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Wilhelm Wiesinger

Letter confirming the death of Wilhelm Wiesinger. Name : Wilhelm Wiesinger Born : 12th February 1914 Died : 23rd June 1941 Air Victories : 12.00 Awards : Iron Cross (1st Class) Iron Cross (2nd Class)

Born in Kiel on 12th February 1914, Wilhelm Wiesinger was a doctor of law prior to the second world war. He married Marilen Felchlin on 23rd September 1939 and had a son (also Wilhelm) born on 12th September 1941. In his Luftwaffe career, he served with JG27, scoring 12 victories between 12th May 1940 and 22nd June 1941, but was shot down by Russian ground fire south east of Lida and killed on 23rd June 1941.

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
JG27	Oberleutnant	unknown	23rd June 1941	12th May 1940			Killed in Action

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Oberleutnant Wilhelm Wiesinger Photographs kindly supplied by Wilhelm Wiesinger (son).

Letter confirming the death of Wilhelm Wiesinger. Photographs kindly supplied by Wilhelm Wiesinger (son).

Known Victory Claims :
Date	Rank	Squadron	Claimed	Location	Time	Aircraft Flown	Notes
12/05/1940	Leutnant	JG27	Blenheim details	N. Rotterdam	8.54
13/08/1940	Leutnant	JG27	Hurricane details
18/08/1940	Leutnant	JG27	Spitfire details	Thorney Island: 2500m	15.25
01/09/1940	Leutnant	JG27	Spitfire details	Ashford	15.1
06/09/1940	Leutnant	JG27	Spitfire details	Southend	19.05
06/09/1940	Leutnant	JG27	Spitfire details
30/09/1940	Leutnant	JG27	Hurricane details	London	17.53
30/09/1940	Leutnant	JG27	Spitfire details	London	14.35
15/10/1940	Leutnant	JG27	Hurricane details	Bethersden	11.15
15/04/1941	Leutnant	JG27	Gladiator details	W. Trikkala: Greece	7.04
19/04/1941	Leutnant	JG27	HurricaneI details	N. Lamia	7.2
22/06/1941	Oberleutnant	JG27	I-17 details	N. Zambrow	4.2

Squadrons for : Wilhelm Wiesinger
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Wilhelm Wiesinger. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
JG27 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG27	JG27 Jagdgeschwader 27 Afrika was a World War II Luftwaffe Geschwader. It was most famous for service in the North African Campaign, supporting the Deutsches Afrikakorps. Commanders of IV./JG 27 Hauptmann Rudolf Sinner, June 1943 Oberleutnant Dietrich Boesler (acting), September 1943 Oberleutnant Alfred Burk (acting), October 1943 Hauptmann Joachim Kirschner, 18 October 1943 Hauptmann Otto Meyer, 1 February 1943 Hauptmann Hanns-Heinz Dudeck, July 1944 Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, 2 January 1945