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Emil Lang - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

Emil Lang

Name : Emil Lang
Died : 3rd September 1944
Air Victories : 173.00

Awards :
Knights Cross

Hauptmann Emil "Bully" Lang was born 14 January 1909 he was a Luftwaffe Flying ace during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Emil Lang was credited with 173 aerial victoriesâ€”144 on the Eastern Front, 29 on the Western Frontâ€”claimed in 403 combat missions.

Hauptmann Lang was posted to a fighter wing on the Eastern front; Lang claimed his first aerial victories in March 1943. He is credited with 72 victories in a three-week period, among them an unsurpassed total of 18 on 3 November 1943. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 November 1943 for his 119 victories to that time. By March 1944, his claims totalled 144, for which he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 11 April 1944. Transferred to the Western front, he claimed his 150th victim over the Normandy Invasion front on 14 June 1944. He scored his last three victories on 26 August 1944; on 3 September 1944, he was killed in action over Belgium.

His career in the Luftwaffe

Having served as a transport pilot since 26 August 1939 with the Fliegerhorst Kompanie (Airfield Company) at Gablingen, Lang was 33 years old when he was accepted for fighter pilot training in 1942. He undertook courses at the 1st Fighter Pilot Preparation School - 3 July 1942 â€“ 14 August 1942. and 5th Fighter Pilot School -15 August 1942â€“5 January 1943. He was then assigned to the Fighter Group East on 6 January 1943 and then to JG 54â€”54th Fighter Wing, on the Eastern Front on 11 February 1943. Serving with 1./JG 54 (1st Squadron of the 54th Fighter Wing), Then Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) Lang was 34 and considered exceptionally old for a novice fighter pilot. His first three aerial victories were claimed in March 1943, and within a month he was transferred to 5./JG 54 (5th Squadron of the 54th Fighter Wing) of which he became StaffelkapitÃ¤n (Squadron Leader) on 20 August 1943

Before the year's end, Lang's kill tally stood at over 100 victories, with a remarkable 72 scored around Kiev in just three weeks during October and November 1943. This series of multiple victories included ten on 13 October 1943 and 12 (victories 61â€“72) in three combat missions on 21 October 1943 ,which earned Lang his first of two references in the Wehrmachtbericht, an information bulletin issued by the headquarters of the Wehrmacht. Lang set an all-time world record of 18 aerial victories claimed from four combat missions in one day on 3 November 1943, making him aviation history's leading ace in a day. This achievement led to him appearing on the cover of the 13 January 1944 Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung (Berlin's Illustrated Magazine). Lang was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross after 119 aerial victories on 22 November 1943, followed three days later by the German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold).

In the picture below Emil Lang (2nd from left) is receiving the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves from Adolf Hitler and Hermann GÃ¶ring. Anton Hafner is shaking Hitler's hand On 9 April 1944, Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) Lang was appointed StaffelkapitÃ¤n of the 9./JG 54 (9th Squadron of the 54th Fighter Wing) engaged in Defense of the Reich on the Western Front. He became the 448th recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 11 April 1944 after 144 aerial victories, all claimed on the Eastern Front.

In June, Lang claimed 15 aerial victories, including his 150thâ€”a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) P-47 Thunderbolt on 14 June 1944â€”and four P-51 Mustang fighters shot down in four minutes on 20 June 1944, plus another four P-51s on 24 June. Hauptmann (Captain) Lang was then made Gruppenkommandeur (Group Commander) of the II./Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (JG 26â€”2nd Group of the 26th Fighter Wing) on 28 June 1944. On 9 July, he claimed three Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfires (victories 160â€“162), on 15 August 1944 two P-47s, and on 25 August 1944 three P-38 Lightning fighters in five minutes. He claimed three Spitfires in two missions for his final victories (victories 171â€“173) on 26 August. Between 24 May and 28 August 1944, Lang had claimed 29 aerial victories on the Western Front including nine P-51s. His group was the first to reach 100 aerial victories since the beginning of the Normandy Invasion on 6 June 1944, earning him and his group a second and final reference in the Wehrmachtbericht on 30 August.

Known Service Details :
Squadron
Rank
Start of Service
End of Service
Known Dates
Aircraft
Airframes
Notes
JG54
unknown
unknown
JG26
unknown
unknown

Aircraft Type :
MiG-3

Aircraft Type :
Curtiss P-40

Aircraft Type :
Il-7

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-5

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Airacobra

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-5

Aircraft Type :
Airacobra

Aircraft Type :
P-40

Aircraft Type :
Airacobra

Aircraft Type :
Pe-2

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
Airacobra

Aircraft Type :
Il-2mH.

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-5

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-5

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Curtiss P-40

Aircraft Type :
Pe-2

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
Jak-7

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-5

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
Curtiss P-40

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
Jak-9

Aircraft Type :
La-5

Aircraft Type :
B-17HSS

Aircraft Type :
P-38

Aircraft Type :
P-51

Aircraft Type :
Lysander

Aircraft Type :
P-47

Aircraft Type :
P-51

Aircraft Type :
Spitfire

Aircraft Type :
P-47

Aircraft Type :
Spitfire

Aircraft Type :
P-38

Aircraft Type :
Spitfire

Known Victory Claims :
Date	Rank	Squadron	Claimed	Location	Time	Aircraft Flown	Notes
23/03/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	MiG-3 details	00 333: 2-300m	11.1
30/05/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Curtiss P-40 details	10 151: 1200m	20.19
30/05/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Curtiss P-40 details	10 243: 1200m	20.26
13/07/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-7 details	63 231: 600m	9.05
13/07/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-7 details	63 252: 400m	9.08
13/07/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-5 details	74 763: 2500m	19.05
17/07/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	64 894: 2500m	13.42
17/07/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	63 221: 2000m	13.44
20/07/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Airacobra details	64 584: 3800m	19.05
20/07/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Airacobra details	64 594: 3200m	19.07
28/07/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-5 details	10 314: 500m	11.1
30/07/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Airacobra details	10 194: 3200m	8.5
01/08/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	P-40 details	10 172: 4000m	12.39
01/08/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Airacobra details	10 142: 4000m	12.34
01/08/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Airacobra details	10 163: 3500m	5.28
01/08/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Airacobra details	10 144: 4000m	5.2
13/09/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Pe-2 details	26 521: 6200m	12.41
14/09/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	25 693: 1500m	16.4
15/09/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Airacobra details	25 494: 2000m	9.1
15/09/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2mH. details	25 492: 200m	9.15
15/09/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	25 424: 1200m	10.29
15/09/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-5 details	25 633: 2000m	10.45
04/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	NE Tschernobyl: 3000m (Chernobyl)	16.07
05/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	S. Gorostaipol: 1500m	16.05
07/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	NE Stracholessje: 3000m	14.03
07/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-5 details	NE Gorostaipol: 4000m	11.17
07/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-5 details	ENE Stracholessje: 3800m	11.28
07/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-5 details	NE Stracholessje: 800m	11.31
07/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	E. Gubin: 3500m	14.1
08/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	NE Chodorov: 1500m	6.1
08/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	NE Gussenzog: 1500m	6.13
08/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	NE Chodorov: 2200m	6.08
09/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	S. Gruschevo: 4000m	12.3
09/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	N. Gruschevo: 2800m	16.08
09/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	Schtschutschunka: 4000m	16.1
09/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	S. Yaschniki	16.15
10/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	ENE Yaschniki: 2500m	6.34
10/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	NE Yaschniki: 1000m	6.38
10/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	E. Ljutesh: 1500m	16.12
11/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	W. Yashniki: 4000m [Krs. Kiev]	16.01
11/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	W. Yashniki: 2000m [Krs. Kiev]	16.02
11/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	W. Yashniki: 2000m [Krs. Kiev]	16.03
11/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Curtiss P-40 details	E. Strakholesye: 1200m [Kiev]	6.1
12/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Pe-2 details	N. Gorostaipol: 1500m	9.02
12/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	E. Gruchevo: 20m	10.47
12/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	W. Grigorovka: 100m	10.5
12/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	Dniepr River: 5-10m	10.52
13/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	NWChozki: 5000m	5.5
13/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	S. Sarubenzoye: 3000m	5.52
13/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	S. Grigorovka: 2500m	5.58
13/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	SW Sarubenzoye: 3000m	6.03
13/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	N. Trakhtemirov: 1500m	6.05
13/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	NNW Grigorovka: 2000m	6.08
13/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	W. Trakhtemirov: 3000m	9.31
13/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	SE Grigorovka: 2200m	9.35
13/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	S. Grigorovka: 2000m	9.4
13/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	N. Yashniki Island: 2500m	15.55
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	SW Grigorova: 4000m	9.32
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	NW Grigorova: 2500m	9.34
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	SE Yashniki Island: 2000m	9.37
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	SSE Yashniki Island: 1500m	9.38
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	NW Rschischtschew: 800m	9.41
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	S. Tschernischev: 4000m	12.1
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	S. Grigorovka: 2000m	12.11
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	S. Trakhtemirov: 4000m	12.13
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	N. Grigorovka: 1600m	12.13
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	SW Lasurzoff: 2500m	14.46
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	SE Chernishoff: 2000m	14.48
21/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	SW Dobriza: 2000m	14.49
22/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	S. Yashniki: 4000m	6.2
22/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	SW Yashniki: 3800m	6.22
22/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	E. Grushevo: 800m	6.27
22/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	E. Yeu: 600m	6.3
22/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	S. Chernishev: 1200m	6.34
22/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	N. Yashniki: 3400m	12.1
22/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	E. Yashniki: 3200m	12.11
22/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	SSE Yashniki: 800m	12.16
22/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	WSW Yashniki: 1000m	12.18
23/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	S. Grigorovka: 4000m	15.12
23/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	E. Grischevo: 800m	15.14
23/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	NNE Yashniki: 200m	15.15
23/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	vorfr.u. Romashki: 300m	15.2
23/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	E. Rzhyshchiv: 1200m	15.22
23/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	E. Chodorov: 500m	15.35
24/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	NE Chodorov: 3200m	14.56
24/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	NW Chodorov: 700m	14.48
24/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	E. Ivanskov: 1500m	14.49
24/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	E. Chodorov: 800m	14.51
25/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	NNE Balnoyka: 10m	14.46
25/10/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	NE Gussenzof: 10m	14.47
02/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	W. Voropayevo: 3500m	15.05
02/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	W. Voropayevo: 2800m	15.06
02/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	E. Lyutezh: 2000m [N. Kiev]	15.07
02/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	N. Novosselk: 2200m	15.1
02/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	NE Lyutezh: 1500m [N. Kiev]	15.15
02/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	ESE Lyutezh: 200m [N. Kiev]	15.17
02/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	ESE Lyutezh: 50m [N. Kiev]	15.18
02/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	W. Zazimye: 1200m	15.19
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	NE Lyutezh: 1000m [N. Kiev]	9.31
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	NNE Lyutezh: 200m [N. Kiev]	9.32
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	NE Kasarovichi: 100m	9.33
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	NE Kasarovichi: 50m	9.35
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	NW Glebovka: 100m	9.36
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	ENE Glebovka: 100m	9.4
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-7 details	ENE Glebovka: 50m	9.42
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	ENE Blistawizd: 2500m	13
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	E. Moschtschum: 1000m	14.15
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	N. Moschtschum: 800m	14.16
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	NW Vyshgorod: 3000m [N. Kiev]	14.2
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	N. Kiev: 1000m	14.22
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	W. Valki: 600m	14.23
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	E. Gostomel: 1000m	14.45
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	W. Vyshgorod: 1500m [N. Kiev]	14.46
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	E. Gostomel: 1000m	14.48
03/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	V. Mostischtsche: 1200m	14.49
04/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	N. Vyshgorod: 700m [N. Kiev]	14.17
28/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	E. Kotsherovo: 30m	12.26
29/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	W. Mestetschko: 1800m	7.29
29/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	S. Wnysokoye: 1700m	10.32
29/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	NW Wnysokoye: 300m	10.34
30/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	N. Nebyliza: 200m	11.48
30/11/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	Il-2 details	91 562: 3000m	11.49
13/12/1943	Ltn.	JG 54	La-5 details	dorf Nebryliza: 20m	11.25
15/01/1944	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-5 details	99 114: 2500m	11.55
15/01/1944	Ltn.	JG 54	LaGG-5 details	99 123: 2500m	11.56
25/03/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	78 451: 10m	8.04
25/03/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	78 423: 40m	8.05
25/03/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	88 112: 30m	8.12
26/03/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	70 663: 50m	10.2
26/03/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Curtiss P-40 details	70 692: 1500m	13.4
26/03/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Curtiss P-40 details	70 692: 1200m	13.41
01/04/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	88324: 500m	14.2
02/04/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Il-2 details	88 351: 200m	11.15
02/04/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	88 551: 2000m	13.46
02/04/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	88 523: 2500m	13.45
03/04/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	88 362: 400m	11.07
04/04/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	88 359: 800m	11.43
04/04/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	88 366: 150m	16.04
04/04/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Il-2 details	88 352: 50m	11.42
04/04/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	Jak-9 details	88 359: 300m	16.08
06/04/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	La-5 details	88 355: 1000m	7.15
24/05/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	B-17HSS details	EG-69: 6500m [Oranienburg]	11.42
28/05/1944	Oblt.	JG 54	P-38 details	FD-9: 7500m [TangermÃ¼nde]	14.23
08/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-51 details	UB-4: 8-10m [5km NW Bernay]	16.49
11/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	Lysander details	TU-7: 100m [NE Caen]	10.53
14/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-47 details	AC 3: 3500m [Pacy-sur-Eure/Ã‰vreux]	7.29
14/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-47 details	AC-6: 2500m [E. St. AndrÃ©-de-l'Eure]	7.31
14/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-47 details	AC-6: 200m [Ivry-la-Bataille/Dreux]	7.32
20/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-51 details	AC-5: 300m [St. AndrÃ©-de-l'Eure]	16.17
20/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-51 details	AC-5: 1500m [St. AndrÃ©-de-l'Eure]	16.18
20/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-51 details	AC-4: 1000m [W. St. AndrÃ©-de-l'Eure]	16.2
20/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-51 details	AB-6: 1000m [N. Breteuil]	16.21
24/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-51 details	UC 7-8: 2000m [Evreux]	7.18
24/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-51 details	UC 7-8: 2200m [Evreux]	7.19
24/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-51 details	UC 7-8: 1500m [Evreux]	7.21
24/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	P-51 details	UC 7-8: 1200m [Evreux]	7.22
26/06/1944	Hptm.	JG 54	Spitfire details	05 Ost S/UB 8-2: 1200m [SE Bernay]	11.03
09/07/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	Spitfire details	UU-UA: 2500m [Caen-Lisieux]	13.19
09/07/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	Spitfire details	UU-UA: 2200m [Caen-Lisieux]	13.21
09/07/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	Spitfire details	UU-UA: 2400m [Caen-Lisieux]	13.24
15/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	P-47 details	AD-BD: 2000m	12.31
15/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	P-47 details	AD-BD: 6000m [Houdan-Rambouillet]	12.32
19/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	P-47 details	UD-7: 10m [SE Vernon]	10.24
23/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	Spitfire details	UE: 2000m [Beaumont-sur-Oise]	13.38
23/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	Spitfire details	UE: 3000m [Beaumont-sur-Oise]	13.4
25/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	P-38 details	TD: 2000m [Raum Gisors]	13.43
25/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	P-38 details	UD: 1000m [Raum Mangy-en-Vexin]	13.45
25/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	P-38 details	TD: 80m [Etrepagny-Gisors]	13.48
26/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	Spitfire details	SD-7: 5300m [N. Gournay-en-Bray]	9.17
26/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	Spitfire details	TC-3: 5500m [10km NE Rouen]	9.19
26/08/1944	Hptm.	JG 26	Spitfire details	TD-1: 2000m [La Feuillie/Gournay]	14.28

Squadrons for : Emil Lang
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Emil Lang. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
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 â€“ 27 June 1939 Hptm Herwig KnÃ¼ppel, 28 June 1939 â€“ 19 May 1940 Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 20 May 1940 â€“ 31 May 1940 Hptm. Erich Noack, 1 June 1940 â€“ 24 July 1940 Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 25 July 1940 â€“ 16 August 1940 Hptm Erich Bode, 17 August 1940 â€“ 3.10.40 Hptm Walter Adolph, 4 October 1940 â€“ 18 September 1941 Hptm Joachim MÃ¼ncheberg, 19 September 1941 â€“ 21 July 1942 Hptm Conny Meyer, 22 July 1942 â€“ 2 January 1943 Maj Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland, 3 January 43 â€“ 17 August 1943 Hptm Hans Naumann, 18 August 1943 â€“ 8 September 1943 ObLt Johannes Seifert, 9 September 1943 â€“ 25 November 1943 Maj Wilhelm GÃ¤th, 26 November 1943 â€“ 1 March 1944 Hptm Hans Naumann, 2 March 1944 â€“ 28 June 1944 Hptm Emil Lang, 29 June 1944 â€“ 3 September 1944 Hptm Georg-Peter Eder, 4 September 1944 â€“ 8 October 1944 Maj Anton Hackl, 9 October 1944 â€“ 29 January 45 ObLt Waldemar Radener, 30 January 1945 â€“ 22 February 1945 Hptm Paul Schauder, 23 February 1945 â€“ 1 May 1945
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.

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
JG54		unknown	unknown
JG26		unknown	unknown