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Albin Wolf - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

Albin Wolf


Name : Albin Wolf
Died : 2nd April 1944
Air Victories : 144.00

Awards :
Knights Cross
Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross

Albin Wolf born on 28 October 1920. Wolf was a German World War II Luftwaffe 144 victories Flying ace and a posthumous recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. He was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and killed in action on 2 April 1944.

Wolf was transferred to the 6th squadron of Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) in May 1942 on the Eastern front.[Notes 1] He achieved his aerial victories 37–40 on 3 August 1943. By 4 September 1943 he had accumulated 78 victories. Wolf received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) for 117 victories on 22 November 1943. Wolf crash landed on a transfer flight on 29 December 1943 and was severely wounded. He was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the 6./JG 54 on 11 March 1944.

Albin Wolf's 135th aerial victory claimed on 23 March 1944 was also Jagdgeschwader 54's 7000th of the war. Wolf was killed in action south-east of Pskov on 2 April 1944. His Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6 took a direct hit from an anti-aircraft shell. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant and honoured with the 464th Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 27 April 1944.

Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Jak-1
Aircraft Type :
P-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Airacobra
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-5
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-5
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
Curtiss P-40
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
Jak-7
Aircraft Type :
Pe-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-7
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3
Aircraft Type :
Jak-7
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Jak-7
Aircraft Type :
Jak-7
Aircraft Type :
Jak-7
Aircraft Type :
Jak-4
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Airacobra
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Airacobra
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Airacobra
Aircraft Type :
DB-3F
Aircraft Type :
DB-3F
Aircraft Type :
DB-3F
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-4
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Pe-2
Aircraft Type :
Pe-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-4
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
LaGG-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Pe-2
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
La-5
Aircraft Type :
Jak-1
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Il-2
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9
Aircraft Type :
Jak-9






Known Victory Claims :

Date

Rank

Squadron

Claimed

Location

Time

Aircraft Flown

Notes

06/08/1942

Uffz.

JG 54

Il-2
details

NW Karnischtrchewo: 250m

15.5

23/08/1942

Uffz.

JG 54

Jak-1
details

54 244: 800m

12.07

05/09/1942

Uffz.

JG 54

P-2
details

28 464: 500m

11.1

30/09/1942

Uffz.

JG 54

Il-2
details

29 781: 250m

8.46

29/12/1942

Uffz.

JG 54

Airacobra
details

18 234: 3500m

12.55

30/12/1942

Uffz.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

28 114: 1000m

11.54

30/12/1942

Uffz.

JG 54

Il-2
details

28 142: 200m

13.44

14/01/1943

Uffz.

JG 54

Il-2
details

10 161: 800m

12.34

26/01/1943

Uffz.

JG 54

Il-2
details

10 113: 100m

11.25

11/02/1943

Uffz.

JG 54

LaGG-5
details

20 514: 1400m

10.3

23/02/1943

Uffz.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

19 761: 1000m

15.53

27/02/1943

Uffz.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

18 453: 1500m

15.4

05/03/1943

Uffz.

JG 54

Il-2
details

18 423: 150m

7.3

05/03/1943

Uffz.

JG 54

Il-2
details

18 212: 100m

13.55

05/03/1943

Uffz.

JG 54

LaGG-5
details

18 391: 1000m

16.18

07/03/1943

Uffz.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

18 391: 800m

9.15

23/03/1943

Uffz.

JG 54

Curtiss P-40
details

00 243: 5600m

17.2

18/06/1943

Fw.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

20 113: 1500m

12.2

24/06/1943

Fw.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

21 871: 500m

7.1

13/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

Jak-7
details

64 894: 500m

6.57

13/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

Pe-2
details

63 222: 800m

11.54

13/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

63 412: 50m

14.15

14/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

54 333: 900m

14.21

15/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

64 883: 2000m

17.02

16/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

La-5
details

-?-: 200m

18.57

17/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

La-5
details

54 183: 10m

6.58

17/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

La-5
details

54 614: 2200m

6.43

19/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

Jak-7
details

54 442: 500m

11.47

20/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

LaGG-3
details

64 871: 400m

8.29

22/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

Jak-7
details

64 799: 2900m

15.18

23/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

La-5
details

63 161: 2000m

18.27

25/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

La-5
details

53 291: 100m

12.4

30/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

La-5
details

00 224: 200m

5.24

30/07/1943

Fw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

10 153: 150m

16.54

01/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

00 263: 3000m

6.43

02/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

10 352: 700m

12.54

02/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-7
details

10 411: 1200m

8.57

02/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-7
details

10 414: 1000m

9.1

02/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-7
details

10 191: 2300m

8.52

07/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-4
details

54 631: 1500

13.55

08/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

54 672: 1800m

19

09/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

54 843: 3800m

18.31

13/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

54 743: 800m

16.2

13/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

53 213: 150m

16.3

14/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

45 721: 2000m

5.01

14/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

45 734: 2000m

5.08

14/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

45 744: 1000m

5.14

14/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

45 763: 3000m

8.46

16/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

45 733: 800m

13.26

16/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

35 861: 600m

13.35

17/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

44 842: 1400m

8.53

19/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

43 864: 600m

5.47

19/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

45 751: 3000m

16.23

20/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Airacobra
details

43 851: 3500m

6.29

21/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

35 624: 4500m

12.3

21/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

43 861: 3400m

16.2

22/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Airacobra
details

43 832: 3800m

6.23

22/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

43 863: 1000m

6.26

22/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

43 454: 5500m

13.07

22/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

43 852: 1500m

16.22

23/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Airacobra
details

42 224: 5000m

10.07

24/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

DB-3F
details

44 553: 4500m

6.58

24/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

DB-3F
details

44 374: 4000m

7

24/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

DB-3F
details

44 383: 3500m

7.03

24/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

44 483: 1200m

15.09

28/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

43 873: 4500m

6.14

28/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-4
details

43 822: 2300m

11.52

30/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

35 491: 5000m

18.01

30/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

35 641: 2500m

14.23

30/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

45 523: 3500m

17.53

31/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

35 632: 3000m

6.48

31/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Pe-2
details

35 554: 3500m

15.31

31/08/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Pe-2
details

35 643: 3500m

15.34

01/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

25 453: 800m

18.08

01/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

25 433: 500m

18.1

04/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

26 632: 2500m

16.36

04/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

25 484: 2800m

17.04

05/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

25 493: 1500m

11.24

05/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

35 374: 3000m

17.4

07/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

26 824: 3500m

8.06

07/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

26 823: 2500m

8.23

07/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

26 673: 3000m

11.09

07/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

26 861: 2500m

11.17

07/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

26 491: 2000m

16.45

09/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-4
details

26 242: 5000m

17.04

10/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

26 841: 5000m

9.57

11/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

75 852: 3000m

16.01

15/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

26 812: 1200m

8.51

15/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

LaGG-5
details

35 341: 2000m

11.01

15/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

35 541: 1000m

13.14

15/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

35 374: 3000m

17.25

17/09/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

35 383: 4000m

11.26

23/10/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

10 112: 1500m

13.19

23/10/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

10 161: 3000m

15.17

23/10/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

10 114: 3500m

15.23

24/10/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

01 454: 2000m

10

25/10/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

11 371: 1200m

12.14

25/10/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

11 794: 1000m

15.35

26/10/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

10 131: 1500m

10.4

26/10/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

11 763: 2000m

10.55

28/10/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

01 394: 3500m

12.06

28/10/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Pe-2
details

01 391: 2500m

12.09

01/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 52

Il-2
details

10 121: 200m

9.27

02/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

10 122: 1300m

13.25

02/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

01 361: 3500m

15.06

03/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

01 394: 800m

13.55

03/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

01 333: 3000m

14.29

06/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

01 592: 3000m

7.17

06/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

01 594

7.21

06/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

01 672: 50m

7.25

06/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

01 643: 2500m

15.24

06/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

01 564: 3500m

15.19

22/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

91 564: 500m

14.16

29/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

91 651: 2300m

10.4

29/11/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

91 642: 1500m

10.43

10/12/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

00 133: 500m

8.47

11/12/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

Il-2
details

00 121: 600m

8.11

12/12/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

00 112: 700m

13.35

14/12/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

01 772: 500m

9.37

17/12/1943

Ofw.

JG 54

La-5
details

01 772: 700m

8.02

15/01/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

La-5
details

80 862: 500m

12.17

15/01/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Il-2
details

90 713: 100m

12.19

15/01/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

La-5
details

90 574: 200m

12.31

22/01/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

La-5
details

80 663: 800m

14.46

24/01/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

80 683: 1200m

10.34

28/01/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

La-5
details

90 572: 1100m

14.43

28/01/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

La-5
details

80 632: 700m

15.09

11/02/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

La-5
details

00 683: 2400m

13.24

19/03/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

89 451: 150m

10.32

19/03/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

88 112: 2100m

11.04

19/03/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

99 711: 300m

17.29

22/03/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

La-5
details

97 564: 400m

11.05

23/03/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Jak-1
details

97 641: 2000m

16.47

26/03/1944

Oblt.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

88 862: 2500m

9.4

26/03/1944

Oblt.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

78 284: 500m

12.57

27/03/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

78 254: 700m

6.2

27/03/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Il-2
details

48 261: 150m

6.25

27/03/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

89 772: 1500m

6.37

31/03/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

89 341: 1200m

14.47

02/04/1944

Ltn.

JG 54

Jak-9
details

88 442: 100m

9.27

Squadrons for : Albin Wolf
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Albin Wolf. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
SquadronInfo

JG52

Country : Germany

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JG52

The most successful Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II, with a claim total of more than 10,000 victories over enemy aircraft. It was home to the top three scoring Experten of the Luftwaffe, Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn and GĂĽnther Rall. The unit flew the various marks of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 exclusively through the war.

JG54

Country : Germany

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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.



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