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JG3

Name : JG3 Country : Germany

Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942. Commanders of IV./JG 3 Major Franz Beyer, 1. June 1943 Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 February 1944 Major Friedrich-Karl Müller, 26 February 1944 Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 April 1944 Major Wilhelm Moritz, 18 April 1944 Hauptmann Hubert-York Weydenhammer, 5 December 1944 Major Erwin Bacsila, 5 January 1945 Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, 17 February 1945 Hauptmann Gerhard Koall, 25 April 1945 Hauptmann Günther Schack, 1 Mai 1945

Known Service Details :
Pilot or Aircrew	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
Franz Achleitner	Lt	unknown	unknown	24th August 1940	Me109		One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane at Arras, 19 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Dunkirk, 29 May, 1940. His 3rd & 4th, two Blenheims 20 km W of Arras on 10 July, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire over the English Channel on 20 August, 1940. POW 24 August, 1940 after aerial combat off Herne Bay. Released from captivity 29 July, 1946
Walter Agricola	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	06th March 1944 25th June 1944
Gustav Aigner	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	17th December 1944
Franz Albert	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	07th June 1940
Heinz Bar	Oberstleutnant	unknown	unknown	07th August 1944 01st January 1945
Walter Barte		October 1943	unknown				Kdr III/NJG-3 (10/43)
Viktor Bauer	Oberleutnant	unknown	unknown	01st November 1940 28th December 1942
Heinrich BLUM,		unknown	14th March 1042	14th March 1942	Me109		III/JG 3, Pilot of a Bf.109 fighter. Died when his plane collided with the Bf.109 fighter of Leutnant Walter Seiz over Malta , 14th March 1942 Killed in Action
Johannes Bockheim	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	15th December 1941	Me109	0008317
Oskar Bosch	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown		Fw190
Walter Brandt	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	12th December 1944 03rd March 1945
Robert Canaris	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	02nd December 1944 01st April 1945
Raoul Fink	Gefreiter	unknown	unknown	11th November 1941	Me109	0004062
Gordon Gollob	Hauptmann	unknown	December 1941	07th May 1941
Josef Haibock		unknown	unknown
Seigfried Henning		unknown	unknown	17th December 1944	Me109		During an attempt to land in Switzerland, Siegfried HENNING of Stab III./JG 3 crashed his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-14 (W.Nr. 262818) in a water ditch near Affeltrangen, Thurgau, on 17 December 1944. THe plane was incorporated into Fl.Kp. (Fligerkompanie) 7, Flugwaffe (Swiss Air Force) as "J-714"
Walter Janisch	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	09th September 1941	Me109	0008324
Theodor Korner	Unteroffizier	unknown	29th May 1944		Fw190	0170367	Killed in Action
Walther Kost	Unteroffizier	unknown	21st February 1944		Fw190	0642975	Killed in Action
Erich Lambertus	Unteroffizier	unknown	21st February 1944		Fw190	0642559	Killed in Action
Oskar Romm		unknown	unknown
Hermann Schleinhege		1941	May 1942
Heinz Schnabel		unknown	unknown	17th May 1940 31st August 1940
Ernst Siebert	Oberfeldwebel	unknown	29th May 1944		Me109	0412641	Killed in Action
Gerhard Thyben	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	26th February 1943 11th February 1944
Hans Waldmann		June 1944	December 1944

Pilots and Aircrew for : JG3
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Name	Info
Achleitner, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Achleitner, Franz    Died : 0 / 0 / 1991	Achleitner, Franz One known victory, his 1st, a Hurricane at Arras, 19 May, 1940. His 2nd, a Spitfire at Dunkirk, 29 May, 1940. His 3rd & 4th, two Blenheims 20 km W of Arras on 10 July, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire over the English Channel on 20 August, 1940. POW 24 August, 1940 after aerial combat off Herne Bay.probably shot down during a dog-fight with Air Commodore Pete Brothers although further information suggests he may have collided with a Hurricane flown by Pilot Officer Gillman who was killed following a collision with a Bf109 in the same area at the same time. Achleitner was forced to bail out of his fighter high over the estuary, injuring himself against the control column as he exited landing north of the Reculver near Hearne Bay and found by a motor boat manned by three men wounded but alive, he survived the war in a Canadian POW camp Released from captivity 29 July, 1946 and passed away in Salzburg, Austria in 1991 Bf 109E-4 "Yellow 8 + I" (lost 8/24/40)
Agricola, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Agricola, Walter	Agricola, Walter One known victory, his 1st, a B-17 SE of Gardelegen on 6 March, 1944. His 2nd, a B-24 at Wollin on 29 May, 1944. His 3rd, a P-51 5 km E of LAigle on 10 June, 1944. His 4th, a P-47 in the St. Andre area on 25 June, 1944.
Aigner, Gustav Click the name above to see a profile of Aigner, Gustav	Aigner, Gustav
Albert, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Albert, Franz	Albert, Franz
Balthasar, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Balthasar, Wilhelm    Died : 3 / 7 / 1941	Balthasar, Wilhelm
Bar, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Bar, Heinz    Died : 28 / 4 / 1957	Bar, Heinz Lieutenant Colonel Oskar-Heinz Heinrich "Pritzl" Bär born 25 May 1913 was a German Luftwaffe flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. He flew over a thousand combat missions, and fought in all major German theatres of the war, including the Western, Eastern and Mediterranean fronts. On 18 occasions he survived being shot down, and he was credited with 220 aerial victories. Heinz Bär, a Saxon with a strong accent, joined the Reichswehr in 1934 and transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1935. Serving first as a mechanic, then as a pilot on transport aircraft, he was informally trained as a fighter pilot. He claimed his first aerial victory in September 1939 on the French border. By the end of the Battle of Britain, his tally of victories had increased to 17. Transferred to the Eastern front to participate in Operation Barbarossa, he quickly accumulated further victories, a feat that earned him the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords for 90 aerial victories in February 1942. During the remainder of World War II, Heinz Bär was credited with 130 other aerial victories, including 16 while flying one of the first jet fighters, the Me 262, an achievement which would normally have earned him the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds However, Hermann Göring's personal dislike of Bär, coupled with Bär's insubordinate character and lack of military discipline, deprived him of this award. After World War II, Bär continued his career as an aviator and was killed in a flying accident on 28 April 1957 near Braunschweig.
Barte, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Barte, Walter	Barte, Walter A former Flak Officer, he came to II/NJG-1 in November 1940. He scored 23 victories between September 1941 to 20-21 March, 1945 flew with II/NJG-1 (11/40), Stfkpt 4/NJG-1 (3/41), Kdr III/NJG-3 (10/43) flew Bf 110 D with FuG 202, G9+FM, 4./NJG 1
Bauer, Josef Click the name above to see a profile of Bauer, Josef    Died : 9 / 9 / 1940	Bauer, Josef
Bauer, Viktor Click the name above to see a profile of Bauer, Viktor    Died : 13 / 12 / 1969	Bauer, Viktor
Beyer, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Beyer, Franz    Died : 11 / 2 / 1944	Beyer, Franz
Bitsch, Emil Click the name above to see a profile of Bitsch, Emil    Died : 15 / 3 / 1944	Bitsch, Emil
BLUM,, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of BLUM,, Heinrich    Died : 14 / 3 / 1942	BLUM,, Heinrich III/JG 3, Pilot of a Bf.109 fighter. Died when his plane collided with the Bf.109 fighter of Leutnant Walter Seiz over Malta , 14th March 1942
Bob, Hans-Ekkehard Click the name above to see a profile of Bob, Hans-Ekkehard    Died : 12 / 8 / 2013	Bob, Hans-Ekkehard After success in the Battle of Britain, Hans-Ekkehard Bob took over leadership of 9./JG54 in 1940. The following year he was awarded the Knight's Cross. Transferring to the Eastern Front his victories rose steadily to 50 by September 1942. His Group later transferred back to the West for a short period, where in April 1943, he rammed a B-17 Fortress. Returning to the Eastern Front as Kommander of IV./JG3, he ended the war as Adjutant of Galland's JV44 in the West. In his 700 missions he scored 60 victories.
Bock, Eberhard Click the name above to see a profile of Bock, Eberhard	Bock, Eberhard
Bockheim, Johannes Click the name above to see a profile of Bockheim, Johannes	Bockheim, Johannes On 15th December 1941, his Me109F-2 0008317 of JG3 was damaged beyond repair in a take off or landing accident at Esbjerg airfield. He was unharmed.
Boremski, Eberhard von Click the name above to see a profile of Boremski, Eberhard von    Died : 16 / 12 / 1963	Boremski, Eberhard von
Bosch, Oskar Click the name above to see a profile of Bosch, Oskar	Bosch, Oskar Flew Fw190s in the East and West with JG3 scoring 18 victories.
Brandle, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Brandle, Kurt    Died : 3 / 11 / 1943	Brandle, Kurt Major Kurt-Werner Brändle was born born 19 January 1912 in Ludwigsburg, Württemberg Major Brändle was Killed in action 3 November 1943 west of Amsterdam, Netherlands he was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Brändle was officially credited with shooting down 180 enemy aircraft in more than 700 combat missions, the majority were claimed on the Eastern front.
Brandt, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Brandt, Walter    Died : 28 / 1 / 1977	Brandt, Walter
Canaris, Robert Click the name above to see a profile of Canaris, Robert	Canaris, Robert
Cech, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Cech, Franz	Cech, Franz
Cramon, Friedrich-Franz von Click the name above to see a profile of Cramon, Friedrich-Franz von	Cramon, Friedrich-Franz von
Dahl, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Dahl, Walter    Died : 25 / 11 / 1985	Dahl, Walter Walter Dahl was born on 27 March 1916 at Lug in the Bergzabern region of Pfalz. He joined the army in 1935, initially serving in the infantry, before transferring to the Luftwaffe and becoming a pilot. He became a flight instructor in 1939. In May 1941, Dahl was transferred to the Geschwaderstab of JG 3. He gained his first victory on 22 June during the invasion of Russia. On 10 July, Dahl was transferred to II./JG 3. By the end of October, Dahl had 17 victories to his credit, including three Russian aircraft shot down on 13 September to record victories seven through nine and a further three on 23 October, all Russian fighters (15-17). Dahl was transferred to 4./JG 3 on 13 December 1941 and accompanied the unit to the Mediterranean theatre. He claimed a Spitfire shot down over Malta on 1 April 1942, although this claim could well have occurred on 2 April. However, the victory was not confirmed and the “Spitfireâ€�, actually a RAF Hurricane of 229 Sqn, managed to return to its base on Malta, albeit damaged. On 10 April 1942, Dahl was appointed Staffelkapitän of Ergänzungsgruppe/JG 3. At the end of April 1943, Dahl was transferred to the staff of the General der Jagdflieger. On 15 August, Dahl was appointed Geschwaderadjutant of JG 3 based on the Eastern front where, by mid-April 1943, he had raised his victory total to 51. Dahl shot down four Russian Il-2 ground attack aircraft on 26 October 1942 (34-37). Oberleutnant Dahl was awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 2 December 1942 for 42 victories. He shot down two Russian LaGG-3 fighters on 16 April 1943 (50-51). On 20 July 1943, Dahl was posted as Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 3, recently relocated to Münster from deployment around Kursk on the Russian Front. Here Dahl was to battle the bomber formations of the USAAF. He shot down two four-engine bombers on 6 September (52-53). He downed two more four-engine bombers and a USAAF P-38 twin-engine fighter on 23 February 1944 (59–61). Dahl led III./JG 3 against the Schweinfurt and Regensburg raid on 17 August but was intercepted by 222 Squadron RAF Spitfires. Five III./JG 3 Bf 109s were shot down including the aircraft of Leutnant Hans Schleef (99 victories, RK, killed in action 31 December 1944). Dahl himself had to make a belly landing near Capperath when his Bf 109 G-6 (W.Nr. 18 842) suffered an engine failure. Major Dahl was awarded the Knight’s Cross on 11 March 1944 for 67 victories. On 21 May 1944, Dahl was appointed Kommodore of JG z.b.V. He led the unit until 6 June before taking command of JG 300 on 27 June. On 13 September, he brought down a USAAF B-17 four-engine bomber by ramming. Despite the successes achieved against the USAAF four-engine bombers with the use of Sturm tactics employed by JG 300, Dahl was to be relieved of his command by Göring on 30 November 1944. On 26 January 1945, he was appointed Inspekteur der Tagjäger. Oberst Dahl was awarded the Eichenlaub on 1 February for 92 victories. Despite his promotion, Dahl continued to fly operationally. He added 32 Russian aircraft to his tally flying over the Eastern front. He recorded his 100th victory on 28 February 1945. Oberst Dahl ended the war flying Me 262 jet fighters with III./EJG 2. Here he flew under the command of Heinz “Pritzlâ€� Bär (221 victories, RK-S). On 27 March, Dahl claimed two USAAF P-47 fighters shot down. He gained his 128th and last victory, a USAAF P-51 Mustang near Dillingen, on 26 April 1945. Walter Dahl survived the war but died on 25 November 1985 at Heidelberg, aged 69. Walter Dahl shot down 128 enemy aircraft in 678 missions, including about 300 ground-attack missions. He claimed 30, possibly 36, four-engine bombers and 34 Il-2 Stormovik ground attack aircraft. Dahl also achieved 2, possibly as many as 9 victories, flying the Me-262. He recorded 84 victories over the Eastern Front.
Dorr, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Dorr, Franz    Died : 13 / 10 / 1972	Dorr, Franz Franz Dörr was born on 10 February 1913 at Mannheim. During 1939-1940, Dörr served as a reconnaissance pilot in Poland and over the Western front. In spring 1941, Feldwebel Dörr was transferred to 1.(Erg.)/JG 3, based in Holland. He claimed his first victory on 29 September 1941, when he shot down a RAF Wellington twin-engine bomber. On 1 January 1942, 1.(Erg.)/JG 3 was redesignated 7./JG 5 and relocated to the Northern front. By the end of 1942, Dörr had raised his victory total to 12. He recorded his 20th victory on 18 August 1943. Dörr was appointed Staffelkapitän of 7./JG 5 on 14 September 1943. By the end of 1943, Dörr had increased his victory total to 37. May 1944 was to see Dörr begin an amazing series of victories: six victories on 16 May, four on 25 May, five on 26 May, four on 15 June, eight on 17 June, five on 27 June, seven on 28 June, five on 4 July and four on 17 July. Oberleutnant Dörr was awarded the Knight’s Cross on 19 August for 99 victories. On 1 August 1944, Dörr was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 5. He claimed six victories on 23 August to record his 100th through 106th victories. In October, Dörr claimed 22 Russian aircraft shot down, including six on 9 October and five on 21 October. Dörr survived the war but died on 13 October 1972 at Konstanz. Franz Dörr was credited with 128 victories in 437 missions. He recorded one victory over the Western front. Included in his victory total are 16 Il-2 Sturmoviks.
Ebener, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Ebener, Kurt    Died : 7 / 5 / 1975	Ebener, Kurt
Ehlers, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Ehlers, Hans    Died : 27 / 12 / 1944	Ehlers, Hans
Einsiedel, Heinrich Graf von Click the name above to see a profile of Einsiedel, Heinrich Graf von	Einsiedel, Heinrich Graf von
Engfer, Siegfried Click the name above to see a profile of Engfer, Siegfried    Died : 4 / 1946	Engfer, Siegfried
Ettel, Wolf Udo Click the name above to see a profile of Ettel, Wolf Udo    Died : 17 / 7 / 1943	Ettel, Wolf Udo
Ewald, Wolfgang Click the name above to see a profile of Ewald, Wolfgang	Ewald, Wolfgang
Faust, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Faust, Karl    Died : 12 / 7 / 1941	Faust, Karl
Fink, Raoul Click the name above to see a profile of Fink, Raoul	Fink, Raoul Injured on 11th November 1941 when his Me109E-7 0004062 of JG3 crashed on the island of Romo, Denmark.
Frese, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Frese, Hans	Frese, Hans
Frielinghaus, Gustav Click the name above to see a profile of Frielinghaus, Gustav    Died : 11 / 9 / 1963	Frielinghaus, Gustav
Fuss, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Fuss, Hans    Died : 10 / 11 / 1942	Fuss, Hans
Gath, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Gath, Wilhelm	Gath, Wilhelm
Göttmann, Leonhard Click the name above to see a profile of Göttmann, Leonhard	Göttmann, Leonhard
Gerth, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Gerth, Werner	Gerth, Werner
Glaubig, Gotthard Click the name above to see a profile of Glaubig, Gotthard	Glaubig, Gotthard
Gollob, Gordon Click the name above to see a profile of Gollob, Gordon    Died : 8 / 9 / 1987	Gollob, Gordon Oberst Gordon M. Gollob was born 16 June 1912. Died 8 September 1987. He was a German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe from 1938 to 1945 during World War II. He rose to the position of General der Jagdflieger, and was one of only 27 to receive the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Gollob was credited with 150 aerial victories—that is, 150 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—achieved in 340 missions. He recorded 144 victories over the Eastern front. Gollob was the first pilot in aviation history to claim 150 aerial victories. ZG 76 was stationed on the Polish border and took part in Fall Weiss, the invasion of Poland from 1 September 1939. Gollob scored his first victories over Poland, and continued his success when ZG 76 took part in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight. On 8 April 1940 Gollob was appointed Staffelkapitän of 3./ZG 76. The unit took part in Operation Weserübung and Gollob had two more victories over Norway. Later that year Gollob shot down a Spitfire during the Battle of Britain. He was then given night fighter training and assigned to II./JG 3 on 7 September. JG 3 was stationed on the Channel Front, and saw much action. On 9 October Gollob was appointed Staffelkapitän of 4./JG 3. In 1941 the unit was transferred east to take part in Operation Barbarossa. A few days after the invasion started, on 27 June, Gollob was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 3, and promoted to Hauptmann. Against the weak Soviet Air Force Gollob proved quite successful, downing 18 enemy aircraft in the month of August alone. On 18 September he was awarded the Knight’s Cross for his 42 victories. In October he had an impressive 37 victories, including 9 in one day on 18 October. On 26 October he was awarded the Eichenlaub after reaching 85 victories. In December Gollob was pulled of frontline service, and was transferred to a testing unit, to help with the development of the next version of the Bf 109. After a brief spell at the Stabschwarm of JG 54 Gollob, now a Major, assumed command over JG 77 as Geschwaderkommodore on 16 May 1942. JG 77 was given the task of supporting the hard fighting over the Kerch straits on the Crimean peninsula. The JG 77, led by such able experts as Gollob and Heinrich Bär leading I./JG 77, "took over" the air space over the Kerch-Taman area. Intense rivalry ensued between Gollob and Bär, each striving to outperform the other. On 20 May Gollob reached his victory number 100. On 23 June he was awarded the Schwerter, after his tally had risen to 107. Only two months later he reached 150 victories, becoming the Luftwaffe's highest scoring pilot at that point. For this he was awarded the Brillanten to his Ritterkreuz on 29 August, only number 3 to receive such honours. An anonymous JG 77 pilot described Gollob's methods; "Gollob flew from Kerch together with his wingman. They positioned themselves at a low altitude beneath a Russian formation. Then they started climbing in spirals, carefully maintaining their position beneath the enemy formation. Before the peacefully flying Russians had even suspected any mischief, the two planes at the bottom of their formation had been shot down and the two Germans were gone." After the war After being released from captivity following the surrender, Gollob made a living as a contributor to Aircraft Magazines and lecturing. In 1948 he became a foreman of the Federation of Independents in Austria. From 1951 he started working for a company making motors and vehicles. He had two sons and a daughter with his wife. Gollob died in Sulingen, Diepholz, Lower Saxony on 7 September 1987.
Gräf, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Gräf, Kurt	Gräf, Kurt
Greisert, Karl-Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Greisert, Karl-Heinz    Died : 22 / 7 / 1942	Greisert, Karl-Heinz During the Spanish Civil War Leutnant Greisert was assigned to 2. Staffel of J 88. He claimed his first and only victory during this conflict on 30 November 1937 when he shot down a Russian made Republican flown Polikarpov I-16 fighter. After fighting on the Western Front for two years and accumulating 22 victories over the French and British, Greisert was transferred to JG 3 on the Eastern Front in the spring of 1942. Beginning in May 1942 he continued his aerial success with victories against the Soviet Air Force. In July 1942, while involved in a low level dogfight, Greisert was shot down and killed when he attempted to bail out of his aircraft and his parachute failed to open before he struck the ground. Greisert was credited with 34 victories. He recorded 11 victories over the Eastern front, including six Il-2 Sturmoviks. Included in his total are eleven Spitfires.
Grunberg, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Grunberg, Hans    Died : 16 / 1 / 1998	Grunberg, Hans
Haase, Horst Click the name above to see a profile of Haase, Horst    Died : 26 / 11 / 1944	Haase, Horst
Haberland, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Haberland, Karl	Haberland, Karl
Hafner, Ludwig Click the name above to see a profile of Hafner, Ludwig    Died : 10 / 11 / 1942	Hafner, Ludwig
Hahn, Hans von Click the name above to see a profile of Hahn, Hans von	Hahn, Hans von
Haibock, Josef Click the name above to see a profile of Haibock, Josef	Haibock, Josef Flew Me109s & Fw190s in the West & East with JG26, JG52 & JG3 scoring 77 victories.
Heckmann, Alfred Click the name above to see a profile of Heckmann, Alfred    Died : 21 / 7 / 1993	Heckmann, Alfred Born 24th June 1914. He claimed a total of 71 victories, of which 17 were on the western front.
Henning, Seigfried Click the name above to see a profile of Henning, Seigfried	Henning, Seigfried During an attempt to land in Switzerland, Siegfried HENNING of Stab III./JG 3 crashed his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-14 (W.Nr. 262818) in a water ditch near Affeltrangen, Thurgau, on 17 December 1944. THe plane was incorporated into Fl.Kp. (Fligerkompanie) 7, Flugwaffe (Swiss Air Force) as "J-714"
Hoerschelmann, Jurgen Click the name above to see a profile of Hoerschelmann, Jurgen	Hoerschelmann, Jurgen
Hoffmann, Reinhold Click the name above to see a profile of Hoffmann, Reinhold    Died : 24 / 5 / 1944	Hoffmann, Reinhold
Janisch, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Janisch, Walter	Janisch, Walter Injured on 9th September 1941 when his Me109T-2 0008324 Green 6 of JG3 suffered engine failure and was destroyed in a forced landing on the island of Langli, Denmark.
Keil, Josef Click the name above to see a profile of Keil, Josef	Keil, Josef
Keller, Lothar Click the name above to see a profile of Keller, Lothar    Died : 26 / 6 / 1941	Keller, Lothar
Kemethmuller, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Kemethmuller, Heinz    Died : 1984	Kemethmuller, Heinz
Kirschner, Joachim Click the name above to see a profile of Kirschner, Joachim    Died : 17 / 12 / 1943	Kirschner, Joachim Hauptmann Joachim Kirchner was born on 7 June 1920 in Niederlössnitz b. Radebeul. Kirchner Joined German Air Force on 26 August 1939. On 17 December his flight of five Bf 109 G was spotted over Ston by six P-40 and seven P-47 Thunderbolts of 57th Fighter Group USAAF which shot down three Bf 109 including his Bf 109G-6 WNr. 20618 over Metkovi?. Joachim Kirchner managed to bail out but on the ground was captured by Yugoslav partisans from 29th Herzegovina division who sentenced him to death. He was shot by firing squad on 17 December 1943. Joachim Kirchner carried out over 600 combat missions and had 188 air victories out of which 21 US and British and 167 Soviet aircraft. 1 February 1943 - 1st Lt. 18 October 1943 - Captain (Hauptmann) Awards: 23 December 1942 - Knight's Cross 2 August 1943 - Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves Units: December 1941 - 5./Jagdgeschwader 3 'Udet' Commander of 5./JG3 18 October 1943 - Commander of IV/JG27
Klein, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Klein, Hans    Died : 25 / 8 / 1942	Klein, Hans
Korner, Theodor Click the name above to see a profile of Korner, Theodor    Died : 29 / 5 / 1944	Korner, Theodor Killed on 29th May 1944 when his Fw190A-8 0170367 of JG3 was shot down by an American P-51 Mustang of the 4th Fighter Group and crashed near Rodbyhaven.
Kost, Walther Click the name above to see a profile of Kost, Walther    Died : 21 / 2 / 1944	Kost, Walther Serving with Sturmstaffel 1 - a unit which used the tactic of getting as close as possible to invading bombers before opening fire, and even if necessary physically ramming their target, he was killed on 21st February 1944 when his Fw190A-7 0642975 of JG3 was shot down by an American Flying Fortress and crashed near Lubeck.
Kott, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Kott, Gerhard	Kott, Gerhard Luftwaffe Fw190 with 8 victories. Kott joined III./JG3 in 1943 flying Me109s on the Eastern front. Transferring to IV./JG3 he converted to the Fw190 Sturm, before joining JG4 Sturmgruppe, also on Fw190s. Here he shot down four B-17s and one B-24. After a period instructing he returned to the East, adding to his score. He finished the war with a total of 8 victories.
Krahl, Karl-Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Krahl, Karl-Heinz    Died : 14 / 4 / 1942	Krahl, Karl-Heinz
Kutscha, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Kutscha, Herbert	Kutscha, Herbert
Lambertus, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Lambertus, Erich    Died : 21 / 2 / 1944	Lambertus, Erich Serving with Sturmstaffel 1 - a unit which used the tactic of getting as close as possible to invading bombers before opening fire, and even if necessary physically ramming their target, he was killed on 21st February 1944 when his Fw190A-7 0642559 White 3 of JG3 was shot down in combat with an American Flying Fortress and crashed near Lubeck.
Landry, Hans-Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Landry, Hans-Herbert    Died : 23 / 9 / 1940	Landry, Hans-Herbert Shot down by F.O. Gilroy of 603 Sqn on 28th August at 16:25 while attacking a second Spitfire Gilroy opened up from about 150yds and closing with the Bf109E-4 (#0941) which went on fire and the pilot baled out. Enemy a/c crashed at Church Farm, Church Whitfield. Pilot captured but died of his wounds on the 23rd September 1940 There are several known victories to his name which reads as, a Morane 406 north of Cambrai, 21 May, 1940. A Potez 63 near Amiens, 5 June, 1940. A Fairey Battle near Evreux, 14 June, 1940. His 4th, a Blenheim at St.Andre-de-l'Eure, 15 June, 1940 and a 5th, being a Hurricane on 18 August, with no location given.
Langer, Karl-Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Langer, Karl-Heinz	Langer, Karl-Heinz
Lemke, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Lemke, Wilhelm    Died : 4 / 12 / 1943	Lemke, Wilhelm Wilhelm Lemke was born on 27 September 1920 at Arnswalde in Neumark. By November 1939, Lemke was serving in the Luftwaffe with the rank of Fahnenjunker. In spring 1941, Lemke was serving with JG 3, based on the Eastern front. Oberfähnrich Lemke was assigned to 8./JG 3. He claimed two Russian bombers shot down on 26 June for his first victories Lemke had recorded 15 victories, when he was shot down in combat with Russian bombers, sustaining an abdominal injury on 26 August. He made an emergency landing in Bf 109 F-2 “Black 7â€� but the injuries received in this incident required a long stay in hospital. He returned to his unit in mid-February 1942. On 31 March, Lemke recorded his 20th victory. His 30th victory was achieved on 24 June. He claimed four victories on 29 July to take his victory total to 42. On 19 September, Leutnant Lemke was awarded the Knight’s Cross for 59 Victories. However, he was shot down the same day by enemy flak necessitating an emergency landing in Bf 109 F-4 “Yellow 1â€� with 60% damage 4km west of Gumrak. He was uninjured in the incident. On 11 August 1942, Lemke had been appointed Staffelkapitän of 9./JG 3. By the end of 1942, he had recorded 90 victories, including a Russian LaGG-3 fighter by ramming on 27 December 1942, necessitating an emergency landing at Morosowskaja with Bf 109 G-2 “Yellow 7â€� sustaining 50% damage, and numerous tanks and military vehicles in ground attacks. He claimed his 100th victory on 16 March 1943. Lemke was afforded two months leave in May 1943. On his return, he recorded his 125th victory on 28 July. In August 1943, III./JG 3 was transferred to the Western front to undertake Reichsverteidigung duties. Lemke shot down two USAAF P-47 fighters on 17 August. On 4 November, Lemke was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 3. Hauptmann Lemke was awarded the Eichenlaub on 25 November. He recorded his 131st, and last, victory on 30 November when he shot down a P-47. On 4 December 1943, Lemke was shot down and killed in aerial combat with P-47s of 487th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group, USAAF. His Bf 109 G-6 crashed at Dodewaard, 18km west Nijmegen. Wilhelm Lemke is credited with 131 victories. He recorded 125 victories over the Eastern Front, including 28 Il-2 Sturmovik ground attack aircraft. Of his six Western front victories, three were four-engine bombers.
Leykauf, Erwin Click the name above to see a profile of Leykauf, Erwin	Leykauf, Erwin Born in January 1918, Erwin Leykauf learned to fly at glider school and Luftkriegschule, before being called up to fly at the beginning of the war. He flew with JG21 at the beginning of the Battle of Britain, which soon became JG54 where he scored his first 7 victories. Transferring to the Balkans and later the Eastern Front he was forced into an emergency landing behind enemy lines during Operation Barbarossa, eventually making his way back to rejoin his unit. On the night of 22nd - 23rd June 1942, he claimed 6 victories in less than one hour. In August 1943, Leykauf began converting with JG54 to the Fw190 fighter. At the end of the war he was with JG7, flying the Me262, although he did not get a chance to fly any missions on the jet fighter. Erwin was awarded the Iron Cross I and II and his victories had climbed to 33.
Loos, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Loos, Walter	Loos, Walter Walter Loos was one of the last German Experten. He came as a newly trained pilot to the III./JG3 in January 1944, and was one of the few new pilots of 1944 who survived the war. He claimed his first aerial victory during a fierce aerial battle when the 8th US Air Force attacked Berlin on 6th March 1944. While with the Sturmgruppe IV./JG3, he downed several four-engine bombers and was hand picked by Walther Dahl for Geschwaderstab /JG300. Loos made a great success as a Sturmflieger, but was himself shot down nine times in only a few months. Sta/JG301 was equipped with the Ta152, the most modern propeller fighter, in order to protect the bases of the jet fighters from spring 1945. It was natural to include Loos in this unit. On 24th April 1945, Loos encountered a formation of Soviet fighters over Berlin and managed to down two of them. In spite of flying only 66 missions, he was credited with 38 confirmed victories, including 30 four-engine bombers, plus 8 unconfirmed victories. Six days later on 30th April, JG301 took off for their last battle of the war. Russian fighters attacked the formation and Loos shot down one Yak-9 – one of the last two victories claimed by JG301. That was his 38th victory. While 38 victories for WW2 German fighter pilots was not a huge number, when one considers that over 100 aces achieved over 100 victories, it is outstanding when one considers that Loos achieved his 38 victories in only 66 missions. Few pilots in history have achieved that ratio of kills to sorties.
Lucas, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Lucas, Werner    Died : 24 / 10 / 1943	Lucas, Werner
Lutzow, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Lutzow, Gunther    Died : 24 / 4 / 1945	Lutzow, Gunther
Meckel, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Meckel, Helmut    Died : 8 / 5 / 1943	Meckel, Helmut
Mertens, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Mertens, Helmut    Died : 1984	Mertens, Helmut
Michalek, Georg Click the name above to see a profile of Michalek, Georg	Michalek, Georg
Moritz, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Moritz, Wilhelm	Moritz, Wilhelm
Muller, Friedrich-Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Muller, Friedrich-Karl    Died : 29 / 5 / 1944	Muller, Friedrich-Karl Oberstleutnant Friedrich-Karl “Tuttiâ€� Müller was born on 25 December 1916 at Berlin-Lichterfelde. At the outbreak of World War 2, Müller was serving with 8./JG 53. By the end of the French campaign, Leutnant Müller had accumulated eight victories, including his first, a French Curtiss Hawk 75 fighter, shot down on 27 May 1940. Müller participated in the Battle of Britain flying with the Stabsstaffel of III./JG 53. He added two RAF fighters to his tally during the aerial battles over England. Müller participated in the invasion of Russia and by the beginning of September 1941, had recorded his 20th victory, a Russian I-61 fighter shot down on 27 August. On 1 November, Müller was appointed Staffelkapitän of 1./JG 53. In spring 1942, Müller led 1./JG 53 to the Mediterranean theatre. Operating from bases in Sicily, Müller claimed three RAF Hurricane fighters shot down over Malta during this period to record his 22nd through 24th victories. In May 1942, I./JG 53 was relocated back to the Eastern front. Müller was particularly successful during this period. In August, Müller claimed 25 victories, including five enemy aircraft shot down on 12 August (47-51). In the period 1 to 19 September, Müller claimed 35 victories, including six Russia Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft shot down on 9 September (78-83), five enemy aircraft on 17 September (88-92) and seven on 18 September (93-99). On 19 September, he claimed his 100th and 101st victories resulting in Oberleutnant Müller being awarded the Knight’s cross. He was awarded the Eichenlaub (Nr. 126) on 23 September. On 1 November 1942, Hauptmann Müller was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 53 and led the unit to Tunisia. In the period from 25 November 1942 to 30 April 1943, Müller claimed 12 victories to raise his score to 115. However, he was lucky to escape injury on 25 January 1943, when his Bf 109 G-2 overturned on landing at Bizerte. In early May, he was to claim three further victories over Sicily and southern Italy. Müller, suffering nervous and physical exhaustion, then embarked on a long leave from the front. On 12 February 1944, Major Müller was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of Sturmgruppe IV./JG 3 operating on Reichverteidigung duties. He claimed three USAAF four-engined bombers shot down on 8 March to record his 120th through 122nd victories. On 24 March 1944, Major Müller was appointed Kommodore of JG 3. On 18 April, Müller claimed three USAAF B-17 four-engined bombers shot down. Müller was killed in a landing accident at Salzwedel on 29 May 1944, when his Bf 109 G-6 suddenly stalled at a height of 15m. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Oberstleutnant. “Tuttiâ€� Müller was credited with 140 victories in over 600 missions. He recorded 53 victories over the Western front, including 23 four-engine bombers.
Muller, Siegfried Click the name above to see a profile of Muller, Siegfried	Muller, Siegfried Born in 1924, Siegfried Muller first flew with JG1 Molders in the south of France. In 1943 he took part in the air battles over Salerno and Monte Cassino. He joined IV./JG3 Udet in June 1944, where he was promoted to Staffelkapitan of 16 Staffel /IV Sturm Gruppe flying heavily armoured Fw190s. With this Gruppe he took part in the Ardennes Offensive and on 1st January 1945, Operation Bodenplatte. At the end of the war he was attached to JG7 for training on the Me262 jet fighter. Awarded the Iron Cross 1 and 2, he scored 17 victories, including 9 four-engined bombers.
Munster, Leopold Click the name above to see a profile of Munster, Leopold    Died : 8 / 5 / 1944	Munster, Leopold Leopold Münster claimed 95 victories, 25 on the Western Front. He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 12 May 1944. On 8 May 1944 after a fierce air battle, he positioned hid ME109 behind the B-24 Liberator bomber piloted by Lt. Hart. firing all his ammunition the bomber was still flying , Leutnant Münster decided to ram his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 “Schwartze 1â€� (Werkenummer 441142) into the B-24 making his 95th enemy aircraft. Leutnant Munster was also killed from the explosion of the B-24 Liberator bomber,
Neumann, Klaus Click the name above to see a profile of Neumann, Klaus	Neumann, Klaus
Oesau, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Oesau, Walter    Died : 11 / 5 / 1944	Oesau, Walter Oberst Walter "Gulle" Oesau was born 28 June 1913. He was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1934 until his death in 1944. He rose to command Jagdgeschwader 1, which was named in his honour after his death. He served with the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War, with 3 Staffel of Jagdgruppe 88 (3./J 88), claiming 8 aircraft during the campaign, becoming one of only 28 people to earn the award of the Spanish Cross in Gold and Diamonds. At the start of World War II, Oesau was given command of 2 Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 20. The group was moved to the Eastern front at the start of the Invasion of Poland, moving back to the Western Front later as the redesignated III Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 51 (III./JG 51). After his first victory of WWII in the Battle of France, Oesau operated on both the Western and Eastern Fronts, where he was wounded and received the Silver Wound Badge. He returned to operations as Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1). He was killed in action on 11 May 1944 aged 30. JG 1 was given the suffix "Oesau" in his honour. Battle of Britain On 10 July 1940, the first major clashes of the Battle of Britain occurred. 20 Bf 109s of III./JG 51 led by Hauptmann Hannes Trautloft and 30 Bf 110 C of I./Zerstörergeschwader 26 escorted 20 Dornier Do 17 bombers of II./Kampfgeschwader 2 attacking a large convoy off Folkstone. Oberleutnant Oesau was leading 7./JG 51. Trautloft noticed three of a flight of six intercepting Hurricanes of No. 32 squadron higher than the escorts, attempting to intercept the bombers. Soon they were joined by four squadrons of British fighters; No. 56 Squadron, No. 111 Squadron, No. 64 Squadron and No. 74 Squadron. Oesau was able to claim three Spitfires . Two 7./JG 51 aircraft crash landed in France] On 19 July, III./JG 51 were confronted by Defiants of No. 141 Squadron south of Folkestone. As the German pilots were now aware of Defiant's lack of front armament, they soon gained the advantage in combat and claimed 11 Defiants shot down in 8 minutes. Oesau was credited with one Defiant, taking his score to 19. He was the first one of JG 51 to reach double digits in WWII. On 18 August 1940, III./JG 51 escorted Dorniers attacking Hornchurch airfield. Intercepted by Hurricanes over Kent, Oesau claimed one Hurricane shot down as his 20th victory, earning him the Knight's Cross two days later, the first pilot of JG 51 to be thus honoured. On 23 August 1940, Trautloft took over as Geschwaderkommodore of JG 54, and Walter Oesau replaced him as Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 51. By October 1940, Oesau had a total score of 48 (including 26 Spitfires). On 10 November 1940 Oesau succeeded Wilhelm Balthasar as Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 3. With 39 victories he was currently the 4th highest scoring Ace behind Helmut Wick, Werner Mölders and Adolf Galland. On 5 February 1941 he shot down a Hurricane over Desvres, France, his 40th victory. He was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross next day. It also earned him second entry in the Wehrmachtbericht. In early 1941, JG 3 returned to Germany to replace their Bf 109 'Emils' with the new 'F' variant (Friedrich). They returned to France in May 1941 and Oesau added two more kills on 16 May and 28 May bringing his total to 51.
Ohlrogge, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Ohlrogge, Walter	Ohlrogge, Walter
Ohly, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Ohly, Hans	Ohly, Hans
Olejnik, Robert Click the name above to see a profile of Olejnik, Robert	Olejnik, Robert
Petzschler, Horst Click the name above to see a profile of Petzschler, Horst	Petzschler, Horst
Pfeiffer, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Pfeiffer, Karl	Pfeiffer, Karl
Quaet-Faslem, Klaus Click the name above to see a profile of Quaet-Faslem, Klaus	Quaet-Faslem, Klaus
Reiff, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Reiff, Hans	Reiff, Hans
Rohwer, Detlev Click the name above to see a profile of Rohwer, Detlev    Died : 30 / 3 / 1943	Rohwer, Detlev
Romm, Oskar Click the name above to see a profile of Romm, Oskar	Romm, Oskar
Ruffler, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Ruffler, Helmut    Died : 21 / 9 / 2001	Ruffler, Helmut Helmut Ruffler joined 9./JG3 in February 1941 and was soon to prove himself a masterful fighter pilot. His scores began to mount quickly and by the end of 1942 his tally had risen to 50 victories. Surviving being shot down in 1943, he was posted as a much needed fighter instructor but was soon back in the fray - joining 4./JG3 in the home defence of the Reich. In March 1945 he was promoted Staffelfuhrer of 9./JG51. Shot down 5 times during the war, Helmut Ruffler fleww over 690 missions and scored 98 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in December 1942.
Ruhl, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Ruhl, Franz    Died : 24 / 12 / 1944	Ruhl, Franz
Saborowski, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Saborowski, Rudolf    Died : 8 / 7 / 1942	Saborowski, Rudolf
Sannemann, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Sannemann, Heinrich	Sannemann, Heinrich
Schack, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Schack, Gunther    Died : 14 / 6 / 2003	Schack, Gunther Major Günther Schack was born in Bartenstein, a small town in Eastern Prussia, on 12 November 1917 as the son of Dr. Willy Schack and his wife, Dorothea (maiden name: Nietzki). He studied at the University of Stuttgart and at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule. In 1937, when he first tried to join the Luftwaffe, he was categorised as wehruntauglich (unsuited for military service) because of a sports injury earlier in his life. Günther Schack resubmitted an application as a volunteer and was accepted into the Luftwaffe on 2 September 1939. After being trained as a fighter pilot, Schack was posted to 7th Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51. Schack claimed first aerial victory in combat on 23 July 1941 on the Eastern front. Meanwhile, he had been promoted to the rank of Unteroffizier. After his 48th aerial victory, he was ordered back to Germany to serve as a flight instructor and was promoted to Leutnant on 1 January 1943. In mid 1943 he returned back to the Eastern front, now serving in the 9th Staffel of JG 51. He claimed his century mark in aerial combat on 3 September 1943. On 8 December 1943 he was made Staffelkapitän of 9./JG 51. Leutnant Günther Schack was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 April 1944 for 133 aerial victories.[2] Schack was then promoted to Hauptmann on 1 July 1944. In December 1944, now a Gruppenkommandeur, in charge of I./JG 51. After this Gruppe was disbanded on 1 May 1945 he briefly was named commander of the 4th Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 3. By the end of the war, he had scored 174 victories in 780 aerial combats, and was shot down 15 times. Günther Schack died 14 June 2003 in Schmidt near Nideggen he was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1939 until the end of World War II in 1945. He claimed 174 enemy aircraft shot down, all of them on the Russian front. He survived being shot down 15 times during his 780 combat missions. After the war he lived secluded in the Eifel Mountains, and devoted himself to philosophical research.
Schentke, Georg Click the name above to see a profile of Schentke, Georg    Died : 25 / 12 / 1943	Schentke, Georg
Schleef, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Schleef, Hans    Died : 31 / 12 / 1944	Schleef, Hans
Schleinhege, Hermann Click the name above to see a profile of Schleinhege, Hermann    Died : 11 / 3 / 1914	Schleinhege, Hermann Born in 1916 Hermann Schleinhage joined I./JG3 as an Unteroffizier in 1941 before being posted to join II./JG54 Green Hearts in May 1942. He then flew continuously with JG54 through to the end of the war, by which time he was Staffelkapitan of 8./JG54. Flying a total of 484 combat missions, by the end of the war Hermann Schleinhage had reached a total of 98 victories, including 38 Soviet Il-2 Shturmoviks. In February 1945 he was awarded the Knights Cross.
Schmidt, Dietrich Click the name above to see a profile of Schmidt, Dietrich	Schmidt, Dietrich
Schmidt, Winfried Click the name above to see a profile of Schmidt, Winfried	Schmidt, Winfried
Schnabel, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Schnabel, Heinz	Schnabel, Heinz
Schroer, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Schroer, Werner    Died : 10 / 2 / 1985	Schroer, Werner
Schuck, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Schuck, Walter    Died : 27 / 3 / 2015	Schuck, Walter Initially with JG3, Walter Schuck was posted north to 7./JG5 in April 1942. On 15 June 1944 he chalked up his 100th victory during a day when he shot down 6 aircraft. Two days later he had his most successful day, achieving 12 victories in twenty-four hours, a feat never surpassed in JG5. On 1 August, he assumed command of 10./JG5. Walter Schuck transferred to fly the Me262 as Staffelkapitan of 3./JG7, and achieved 8 further victories flying the new jet. His final tally was 206 air victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.
Schumacher, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Schumacher, Werner	Schumacher, Werner
Schwaiger, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Schwaiger, Franz    Died : 24 / 4 / 1944	Schwaiger, Franz
Selle, Erich von Click the name above to see a profile of Selle, Erich von	Selle, Erich von
Siebert, Ernst Click the name above to see a profile of Siebert, Ernst    Died : 29 / 5 / 1944	Siebert, Ernst Killed on 29th May 1944 when his Me109G-6 0412641 Yellow 1 of JG3 was shot down by an American P-51 Mustang of the 4th Fighter Group and crashed south of Rodbyhavn.
Sochatzy, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Sochatzy, Kurt	Sochatzy, Kurt
Sprenger, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Sprenger, Gerhard    Died : 21 / 5 / 1941	Sprenger, Gerhard
Springer, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Springer, Herbert	Springer, Herbert
Stange, Willy Click the name above to see a profile of Stange, Willy    Died : 22 / 6 / 1941	Stange, Willy
Stechmann, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Stechmann, Hans	Stechmann, Hans
Stolte, Paul Click the name above to see a profile of Stolte, Paul	Stolte, Paul
Surau, Alfred Click the name above to see a profile of Surau, Alfred	Surau, Alfred
Thyben, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Thyben, Gerhard    Died : 4 / 9 / 2006	Thyben, Gerhard Gerhard Thyben was born on 24th February 1922 in Kiel, Germany. Gerhard Thyben volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe in late 1940 and by summer 1941 gained his pilots licence. Gerhard Gerd Thyben flew 385 combat missions and claimed 157 aerial victories. He claimed 152 victories on the Eastern Front, including 28 II-2 Sturmoviks and five victories on the Western Front. He flew 22 fighter-bomber missions on which he claimed two aircraft and seven trucks destroyed on the ground. On 8th May 1945 he claimed his last victory over the Baltic Sea. Thyben shot down a Petlyakov Pe2 that was almost certainly looking for German refugee ships escaping from the besieged Courland Pocket. Thyben caught the reconnaissance Pe2 at 07:54 and achieved what very well might have been the last Fw190 victory of World War II. The Pe2 crew, consisting of Starshiy Leytenantt Grigoriy Davidenko, Kapitan Aleksey Grachev, and Starshina Mikhail Murashko were all killed in the engagement. Thyben surrendered to the British on touching down. He was released in 1946 and later servied as an instructor with the Colombian Air Force. He died on 4th September 2006.
Tichy, Ekkehard Click the name above to see a profile of Tichy, Ekkehard	Tichy, Ekkehard
Tiedmann, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Tiedmann, Helmut	Tiedmann, Helmut
Troha, Eugen Click the name above to see a profile of Troha, Eugen	Troha, Eugen
Unger, Willi Click the name above to see a profile of Unger, Willi    Died : 23 / 6 / 2005	Unger, Willi
Waldmann, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Waldmann, Hans    Died : 18 / 3 / 1945	Waldmann, Hans Hans Dackel Waldmann was born 24 September 1922 in Braunschweig, killed in flying accident 18 March 1945 near Schwarzenbek, Holstein he was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Hans Waldmann voluntarily joined the Luftwaffe in 1940. On 21 August 1942 Unteroffizier Waldmann was assigned to the 6./JG 52 on the Eastern front. On 9 September 1942 Waldmann scored his first aerial victory, and thereafter managed to score rapidly. After 84 victories on 1 September 1943, Waldmann was promoted to Leutnant and assigned to ErgGr. Ost. Here he shot down a B-17 Flying Fortress. He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross after his 85th aerial victory. In late February 1944 he took command of 4./JG 52 as its Staffelkapitän. He was able to continue his success and claimed victories 98 to 125 by 31 May 1944. In June 1944 his entire staffel was reassigned to 8./JG 3, now fighting against the Allied invasion forces. In August he shot down 7 enemy planes, including one B-24 and five P-47 Thunderbolts. In December 1944 he converted to the Messerschmitt Me 262. He was then transferred to 3./JG 7, flying now the ’’Stormbird’’. On 22 February 1945 he shot down two P-51 Mustangs. Hans Waldmann flew 527 combat missions, being credited with 134 aerial victories, 10 on the Western front and 124 on the Eastern front. His tally on the Eastern front includes 5 bombers, 87 fighters and 32 Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft. On the Western front he claimed 8 fighters and 2 four-engine bombers. He also flew a number of ground attack missions, destroying 33 various vehicles and 8 heavy transports. Climbing in dense fog on 18 March 1945, he collided with his wingman, Leutnant Hans-Dieter Weihs, and crashed near Schwarzenbek south of Hamburg. He was killed in his Me262A-1 0170097 Yellow 3 of JG7. Waldmann was recommended for the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross, but the recommendation was not finalized before the end of the war.
Weik, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Weik, Hans    Died : 5 / 6 / 2001	Weik, Hans Born in 1922, Hans Weik was one of the younger Luftwaffe Aces who, after commissioning, was posted to Russia in the spring of 1943 as a young Leutnant flying with the Geschwaderstab JG3. In the spring of 1944 he was promoted Staffelfuhrer 10./JG3 and as such was to become one of the most respected Staffel commanders in the home defence of Germany. In the final weeks of the war he transferred to Lechfeld for training on the Me262. Hans Weik flew over 100 combat missions and achieved a total of 36 victories, 24 of them in the west. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in July 1944. He died 5th June 2001.
Wenzel, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Wenzel, Werner	Wenzel, Werner
Werra, Franz von Click the name above to see a profile of Werra, Franz von    Died : 25 / 10 / 1940	Werra, Franz von
Wessling, Otto Click the name above to see a profile of Wessling, Otto    Died : 19 / 4 / 1944	Wessling, Otto
Wilcke, Wolf-Dietrich Click the name above to see a profile of Wilcke, Wolf-Dietrich    Died : 23 / 3 / 1944	Wilcke, Wolf-Dietrich Wolf-Dietrich "Fürst" Wilcke was born 11 March 1913 in Schrimm, Posen, he was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1935 until his death. He was killed in action 23 March 1944 near Schöppenstedt In early 1939, after service in Spain with the Condor Legion, Wilcke was sent back to Germany to serve with III./Jagdgeschwader 53 . He gained his first victory in November 1939 when he claimed a French Potez 637 twin-engined fighter. After the commencement of the Battle of France, on 18 May 1940, Wilcke was shot down by a French Hawk 75 fighter, being captured but released after the fall of France. Wilcke then participated in the Battle of Britain, becoming Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 53 in August 1940. On 12 August, Wilcke's Bf 109 E-4 suffered engine failure, and he bailed out into the sea, being rescued by a Do 18 flying boat. By this time he had recorded some 13 victories. III./JG 53 then took part in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Soviet Russia. On 22 June 1941, III./JG 53 encountered a formation of I-15bis biplane fighters, Wilcke claiming three of the fighters. He recorded two more victories later that day to take his total to 18. Hauptmann Wilcke was awarded the Knight’s Cross on 6 August 1941 for 25 victories. In December 1941, III./JG 53 were transferred into Sicily to operating over Malta. Wilcke added four Royal Air Force fighters to his score. In May 1942, III./JG 53 switched to North Africa. On 18 May 1942, Wilcke was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 3 operating on the Eastern front, before becoming Kommodore of JG 3 in August. His 100th claim on 6 September led to the Eichenlaub award. Wilcke was heavily involved in the organisation of fighter defence during the Battle of Stalingrad. Based at Pitomnik Airfield he directed day fighter operations over the city. During the intensive summer offensive the Geschwaderstab of JG 3 recorded 137 victories of which Wilcke claimed some 97. In September 1942 Wilcke claimed 32 victories. When Russian forces encircled Stalingrad, the Stab. JG 3 was transferred to Morozovskaya-Öst, outside the pocket in order for Wilcke to direct the escort missions for the transport aircraft supplying the encircled 6th Army. Wilcke became the fourth German fighter pilot to reach 150 victories and was awarded the Schwerten. He then led the unit to Morozovskaya-Süd to escape the advance of the Russian armour. A further move to Tazinskaya on 3 January 1943 ensued before the unit withdrew from the area. During this time the unit claimed 25 victories for the loss in action of two pilots. In March 1943, Wilcke led JG 3 during operations against the Kuban bridgehead before withdrawal to Germany in May 1943, based at Mönchenglagbach. Oberst Wilcke was under instructions not to fly operationally. However, he still flew unofficially through February 1944 and claimed four victories over USAAF B-17 bombers and a single P-51. On 6 March, his Bf 109G-6 was crippled in combat and had to make an emergency landing. On 23 March 1944, Wilcke led JG 3 in an attack on a United States Army Air Forces bomber formation near Braunschweig. During the ensuing combat, Wilcke shot down his last victory, a P-51 Mustang fighter, but was then shot down near Schöppenstedt. He died in the wreckage of his Bf 109 G-6, possibly the victim of notable American aces Captain Don Gentile and Captain John Trevor Godfrey of the 4th Fighter Group. By the time of his death Wilcke had shot down 162 enemy aircraft in 732 combat missions. 137 of his victories were claimed over the Eastern front. Of his 25 victories claimed over the Western front, four were four-engine bombers.
Woitke, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Woitke, Erich	Woitke, Erich
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Fw190 Click the name above to see prints featuring Fw190 aircraft. 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.
Me109 Click the name above to see prints featuring Me109 aircraft. 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.