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Name : Rudolf Trenkel Died : 26th April 2001 Air Victories : 138.00 Awards : Knights Cross |
Rudolf Trenkel was born on 17 January 1918 at Neudorf in the Ballenstedt region of Sachsen. He joined the army in 1936 but transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1939. On 22 February 1942, Trenkel was posted to JG 77 based on the southern part of Eastern front. Unteroffizier Trenkel was assigned to III./JG 77. He flew with 7./JG 77 and on 26 March he claimed his first victory over I-153 biplane fighter. Trenkel was transferred to JG 52 based on the Eastern front on 1 May 1942. He was assigned to the Geschwaderstab. He claimed three victories serving with this unit. On 15 June 1942, Feldwebel Trenkel was transferred to 2./JG 52 based on the Eastern front. Trenkel recorded his 20th victory on 2 November. On 17 December, Trenkel shot down six enemy aircraft to record his 23rd through 28th victories. He recorded five victories on 16 April 1943 (46-50) and four victories on 2 June (73-76). Trenkel was transferred to Ergänzung-Jagdgruppe Ost in June 1943. Reputedly he claimed three victories with the unit. Oberfeldwebel Trenkel was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 19 August for 76 victories. In October 1943, Trenkel returned to front line duty with 2./JG 52. He claimed 18 victories during October. However, on 2 November, he was shot down in Bf 109 G-6 (W.Nr. 140 167) “Black 3” by a Russian Yak-9 fighter and badly wounded. Following his recovery from the wounds received in November 1943, Trenkel trained as an officer and transferred to Stab/JG 52 with the rank of Oberleutnant. On 14 July, Trenkel claimed his 100th victory. On 15 August 1944, Trenkel was appointed Staffelkapitän of 2./JG 52. In October, Trenkel claimed 12 victories in 10 days but was shot down five times. On 15 October, Trenkel shot down six enemy aircraft (122-127). He was shot down again on 15 March 1945 by flak. Trenkel baled out of his stricken Bf 109 G-14 (W.Nr. 465 260) “Black 12” wounded. Following the surrender, US troops handed over Trenkel to the Russians. However, after four weeks, he was repatriated due to the deterioration of the wounds received in his last combat. He died on 26 April 2001. |
Artwork signed by this Pilot or Aircrew |
  Assault on the Capital by Robert Taylor |
Artwork with companion print(s) featuring the mounted signature of this Pilot or Aircrew |
  Knight of the Reich by Robert Taylor. (C) |
Known Victory Claims : | |||||||
Date | Rank | Squadron | Claimed | Location | Time | Aircraft Flown | Notes |
26/03/1942 | Fw. | - | 15.02 | ||||
27/08/1942 | Fw. | 46 332: 800m | 14.23 | ||||
02/09/1942 | Fw. | 46 253: 800m | 8.3 | ||||
02/09/1942 | Fw. | 46 254: 200m | 13 | ||||
10/09/1942 | Fw. | 47 763: 200m | 12.13 | ||||
02/10/1942 | Fw. | 49 294: 150m | 11.44 | ||||
09/10/1942 | Fw. | 49 241: 300m | 12.5 | ||||
09/10/1942 | Fw. | 49 162: 200m | 12.55 | ||||
11/10/1942 | Fw. | 49 122: 50m | 6.27 | ||||
26/10/1942 | Fw. | 49 362: 300m | 14.09 | ||||
26/10/1942 | Fw. | 49 382: 150m | 14.11 | ||||
26/10/1942 | Fw. | 49 361: 400m | 14.04 | ||||
29/10/1942 | Fw. | 49 282: 800m | 11.28 | ||||
02/11/1942 | Fw. | 59 191: 50m | 10.34 | ||||
02/11/1942 | Fw. | 59 191: 50m | 10.32 | ||||
30/11/1942 | Fw. | 01 242: tiefflug | 7.15 | ||||
11/12/1942 | Ofw. | 01 563: 10m | 11.1 | ||||
21/12/1942 | Fw. | 01 571: 150m | 13.4 | ||||
21/12/1942 | Fw. | 01 583: 100m | 13.42 | ||||
21/12/1942 | Fw. | 01 722: 50m | 13.43 | ||||
21/12/1942 | Fw. | 01 722: 50m | 13.44 | ||||
27/12/1942 | Ofw. | 01 754: 400m | 6.58 | ||||
29/12/1942 | Ofw. | 00 134: 1000m | 9.37 | ||||
29/12/1942 | Ofw. | 01 411: 1800m | 12.18 | ||||
26/01/1943 | Ofw. | Il-7 | 72 234: 300m | 12.3 | |||
29/01/1943 | Ofw. | Il-7 | 73 684: 500m | 8.2 | |||
29/01/1943 | Ofw. | Il-7 | 73 663: tiefflug | 8.3 | |||
29/01/1943 | Ofw. | 73 752: 1500m | 9.15 | ||||
29/01/1943 | Ofw. | 73 752: 1500m | 9.17 | ||||
26/03/1943 | Ofw. | 81 742: 2000m | 15.25 | ||||
27/03/1943 | Ofw. | 36 2721: tiefflug | 16.02 | ||||
28/03/1943 | Ofw. | 71 851: 3000m | 10.2 | ||||
09/04/1943 | Ofw. | 86 570: 3000m | 8.55 | ||||
11/04/1943 | Ofw. | 86 782: 300m | 12.35 | ||||
16/04/1943 | Ofw. | 85 xxx | 7.23 | ||||
16/04/1943 | Ofw. | 85 xxx | 8.2 | ||||
16/04/1943 | Ofw. | 85 xxx | 10.5 | ||||
16/04/1943 | Ofw. | 85 190: tiefflug | 11 | ||||
16/04/1943 | Ofw. | 76 762: tiefflug | 11.46 | ||||
17/04/1943 | Ofw. | 75 460: 600m | 11.1 | ||||
26/04/1943 | Ofw. | 85 722: 3200m | 14 | ||||
26/04/1943 | Ofw. | 85 761: 1800m | 14 | ||||
29/04/1943 | Ofw. | 61 894: 5000m | 10.02 | ||||
07/05/1943 | Ofw. | 71 714: tiefflug | 4.29 | ||||
07/05/1943 | Ofw. | 61 723: 2000m | 18.19 | ||||
07/05/1943 | Ofw. | 60 131: 2000m | 18.21 | ||||
07/05/1943 | Ofw. | 60 212: 1000m | 18.24 | ||||
09/05/1943 | Ofw. | 98 872: 5000m | 6.25 | ||||
09/05/1943 | Ofw. | 98 731: 2000m | 12.3 | ||||
11/05/1943 | Ofw. | 61 995: 2500m | 18.05 | ||||
23/05/1943 | Ofw. | 85 594: tiefflug | 4.5 | ||||
24/05/1943 | Ofw. | 86 822: 5000m | 16.52 | ||||
26/05/1943 | Ofw. | 85 123: 900m | 5.11 | ||||
26/05/1943 | Ofw. | 85 172: 1800m | 5.16 | ||||
26/05/1943 | Ofw. | 85 144: 3000m | 9.42 | ||||
30/05/1943 | Ofw. | 75 262: 1500m | 15.28 | ||||
30/05/1943 | Ofw. | 76 892: 500m | 15.3 | ||||
30/05/1943 | Ofw. | Il-7 | 75 234: 20m | 15.31 | |||
30/05/1943 | Ofw. | 85 141: 800m | 15.35 | ||||
31/05/1943 | Ofw. | 86 744: 3000m | 8.12 | ||||
31/05/1943 | Ofw. | 75 232: 4000m | 11.09 | ||||
02/06/1943 | Ofw. | 85 112: 4000m | 4.43 | ||||
02/06/1943 | Ofw. | 85 112: 600m | 13.27 | ||||
02/06/1943 | Ofw. | 85 121: 500m | 13.28 | ||||
02/06/1943 | Ofw. | 75 234: 2000m | 17.52 | ||||
13/10/1943 | Ofw. | 15 153: 1100m | 10.17 | ||||
13/10/1943 | Ofw. | 15 154: 900m | 10.18 | ||||
13/10/1943 | Ofw. | 15 152: 2000m | 10.15 | ||||
14/10/1943 | Ofw. | 58 152: 800m | 5.19 | ||||
14/10/1943 | Ofw. | 58 192: 2000m | 11.5 | ||||
15/10/1943 | Ofw. | 58 153: 2000m | 5.55 | ||||
15/10/1943 | Ofw. | 58 131: 3000m | 10.35 | ||||
15/10/1943 | Ofw. | 58 351: 3000m | 13.58 | ||||
22/10/1943 | Ofw. | 58 534: 400m | 6.34 | ||||
22/10/1943 | Ofw. | 58 563: 300m | 6.36 | ||||
22/10/1943 | Ofw. | 58 361: 200m | 14.55 | ||||
23/10/1943 | Ofw. | 59 744: 1200m | 12.05 | ||||
23/10/1943 | Ofw. | 59 753: 3000m | 14.02 | ||||
23/10/1943 | Ofw. | 59 743: 300m | 12.07 | ||||
23/10/1943 | Ofw. | 59 751: 100m | 15.21 | ||||
23/10/1943 | Ofw. | 59 754: 50m | 15.24 | ||||
24/10/1943 | Ofw. | 57 152: 150m | 15.2 | ||||
27/10/1943 | Ofw. | 57 773: 2500m | 6.1 | ||||
27/10/1943 | Ofw. | 57 744: 600m | 6.15 | ||||
28/10/1943 | Ofw. | 47 332: 200m | 8.05 | ||||
28/10/1943 | Ofw. | 47 328: tiefstflug. | 10.58 | ||||
01/11/1943 | Ofw. | 66 731: 250m | 10.15 | ||||
13/07/1944 | Oblt. | 51 711: 2500m | 17.35 | ||||
14/07/1944 | Oblt. | 51 524: 2500m | 5.35 | ||||
14/07/1944 | Oblt. | 50 189: tiefst. | 17.55 | ||||
15/07/1944 | Oblt. | 51 548: 2000m | 15.14 | ||||
15/07/1944 | Oblt. | 41 414: 2500m | 16.58 | ||||
15/07/1944 | Oblt. | 41 447: 50m | 17.05 | ||||
16/07/1944 | Oblt. | 51 575: 3500m | 17.45 | ||||
17/07/1944 | Oblt. | 41 796: 500m | 18.05 | ||||
18/07/1944 | Oblt. | 42 851: 1500m | 20.05 | ||||
19/07/1944 | Oblt. | 42 573: 700m | 13.4 | ||||
19/07/1944 | Oblt. | 32 699: 200m | 16.44 | ||||
19/07/1944 | Oblt. | 42 713: 100m | 16.48 | ||||
19/07/1944 | Oblt. | 42 777: 600m | 19.48 | ||||
19/07/1944 | Oblt. | 42 767: 400m | 19.5 | ||||
21/07/1944 | Oblt. | 30 482: 4000m | 15.42 | ||||
12/09/1944 | Oblt. | 10 361: 1000m | 16.1 | ||||
12/09/1944 | Oblt. | 10.391: tiefflug | 16.12 | ||||
13/09/1944 | Oblt. | 90 452: 4000m [E. Eisenach] | 11.54 | ||||
21/09/1944 | Oblt. | 10 696: 1000m | 15.32 | ||||
21/09/1944 | Oblt. | 10 665: 900m | 17.54 | ||||
22/09/1944 | Oblt. | 10 835: 3000m | 11.3 | ||||
22/09/1944 | Oblt. | 10 862 | 11.33 | ||||
14/10/1944 | Oblt. | 13 143: 1000m | 14.41 | ||||
15/10/1944 | Oblt. | 13 345: 1200m | 8.15 | ||||
15/10/1944 | Oblt. | 13 348: 400m | 8.17 | ||||
15/10/1944 | Oblt. | 13 344: 1200m | 10.22 | ||||
15/10/1944 | Oblt. | 13 342: 1000m | 10.24 | ||||
15/10/1944 | Oblt. | 13 376: 800m | 10.26 | ||||
15/10/1944 | Oblt. | 13 347: 3500m | 14.11 | ||||
16/10/1944 | Oblt. | 13 153: 100m | 10.45 | ||||
16/10/1944 | Oblt. | 13 126: 2000m | 13.05 | ||||
17/10/1944 | Oblt. | 25 444: 500m | 8 | ||||
27/10/1944 | Oblt. | 25 583: 800m | 15.1 | ||||
| Aircraft for : Rudolf Trenkel | ||
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Me109 
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. | |
| Squadrons for : Rudolf Trenkel | ||
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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. | |
JG77 Country : Germany Founded : May 1939 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG77 | JG77 Herz As (Ace of Hearts) was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It served in all the German theaters of war, from Western Europe to the Eastern Front, and from the high north in Norway to the Mediterranean. JG 77 was formed in May 1939 with I. and II. Gruppe. III./JG 77 was formed on 5 July 1940 in Trondheim from the II(J)./JG 186. I./ JG 77 was reorganized on 21 November 1940 into IV./JG 51 and a new I./JG 77 was established. In January 1942 I./JG 77 was transferred to I./JG 5 and a new I./JG 77 was created. In April 1942 1. Staffel was transferred to Romania and designated the defence unit for the Ploie?ti oil fields at Mizil. (This staffel was redesignated 1./JG 4 in August 1942.) | |
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