Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A5 Jagdgruppe Ost Hermann Graf 1943
Photo 01: Focke-Wulf Fw 190A5 Jagdgruppe Ost Hermann Graf 1943
Profile: Hermann Graf, although flying with the Luftwaffe already from the start of the Second World War, didn't fly combat until operations over Crete. His first combat victories were achieved over the plains of the Soviet Union with JG 52. He was very successful, and in the space of thirteen months, he would amass 202 kills over Soviet aircraft. On September 16th, 1942 he was awarded Germany's highest honour, the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. After that, he was withdrawn from combat and made CO of the training unit JGr.Ost. After a short stint with JG 50, he was made CO of JG 11 on November 11th, 1943, and on October 1st, 1944, he stepped into the same role with his former JG 52, which he would lead up to the end of the war. After the war, the Americans turned him over to the Soviets, who would not release him until December 25th, 1949. Hermann Graf died on November 4th, 1988 in Engen. Hermann Graf flew two aircraft while serving with JGr.Ost, an Fw 190A-4 and an Fw 190A-5. The aircraft carried a red tulip motif on the yellow engine cowl, with a similar design being carried on the rudder with a scoreboard of his kills. Graf's personal marking appeared on the rear fuselage on the left side, while the unit badge of an eagle teaching her young to fly appeared on the right side.
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Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost (EJGr Ost) (Supplementary Fighter Group, East) was a fighter pilot training unit of the German Luftwaffe in World War II. It was formed on 27 January 1942 in Krakau and renamed Jagdgruppe Ost (JGr Ost) on 25 November 1942. Its main purpose was to provide specialized training for new fighter pilots destined for the Eastern Front. Training was provided by experienced Eastern Front veterans, who were rotated in and out of this unit.
Hermann Graf
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http://www.luftwaffe.cz/graf.htmlHermann Graf was born on 24 October 1912 at Engen in Baden. As the son of a blacksmith, his modest family origins and poor academic achievements barred access to a military career. He completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith but dropped the trade and took a clerical post at the local municipal offices. He remained in the job until the outbreak of the war. Graf had taken up gliding in 1932, and by 1936 had also qualified as a pilot of powered aircraft. He was also an enthusiastic soccer player.
In 1935, Graf applied for flight training with the Luftwaffe. On 2 June 1936, he joined the Fliegerführerschule at Karlsruhe to begin his basic flying training, graduating on 25 September 1936. Graf completed advanced flying training on 31 May 1938. Despite being selected to undergo multi-engine flying training, Graf succeeded in being posted to 2./JG51, a fighter unit equipped with the Bf-109 E-1, with the rank of Unteroffizier on 31 May 1939. On the outbreak of World War 2, Graf was promoted to the rank of Feldwebel. He flew 21 frontier patrols over the Franco-German border without firing his guns in anger.
On 20 January 1940, Graf was transferred as an instructor to Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Merseburg. He was promoted to the rank of Leutnant on 1 May. Graf was transferred to JG52 on 6 October 1940 based at Berlin-Schönwalde. Leutnant Graf was assigned to 9./JG52. On 14 October, Graf relocated to Rumania with the unit and instructed Rumanian pilots under the auspicies of the German military mission. During this period 9./JG52 was redesignated 3./JG28 but was reinstated as 9./JG52 in late December. In late May 1941, a detachment of III./JG52 was transferred to Greece to support the invasion of Crete. Graf flew many ground-attck missions over the island. By early June, the detachment had relocated back to Rumania. On 1 August 1941, Graf accompanied 9./JG52 to the Ukrainian airfield of Biyala Tserkov.
On 4 August, he recorded his first victory when he shot down a Russian I-16 fighter during an escort mission for German Ju 87 Stuka dive-bombers against Kiev. On 27 September, his Bf-109 was damaged by return fire from the Russian DB-3 twin-engine bomber he was attacking. Graf managed to bring his damaged aircraft back across the front line and a safe landing. In October, Graf claimed 12 victories, including two Russian fighters shot down on 3 October to record his ninth and 10th victories. In December he again claimed 12 victories, including three enemy aircraft shot down on 6 December (32-34), a further three shot down on 8 December (35-37) and four on 27 December (38-41). Graf was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 24 January after reaching 45 victories.
On 23 March 1942, following his 50th victory, Graf was appointed Staffelkapitän of 9./JG52. His leadership fostered emerging fighter pilots such as Alfred Grislawski (133 victories, RK-EL), Ernst Süss (68 victories, RK, killed in action 20 December 1943), Leopold Steinbatz (99 victories, RK-S, killed in action 15 June 1942) and Heinrich Füllgrabe (67 victories, RK, killed in action 30 January 1945). Graf, began an incredible run of success when, in three weeks, commencing the last week of April, he shot down 48 Russian aircraft. On 30 April, he claimed six victories (64-69), seven on 2 May (70-76), seven on 8 May (79-86), six on 13 May (91-96) and eight on 14 May (97-104).
On 17 May 1942, Graf was awarded the Eichenlaub for reaching 104 victories. He was seventh Luftwaffe fighter pilot to achieve 100 victories. The Schwerten (Nr 11) followed two days later, on 19 May 1942, for reaching 106 victories. Graf continued his amazing success during the battles over and around Stalingrad. He claimed 32 victories in August, including four enemy aircraft shot down on 13 August (112-115), five Russian fighters shot down on 14 August (116-120) and a further four Russian fighters shot down on 23 August (130-133). Graf claimed an incredible 62 victories in September, including four on 2 September (141-145), another four on 3 September (146-149), four on 21 September (182-185) and 10 on 23 September (188-197). On 26 September he shot down three enemy aircraft to become the first fighter pilot credited with 200 victories. On 16 September 1942, Oberleutnant Graf was awarded the Brillanten: only the fifth recipient. After achieving his 200th victory he was ordered not to fly operationally. During this period, Graf had had his fair share of close shaves.
On 15 September 1942, he had received a cannon hit in the cockpit, on 16 September, he had received 30 hits to his aircraft and on 19 September, his aircraft received hits from ground fire in the wings and, later that day, had half of his rudder shot away. Graf was much feted by the Nazi media. His “star status” was enhanced by his appearances in goal for “die Roten Jäger” or Red Hunters, a Luftwaffe soccer team, which was effectively the German national soccer squad. In the first half of 1943, Graf commanded Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost, an advanced fighter pilots’ training school, based at Bordeaux in France. On 21 July 1943, Jagdgruppe Süd der ObdL was formed as a high altitude fighter unit to combat RAF Mosquito twin-engine reconnaisance aircraft. On 15 August 1943, the unit was redesignated JG50. Major Graf was tasked with leading JG50, a role he performed until the unit was disbanded in October 1943 and absorbed into I./JG301. Graf was to claim three victories while serving with this unit, including two USAAF B-17 four-engine bombers shot down on 6 September (204-205). Oberst Graf was appointed Kommodore of JG11 on 11 November 1943. Over the next four months he would be credited with six victories on Reichsverteidigung operations despite being forbidden to take part in combat missions.
On 29 March 1944, Graf downed one USAAF P-51 Mustang and rammed another. Wounded, he was forced to bale out of his stricken Bf109G-6 (W.Nr 26020) “<+”. On 1 October 1944, Oberst Graf was appointed Kommodore of JG52 based on the Eastern front. He led the unit in a constant retreat through East Prussia, Silesia and Böhmen. He surrendered to American forces at Pisek on 8 May 1945. The Americans, however, promptly handed Graf to Russians. Graf was incarcerated by the Soviets, finally being released on 25 December 1949. Graf was to be heavily criticised by his peers for collaborating with his captors during his five years of imprisonment. Graf became a salesman for an electronics manufacturer and rose to become a Branch Manager in Baden and later Head of Sales. He took up flying becoming a member of the Swiss Aeroclub. From 1965, Graf was afflicted with Parkinson’s disease and he died on 4 November 1988 in his hometown of Engen.
Hermann Graf is credited with 212 victories in over 830 missions. He recorded 202 victories over the Eastern Front. Of his 10 victories recorded over the Western front, six were four-engine bombers.
No Date Time Enemy A/C Type Unit Location / Comments 1 4.8.1941 6:20 I-16 9./JG52 10km SSE Kiev 2 5.8.1941 6:20 I-16 9./JG52 3km S Kiev 3 11.8.1941 14:35 MiG-3 9./JG52 2km E Kanev 4 30.8.1941 8:40 DB-3 9./JG52 60km NE Dnepropetrovsk 5 6.9.1941 18:23 I-16 9./JG52 25-30km E Kremenchug 6 13.9.1941 10:46 Yak-1 9./JG52 15km NW Perekop 7 24.9.1941 12:10 DB-3 9./JG52 Balakliya 8 27.9.1941 14:22 DB-3 9./JG52 50km W Kharkov 9 3.10.1941 17:00 Yak-1 9./JG52 10km E Kharkov 10 3.10.1941 17:05 I-16 9./JG52 E Kharkov 11 11.10.1941 7:10 SB-2 9./JG52 10km E Lozovaya 12 11.10.1941 7:15 I-153 9./JG52 20km E Lozovaya 13 14.10.1941 16:10 Yak-1 9./JG52 10km N Valki 14 14.10.1941 16:13 Yak-1 9./JG52 15km N Valki 15 24.10.1941 12:50 MiG-3 9./JG52 Boysovka 16 24.10.1941 12:52 MiG-3 9./JG52 Boysovka 17 25.10.1941 15:21 MiG-3 9./JG52 Aibary / Yak-1 of 32IAP, VVS-ChF flown by Michail Avdevyev (17 victories), damaged 18 27.10.1941 15:38 MiG-3 9./JG52 10km S Yushno 19 28.10.1941 10:02 MiG-3 9./JG52 SE Aibary 20 28.10.1941 10:03 R-5 9./JG52 SE Aibary 21 1.11.1941 16:15 MiG-3 9./JG52 N Sevastopol 22 8.11.1941 11:58 MiG-3 9./JG52 S Rostov 23 9.11.1941 14:35 I-16 9./JG52 10km E Shakhty 24 11.11.1941 14:35 MiG-3 9./JG52 N Rovenkiy 25 17.11.1941 14:38 I-16 9./JG52 10km E Rostov 26 20.11.1941 13:52 Su-2 9./JG52 20km NE Agrafenovka 27 23.11.1941 13:36 Il-2 9./JG52 S Rostov 28 29.11.1941 10:21 I-16 9./JG52 10km NNE Rostov 29 29.11.1941 10:27 DB-3 9./JG52 ENE Rostov 30 29.11.1941 13:07 I-16 9./JG52 S Bataysk 31 2.12.1941 12:19 I-16 9./JG52 20km S Taganrog 32 6.12.1941 12:52 Il-2 9./JG52 E Lysogorskaya 33 6.12.1941 14:25 I-16 9./JG52 W Azov 34 6.12.1941 14:32 I-16 9./JG52 E Azov 35 8.12.1941 9:43 I-5 9./JG52 20km E Taganrog 36 8.12.1941 9:44 I-5 9./JG52 25km E Taganrog 37 8.12.1941 9:52 I-16 9./JG52 SW Rabovka 38 27.12.1941 12:01 I-16 9./JG52 30km E Taganrog 39 27.12.1941 12:05 I-16 9./JG52 10km E Asov 40 27.12.1941 14:25 I-16 9./JG52 NE Golodayevka 41 27.12.1941 14:30 SB-2 9./JG52 NE Golodayevka 42 28.12.1941 13:32 Yak-1 9./JG52 20km SW Taganrog 43 7.1.1942 14:50 I-16 9./JG52 Sansnoye 44 7.1.1942 14:55 I-16 9./JG52 Novaya Slobodka 45 8.1.1942 11:25 E/a 9./JG52 E Prilepiy 46 25.1.1942 15:42 I-16 9./JG52 10km E Izyum 47 3.2.1942 9:35 Su-2 9./JG52 Nuvo 48 23.3.1943 13:06 Yak-1 9./JG52 8km SE Gniliza 49 23.3.1942 13:14 Yak-1 9./JG52 3km SE Burluk 50 23.3.1942 17:26 Su-2 9./JG52 E Kotovka 51 25.3.1942 6:25 Yak-1 9./JG52 15km E Staryy Saltov 52 27.3.1942 10:11 Yak-1 9./JG52 15km E Volchansk 53 27.3.1942 17:18 MiG-3 9./JG52 10km NE Burluk 54 28.3.1942 5:53 I-16 9./JG52 3km W Burluk 55 28.3.1942 6:18 Yak-1 9./JG52 3km W Kotovka 56 28.3.1942 17:08 MiG-3 9./JG52 5km E Staryy Saltov 57 28.3.1942 17:41 I-16 9./JG52 Gniliza 58 30.3.1942 12:05 MiG-3 9./JG52 15km W Burluk 59 6.4.1942 6:02 I-16 9./JG52 2km NE Staryy Saltov 60 6.4.1942 6:04 I-16 9./JG52 10km E Staryy Saltov 61 29.4.1942 Yak-1? 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 62 29.4.1942 Yak-1? 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 63 29.4.1942 Yak-1? 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 64 30.4.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 65 30.4.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 66 30.4.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 67 30.4.1942 16:42 E/a 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 28 30.4.1942 16:47 E/a 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 69 30.4.1942 16:50 E/a 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 70 2.5.1942 4:00 I-16 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 71 2.5.1942 4:00 I-16 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 72 2.5.1942 4:00 I-16 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 73 2.5.1942 11:15 I-153 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 74 2.5.1942 11:15 E/a 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 75 2.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 76 2.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 77 3.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Crimea 78 5.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Crimea 79 8.5.1942 MiG-3 9./JG52 Crimea 80 8.5.1942 10:58 E/a 9./JG52 Crimea 81 8.5.1942 11:02 E/a 9./JG52 Crimea 82 8.5.1942 11:07 E/a 9./JG52 Crimea 83 8.5.1942 I-16 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 84 8.5.1942 13:32 E/a 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 85 8.5.1942 17:28 MiG-3 9./JG52 Crimea 86 9.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Crimea 87 9.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Crimea 88 11.5.1942 I-16 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 89 11.5.1942 I-16 9./JG52 Kerch Peninsula 90 12.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Zürichtal-Kharkov-Rogan 91 13.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov area 92 13.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov area 93 13.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov area 94 13.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov area 95 13.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov area 96 13.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov area 97 14.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov area 98 14.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov area 99 14.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov area 100 14.5.1942 MiG-3 9./JG52 Staryy Saltov-Kotovka 101 14.5.1942 16:45 MiG-3 9./JG52 Staryy Saltov-Kotovka 102 14.5.1942 16:45 MiG-3 9./JG52 Staryy Saltov-Kotovka 103 14.5.1942 16:45 MiG-3 9./JG52 Staryy Saltov-Kotovka 104 14.5.1942 16:45 MiG-3 9./JG52 Staryy Saltov-Kotovka 105 15.5.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov area 106 20.5.1942 17:37 Pe-3 9./JG52 Kharkov area 107 21.5.1942 MiG-3 9./JG52 108 23.5.1942 16:28 I-16 9./JG52 Kharkov area 109 30.6.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov-Rogan 110 30.6.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov-Rogan 111 30.6.1942 E/a 9./JG52 Kharkov-Rogan 112 3.8.1942 18:30 Il-2 9./JG52 06 67? 113 5.8.1942 9:37 LaGG-3 9./JG52 06 760 114 12.8.1942 14:32 Yak-1 9./JG52 86 754 115 13.8.1942 15:32 I-16 9./JG52 85 123 116 14.8.1942 10:14 I-16 9./JG52 95 112 117 14.8.1942 10:20 I-16 9./JG52 95 113 118 14.8.1942 13:37 Yak-1 9./JG52 85 263 119 14.8.1942 13:52 Hurricane 9./JG52 85 224 120 14.8.1942 13:57 LaGG-3 9./JG52 85 241 121 15.8.1942 16:41 Yak-1 9./JG52 95 174 122 16.8.1942 16:54 I-16 9./JG52 85 314 123 17.8.1942 11:42 I-153 9./JG52 85 423 124 17.8.1942 15:36 I-153 9./JG52 85 433 125 17.8.1942 15:41 I-153 9./JG52 95 581 126 18.8.1942 16:43 I-153 9./JG52 85 253 127 18.8.1942 16:43 R-5 9./JG52 85 494 128 22.8.1942 13:55 Il-2 9./JG52 30 892 129 22.8.1942 14:03 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 154 130 23.8.1942 7:22 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 413 131 23.8.1942 7:27 I-180 9./JG52 49 194 132 23.8.1942 13:28 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 271 133 23.8.1942 13:31 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 194 134 24.8.1942 9:28 I-180 9./JG52 49 421 135 24.8.1942 9:58 Il-2 9./JG52 49 243 136 25.8.1942 11:51 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 412 137 25.8.1942 17:27 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 412 138 29.8.1942 14:22 LaGG-3 9./JG52 59 173 139 30.8.1942 16:52 P-2 9./JG52 49 613 140 30.8.1942 17:07 Il-2 9./JG52 49 361 141 2.9.1942 9:12 P-40 9./JG52 49 362 142 2.9.1942 9:15 Il-2 9./JG52 49 441 143 2.9.1942 13:32 DB-7 9./JG52 59 143 144 2.9.1942 17:12 P-40 9./JG52 49 413 145 2.9.1942 17:15 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 361 146 3.9.1942 13:48 LaGG-3 9./JG52 40 872 147 3.9.1942 13:51 Yak-1 9./JG52 40 852 148 3.9.1942 17:06 Yak-1 9./JG52 40 471 149 3.9.1942 17:13 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 234 150 4.9.1942 10:12 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 241 151 5.9.1942 16:50 P-40 9./JG52 46 881 152 6.9.1942 13:21 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 163 153 6.9.1942 13:23 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 124 154 6.9.1942 13:27 Yak-1 9./JG52 40 784 155 8.9.1942 11:28 La-5 9./JG52 49 192 156 8.9.1942 11:29 Il-2 9./JG52 49 194 157 8.9.1942 11:35 La-5 9./JG52 49 253 158 9.9.1942 13:21 La-5 9./JG52 49 412 159 9.9.1942 13:34 La-5 9./JG52 49 444 160 9.9.1942 16:46 LaGG-3 9./JG52 44 461 161 10.9.1942 15:24 La-5 9./JG52 49 444 / La-5 of 287 IAD, VVS 162 10.9.1942 15:35 La-5 9./JG52 49 444 / La-5 of 287 IAD, VVS 163 11.9.1942 15:58 Pe-2 9./JG52 40 781 / Pe-2 of 270 BAD, VVS 164 11.9.1942 16:09 P-40 9./JG52 40 884 / P-40 of 731 IAP, VVS 165 12.9.1942 16:47 P-40 9./JG52 49 412 166 12.9.1942 17:13 P-40 9./JG52 49 161 167 14.9.1942 8:00 I-16 9./JG52 49 453 168 14.9.1942 8:04 I-16 9./JG52 49 420 169 14.9.1942 8:09 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 411 170 15.9.1942 6:35 I-16 9./JG52 49 423 171 15.9.1942 6:39 I-153 9./JG52 49 453 172 15.9.1942 7:05 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 272 173 16.9.1942 7:35 Su-2 9./JG52 49 271 174 16.9.1942 7:39 P-40 9./JG52 40 882 175 17.9.1942 8:48 Yak-1 9./JG52 40 782 176 17.9.1942 8:52 Yak-1 9./JG52 40 872 177 17.9.1942 14:36 LaGG-3 9./JG52 59 111 178 18.9.1942 11:37 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 124 179 18.9.1942 11:59 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 121 180 18.9.1942 12:12 Il-2 9./JG52 49 134 181 20.9.1942 8:20 LaGG-3 9./JG52 40 764 182 21.9.1942 11:32 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 151 183 21.9.1942 11:40 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 132 184 21.9.1942 16:25 Il-2 9./JG52 49 412 185 21.9.1942 17:02 Yak-1 9./JG52 10 162 186 22.9.1942 11:20 I-16 9./JG52 49 272 187 22.9.1942 16:45 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 261 188 23.9.1942 10:42 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 274 189 23.9.1942 11:03 Il-2 9./JG52 49 201 190 23.9.1942 11:05 LaGG-3 9./JG52 40 792 191 23.9.1942 11:07 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 764 192 23.9.1942 14:30 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 124 193 23.9.1942 14:31 Su-2 9./JG52 49 138 194 23.9.1942 14:33 Su-2 9./JG52 40 794 195 23.9.1942 16:39 Yak-1 9./JG52 40 782 196 23.9.1942 16:42 Yak-1 9./JG52 40 763 197 23.9.1942 16:55 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 423 198 25.9.1942 14:41 La-5 9./JG52 59 144 199 25.9.1942 14:46 La-5 9./JG52 49 284 200 26.9.1942 8:57 I-153 9./JG52 49 294 201 26.9.1942 16:42 LaGG-3 9./JG52 49 211 202 26.9.1942 16:58 Yak-1 9./JG52 49 451 203 ??.6.1943 Mosquito Stab/JG50 Groningen 204 6.9.1943 10:50 B-17 Stab/JG50 15km NE Stuttgart 205 6.9.1943 11:08 B-17 Stab/JG50 S Schwarzwald 206 1943-44 Viermot Stab/JG11 207 11.2.1944 11:50 B-17 Stab/JG11 5km S Celle 208 24.2.1944 13:40 B-24 Stab/JG11 Giessen area 209 6.3.1944 B-24 HSS Stab/JG11 210 8.3.1944 P-51 Stab/JG11 FA-FE 211 29.3.1944 P-51 Stab/JG11 N Hannover 212 29.3.1944 P-51 Stab/JG11 Schwarmstedt area / Rammed Victories : 212
Awards :
Ehrenpokal (15 December 1941)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (April 1942)
Ritterkreuz (24 January 1942)
Eichenlaub (17 May 1942)
Schwertern (16 September 1942)
Brillanten (16 September 1942)
Units : JG52, JG50, JG11Asisbiz database list of Aerial Victories for Hermann Graf:
Date Pilot Name Unit Enemy A/C Type Height Time Location 08-May-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-16 Rata 2500m 10.47 bei Sielschuk 03-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 18.30 0667 05-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 400m 09.37 06 760 12-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 400m 14.32 86 754 13-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-16 Rata 300m 15.32 85 123 14-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Hurricane 1000m 13.52 85 224 14-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 300m 13.57 85 241 14-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 600m 13.37 85 263 14-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-16 Rata 300m 10.20 95 113 14-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-16 Rata 150m 10.14 95 112 15-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 50m 16.41 95 174 16-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-16 Rata 50m 16.54 85 314 17-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-153 400m 11.42 85 423 17-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-153 1500m 15.36 85 433 17-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-153 400m 15.41 95 581 18-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-153 600m 16.43 85 253 18-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 R-5 Low Level 16.43 85 494 22-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 13.55 30 892 22-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 600m 14.03 49 154 23-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 3200m 07.22 49 413 23-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 1800m 13.31 49 194 23-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-180 2200m 07.27 49 194 23-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 3000m 13.28 49 271 24-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-180 1200m 09.28 49 421 25-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 3500m 11.51 49 412 25-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 4000m 17.27 49 412 29-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 1800m 14.22 59 173 30-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 P-2 Low Level 16.52 49 613 30-Aug-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 17.07 49 361 02-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 P-40 Warhawk 800m 09.12 49 362 02-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 P-40 Warhawk 2500m 17.11 49 413 02-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 4200m 17.15 49 361 02-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik Low Level 09.15 49 441 02-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 DB-7 7000m 13.32 59 143 03-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 3800m 13.48 40 872 03-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 2400m 13.51 40 852 03-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 2200m 17.06 40 471 03-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 400m 17.13 49 234 04-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 2000m 10.12 49 241 05-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 P-40 Warhawk Low Level 16.50 46 881 06-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 Low Level 13.27 40 784 06-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 600m 13.23 49 124 06-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 400m 13.21 49 163 08-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 La-5 3000m 11.35 49 253 08-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 11.29 49 194 08-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 La-5 600m 11.28 49 192 09-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 1800m 16.46 44 461 09-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 La-5 1200m 13.34 49 444 09-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 La-5 2000m 13.21 49 412 10-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 La-5 2500m 15.24 49 444 10-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 La-5 2300m 15.35 49 444 11-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 P-2 2800m 15.58 40 781 11-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 P-40 Warhawk 3000m 16.09 40 889 12-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 P-40 Warhawk 1800m 16.47 49 412 12-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 P-40 Warhawk Low Level 17.13 49 161 14-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-16 Rata 800m 08.00 49 453 14-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-16 Rata 1200m 08.04 49 420 14-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 1000m 08.09 49 411 15-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-16 Rata 400m 06.35 49 423 15-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-153 700m 06.39 49 453 15-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 1200m 07.05 49 272 16-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Su-2 3000m 07.35 49 271 16-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 P-40 Warhawk 3500m 07.39 40 882 17-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 3800m 08.48 40 782 17-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 3200m 08.52 40 872 17-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 3800m 14.36 59 111 18-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 11.37 49 124 18-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 11.59 49 121 18-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 12.12 49 134 20-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 4200m 08.20 40 764 21-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik Low Level 16.25 49 412 21-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 200m 17.02 10 162 21-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 1200m 11.40 49 132 21-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 200m 11.32 49 151 22-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-16 Rata 1200m 11.20 49 272 22-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 3200m 16.45 49 261 23-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 1200m 16.42 40 763 23-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 1500m 16.55 49 423 23-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 3200m 16.39 40 782 23-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Su-2 1200m 14.33 40 794 23-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Su-2 1500m 14.31 49 138 23-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 Low Level 11.07 49 764 23-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 1800m 11.05 40 792 23-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 11.03 49 201 23-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 2000m 10.42 49 274 23-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 1800m 14.30 49 124 25-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 La-5 2200m 14.41 59 144 25-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 La-5 1200m 14.46 49 284 26-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 I-153 800m 08.57 49 294 (Estimate) 26-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 LaGG-3 2200m 16.42 49 211 26-Sep-42 Hermann Graf 9./JG52 Yak-1 1600m 16.58 49 451 06-Sep-43 Hermann Graf Stab /JGr.50 B-17 Fortress 7000m 10.50 30-50km S Stuttgart 06-Sep-43 Hermann Graf Stab /JGr.50 B-17 Fortress 6000m 11.08 S Schwarzwald 10-Feb-44 Hermann Graf Stab /JG11 B-17 Fortress 6500m 11.50 FA-7 (SSW Celle) 24-Feb-44 Hermann Graf Stab /JG11 B-24 Liberator 7000m 13.40 05 Ost S/QT Raum Giessen 06-Mar-44 Hermann Graf Stab /JG11 B-24 Liberator Hss 08-Mar-44 Hermann Graf Stab /JG11 P-51 Mustang 29-Mar-44 Hermann Graf Stab /JG11 P-51 Mustang 29-Mar-44 Hermann Graf Stab /JG11 P-51 Mustang 05-Jun-44 Hermann Graf 7./JG52 Yak-9 800m 10.21 78 561
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- 'II.Gruppe Jagdgeschwader 1 (1942–1945)'. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
- Caldwell, Donald; Muller, Richard (2007). The Luftwaffe Over Germany: Defense of the Reich. MBI Publishing. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-85367-712-0.
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- Goebel, Greg (1 November 2007). 'The Heinkel He-162 Volksjaeger'. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- Holm, Michael (1997–2003). 'Jagdgeschwader 1 'Oesau' Organization'. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
- Manrho, John; Putz, Ron (2004). Bodenplatte: The Luftwaffe's Last Hope, The Attack on Allied Airfields New Year's Day 1945. Hikoki. ISBN 978-1-902109-40-4.
- Mombeek, Eric (13 September 2003). Defenders of the Reich: Jagdgeschwder 1: 1944–1945 (Defenders of the Reich). III. Classic. ISBN 978-1-903223-03-1.
- Parker, Danny S. (1998). To Win The Winter Sky: The Air War Over the Ardennes, 1944–1945. Da Capo. ISBN 978-1-58097-006-8.
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- Stedman, Robert; Chappell, Mike (2002). Luftwaffe Air & Ground Crew 1939–45. Oxford: Osprey. p. 48. ISBN 1-84176-404-3.
- Sundin, Claes; Bergström, Christer (2002). More Luftwaffe Fighter Aircraft in Profile. Schiffer. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-7643-1559-6.
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More Jagdgeschwader 1 book references: +
- Dierich, Wolfgang (1976). Die Vërbande der Luftwaffe 1935–1945 (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch.
- Foreman, John (1994). Over the Beaches: The Air War Over Normandy and Europe 1st–30th June 1944. Air Research. ISBN 1-871187-26-5.
- Franks, Norman (1998). Royal Air Force Losses of the Second World War. Volume 2. Operational Losses: Aircraft and crews 1942–1943. Midland Publishing Limited. ISBN 1-85780-075-3.
- Mauermann, Helmut (2005). Fliegerhorst Störmede. Eine Chronik in Wort und Bild. Lippetal, Brockhauser Str. 18: H. Mauermann. ISBN 3-00-015708-5.
- Messenger, Charles (1989). The Chronological Atlas of World War Two. Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 0-02-584391-5.
- Mombeek, Eric (2000–2007). 'Missing In Action JG 1'. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
- Prien, Jochen; Rodeike, Peter (1996a). Jagdgeschwader 1 und 11—Einsatz in der Reichsverteidigung von 1939 bis 1945—Teil 2—1944 [Jagdgeschwader 1 and 11—Operations in the Defense of the Reich from 1939 to 1945—Volume 2—1944] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-24-3.
Some of the most widely used Book References:: +
- 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)
Web References: +
- Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
- Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
- FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
- Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
- Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
- Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
- Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
- Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/
- Luftwaffe profiles http://luftwaffeprofiles.blogspot.com/p/fw-190-a8-profiles.html
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