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JG77

Name : JG77 Founded : May 1939 Country : Germany More Details : 'Ace of Hearts'

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.)

Known Service Details :
Pilot or Aircrew	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
Herbert Abendroth	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	10th May 1944 18th September 1944	Me109		He flew a Me 109 K-4, Wk-Nr. 330204, "White 1", serving in 9./JG 77, in Operation Bodenplatte, January 1945. had to force landed during Bodenplatte. abd became a POW
Hans-Joachim Ahlert	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	27th January 1944 19th February 1944
Klaus Ambelung	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	07th May 1944 18th May 1944
Jakob Arnoldy	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	11th June 1940 26th October 1940	Me109	0006090
Johann Badum	Leutnant	unknown	12th January 1943	02nd June 1942			Killed in Action
Heinz Bar	Major	unknown	unknown	16th May 1942 29th April 1943
Walter BARLAU	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	25th August 1943	Me109		III/JG 77, His ME109 was shot down over Malta on the 25th August 1943, and taken prisoner.
Franz Barten	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	14th September 1940 17th October 1940
Viktor Bauer	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	15th May 1940 18th May 1940
Heinz-Edgar Berres	Oberleutnant	unknown	25th July 1943	24th March 1942			Killed in Action
Adolf Borchers	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	19th May 1940
Felix-Maria Brandis	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	09th April 1941 29th November 1941
Paul Brandt	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	08th June 1942
Walter Brandt	Oberfeldwebel	unknown	unknown	15th January 1942 14th January 1943
Jurgen Brocke	Leutnant	unknown	15th September 1942	28th July 1942			Killed in Action
Heinrich Brunsmann	Gefreiter	unknown	unknown	23rd October 1940	Me109	0005011
Lutz-Wilhelm Burkhardt	Hauptmann	unknown	unknown	08th June 1942 16th October 1943
Horst Carganico	Oberleutnant	unknown	unknown	21st June 1940 02nd September 1941		0001786
Erwin Clausen	Oberleutnant	6th January 1942	1st February 1943
Hugo Dahmer	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	26th June 1941 12th October 1941
Heinz Demes	Leutnant	unknown	30th April 1940		Me109	0001537	Killed in Action
Kurt Dopfer	Unteroffizier	unknown	2nd July 1941		Me109	0007764	Killed in Action
Willi Drude	Unteroffizier	unknown	26th December 1944		Me109	0463224	Deserted.
Heinrich Ehrler	Leutnant	1940	January 1942
Ertel	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	12th April 1940	Me109
Gottfired Fahrmann		unknown	unknown
Karl Führing	Oberleutnant	unknown	unknown	15th May 1940 17th October 1940
Friedrich Flamm	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	15th January 1942	Me109	0001430
Heinz-Günter Flesichhacker	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	15th May 1940 17th October 1940
Siegfried Freytag	Major	unknown	unknown	31st October 1940 01st January 1945
Erich Friedrich	Oberleutnant	unknown	unknown	13th September 1940	Me109	0005262
Ludwig Froba	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	24th October 1940	Me109	0000820
Helmut Frose	Unteroffizier	unknown	12th October 1940		Me109	0003309	Killed in Action
Bernd Gallowitsch	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	07th September 1940 12th October 1940
Friedrich Geisshardt	Oberleutnant	6th January 1942	unknown	10th November 1942
Rudolf Glockner	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	15th June 1941
Gordon Gollob	Hauptmann	16th May 1942	unknown	18th June 1942
Anton Hackl	Hauptmann	1939	4th February 1943				Wounded and hospitalised.
Heinrich Hackler	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	19th April 1941 23rd August 1944
Kurt Hammel	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	07th December 1941 28th December 1941	Me109	0003579
Gotthard Handrick	Major	unknown	unknown	29th September 1941 22nd October 1941
Gunther Hannak	Leutnant	6th January 1942	unknown	11th June 1942
Hans-Dieter Hartwein	Oberleutnant	unknown	6th January 1942	15th June 1941		0007760
Friedrich Hauck	Oberleutnant	unknown	15th August 1940		Me109		Killed in Action
Paul Hauser	Feldwebel	unknown	5th July 1941		Me109	0003785	Killed in Action
Herbert Höhne	Oberfeldwebel	unknown	unknown	05th January 1942 23rd February 1942
Helmut Henz	Oberleutnant	unknown	unknown	14th December 1939 06th April 1941
Erich Herfeld	Oberfeldwebel	unknown	12th April 1940		Me109		Killed in Action
Reinhard Heydrich	Hauptmann	unknown	unknown	13th May 1940	Me109
Walter Hoeckner	Hauptmann	unknown	unknown	14th March 1941 04th October 1942
Heinrich Hoffmann	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	07th September 1940
Heinz Hoffmann	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	15th August 1941 27th August 1941
Gerhard Hornig	Oberfeldwebel	unknown	unknown	17th July 1941	Me109	0007752
Franz Hrdlicka	Hauptmann	unknown	unknown	06th June 1941 05th July 1944
Wolf-Dietrich Huy	Hauptmann	unknown	unknown	05th January 1942 28th October 1942
Herbert Ihlefeld	Hauptmann	6th January 1942	June 1942
Alfred Jakobi	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	08th September 1941 17th December 1941	Me109	0004081
Walter Kalweit	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	12th January 1942	Me109	0001962
Wilhelm Kastens	Unteroffizier	unknown	22nd August 1941		Me109	0003620	Killed in Action
Eduard Keller	Unteroffizier	unknown	5th October 1941		Me109	0004815	Killed in Action
Hans Kobold	Gefreiter	unknown	31st August 1941		Me109	0006403	Killed in Action
Erich Kuhn	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	29th June 1941	Me109	0006185
Franz-Heinz Lange	Hauptmann	unknown	unknown	27th May 1940	Me109
Franz Laskowic	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	21st June 1941	Me109	0007775
Heinz Laubenthal	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	07th July 1941	Me109	0001409
Wilhelm Lehmann	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	25th August 1941	Me109	0003433
Rudolf Leow	Leutnant	unknown	24th June 1941		Me109	0007756	Killed in Action
Alfred von Lojewski	Hauptmann	unknown	29th June 1941		Me109	0005164	Taken prisoner.
Eckhard van der Luhe	Leutnant	unknown	12th September 1941		Me109	0001075	Killed in Action
Hans Mahlkuch	Leutnant	unknown	23rd August 1941	17th July 1941	Me109	0001407 0001118	Killed in Action
Helmut Meckel		unknown	unknown
Eckehard Meissel	Leutnant	unknown	19th June 1941		Me109	0007749	Killed in Action
Karl Michels	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	06th June 1941	Me109	0001333
Werner Minz	Leutnant	unknown	24th July 1941		Me109	0007777	Killed in Action
Egon Neumann	Unteroffizier	unknown	7th August 1941		Me109	0007775	Killed in Action
Otto Niemeyer	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	18th December 1939 18th May 1941	Me109	0006202
Kurt Opolski	Unteroffizier	unknown	12th April 1940	16th February 1940	Me109		Killed in Action
Werner Petermann	Oberfeldwebel	unknown	unknown	16th September 1940	Me109	0001539
Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert	Leutnant	unknown	2nd January 1944	08th August 1941
Rudolf Resch		unknown	unknown
Wilhelm Ruthammer	Oberleutnant	unknown	12th April 1940		Me109		Killed in Action
August Scheimann	Unteroffizier	unknown	2nd July 1941		Me109	0007744	Killed in Action
Georg Schirmbock	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	23rd April 1940	Me109
Rudolf Schmidt	Oberfeldwebel	unknown	6th April 1942	09th July 1940	Me109	0000833	Killed in Action
Wilhelm Schneider	Feldwebel	unknown	18th September 1941		Me109	0006272	Killed in Action
Willi Schweikert	Feldwebel	unknown	unknown	27th July 1941	Me109	0005925
Gerd Senoner	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	06th August 1941	Me109	0007772
Ernst Steinborn	Unteroffizier	unknown	24th November 1941		Me109	0007795	Killed in Action
Wolfgang Steinicke	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	08th September 1941	Me109
Hermann Stierle	Oberfeldwebel	unknown	12th April 1940		Me109		Killed in Action
Josef Stiglmaier	Feldwebel	unknown	17th September 1941	03rd July 1941	Me109	0006114 0004004	Killed in Action
Emil Stratmann	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	28th June 1941	Me109	0001159
Gunther Streb	Unteroffizier	unknown	13th December 1941		Me109	0007761	Killed in Action
Edgar Struckmann	Leutnant	unknown	22nd June 1940		Me109		Killed in Action
Hans Tetzner	Leutnant	unknown	13th August 1941	12th June 1941	Me109	0001133	Killed in Action
Gerhard Weber	Unteroffizier	unknown	9th July 1940		Me109		Killed in Action
Lorenz Weber	Oberleutnant	unknown	21st July 1940		Me109		Killed in Action
Franz Weinhausen	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	09th November 1941	Me109	0007755
Gerhard Weyl	Leutnant	unknown	unknown	14th September 1941	Me109	0006308
Martin Willing	Unteroffizier	unknown	unknown	11th July 1941	Me109	0003718
Horst Wolter	Leutnant	unknown	9th August 1941		Me109	0004912	Killed in Action

Pilots and Aircrew for : JG77
A list of all aircrew from our database who are associated with this squadron. A profile page is available by clicking their name.
Name	Info
Abendroth, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Abendroth, Herbert    Died : 3 / 3 / 1982	Abendroth, Herbert In 1942 Herbert was with I./JG 5 became very ill while serving with this squadron so became a flying instructor until. 04.44 transferred to 2./JG 77. 06.07.44 wounded while flying Bf 109 G-6 (Red 7) shot up by P-51 8 km W of Verona, bailed out. 18.09.44 Lt., 3./JG 77. 10.44 transferred to 9./JG 77. 01.01.45 Lt., 9./JG 77 while flying Bf 109 K-4 (White 13) was shot down by German naval AA vic Maaseik/Belgium.and became POW until 03.48 when released.
Ahlert, Hans-Joachim Click the name above to see a profile of Ahlert, Hans-Joachim    Died : 4 / 5 / 1944	Ahlert, Hans-Joachim Killed in flying accident, 4th May 1944.
Ambelung, Klaus Click the name above to see a profile of Ambelung, Klaus	Ambelung, Klaus
Arnoldy, Jakob Click the name above to see a profile of Arnoldy, Jakob	Arnoldy, Jakob Injured on 26th October 1940 when his Me109E-7 0006090 White 5 of JG77 was damaged by an unknown British aircraft and landed at Herdla airfield.
Badum, Johann Click the name above to see a profile of Badum, Johann    Died : 12 / 1 / 1943	Badum, Johann
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.
BARLAU, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of BARLAU, Walter	BARLAU, Walter Feldwebel, III/JG 77, His ME109 was shot down over Malta on the 25th August 1943, and taken prisoner.
Barten, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Barten, Franz    Died : 4 / 8 / 1944	Barten, Franz
Bauer, Viktor Click the name above to see a profile of Bauer, Viktor    Died : 13 / 12 / 1969	Bauer, Viktor
Berres, Heinz-Edgar Click the name above to see a profile of Berres, Heinz-Edgar    Died : 25 / 7 / 1943	Berres, Heinz-Edgar
Borchers, Adolf Click the name above to see a profile of Borchers, Adolf    Died : 9 / 2 / 1996	Borchers, Adolf Adolf Borchers was born on 10th February 1913 in Wendhausen near Lunesburg. In the autumn of 1938 he was in the Legion Condor. He was transferred to JG51 where he flew in the Polish and Western campaign and in the Battle of Britain, during which he scored five victories. By the end of 1941 his score stood at 23. In October 1942 he was promoted to Officer and named squadron leader of 11./JG51. By the end of 1942 his score stood at 38. On 7th May 1943 he scored his 44th to 49th victories. A short time later he was awarded the Knights Cross for 78 victories. He was then neamd Commander of 1./JG52 on 11th June 1944 and on 24th July that year he scored his 110th victory. His 118th victory came on 2nd September, the same time the 10,000th victory of JG52 was recorded. Ercih Hartmann took over 1./JG52 on 1st February 1945 and Borchers was appointed Commander of iii./JG52. He was bitterly disappointed at being replaced by this youngster and carried that resentment to the grave. Borchers flew approximately 800 missions and had 132 victories, including 5 in the west. He was the 53rd ranking ace in Germany. Adolf Borchers died 9th February 1996.
Brandis, Felix-Maria Click the name above to see a profile of Brandis, Felix-Maria    Died : 2 / 2 / 1942	Brandis, Felix-Maria
Brandt, Paul Click the name above to see a profile of Brandt, Paul	Brandt, Paul
Brandt, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Brandt, Walter    Died : 28 / 1 / 1977	Brandt, Walter
Brocke, Jurgen Click the name above to see a profile of Brocke, Jurgen    Died : 15 / 9 / 1942	Brocke, Jurgen
Brunsmann, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Brunsmann, Heinrich	Brunsmann, Heinrich On 23rd October 1940, his Me109E-1 0005011 Black 8 of JG77 was damaged on landing at Vaernes airfield after suffering engine problems. He was unharmed.
Burkhardt, Lutz-Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Burkhardt, Lutz-Wilhelm	Burkhardt, Lutz-Wilhelm
Carganico, Horst Click the name above to see a profile of Carganico, Horst    Died : 27 / 5 / 1944	Carganico, Horst He joined the Luftwaffe in 1937 and attended pilot school at Berlin-Johannisthal. At the outbreak of World War II Carganico was Technical Officer with the staff of Jagdgeschwader 1. In April 1940, he became Adjutant of II./Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77), serving in Norway. He claimed his initial victory on 21 June 1940; a "RAF Hereford" (actually a Bristol Beaufort) near Bergen. He claimed several more victories before II./JG 77 was posted to Northern France in November 1940. He claimed his fifth victory on 30 November, a Bristol Blenheim. Oberleutnant Carganico was made Staffelkapitän of 1./JG 77 in January 1941 and stationed in Sola, Norway. On 25th July 1941, his Me109E-7 0001786 of JG77 was damaged in a crash landing at Petsamo airfield, Finland. He was unharmed. Flying intensively following the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Carganico was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 September 1941 for 27 victories. By early 1942 Carganico commanded 6./Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5). As a Hauptmann, he was appointed Gruppenkommandeur II./JG 5 in April 1942 and in summer 1942 he claimed 23 victories in six weeks. On 12 August Carganico was part of a Schwarm intercepted by Soviet fighters and Carganico's Bf 109 F-4 was damaged sufficiently to force an emergency landing near Motovsk. He evaded capture and returned to his unit the next day. On 26 March 1944 Hauptmann Carganico was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 5 participating in the Defence of the Reich against the USAAF heavy bomber offensive. Following combat with USAAF four-engined bombers on 27 May 1944, Carganico was killed when his Bf 109 G-5 hit high tension cables while attempting a forced landing near Chevry, France. He was credited with 60 victories in 600 missions, including six victories over the Western Allies.
Clausen, Erwin Click the name above to see a profile of Clausen, Erwin    Died : 4 / 10 / 1943	Clausen, Erwin Erwin Clausen was born on 5 August 1911 at Berlin-Steglitz. He joined the Reichsmarine in 1931 but then transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1935 to receive flying training. Feldwebel Clausen was flying with 3.(J)/LG 2 and scored his first victory during the invasion of Poland when he shot down a PWS.26 biplane trainer on 9 September 1939. He was to score further victories during the French campaign. On 1 February 1941, Oberleutnant Clausen was appointed Staffelkapitän of 1(J)/LG 2. When 1(J)/LG 2 operated in support of the invasion of the Balkans, Clausen was to score three victories over JKRV Furies on 6 April 1941. Following the Balkan campaign Clausen withdrew with the unit to Eastern Europe. On 6 January 1942 1(J)/LG 2 became 1./JG 77. With 1./JG 77 in Russia he was particularly successful. On 2 July 1941, he shot down two Russian aircraft for his 7th and 8th victories. By the end of 1941 his total had reached 18. He recorded his 20th victory on 16 January 1942 and his 30th on 24 February. On 9 March, he shot down five enemy aircraft to record victories 36 through 40. He was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 22 May after 52 victories. On 27 June, he was appointed Staffelkapitän of 6./JG 77. He achieved 45 victories in July including four in a day three times, five in a day twice and six in a day once. Clausen shot down his 100th opponent in claiming six in a day on 22 July 1942. He was awarded the Eichenlaub (Nr 106) the next day. Clausen was transferred to Erg.Gr.Süd on 1 February 1943. Hauptmann Clausen became Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 11 on 20 June 1943 performing Reichsverteidigung duties. In July 1943 he shot down eight four-engine bombers. On 4 October 1943 he shot down B-24 Liberator but then he was killed in aerial combat over the North Sea attacking Allied four-engine bombers in Fw190 A-5/U12 Black << of JG11 . Erwin Clausen is credited with 132 victories achieved flying 561 missions. He recorded 1 victory over Poland, 3 over Jugoslavia and 14 victories over the Western front. His score includes 12 (and probably further unconfirmed) four-engine bombers and 18 Stormoviks.
Dahmer, Hugo Click the name above to see a profile of Dahmer, Hugo    Died : 1 / 8 / 2008	Dahmer, Hugo Hugo Dahmer . Flying with Adolf Galland's 6./JG26, Hugo Dahmer was one of II Gruppe's most successful pilots. By Feb 1941 Hugo Dahmer had in total 12 victories, built up during the Battles in France and Britain. He then served in Norway with 1./JG77 Dahmer was awarded the Knight's Cross during the invasion of Russia. For a short while back with JG26, then III./JG2. He scored 57 victories, flying a total of 309 missions. Hugo Dahmer passed away on 1st August 2008.
Demes, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Demes, Heinz    Died : 30 / 4 / 1940	Demes, Heinz Killed on 30th April 1940 when his Me109E-3 0001537 of JG77 was shot down by a Wellington bomber of No.37 Sqn east of Stavanger.
Dopfer, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Dopfer, Kurt    Died : 2 / 7 / 1941	Dopfer, Kurt Killed on 2nd July 1941 when his Me109T-2 0007764 of JG77 was involved in a collision and crashed off Kvassheim, Norway.
Drude, Willi Click the name above to see a profile of Drude, Willi	Drude, Willi On 26th December 1944, his Me109G-14 0463224 of JG77 had engine trouble before take off from Aalborg airfield. Taking off later than his formation, he seized the opportunity to fly alone to the UK, reported that he was ditching his aircraft, and arrived at Dyce airfield in Scotland later that day. Indicating he was going to land by waggling is wings, he then approached the runway, bounced a few times, and survived without injury when the aircraft flipped onto its back. He was recovered from the aircraft by British airmen on the scene, and taken prisoner.
Ehrler, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Ehrler, Heinrich    Died : 4 / 4 / 1945	Ehrler, Heinrich Heinrich Ehrler started his career in the Luftwaffe in early 1940, when he started his Pilot training after transferring from a Flak-artillery unit. Ehrler joined 4./Jagdgeschwader 77 on his first operational posting and achieved his first victory in May 1940. JG 77 was based in Norway and he spent most of the war on the Northfront. JG 77 was restructured as JG 5 Eismeer in January 1942. JG 5 operated from bases in northern Norway and Finland, and they mostly engaged Russian aircraft, but were also given the task of intercepting British raids on Norway. Ehrler did not achieve his second victory until 19 February 1942. He was promoted to Leutnant and made Staffelkapitän(Squadron Leader) in 6./Jagdgeschwader 5 after his 11th victory on 20 July. On 4 September, he was awarded the Knights Cross for 64 aerial victories. By 1 June 1943 he was promoted to Hauptmann and appointed Gruppenkommandeur for II./JG 5. During this period he was also awarded the Oak Leaves to his Ritterkreuz. On 25 May 1944 he achieved nine victories in one day, bringing his tally up to 155. On 1 August he was appointed to Geschwaderkommodore of JG 5 and at the same time was promoted to Major.
Ertel, Click the name above to see a profile of Ertel,	Ertel, On 12th April 1940, his Me109E Yellow 14 of JG77 was hit by return fire from a Hampden of No.44 Sqn or No.50 Sqn. He baled out and the aircraft crashed on the island of Vestnessletta.
Fahrmann, Gottfired Click the name above to see a profile of Fahrmann, Gottfired	Fahrmann, Gottfired Gottfried Fahrmann had been Macky Steinhoffs longstanding wingman and adjutant in their time together with JG77, which Steinhoff had commanded in Italy. Steinhoff had insisted that Fahrmann be brought into Gallands JV44 unit to continue as his wingman and was one of the original members of the squadron of experts. Together they led the first formation of JV44s Me262s on their journey south to Munich on March 31st 1945. After surviving being shot down by a P51 Mustang, Gottfried was taking off alongside Steinhoff when Macky had his terrible accident.
Führing, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Führing, Karl	Führing, Karl
Flamm, Friedrich Click the name above to see a profile of Flamm, Friedrich	Flamm, Friedrich On 15th January 1942, his Me109-E7 0001430 of JG77 was damaged in a collision during take off from Herdla airfield. He was unharmed.
Flesichhacker, Heinz-Günter Click the name above to see a profile of Flesichhacker, Heinz-Günter    Died : 24 / 2 / 1942	Flesichhacker, Heinz-Günter
Freytag, Siegfried Click the name above to see a profile of Freytag, Siegfried    Died : 1 / 6 / 2003	Freytag, Siegfried
Friedrich, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Friedrich, Erich	Friedrich, Erich On 13th September 1940, his Me190E-4 0005262 of JG77 was destroyed in a collision on take off from Vaernes airfield. He was unharmed.
Froba, Ludwig Click the name above to see a profile of Froba, Ludwig	Froba, Ludwig Injured on 24th October 1940 when his Me109E-3 0000820 White 3 of JG77 accidentally landed on a trotting track near Karlstad.
Frose, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Frose, Helmut    Died : 12 / 10 / 1940	Frose, Helmut Killed on 12th October 1940 when his Me109E-1 0003309 of JG77 crashed on landing at Sola airfield.
Gallowitsch, Bernd Click the name above to see a profile of Gallowitsch, Bernd	Gallowitsch, Bernd
Geisshardt, Friedrich Click the name above to see a profile of Geisshardt, Friedrich    Died : 5 / 4 / 1943	Geisshardt, Friedrich
Glockner, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Glockner, Rudolf	Glockner, Rudolf
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.
Hackl, Anton Click the name above to see a profile of Hackl, Anton    Died : 9 / 7 / 1984	Hackl, Anton Anton "Toni" Hackl was born 25 March 1915 in Regensburg. Died 10 July 1984 in Regensburg. Anton was a German former Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords during World War II. He was one of the very few Luftwaffe 'first-to-last' who survived the whole war, serving from 1939 until 1945. Unteroffizier Hackl was serving with II/JG 77 when war broke out. By May 1940, Hackl was based in Norway, with JG 77 when he claimed his first in June 1940 shooting down two RAF Hudsons. On 27 June he shot down another Hudson, but was also wounded. He claimed four victories during his time in Norway. In July 1941 he was posted with JG 77 to the Eastern Front. By the end of year his score was 27. By early 1942 he was Staffelkapitän of 5 Staffel JG 77. His score rapidly increased during the spring of 1942, and by May 1942, after 51 victories he received the Knight’s Cross. During the month of July 1942, Anton Hackl amassed 37 enemy aircraft shot down in the aerial battles around Voronezh, including 6 victories in a day on both 21 July and 23 July. In August, he shot down three to record his 100th victory. After his 106th victory on 6 August he was awarded the Eichenlaub. He shot down his 118th enemy aircraft on the Eastern Front, (a LaGG-3), in September 1942. II/JG 77 were then transferred to Tunisia where Anton claimed 6 victories. In combat with P-38 Lightnings on 4 February 1943 he was badly wounded and was hospitalised for several months. Returning to duties in September 1943, Hackl next operated with III/JG 11 on Reichsverteidigung (Defense of the Reich) duties. On 1 October, he became Gruppenkommandeur III/JG 11. Hackl went on to claim 25 four-engined bombers shot down during his time with the III Gruppe. In April 1944, he commanded JG 11 briefly before being badly wounded in battle with a USAAF P-47 Thunderbolt. He was awarded the Schwerter on 13 July. During July 1944 he became Geschwaderkommodore of JG 76. On 8 October he became Gruppenkommandeur of II/JG 26 with 165 victories to his credit. By the end of the year he now had 172 victories. By late January 1945 he was acting Kommodore of JG 300 and, in late February, Kommodore of JG 11. His last 24 victories were never officially confirmed. Anton Hackl flew about 1000 combat missions and was officially credited with shooting down 192 enemy aircraft. 131 victories were claimed while serving on the Eastern Front, 6 victories have been claimed in Africa and 55 on the Western Front. Among these numbers are 34 four-engined bombers which puts him in second place behind Georg-Peter Eder as the leading daylight bomber claimant. 55 claims were made with JG 11, 10 with JG 26, 1 with JG 300, and 124 while flying with JG 77. He was shot down 8 times and wounded 4 times. Anton Hackl died on 9 July 1984 in Regensburg.
Hackler, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Hackler, Heinrich    Died : 1 / 1 / 1945	Hackler, Heinrich
Hammel, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Hammel, Kurt	Hammel, Kurt On 7th December 1941, he is thought to have been the pilot of Me109E-7 0003579 White 7 of JG77 which was damaged in a forced landing near Alakurrti. He was unharmed. On 28th December, he again escaped injury when the same aircraft, Me109E-7 0003579 White 7 of JG77 was destroyed in an accident during a taxi at Kestenga airfield.
Handrick, Gotthard Click the name above to see a profile of Handrick, Gotthard	Handrick, Gotthard
Hannak, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Hannak, Gunther	Hannak, Gunther
Hartwein, Hans-Dieter Click the name above to see a profile of Hartwein, Hans-Dieter    Died : 21 / 8 / 1942	Hartwein, Hans-Dieter On 22nd June 1941, his Me109T-2 0007760 Black >> of JG77 was damaged in a landing accident at Mandal airfield, Norway.
Hauck, Friedrich Click the name above to see a profile of Hauck, Friedrich    Died : 15 / 8 / 1940	Hauck, Friedrich Killed on 15th August 1940 when his Me109E-1 of JG77 crashed south west of the island of Fohr.
Hauser, Paul Click the name above to see a profile of Hauser, Paul    Died : 5 / 7 / 1941	Hauser, Paul Killed on 5th July 1941 when his Me109E-7 0003785 Red 1 of JG77 was shot down south west of Titowka by German ground fire.
Höhne, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Höhne, Herbert	Höhne, Herbert
Henz, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Henz, Helmut	Henz, Helmut
Herfeld, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Herfeld, Erich    Died : 12 / 4 / 1940	Herfeld, Erich Killed on 12th April 1940 when his Me109E of JG77 was shot down west of Kristiansand by return fire from Hampden aircraft of No.44 Sqn or No.50 Sqn.
Heydrich, Reinhard Click the name above to see a profile of Heydrich, Reinhard	Heydrich, Reinhard Injured on 13th May 1940 when his Me109E-1 Yellow 12 of JG77 crashed during take off from Sola airfield.
Hoeckner, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Hoeckner, Walter    Died : 25 / 8 / 1944	Hoeckner, Walter
Hoffmann, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Hoffmann, Heinrich    Died : 3 / 10 / 1941	Hoffmann, Heinrich
Hoffmann, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Hoffmann, Heinz	Hoffmann, Heinz
Hornig, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Hornig, Gerhard	Hornig, Gerhard Injured on 17th July 1941 when his Me109T-2 0007752 of JG77 was damaged beyond repair in an accident during taxi at Sola airfield.
Hrdlicka, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Hrdlicka, Franz    Died : 25 / 3 / 1945	Hrdlicka, Franz
Huy, Wolf-Dietrich Click the name above to see a profile of Huy, Wolf-Dietrich	Huy, Wolf-Dietrich Knights Cross winning pilot, with a final tally of 40 victories in over 500 missions.
Ihlefeld, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Ihlefeld, Herbert    Died : 8 / 8 / 1995	Ihlefeld, Herbert Born 1st June 1914 in Pinnow Pommern and died 8th August 1995 in Wenningen lower Saxony. Joined the Luftwaffe in 1936 and scored nine victories during the Spanish Civil War. Flew 1000 combat missions and claimed 132 enemy aircraft with 56 on the Western Front including 26 spitfires and 67 on the Russian Front. Participated in the air war over Poland, France and the Battle of Britain. In 1941 Ihlefeld was transferred to the Balkans for the invasion of Yugoslavia. He was shot down by AA fire and captured by the Yugoslavian Army. 8 days lated he was rescued by the German troops. Ihlefeld participated in the assault on Crete, claiming his 36th kill, a Hurricane. He then commanded Jagdgeschwader 77 in time for Operation Barbarossa in June 1941. In April 1942 Ihlefeld became the 5th pilot to reach 100 victories and his unit 1/JG77 was credited with 323 enemy aircraft kills compared to the loss of only 17 Bf109s. Ihlefeld then took command of Jagdgeschwader 52 in June 1942 but he was involved in a landing accident and badly injured and was not ready to return to active service until July 1943. In May 1944 he commanded JG11 and then JG1 during the defence of the Reich. In 1945 he took command of Jagdgeschwader 1 equipped with the Heinkel 162.
Isken, Eduard Click the name above to see a profile of Isken, Eduard	Isken, Eduard
Jakobi, Alfred Click the name above to see a profile of Jakobi, Alfred    Died : 9 / 4 / 1942	Jakobi, Alfred On 8th September 1941, his Me109T-2 of JG77 was damaged by a Beaufort of 90 Sqn. He was unharmed. Injured on 17th December 1941 when his Me109E-7 0004081 of JG77 was shot down by a Russian Hurricane of 78 IAP and force landed near Petsamo.
Jung, Berthold Click the name above to see a profile of Jung, Berthold	Jung, Berthold
Kaiser, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Kaiser, Herbert    Died : 5 / 12 / 2003	Kaiser, Herbert Herbert Kaiser joined the Luftwaffe before the war, and by 1938 he was a fighter pilot with II./JG186. He flew in the invasion of Poland and then during the Battle of France, scoring his first victory in May 1940. He took part in the Battle of Britain before transferring to the Balkans. In August 1941 he was posted to the Russian Front, then North Africa followed by Italy and the Dolomites. In March 1944 he joined JG1 in the defence of the Reich. Seriously wounded in a parachute jump in August 1944 he was hospitalised until February 1945. he then joined Adolf Galland's JV44. He flew over 1000 missions and achieved 68 victories. He was awarded the Knight's Cross in 1943. He passed away on 5th December 2003.
Kalweit, Walter Click the name above to see a profile of Kalweit, Walter	Kalweit, Walter On 12th January 1942, he escaped injury when his Me109E-7 0001962 of JG77 suffered engine failure and crashed into the sea off Kristiansand. Presumably he had baled out of the aircraft.
Kastens, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Kastens, Wilhelm    Died : 22 / 8 / 1941	Kastens, Wilhelm Killed on 22nd August 1941 when his Me109E-1 0003620 Yellow 1 of JG77 was shot down by a Russian aircraft of 145 IAP and crashed south of Murmansk.
Keitel, Hans-Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Keitel, Hans-Karl    Died : 26 / 2 / 1941	Keitel, Hans-Karl
Keller, Eduard Click the name above to see a profile of Keller, Eduard    Died : 5 / 10 / 1941	Keller, Eduard Killed on 5th October 1941 when his Me109E-7 0004815 Red 7 of JG77 was lost in bad weather.
Klein, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Klein, Hans    Died : 25 / 8 / 1942	Klein, Hans
Klopper, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Klopper, Heinrich    Died : 29 / 11 / 1943	Klopper, Heinrich
Kobold, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Kobold, Hans    Died : 31 / 8 / 1941	Kobold, Hans Killed on 31st August 1941 when his Me109E-7 0006403 of JG77 was shot down by a Russian aircraft of 72 SAP and crashed near the church in Nesseby, north west of Kirkenes airfield.
Kohler, Armin Click the name above to see a profile of Kohler, Armin	Kohler, Armin
Kolb, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Kolb, Karl    Died : 28 / 2 / 1943	Kolb, Karl
Kuhn, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Kuhn, Erich	Kuhn, Erich On 29th June 1941, his Me109E-4/B 0006185 of JG77 was damaged in accident during taxi at Rovaniemi airfield, Finland.
Kutscha, Herbert Click the name above to see a profile of Kutscha, Herbert	Kutscha, Herbert
Lange, Franz-Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Lange, Franz-Heinz	Lange, Franz-Heinz Staffelkapitan of 6./II./JG77. Injured on 27th May 1940 when his Me109E-1 Yellow 1 of JG77 was damaged by a Blenheim of No.254 Sqn.
Laskowic, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Laskowic, Franz	Laskowic, Franz On 21st June 1941, his Me109T-2 0007775 of JG77 was damaged in a landing accident at Sola airfield.
Lasse, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Lasse, Kurt    Died : 8 / 10 / 1941	Lasse, Kurt
Laubenthal, Heinz Click the name above to see a profile of Laubenthal, Heinz	Laubenthal, Heinz On 7th July 1941, his Me109E-7 0001409 of JG77 suffered engine failure and was destroyed in a landing accident at Kirkenes airfield, Norway. He was unharmed.
Lehmann, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Lehmann, Wilhelm	Lehmann, Wilhelm Injured on 25th August 1941 when his Me109E-7 0003433 of JG77 was shot down by Russian ground fire and destroyed in a forced landing 50 kilometres north east of Kemijarvi, Finland.
Leie, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Leie, Erich    Died : 7 / 3 / 1945	Leie, Erich
Leow, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Leow, Rudolf    Died : 24 / 6 / 1941	Leow, Rudolf Killed on 24th June 1941 when his Me109T-2 0007756 of JG77 was destroyed in an accident on take off from Herdla airfield, Norway.
Lesch, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Lesch, Heinrich	Lesch, Heinrich
Lindemann, Theo Click the name above to see a profile of Lindemann, Theo	Lindemann, Theo
Lohoff, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Lohoff, Helmut    Died : 11 / 2 / 1942	Lohoff, Helmut
Lojewski, Alfred von Click the name above to see a profile of Lojewski, Alfred von	Lojewski, Alfred von Served with 2./J88 Legion Condor from 1st November 1938 to June 1939. On 29th June 1941 he was taken prisoner after his Me109E-3 0005164 Red 3 of JG77 was shot down by Russian ground fire and force landed in the bay of Kola. The aircraft was lost.
Luhe, Eckhard van der Click the name above to see a profile of Luhe, Eckhard van der    Died : 12 / 9 / 1941	Luhe, Eckhard van der Killed on 12th September 1941 when his Me109E-7 0001075 Yellow 10 of JG77 was shot down by a Hurricane of No.81 Sqn and crashed 10 kilometres east of Liza.
Mader, Anton Click the name above to see a profile of Mader, Anton    Died : 19 / 2 / 1984	Mader, Anton
Mahlkuch, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Mahlkuch, Hans    Died : 23 / 8 / 1941	Mahlkuch, Hans On 17th July 1941, his Me109E-4/B 0001407 Red 5 of JG77 was shot down by Russian ground fire and force landed on or near Lake Nasykkejarvi. He was unharmed but the aircraft was lost. Less than six weeks later, on 23rd August 1941, his Me109E-7 0001118 Red 5 of JG77 was shot down by a Russian aircraft of 72 SAP and crashed east of Ura-Guba airfield. He did not survive the crash.
Meckel, Helmut Click the name above to see a profile of Meckel, Helmut    Died : 8 / 5 / 1943	Meckel, Helmut
Meissel, Eckehard Click the name above to see a profile of Meissel, Eckehard    Died : 19 / 6 / 1941	Meissel, Eckehard Killed on 19th June 1941 when his Me109T-2 0007749 White 11 of JG77 suffered engined failure and crashed 5 kilometres north west of Lista peninsula.
Menge, Robert Click the name above to see a profile of Menge, Robert    Died : 14 / 6 / 1941	Menge, Robert
Michels, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Michels, Karl	Michels, Karl Injured on 6th June 1941 when his Me109E-4 0001333 of JG77 was damaged in a landing accident at Vaernes airfield.
Minz, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Minz, Werner    Died : 24 / 7 / 1941	Minz, Werner Killed on 24th July 1941 when his Me109T-2 0007777 Black 8 of JG77 was shot down by a Beaufort of No.42 Sqn, crashing 10 kilometres south of Farsund.
Moritz, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Moritz, Wilhelm	Moritz, Wilhelm
Muller, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Muller, Rudolf    Died : 0 / 0 / ?	Muller, Rudolf Injured on 1st July 1940 when his Me109E-1 of TrGr186 crashed north of Lake Grasjoen.
Muncheberg, Joachim Click the name above to see a profile of Muncheberg, Joachim    Died : 23 / 3 / 1943	Muncheberg, Joachim Joachim Müncheberg was born 18 December 1918 Joachim Müncheberg is credited with 135 enemy aircraft shot down claimed in over 500 combat missions. The majority of his victories were claimed over the Western front with 33 claims over the Eastern Front. Of his 102 aerial victories achieved over the Western Allies are 46 Supermarine Spitfire fighters. Malta Operations From February 1941, Müncheberg's staffel became the first Bf-109 unit to operate in the Mediterranean theatre, and from bases in Sicily the staffel was to achieve success out of all proportion to its size, with some 52 victories claimed without losing a single pilot. Müncheberg claimed almost half of these victories. Flying missions over Yugoslavia in support of the German invasion of the Balkans, he also claimed a Yugoslav 'Hawker Fury biplane' on 6 April 1941 and claimed another destroyed on the ground (Both victories were in fact Avia BH-33 biplanes). In May 1941, Müncheberg was awarded the Oak Leaves and the Italian Medaglia d'Oro and by this time had 43 victories. A 2-month spell in Libya in mid 1941 to support the Afrika Korps saw a further 5 victories claimed. In August 1941, 7./JG 26 returned to France. Müncheberg was to claim a further 35 victories (including 34 Spitfires) by June 1942. On 19 September, Müncheberg was promoted to the rank of Hauptmann and became Gruppenkommandeur of II/JG 26. On 29 April 1942 Müncheberg probably shot down and killed the Northolt Wing Leader and Polish ace Wing Commander Marian Pisarek. Russia 1942 In July 1942, Müncheberg was posted to the Eastern Front, joining Jagdgeschwader 51. On 5 September, he claimed his 100th kill. On 9 September, he was awarded the 'Swords' following his 103rd victory. Müncheberg shot down 33 victories over Russian aircraft while being shot down twice himself. North Africa Major Müncheberg was appointed Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 77, operating over North Africa and Tunisia. He added 24 victories but force-landed unhurt in his Bf 109-G2 after combat with RAF Kittyhawk fighters on 10 December 1942. In the spring of 1943 Müncheberg became the second German fighter pilot to achieve 100 aerial victories over Anglo-American adversaries. Müncheberg was killed on 23 March 1943 over Tunisia when his 135th victim, a USAAF 52nd Fighter Group Spitfire exploded in front of him after a close burst of cannon fire. The Spitfire was piloted by Captain Sweetman. Müncheberg managed to bail and landed severely wounded with his parachute. Although the search team recovered him fairly quickly, Müncheberg died on the way to a field hospital.
Mutherich, Hubert Click the name above to see a profile of Mutherich, Hubert    Died : 9 / 9 / 1941	Mutherich, Hubert
Neumann, Egon Click the name above to see a profile of Neumann, Egon    Died : 7 / 8 / 1941	Neumann, Egon Killed on 7th August 1941 when his Me109T-2 0007775 of JG77 crashed 40 kilometres west of Stavanger.
Niemeyer, Otto Click the name above to see a profile of Niemeyer, Otto	Niemeyer, Otto Injured on 26th October 1940 when his Me109E-7 0006202 of JG77 was damaged by a British aircraft and landed at Herdla airfield.
Nordmann, Karl-Gottfried Click the name above to see a profile of Nordmann, Karl-Gottfried    Died : 22 / 7 / 1982	Nordmann, Karl-Gottfried
Omert, Emil Click the name above to see a profile of Omert, Emil    Died : 24 / 4 / 1944	Omert, Emil
Opolski, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Opolski, Kurt    Died : 12 / 4 / 1940	Opolski, Kurt Killed on 12th April 1940 when his Me109E of JG77 was shot down west of Kristiansand by Hampdens of No.44 Sqn or No.50 Sqn.
Petermann, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Petermann, Werner	Petermann, Werner On 16th September 1940, his Me109E-4 0001539 Black 10 of JG77 was destroyed in a landing accident at Vaernes airfield. He was unharmed.
Pichler, Johann Click the name above to see a profile of Pichler, Johann	Pichler, Johann
Preinfalk, Alexander Click the name above to see a profile of Preinfalk, Alexander    Died : 12 / 12 / 1944	Preinfalk, Alexander
Reinert, Ernst-Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Reinert, Ernst-Wilhelm    Died : 5 / 9 / 2007	Reinert, Ernst-Wilhelm Ernst Wilhelm Reinert flew with JG77, before transferring to the Eastern Front in 1941. He was posted to Tunisia in January 1943 where he became the most successful Luftwaffe Ace in North Africa during that period. On January 2nd 1945 he was given the leadership of IV./JG27. In March he transferred to III./JG7 flying the Me262. In his 715 missions Reinert scored 174 aerial victories. he was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Born 2nd February 1919 in Lindenthal, died 5th September 2007.
Resch, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Resch, Rudolf    Died : 11 / 7 / 1943	Resch, Rudolf
Roell, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Roell, Werner    Died : 10 / 5 / 2008	Roell, Werner Werner Roell flew initially in Norway, and was one of the first pilots to land in Norway during that campaign. He later flew operations in Yugoslavia and Crete as Staffelkapitan of 4./St77, subsequently flying in Russia. Transferring to the Ju87, he flew over 400 combat missions in the Stuka, destroying a Soviet cruiser near the Crimea. In early 1945 he was summoned by Adolf Galland to join his famous Me262 Squadron of Experts in JV44, where he served until the end of the war. Werner Roell flew a total of 477 combat missions, and was awarded the Knights Cross. Passed away 10th May 2008.
Rott, Frank-Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Rott, Frank-Werner	Rott, Frank-Werner
Ruthammer, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Ruthammer, Wilhelm    Died : 12 / 4 / 1940	Ruthammer, Wilhelm Killed on 12th April 1940 when his Me109E of JG77 was shot down west of Kristiansand by Hampdens of No.44 Sqn or No.50 Sqn.
Sawallisch, Erwin Click the name above to see a profile of Sawallisch, Erwin    Died : 19 / 8 / 1942	Sawallisch, Erwin
Scharf, Ludwig Click the name above to see a profile of Scharf, Ludwig	Scharf, Ludwig
Scheimann, August Click the name above to see a profile of Scheimann, August    Died : 2 / 7 / 1941	Scheimann, August Killed on 2nd July 1941 when his Me109T-2 0007744 of JG77 was involved in a collision and crashed off Kvassheim, Norway.
Schirmbock, Georg Click the name above to see a profile of Schirmbock, Georg	Schirmbock, Georg On 23rd April 1940, his Me109E-3 White 12 of JG77 suffered engine failure on take off from Vaernes airfield and was damaged beyond repair. He was unharmed.
Schlossstein, Karl-Friedrich Click the name above to see a profile of Schlossstein, Karl-Friedrich	Schlossstein, Karl-Friedrich Karl-Fritz Schlossstein initially flew Me110 heavy destroyers with JG5, when th Group first arrived in Norway in 1942 to provide air cover for the convoys supplying the rapidly increasing German garrison in that country. He commanded 13(Z)/JG5 from the summer of 1942 to June 1943, and then converted to fly Me109s. Later in Norway he flew the Me410 Hornet with ZG76, but finished the war with JG54 Greenhearts flying Fw190s in the Defence of the Reich.
Schmetzer, Reinhold Click the name above to see a profile of Schmetzer, Reinhold	Schmetzer, Reinhold
Schmidt, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Schmidt, Rudolf    Died : 6 / 4 / 1942	Schmidt, Rudolf Injured on 26th September 1940 when his Me109E-3 0000833 of JG77 was damaged beyond repair in an accident on take off from Fornebu airfield.
Schmidt, Winfried Click the name above to see a profile of Schmidt, Winfried	Schmidt, Winfried
Schneider, Wilhelm Click the name above to see a profile of Schneider, Wilhelm    Died : 18 / 9 / 1941	Schneider, Wilhelm Killed on 18th September 1941 when his Me109E 0006272 of JG77 crashed near Lake Kotozero.
Schnorrer, Karl Click the name above to see a profile of Schnorrer, Karl	Schnorrer, Karl Injured on 30th March 1945 when his Me262A-1 of JG7 was shot down by an American P-51 Mustang and crashed near Hamburg.
Schulte, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Schulte, Franz    Died : 12 / 8 / 1942	Schulte, Franz
Schwanecke, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Schwanecke, Gunther	Schwanecke, Gunther
Schweikert, Willi Click the name above to see a profile of Schweikert, Willi	Schweikert, Willi Injured on 27th July 1941 when his Me109E-7 0005925 of JG77 was destroyed by a Petlyakov Pe-2 of 72 SAP while taxiing at Kirkenes airfield.
Seckel, Georg Click the name above to see a profile of Seckel, Georg	Seckel, Georg
Seelmann, Georg Click the name above to see a profile of Seelmann, Georg	Seelmann, Georg
Senoner, Gerd Click the name above to see a profile of Senoner, Gerd	Senoner, Gerd Staffelkapitan of 13./I./JG77. Injured on 6th August 1941 when his Me109T-2 0007772 of JG77 was hit by fire from a Hudson of No.220 Sqn.
Setz, Heinrich Click the name above to see a profile of Setz, Heinrich    Died : 13 / 3 / 1943	Setz, Heinrich Heinrich Setz (12 March 1915 – 13 March 1943) was a German World War II Luftwaffe 138 victories Flying ace and recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves. Heinrich Setz joined II./Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) in July 1940 and claimed his first aerial victory over a Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft over Norway's west coast. In July 1941 he was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the 4./JG 77 (4th squadron), which he led until November 1942. During Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, he claimed 41 aerial victories. Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) Setz was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak leaves on 23 June 1942 for 76 aerial victories. The award was presented at the Führerhauptquartier at Rastenburg on 28 and 29 June 1942.
Staege, Hermann Click the name above to see a profile of Staege, Hermann    Died : 22 / 1 / 1943	Staege, Hermann
Steinborn, Ernst Click the name above to see a profile of Steinborn, Ernst    Died : 24 / 11 / 1941	Steinborn, Ernst Killed on 24th November 1941 when his Me109T-2 0007795 Yellow 3 of JG77 crashed into the sea near the island of Fede, Norway.
Steinhoff, Johannes Click the name above to see a profile of Steinhoff, Johannes    Died : 21 / 2 / 1994	Steinhoff, Johannes By early 1940 Macky Steinhoff was leading 4 / JG-52 during the Battle of Britain. He was then transferred to the eastern front where his success continued. In the final stages of the defence of the Reich he joined JV-44 flying the ME 262 in which he scored 6 victories before being seriously burned in a crash. He flew 939 missions scored 178 victories and was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak leaves and swords.
Steinicke, Wolfgang Click the name above to see a profile of Steinicke, Wolfgang	Steinicke, Wolfgang On 8th September 1941, his Me109T-2 of JG77 was damaged by a Beaufort of No.90 Sqn. He was uninjured.
Stierle, Hermann Click the name above to see a profile of Stierle, Hermann    Died : 12 / 4 / 1940	Stierle, Hermann Killed on 12th April 1940 when his Me109E of JG77 was shot down west of Kristiansand by Hampdens of No.44 Sqn or No.50 Sqn.
Stiglmaier, Josef Click the name above to see a profile of Stiglmaier, Josef    Died : 17 / 9 / 1941	Stiglmaier, Josef On 3rd July 1941, his Me109E-7 0006114 of JG77 suffered engine failure and was destroyed in a forced landing 20 kilometres west of Titowka. He was unharmed. On 17th September 1941 his Me109E-7 0004004 Red 6 of JG77 was shot down by a Hurricane of No.81 Sqn and crashed near Liza, killing him.
Stratmann, Emil Click the name above to see a profile of Stratmann, Emil	Stratmann, Emil On 28th June 1941, his Me109E-4 0001159 Yellow 3 of JG77 was attacked by Russian aircraft and force landed near Pulju, north west of Muonio, Finland. He was unharmed but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Streb, Gunther Click the name above to see a profile of Streb, Gunther    Died : 13 / 12 / 1941	Streb, Gunther Killed on 13th December 1941 when his Me109T-2 0007761 of JG77 suffered engine failure and ditched into the sea near Vikaosen.
Struckmann, Edgar Click the name above to see a profile of Struckmann, Edgar    Died : 22 / 6 / 1940	Struckmann, Edgar Killed on 22nd June 1940 when his Me109E-1 of JG77 crashed near Flekkefjord.
Tetzner, Hans Click the name above to see a profile of Tetzner, Hans    Died : 13 / 8 / 1941	Tetzner, Hans Killed on 13th August 1941 when his Me109E-7 0001133 Yellow 10 of JG77 was shot down by a Russian aircraft near Ura-Guba.
Tismar, Werner Click the name above to see a profile of Tismar, Werner    Died : 26 / 4 / 1942	Tismar, Werner
Trautloft, Hannes Click the name above to see a profile of Trautloft, Hannes    Died : 11 / 1 / 1995	Trautloft, Hannes Hannes Trautloft is one of the Luftwaffe's great fighter leaders, scoring his first air victory in the Spanish Civil War in August 1936. Returning to Germany in 1937 he joined the national aerobatics team flying the Me109. Soon after the outbreak of World War II, Hannes took command of I./JG20 taking part in the Battle of Britain, before moving to the Balkans as Kommodore of JG54. Now leading the group on the Russian Front, JG54 took part in the heavy fighting, first in the Me109, then the Fw190. In the summer of 1943 Hannes Trautloft joined General Galland's staff. As a 'mutineer' he was sacked by Goering, thus ending an illustrious combat career comprising 550 combat missions and 57 aerial victories. he died 11th January 1995.
Trenkel, Rudolf Click the name above to see a profile of Trenkel, Rudolf    Died : 26 / 4 / 2001	Trenkel, Rudolf 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 3â€� 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 12â€� 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. Rudolf Trenkel was credited with 138 victories in over 500 missions. Of the 138 victories recorded over the Eastern front, at least 42 were Il-2 Sturmovik ground attack aircraft.
Ubben, Kurt Click the name above to see a profile of Ubben, Kurt    Died : 27 / 4 / 1944	Ubben, Kurt
Weber, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Weber, Gerhard    Died : 9 / 7 / 1940	Weber, Gerhard Killed on 9th July 1940 when his Me109E of JG77 was shot down by a Blenheim of No.21 Sqn. near Leirvik.
Weber, Lorenz Click the name above to see a profile of Weber, Lorenz    Died : 21 / 7 / 1940	Weber, Lorenz Staffelkapitan of 8./III./JG77. Killed on 21st July 1940 when his Me109E-1 of JG77 was shot down by a Sunderland of No.204 Sqn and crashed off the island of Linesoya.
Weinhausen, Franz Click the name above to see a profile of Weinhausen, Franz	Weinhausen, Franz Staffelkapitan of 3./I./JG77. On 9th November 1941 his Me109T-2 0007755 of JG77 suffered engine failure and he ditched into the sea 3 kilometres west of Vigrestad. He was unharmed.
Weinitschke, Dietrich Click the name above to see a profile of Weinitschke, Dietrich	Weinitschke, Dietrich
Weissenberger, Theodor Click the name above to see a profile of Weissenberger, Theodor    Died : 10 / 6 / 1950	Weissenberger, Theodor Major Theodor Weissenberger was born 21 December 1914 in Mühlheim am Main, he was unfortunately killed in a car racing accident 10 June 1950 on the Nürburgring ring. Major Theodor was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1936 until the end of World War II in 1945. He flew more than 500 combat missions claiming 208 enemy aircraft shot down. 33 claims were made on the Western Front, including some 7 heavy bombers. Pre-war Major Weissenberger was a keen glider pilot and was an instructor in the early war years. He finally managed an operational posting in mid 1941, to I (Z). /JG 77 in Norway. He claimed his first kill in October 1941, and went on to score a further twenty-one kills in the Bf 110, in addition to fifteen locomotives, two flak installations, and numerous ground targets destroyed. In September 1942 he was posted to II./JG 5, based in Northern Finland. Flying with 6 Staffel, and then as commander of 7 Staffel, he had claimed 104 kills by July 1943, and been awarded the Knights Cross. Becoming Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 5 in April 1944, he had claimed some 175 kills by May 1944 in over 350 missions on the Arctic Front. Taking over I./JG 5 on 4 June, the unit transferred to the Western Front in mid 1944 and through June and July 1944, Weissenberger flew twenty-six sorties and was credited with twenty-five victories over the Invasion Front around Normandy (his claims were half the total score by the whole unit, I./JG 5, during this period). He claimed five P-47's on 7 June, two more P-47's on 9 June, and another three P-47's on 12 June. He scored again on 19 July with three Typhoons and a P-51. On 25 July he claimed two more Spitfires shot down. Major Weissenberger converted to the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in the second half of 1944. In November 1944 he was posted to command I./JG 7.
Weyl, Gerhard Click the name above to see a profile of Weyl, Gerhard	Weyl, Gerhard Injured on 14th September 1941 when his Me109E-7 0006308 of JG77 was shot down by Russian ground fire and destroyed in forced landing near Petsamo.
Wiese, Johannes Click the name above to see a profile of Wiese, Johannes    Died : 16 / 8 / 1991	Wiese, Johannes Johannes Wiese was born 7 May 1915. – died 16 August 199. He was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1935 until the end of World War II on 8 May 1945. After the war in 1956 he joined the Bundeswehr and attained the rank of Oberstleutnant. He retired on 30 November 1970. His most successful day was 5 July 1943 when he shot down twelve enemy aircraft in one mission. Johannes Wiese was officially credited with 133 victories claimed in 480 combat missions. Additionally he had 25 more unconfirmed claims. Among his claims are 70 Il-2 Stormoviks. Soviet fighter pilots therefore greatly respected Wiese, and referred to him as the "Lion of Kuban." On December 1, 1944, Wiese became Geschwaderkommodore of the JG 77. Only three weeks later he was severely injured when, following ejection at an altitude of more than 9000 meters after combat with British Spitfires, his parachute ruptured 80 meters above ground. He spent the rest of the winter in hospital, and was replaced as commander by Erich Leie. He surrendered to U.S. forces at the end of the war but was released from captivity only weeks later. However, Wiese spent over four years in Soviet POW camps from September 1945 onward, having been denounced by German communists.
Willing, Martin Click the name above to see a profile of Willing, Martin	Willing, Martin Injured on 11th July 1941 when his Me109E-7 0003718 of JG77 suffered engine failure and crash landed near Motowskij. The aircraft was lost.
Winterfeldt, Alexander von Click the name above to see a profile of Winterfeldt, Alexander von    Died : 16 / 5 / 1942	Winterfeldt, Alexander von
Woitke, Erich Click the name above to see a profile of Woitke, Erich	Woitke, Erich
Wolter, Horst Click the name above to see a profile of Wolter, Horst    Died : 9 / 8 / 1941	Wolter, Horst Killed on 9th August 1941 when his Me109T-2 0004912 of JG77 was shot down by Russian ground fire and crashed near Warlamowo.
Zwernemann, Josef Click the name above to see a profile of Zwernemann, Josef    Died : 8 / 4 / 1944	Zwernemann, Josef Josef Zwernemann initially served in the Kriegsmarine where he completed his basic training. Unteroffizier Zwernemanns' service with 7./JG 52 began on 1 March 1940 and participated in the Battle of France. He claimed his first aerial victory over a Supermarine Spitfire in July 1940. In May 1941 he fought in the Battle of Crete. With the beginning of Operation Barbarossa his tally increased and he became one of the most successful pilots of his Jagdgruppe. By the end of 1941 his score stood at twenty and he was awarded Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 12 December 1941. In May 1942 the number of victories had increased to thirty and he was honored with the German Cross in Gold on 25 May 1942. The Oberfeldwebel received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for 57 victories on 23 June 1942. In the month of September 1942 he claimed over thirty victories. On 1 October 1942 claimed four victories increasing his score to 103, for which he received the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross. He was promoted to Leutnant in the spring of 1943. One of Zwernemanns' wingmen and students was history's top-scoring ace Erich Hartmann. While serving with 9./JG 52, Zwernemann claimed his 113th victory on 15 April 1943 and victory 117 on 7 May 1943. One of his victories on 15 April 1943 was Starshiy Leytenant Dmitriy Glinka, who had already been recommended to be appointed a Hero of the Soviet Union. At the end of May 1943 he was posted to the fighter pilot training school, Ergänzungsgruppe Ost. He returned to combat service in the fall of 1943, this time serving with 3./JG 77 in Italy. From here he was posted to 1./JG 11 on 15 December 1943 serving in Defense of the Reich duties and claimed a further 9 victories. As of 15 December he was acting Staffelkapitän, representing Hauptmann Siegfried Simsch. Zwernemann was promoted to Hauptmann on 1 April 1944. On 8 April 1944 1st Staffel took off from Rotenburg together with I. and II./JG 11 to intercept an inbound B-24 Liberator bomber formation, which was protected by P-51 Mustang escort fighters. JG 11 reported the destruction of 8 bombers and 6 P-51 Mustangs for the loss of 20 fighters. Eleven pilots were killed in action and three wounded in action. Among those killed in action was Josef Zwernemann. His fellow comrades reported that Zwernemann was shot in his parachute. Josef Zwernemann was killed 8 April 1944 near Gardelegen, Altmark after more than 600 combat missions and 126 aerial victories.