Luftwaffe pilot Wolf Heinz Knoke

Units: II./JG-52 (Russia 6/41), 11./JG-2, 2./JG-1 (8/41), 5./JG-1, Stfkpt 5./JG-11 (4/43), Kdr III./JG-1 (8/44)

Awards: RK(4/27/45), DK-G(11/17/43), EK 1 & 2, DRL Sports Badge, Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp

Known Aircraft: Bf 109F-2 WNr12866 'Yellow 7' w/JG-2 (8/43), Bf 109G-1/R2 'Red 1' in 5/JG-11, Fw 190A-8, Bf 109G-6 'Black 1' in 5/JG-11

Remarks: Barbarossa pilot. 19 bombers. Over 400 missions. All victories in the West. He wore the Croatian Pilot wings also. He joined the 'circle of four-engine bomber slayers: Specht, Frey, Sommer and König. He tried the new idea of dropping a timed-fuse bomb into the middle of a B-17 'box'. He crashed a Bf 109G at Hilversum Holland on 30 January, 1944, his injuries, if any, unknown, serving in 5/JG-11 at the time (DeSwart). His 20th victory, a B-17 at Wagenfeld-Sulingen on 10 February, 1944. Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Berlin Raid, and the Schweinfurt Raid, but crashed at an airfield near Bonn after his left wing spar was severely damaged by B-17 return fire. His mechanic was Ogefr Arndt. Flew Bf 109E 'Black 3' in Autumn 1941 in JG-1. Flew Bf 109G-1 in 5/JG-11. His 25th victory, a P-51 at the Waggum airfield on 29 April, 1944. Alt incorrect spelling; Knocke. His flying career ended with a car crash on 9 October, 1944 which nearly caused him to lose a leg. After the war, he resided at Ahornweg 7, 4505 Bad Iburg, Ger. Deceased 18 May, 1993. Photo

Asisbiz database list of 35 aerial victories for Wolf Heinz Knoke

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location	Comments
Saturday, October 31, 1942	Heinz Knoke	2./JG1	Blenheim		14:30	20km N Wangerooge
Friday, November 6, 1942	Heinz Knoke	2./JG1	Mosquito	50m	14:55	50km North of Helgoland
Friday, February 26, 1943	Heinz Knoke	2./JG1	B-24D Liberator	7500m	11:18	1½km FlPl Zwischenahn
Thursday, March 18, 1943	Heinz Knoke	2./JG1	B-24 Liberator	7000m	15:14	20km SE Helgoland
Monday, March 22, 1943	Heinz Knoke	2./JG1	B-17 Fortress	6000m	15:21	30km W Helgoland
Saturday, April 17, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	4000m	13:10	20km SW Bremen
Friday, May 14, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress		12:17	05 Ost S/JT-7
Saturday, May 15, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	7300m	10:34	10km W St Peter-Ording
Saturday, May 15, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress		10:56	3km SW Westerhever
Wednesday, May 19, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress			05 Ost S/TU-3 Fleckeby
Friday, June 11, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	6000m	19:35	05 OstS/55/6/8
Friday, June 25, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	5500m	08:34	AO 3-3 (off Friesian Islands)
Wednesday, July 28, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	5200m	09:15	QQ-9 (N Rudesheim)
Tuesday, August 17, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress		17:30	05 Ost S/PO 1 (W Blankenheim)
Monday, September 27, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	6000m	11:15	AP-58 (NW Baltrum)
Monday, September 27, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	P-47 Thunderbolt	6000m	11:26	05 Ost S /BP-8
Monday, October 4, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-24 Liberator	7000m	10:25	05 Ost S/TN-TM
Friday, October 8, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	7500m	16:00	05 Ost S/FQ-29 bei Herbergen
Sunday, October 10, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	P-47 Thunderbolt		15:27	05 Ost S/HQ-6 (Lienen NE Munster)
Sunday, October 10, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	P-47 Thunderbolt		15:27	05 Ost S/HQ-6 (Lienen NE Munster)
Saturday, December 11, 1943	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress Hss		12:39	05 Ost S/BP-3 (S Baltrum)
Thursday, February 10, 1944	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	7000m	11:20	FS (Wagenfeld-Sulingen)
Tuesday, February 22, 1944	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	7000m	13:50	05 ost S/HT (Raum Hameln)
Friday, March 3, 1944	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	P-51 Mustang		12:05	05 Ost S/AO-9
Monday, March 6, 1944	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress		12:15	05 Ost S/ER South Delmenhorst
Wednesday, March 8, 1944	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress		13:25
Saturday, April 29, 1944	Heinz Knoke	5./JG11	P-51 Mustang	40m	12:00	FlPl Braunschweig-Waggum 1150 -
Monday, August 14, 1944	Heinz Knoke	Stab III./JG1	P-47 Thunderbolt		06:00	EP-6 Rennes
Tuesday, August 15, 1944	Heinz Knoke	Stab III./JG1	P-47 Thunderbolt			TC-2 Rouen
Wednesday, August 16, 1944	Heinz Knoke	Stab III./JG1	Spitfire		05:30	DE-4 Auxonnettes Eetampes
Thursday, August 17, 1944	Heinz Knoke	Stab III./JG1	B-26 Marauder		18:00	DB-7 Pithiviers
Friday, August 18, 1944	Heinz Knoke	Stab III./JG1	P-51 Mustang		14:30
Friday, August 18, 1944	Heinz Knoke	Stab III./JG1	P-51 Mustang		14:35
Friday, August 25, 1944	Heinz Knoke	Stab III./JG1	P-51 Mustang	3200m	18:55	05 Ost S/SG-3 (NE Tergnier)
Monday, August 28, 1944	Heinz Knoke	Stab III./JG1	P-47 Thunderbolt		08:35	SG-2 Soissons

Luftwaffe pilot Hans Gerd Wennekers

Units: 2./JG-1 (aka Kdo Losigkeit, 6/41-5/43), 5./JG-11 (5/43 Reich Def), I./JG-11 (4/45)

Awards: DK-G, EP, EK 1 & 2, Wound Badge, Fighter Operational Clasp

Known Aircraft: Bf 109E-3 WNr3520 'Wh 2'(6/41), Bf 109F 'Blk 7'(1/42), Bf 109E 'Blk 16', Bf 109G-6 WNr 410133 'Black 10' (20% dam 12/1/43; belly land, fuel shortage), Bf 109G WNr 410222 (lost)

Remarks: Opposed the 6 March, 1944 Raid on Berlin, the raid R. Kracker was shot down during. Very experienced pilot with 100+ missions. 10 bombers. His 3rd victory, a B-17 on 21 May, 1943 over Wilhelmshaven. His 2nd victim, a B-17, came on 17 April, 1943, and another, unconfirmed on 14 May, 1943. A double victory, his 5th & 6th, both B-24's NW of Helgoland on 4 October, 1943. His 10th, a P-47 on 22 December, 1943. His 15th, a P-47 in the Qackenbrück area on 6 March, 1944. Shortly after he saved the life of H. Knoke, on 6 March, 1944, he was shot down near Quakenbrück by a P-47 of 78FG, piloted by Lt Walter Tonkin. Badly wounded in the left forearm, he bailed successfully, and later returned to action. His 16th victory, an La-5 in the Küstrin area on 15 February, 1945. His 17th, a Yak-9 in the Küstrin area on 21 March, 1945. His 20th, a Pe-2 on 16 April, 1945. His 21st, a Yak-9 on 18 April, 1945. His 22nd, a Yak-9 on 20 April, 1945. His 23rd, a Yak-9 on 24 April, 1945. His 24th, and last victory, a Yak-9 on 25 April, 1945. Flugbuch (8/40 to 4/45). See note re: Wk # 3520 on 'Johnen' record. On 3/6/42 he made an Emer landing on frozen LakeNesbyen, low fuel.

Asisbiz database list of 25 aerial victories for Hans Gerd Wennekers

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location	Comments
Sunday, August 23, 1942	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	2./JG1	Wellington			Scheldemundung
Friday, February 26, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	2./JG1	B-24D Liberator	7500m	11:22	9km N Bad Zwischenahn in See
Saturday, April 17, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress
Friday, May 14, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress
Friday, May 21, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	7000m	13:08	6549
Wednesday, July 28, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress		09:12
Monday, October 4, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	B-24 Liberator			NW Helgoland
Monday, October 4, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	B-24 Liberator			NW Helgoland
Friday, October 8, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress	7500m		05 Ost S/FQ 29 bei Herbergen
Saturday, December 11, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress			05 Ost S/BP-5
Monday, December 20, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	P-47 Thunderbolt			Raum Borkum
Wednesday, December 22, 1943	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	P-47 Thunderbolt
Wednesday, January 5, 1944	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	P-38 Lightning
Tuesday, January 11, 1944	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress
Tuesday, February 22, 1944	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	B-17 Fortress
Friday, March 3, 1944	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	P-51 Mustang
Monday, March 6, 1944	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	P-47 Thunderbolt			05 Ost S/ER Raum Quakenbruck
Wednesday, March 21, 1945	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	Yak-9		15:10	15 Ost S/4644 [Raum Kustrin]
Thursday, March 22, 1945	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	Yak-9		15:53	Raum Seelow
Saturday, April 14, 1945	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	5./JG11	Yak-9		-	-
Monday, April 16, 1945	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	Stab I./JG11	Pe-2		-	-
Wednesday, April 18, 1945	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	Stab I./JG11	Yak-9		-	-
Friday, April 20, 1945	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	Stab I./JG11	Yak-9		-	-
Tuesday, April 24, 1945	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	Stab I./JG11	Yak-9		-	-
Wednesday, April 25, 1945	Hans-Gerd Wennekers	Stab I./JG11	Yak-9		-	-

 

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• Jagdwaffe: Battle of Britain: Phase One: July-August 1940 (Luftwaffe Colours: Volume Two, Section 1) Paperback Eric Mombeek (Author), David Wadman (Author), Eddie J Creek (Author)
• Jagdwaffe: Battle of Britain: Phase Two: August-September 1940 (Luftwaffe Colours: Volume Two, Section 2) Paperback Eric Mombeek (Author), David Wadman (Author), Martin Pegg (Author)
• Jagdwaffe: Battle of Britain: Phase Three: September-October 1940 (Luftwaffe Colours: Volume Two, Section 3) Paperback Eric Mombeek (Author), David Wadman (Author), Martin Pegg (Author)
• Jagdwaffe: Battle of Britain: Phase Four: November 1940-June 1941 (Luftwaffe Colours: Volume Two, Section 4) Paperback Eric Mombeek (Author), David Wadman (Author), Martin Pegg (Author)

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