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Heinz Sachsenberg |
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Name : Heinz Sachsenberg Born : 12th July 1922 Died : 17th June 1951 Air Victories : 104.00 Awards : Knights Cross |
After flight training he was assigned, as a Feldwebel, to Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52) in the Fall of 1942. He was sent to the front in late 1942 at the Eastern Front, and was assigned to 6./JG 52 On 21 April 1943 he achieved his first air victory, shooting down an Il-2 ground attack aircraft. By the end of July 1943 he had shot down 22 enemy airplanes in heavy air combat over the Kuban bridgehead. His unit was then transferred to cover the retreat from the southern Kursk salient where he scored a further 16 victories. After a spell of leave from September to November due to overstress (when he was also awarded the German Cross in Gold and Ehrenpokal, he returned to the Crimea and the intense air-battles over the Kerch Straits. After 76 victories, and on leave, Sachsenberg was recommended for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (German: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) in March 1944. Upon returning to the Crimea at the beginning of May, he shot down 25 aircraft in just a month including 6 planes on 7 May (77-82v.). On 31 May, over Iasi, in the battles for Romania, he claimed four victories and five more were claimed on 8 June 1944, bringing his total to 101 air victories. He was the 76th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark. Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Sachsenberg was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 9 June 1944. Returning from leave, his unit was then transferred to cover the Ploiești oilfields in Romania. After claiming one more victory, he was seriously wounded during an air battle with American P-51 Mustang fighters on 23 June 1944 although he managed to successfully belly-land his Bf-109 G-6, (Werknummer 166233—factory number) "Yellow 1". Promoted to Leutnant, he achieved his final victories over Hungary, including a USAAF P-51 (#103, on 3 March) and a Russian P-39 Sachsenberg had a total of 104 victories over a total of 520 flown sorties. Of his 104 air victories, 1 was achieved in the west, 84 of his victories were fighter planes. He also sunk 1 speed boat. He died on 17 June 1951, following complications from wounds he received during the war. |
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Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
Leutnant | unknown | unknown | 21st April 1943 | ||||
Known Victory Claims : | |||||||
Date | Rank | Squadron | Claimed | Location | Time | Aircraft Flown | Notes |
21/04/1943 | Fw. | Il-5 | 75 451: 1000m [SW Novorossisk] | 11.1 | |||
08/05/1943 | Fw. | 85 142: 3000m [2km W Abinskaja] | 7.18 | ||||
15/05/1943 | Fw. | 85 141: 3500m[7km S Krimskaya] | 9.5 | ||||
25/05/1943 | Fw. | 65 462: tiefflug [E Kubardinka] | 10.04 | ||||
26/05/1943 | Fw. | Il-5 | 76 852: 800m | 15.55 | |||
27/05/1943 | Fw. | Il-5 | 65 241: 200m | 11.5 | |||
29/05/1943 | Fw. | Il-5 | 75 231: tiefflug | 18.18 | |||
29/05/1943 | Fw. | Il-5 | 76 892: tiefflug | 18.18 | |||
05/06/1943 | Fw. | 85 114: 1200m | 11.32 | ||||
05/06/1943 | Fw. | 85 112: 900m | 11.34 | ||||
06/06/1943 | Fw. | 76 894: 2800m | 7.35 | ||||
06/06/1943 | Fw. | 76 894: 2800m | 7.36 | ||||
08/06/1943 | Fw. | 76 862: tiefflug | 9.27 | ||||
11/06/1943 | Fw. | 76 684: 400m | 10.19 | ||||
13/06/1943 | Fw. | 85 144: 3000m | 10.37 | ||||
20/07/1943 | Fw. | 75 452: 4000m | 15.05 | ||||
22/07/1943 | Fw. | 76 892: 300m | 8.15 | ||||
26/07/1943 | Fw. | 75 363: tiefstflug | 6.1 | ||||
26/07/1943 | Fw. | Il-5 | 65 293: tiefstflug | 6.2 | |||
26/07/1943 | Fw. | 76 882: 400m | 10.25 | ||||
26/07/1943 | Fw. | 75 262: 1000m | 18.2 | ||||
30/07/1943 | Fw. | 75 234: 600m | 6.25 | ||||
04/08/1943 | Fw. | 61 383: 1000m | 11.12 | ||||
04/08/1943 | Fw. | 61 363: 1000m | 13.4 | ||||
04/08/1943 | Fw. | 61 292: tiefstflug | 16 | ||||
04/08/1943 | Fw. | 61 271: 400m | 13.47 | ||||
06/08/1943 | Fw. | 61 363: 300m | 10.54 | ||||
06/08/1943 | Fw. | 61 394: 800m | 10.5 | ||||
07/08/1943 | Fw. | 60 832: 600m | 18.3 | ||||
08/08/1943 | Fw. | 60 744: 5500m | 18.22 | ||||
10/08/1943 | Fw. | 71 771: 800m | 13.34 | ||||
12/08/1943 | Fw. | 41 684: 2000m | 5.35 | ||||
12/08/1943 | Fw. | 51 513: 1000m | 10.5 | ||||
12/08/1943 | Fw. | 51 373: 100m | 10.53 | ||||
17/08/1943 | Fw. | 41 464: 1000m | 6.56 | ||||
17/08/1943 | Fw. | 51 371: 500m | 9.4 | ||||
19/08/1943 | Fw. | 51 593: 2000m | 16.05 | ||||
21/08/1943 | Fw. | 51 593: 4500m | 18.18 | ||||
19/11/1943 | Fw. | 66 64 Mitte: 6000m | 14.29 | ||||
20/11/1943 | Fw. | 66 677: 2500m | 10.17 | ||||
21/11/1943 | Fw. | 66 611: 5000m | 9.48 | ||||
25/11/1943 | Fw. | 66 643: 6000m | 8.59 | ||||
26/11/1943 | Fw. | 66 5632: 2500m | 13.59 | ||||
28/11/1943 | Fw. | 66 85 Mitte: 500m | 7.1 | ||||
04/12/1943 | Fw. | 66 673 | 11.56 | ||||
05/12/1943 | Fw. | W. Taman: 200m | 7.15 | ||||
05/12/1943 | Fw. | S. Kossa-Tusla: 3000m | 12.3 | ||||
06/12/1943 | Fw. | SW Taman: Bodennähe | 10.35 | ||||
07/12/1943 | Fw. | W. Taman: Wassernähe | 14.5 | ||||
07/12/1943 | Fw. | NW Taman: Wassernähe | 14.55 | ||||
31/12/1943 | Fw. | 66 522: 1000m | 14.18 | ||||
31/12/1943 | Fw. | 66 521: 500m | 15.2 | ||||
03/01/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 66 644: 4000m (Bagerovo/Krim) | 11.15 | ||||
11/03/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 46 343: 4500m | 11.5 | ||||
11/03/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 37 854: 4000m | 15 | ||||
13/03/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 56 794: 2000m | 8.37 | ||||
13/03/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 56 873: Wassernähe | 8.42 | ||||
16/03/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 47 773: 6000m | 14.15 | ||||
17/03/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 46 352: Bodennähe | 10.05 | ||||
17/03/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 47 773 500m | 13.38 | ||||
18/03/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 36 283: Bodennähe | 16.5 | ||||
22/03/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 66 538: 2000m | 10.4 | ||||
22/03/1944 | Fhj.Fw. | 66 641: 1000m | 10.45 | ||||
07/05/1944 | Ltn. | 35 611: 4500m | 8.34 | ||||
07/05/1944 | Ltn. | 35 474: 2000m | 10.35 | ||||
07/05/1944 | Ltn. | 35 612: 300m | 14.25 | ||||
07/05/1944 | Ltn. | 35 453: 1500m | 14.4 | ||||
07/05/1944 | Ltn. | 35 612: 3000m | 18.05 | ||||
07/05/1944 | Ltn. | 35 443: 2000m | 18.25 | ||||
08/05/1944 | Ltn. | 35 472: 2000m | 15.4 | ||||
09/05/1944 | Ltn. | 35 611: 800m | 11.35 | ||||
09/05/1944 | Ltn. | 35 472: 2000m | 11.38 | ||||
09/05/1944 | Ltn. | 35 473: 1500m | 11.43 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 623: 3000m | 11.42 | ||||
30/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 672: 2500m | 17.27 | ||||
31/05/1944 | Ltn. | 7864 Mitte: 3000m | 12.19 | ||||
31/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 812: 1000m | 8.45 | ||||
31/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 643: 1000m | 16.4 | ||||
31/05/1944 | Ltn. | 78 642: 1600m | 16.44 | ||||
02/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 683: 3000m | 8.55 | ||||
02/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 563: 1500m | 14.47 | ||||
02/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 564: 5000m | 16.05 | ||||
06/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 652: 6000m | 8.04 | ||||
08/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 551: 4000m | 10.3 | ||||
08/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 552: 3500m | 10.36 | ||||
08/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 562: 6000m | 13.13 | ||||
08/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 141: 6000m | 13.14 | ||||
08/06/1944 | Ltn. | 78 592: 300m | 19.22 | ||||
22/08/1944 | Ltn. | 97 573: 5000m | 13.25 | ||||
03/03/1945 | Ltn. | - | - | ||||
16/03/1945 | Ltn. | - | - | ||||
| Aircraft for : Heinz Sachsenberg | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Heinz Sachsenberg. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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Fw190 
Manufacturer : Fokke-Wulf Production Began : 1940 Retired : 1945 | Fw190 The Focke-Wulf 190 development project began in 1937. Conceived as a hedge against total dependence on the Messerchmitt 109, the 190 was designed by Kurt Tank utilizing a radial engine. This was against generally accepted design criteria in Germany, and many historians believe that the decision to produce a radial engine fighter was largely due to the limited manufacturing capacity for in-line, water-cooled engines which were widely used on all other Luftwaffe aircraft. Despite these concerns, Tanks design was brilliant, and the 190 would become one of the top fighter aircraft of WWII. The first prototype flew in mid-1939. The aircraft had excellent flying characteristics, a wonderful rate of acceleration, and was heavily armed. By late 1940 the new fighter was ordered into production. Nicknamed the butcher bird, by Luftwaffe pilots, early 190s were quite successful in the bomber interceptor role, but at this stage of the war many Allied bombing raids lacked fighter escort. As the war dragged on, Allied bombers were increasingly accompanied by fighters, including the very effective P-51 Mustang. The Allies learned from experience that the 190s performance fell off sharply at altitudes above 20,000 feet. As a result, most Allied bombing missions were shifted to higher altitudes when fighter opposition was likely. Kurt Tank had recognized this shortcoming and began working on a high-altitude version of the 190 utilizing an in-line, water-cooled engine. Utilizing a Jumo 12-cylinder engine rated at 1770-HP, and capable of 2,240-HP for short bursts with its methanol injection system, the 190D, or Long Nose or Dora as it was called, had a top speed of 426-MPH at 22,000 feet. Armament was improved with two fuselage and two wing mounted 20mm cannon. To accommodate the changes in power plants the Dora had a longer, more streamlined fuselage, with 24 inches added to the nose, and an additional 19 inches added aft of the cockpit to compensate for the altered center of gravity. By mid 1944 the Dora began to reach fighter squadrons in quantity. Although the aircraft had all the right attributes to serve admirably in the high altitude interceptor role, it was not generally focused on such missions. Instead many 190Ds were assigned to protect airfields where Me-262 jet fighters were based. This was due to the latter aircrafts extreme vulnerability to Allied attack during takeoff and landing. The 190Ds also played a major role in Operation Bodenplatte, the New Years Day raid in 1945 which destroyed approximately 500 Allied aircraft on the ground. The High Command was impressed with the 190Ds record on this raid, and ordered most future production of the Doras to be equipped as fighter-bombers. In retrospect this was a strategic error, and this capable aircraft was not fully utilized in the role for which it was intended. | |
| Squadrons for : Heinz Sachsenberg | ||
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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. | |
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