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Karl Gratz |
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Name : Karl Gratz Died : 14th March 2002 Air Victories : 138.00 Awards : Knights Cross |
Karl Gratz was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Gratz flew more than 900 missions, scoring 138 aerial victories, of which 17 were scored on the Western Front. |
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Date | Rank | Squadron | Claimed | Location | Time | Aircraft Flown | Notes |
14/05/1942 | Uffz. | 10km SE Stary Saltov: 2500m | 12.14 | ||||
26/05/1942 | Uffz. | 5km NE Izyum | 9.36 | ||||
26/05/1942 | Uffz. | 3km E. Izyum | 9.4 | ||||
04/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 442: 300m | 13.43 | ||||
04/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 472: 1300m | 16.53 | ||||
08/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 417: 2300m | 12.44 | ||||
09/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 442: 1800m | 14.01 | ||||
17/09/1942 | Uffz. | 54 362: 600m | 14.3 | ||||
22/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 671: 1200m | 8.35 | ||||
22/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 672: 1400m | 8.4 | ||||
25/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 762: 50m | 16.24 | ||||
27/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 613: 1600m | 12.35 | ||||
27/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 442: 1200m | 14.58 | ||||
27/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 651: 800m | 15.06 | ||||
27/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 483: 1000m | 15.08 | ||||
28/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 614: 2000m | 12.27 | ||||
28/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 642: 1600m | 12.31 | ||||
28/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 654L: 600m | 12.32 | ||||
28/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 812: 1200m | 16.08 | ||||
28/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 563: 1800m | 16.03 | ||||
29/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 614: 2000m | 7.58 | ||||
29/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 563: 1200m | 8.04 | ||||
30/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 614: 1300m | 16.03 | ||||
30/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 644: 1200m | 16.05 | ||||
30/09/1942 | Uffz. | 44 651: 1000m | 16.09 | ||||
02/10/1942 | Uffz. | 34 282: 300m | 13.48 | ||||
02/10/1942 | Uffz. | 34 423: 300m | 13.53 | ||||
04/10/1942 | Uffz. | 44 842: 800m | 15.07 | ||||
04/10/1942 | Uffz. | 44 721: 1400m | 14.58 | ||||
04/10/1942 | Uffz. | 44 264: 500m | 15.01 | ||||
12/03/1943 | Fw. | 20km NW FĂ©camp: 2000m | 13.05 | ||||
04/04/1943 | Fw. | 80km N. Caen: 2000m | 13.28 | ||||
04/04/1943 | Fw. | 80km N. Caen: 2000m | 13.32 | ||||
05/04/1943 | Fw. | 80km N. Ostend: 7500m | 16.02 | ||||
27/07/1943 | Ofw. | 25km E. Caen b. Dozulé: 8000m | 18.35 | ||||
16/08/1943 | Ofw. | 9km SE Bretigny: 6000m | 11.45 | ||||
19/04/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | 35 453: 300m | 17.2 | ||||
22/04/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | 25 469: 4000m | 17.14 | ||||
22/04/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | 35 482: 1000m | 17.3 | ||||
23/04/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | LaGG | 35 474: 1500m | 10.1 | |||
24/04/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | LaGG | 35 452: 3000m | 9.16 | |||
24/04/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 35 432: 200m | 15.23 | ||||
24/04/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | LaGG | 35 454: 1200m | 15.36 | |||
24/04/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | LaGG | 35 454: 1200m | 15.36 | |||
25/04/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | LaGG | 35 411: 800m | 7.44 | |||
05/05/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | 35 433: 1500m | 10.42 | ||||
06/05/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | LaGG | 35 442: 600m | 13.02 | |||
21/05/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | LaGG | 68 884: 500m | 5.32 | |||
21/05/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | LaGG | 68 853: tiefst. | 5.38 | |||
22/05/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | LaGG | 78 741: 500m | 6.42 | |||
22/05/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | 78 342: 2500m | 10.5 | ||||
24/05/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | LaGG | 78 712: tiefst. | 6.34 | |||
30/05/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | 78 522: tiefst. | 7.14 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Fhj.Ofw. | 78 673: 3000m | 15.1 | ||||
12/06/1944 | Ltn. | LaGG | 78 860: 1000m | 17.34 | |||
22/06/1944 | Ltn. | LaGG | 68 832: 1000m | 14.08 | |||
27/06/1944 | Ltn. | 85 233: 1500m | 19.39 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 328: 1500m | 8.28 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 362: 1200m | 8.31 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Ltn. | 50 366: 1200m | 8.45 | ||||
20/07/1944 | Ltn. | 32 835: 500m | 9.31 | ||||
22/08/1944 | Ltn. | 11 415: 3000m | 9.16 | ||||
24/10/1944 | Ltn. | LaGG | 25 373: 200m | 15.38 | |||
26/10/1944 | Ltn. | 25 543: tiefflug | 11 | ||||
26/10/1944 | Ltn. | 25 477: tiefflug | 11 | ||||
| Squadrons for : Karl Gratz | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Karl Gratz. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
JG2 Country : Germany Founded : 1st May 1939 Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG2 | JG2 Jagdgeschwader 2 was formed from parts of Jagdgeschwader 131 Richthofen on 1 May 1939 in Döberitz and its first commander was Oberst Robert Ritter von Greim. At the outbreak of the war JG 2 was tasked with defence of the Reich and based in the Berlin area under Luftgaukommando III. Stab and II. Gruppe were equipped with the Bf 109E and were located at Döberitz with 10.(N) staffel flying the Bf 109D in Straussberg. 10.(N) Staffel was one of the first night fighter units formed in the Luftwaffe. Later this staffel was expanded into IV.(N) Gruppe. This Gruppe gained the Luftwaffe’s first night kill over the RAF Bomber Command on the night of 25/26 on April 1940 when Ofw Förster shot down a Handley Page Hampden. The unit saw little combat until the Western offensive against France and the Low Countries from 10 May 1940 onwards. During the campaign against France, JG 2 was tasked with escorting raids and defending German airspace to the south of Heinz Guderian's Panzer forces which were encircling the French and the British Expeditionary Force further north. Leutnant Helmut Wick, who later became part of a trio of outstanding aces (including Adolf Galland from Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) and Werner Mölders from Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51)) in the Battle of Britain, attained his first and the Geschwader's second kill on 22 November 1939, a French Curtiss Hawk Model 75. The first victory for the JG 2 was scored by Oberfeldwebel Kley (3. Staffel) at the same day. JG 2 took part in the Battle of Britain, operating Bf 109Es over the South Coast of England and the English Channel from bases in Cherbourg and Normandy. Major Helmut Wick emerged as one of the Battle’s top Luftwaffe aces, claiming 31 kills for a personal total of 56, before being killed (MIA) in action versus Spitfires of No. 609 Squadron in November 1940. Wick was seen to bail out successfully but was not found by German Air/Sea Rescue attempts. The Spitfire who dispatched him was immediately shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz. Ofw. Schnell, Ofw. Machold and Olt. Hans Assi Hahn also claimed heavily during this period, with 16 kills each. Some 42 JG 2 pilots were killed or made POW during the battle. | |
JG52 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG52 | 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. | |
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