Eberhardt

On 25th July 1943 his Me109G-6 0014147 of JG1 was damaged beyond repair in combat with American Flying Fortress and force landed at Itzehoe. He was uninjured.

Kirchmayr, Rdiger von
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Kirchmayr, Rdiger von

Kirchner, Gunther
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Died : 19 / 4 / 1945

Kirchner, Gunther

Killed on 19th April 1945 when his He162A Yellow 2 of JG1 was shot down by an American P-47 Thunderbolt and crashed near Klintum.

Klopper, Heinrich
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Died : 29 / 11 / 1943

Klopper, Heinrich

Klug, Hans-Joachim
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Klug, Hans-Joachim

Injured on 29th August 1941 when his Me109E-7 0001360 of JG1 suffered engine failure and crashed near Husum.

Knoke, Heinz
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Knoke, Heinz

On 16th August 1941, his Me109F-2 0012866 Yellow 7 of JG1 was damaged on landing or take off at Husum airfield. He was unharmed. On 6th March 1942, his Me109E Black 3 of JGr Losigkeit ran out of fuel and was damaged in a forced landing on a frozen lake near Alvdal. On 4th October 1943, his Me109G-6 Black 1 of JG11 was shot down by an American Liberator and crashed into the North Sea near Helgoland. He baled out.

Knorr, Friedrich
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Died : 8 / 3 / 1943

Knorr, Friedrich

Killed on 8th March 1943 when his Fw190A-4/Y 0145548 of JG1 crashed near Aalborg.

Koch, Harry
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Koch, Harry

Laskowski, Erwin
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Laskowski, Erwin

Lass, Hans
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Lass, Hans

Latsch, Reinhard
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Died : 25 / 10 / 1942

Latsch, Reinhard

Killed on 25th October 1942 when his Me109G-1 0014041 White 11 of JG1 crashed into the sea north of Helgoland.

Leesmann, Karl-Heinz
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Died : 25 / 7 / 1943

Leesmann, Karl-Heinz

Killed on 25th July 1943 when his Me109G 0020073 White 5 of JG1 was shot down by an American Flying Fortress.

Lehmann, Georg
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Died : 30 / 8 / 1940

Lehmann, Georg

Losigkeit, Fritz
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Died : 14 / 1 / 1994

Losigkeit, Fritz

Luck, Heinz-Gunther
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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
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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.

Muller, Siegfried
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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.

Munz, Gunther
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Died : 19 / 5 / 1944

Munz, Gunther

Killed on 19th May 1944 when his Me109G-5 0110065 White 11 of JG1 was shot down by an American aircraft and crashed near Lubeck.

Oesau, Walter
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Died : 11 / 5 / 1944

Oesau, Walter

Oberst Walter "Gulle" Oesau was born 28 June 1913. He was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1934 until his death in 1944. He rose to command Jagdgeschwader 1, which was named in his honour after his death.

He served with the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War, with 3 Staffel of Jagdgruppe 88 (3./J 88), claiming 8 aircraft during the campaign, becoming one of only 28 people to earn the award of the Spanish Cross in Gold and Diamonds.

At the start of World War II, Oesau was given command of 2 Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 20. The group was moved to the Eastern front at the start of the Invasion of Poland, moving back to the Western Front later as the redesignated III Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 (III./JG 51). After his first victory of WWII in the Battle of France, Oesau operated on both the Western and Eastern Fronts, where he was wounded and received the Silver Wound Badge.

He returned to operations as Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1).

He was killed in action on 11 May 1944 aged 30. JG 1 was given the suffix "Oesau" in his honour.

Battle of Britain

On 10 July 1940, the first major clashes of the Battle of Britain occurred. 20 Bf 109s of III./JG 51 led by Hauptmann Hannes Trautloft and 30 Bf 110 C of I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 escorted 20 Dornier Do 17 bombers of II./Kampfgeschwader 2 attacking a large convoy off Folkstone. Oberleutnant Oesau was leading 7./JG 51.

Trautloft noticed three of a flight of six intercepting Hurricanes of No. 32 squadron higher than the escorts, attempting to intercept the bombers. Soon they were joined by four squadrons of British fighters; No. 56 Squadron, No. 111 Squadron, No. 64 Squadron and No. 74 Squadron. Oesau was able to claim three Spitfires . Two 7./JG 51 aircraft crash landed in France]

On 19 July, III./JG 51 were confronted by Defiants of No. 141 Squadron south of Folkestone. As the German pilots were now aware of Defiant's lack of front armament, they soon gained the advantage in combat and claimed 11 Defiants shot down in 8 minutes. Oesau was credited with one Defiant, taking his score to 19. He was the first one of JG 51 to reach double digits in WWII.

On 18 August 1940, III./JG 51 escorted Dorniers attacking Hornchurch airfield. Intercepted by Hurricanes over Kent, Oesau claimed one Hurricane shot down as his 20th victory, earning him the Knight's Cross two days later, the first pilot of JG 51 to be thus honoured. On 23 August 1940, Trautloft took over as Geschwaderkommodore of JG 54, and Walter Oesau replaced him as Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 51. By October 1940, Oesau had a total score of 48 (including 26 Spitfires).

On 10 November 1940 Oesau succeeded Wilhelm Balthasar as Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 3. With 39 victories he was currently the 4th highest scoring Ace behind Helmut Wick, Werner Mölders and Adolf Galland. On 5 February 1941 he shot down a Hurricane over Desvres, France, his 40th victory. He was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross next day. It also earned him second entry in the Wehrmachtbericht. In early 1941, JG 3 returned to Germany to replace their Bf 109 'Emils' with the new 'F' variant (Friedrich). They returned to France in May 1941 and Oesau added two more kills on 16 May and 28 May bringing his total to 51.

Olejnik, Robert
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Olejnik, Robert

Philipp, Hans
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Died : 8 / 10 / 1943

Philipp, Hans

Oberst Hans Philipp was born 13 March 1917 in Meißen, Saxony, he was killed in action 8 October 1943 near Neuenhaus in the Netherlands, he was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1936 until he was killed in action 8 October 1943 by a P-47 Thunderbolt-pilot. It is believed that he was shot down by Robert S. Johnson. Philipp managed to bail out but his parachute never opened.

As part of I./JG 76 (later to renumber as II./Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) Philipp first flew operations over Poland and scored his first victory. Serving later during the Battles of France and Britain, Hans Philipp was Staffelkapitän of 4./JG 54 by the end of 1940.

On November 4, 1940 he was awarded the Knight’s Cross for twenty victories.

During the Balkans campaign in April 1941, JG 54 engaged the Bf 109's of Jugoslovensko Kraljevsko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo in a massive air battle. Hans Philipp claimed two of the JKRV 109s.

Operation Barbarossa saw Philipp's score begin to escalate. On August 24, 1941, Philipp became the 33rd member recipient of the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross. Philipp appointed as Kommandeur I./JG 54.

In March 1942, he became the first member of JG 54 to be awarded the Swords to the Knight's Cross and on March 31, 1942 Philipp became the fourth Luftwaffe fighter pilot to achieve 100 victories.

In April 1943 Philipp was transferred to Defence of the Reich duties as Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 1, flying high altitude interception operations over North Sea and Northern Germany. On 4 October 1943 Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring is said to have issued the following instructions after another attack by Eighth Air Force.

1.There are no meteorological conditions which would prevent fighters from taking off and engaging in combat.
2.Every fighter pilot taking off in a machine not showing any sign of combat, or without having recorded a victory will be prosecuted by a court-martial.
3.In the case of where a pilot uses up his ammunition, or if his weapons are unusable, he should ram the enemy bomber.

Geschwaderkommodore Philipp's response was "As far as I'm concerned, I categorically refuse to allow myself to be held to such advice; I know what I have to do!”

On 8 October 1943, the US Eighth Air Force attacked with 156 bombers on targets in Bremen and Vegesack. The bombers were escorted by 250+ Thunderbolts from six different fighter groups. Phillipp's flight were intercepted by P-47's of the 56th Fighter Group. The Stab Flight of the Geschwader heard Philipp announce a victory over a Thunderbolt. The last transmission from him was, "Reinhardt, attack!" Feldwebel Reinhardt was Philipp's wingman on this day. He last saw the Kommodore's aircraft disappear in a cloud. Reinhardt was wounded after colliding with an enemy aircraft, but made a successful forced landing. Later that evening, the Geschwader learned that their Kommodore had been shot down and killed.

Hans Philipp had claimed 206 enemy aircraft shot down, 178 on the Eastern front, 29 against the Western Allies. He flew over 500 sorties.

Piffer, Anton-Rudolf
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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.

Rechenbach, Helmut
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Died : 26 / 4 / 1945

Rechenbach, Helmut

Killed on 26th April 1945 when his He162A of JG1 was destroyed in a crash.

Rechenberg, Hans
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Rechenberg, Hans

On 20th April 1945, his He162A of JG1 was damaged in combat with a British Spitfire and force landed near Weimar. The aircraft was destroyed. He was uninjured.

Richter, Eberhard
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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.

Richter, Hans
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Died : 11 / 9 / 1941

Richter, Hans

Rieder, Josef
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Rieder, Josef

On 17th April 1945, he survived when his He162A of JG1 was damaged in an accident at Husum airfield.

Schlichting, Joachim
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Schlichting, Joachim

Schmitt, Rudolf
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Schmitt, Rudolf

On 20th April 1945, his He162A White 7 of JG1 was destroyed in a crash at Leck airfield. He was uninjured.

Schneider, Hugo
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Died : 11 / 1 / 1942

Schneider, Hugo

Flew with 1/JG-1 (6/40), Stfkpt 1/JG-27 (6/41) Killed in Action on 11 January, 1942 during aerial combat, over Agedabia-Agheila, with a P-40 of RAAF No. 3 Sq., piloted by F/O "Nicky" Barr, DFC. Schneider had just downed Sgt Allan Cameron (POW) of the same RAAF Sq., when Barr was successful. His F-4 crashed SW of Marsa-el-Brega. He was shot down 16 June, 1941 near Bardia, and later returned. Schneiders 1st victory, a Potez 63 at Romilly, 14 June, 1940. Most victories in the Desert. One known Desert victory, a Hurricane of SAAF No. 1 Sq. over Rabia N. Africa on 14 June, 1941. Another, a P-40 south of Bir Hacheim on 22 November, 1941. known aircraft Bf 109E in JG-1, Bf 109E-7 Werk # 6428 in JG-27, Bf 109F-4/B (Trop.) Werk # 8488 (lost 1/11/42)

Schneider, Walther
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Died : 22 / 9 / 1944

Schneider, Walther

Killed on 22nd September 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0175008 Red 10 of JG1 was destroyed in a collision at Husum airfield.

Schnoor, Emil-Rudolf
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Schnoor, Emil-Rudolf

Schott, Georg
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Schott, Georg

Schubert, Hans
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Schubert, Hans

Schumacher, Carl
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Schumacher, Carl

On 8th April 1941, his Me109E of JG1 was damaged on landing at Rom airfield in Denmark. He was unharmed.

Schumacher, Leo
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Schumacher, Leo

Segatz, Hermann
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Segatz, Hermann

Sommer, Gerhard
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Sommer, Gerhard

Specht, Gunther
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Specht, Gunther

On 20th February 1944, his Me109G of JG11 was damaged in combat with American aircraft and made a forced landing. He was ok.

Spreckels, Robert
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Spreckels, Robert

Staiger, Hermann
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Died : 22 / 6 / 1964

Staiger, Hermann

Steeb, Erwin
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Steeb, Erwin

On 30th April 1945 his He162A of JG1 ran out of fuel and was damaged in a crash landing near Kaltenkirchen airfield. He was uninjured.

Stiemer, Gerhard
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Stiemer, Gerhard

On 25th April 1945, his He162A of JG1 suffered mechanical failure and was damaged in a forced landing at Leck airfield. He was uninjured.

Stolte, Paul
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Stolte, Paul

Tiesler, Kurt
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Died : 16 / 8 / 1942

Tiesler, Kurt

Killed on 16th August 1942 when his Fw190A-2 0125456 of JG1 crashed near Snaroya.

Umbach, Hans
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Died : 27 / 6 / 1941

Umbach, Hans

Vermaaten, Hans
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Died : 14 / 10 / 1944

Vermaaten, Hans

Killed on 14th October 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0173865 Black 12 of JG1 was damaged in an accident at Husum airfield.

Werner, Otto
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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.

Wohlrab, Josef
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Died : 22 / 5 / 1944

Wohlrab, Josef

Killed on 22nd May 1944 when his Me109G-5 0170004 White 18 of JG1 was shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Rendsburg.

Woitke, Erich
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Woitke, Erich

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Werner Gutowski

Historical Notes :
29-04-1942 - Damaged in crash landing near Emmerlev. Oberleutnant Werner Gutowski injured.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Franz Contzen

Historical Notes :
07-09-1942 - Crashed near Flekkefjord. Unteroffizier Franz Contzen killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
04-07-1942 - Damaged while parked at Aalborg Ost airfield. The aircraft was unmanned.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Harry Pelzer

Historical Notes :
05-07-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Aalborg Ost airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Berhard Deklerk

Historical Notes :
09-10-1942 - Damaged beyond repair in landing accident at Lister airfield. Unteroffizier Bernhard Deklerk killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
28-10-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Kjevik airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Kurt Tiesler

Historical Notes :
16-08-1942 - Crashed near Snaroya. Unteroffizier Kurt Tiesler killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Otto Werner

Historical Notes :
11-07-1942 - Suffered engine failure and ditched into the North Sea 40 kilometres north east of Hanstholm. Unteroffizier Otto Werner was injured.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
19-10-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Kjevik airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
30-07-1942 - Suffered engine failure and was damaged in a landing accident at Kjevik airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Julius Henschel

Historical Notes :
07-11-1942 - Destroyed in collision during take off at Sola airfield. Hauptmann Julius Henschel killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Karl Lutter

Historical Notes :
08-12-1942 - Suffered mechanical failure and damaged beyond repair in crash landing near Lowenstadt. Obergefreiter Karl Lutter injured.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Eberhard Richter

Historical Notes :
07-11-1942 - Destroyed in collision during take off from Sola airfield. Leutnant Erhard Richter injured.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Hans-Georg Guthenke

Historical Notes :
27-07-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Hans-Georg Guthenke was unharmed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Karl Dietmaier

Historical Notes :
04-09-1942 - Crashed near Esbjerg. Unteroffizier Karl Dietmaier killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Heinz Born
Friedrich Knorr

Historical Notes :
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.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Heinz Hanke

Historical Notes :
03-03-1943 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Heinz Hanke ok.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Alfred Godicke

Historical Notes :
27-11-1942 - Suffered engine failure and was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Alfred Godicke was unharmed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
11-01-1943 - Damaged beyond repair in crash landing at Fredrikshavn airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Hans Altmeyer

Historical Notes :
27-11-1942 - Crashed near the island of Tromoya. Unteroffizier Hans Altmeyer killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Friedrich-Wilhelm Angermann

Historical Notes :
30-07-1943 - Shot down by British aircraft near Hamburg. Hauptmann Friedrich Angermann killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Heinz-Gunther Luck

Historical Notes :
09-04-1944 - Damaged by American aircraft and force landed on Ero island. Leutnant Heinz-Gunther Luck injured.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
09-04-1944 - Suffered mechanical problems and force landed on Ero island.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Hans Caris

Historical Notes :
01-10-1944 - Suffered engine failure and damaged in forced landing at Eggebek airfield. Unteroffizier Hans Caris ok

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Gerd Cress

Historical Notes :
22-09-1944 - Destroyed in collision at Husum airfield. Gefreiter Gerd Cress killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Heinrich Bartzen

Historical Notes :
19-09-1944 - Destroyed in landing accident at Husum airfield. Feldwebel Heinrich Bartzen ok.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Hans Vermaaten

Historical Notes :
14-10-1944 - Damaged in accident at Husum airfield. Oberleutnant Hans Vermaaten killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Karl Dahn

Historical Notes :
01-10-1944 - Suffered engine failure and damaged beyond repair in forced landing. Feldwebel Karl Dahn ok.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Albert Friedmann

Historical Notes :
27-09-1944 - Damaged in landing accident at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Albert Friedmann ok.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Walther Schneider

Historical Notes :
22-09-1944 - Destroyed in collision at Husum airfield. Fahnrich Walther Schneider killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Martin Finger

Historical Notes :
09-04-1944 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Norby. Obergefreiter Martin Finger killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Alfred Durr

Historical Notes :
30-04-1945 - Destroyed in a crash landing on the autobahn near Lubeck. Leutnant Alfred Durr killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Beutler

Historical Notes :
24-01-1942 - Damaged beyond repair in landing accident at Borkum airfield. Unteroffizier Beutler ok.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
07-03-1942 - Damaged in collision during taxi at Lade airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Hans-Joachim Klug

Historical Notes :
29-08-1941 - Suffered engine failure and crashed near Husum. Oberleutnant Hans-Joachim Klug injured.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
29-01-1942 - Ran out of fuel and damaged beyond repair in forced landing near Oldenwart.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Karl Dietmaier

Historical Notes :
03-07-1942 - Suffered a technical problem and was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing near Garding. Unteroffizier Karl Dietmaier was injured.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
21-08-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Lune airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
10-03-1942 - Damaged in crash landing near Gjemnes.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
27-02-1942 - Damaged beyond repair in collision during landing at Husum airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
07-03-1942 - Damaged in collision during taxi at Lade airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
04-03-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Lade airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
24-02-1942 - Ran out of fuel and damaged in forced landing at Barmstedt.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
15-08-1941 - Damaged in accident on take off or landing at Husum airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
03-11-1942 - Damaged beyond repair in landing accident caused by weather at Dune airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
07-03-1942 - Damaged in collision during taxi at Lade airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Karl-Heinz Johnen

Historical Notes :
24-05-1942 - Suffered engine failure and damaged in landing accident at Jever airfield. Unteroffizier Karl-Heinz Johnen injured.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Heinz Hanke

Historical Notes :
24-02-1942 - Damaged engine at Husum airfield. Unteroffizier Heinz Hanke ok.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Heinz Hanke

Historical Notes :
10-01-1942 - Suffered engine failure and damaged beyond repair in landing accident at Vahrenwald airfield. Unteroffizier Heinz Hanke ok.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
27-02-1942 - Damaged in collision during landing at Husum airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Karl Bergmann

Historical Notes :
14-02-1942 - Damaged beyond repair in landing accident at Stade airfield. Leutnant Karl Bergmann ok.

Squadrons :
JG1
Jagdschule 3

Pilots or Aircrew :
Heinz Knoke

Historical Notes :
16-08-1941 - Damaged in accident on landing or take off at Husum airfield. Leutnant Heinz Knoke ok.
17-06-1942 - Damaged in landing accident at Aalborg Ost airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Reinhard Latsch

Historical Notes :
25-10-1942 - Crashed into the North Sea north of Helgoland island. Unteroffizier Reinhard Latsch killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
25-07-1943 - Damaged in combat with American Flying Fortress and crash landed near Preetz.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Eberhardt Kampf

Historical Notes :
25-07-1943 - Damaged in combat with American Flying Fortress and damaged beyond repair on forced landing near Itzehoe. Leutnant Eberhardt Kampf ok.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Hans Fordemann

Historical Notes :
25-07-1943 - Damaged in combat with American Flying Fortress and force landed at Dune airfield. Unteroffizier Hans Fordemann ok.

Squadrons :
JG1

Historical Notes :
25-07-1943 - Damaged in combat with Flying Fortress and force landed at Husum airfield.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Wolfgang Gloerfeld

Historical Notes :
25-07-1943 - Shot down by American Flying Fortress and crashed near Hamburg. Leutnant Wolfgang Gloerfeld injured.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Karl-Heinz Leesmann

Historical Notes :
25-07-1943 - Shot down by American Flying Fortress. Major Karl-Heinz Leesmann killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Gunther Munz

Historical Notes :
19-05-1944 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Lubeck. Leutnant Gunther Munz killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Josef Wohlrab

Historical Notes :
22-05-1944 - Shot down by American aircraft and crashed near Rendsburg. Unteroffizier Josef Wohlrab killed.

Squadrons :
JG1

Pilots or Aircrew :
Klaus Holz

Historical Notes :
22-05-1944 - Shot down by American aircraft and crash landed near Bramstedt. Oberfuhrer Klaus Holz ok.

Known Individual Aircraft of JG1 :
Type	Serial	Codes	First Flew	Squadron History	Aircrew History	History Notes	Engine	Factory
Bu131 B-1	0000374		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-2	0120286		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-2	0120321		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Fw190 A-2	0120423		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-2	0120466		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-2	0122202		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Fw190 A-2	0125456		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-2	0125473		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-3	0130418		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Fw190 A-3	0130542		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Fw190 A-3	0132204		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-3	0135440		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-3	0135442		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-3	0135445	Yellow 6	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-3	0135465		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-4/Y	0145548		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-4	0145570	Black 7	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-4	0145586	Yellow 2	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-4	0147080		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Fw190 A-4	0147090	Black 7	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-4	0147342	RP+JP	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-8	0170050	White 14	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-8	0170101	White 3	-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Fw190 A	0171596	Yellow 8	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-8	0173097	Red 8	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-8	0173858	Yellow 7	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-8	0173865	Black 12	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-8	0173923	Red 12	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-8	0173937	Red 11	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-8	0175008	Red 10	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Fw190 A-7	0643707	Yellow 6	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
He162 A	0120086		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0000918		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0001126		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0001360		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0003520		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0004077		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0004222		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 F-2	0005488		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 F-1	0005654		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 F-1	0005661		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 F-2	0005682		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0005976		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0006179		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0006466		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0006473		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 F-4/Z	0007428		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0007675	White 11	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 E-7	0007681	White 8	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 F-2	0008097		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 F-4	0008609		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 F-2	0012866	Yellow 7	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 G-1	0014041	White 11	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 G-6	0014126		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 G-6	0014147		-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 G-6	0015368	White 13	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 G-6	0015392		-	*details*	*no information*	*details*
Me109 G-6/U4	0020026	White 10	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 G	0020073	White 5	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 G-5	0110065	White 11	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 G-6	0170004	White 12	-	*details*	*details*	*details*
Me109 G-6	0440936	Yellow 7	-	*details*	*details*	*details*

Aircraft for : JG1

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Bu131

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Manufacturer : Bucker
Production Began : 1935
Retired : 0
Number Built : 0

Bu131

Training aircraft.

Fw190

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Manufacturer : Fokke-Wulf
Production Began : 1940
Retired : 1945

Fw190

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.

He162

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Manufacturer : Heinkel
Production Began : 1945
Retired : 1945

He162

Heinkel He 162 Volksjäger Known as the peoples Fighter, named after the Volksstrum was a single-engine, jet-powered fighter aircraft built by Germany for the Luftwaffe at the end of World War Two. Designed and built quickly, and made primarily of wood as metals were in very short supply and prioritized for other aircraft, the He162 was nevertheless the fastest of the first jets that flew in the Luftwaffe and faster than the first Allied jet fighters. Volksjäger was the Reich Air Minstrys official name for the He162. The He162 was also well known by another name - the Salamander, which was the codename of its construction program, and Spatz (Sparrow), which was the name given to the plane by the builders Heinkel. In February 1945 the He162 began operations with deliveries of the He 162 to its first operational unit, I./JG 1 The He 162s only had 30-minute fuel capacity which caused problems, as at least two of JG 1s pilots were killed attempting emergency landings after exhausting their fuel.

Me109

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Manufacturer : Messerschmitt
Production Began : 1937
Retired : 1945
Number Built : 33984

Me109

Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930s. The Bf109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. The engine of the Me109 was a V12 aero engine which was liquid-cooled. The Bf109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and flew to the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter squadrons. During the Battle of Britian the Bf109 was used in the role of an escort fighter, a role for which it was not designed for, and it was also used as a fighter bomber. During the last days of May 1940 Robert Stanford-Tuck, the RAF ace, got the chance to fly an Me109 which they had rebuilt after it had crash landed. Stanford-Tuck found out that the Me109 was a wonderful little plane, it was slightly faster than the Spitfire, but lacked the Spitfire manoeuvrability. By testing the Me109, Tuck could put himself inside the Me109 when fighting them, knowing its weak and strong points. With the introduction of the improved Bf109F in the spring of 1941, the type again proved to be an effective fighter during the invasion of Yugoslavia and during the Battle of Crete and the invasion of Russia and it was used during the Siege of the Mediteranean island of Malta. The Bf109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when the Fw190 entered service and shared this position, and was partially replaced in Western Europe, but the Me109 continued to serve on the Eastern Front and during the defence of the Reich against the allied bombers. It was also used to good effect in the Mediterranean and North Africa in support of The Africa Korps. The Me109 was also supplied to several German allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia. The Bf109 scored more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war and was built in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft being built. The Bf109 was flown by the three top German aces of the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. Bf109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen Luftwaffe Aces scored more than 200 kills. Altogether this group of pilots were credited with a total of nearly 15,000 kills, of which the Messerschmitt Bf109 was credited with over 10,000 of these victories. The Bf109 was the most produced warplane during World War II, with 30,573 examples built during the war, and the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945. Bf109s remained in foreign service for many years after World War II. The Swiss used their Bf109Gs well into the 1950s. The Finnish Air Force did not retire their Bf109Gs until March 1954. Romania used its Bf109s until 1955. The Spanish Hispanos flew even longer. Some were still in service in the late 1960s.

Ta152

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Manufacturer : Focke-Wulf

Ta152

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Last edited : 15:20, November 18, 2013
Last editor : kc

JG1 Artwork

Cat Among the Pigeons (FW190) by Ivan Berryman.

Clipped Signature - Herbert Kaiser.

The Last Offensive by Nicolas Trudgian.

First Strike on Berlin by Nicolas Trudgian.

Jet Interceptor by Nicolas Trudgian.

Knights of the Sky by Nicolas Trudgian

Ardennes Offensive by Nicolas Trudgian.

Storm Chasers by Nicolas Trudgian.

Day of the Fighters by Nicolas Trudgian.

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