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Name : Adolf Dickfeld Died : 17th May 2009 Air Victories : 136.00 Awards : Knights Cross Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross |
A highly successful Ace, Adolf Dickfeld was posted to Russia with III/JG52 in 1941. He was one of the first pilots to score 100 victories. Later with JG2 in North Africa, and JG11 in 'Defence of the Reich', bringing his total to 136 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross. Sadly, Adolf Dickfeld died 17th May 2009. |
Known Service Details : | |||||||
Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Oberleutnant | 1941 | unknown | 26th June 1941 | ||||
Oberleutnant | unknown | unknown | 03rd December 1942 | ||||
Hauptmann | unknown | unknown | 17th April 1943 | ||||
Artwork signed by this Pilot or Aircrew |
  Assault on the Capital by Robert Taylor |
Artwork featuring the mounted signature of this Pilot or Aircrew |
  The Last Patrol by David Pentland. (I) |
Known Victory Claims : | |||||||
Date | Rank | Squadron | Claimed | Location | Time | Aircraft Flown | Notes |
26/06/1941 | Ltn. | Raum Konstanza | 4.3 | ||||
26/06/1941 | Ltn. | Raum Konstanza | 5.25 | ||||
21/07/1941 | Ltn. | DonaumĂĽndung bei Sulina | 15.15 | ||||
04/08/1941 | Ltn. | DonaumĂĽndung bei Sulina | 14.28 | ||||
04/08/1941 | Ltn. | I-18 | - | 14.37 | |||
04/08/1941 | Ltn. | - | 19.03 | ||||
11/08/1941 | Ltn. | - | 12.23 | ||||
14/08/1941 | Ltn. | - | 10.42 | ||||
16/08/1941 | Ltn. | 5km SE Kiew | 8.58 | ||||
16/08/1941 | Ltn. | 5km SE Kiew | 8.59 | ||||
05/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 15.03 | ||||
05/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 15.09 | ||||
17/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 7.18 | ||||
17/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 7.23 | ||||
17/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 7.31 | ||||
24/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 12.4 | ||||
24/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 12.42 | ||||
24/10/1941 | Ltn. | SE Juschun | 12.43 | ||||
24/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 12.44 | ||||
24/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 12.46 | ||||
25/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 15.2 | ||||
25/10/1941 | Ltn. | S. Kap Takyl | 15.24 | ||||
25/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | 15.26 | ||||
30/10/1941 | Ltn. | - | - | ||||
31/10/1941 | Ltn. | 10km NE Sewastopol | 15.2 | ||||
22/11/1941 | Ltn. | - | 14.27 | ||||
23/11/1941 | Ltn. | - | 10.17 | ||||
28/11/1941 | Ltn. | - | 10.29 | ||||
28/11/1941 | Ltn. | - | 10.35 | ||||
28/11/1941 | Ltn. | - | 12.5 | ||||
03/12/1941 | Ltn. | - | 8.01 | ||||
03/12/1941 | Ltn. | - | 8.01 | ||||
27/03/1942 | Ltn. | Werchow-Roganskoy: 10m | 10.31 | ||||
13/05/1942 | Ltn. | 5km E. Werch. Storganski: 1000m | 10.31 | ||||
14/05/1942 | Ltn. | 10km E. Stary Saltov: 1000m | 9.36 | ||||
05/08/1942 | Oblt. | 05 120: 1400m | 16.13 | ||||
06/08/1942 | Oblt. | 05 160: 1100m | 15.22 | ||||
06/08/1942 | Oblt. | 05 271: 500m | 15.4 | ||||
13/08/1942 | Oblt. | 44 351: 1300m | 18.23 | ||||
14/08/1942 | Oblt. | 34 250: 2300m | 9.5 | ||||
14/08/1942 | Oblt. | 34 410: 300m | 10.22 | ||||
16/08/1942 | Oblt. | 34 492: 1500m | 15.4 | ||||
16/08/1942 | Oblt. | 34 494: 20m | 15.46 | ||||
17/08/1942 | Oblt. | 44 381: 800m | 7.48 | ||||
17/08/1942 | Oblt. | 44 383: 1000m | 7.49 | ||||
18/08/1942 | Oblt. | 34 644: 1200m | 13.18 | ||||
18/08/1942 | Oblt. | 34 662: 700m | 13.2 | ||||
18/08/1942 | Oblt. | 34 484: 800m | 13.25 | ||||
19/08/1942 | Oblt. | 44 541: 2600m | 8.18 | ||||
19/08/1942 | Oblt. | 34 433: 500m | 14.18 | ||||
19/08/1942 | Oblt. | 34 452: 1200m | 14.3 | ||||
19/08/1942 | Oblt. | 34 621: 200m | 14.4 | ||||
23/08/1942 | Oblt. | 44 411: 1200m | 7.44 | ||||
23/08/1942 | Oblt. | 44 411: 1200m | 7.42 | ||||
28/08/1942 | Oblt. | 44 464: 1500m | 8.45 | ||||
28/08/1942 | Oblt. | 54 322: 1000m | 10.35 | ||||
30/08/1942 | Oblt. | 54 532: 2000m | 8.15 | ||||
30/08/1942 | Oblt. | 54 382: 800m | 8.31 | ||||
30/08/1942 | Oblt. | 54 544: 800m | 11.26 | ||||
30/08/1942 | Oblt. | 54 544: 800m | 11.27 | ||||
02/09/1942 | Oblt. | 44 442: 800m | 12.58 | ||||
02/09/1942 | Oblt. | 44 472: 100m | 13.03 | ||||
04/09/1942 | Oblt. | 44 472: 1400m | 16.43 | ||||
04/09/1942 | Oblt. | 44 453: 1000m | 15.25 | ||||
05/09/1942 | Oblt. | SE Mozdok: 2000m | 11.1 | ||||
05/09/1942 | Oblt. | 44 454: 800m | 11.12 | ||||
10/09/1942 | Oblt. | 44 442: 200m | 16.05 | ||||
10/09/1942 | Oblt. | 1km S. Malsoluk: 200m | 16.06 | ||||
17/09/1942 | Oblt. | 54 382: 3000m | 6.26 | ||||
01/12/1942 | Oblt. | N. Tebourda: 1700m | 15.35 | ||||
03/12/1942 | Oblt. | 10km W. Bizerta: 5000m | 11.47 | ||||
17/04/1943 | Hptm. | 05 Ost S/84/6/1 b. Stotel: 8500m | 13.08 | ||||
| Aircraft for : Adolf Dickfeld | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Adolf Dickfeld. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
| Aircraft | Info | |
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 : Adolf Dickfeld | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Adolf Dickfeld. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
JG11 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG11 | JG11 Full profile not yet available. | |
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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