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Gesschwader Stab Jagdgeschwader 54 - Gesschwader Stab JG54
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A4 Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grun Herz' ≪-+- flown by Hannes Trautloft, Geschwaderkommodore JG54 Eastern Front
Hannes Trautloft with Wolfgang Falck 1942 01
Photo 01: During a tour of the Eastern Front in August and September 1942, Falck visited numerous Luftwaffe units to evaluate their ability to protect themselves at night against Soviet bombers. He is seen here visiting the Geschwader kommodore of JG54, Hannes Trautloft.Pilots JG54 pilot Hannes Trautloft 01-03
Photo 02: Officers of JG54. From left Oblt. Reinhard Seiler, who returned as Staffelkapitan of I./JG54 on 28 June 1941 after having recovered from wounds suffered on 5 August 1940; Hptm. Dietrich Hrabak, Major Hannes Trautloft and Oblt. Hans Philipp.
Pilots 5./JG54 pilot Hannes Trautloft Russia Aug 6 1941 01
Photo 01: Major Hannes Trautloft, right, the Kommodore of JG54, in discussion with Generaloberst Keller, CO of Luftflotte 1. The aircraft in the background coded (B1+) is probably the Bf-109F-2 flown by Oblt. Hubert Mutherich, the Staffelkapitan of 5./JG54.
Pilots JG54 Hannes Trautloft with Wolfgang Falck 1942 01
Photo 01: During a tour of the Eastern Front in August and September 1942, Falck visited numerous Luftwaffe units to evaluate their ability to protect themselves at night against Soviet bombers. He is seen here visiting the Geschwader kommodore of JG54, Hannes Trautloft.
Pilots JG54 pilot Hannes Trautloft signed 01
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Pilots JG54 pilot Hannes Trautloft signed 02
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Stab Jagdgeschwader 54 - Stab JG54
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 of Stab./JG54 White Chevron & Bar flown by Geschwaderkommodore Major Hubertus von Bonin central sector Soviet Russia summer 1943
Stab I. Gruppe Jagdgeschwader 54 - Stab I./JG54
Focke Wulf 190 A6 Stab I./JG 54 Grünherz ≪+ - Hptm. Horst Ademeit, Dünaburg - Latvia, July 1944
Profile: Focke Wulf 190 A6 Stab I./JG 54 Grünherz Doppel Winkel - Hptm. Horst Ademeit, Dünaburg - Latvia, July 1944
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190A6 Stab I./JG54 Hauptmann Horst Ademeit Latvia 1944
Focke-Wulf Fw 190F8 Jagdgeschwader 54 'Grun Herz' flown by Ludwig Nitsch, I./JG54 May 1945, Kurland Pocket
Focke-Wulf Fw-190A6- Stab I./JG54 ≪+ Ademeit Latvia 1944-0A
5-Pilot-Hauptmann-Horst-AdemeitFocke-Wulf Fw 190A4 White Cheveron II <II+ of I Gruppe./JG54 Krasnogvardiesk Russia 1942-1943
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A4 White Cheveron of I Gruppe./JG54 Krasnogvardiesk Russia 1942-1943
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A Stab I./JG54 ⋘+ flown by Walter Nowotny, Gruppenkommandeur Russia 1944
JG54.3 pilot Walter Nowotny and Heinz Lange Russia August 1942 01
Photo 01: Nowotny, (right) in contemplative mood, was promoted to Staffelkapitan of the 1. Staffel on 25 October 1942 when Obl. Heinz Lange (left) was transferred to JG51 which, as its last Kommodore, he led until 1945.Photos: When Hptm. Walter Nowotny became Kommandeur of I./JG54 on 10 August 1943, he already had about 127 victories. By the end of September 1943, Nowotny's confirmed claims totalled 218 and in October, Nowotny's last full month in Russia, he shot down 32 Soviet aircraft, this figure including eight on 9 October and six on the 13th and 14th, bringing his total to 250 victories. The photograph of Nowotny (INSET) is believed to have been taken on 14 October when he shot down two P40s, two LaGG-3s and two La-5s, bringing his tally to 250 victories. On this occasion he was flying his Fw 190A-5 W.Nr. 410004, seen in the background and more clearly (Photo 1). Nowotny was the first pilot to reach this total and was thus the Luftwaffe's most successful fighter pilot. On 19 October he was awarded the Diamonds. Although Nowotny officially retained command of I./JG54 until 4 February 1944, he in fact left the Eastern Front some months earlier, his final victories in the East being two 11-2s which he shot down on 15 November 1943, bringing his tally to 255.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5, W.Nr 410004, flown by Hptm Walter Nowotny, Kommandeur of 1./ JG54, 14 October 1943. With the exception of the tail area, which remained in standard RLM 74, 75 and 76, the uppersurfaces of Hptm. Nowotny's aircraft were camouflaged in two shades of green, the undersurfaces remaining RLM 76. Theatre and identification markings consisted of a yellow panel under the engine, a wide yellow fuselage band and yellow panels under the wingtips and at the base of the rudder. The front half of the spinner had an even, white spiral, and the machine carried Nowotny's personal markings, a small white 'S' enclosed within the arms of the inner chevron of the Kommandeur's markings, and a figure 13 under the cockpit. For the purposes of this profile, the centre section undercarriage doors have been shown in the up position.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A6 Jagdgeschwader 54 Grun Herz of Stab I./JG54 flown by Walter Nowotny, Gruppenkommandeur Orel airfield (Russia) 14th October 1943
JG54.3 pilot Walter Nowotny and Heinz Lange Russia August 1942 01
Photo 01: Nowotny, (right) in contemplative mood, was promoted to Staffelkapitan of the 1. Staffel on 25 October 1942 when Obl. Heinz Lange (left) was transferred to JG51 which, as its last Kommodore, he led until 1945.Photos: When Hptm. Walter Nowotny became Kommandeur of I./JG54 on 10 August 1943, he already had about 127 victories. By the end of September 1943, Nowotny's confirmed claims totalled 218 and in October, Nowotny's last full month in Russia, he shot down 32 Soviet aircraft, this figure including eight on 9 October and six on the 13th and 14th, bringing his total to 250 victories. The photograph of Nowotny (INSET) is believed to have been taken on 14 October when he shot down two P40s, two LaGG-3s and two La-5s, bringing his tally to 250 victories. On this occasion he was flying his Fw 190A-5 W.Nr. 410004, seen in the background and more clearly (Photo 1). Nowotny was the first pilot to reach this total and was thus the Luftwaffe's most successful fighter pilot. On 19 October he was awarded the Diamonds. Although Nowotny officially retained command of I./JG54 until 4 February 1944, he in fact left the Eastern Front some months earlier, his final victories in the East being two 11-2s which he shot down on 15 November 1943, bringing his tally to 255.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5, W.Nr 410004, flown by Hptm Walter Nowotny, Kommandeur of 1./ JG54, 14 October 1943. With the exception of the tail area, which remained in standard RLM 74, 75 and 76, the uppersurfaces of Hptm. Nowotny's aircraft were camouflaged in two shades of green, the undersurfaces remaining RLM 76. Theatre and identification markings consisted of a yellow panel under the engine, a wide yellow fuselage band and yellow panels under the wingtips and at the base of the rudder. The front half of the spinner had an even, white spiral, and the machine carried Nowotny's personal markings, a small white 'S' enclosed within the arms of the inner chevron of the Kommandeur's markings, and a figure 13 under the cockpit. For the purposes of this profile, the centre section undercarriage doors have been shown in the up position.
Focke-Wulf Hptm. Walter NOWOTNY, Commander of I./JG54Grünherz, Orel, Fall 1943
An Austrian, Walter Nowotny, joined JG54 in 1941. He commanded the 1st Staffel from October, 1942, and in August of 1943 was nominated to command I./JG54. He achieved 256 aerial victories on the Eastern Front, with another 20 unconfirmed. From early 1944, he commanded JG101, a training unit in France. In September, 1944, he was tasked with forming Erprobungskommando Nowotny (III./JG6), a test unit equipped with the new Me262 jet fighters. Flying an Me262, he was killed in action on November 8th, 1944. He flew 442 combat missions, and was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Brilliants. Flying this aircraft, Oblt. Otto Vincent, commander of 2./JG54, went missing in action on January 4th, 1944, after combat with Il-2s. The aircraft wore an unusual upper wing camouflage, seen on some of the aircraft produced by the AGO works plant in Oschersleben.
Hptm. Walter Nowotny, velitel I./JG 54 Grünherz, Orel, podzim 1943. Rakušan Walter Nowotny nastoupil k JG 54 v roce 1941. Od øíjna 1942 velel 1. Staffel a v srpnu 1943 byl jmenován velitelem I./JG 54. Na východní frontì docílil 256 vítìzství, dalších více neF 20 mu nebylo potvrzeno. Od poèátku roku 1944 velel výcvikové JG 101 ve Francii. V záøí 1944 byl povìøen sestavením zkušební jednotky vyzbrojené proudovými Me 262. Jako velitel Erprobungskommando Nowotny (III./JG 6) zahynul v boji 8. listopadu 1944. Absolvoval 442 bojových letù a dosáhl celkem 258 vítìzství. Byl vyznamenán Rytíøským køíFem s dubovou ratolestí, meèi a brilianty. S tímto strojem zùstal 4. ledna 1944 nezvìstný, po boji s bitevníky Il-2, velitel 2./JG 54 Oblt. Otto Vincent. Stroj je zvláštní atypickou kamufláFí horních ploch køídel, známou na nìkterých letadlech vyrobených závody Ago v Oscherslebenu.
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Stab II. Gruppe Jagdgeschwader 54 - Stab II./JG54
Focke Wulf Fw 190A5 Stab II./JG 54 <+- Orel Russia June 1943
Profile: Focke Wulf 190 A5 Stab II./JG54 Winkel, unknown pilot, Orel Russia June 1943
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Focke Wulf Fw 190A5 Stab II./JG 54 <+- Maj. Hubertus von Bonin Orel Russia June 1943
Profile: Focke Wulf 190 A5 Stab/JG54 Winkel, Maj. Hubertus von Bonin, Orel(?) Russia June 1943
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Focke-Wulf Fw 190A6 Stab II./JG54 flown by oberstlieutenant Anton Mader, Soviet Russia August 1943
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-5 Stab II./JG54 White ⋖+- Technical Officer central sector Soviet Russia summer 1943
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A6 II./JG54 black ≪+- flown by Gruppenkommandeur Erich Rudorffer Immola, June 1944
Focke Wulf Fw 190A 2./JG54 ≪+- pilot Erich Rudorffer Immola, June 1944 01
Fw-190A-6 "≪1+", of Hauptmann Erich Rudorffer, Gruppenkommandeur II./JG54, Immola, June 1944.Pilots JG2.6 pilot Erich Rudorffer France 1942 01
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6, W.Nr. 550528, Maj. Erich Rudorffer, CO of II./JG 54, Immola, Finland, Summer, 1944
Personal aircraft of the CO of II./JG 54, Maj. Rudorffer, from the summer of 1944 carried a standard camouflage scheme consisting of RLM 74/75/76, which was significantly darkened from nose to tail, likely utilizing a spray of RLM 74. The tactical CO marking, double chevron was supplemented by a small black '1'. The bottom of the cowling comes across as quite dark in black and white photographs, and was probably red. It is quite possible that the top wing colors were mirror images of each other, much like in that of the aircraft depicted in Scheme F (Black '12', W. Nr. 550889). The crosses on the bottoms of the wings did not carry the usual black outline. The black spiral on the white spinner was a typical marking carried by aircraft of the 4. and 5. Staffel JG 54 in the summer of '44, but in the case of this aircraft, that spiral also may have been red. This aircraft was lost on December 15th, 1944 in combat with Pe-2s and Airacobras, along with its pilot, Uffz. Walter Lewe. Maj. Rudorffer, holder of the Knight's Cross with Oak Cluster and Swords, was CO of II./JG 54 from July, 1943 to the end of 1944. Among his confirmed 224 kills (according to some sources, 222), gained over the course of more than 1000 combat sorties were 58 Il-2s and nine B-17s which he overwhelmed flying the Me 262 Schwalbe as a member of Stab I./JG 7. During his career he was flamed at least sixteen times, nine of which required his use of a parachute.
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Stab III. Gruppe Jagdgeschwader 54 - Stab III./JG54
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A5 III./JG54 Black 10 (B10+I) flown by lieutenant Robert Weiss Villacoubly France mid 1944
Horst Ademeit
Horst Ademeit first flew during the Battle of Britain, but only achieved one victory during the battle as he mostly flew as wingman. He was transferred to the Eastern Front in 1941 where he scored his second kill. He was promoted to Leutnant in 1943, and by April 16th 1943 he had amassed 53 victories. Succeeding Nowotny as I./JG54's Gruppenkommandeur, he led the unit during the retreat from the Courland pocket. He was awarded the Oak Leaves in March 1944. On August 8th, 1944, Ademeit was leading four Fw190s on a free hunting sortie, during which they intercepted ten Il-2s and Yak-9s. After persuing an Il-2, Ademeit's plane was hit by machine-gun fire from the ground, and crashed, killing the pilot. His final score was 166, all but one scored on the Eastern Front.
No Date Time Enemy A/C Type Unit Location 1 18.9.1940 E/a 3./JG 54 2 4.10.1940 Spitfire 3./JG 54 3 23.6.1941 10:13 SB-2 1./JG 54 4 6.7.1941 17:35 SB-3 1./JG 54 5 7.8.1941 18:13 I-16 1./JG 54 6 27.8.1941 19:00 I-16 1./JG 54 7 5.9.1941 17:35 I-26 1./JG 54 8 5.9.1941 18:04 R-5 1./JG 54 9 23.9.1941 13:17 I-153 1./JG 54 10 24.9.1941 10:11 I-15 1./JG 54 11 7.10.1941 16:25 MBR-2 1./JG 54 12 9.10.1941 7:47 I-26 1./JG 54 13 12.10.1941 9:55 U-2 1./JG 54 14 6.11.1941 12:42 Pe-2 1./JG 54 15 3.12.1941 12:11 I-16 1./JG 54 16 1.1.1942 9:55 I-26 1./JG 54 17 20.1.1942 11:23 I-26 1./JG 54 18 7.2.1942 8:33 I-18 1./JG 54 19 16.2.1942 7:45 Il-2 1./JG 54 20 18.2.1942 13:15 I-16 1./JG 54 21 6.5.1942 E/a 1./JG 54 ? 29.5.1942 10:20 SB-3 1./JG 54 ? 30.5.1942 5:32 MiG-3 1./JG 54 ? 30.5.1942 18:34 P-40 1./JG 54 ? 8.6.1942 15:25 P-40 1./JG 54 ? 6.11.1942 8:22 P-40 1./JG 54 N Leningrad 33 11.1.1943 E/a 1./JG 54 34 11.1.1943 E/a 1./JG 54 40 18.2.1943 E/a 1./JG 54 53 4.4.1943 E/a 6./JG 54 60 22.6.1943 E/a 6./JG 54 ? 2.8.1943 8:51 Yak-7 6./JG 54 10 184 ? 2.8.1943 18:22 La-5 6./JG 54 10 354 ? 2.8.1943 13:19 Yak-7 6./JG 54 10 161 75 3.8.1943 E/a 6./JG 54 ? 7.8.1943 14:02 Il-2 6./JG 54 54 684 ? 7.8.1943 11:05 LaGG-3 6./JG 54 54 814 95 4.9.1943 E/a 6./JG 54 ? 7.10.1943 16:12 La-5 6./JG 54 SE Kotitschi ? 7.10.1943 16:14 La-5 6./JG 54 1 214 ? 7.10.1943 16:19 Yak-7 6./JG 54 W Tchernin ? 14.1.1944 11:12 Il-2 6./JG 54 80691 ? 15.1.1944 9:10 La-5 6./JG 54 80831 ? 15.1.1944 9:13 La-5 6./JG 54 80822 ? 15.1.1944 9:15 Pe-2 6./JG 54 80821 ? 15.1.1944 9:20 La-5 6./JG 54 80824 ? 24.1.1944 14:14 La-5 6./JG 54 80434 ? 7.2.1944 10:41 La-5 I./JG 54 5 132 Victories : 166
Awards : Ehrenpokal (8 December 1941)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (25 February 1942)
Ritterkreuz (16 April 1943)
Eichenlaub (2 March 1944)
Units : JG54
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/ademeit.htmlAsisbiz database list of 158 aerial victories for Horst Ademeit
Date Pilot Name Unit Enemy A/C Type Height Time Location 23-Jun-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 SB-2 300m 10.13 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 06-Jul-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 SB-3 17.35 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 07-Aug-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-16 Rata 18.13 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 27-Aug-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-16 Rata 19.00 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 05-Sep-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-26 17.35 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 05-Sep-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 R-5 18.04 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 23-Sep-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-153 13.17 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 24-Sep-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-15 Rata 10.11 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 07-Oct-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 MBR-2 16.25 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 09-Oct-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-26 07.47 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 12-Oct-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 U-2 09.55 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 25-Oct-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-18 13.27 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 06-Nov-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Pe-2 12.42 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 03-Dec-41 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-16 Rata 12.11 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 01-Jan-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-26 09.55 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 20-Jan-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-26 11.23 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 07-Feb-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-18 08.33 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 16-Feb-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 07.45 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 18-Feb-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-16 Rata 13.15 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 05-May-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Yak-1 3500m 18.42 Ostfront (Eastern Front) Leningrad 10-May-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 3000m 06.50 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 621 12-May-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Yak-1 1000m 11.10 Ostfront (Eastern Front) E Possademkowo 12-May-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Yak-1 1000m 11.15 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 463 29-May-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 SB-3 10.20 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 30-May-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 MiG-3 05.32 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 30-May-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 P-40 Kittyhawk 18.34 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 08-Jun-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 P-40 Kittyhawk 15.25 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 09-Sep-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 MiG-3 200m 18.30 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 862 22-Oct-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 I-153 500m 07.35 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 762 06-Nov-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 2000m 08.22 Ostfront (Eastern Front) Nordstrand Leningrad 16-Dec-42 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Pe-2 1000m 09.35 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 852 12-Jan-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 09.20 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 151 12-Jan-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Yak-1 2000m 14.08 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 112 27-Jan-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 09.30 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 00 294 27-Jan-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 LaGG-3 7000m 14.40 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 125 11-Feb-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 700m 09.58 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 00 454 11-Feb-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 10.00 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 00 424 15-Feb-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 LaGG-3 2000m 07.50 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 483 18-Feb-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 LaGG-5 500m 09.35 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 444 21-Feb-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 LaGG-5 2500m 13.25 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 454 22-Feb-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 5000m 15.05 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 123 23-Feb-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 07.05 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 151 23-Feb-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 LaGG-5 800m 11.15 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 172 27-Feb-43 Horst Ademeit 1./JG54 LaGG-3 300m 08.35 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 254 13-Mar-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 R-5 80-100m 15.16 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 20 122 15-Mar-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-3 1000m 15.55 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 18 284 16-Mar-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 15.20 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 18 342 19-Mar-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 10.00 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 00 411 21-Mar-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-5 500m 12.03 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 00 271 23-Mar-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 3000m 17.10 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 00 412 25-Mar-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-1 3100m 07.50 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 00 283 03-Apr-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-1 4000m 18.15 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 36 S-Ost RB-57 01-Jun-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-3 4000m 16.17 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 21 774 05-Jun-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-3 4000m 12.13 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 21 752 12-Jun-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-5 5000m 11.25 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 90 131 18-Jun-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 17.15 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 20 174 18-Jun-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 4000m 17.17 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 20 421 22-Jun-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-3 2000m 19.20 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 01 751 12-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 800m 18.20 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 64 863 13-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 1200m 06.53 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 63 293 13-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-7 800m 06.54 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 63 261 13-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 06.56 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 63 234 13-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 100m 11.06 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 63 283 14-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-3 500m 14.10 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 54 353 16-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 18.45 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 63 524 17-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 2500m 06.42 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 54 474 21-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Pe-2 2500m 17.18 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 53 462 28-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 2500m 09.14 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 154 28-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-7 2800m 09.17 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 331 28-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 1500m 09.25 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 334 31-Jul-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 1500m 18.15 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 243 02-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-7 3600m 08.51 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 184 02-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-7 2000m 13.19 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 161 02-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 4000m 19.22 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 354 07-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-3 500m 11.05 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 54 814 07-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 14.02 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 54 684 14-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 3000m 05.00 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 45 772 16-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 13.28 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 45 752 17-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 1600m 08.52 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 44 853 17-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 09.27 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 43 663 20-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 5000m 06.22 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 43 824 21-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 800m 16.42 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 43 853 22-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 4000m 06.22 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 43 82 23-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 5000m 10.00 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 43 893 23-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 3000m 18.35 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 43 851 24-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 800m 14.55 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 44 472 28-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 4000m 11.47 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 43 674 30-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 2000m 14.21 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 35 611 31-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 2500m 15.38 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 35 384 31-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-3 3500m 06.47 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 35 624 31-Aug-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 4000m 15.28 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 35 582 02-Sep-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 2500m 12.30 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 35 381 04-Sep-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 17.02 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 35 374 04-Sep-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 2500m 17.06 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 35 371 05-Sep-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 1500m 11.13 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 25 631 05-Sep-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 5500m 15.28 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 26 814 10-Sep-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Hurricane 4000m 10.50 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 35 372 07-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-7 3500m 16.19 West of Chernin (W Tarascha) 07-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 3000m 16.12 Ostfront (Eastern Front) SO Oshitki 07-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 2500m 16.14 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 01 214 09-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 3000m 11.32 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 01 334 10-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 1000m 15.55 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 781 10-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 3500m 16.15 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10121 11-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 4000m 10.12 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 01 122 11-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 5000m 15.50 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 121 12-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 800m 08.30 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 784 12-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 4000m 16.08 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 131 12-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 1200m 11.22 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 763 12-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Pe-2 1500m 10.43 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 791 12-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 4500m 08.25 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 122 12-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Pe-2 1500m 10.43 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 791 13-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 3000m 15.40 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 01 334 14-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 3000m 07.40 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 792 20-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 2000m 14.11 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 01 191 20-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 600m 15.42 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 01 391 21-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 07.29 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 111 21-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 07.30 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 773 21-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 09.52 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 10 124 21-Oct-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 1500m 07.12 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 11 793 12-Dec-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-5 50m 07.28 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 00 154 12-Dec-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 LaGG-5 10m 07.30 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 01 783 15-Dec-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 1000m 07.20 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 91 393 17-Dec-43 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Yak-9 1000m 08.08 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 00 161 11-Jan-44 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Pe-2 7000m 14.00 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 80874 14-Jan-44 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 11.12 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 80 691 15-Jan-44 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 1000m 09.10 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 80 831 15-Jan-44 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 1000m 09.20 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 80 824 15-Jan-44 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 1000m 09.13 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 80 822 15-Jan-44 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 Pe-2 1000m 09.15 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 80 821 24-Jan-44 Horst Ademeit 6./JG54 La-5 500m 14.14 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 80434 07-Feb-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 La-5 3500m 10.41 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 05 132 09-Mar-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 La-5 4000m 08.46 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 70 524 09-Mar-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 11.40 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 70 682 18-Mar-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 La-5 4500m 15.45 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 40 182 19-Mar-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 300m 10.35 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 80 573 20-Mar-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 300m 15.02 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 36 Ost ID-45 I 23-Mar-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 500m 11.30 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 70 593 28-Mar-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 400m 16.18 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 87 231 30-Mar-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 La-5 4500m 08.30 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 60 25 21-Apr-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 3000m 14.25 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 15km SW Narva 28-May-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 1900m 08.32 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 70 691 28-Jun-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 3000m 08.12 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 29-Jun-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 800m 04.17 Ostfront (Eastern Front) NR-53 29-Jun-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 10m 19.47 Ostfront (Eastern Front) NS-81 02-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra Low Level 17.25 Ostfront (Eastern Front) OT-76 (NE Polotsk) 02-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 P-2 4000m 08.00 Ostfront (Eastern Front) 04 82 02-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 1800m 10.48 Ostfront (Eastern Front) OS-64 (Polotsk) 03-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 1500m 12.35 Ostfront (Eastern Front) OS-43 (Polotsk) 03-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 800m 12.38 Ostfront (Eastern Front) OS-76 (Polotsk) 21-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 09.21 Ostfront (Eastern Front) OL-23 21-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 1000m 09.26 Ostfront (Eastern Front) NM-86 21-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 La-5 2000m 19.09 Ostfront (Eastern Front) NN-18 22-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 3000m 09.26 Ostfront (Eastern Front) NM-97 23-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 14.17 Ostfront (Eastern Front) NN-74 (Daugavpils) 23-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 2000m 14.20 Ostfront (Eastern Front) NN-75 (Daugavpils) 25-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 1000m 13.58 Ostfront (Eastern Front) ON-66 27-Jul-44 Horst Ademeit Stab I./JG54 Pe-2 5500m 15.50 Ostfront (Eastern Front) KH-86 (Mitau)
Hubertus von Bonin
Asisbiz database list of 63 aerial victories for Hubertus von Bonin
Date Pilot Name Unit Enemy A/C Type Height Time Location Saturday, June 08, 1940 Hubertus von Bonin Stab I./JG54 Bloch 151 4500m 20:50 Pontoise Saturday, June 08, 1940 Hubertus von Bonin Stab I./JG54 Bloch 151 4500m 20:50 Pontoise Thursday, June 27, 1940 Hubertus von Bonin Stab I./JG54 Blenheim 15:15 Thursday, June 27, 1940 Hubertus von Bonin Stab I./JG54 Blenheim 15:20 Thursday, June 27, 1940 Hubertus von Bonin Stab I./JG54 Blenheim 15:30 Sunday, August 25, 1940 Hubertus von Bonin Stab I./JG54 Spitfire 20:10 Thursday, September 05, 1940 Hubertus von Bonin Stab I./JG54 Spitfire 16:25 Thursday, September 05, 1940 Hubertus von Bonin Stab I./JG54 Spitfire 800-1000m 16:30 East of Southend Wednesday, September 11, 1940 Hubertus von Bonin Stab I./JG54 Spitfire 3000m 17:35 20km N Dungeness Sunday, August 23, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 A-20 Boston 1500m 11:40 54 314 Sunday, August 23, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 I-16 Rata 2000m 11:35 44 283 Sunday, August 30, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 1600m 17:04 54 342 Sunday, August 30, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 A-20 Boston 2000m 10:30 54 323 Sunday, August 30, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 1500m 10:12 54 314 Monday, August 31, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 1500m 16:56 54 313 Tuesday, September 01, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 5000m 15:30 54 343 Wednesday, September 02, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 I-153 10m 12:00 44 410 Wednesday, September 02, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 A-20 Boston 1800m 15:03 44 431 Wednesday, September 02, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 A-20 Boston 300m 15:03 44 421 Friday, September 04, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 DB-7 2000m 15:25 44 372 Monday, September 07, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 I-153 800m 17:05 44 351 Thursday, September 10, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 2500m 16:36 44 464 Sunday, September 13, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 I-16 Rata 1800m 16:56 44 394 Monday, September 28, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 A-20 Boston 2000m 15:25 44 524 Sunday, October 11, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Yak-1 1500m 11:32 44 614 Tuesday, October 13, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Yak-1 1500m 11:36 44 621 Sunday, October 25, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 La-5 1500m 12:27 44 721 Friday, October 30, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 2000m 13:34 44 714 Friday, October 30, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 2000m 13:33 44 714 Saturday, October 31, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 R-5 Low Level 10:34 54 572 Saturday, October 31, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 MiG-1 1800m 10:35 44 662 Saturday, October 31, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 13:50 44 724 Saturday, October 31, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Pe-2 7000m 14:05 34 762 Sunday, November 01, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 15:22 44 724 Sunday, November 01, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 1000m 15:23 44 763 Sunday, November 01, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 1000m 13:30 44 851 Sunday, November 01, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 La-5 2200m 13:08 44 853 Sunday, November 01, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 MiG-3 1000m 15:25 44 853 Monday, November 02, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 600m 12:52 44 872 Monday, November 02, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 600m 14:55 44 872 Tuesday, November 17, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 MiG-3 Low Level 13:56 44 844 Tuesday, November 17, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 14:09 44 752 Saturday, November 28, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 A-20 Boston III 2000m 13:55 44 593 Saturday, November 28, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 600m 14:03 44 764 Saturday, November 28, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 A-20 Boston III 2000m 13:54 44 724 Saturday, November 28, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 A-20 Boston III 2000m 13:54 44 722 Sunday, December 13, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Yak-1 1200m 13:26 44 261 Sunday, December 13, 1942 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Yak-1 1000m 13:27 44 252 Thursday, April 29, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 4000m 12:53 85 144 Thursday, April 29, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG-3 4000m 12:58 85 144 Monday, May 03, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Spitfire 4000m 16:58 85 144 Wednesday, May 26, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG 1400m 17:45 75 264 Wednesday, May 26, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG 2000m 17:43 85 142 Thursday, May 27, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik m.H. 1000m 18:05 85 263 Thursday, May 27, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik m.H. 400m 18:12 75 232 Friday, May 28, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab III./JG52 LaGG 2500m 18:00 75 232 Wednesday, July 14, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab /JG54 LaGG-3 1800m 14:08 54 474 Tuesday, September 14, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab /JG54 Yak-9 1200m 12:11 25 661 Saturday, October 09, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab /JG54 P-39 Aircobra 4000m 16:10 06 191 Tuesday, October 12, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab /JG54 La-5 4000m 13:35 15 541 Wednesday, December 15, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 11:19 NE Gorodok Wednesday, December 15, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 600m 11:20 NE Gorodok Wednesday, December 15, 1943 Hubertus von Bonin Stab /JG54 Dogfight (Il-2 Sturmovik's) Dogfight Il-2s near Gorodok PlQu 0635 KIA
Asisbiz database list of 119 aerial victories for Franz Eisenach
Date Pilot Name Unit Enemy A/C Type Height Time Location Sunday, November 08, 1942 Franz Eisenach 7./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 800m 14:50 00 253 Wednesday, December 09, 1942 Franz Eisenach 9./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 20m 11:20 Wednesday, December 30, 1942 Franz Eisenach 9./JG54 MiG-3 2200m 11:55 07 682 Wednesday, December 30, 1942 Franz Eisenach 9./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 12:01 07 663 Tuesday, January 05, 1943 Franz Eisenach 9./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 08:46 07 761 Friday, January 08, 1943 Franz Eisenach 9./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 20m 09:25 07 724 Tuesday, January 12, 1943 Franz Eisenach 9./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 40m 13:22 07 831 Thursday, January 14, 1943 Franz Eisenach 9./JG54 LaGG-3 2000m 09:30 07 643 Friday, January 15, 1943 Franz Eisenach 9./JG54 LaGG-3 3000m 12:06 07 814 Monday, May 24, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1600m 19:28 09 741 Monday, May 24, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 19:36 09 764 Thursday, June 17, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 4500m 05:16 10 623 Thursday, June 17, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 LaGG-3 3700m 05:20 10 421 Monday, July 05, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 La-5 2800m 09:57 63 624 Monday, July 05, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 LaGG-3 2300m 14:45 63 393 Tuesday, July 06, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 La-5 1900m 14:12 63 544 Tuesday, July 06, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 LaGG-3 1700m 14:31 63 722 Tuesday, July 06, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 La-5 2300m 07:52 63 571 Wednesday, July 07, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-7 2500m 08:32 63 572 Wednesday, July 07, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 3700m 14:12 63 534 Thursday, July 08, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 A-20 Boston 4500m 08:06 63 563 Thursday, September 30, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1500m 11:45 06 861 Thursday, September 30, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 LaGG-3 1800m 11:46 05 222 Thursday, October 07, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 4500m 15:40 06 249 Saturday, October 09, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 LaGG-3 4200m 06:52 06 114 Saturday, October 09, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 3400m 06:54 06 121 Monday, October 11, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 900m 07:05 97 892 Tuesday, October 12, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 3500m 12:52 15 514 Wednesday, October 13, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 3000m 08:40 15 553 Friday, October 15, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 1200m 13:38 07 752 (NE Nevel) Wednesday, October 20, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 3400m 09:10 06 163 Friday, October 22, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 La-5 3900m 15:25 15 173 Wednesday, October 27, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 LaGG-3 3400m 14:52 NE Dubrovo Thursday, October 28, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 LaGG-3 4100m 15:21 S Gomel Thursday, October 28, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 3700m 15:34 SSE Gomel Friday, November 05, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 2700m 10:44 West of Jzenniza-See Friday, November 05, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 2900m 14:46 E Nevel Friday, November 05, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 3600m 10:40 WNW Jzenniza-See Saturday, November 06, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 2500m 10:36 N Jzenniza-See Wednesday, November 10, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 La-5 550m 12:50 ESE Nevel Wednesday, November 10, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 13:42 West of Nevel Wednesday, November 10, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 13:43 WSW Nevel Wednesday, November 17, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 3200m 10:22 SE Nevel Wednesday, December 15, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 LaGG-3 2700m 09:14 06 344 Wednesday, December 15, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 1600m 11:52 06 542 Wednesday, December 15, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 1800m 11:37 06 374 Wednesday, December 15, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Yak-9 2800m 11:40 06 173 Saturday, December 18, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 10:52 06 352 Saturday, December 18, 1943 Franz Eisenach 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 10:54 06 354 Monday, June 26, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab /JG54 Yak-1 400m 10:40 88 471 Monday, June 26, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 10:44 88 612 Monday, June 26, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 30m 10:46 88 624 Thursday, June 29, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab /JG54 P-39 Aircobra 2000m 12:35 PT-45 Friday, June 30, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab /JG54 P-39 Aircobra 2600m 13:30 PS-89 Friday, June 30, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab /JG54 P-39 Aircobra 800m 18:15 OT-44 Friday, June 30, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 600m 18:12 OT-46 Sunday, July 02, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab /JG54 P-39 Aircobra 200m 17:22 PS-2d (Pyatnitsa) Tuesday, July 04, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab /JG54 P-39 Aircobra 200m 17:17 05 48 Monday, July 24, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Yak-9 50m 19:53 70 694 Monday, July 24, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 250m 07:43 70 861 Monday, July 24, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 150m 08:01 70 824 Wednesday, July 26, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Pe-2 3000m 16:52 50 381 Wednesday, July 26, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Pe-2 3000m 16:55 60 575 Wednesday, July 26, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Pe-2 2800m 16:57 60 581 Thursday, July 27, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 60m 16:52 70 692 Friday, July 28, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 900m 04:48 60 393 Sunday, July 30, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 25m 08:20 70 682 Sunday, July 30, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 19:49 60 492 Sunday, July 30, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 19:51 70 397 Sunday, July 30, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Yak-9 500m 19:53 60 496 Sunday, July 30, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik Low Level 19:54 70 357 Wednesday, August 02, 1944 Franz Eisenach 2./JG54 La-5 1800m 13:07 70 454 Thursday, August 03, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 20:08 70 694 Thursday, August 03, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 11:11 70 613 Thursday, August 03, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Yak-9 300m 11:07 70 661 Thursday, August 03, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 11:21 70 653 Friday, August 04, 1944 Franz Eisenach 4./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 09:18 70 692 Saturday, August 05, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab II./JG54 Pe-2 900m 12:50 50 433 Saturday, August 05, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 700m 13:07 50 268 Tuesday, August 15, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 11:19 LF-87 Tuesday, August 15, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 800m 17:40 LF-53 Wednesday, August 23, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 11:05 57 267 Thursday, August 24, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 200m 18:55 37 395 Saturday, August 26, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 2500m 11:05 37 366 Sunday, August 27, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 14:54 58 897 Sunday, August 27, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 500m 14:56 57 235 Monday, August 28, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 11:26 57 237 Tuesday, August 29, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 2500m 18:55 37 525 Tuesday, September 12, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Pe-7 1000m 16:20 47553 Tuesday, September 12, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Pe-2 1000m 16:26 47 587 Tuesday, September 12, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 1500m 16:23 47 572 Thursday, September 14, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 11:52 57 215 Thursday, September 14, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 11:59 57 251 Thursday, September 14, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Pe-2 4500m 16:34 37 264 Thursday, September 14, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Pe-2 4300m 16:36 37 239 Thursday, September 14, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Pe-2 4300m 16:36 37 263 Thursday, September 14, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Pe-2 3000m 16:40 47 555 Thursday, September 14, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 18:18 47 376 Thursday, September 14, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 18:20 47 394 Thursday, September 14, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 18:21 47 531 Friday, September 15, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 09:51 47 372 Friday, September 15, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 600m 10:00 47 346 Friday, September 15, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 800m 13:40 47 397 Sunday, September 17, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 1500m 09:40 47 451 Sunday, September 17, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 12:40 47 356 Sunday, September 17, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 250m 12:50 47 365 Tuesday, September 19, 1944 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 16:01 47 148 Saturday, January 06, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 11:31 37322 Saturday, January 06, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 11:33 37188 Saturday, January 06, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 11:46 37323 Wednesday, February 21, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 13:40 17624 Friday, February 23, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 16:31 17671 Friday, February 23, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 16:30 17475 Monday, March 05, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 09:06 27459 Monday, March 05, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Il-2 09:07 27481 Monday, March 05, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Yak-3 14:12 27465 Tuesday, March 06, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Yak-3 15:52 27464 Monday, March 19, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Pe-2 12:27 24354 Monday, March 19, 1945 Franz Eisenach Stab I./JG54 Pe-2 12:27 24361
Robert 'Bazzi' Weiss Hauptmann
Robert 'Bazi' Weiss was born on 21 April 1920 at Baden near Wien in Austria. In 1939, Weiss was serving with a flak regiment but then transferred to the Luftwaffe and learned to fly in 1940. On 1 January 1941, Leutnant Weiss was serving with 6./JG26 on the Channel Front. He recorded his first victory when he shot down a RAF Spitfire fighter between Etaples and Berck on 21 September. In September 1942, Weiss was transferred to JG54. He was assigned to 1./JG54 based on the Eastern Front. By March 1943 he was serving with 3./JG54. On 8 April 1943, Weiss recorded his 30th victory. He was awarded the Ehrenpokal on 8 May. Weiss fell ill in May 1943 and was withdrawn from combat until July when he was appointed Staffelkapitan of 3./JG54. On 2 August 1943, he was awarded the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold. On 11 September, Weiss had to make an emergency landing in Fw 190 A-6 (W.Nr. 530 337) following aerial combat. By the beginning of October he had 68 victories to his credit and had been appointed Staffelkapitan of 10./JG54. Oberleutnant Weiss was awarded the Ritterkreuz for 98 confirmed victories on 26 March 1944.
In May 1944, Weiss was transferred to III./JG54 engaged in Reich Defence. On 6 June the unit was transferred Villacoublay-Sud on the Invasion Front. On 6 June 1944, Weiss was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG54. Weiss added nine victories to his tally in June. Under leadership of Hauptmann Weiss, III./JG54 was the most successful fighter unit over the Invasion Front, claiming 100 Allied aircraft shot down (100th victory claimed by Feldwebel Wilhelm Muller of Stab III./JG54 on 15 August 1944) for the loss of 50 aircraft in aerial combat. By early August, Weiss was credited with 118 victories. He was the fourth most successful German ace over the Invasion Front. On 16 August, III./JG54 was ordered to withdraw for rest, replenishment and re-equipment with the surviving pilots proceeding by ground transport to Oldenburg. By 25 September, III./JG54 had re-equipped with the Fw 190 D-9, becoming the first operational Gruppe of the Luftwaffe to receive the new type. On 28 September "Bazzi" shot down a Spitfire reconnaissance aircraft of the RAF's 541 Squadron. The first confirmed victory of the Fw 190D-9. On 29 December 1944, III./JG54 were ordered up against British fighter-bombers in the Osnabruck, Munster and Rheine areas. Weiss led Stab III JG54 and 11./JG54 into a large formation of Spitfires from 331 and 501 Squadrons. During the subsequent aerial combat Typhoons from 168 and 438 Squadrons arrived to re-enforce the British fighters. None of Weiss's Schwarm returned. In the blackest day of JG54 "Grunherz" history, 17 aircraft were lost and 13 pilots, including Weiss, were killed and two pilots were injured while claiming six RAF fighters. It is assumed that Weiss was shot down in Fw 190 D-9 (W.Nr. 210 060) "Black 10" by F/Sgt Haanes of 331 (Norwegian) Squadron, RAF. During this engagement he achieved one further victory that due to lack of witnesses was credited to a nearby Flak unit. He was posthumously awarded the Eichenlaub (Nr. 782) on 12 March 1945.
No Date Time Enemy A/C Type Unit Location / Comments 1 21.9.1941 16:25 Spitfire 6./JG 26 Etaples-5km NW Berck / Spitfire of 315 Sqn, RAF 2 9.3.1942 16:40 Spitfire 6./JG 26 4km W Boulogne 3 31.5.1942 19:40 Spitfire 6./JG 26 Abbeville / Spitfire of 486 Sqn, RAF 4 12.1.1943 9:57 Il-2 1./JG 54 10 191 5 12.1.1943 14:10 Il-2 1./JG 54 00 262 6 14.1.1943 9:15 Il-2 1./JG 54 10 112 7 14.1.1943 12:35 I-153 1./JG 54 10 322 8 15.1.1943 9:25 Su-2 1./JG 54 10 143 9 15.1.1943 11:47 Yak-1 1./JG 54 00 252 10 23.1.1943 12:55 P-40 1./JG 54 10 324 11 24.1.1943 14:47 Il-2 1./JG 54 00 412 12 29.1.1943 14:33 Il-2 1./JG 54 10 153 13 10.2.1943 11:15 Il-2 1./JG 54 10 151 14 11.2.1943 8:25 LaGG-5 1./JG 54 00 412 15 14.2.1943 15:08 I-153 1./JG 54 00 414 16 17.2.1943 15:34 Il-2 1./JG 54 10 611 17 23.2.1943 14:25 Il-2 1./JG 54 00 283 18 7.3.1943 11:44 LaGG-5 3./JG 54 18 350 19 7.3.1943 11:45 I-180 3./JG 54 18 391 20 14.3.1943 7:45 LaGG-3 3./JG 54 00 264 21 16.3.1943 7:20 MiG-3 3./JG 54 18 274 22 17.3.1943 16:17 LaGG-3 3./JG 54 18 143 23 20.3.1943 12:15 P-40 3./JG 54 00 283 24 22.3.1943 8:53 Il-2 3./JG 54 00 421 25 22.3.1943 8:54 Il-2 3./JG 54 00 238 26 22.3.1943 8:55 Il-2 3./JG 54 00 253 27 24.3.1943 6:54 LaGG-5 3./JG 54 10 332 28 30.3.1943 18:28 MiG-3 3./JG 54 00 224 29 3.4.1943 18:11 P-39 3./JG 54 00 271 30 8.4.1943 16:35 LaGG-3 3./JG 54 1 774 31 13.4.1943 18:02 Pe-2 3./JG 54 00 154 32 2.8.1943 16:50 Il-2 3./JG 54 54 593 33 2.8.1943 17:00 Il-2 3./JG 54 54 623 34 3.8.1943 17:13 Il-2 3./JG 54 44 831 35 4.8.1943 11:54 Il-2 3./JG 54 54 532 36 7.8.1943 8:45 LaGG-3 3./JG 54 54 593 37 12.8.1943 17:25 Il-2 3./JG 54 41 691 38 13.8.1943 7:45 La-5 3./JG 54 51 81 39 14.8.1943 7:08 La-5 3./JG 54 51 832 40 14.8.1943 18:00 Il-2 3./JG 54 50 214 41 14.8.1943 18:01 Il-2 3./JG 54 50 213 42 14.8.1943 18:03 Il-2 3./JG 54 51 872 43 17.8.1943 8:50 Pe-2 3./JG 54 41 491 44 17.8.1943 8:53 Pe-2 3./JG 54 41 484 45 19.8.1943 15:25 P-39 3./JG 54 51 551 46 19.8.1943 15:27 La-5 3./JG 54 51 581 47 19.8.1943 15:30 P-39 3./JG 54 51 554 48 20.8.1943 15:35 MiG-3 3./JG 54 51 581 49 22.8.1943 10:26 La-5 3./JG 54 41 691 50 22.8.1943 16:02 P-39 3./JG 54 61 773 51 23.8.1943 17:00 Pe-2 3./JG 54 60 123 52 23.8.1943 17:05 Pe-2 3./JG 54 60 133 53 23.8.1943 17:07 Pe-2 3./JG 54 60 132 54 24.8.1943 17:04 Il-2 3./JG 54 60 183 55 25.8.1943 18:17 La-5 3./JG 54 51 713 56 28.8.1943 13:40 La-5 3./JG 54 43 792 57 30.8.1943 18:12 LaGG-3 3./JG 54 35 531 58 1.9.1943 5:58 La-5 3./JG 54 35 391 59 2.9.1943 10:10 LaGG-3 3./JG 54 35 512 60 4.9.1943 8:25 Yak-9 3./JG 54 35 574 61 6.9.1943 6:55 Yak-9 3./JG 54 26 851 62 7.9.1943 16:40 Il-2 3./JG 54 34 234 63 7.9.1943 16:41 Il-2 3./JG 54 45 773 64 10.9.1943 15:43 Yak-9 3./JG 54 44 171 65 10.9.1943 15:47 Yak-9 3./JG 54 34 263 66 15.9.1943 16:10 LaGG-3 3./JG 54 35 341 67 22.9.1943 11:30 Yak-9 1./JG 54 12 514 68 24.9.1943 10:10 LaGG-3 1./JG 54 02491 69 17.10.1943 14:25 LaGG-3 10./JG 54 E Oranienbaum 70 17.10.1943 14:30 LaGG-3 10./JG 54 00 152 71 5.11.1943 13:50 Il-2 10./JG 54 S Nevel 72 12.11.1943 8:55 Yak-9 10./JG 54 W Nevel 73 17.11.1943 9:10 P-40 10./JG 54 97 562 74 17.11.1943 9:11 P-40 10./JG 54 97 562 75 17.11.1943 9:12 Il-2 10./JG 54 97 483 76 17.11.1943 9:15 Il-2 10./JG 54 97 483 77 8.12.1943 11:29 Pe-2 10./JG 54 15km NE Asen 78 14.12.1943 12:28 LaGG-3 10./JG 54 90 272 79 29.12.1943 12:57 La-5 10./JG 54 90 423 80 8.1.1944 12:13 P-40 10./JG 54 00182 81 15.1.1944 10:38 Il-2 10./JG 54 90 283 82 15.1.1944 13:01 Il-2 10./JG 54 90 414 83 15.1.1944 13:02 Il-2 10./JG 54 90 421 84 17.1.1944 10:50 Il-2 10./JG 54 00 323 85 17.1.1944 10:55 Il-2 10./JG 54 00 331 86 17.1.1944 10:56 Il-2 10./JG 54 00 411 87 19.1.1944 9:45 Il-2 10./JG 54 19 343 88 19.1.1944 10:15 Il-2 10./JG 54 19 372 89 24.1.1944 13:20 Il-2 10./JG 54 90623 90 24.1.1944 13:32 Il-2 10./JG 54 00382 91 25.1.1944 10:00 Pe-2 10./JG 54 00 443 92 25.1.1944 10:08 Il-2 10./JG 54 00 373 93 25.1.1944 12:23 Pe-2 10./JG 54 00 354 94 25.1.1944 12:25 Pe-2 10./JG 54 00 342 95 15.2.1944 13:10 Il-2 10./JG 54 99 661 96 15.2.1944 13:11 Il-2 10./JG 54 99 661 97 15.2.1944 13:12 Il-2 10./JG 54 99 661 98 15.2.1944 13:13 Il-2 10./JG 54 99 661 99 19.5.1944 13:17 P-38 III./JG 54 Oschersleben 100 27.5.1944 12:18 B-17 III./JG 54 20km NW Colmar 101 7.6.1944 13:45 Spitfire III./JG 54 3km SE Caen 102 7.6.1944 14:14 P-51 III./JG 54 Guyancourt 103 10.6.1944 14:21 P-47 III./JG 54 Caen 104 17.6.1944 19:03 Spitfire III./JG 54 Carpiquet 105 17.6.1944 19:08 Spitfire III./JG 54 SE St Pierre-sur-Dives 106 22.6.1944 21:15 P-51 Stab III./JG54 Bernay 107 23.6.1944 16:50 Spitfire Stab III./JG54 Caen 108 23.6.1944 16:57 Spitfire Stab III./JG54 Caen 109 27.6.1944 13:47 Spitfire Stab III./JG54 Trun 110 4.7.1944 19:45 Spitfire Stab III./JG54 Carentan-St Lo 111 12.7.1944 14:30 P-47 Stab III./JG54 Conches 112 12.7.1944 14:33 P-47 Stab III./JG54 Conches 113 23.7.1944 19:17 P-38 Stab III./JG54 Limours 114 23.7.1944 19:18 P-38 Stab III./JG54 Limours 115 28.7.1944 20:14 B-26 Stab III./JG54 Vimoutiers 116 6.8.1944 12:21 B-24 Stab III./JG54 Mantes 117 6.8.1944 12:22 B-24 Stab III./JG54 Mantes-Pontoise 118 8.8.1944 14:48 P-38 Stab III./JG54 Mortain 119 28.9.1944 16:07 Spitfire Stab III./JG54 1km NW Apelstedt / Spitfire (PL904) of 541 Sqn, RAF flown by F/Lt D McCuaig, killed 120 6.11.1944 14:50~ P-38 Stab III./JG54 near Nordeney / F-5 (42-67395) of 13 PRS, USAAF flown by 1/Lt Buderich, killed 121 29.12.1944 11:00 Spitfire Stab III./JG54 Gersten / Spitfire (PT704) of 331 Sqn, RAF flown by Capt Reader, killed Victories : 121
Awards : Ehrenpokal (8 May 1943)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (2 August 1943)
Ritterkreuz (26 March 1944)
mit Eichenlaub (12 March 1945)
Units : JG26, JG54
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/weiss.html"Bazi" Weiss is credited with 121 aerial victories in 471 missions. 26 of his victories were scored over the Western Front. Included in his total are 40 Sturmoviks, 12 Spitfires and five Lightnings.
Asisbiz database list of aerial victories for Robert 'Bazi' Weiss
Date Pilot Name Unit Enemy A/C Type Height Time Location 21-Sep-41 Robert Weiss 6./JG26 Spitfire 2500m 16.25 5km NW Berck-sur-Mer 09-Mar-42 Robert Weiss 6./JG26 Spitfire 300m 16.40 4-6km W Boulogne 31-May-42 Robert Weiss 6./JG26 Spitfire 19.40 Abbeville 12-Jan-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 09.57 10 191 12-Jan-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 14.10 00 262 14-Jan-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 09.15 10 112 14-Jan-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 I-153 1500m 12.35 10 322 15-Jan-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Su-2 3500m 09.25 10 143 15-Jan-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Yak-1 4000m 11.47 00 252 23-Jan-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 1000m 12.55 10 324 24-Jan-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 700m 14.47 00 412 29-Jan-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 14.33 10 153 10-Feb-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 11.15 10 151 11-Feb-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 LaGG-5 1000m 08.25 00 412 14-Feb-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 I-153 600m 15.08 00 414 17-Feb-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 15.34 10 611 23-Feb-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 14.25 00 283 07-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 LaGG-5 1500m 11.44 18 350 07-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 I-180 1200m 11.45 18 391 14-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 LaGG-3 3000m 07.45 00 264 16-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 MiG-3 3000m 07.20 18 274 17-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 LaGG-3 1600m 16.17 18 143 20-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 4000m 12.15 00 283 22-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 600m 08.53 00 421 22-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 08.54 00 238 22-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 08.55 00 253 24-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 LaGG-5 100m 06.54 10 332 30-Mar-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 MiG-3 3800m 18.28 00 224 03-Apr-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 2000m 18.11 00 271 08-Apr-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 LaGG-3 400m 16.35 01 774 13-Apr-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Pe-2 1500m 18.02 00 154 02-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 150m 17.00 54 623 02-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 16.50 54 593 03-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 20m 17.13 44 831 04-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 80m 11.54 54 532 07-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 LaGG-3 1500m 08.45 54 593 12-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1200m 17.25 41 691 13-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 La-5 4000m 07.45 51 81 14-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 18.03 51 872 14-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 18.00 50 214 14-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 18.01 50 213 14-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 La-5 3000m 07.08 51 832 17-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Pe-2 1500m 08.50 41 491 17-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Pe-2 2000m 08.53 41 484 19-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 1000m 15.30 51 554 19-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 La-5 1500m 15.27 51 581 19-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 3000m 15.25 51 551 20-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 MiG-3 1500m 15.35 51 581 22-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 2500m 16.02 61 773 22-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 La-5 1200m 10.26 41 691 23-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Pe-2 3000m 17.05 60 133 23-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Pe-2 3200m 17.00 60 123 23-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Pe-2 2000m 17.07 60 132 24-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 17.04 60 183 25-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 La-5 4500m 18.17 51 713 28-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 La-5 3700m 13.40 43 792 30-Aug-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 LaGG-3 2500m 18.12 35 531 01-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 La-5 2800m 05.58 35 391 02-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 LaGG-3 3000m 10.10 35 512 04-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Yak-9 3800m 08.25 35 574 06-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Yak-9 2300m 06.55 26 851 07-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 16.40 34 234 07-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 16.41 45 773 10-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Yak-9 3800m 15.47 34 263 10-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 Yak-9 4500m 15.43 44 171 15-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 3./JG54 LaGG-3 1000m 16.10 35 341 22-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 Yak-9 2500m 11.30 12 514 24-Sep-43 Robert Weiss 1./JG54 LaGG-3 800m 10.10 02 491 17-Oct-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 LaGG-3 2500m 14.25 90 262 (E Oranienbaum) 17-Oct-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 LaGG-3 2000m 14.30 00 152 05-Nov-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 13.50 S Nevel 12-Nov-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Yak-9 800m 08.55 West of Nevel 17-Nov-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 1700m 09.10 97 562 17-Nov-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 1700m 09.11 97 562 17-Nov-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1200m 09.12 97 483 17-Nov-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1200m 09.15 97 483 08-Dec-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Pe-2 4000m 11.29 15km NE Asen 14-Dec-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 LaGG-3 2500m 12.28 90 272 29-Dec-43 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 La-5 4000m 12.57 90 423 08-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 1500m 12.13 00182 15-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 10.38 90 283 15-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 13.01 90 414 15-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 30m 13.02 90 421 17-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 10.50 00 323 17-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 10.56 00 411 17-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 10.55 00 331 19-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 30m 09.45 19 343 19-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 10.15 19 372 24-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 13.20 90623 24-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik Low Level 13.32 00382 25-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Pe-2 800m 12.23 00 354 25-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Pe-2 800m 10.00 00 443 25-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 10.08 00 373 25-Jan-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Pe-2 800m 12.25 00 342 15-Feb-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 13.13 99 661 15-Feb-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 13.10 99 661 15-Feb-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 13.11 99 661 15-Feb-44 Robert Weiss 10./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 13.12 99 661 19-May-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 P-38 Lightning 13.17 SE Oschersleben 27-May-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 B-17 Fortress 7500m 12.18 20km NW Colmar 07-Jun-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 Spitfire Low Level 13.45 UU-5-1 3km SE Caen 07-Jun-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 P-51 Mustang 100m 14.14 AE-7-1 Guyancourt 10-Jun-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 P-47 Thunderbolt 1500m 14.21 UU-5 (Caen) 17-Jun-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 Spitfire 2500m 19.03 UT-2 (FlPl Carpiquet) 17-Jun-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 Spitfire Low Level 19.08 AA-1 (SE St Pierre-sur-Dives) 22-Jun-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 P-51 Mustang 2000m 21.15 UB-69 (180? Le Neubourg) 23-Jun-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 Spitfire 1200m 16.50 UU-2 (Caen town) 23-Jun-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 Spitfire 600m 16.57 UU-2 (Caen town) 27-Jun-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 Spitfire Low Level 13.47 AA 4 (Trun) 04-Jul-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 Spitfire 3500m 19.45 TS-US (Carentan-St Lo ) 12-Jul-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 P-47 Thunderbolt 14.33 05 Ost S/AB (Conches) 12-Jul-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 P-47 Thunderbolt 600m 14.30 05 Ost S/AB (Conches) 23-Jul-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 P-38 Lightning 800m 19.17 BE-4 (Limours SW Paris) 23-Jul-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 P-38 Lightning 800m 19.18 BE-4 (Limours SW Paris) 28-Jul-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 B-26 Hss 3000m 20.14 04 Ost N/AA-1 (Vimoutiers) 06-Aug-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 B-24 Liberator 4500m 12.21 UD-UE 06-Aug-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 B-24 Liberator 4500m 12.22 UD-UE (NW Paris) 08-Aug-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 P-38 Lightning 2300m 19.48 BT-4 28-Sep-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 Spitfire 8000m 16.07 ES-8 (SE Twistringen) 06-Nov-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 P-38 Lightning 1500m 14.48 05 Ost S/GP-81 29-Dec-44 Robert Weiss Stab III./JG54 Spitfire 11.00 FQ-7 (Gersten 4km NW Lengerich)
Anton Mader
Asisbiz database list of 52 aerial victories for Anton Mader
Date Pilot Name Unit Enemy A/C Type Height Time Location Tuesday, July 09, 1940 Anton Mader 1./JG2 Spitfire 20:30 South of Portland Tuesday, September 24, 1940 Anton Mader 1./JG2 Spitfire 5900m 09:45 ESE London Monday, October 07, 1940 Anton Mader 1./JG2 Spitfire 5500m 16:57 20km N Portland Monday, June 01, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 - Ostfront (Eastern Front) Monday, June 08, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 MiG-1 2000m 16:47 35 392 Monday, June 08, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 MiG-1 1500m 16:49 35 471 Wednesday, June 10, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 - Ostfront (Eastern Front) Thursday, July 02, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 - Ostfront (Eastern Front) Sunday, August 02, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 - Ostfront (Eastern Front) Tuesday, August 04, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 - Ostfront (Eastern Front) Thursday, August 06, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 DB-7 1500m 18:09 82 122 Thursday, August 06, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 DB-7 1500m 18:11 83 763 Thursday, August 06, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 DB-7 1500m 18:07 82 151 Wednesday, August 12, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 LaGG-3 1800-2000m 16:08 83 833 Wednesday, August 12, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 LaGG-3 2000m 09:33 83 881 Thursday, August 13, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 DB-7 2000m 08:06 92 332 Thursday, August 13, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 MiG-1 1500m 08:25 92 321 Sunday, August 23, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 LaGG-3 892: 14:21 82 892 Tuesday, August 25, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 Il-2 Sturmovik 2000m 17:30 82 432 Tuesday, August 25, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 Il-2 Sturmovik 1800m 17:33 72 293 Saturday, September 05, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 Il-2 Sturmovik Low Level 17:17 83 754 Friday, September 11, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 16:02 92 724 Tuesday, September 15, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 17:14 82 432 Tuesday, September 15, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 LaGG-3 800m 13:08 92 471 Tuesday, September 15, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 LaGG-3 1500m 08:45 92 321 Wednesday, September 16, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 DB-7 1800m 08:51 92 511 Wednesday, September 16, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 LaGG-3 1200m 14:41 92 381 Wednesday, September 16, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 DB-7 2000m 08:50 92 372 Friday, September 18, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 MiG-1 400m 17:16 82 294 Friday, September 18, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 Il-2 Sturmovik 15m 17:16 92 312 Friday, September 18, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 MiG-1 17:20 92 312 Tuesday, September 22, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 MiG-1 1000m 15:31 92 141 Saturday, October 31, 1942 Anton Mader Stab II./JG77 Il-2 Sturmovik 1500m 13:55 92 774 Wednesday, May 19, 1943 Anton Mader Stab /JG11 B-17 Fortress 8000m 13:22 2-3km NE Ulvezbull Friday, May 21, 1943 Anton Mader Stab /JG11 B-17 Fortress 7500m 12:56 7572 Monday, July 26, 1943 Anton Mader Stab /JG11 B-17 Fortress 8500m 13:21 9km W Papenburg Friday, February 25, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 LaGG-3 2500m 14:05 70 822 Monday, March 06, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 20m 14:37 88 162 Tuesday, March 07, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Pe-2 4000m 14:04 69 622 Tuesday, March 07, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Pe-2 4000-50m 14:04 79 532 Sunday, April 02, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 16:00 88 36 Monday, April 03, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 12:35 88 352 Saturday, June 24, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 19:25 88 562 Monday, July 17, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 16:44 HR-23 (S Ostrov) Monday, July 17, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 150m 16:53 JR-13 (S Ostrov) Monday, July 17, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 600m 16:43 GR-91 (S Ostrov) Monday, July 24, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 16:36 TQ-64 (SW Okolovo) Saturday, August 05, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 La-5 650m 17:00 JH-75 (W Riga) Monday, August 07, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 15:16 km-79 Monday, August 07, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 600m 15:40 KN-91 Tuesday, August 15, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 17:06 LK-45 Saturday, August 26, 1944 Anton Mader Stab /JG54 La-5 800m 13:50 JN-66
Walter 'Nowi' Nowotny
Walter “Nowi” Nowotny was born on 7 December 1920 at Ceske Velenice/Gmünd on the Czechoslovakian/Austrian border. He joined the Luftwaffe on 1 October 1939. His flying training was completed at Jagfliegerschule 5 at Schwechat, near Vienna. Nowotny was posted to JG54 on 23 February 1941. Leutnant Nowotny was assigned to 9./JG54. His first four weeks with the unit were served with the Stabsschwarm of Ergänzungsgruppe/JG54. He claimed his first victories over Ösel Island on 19 July, when he shot down two Russian I-153 biplane fighters. However, he was, in turn, shot down in Bf-109E-7 (W.Nr. 1137) “White 2” by an I-153, flown by the future Russian ace Alexandr Avdeev (13 victories, killed in action 12 August 1942) of 153 IAP, VVS, over Riga Bay in this engagement. After three days and nights at sea in a rubber dinghy, Nowotny finally reached the shore. He recorded his 10th victory on 13 September.
On 11march 1942, Nowotny transferred to 3./JG54. He shot down five Russian fighters on 20 July. On 2 August 1942, Nowotny claimed seven enemy aircraft shot down to record his 48th through 54th victories. On 11 August, he shot down two RussianmiG-3 fighters. His Bf109G-2 (W.Nr. 10360) was hit in the engagement and caught fire. Nowotny was able to bring the burning aircraft back to his base for a crash-landing, although he did suffer some injuries. Leutnant Nowotny was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 4 September for 56 victories. Nowotny, was appointed Staffelkapitän of 1./JG54 on 25 October 1942. He recorded his 75th victory on 20march 1943. On 26march 1943, Nowotnymet the first Russian flown Spitfire fighters, operated by the 26 GvIAP of the Leningrad Air Defence, and shot down one of them for his 79th victory. In June, he shot down 41 enemy aircraft, including five on 1 June (84-88), six on 8 June (93-98), his 100th victory on 15 June, six on 21 June (109-114) and 10 on 24 June (115-124). On 10 August 1943, Nowotny was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG54. He recorded 49 Soviet planes shot down in August 1943, including nine on 13 August (129–137), six on 18 August (146-151) and seven on the 21 August (155-161).
His prolific scoring continued in September when he shot down 45 enemy aircraft during themonth. On 1 September 1943, he shot down ten enemy aircraft (174-183); five in the space of 12minutes during amorning sortie and another five in nineminutes at noon. He shot down six enemy aircraft the next day (184-189). On 4 September, Oberleutnant Nowotny was awarded the Eichenlaub (Nr 293) for 189 victories. He shot down five enemy aircraft on 8 September, including his 200th victory. On 14 and 15 September, he claimed six enemy aircraft on each day to raise his victory total to 215. Hauptmann Nowotny was awarded the Schwertern (Nr 37) on 22 September for 218 victories. During his last ten days on the Eastern Front, ending on 14 October 1943, Nowotny shot down 32 Russian aircraft, including eight on 9 October (224-231) and six on 13 (239-244) and 14 October (245-250). Nowotny was the first pilot in history to pass 250 victories and was now the top-scoring fighter ace of the Luftwaffe. On 19 October, he became the eighth recipient of the Brillanten. The Nazi propagandamachine turned Nowotny into a “superstar” of the Luftwaffe. He had received the highestmilitary awards available: Ritterkreuzmit Eichenlaub, Schwertern und Brillanten and was withdrawn from combat activity by the High Command. During the followingmonths, hismain role was to perform propaganda andmoral-boosting duties before, on 1 April 1944, Hauptmann Nowotny was appointed Kommodore of JG101, an operational fighter-training unit, based at Pau in France.
In September 1944,major Nowotny was put in charge of Kommando Nowotny, equipped with theme 262 jet fighter. The unit consolidated a number of test units and was tasked with acquiring tactical knowledge and experience ofme 262 operations. The unit was based on two airfields northwest of Osnabrück: Achmer and Hesepe. Nowotny was besieged with difficulties in operationally testing the jet fighter. In addition to staving off the increasing Allied fighter presence the jets attracted, he was also beset with the technical difficulties a new and immature technology presented. By 7 November 1944, Nowotny had claimed three victories in the new jet fighter. Nowotny took off on 8 November 1944, flying against USAAF bombers with a fighter escort. The exact circumstances of Nowotny’s death remain uncertain. Ground personnel reported hearing combat above the clouds. Nowotny reported he had downed a B-24 four-engine bomber and probably destroyed a P-51 fighter. He then reported an engine failure beforemaking a garbled transmission referring to “burning” over the radio. Hisme 262A-1a (W.Nr. 110400) “White 8” was seen to dive vertically out of the clouds and crash at Epe, 2.5 kilometres east of Hesepe. It is generally accepted that he was shot down by 1st Lt Edward “Buddy” Haydon of the 357th Fighter Group, USAAF and Capt Ernest “Feeb” Fiebelkorn (9 victories) of the 20th Fighter Group, USAAF whom shared ame 262 victory at 12:45 over Achmer that day.
Walter Nowotny flew over 442missions in achieving 258 victories. He recorded 255 of his victories over the Eastern front. Of his three victories recorded over the Western front, 2 were four-engine bombers and all 3 victories were gained while flying theme 262 jet fighter. He claimed 24 victories over Il-2.
No Date Time Enemy A/C Type Unit Location / Comments 1 19.7.1941 19:24 I-153 1.(Erg)/JG54 Osel 2 19.7.1941 19:25 I-153 1.(Erg)/JG54 Osel 3 31.7.1941 14:15 I-15 1.(Erg)/JG54 4 8.8.1941 17:10 SB-2 1.(Erg)/JG54 5 8.8.1941 17:15 SB-2 1.(Erg)/JG54 6 9.8.1941 17:45 SB-3 1.(Erg)/JG54 7 17.8.1941 13:28 DB-3 1.(Erg)/JG54 8 17.8.1941 13:30 DB-3 1.(Erg)/JG54 9 19.8.1941 14:00 I-153 1.(Erg)/JG54 10 13.9.1941 E/a 1.(Erg)/JG54 11 8.1.1942 9:00 I-16 1.(Erg)/JG54 S Morja at 1,200m 12 8.1.1942 9:11 I-16 1.(Erg)/JG54 NW Morja at 1,200 m 13 25.4.1942 14:40 MiG-3 3./JG54 14 26.4.1942 17:14 Il-2 3./JG54 15 30.4.1942 19:20 I-16 3./JG54 16 11.5.1942 17:15 P-40 3./JG54 17 13.5.1942 9:41 I-180 3./JG54 11 743 at 50 m 18 16.5.1942 10:40 I-16 3./JG54 1025 at 3,000 m 19 16.5.1942 10:43 P-40 3./JG54 1025 at 2,800 m 20 28.5.1942 19:51 I-16 3./JG54 21 6.6.1942 14:50~ MiG-3 3./JG54 22 7.6.1942 13:30~ I-153 3./JG54 23 9.6.1942 15:35 MiG-3 3./JG54 24 9.6.1942 15:39~ MiG-3 3./JG54 25 11.6.1942 20:40 Yak-1 3./JG54 26 25.6.1942 17:35 LaGG-3 3./JG54 27 26.6.1942 14:10 LaGG-3 3./JG54 28 26.6.1942 16:16 LaGG-3 3./JG54 29 26.6.1942 14:20 LaGG-3 3./JG54 30 11.7.1942 13:05 P-40 3./JG54 31 11.7.1942 13:12 Il-2 3./JG54 32 20.7.1942 12:35 LaGG-3 3./JG54 33 20.7.1942 12:42 LaGG-3 3./JG54 34 20.7.1942 18:52 P-40 3./JG54 35 20.7.1942 19:00 I-180 3./JG54 36 20.7.1942 19:12 P-40 3./JG54 37 21.7.1942 19:05 MiG-3 3./JG54 38 23.7.1942 7:30 P-40 3./JG54 39 23.7.1942 7:40 P-40 3./JG54 40 23.7.1942 7:52 MiG-3 3./JG54 41 25.7.1942 17:15 MiG-3 3./JG54 00 273 at 2,000 m 42 25.7.1942 19:30 I-180 3./JG54 00 153 at 1,500 m 43 26.7.1942 17:05 MiG-3 3./JG54 20 511 at 1,500 m 44 26.7.1942 17:20 P-40 3./JG54 20 542 at 800 m 45 26.7.1942 17:25 Il-2 3./JG54 20 511 46 28.7.1942 9:30 LaGG-3 3./JG54 Leningrad at 4,500 m 47 28.7.1942 15:30 MiG-3 3./JG54 SW Kolpino at 100 m 48 2.8.1942 12:55 I-16 3./JG54 00 163 at 3,000 m 49 2.8.1942 13:05 I-16 3./JG54 00 191 at 2,000 m 50 2.8.1942 13:24 MiG-3 3./JG54 00 153 at 3,200 m 51 2.8.1942 14:20 I-16 3./JG54 00 123 at 500 m 52 2.8.1942 14:25 LaGG-3 3./JG54 00 161 at 3,000 m 53 2.8.1942 14:40 MiG-3 3./JG54 00 154 at 1,500 m 54 2.8.1942 14:55 MiG-3 3./JG54 00 192 at 1,000 m 55 7.8.1942 9:25 Il-2 3./JG54 20 552 at 100 m 56 7.8.1942 9:30 LaGG-3 3./JG54 20 563 at 500 m 57 11.8.1942 11:15 MiG-3 3./JG54 18 231 at 3,000 m 58 8.11.1942 9:45 I-15 1./JG54 11 844 at 50 m 59 8.11.1942 11:33 MiG-3 1./JG54 11 792 at 500m 60 10.12.1943 11:45 P-40 1./JG54 10 152 at 500 m 61 10.12.1943 11:55 LaGG-3 1./JG54 11 743 at 200 m 62 7.1.1943 9:40 I-16 1./JG54 01 961 at 500 m 63 2.3.1943 11:28 I-16 1./JG54 90 271 at 500 m 64 7.3.1943 13:40 LaGG-5 1./JG54 18 364 at 100 m 65 7.3.1943 16:20 LaGG-3 1./JG54 28 371 66 9.3.1943 10:20 MiG-3 1./JG54 00 211 at 50 m 67 9.3.1943 10:21 MiG-3 1./JG54 00 211 at 50 m 68 14.3.1943 14:50 LaGG-3 1./JG54 18 272 at 50 m 69 14.3.1943 14:53 LaGG-3 1./JG54 18 281 at 50 m 70 15.3.1943 7:56 LaGG-3 1./JG54 18 272 at 1,000 m 71 15.3.1943 8:04 LaGG-3 1./JG54 18 263 at 100 m 72 15.3.1943 15:10 LaGG-3 1./JG54 18 253 at 1,000 m 73 19.3.1943 9:45 LaGG-5 1./JG54 10 180 at 1,000 m 74 19.3.1943 9:55 LaGG-5 1./JG54 10 184 at 800 m 75 20.3.1943 12:16 LaGG-3 1./JG54 00 480 at 1,000 m 76 22.3.1943 11:50 LaGG-3 1./JG54 00 410 at 100 m 77 22.3.1943 12:00 Il-2 1./JG54 00 414 at 2,000 m 78 22.3.1943 12:05 Il-2 1./JG54 00 412 at 300 m 79 26.3.1943 10:25 Spitfire 1./JG54 10 322 at 4,500 m 80 3.4.1943 10:35 LaGG-3 1./JG54 00 410 at 3,000 m 81 3.4.1943 18:11 MiG-3 1./JG54 00 271 at 3,000 m 82 6.5.1943 16:15 LaGG-3 1./JG54 90 214 at 200 m 83 27.5.1943 19:05 LaGG-3 1./JG54 00 243 at 1,500 m 84 1.6.1943 4:55 LaGG-5 1./JG54 20 154 at 1,000 m 85 1.6.1943 5:20 LaGG-3 1./JG54 10 260 at 1,200 m 86 1.6.1943 16:00 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 154 at 400 m 87 1.6.1943 16:05 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 161 at 300 m 88 1.6.1943 16:10 MiG-3 1./JG54 10 264 at 50 m 89 5.6.1943 12:05 MiG-3 1./JG54 10 264 at 4,800 m 90 5.6.1943 12:10 P-40 1./JG54 20 114 at 4,000 m 91 5.6.1943 12:26 LaGG-3 1./JG54 21 751 at 4,000 m 92 5.6.1943 12:30 P-40 1./JG54 10 243 at 3,000 m 93 8.6.1943 15:50 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 113 at 5,200 m 94 8.6.1943 15:55 P-40 1./JG54 20 121 at 5,000 m 95 8.6.1943 16:05 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 141 at 4,000 m 96 8.6.1943 16:12 P-40 1./JG54 10 262 at 3,500 m 97 8.6.1943 16:20 LaGG-3 1./JG54 10 253 at 3,000 m 98 8.6.1943 16:23 LaGG-3 1./JG54 10 281 at 3,500 m 99 15.6.1943 16:30 LaGG-3 1./JG54 90 134 at 2,000 m 100 15.6.1943 16:38 LaGG-3 1./JG54 90 134 at 1,500 m 101 15.6.1943 16:41 LaGG-3 1./JG54 90 134 at 5-10 m 102 17.6.1943 5:00 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 163 at 2,000 m 103 17.6.1943 5:03 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 163 at 2,000 m 104 17.6.1943 5:30 LaGG-3 1./JG54 10 264 at 2,500 m 105 18.6.1943 6:10 Hurricane 1./JG54 20 161 at 50 m 106 19.6.1943 20:05 LaGG-5 1./JG54 20 121 at 4,000 m 107 19.6.1943 20:55 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 113 at 3,000 m 108 19.6.1943 21:00 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 123 at 2,000 m 109 21.6.1943 15:30 LaGG-3 1./JG54 21 754 at 5,000 m 110 21.6.1943 15:32 LaGG-3 1./JG54 21 750 at 5,000 m 111 21.6.1943 15:50 La-5 1./JG54 20 122 112 21.6.1943 19:50 LaGG-5 1./JG54 20 133 at 500 m 113 21.6.1943 19:58 LaGG-5 1./JG54 20 124 at 1,000 m 114 21.6.1943 20:09 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 124 at 5,000 m 115 24.6.1943 7:00 Yak-1 1./JG54 20 120 at 1,000 m 116 24.6.1943 7:03 Yak-1 1./JG54 20 121 at 500 m 117 24.6.1943 7:05 Yak-1 1./JG54 20 112 at 100 m 118 24.6.1943 7:10 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 133 at 1,000 m 119 24.6.1943 7:13 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 134 at 500 m 120 24.6.1943 7:15 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 132 at 700 m 121 24.6.1943 7:20 LaGG-3 1./JG54 20 161 at 10 m 122 24.6.1943 11:15 MiG-3 1./JG54 20 182 at 3,800 m 123 24.6.1943 11:18 MiG-3 1./JG54 20 184 at 1,200 m 124 24.6.1943 11:22 MiG-3 1./JG54 20 194 at 1,000 m 125 12.8.1943 8:55 La-5 1./JG54 05 184 at 1,000 m 126 12.8.1943 9:10 La-5 1./JG54 41 694 at 4,500 m 127 12.8.1943 14:00 Yak-1 1./JG54 41 462 at 2,000 m 128 12.8.1943 14:05 La-5 1./JG54 51 344 at 50 m 129 13.8.1943 12:00 La-5 1./JG54 51 843 at 500 m 130 13.8.1943 16:42 LaGG-3 1./JG54 61 714 at 2,500 m 131 13.8.1943 16:55 LaGG-3 1./JG54 51 834 at 2,000 m 132 13.8.1943 17:06 LaGG-3 1./JG54 51 832 at 2,000 m 133 13.8.1943 18:40 La-5 1./JG54 51 812 at 6,000 m 134 13.8.1943 18:43 La-5 1./JG54 51 863 at 5,500 m 135 13.8.1943 18:47 LaGG-3 1./JG54 51 623 at 5,700 m 136 13.8.1943 18:50 LaGG-3 1./JG54 51 492 at 5,000 m 137 13.8.1943 19:00 LaGG-3 1./JG54 61 344 at 5,000 m 138 14.8.1943 12:20 La-5 1./JG54 51 881 at 4,500 m 139 14.8.1943 12:23 La-5 1./JG54 51 853 at 5,000 m 140 14.8.1943 12:27 Yak-7 1./JG54 51 673 at 5,600 m 141 15.8.1943 11:00 La-5 1./JG54 51 762 at 500 m 142 15.8.1943 11:10 La-5 1./JG54 51 734 at 100 m 143 15.8.1943 11:12 La-5 1./JG54 51 733 at 100 m 144 16.8.1943 11:16 La-5 1./JG54 51 732 at 1,500 m 145 16.8.1943 11:21 La-5 1./JG54 51 652 at 1,200 m 146 18.8.1943 7:35 La-5 1./JG54 60 134 at 500 m 147 18.8.1943 7:39 Il-2 1./JG54 60 130 at 200 m 148 18.8.1943 7:43 LaGG-3 1./JG54 60 161 at 500 m 149 18.8.1943 7:44 LaGG-3 1./JG54 60 152 at 500 m 150 18.8.1943 16:20 MiG-3 1./JG54 51 862 at 1,500 m 151 18.8.1943 16:23 Il-2 1./JG54 51 893 at 1,500 m 152 19.8.1943 15:30 P-39 1./JG54 51 712 at 3,500 m 153 19.8.1943 15:31 P-39 1./JG54 51 712 at 3,500 m 154 19.8.1943 15:37 P-39 1./JG54 51 732 at 2,000 m 155 21.8.1943 6:55 LaGG-5 Stab I./JG54 51 671 at 3,500m 156 21.8.1943 6:56 LaGG-5 Stab I./JG54 51 671 at 3,300 m 157 21.8.1943 7:00 LaGG-5 Stab I./JG54 51 643 at 3,000 m 158 21.8.1943 7:03 LaGG-5 Stab I./JG54 51 642 at 3,000 m 159 21.8.1943 16:02 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 51 533 160 21.8.1943 16:03 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 51 551 at 3,500 m 161 21.8.1943 16:08 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 51 533 at 5,000 m 162 23.8.1943 10:45 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 60 111 at 800 m 163 23.8.1943 10:48 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 61 773 at 300 m 164 24.8.1943 7:27 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 41 483 at 4,000 m 165 24.8.1943 7:32 La-5 Stab I./JG54 41 461 at 2,000 m 166 24.8.1943 7:39 La-5 Stab I./JG54 51 383 at 2,000 m 167 25.8.1943 14:03 Boston III Stab I./JG54 51 853 at 300 m 168 29.8.1943 6:46 P-39 Stab I./JG54 43 894 at 5,000 m 169 29.8.1943 12:25 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 42 133 at 1,300 m 170 29.8.1943 12:30 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 43 130 at 500 m 171 31.8.1943 17:35 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 35 381 at 6,000 m 172 31.8.1943 17:50 La-5 Stab I./JG54 35 373 at 800 m 173 31.8.1943 17:52 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 35 381 at 300 m 174 1.9.1943 6:00 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 35 382 at 4,000 m 175 1.9.1943 6:03 Yak-1 Stab I./JG54 35 380 Mitte at 3,500 m 176 1.9.1943 6:05 Yak-1 Stab I./JG54 35 383 at 2,000 m 177 1.9.1943 6:10 Yak-1 Stab I./JG54 35 372 at 1,000 m 178 1.9.1943 6:12 Yak-1 Stab I./JG54 35 371 at 800 m 179 1.9.1943 12:10 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 25 464 at 4,000 m 180 1.9.1943 12:12 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 35 343 at 4,000 m 181 1.9.1943 12:15 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 35 353 at 4,000 m 182 1.9.1943 12:18 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 35 354 at 4,000 m 183 1.9.1943 12:19 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 35 362 at 4,000 m 184 2.9.1943 11:03 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 35 371 at 800 m 185 2.9.1943 11:05 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 35 370 Mitte at 300 m 186 2.9.1943 11:07 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 35 374 at 300 m 187 2.9.1943 11:10 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 35 373 at 200 m 188 2.9.1943 11:13 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 25 622 at 200 m 189 2.9.1943 11:15 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 25 491 at 200 m 190 5.9.1943 15:35 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 35 374 at 3,400 m 191 6.9.1943 11:00 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 36 451 at 3,000 m 192 6.9.1943 17:35 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 25 22 mitte at 5,000 m 193 7.9.1943 9:08 La-5 Stab I./JG54 35 383 at 5,000 m 194 7.9.1943 9:15 La-5 Stab I./JG54 35 350 Mitte at 5,000 m 195 7.9.1943 16:30 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 45 713 at 800 m 196 8.9.1943 7:30 La-5 Stab I./JG54 35 864 at 1,500 m 197 8.9.1943 7:32 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 35 863 at 800 m 198 8.9.1943 7:35 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 35 854 at 500 m 199 8.9.1943 7:38 La-5 Stab I./JG54 35 820 Mitte at 800 m 200 8.9.1943 7:42 La-5 Stab I./JG54 35 822 at 900 m 201 10.9.1943 17:45 La-5 Stab I./JG54 26 673 at 1,800 m 202 11.9.1943 14:50 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 44 114: at 200m 203 11.9.1943 15:00 La-5 Stab I./JG54 35 824: at 2.000m 204 14.9.1943 15:35 La-5 Stab I./JG54 34 422 at 1,800 m 205 14.9.1943 15:38 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 34 293 at 1,500 m 206 14.9.1943 15:50 La-5 Stab I./JG54 34 450 at 500 m 207 14.9.1943 15:52 La-5 Stab I./JG54 34 423 at 200 m 208 14.9.1943 16:30 Pe-2 Stab I./JG54 35 571 at 3,000 m 209 14.9.1943 16:32 La-5 Stab I./JG54 35 572 at 1,200 m 210 15.9.1943 9:50 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 25 414 at 600 m 211 15.9.1943 9:52 La-5 Stab I./JG54 35 371 at 200 m 212 15.9.1943 10:12 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 25 412 at 600 m 213 15.9.1943 10:15 Pe-2 Stab I./JG54 35 341 at 500m 214 15.9.1943 10:20 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 35 343 at 300 m 215 15.9.1943 10:22 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 35 340 Mitte at 300 m 216 17.9.1943 17:15 La-5 Stab I./JG54 25 494 at 3,000 m 217 17.9.1943 17:20 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 35 341 at 2,000 m 218 17.9.1943 17:25 La-5 Stab I./JG54 35 372 at 10 m 219 5.10.1943 16:15 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 02 590 Mitte (Chernobyl) at 5,000 m 220 7.10.1943 16:15 P-39 Stab I./JG54 17 724 (SE Woschiwka) at 5,000 m 221 7.10.1943 16:16 P-39 Stab I./JG54 17 752 at 4,500 m 222 7.10.1943 16:18 P-40 Stab I./JG54 17 784 at 4,000 m 223 7.10.1943 16:20 P-39 Stab I./JG54 17 783 at 3,800 m 224 9.10.1943 9:20 P-39 Stab I./JG54 06 111 at 5,000 m 225 9.10.1943 9:25 P-39 Stab I./JG54 96 232 at 4,000 m 226 9.10.1943 9:30 P-39 Stab I./JG54 96 881 (SSE Nevel) at 30 m 227 9.10.1943 13:43 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 SE Ssenniza-See at 300 m 228 9.10.1943 13:47 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 06 273 (W Lyuchkovo) at 300 m 229 9.10.1943 15:45 P-39 Stab I./JG54 06 161 (N Kossedenye) at 4,000 m 230 9.10.1943 15:47 P-39 Stab I./JG54 06 160 Mitte (NW Aleyejevka) at 3,000 m 231 9.10.1943 15:50 P-39 Stab I./JG54 06 162 (E Krutiki) at 3,000 m / JG54's 6,000th victory 232 11.10.1943 14:20 P-40 Stab I./JG54 06 161 (SE Volch'i Gory) at 3,500 m 233 11.10.1943 14:25 P-39 Stab I./JG54 06 163 (SW Frolovo) at 200 m 234 11.10.1943 14:27 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 06 243 ([NE Drui) at 800 m 235 11.10.1943 14:29 P-40 Stab I./JG54 06 271-2 (NE Gorovotka) at 1,000 m 236 12.10.1943 14:20 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 15 714 (W Nikolskoye) at 400 m 237 12.10.1943 14:25 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 15 551 (SE Lenin) at 3,000 m 238 12.10.1943 14:30 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 15 572 (NE Gorki) at 3,000 m 239 13.10.1943 8:00 La-5 Stab I./JG54 15 553 at 3,000 m 240 13.10.1943 8:15 La-5 Stab I./JG54 15 581 at 3,000 m 241 13.10.1943 9:30 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 15 514 (N Lenin) 242 13.10.1943 9:33 La-5 Stab I./JG54 15 542 (S Lenin) at 500 m 243 13.10.1943 9:40 LaGG-5 Stab I./JG54 15 514 (NE Lenin) at 4,000 m 244 13.10.1943 9:43 La-5 Stab I./JG54 15 512 (SE Lenin) at 3,200 m 245 14.10.1943 11:15 P-40 Stab I./JG54 15 381 (S Lyadoff) at 1,500 m 246 14.10.1943 11:20 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 15 382 (S Lyadoff) at 1,500 m 247 14.10.1943 14:30 LaGG-3 Stab I./JG54 15 510 Mitte (N Tsukino) at 3,500 m 248 14.10.1943 14:32 La-5 Stab I./JG54 15 512 (SE Bayevo) at 3,000 m 249 14.10.1943 14:35 La-5 Stab I./JG54 15 512 (E Bayevo) at 2,000 m 250 14.10.1943 14:50 P-40 Stab I./JG54 15 374 (S Markovo) at 3,000 m 251 5.11.1943 10:40 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 S Sanessno-See at 3,500 m 252 5.11.1943 10:55 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 E Chernoye at 3,500 m 253 10.11.1943 14:10 Il-2 Stab I./JG54 06 111 at 400 m 254 10.11.1943 14:20 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 1 km E Nosikovo (Pskov area) 255 12.11.1943 10:05 Yak-9 Stab I./JG54 3 km Spavessno-Sees at 800 m 256 7.10.1944 11:30 B-24 Kdo Nowotny GQ-1 (NW Bramsche) at 5,000 m 257 8.11.1944 B-24 Kdo Nowotny Near Hesepe / Probably B-17 258 8.11.1944 P-51 Kdo Nowotny Near Hesepe Victories: 258
Awards: Ehrenpokal (14 July 1942)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (21 August 1942)
Ritterkreuz (4 September 1942)
Eichenlaub (4 September 1943)
Schwertern (22 September 1943)
Brillanten (19 October 1943)
Units: JG54, JG101, Kdo Nowotny
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/nowotny.htmlAsisbiz database list of 257 aerial victories out of 258 for Walter Nowotny
Date Pilot Name Unit Enemy A/C Type Height Time Location 19-Jul-41 Walter Nowotny 1.(Erg)/JG54 I-15 Rata 19.24 19-Jul-41 Walter Nowotny 1.(Erg)/JG54 I-15 Rata 19.25 31-Jul-41 Walter Nowotny 1.(Erg)/JG54 I-15 Rata 14.15 08-Aug-41 Walter Nowotny 1.(Erg)/JG54 SB-2 17.15 08-Aug-41 Walter Nowotny 1.(Erg)/JG54 SB-2 17.10 09-Aug-41 Walter Nowotny 1.(Erg)/JG54 SB-3 17.45 17-Aug-41 Walter Nowotny 1.(Erg)/JG54 DB-3 13.28 17-Aug-41 Walter Nowotny 1.(Erg)/JG54 DB-3 13.30 19-Aug-41 Walter Nowotny 1.(Erg)/JG54 I-153 14.00 08-Jan-42 Walter Nowotny Erg./JG54 I-16 Rata 1200m 09.00 S Morja 08-Jan-42 Walter Nowotny Erg./JG54 I-16 Rata 1200m 09.11 NW Morja 25-Apr-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 14.40 26-Apr-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 17.14 30-Apr-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-16 Rata 19.20 11-May-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 P-40 Kittyhawk 17.15 13-May-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-180 50m 09.41 11 743 16-May-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-16 Rata 3000m 10.40 1025 16-May-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 2800m 10.43 1025 28-May-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-16 Rata 19.51 06-Jun-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 14.50 07-Jun-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-153 13.30 09-Jun-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 15.39 09-Jun-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 15.35 11-Jun-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 Yak-1 20.40 25-Jun-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 LaGG-3 17.35 26-Jun-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 LaGG-3 14.10 26-Jun-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 LaGG-3 16.16 26-Jun-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 LaGG-3 14.20 11-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 13.12 11-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 P-40 Kittyhawk 13.05 20-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 P-40 Kittyhawk 18.52 20-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 P-40 Kittyhawk 19.12 20-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-180 19.00 20-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 LaGG-3 12.35 20-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 LaGG-3 12.42 21-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 19.05 23-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 P-40 Kittyhawk 07.30 23-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 P-40 Kittyhawk 07.40 23-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 07.52 25-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 2000m 17.15 00 273 25-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-180 1500m 19.30 00 153 26-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 800m 17.20 20 542 26-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 17.25 20 511 26-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 1500m 17.05 20 511 28-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 LaGG-3 4500m 09.30 Leningrad 28-Jul-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 100m 15.30 SW Kolpino 02-Aug-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-16 Rata 3000m 12.55 00 163 02-Aug-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-16 Rata 1000m 14.55 00 192 02-Aug-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 1500m 14.40 00 154 02-Aug-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 LaGG-3 3000m 14.25 00 161 02-Aug-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-16 Rata 500m 14.20 00 123 02-Aug-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 I-16 Rata 2000m 13.05 00 191 02-Aug-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 3200m 13.24 00 153 07-Aug-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 09.25 20 552 07-Aug-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 LaGG-3 500m 09.30 20 563 11-Aug-42 Walter Nowotny 3./JG54 MiG-3 3000m 11.15 18 231 08-Nov-42 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 I-15 Rata 50m 09.45 11 844 08-Nov-42 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 MiG-3 500m 11.33 11 792 10-Dec-42 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 500m 11.45 10 152 10-Dec-42 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 200m 11.55 11 743 07-Jan-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 I-16 Rata 500m 09.40 1961 02-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 I-16 Rata 500m 11.28 90 271 07-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 100m 13.40 18 364 07-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 Low Level 16.20 28 371 09-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 MiG-3 50m 10.20 00 211 09-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 MiG-3 50m 10.21 00 211 14-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 50m 14.50 18 272 14-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 50m 14.53 18 281 15-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 1000m 07.56 18 272 15-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 100m 08.04 18 263 15-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 1000m 15.10 18 253 19-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 800m 09.45 10 180 19-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 1000m 09.55 10 184 20-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 1000m 12.16 00 480 22-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 12.05 00 412 22-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 100m 11.50 00 410 22-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 2000m 12.00 00 414 26-Mar-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Spitfire 4500m 10.25 10 322 03-Apr-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 3000m 10.35 00 410 03-Apr-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 MiG-3 3000m 18.11 00 271 06-May-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 200m 16.15 90 214 27-May-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 1500m 19.05 00 243 01-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 400m 16.00 20 154 01-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 300m 16.05 20 161 01-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 1200m 05.20 10 260 01-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 1000m 04.55 20 154 01-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 MiG-3 50m 16.10 10 264 05-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 MiG-3 4800m 12.05 10 264 05-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 4000m 12.10 20 114 05-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 4000m 12.26 21 751 05-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 3000m 12.30 10 243 08-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 5000m 15.55 20 121 08-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 3500m 16.23 10 281 08-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 3000m 16.20 10 253 08-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 3500m 16.12 10 262 08-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5200m 15.50 20 113 08-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 4000m 16.05 20 141 15-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 2000m 16.30 90 134 15-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 1500m 16.38 90 134 15-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5-10m 16.41 90 134 17-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 05.00 20 163 17-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 05.03 20 163 17-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 2500m 05.30 10 264 18-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Hurricane 50m 06.10 20 161 19-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 4000m 20.50 20 121 19-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 3000m 20.55 20 113 19-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 2000m 21.00 20 123 21-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 15.32 21 750 21-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 1000m 19.58 20 124 21-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 20.09 20 124 21-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 15.30 21 754 21-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 500m 19.55 20 133 21-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 15.50 20 122 24-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 1000m 07.10 20 133 24-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 MiG-3 1200m 11.22 20 194 24-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 MiG-3 2500m 11.18 20 184 24-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 MiG-3 3800m 11.15 20 182 24-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 10m 07.20 20 161 24-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 500m 07.13 20 134 24-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Yak-1 100m 07.05 20 112 24-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Yak-1 500m 07.03 20 121 24-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Yak-1 1000m 07.00 20 120 24-Jun-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 700m 07.15 20 132 12-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 50m 14.05 51 344 12-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Yak-1 2000m 14.00 41 462 12-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 1000m 08.55 51 84 12-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 4500m 09.10 41 694 13-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 500m 12.00 51 843 13-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 2500m 16.42 61 714 13-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 2000m 16.55 51 834 13-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 2000m 17.06 51 832 13-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 6000m 18.40 51 812 13-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 5500m 18.43 51 683 13-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5700m 18.47 51 623 13-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 18.50 51 492 13-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 19.00 61 344 14-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 4500m 12.20 51 881 14-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 5000m 12.23 51 853 14-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Yak-7 5600m 12.27 51 673 15-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 200m 11.00 51 762 15-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 100m 11.10 51 734 15-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 100m 11.12 51 733 16-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 1500m 11.16 51 732 16-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 1200m 11.21 51 652 18-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 500m 07.35 60 134 18-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 07.39 60 13 18-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 500m 07.43 60 161 18-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 500m 07.44 60 152 18-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 MiG-3 1500m 16.20 51 862 18-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1500m 16.23 51 893 19-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 3500m 15.30 51 712 19-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 3500m 15.31 51 712 19-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 2000m 15.37 51 732 21-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik Low Level 16.02 51 533 21-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 3000m 07.03 51 642 21-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 3500m 16.03 51 551 21-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 3300m 06.56 51 671 21-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 16.08 51 533 21-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 3500m 06.55 51 671 21-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-5 3000m 07.00 51 643 23-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 800m 10.45 60 111 23-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 300m 10.48 61 773 24-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 4000m 07.27 41 483 24-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 2000m 07.32 41 461 24-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 2000m 07.39 51 383 25-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 A-20 Boston III 300m 14.03 51 853 29-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 500m 12.30 42 13 29-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 5000m 06.46 43 894 29-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 LaGG-3 1300m 12.25 42 133 31-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Yak-9 6000m 17.35 35 381 31-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 La-5 800m 17.50 35 373 31-Aug-43 Walter Nowotny 1./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 17.52 35 381 01-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 4000m 12.10 25 464 01-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 4000m 06.00 35 382 01-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 4000m 12.18 35 354 01-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 4000m 12.15 35 353 01-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 4000m 12.19 35 362 01-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 4000m 12.12 35 343 01-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-1 800m 06.12 35 371 01-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-1 1000m 06.10 35 372 01-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-1 3500m 06.03 35itte 01-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-1 2000m 06.05 35 383 02-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 800m 11.03 35 371 02-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 11.05 35itte 02-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 11.07 35 374 02-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 11.10 35 373 02-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 11.13 25 622 02-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 200m 11.15 25 491 05-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 3400m 15.35 35 374 06-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 5000m 17.35 25 22 mitte 06-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 3000m 11.00 36 451 07-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 16.30 45 713 07-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 5000m 09.08 35 383 07-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 5000m 09.15 35 35 mitte 08-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 1500m 07.30 35 864 08-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 07.32 35 863 08-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 07.35 35 854 08-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 800m 07.38 35 82 mitte 08-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 900m 07.42 35 822 10-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 1800m 17.45 26 673 11-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 200m 14.50 44 114 11-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 2000m 15.00 35 824 14-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 1200m 16.32 35 572 14-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 1800m 15.35 34 422 14-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 1500m 15.38 34 293 14-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 500m 15.50 34 45 14-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 200m 15.52 34 423 14-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Pe-2 3000m 16.30 35 571 15-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 10.22 35 34 mitte 15-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 10.20 35 343 15-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Pe-2 500m 10.15 35 341 15-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 600m 09.50 25 414 15-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 600m 10.12 25 412 15-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 200m 09.52 35 371 17-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 3000m 17.15 25 494 17-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 2000m 17.20 35 341 17-Sep-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 10m 17.25 35 372 05-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 5000m 16.15 02 59 Mitte 07-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 3800m 16.20 17 783 07-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-40 Kittyhawk 4000m 16.18 17 784 07-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 5000m 16.15 SO Woschiwka (17724) 07-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 4500m 16.16 17 752 09-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 3000m 15.47 NW Aleyejevka (06 16 mitte) 09-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 4000m 09.25 96 232 09-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 4000m 15.45 N Kossedenye (06 161) 09-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 3000m 15.50 E Krutiki (06 162) 09-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 13.47 06 273 (W Lyuchkovo) 09-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 5000m 09.20 06 111 09-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 13.43 SE ssenniza-See 09-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 30m 09.30 96 881 (ssE Nevel) 11-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 3500m 14.20 06 161 (SE Volchi Gory) 11-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 200m 14.25 06 163 (SW Frolovo) 11-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 800m 14.27 06 243 (NE Drui) 11-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 1000m 14.29 06 271-2 (NE Gorovotka) 12-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 400m 14.20 15 714 (W Nikolskoye) 12-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 3000m 14.25 15 551 (SE Lenin) 12-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 3000m 14.30 15 572 (NE Gorki) 13-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 500m 09.33 15 542 (S Lenin) 13-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-5 4000m 09.40 15 514 (NE Lenin) 13-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik Low Level 09.30 15 514 (N Lenin) 13-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 3000m 08.00 15 553 13-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 3200m 09.43 15 512 (SE Lenin) 13-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 3000m 08.15 15 581 14-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 2000m 14.35 E Bayevo (15 512) 14-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 3000m 14.50 S Markovo (15 374) 14-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 La-5 3000m 14.32 SE Bayevo (15 512) 14-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 3500m 14.30 N Tsukino (15 51 Mitte) 14-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 LaGG-3 1500m 11.20 S Lyadoff (15 382) 14-Oct-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 P-40 Warhawk 1500m 11.15 S Lyadoff (15 381) 05-Nov-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 3500m 10.55 E Chernoye 05-Nov-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 3500m 10.40 S Sanessno-See 10-Nov-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 14.10 06 111 10-Nov-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 14.20 1km E Nosikovo Nil (Krs Pskov) 12-Nov-43 Walter Nowotny Stab I./JG54 Yak-9 800m 10.05 3km S Spavessno-Sees 07-Oct-44 Walter Nowotny Stab III./JG6 B-24 Liberator 5000m 11.30 GQ-1 (NW Bramsche) 08-Nov-44 Walter Nowotny Kdo./Nowotny P-51 Mustang 08-Nov-44 Walter Nowotny Kdo./Nowotny B-24 Liberator
Erich Rudorffer
Erich Rudorffer was born on 1 November 1917 at Zwochau, near Leipzig, in Saxony. Rudorffer was posted to JG2 on 1 November 1939. Feldwebel Rudorffer was assigned to 2./JG2. He recorded his first victory, a French Curtiss Hawk 75 fighter, on 14 May 1940. He went on to score eight additional victories during the Battle of France. By 1 May 1941, Leutnant Rudorffer had achieved 19 victories, which led to the award of the Ritterkreuz. During the British "Non-Stop Offensive" of 1941, Rudorffer recorded 21 victories, including his 40th on 8 December. Rudorffer was particularly successful over the Allied landings at Dieppe on 19 August 1942 when he shot down two Spitfire fighters, his 44th and 45th victory. On 11 November, Rudorffer was appointed Staffelkapitan of 6./JG2. He led the unit when II./JG2 was transferred to Tunisia. He shot down eight British aircraft in 32 minutes on 9 February 1943 to record his 54th through 61st victories, and seven more in 20 minutes six days later (63-69). Following the hospitalisation of Hauptmann Adolf Dickfeld (136 victories, RK-EL) with injuries received in a landing accident, Oberleutnant Rudorffer assumed temporary command of II./JG2. After scoring a total of 27 victories in Tunisia, Rudorffer returned to the Channel Front in April 1943. In May 1943, Hauptmann Rudorffer was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG2. He recorded two further victories, his 73rd and 74th, before parting company with JG2.
Rudorffer was given the task of forming IV./JG54 near Konigsberg in June 1943. However, Rudorffer was transferred to the Eastern Front to assume command of II./JG54 after its Kommandeur, Hauptmann Heinrich Jung (68 victories, RK) failed to return from a mission on 30 July 1943. Once on the Eastern Front, Rudorffer's really successful days again.
On 24 August 1943, he shot down five Russian aircraft on the first mission of the day and followed that up with three more victories on a second mission. On 14 September he claimed five victories (91-95). He scored seven victories in seven minutes on 11 October, including his 100th, but his finest achievement occurred on 6 November when in the course of 17 minutes, 13 Russian aircraft fell to his guns! Only another Grunherzflieger, Emil "Bully" Lang (173 victories, RK-EL, killed in action 3 September 1944) and Hans-Joachim Marseille (158 victories, RK-Br, killed in action 30 September 1942) were to rival Rudorffer's feat.
On 7 April 1944, Rudorffer shot down six enemy aircraft 129-134). Major Rudorffer was awarded the Eichenlaub (Nr 447) on 11 April 1944 for 134 victories. Following a spell of leave, Rudorffer returned to combat duty to claim five victories on 3 July, six on 26 July, including his 150th victory, five on 25 August (168-172), six on 25 September (182-187), seven on 10 October (188-194) and 11 on 28 October. For his exploits, he received the Schwertern (Nr 126) for his 212th victory on 26 January 1945. On 15 January 1945, Major Rudorffer was placed in command of the Me262 jet fighter equipped I./JG7. He became one of the first jet fighter aces in the world by scoring 12 victories, including 10 four-engined bombers, in the jet. Erich Rudorffer survived the war and continued his aviation career as a member of the Bundesluftwaffe.
Erich Rudorffer scored a total of 224 victories, placing him 7th on the all time list. This score did not come without a cost: Rudorffer flew over 1,000 missions, entering combat on 302 occasions, was shot down 16 times, and baled out 9 times! Of note are the 58 Il-2 Sturmoviks included in his 138 Eastern Front victories (all while flying the Fw 190) and the 10 four-engined bombers shot down in Reichsverteidigung missions.
No Date Time Enemy A/C Type Unit Location / Comments 1. 14.5.1940 15:08 Hawk 75 2./JG2 Sedan-Bouillon-Charleville 2. 17.5.1940 13:28 LeO 45 2./JG2 La Capelle-en-Thierache 3. 19.5.1940 12:30 Morane 406 2./JG2 E Guise 4. 25.5.1940 20:35 Blenheim 2./JG2 5. 26.5.1940 9:47 Spitfire 2./JG2 Calais-Dunkirk 6. 26.5.1940 9:50~ Spitfire 2./JG2 Calais-Dunkirk 7. 6.6.1940 13:10 Hawk 75 2./JG2 Soissons 8. 6.6.1940 20:15 LeO 451 2./JG2 Roye 9. 6.6.1940 20:45 Martin MB-7 2./JG2 Roye 10. 11.8.1940 11:38 Hurricane 2./JG2 E Weymouth 11. 11.8.1940 16:30 Spitfire 2./JG2 Portland 12. 31.8.1940 9:40 Hurricane 2./JG2 Dover 13. 1.9.1940 12:45 Spitfire 2./JG2 Dover 14. 2.9.1940 18:20 Hurricane 2./JG2 Faversham 15. 4.9.1940 9:58 Hurricane 2./JG2 Dover 16. 1940 E/a 2./JG2 17. 1940 E/a 2./JG2 18. 1940 E/a 2./JG2 19. 21.4.1941 15:03 Blenheim 2./JG2 50 km S Jersey 20. 7.7.1941 15:35 Spitfire 6./JG2 21. 7.7.1941 15:40 Spitfire 6./JG2 22. 9.7.1941 13:40 Spitfire 6./JG2 23. 9.7.1941 13:45 Hurricane 6./JG2 24. 10.7.1941 12:20 Spitfire 6./JG2 25. 11.7.1941 15:00 Spitfire 6./JG2 26. 19.7.1941 14:25 Spitfire 6./JG2 27. 23.7.1941 13:18 Spitfire 6./JG2 Foret d'Eperlecques 28. 5.8.1941 10:05 Spitfire 6./JG2 North Gravelines 29. 5.8.1941 19:05 Spitfire 6./JG2 Dunkirk 30. 10.8.1941 14:15 Hurricane 6./JG2 31. 19.8.1941 11:59 Spitfire 6./JG2 32. 19.8.1941 12:06 Spitfire 6./JG2 33. 19.8.1941 12:15 Spitfire 6./JG2 34. 21.8.1941 15:10 Spitfire 6./JG2 35. 20.9.1941 16:55 Spitfire 6./JG2 36. 21.9.1941 16:50 Spitfire 6./JG2 Dover Straits 37. 21.9.1941 16:52~ Spitfire 6./JG2 Dover Straits 38. 21.9.1941 17:05 Spitfire 6./JG2 Dover Straits 39. 27.9.1941 15:40 Spitfire 6./JG2 40. 8.12.1941 12:55 Hurricane 6./JG2 W Boulogne 41. 3.6.1942 16:31 Spitfire 6./JG2 near Le Havre 42. 3.6.1942 16:31 Spitfire 6./JG2 near Le Havre 43. 5.6.1942 15:35 Spitfire 6./JG2 near Le Havre 44. 19.8.1942 16:52 Spitfire 6./JG2 Dieppe area 45. 19.8.1942 16:53 Spitfire 6./JG2 Dieppe area 46. 18.12.1942 11:05 Spitfire 6./JG2 8km W Mateur: 4500 m / Spitfire Vc of 72 Sqn RAF flown by W/O HW Charnock (8/1/0 victories), crash-landed, wounded 47. 20.12.1942 16:40 Spitfire 6./JG2 5km S Beja: 300 m 48. 8.1.1943 10:41 Boston 6./JG2 10 km S Pribon: 200 m / A-20 49. 8.1.1943 15:35 P-38 6./JG2 50 km SW Kairouan: 100 m / P-38 of 48 FS, 14 FG, USAAF 50. 8.1.1943 15:40 Mustang 6./JG2 55 km SW Kairouan: tiefflug 51. 18.1.1943 8:15 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 2 km SW Godara-Mundung: 50 m / Spitfire Vb of 232 Sqn RAF flown by Sqn Ldr AL Winskill (4.833/1/1 victories) 52. 4.2.1943 16:19 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 5 km SW Ousseltia: 1500 m / Spitfire of 52 FG, USAAF 53. 4.2.1943 16:22 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 4 km S Kef el Abied: 1000 m / Spitfire of 52 FG, USAAF 54. 9.2.1943 13:59 P-40 Stab II./JG2 5 km SE Djebel Ousseltia: 1500 m 55. 9.2.1943 14:00 P-40 Stab II./JG2 S Djebel Ousseltia: 500 m 56. 9.2.1943 14:01 P-40 Stab II./JG2 Djebel Ousseltia: 200 m 57. 9.2.1943 14:02 P-40 Stab II./JG2 12 km NW Pribon: 200 m 58. 9.2.1943 14:04 P-40 Stab II./JG2 10 km SE Kerra: 300 m 59. 9.2.1943 14:06 P-40 Stab II./JG2 15 km SE Kerra: tiefflug 60. 9.2.1943 14:21 P-38 Stab II./JG2 5 km E Djebel Barbrau: 6000 m 61. 9.2.1943 14:22 P-38 Stab II./JG2 5 km W Djebel Barbrau: 6000 m 62. 14.2.1943 16:18 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 10 km W Pribon: 100 m / Spitfire V of 31 FG, USAAF 63. 15.2.1943 15:03 P-38 Stab II./JG2 10 km NW Hadjel El Aictu: 5000 m 64. 15.2.1943 15:07 P-38 Stab II./JG2 10 km SO Sbeitla: 5000 m 65. 15.2.1943 15:08 P-38 Stab II./JG2 8 km NE Sbeitla: 5200 m 66. 15.2.1943 15:15 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 N Djebel El Abeid: 200 m 67. 15.2.1943 15:16 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 N Djebel El Abeid: 200 m 68. 15.2.1943 15:18 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 N Djebel El Abeid: 300 m 69. 15.2.1943 15:58 P-38 Stab II./JG2 15 km NW Pribon: 5500 m 70. 11.3.1943 13:12 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 Ousseltia at 20 m / Spitfire of 52 FG, USAAF 71. 11.3.1943 13:13 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 Ousseltia at 20 m / Spitfire of 52 FG, USAAF 72. 12.3.1943 B-17 Stab II./JG2 near Sousse 73. 15.5.1943 17:00 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 Senarpont 74. 15.5.1943 17:10 Spitfire Stab II./JG2 Senarpont 75. 7.8.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 76.-80. VIII.1943 5 victories Stab II./JG54 81. 24.8.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 82. 24.8.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 83. 24.8.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 84. 24.8.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 85. 24.8.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 86. 24.8.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 87. 24.8.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 88. 24.8.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 89. 1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 90. 1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 91. 14.9.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 92. 14.9.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 93. 14.9.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 94. 14.9.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 95. 14.9.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 96. 1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 97. 1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 98. 11.10.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 99. 11.10.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 100. 11.10.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 101. 11.10.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 102. 11.10.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 103. 11.10.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 104. 11.10.1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 105. 1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 106. 1943 E/a Stab II./JG54 107. 6.11.1943 Yak-7 Stab II./JG54 108. 6.11.1943 Yak-7 Stab II./JG54 109. 6.11.1943 Yak-7 Stab II./JG54 110. 6.11.1943 Yak-7 Stab II./JG54 111. 6.11.1943 Yak-7 Stab II./JG54 112. 6.11.1943 Yak-7 Stab II./JG54 113. 6.11.1943 Yak-9 Stab II./JG54 114. 6.11.1943 Yak-9 Stab II./JG54 115. 6.11.1943 Yak-9 Stab II./JG54 116. 6.11.1943 Yak-9 Stab II./JG54 117. 6.11.1943 Yak-9 Stab II./JG54 118. 6.11.1943 Yak-9 Stab II./JG54 119. 6.11.1943 Yak-9 Stab II./JG54 120. 6.11.1943 Yak-9 Stab II./JG54 ? 11.2.1944 14:30 Yak-7 Stab II./JG54 121.-128. ? 7 victories Stab II./JG54 129. 7.4.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 130. 7.4.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 131. 7.4.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 132. 7.4.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 133. 7.4.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 134. 7.4.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 ? 1944 10 victories Stab II./JG54 ? 3.7.1944 7:06 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 Immola / Leningrad Front ? 3.7.1944 7:07 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 Immola / Leningrad Front ? 3.7.1944 7:08 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 Immola / Leningrad Front ? 3.7.1944 7:09 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 Immola / Leningrad Front ? 3.7.1944 7:10 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 Immola / Leningrad Front 150. 26.7.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 151. 26.7.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 152. 26.7.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 153. 26.7.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 154. 26.7.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 155. 26.7.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 156.-167. 1944 12 victories Stab II./JG54 168. 25.8.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 169. 25.8.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 170. 25.8.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 171. 25.8.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 172. 25.8.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 173.-181. 1944 9 victories Stab II./JG54 182. 25.9.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 183. 25.9.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 184. 25.9.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 185. 25.9.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 186. 25.9.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 187. 25.9.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 188. 10.10.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 189. 10.10.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 190. 10.10.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 191. 10.10.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 192. 10.10.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 193. 10.10.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 194. 10.10.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 195. X.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 196. X.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 197. X.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 198. X.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 199. 28.10.1944 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 200. 28.10.1944 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 201. 28.10.1944 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 202. 28.10.1944 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 203. 28.10.1944 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 204. 28.10.1944 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 205. 28.10.1944 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 206. 28.10.1944 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 207. 28.10.1944 Il-2 Stab II./JG54 208. 28.10.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 209. 28.10.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 210. 1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 211. 1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 212. 5.11.1944 E/a Stab II./JG54 213. 1945 B-17 Stab I./JG7 214. 24.3.1945 Tempest Stab I./JG7 near Wesel / Tempest of 274 Sqd, RAF flown by Flt Lt JB Stark, killed 215. 27.3.1945 B-17 Stab I./JG7 Date uncertain. Rudorffer claims 3rd victory while flying Me 262 216. 30.3.1945 P-51 Stab I./JG7 near Hamburg 217. 30.3.1945 P-51 Stab I./JG7 near Hamburg 218. 1945 B-17 Stab I./JG7 219. 1945 B-17 Stab I./JG7 220. 1945 B-17 Stab I./JG7 221. 1945 B-17 Stab I./JG7 222. 1945 B-17 Stab I./JG7 223. 1945 B-17 Stab I./JG7 224. 1945 B-17 Stab I./JG7 Victories : 224
Awards : Knight's Cross with Swords
Units : JG2, JG54, JG7
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/rudorffer.htmlAsisbiz database list of 213 aerial victories out of 224 for Erich Rudorffer
Date Pilot Name Unit Enemy A/C Type Height Time Location 14-May-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Hawk-75A 2000m 20.00 SW les Sees la Gresn 17-May-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 LeO 45 13.28 La Caponne 19-May-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Morane 406 07.30 E Guise 25-May-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Blenheim 20.35 St Quentin 26-May-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Spitfire 2500m 09.45 NW Calais 26-May-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Spitfire 09.47 NW Calais 06-Jun-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Hawk-75 13.10 N Soissons 06-Jun-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 LeO 45 1500m 20.50 N Roye 06-Jun-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Martin 167 20.45 N Roye 11-Aug-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Hurricane 11.49 E Weymouth 11-Aug-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Spitfire 7000m 11.38 SW Portland 31-Aug-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Hurricane 09.40 Dover 01-Sep-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Spitfire 12.45 Dover 02-Sep-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Hurricane 18.20 Faversham 04-Sep-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Hurricane 09.58 Dover 07-Sep-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Spitfire 18.30 Thames Estuary 07-Sep-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Spitfire 18.40 Battle of Britain 07-Sep-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Spitfire 18.43 Battle of Britain 10-Oct-40 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Spitfire 16.20 Portland 21-Apr-41 Erich Rudorffer 2./JG2 Blenheim 15.03 50km S Jersey 07-Jul-41 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG2 Spitfire 15.35 Reich (Western Front) 07-Jul-41 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG2 Spitfire 15.40 Reich (Western Front) 09-Jul-41 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG2 Spitfire 13.40 Reich (Western Front) 09-Jul-41 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG2 Hurricane 13.45 Reich (Western Front) 10-Jul-41 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG2 Spitfire 12.20 Reich (Western Front) 11-Jul-41 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG2 Spitfire 15.00 Reich (Western Front) 19-Jul-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 14.25 Reich (Western Front) 23-Jul-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 13.18 Reich (Western Front) 05-Aug-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 19.05 Reich (Western Front) 10-Aug-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Hurricane 14.15 Reich (Western Front) 19-Aug-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 11.59 Reich (Western Front) 19-Aug-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 12.06 Reich (Western Front) 19-Aug-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 12.15 Reich (Western Front) 21-Aug-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 15.10 Reich (Western Front) 20-Sep-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 16.55 Reich (Western Front) 21-Sep-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 17.05 Reich (Western Front) 21-Sep-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 16.50 Reich (Western Front) 21-Sep-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 16.50 Reich (Western Front) 27-Sep-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 15.40 Reich (Western Front) 08-Dec-41 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Hurricane 12.55 Reich (Western Front) 03-Jun-42 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 16.35 Channel Front 03-Jun-42 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 16.38 Channel Front 03-Jun-42 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 16.35 Sea off Le Havre 03-Jun-42 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 16.38 Sea off Le Havre 05-Jun-42 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 15.46 Channel Front 19-Aug-42 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 16.52 Channel Front 19-Aug-42 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 16.53 Channel Front 18-Dec-42 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 4500m 11.05 8km W Mateur 20-Dec-42 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 300m 16.40 5km S Beja 08-Jan-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 A-20 Boston 200m 10.41 10km S Pribon 08-Jan-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-38 Lightning 100m 15.35 50km SW Kairouan 08-Jan-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-51 Mustang Low Level 15.40 55km SW Kairouan 18-Jan-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 50m 08.15 2km SW Godara-Mundung 04-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG2 Spitfire 1500m 16.19 5km SW Ousseltia 04-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 1000m 16.22 4km S Kef el Abied 09-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-40 Warhawk 200m 14.01 Djebel Ousseltia 09-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-38 Lightning 6000m 14.22 5km W Djebel Barbrau 09-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-38 Lightning 6000m 14.21 5km E Djebel Barbrau 09-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-40 Warhawk Low Level 14.06 15km SE Kerra 09-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-40 Warhawk 200m 14.02 12km NW Pribon 09-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-40 Warhawk 1500m 13.59 5km SE Djebel Ousseltia 09-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-40 Warhawk 500m 14.00 S Djebel Ousseltia 09-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-40 Warhawk 300m 14.04 10km SE Kerra 14-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 100m 16.18 10km W Pribon 15-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG2 Spitfire 200m 15.15 N Djebel El Abeid 15-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-38 Lightning 5500m 15.58 15km NW Pribon 15-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 300m 15.18 N Djebel El Abeid 15-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 200m 15.16 N Djebel El Abeid 15-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-38 Lightning 5200m 15.08 8km NE Sbeitla 15-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-38 Lightning 5000m 15.03 10km NW Hadjel El Aictu 15-Feb-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 P-38 Lightning 5000m 15.07 10km SO Sbeitla 11-Mar-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 20m 13.12 Ousseltia 11-Mar-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 Spitfire 20m 13.13 Ousseltia 15-May-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG2 Typhoon 100m 17.00 400m South Senarpont 15-May-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG2 Spitfire 2000m 17.10 400m Conteville 09-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-4 5000m 17.57 53 224 12-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer 6./JG2 B-17 Fortress 6500-20m 14.28 10km W Maklar 13-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 16.16 54 751 13-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 16.12 54 781 24-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 500m 14.40 44 61 24-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 200m 14.44 44 62 24-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 300m 14.43 44 62 24-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 400m 14.41 44 61 24-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 2500m 07.15 44 61 24-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 DB-3F 2800m 07.12 44 47 24-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 DB-3F 2500m 07.08 44 523 24-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 400m 14.42 44 61 26-Aug-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 1500m 08.10 43 43 07-Sep-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 20-50m 17.35 44 25 14-Sep-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 2000m 16.46 35 542 14-Sep-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 2000m 16.45 35 542 14-Sep-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 3000m 16.44 35 542 14-Sep-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 16.41 35 542 14-Sep-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 1000m 16.42 35 541 15-Sep-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 2000m 13.22 35 432 11-Oct-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 1000m 12.20 E Yerenzoy 11-Oct-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 800m 12.21 West of Yerenzoy 11-Oct-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 700m 12.22 S Yerenzoy 11-Oct-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 LaGG-3 600m 12.22 S Yerenzoy 11-Oct-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 400m 12.24 NW Geybot 11-Oct-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 300m 12.25 NW Geybot 11-Oct-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 800m 12.27 NE Feremzoy 22-Oct-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 3000m 06.38 West of Trakhtemirov 22-Oct-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 3000m 06.35 West of Trakhtemirov 02-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 1800m 15.18 01 414 02-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 2000m 15.16 01 414 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 120m 13.09 01 554 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 600m 13.19 01 722 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 100m 13.17 01 592 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 150m 13.15 01 594 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 150m 13.11 01 591 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 150m 13.08 01 554 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 120m 13.07 01 582 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 100m 13.05 01 554 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 50m 13.04 01 554 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 100m 13.03 01 583 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 200m 13.01 01 583 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 150m 13.00 01 582 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 150m 07.18 01 811 06-Nov-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 100m 13.13 01 591 10-Dec-43 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 14.06 NE Grebenki (Kiev) 11-Feb-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-7 2600m 14.30 10 741 19-Mar-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 LaGG-3 800m 09.08 88 352 29-Mar-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG52 Il-2 Sturmovik 50m 09.03 70 691 03-Apr-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG51 Yak-9 3000m 08.32 88 371 07-Apr-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 1500m 07.56 88 441 07-Apr-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 07.52 88 363 07-Apr-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 1500m 07.58 88 442 07-Apr-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 07.48 88 362 07-Apr-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 07.49 88 392 07-Apr-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 6000m 07.42 88 361 28-Apr-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 80m 17.56 87 836 28-Apr-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 30m 17.57 87 839 28-Apr-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 100m 17.59 NNE Linon-Yeu 17-Jun-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Pe-2 1500m 11.35 81 262 18-Jun-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1100m 08.35 91 581 18-Jun-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 08.36 91 557 19-Jun-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 18.00 91 176 20-Jun-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 16.22 81 456 20-Jun-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 16.24 81 462 20-Jun-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 1600m 15.36 81 466 03-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 07.06 81 294 03-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 07.09 81 433 03-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 07.10 81 434 03-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 07.07 81 297 03-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 07.08 81 298 25-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 2200m 12.05 70 696 26-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 16.42 70 831 26-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 16.43 70 839 26-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 150m 16.48 70 689 26-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 16.53 70 823 26-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Pe-2 2000m 17.08 60 824 26-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Pe-2 1800m 17.10 60 816 27-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 14.22 78 565 27-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 2000m 14.25 78 561 27-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 1800m 14.28 78 637 30-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 150m 20.12 60 479 30-Jul-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 11.24 70 668 06-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 13.24 79 611 06-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 13.27 79 614 17-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 3000m 13.09 79 819 17-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 10m 13.15 79 588 17-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 10m 13.20 79 576 23-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 100m 09.50 57 246 23-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 500m 09.51 57 249 25-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1200m 13.54 57 258 25-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1200m 13.56 57 259 25-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 400m 13.47 57 282 25-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 13.46 57 283 25-Aug-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 500m 13.45 57 284 05-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-9 1200m 18.56 69 616 06-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 3500m 12.59 79 555 06-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 3000m 13.01 79 554 06-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 13.03 79 554 06-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 La-5 2000m 13.04 79 554 17-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 13.51 69 777 17-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 13.52 69 775 17-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 13.57 58 333 20-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 11.39 69 164 25-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 150m 10.33 37 151 25-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 10.32 37 128 25-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 150m 10.35 37 155 25-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-3 3500m 10.23 37 126 25-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Yak-3 3500m 10.21 37 125 25-Sep-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 10.31 37 137 10-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Pe-2 2000m 10.30 17 658 10-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 2800m 10.12 17 516 10-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 2000m 10.24 17 641 10-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Pe-2 2000m 10.20 17 645 10-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Pe-2 2000m 10.18 17 563 10-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Pe-2 2000m 10.17 17 553 10-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 2800m 10.14 17 524 22-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 2500m 14.25 17 564 22-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Pe-2 2000m 14.21 17 582 22-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 P-39 Aircobra 2500m 14.24 17 559 22-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Pe-2 2000m 14.20 17 557 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 11.49 07 662 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 11.54 07 683 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 11.53 07 641 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 11.56 07 684 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 800m 11.53 07 668 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1000m 11.50 07 667 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1100m 11.48 07 661 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1200m 11.47 07 635 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 1300m 11.46 07 632 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 15.01 17 619 28-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 15.03 17 624 30-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 A-20 Boston III 100m 12.05 07 613 30-Oct-44 Erich Rudorffer Stab II./JG54 A-20 Boston III 50m 12.07 07 611 24-Mar-45 Erich Rudorffer Stab I./JG7 Tempest bei Wesel 30-Mar-45 Erich Rudorffer Stab I./JG7 P-51 Mustang Raum Hamburg 30-Mar-45 Erich Rudorffer Stab I./JG7 P-51 Mustang Raum Hamburg
'We all feel that a powerful drama is unfolding. . .'
Hannes Trautloft,JG54
I arrive at the airfield at 02:30 while stars still shine in the dark skies. As a result of the cool night, dew covers the clover underfoot and my fur-lined flying boots are damp. The airfield is alive with activity.
In the parking. places, 45 engines are being warmed-up and create a monotonous roar as the chief mechanics rev them up. Bright, blue-yellow flames shoot from the exhaust stubs and the air is filled with a rare scent from the mixture of soil, flowers, grass, petrol and oi1.As the eastern skies are tinged with colour, there is the first chirping of birds and the shadows and darkness quickly disappear. Everyone on the airfield is aware that this is the dawn of a fateful day.
Shivering, we climb into our aircraft. The metal seat is cold and the harness is damp. The chief mechanic straps me in and wishes me luck as I close the canopy. The engine starts with a thunder. As always before a combat mission, my throat is dry and perhaps my heart is beating faster than normally. At 02.50 hrs we take off. The order is for all Geschwader of the I. Fliegerk01ps to cross the border at 03.00 and as we fly over it, the front comes alive.At 03.05, heavy artillery is brought into action and everywhere, all along the front, we see the muzzle flashes of the guns. It is a rousing scene, and at this moment the Eastern Front is born. From our vantage point we can see to the north across the Memel River, while to the south the Romintener Heath is visible. We all feel that a powerful drama is unfolding, that a door is being opened on a new phase of history, but one which will possibly be fateful for us all.
We fly in the direction of Kowno. The pilots fly nervously. I recognize this from the first operations of previous campaigns. It is due to anxiety, as so much is unknown: What will the Russians do? Will our surprise attack succeed? Will the Russian fighters engage in combat? Are their aircraft superior to ours? Before and below us on the dark ground is the city and airfield of Kowno, which can be identified only through its outline and contours.At this moment the sun rises above the eastern horizon, suddenly bringing glittering rays of light on our aircraft as we fly through the crystal-clear air of the dawn of a new day.
Our bombers attack the airfield at Kowno, the bombs landing in the middle of the parked aircraft. Suddenly, there are two fighters in front of us, but they disappear as quickly as they had appeared. There is no combat with them. We fly back. Numerous fires blaze along the entire front and thick black columns of smoke rise high in the sky.
The Russians wtre not prepared in any way for the first, surprise attack and most of their bases are attacked without any resistance. Soon, however, this situation changes and our bases at Gerlinden and Lindental report that they have spotted enemy bombers flying overhead. The alert squadrons take off to prevent the penetration of East Prussian airspace and, of the 26 SB 2 bombers which enter the area, 17 are shot down. Everywhere we see parachutes and burning, crashing aircraft. The other enemy aircraft flee in a wild panic but are followed all the way to Schaulen. We fly operations throughout the day, each pilot flying five to seven sorties. Our spines and backs ache. Escort for bombers, fighter sweeps, and low-level attacks are alternated. This afternoon we gained air superiority over our area. No Russian fighter dares to appear.
During a fighter sweep late that afternoon, we carry out a surprise attack on an enemy bomber formation which consists of 50-60 SB 2s. Unfortunately, because we are short of fuel we can only make two attacks. The first one is unsuccessful, but during the second, the right engine of the bomber in front of us is burning. The aircraft jettisons its bomb load but then explodes in the air. As we turn away, we encounter strong return fire from the tailgunners in the other bombers. The enemy formation flies south, but our fuel shortage compels us to return to base. We radio for reinforcements which intercept this formation and shoot down another 11 aircraft. One of our Me 109s has been hit and is unable to lower its landing gear. The pilot makes a careful and successful crash-landing. One hour later we take off for our next mission. One pilot loses his bearings during air combat but reports from Litzmannstadt in the late afternoon.
Toward dusk we fly one last mission in the direction of Schaulen but there is no contact with the enemy. We fly low over our ground troops who are half way to Kowno and Schaulen. Dense clouds of dust reveal the direction of the advance of each column, just as in Poland. There are fires everywhere; entire villages are in flames. Tauroggen is burning and produces a large column of black smoke which can be seen from far away. After the final mission, the successes of the day are reported to the Fliegerkorps. The Geschwader destroyed 45 aircraft in the air and 35 on the ground.
The strain of the day's fighting is very noticeable. We are all dog-tired and need rest, but this is a bad time for fighter pilots to sleep and we are unable to relax until the middle of the night. After just two hours, however, we have to prepare for the next day's operations.Pilots JG54 pilot Hannes Trautloft
'...there was no throttle!'HANNTRAUTLOFT, KOMMODORE OF JG54
During the Balkans campaign, the 'Green Hearts' Geschwader, then stationed at Belgrade-Semlin, was withdrawn from combat operations. Before our aircraft were passed on to another unit, the ground personnel did their best to bring them up to first-class condition and parked them around the edge of the airfield. Until they took delivery of new aircraft, the 'Green Hearts' therefore led a peaceful existence and each person used his free time in his own way. For the pilots, this involved some high-performance Yugoslav gliders which they had found in a hangar and had made ready to f1y.Thus, every Friday, while the war raged elsewhere, such famous glider pilots as Wolfgang Spate, Franz Eckerle, and 'Hubs' Miltherich performed their masterly aerobatics displays over the Semlin air base.These so impressed me that I decided I wanted to take part so, one Friday, 'Hubs' Miltherich gave me the necessary instruction, a Go-145 tow-plane was coupled up to the glider, and off I went.
At first everything proceeded smoothly. Then, at a height of 1, 000 metres, as I banked the glider into a turn, I saw below me a Do-17 which had carried out an emergency landing in one of the tributaries of. the River Danube which ran close to the airfield. Fascinated, and purely out of habit, I rolled the glider upside down to take a better look at the crash-landed Dornier. This cost me a considerable loss in height, but 1 was so engrossed that it was only as I automatically reached for the throttle that I realised that I, the experienced fighter pilot, was not seated in my Bf-109 and that there was no throttle!
Struggling to return to the airfield in a shallow glide, I saw before me, as if forming a barrier, the proud lines of Bf109s which the ground personnel had so carefully serviced. The whole Geschwader was watching and a collision seemed inevitable, but I pushed the stick forward and hoped for the best. The nose dropped and the glider picked up a little speed, but I was still heading straight towards the parked Bf109s. I hauled back on the stick and the glider staggered to a height of three metres, rose over the parked aircraft - and stalled.
The glider fell like a stone. There was a loud crash as it broke apart, losing its canopy and wings. I sat in the wreckage surprised but uninjured until one of the workshop foremen arrived and, anxious to be helpful, set about freeing me from the smashed remains. However, he clearly had not recognised me as the Geschwader Kommodore, for as he pulled away the splintered wood and torn fabric, I heard him dryly remark, 'I should have known! Bloody Friday again!'
Hannes Trautloft was born on 3 March 1912 at Gro?-Obringen near Weimar in Thuringen. On 1 April 1931 he joined the Deutsche Verkehrfliegerschule at Schlei?heim and learned to fly. In 1932 he spent four months at the secret training base in Lipezk, Russia. He returned to Germany to serve in the army until 1934 when he was transferred to Jagdfliegerschule Schlei?heim as a Leutnant.
Trautloft was one of six pilots that sailed aboard the Ursaramo arriving at Cadiz, Spain on 7 August 1936 to support Franco's Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. Initially flying He 51 biplane fighters Trautloft and Kraft Eberhardt (seven victories, killed in action 13 November 1936) recorded the first German victories in Spain by each claiming a Breguet XIX shot down on 25 August 1936. On 30 August, Trautloft claimed a Potez 540 for his second victory but became the first German pilot shot down over Spain. He baled out and landed near Nationalist forces and returned unharmed. In December 1936, four prototype Bf-109s were delivered to counter the Russian SB twin-engine bombers and the I-15 and I-16 fighters supporting the Spanish Republican forces. Trautloft went on to record three more confirmed victories flying the Bf-109 for a total of five victories in Spain. Perhaps more importantly, Trautloft was responsible for developing tactics for the deployment of the Bf109 in service. He was awarded the Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern for his service in Spain. On his return to Germany, Trautloft served with different units, including winning the international roundthe-alps air race in Switzerland as part of the "Dreier-Patrouille" flying Bf-109s, before being appointed Staffelkapitan of 12./JG132 on 1 July 1938. 12./JG132 was redesignated 2./JG331 on 1 November 1938. At the outbreak of World War 2, Trautloft was serving with 2./JG77.
He participated in the Polish campaign. He gained his first victory in the new conflict when he shot down a Polish PZL P.23 attack aircraft near Warta. Trautloft was promoted to the rank of Hauptmann and became Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG20 on 19 September 1939. He gained two victories with the unit during the French campaign. I./JG20 was to be redesignated III./JG51 on 4 July 1940. The Battle of Britain saw Trautloft record two further victories to raise his victory total to five in World War 2 and 10 overall. On 25 August 1940, Trautloft was appointed Kommodore of the newly formed JG54, a post he would hold until July 5, 1943. He led the Jagdgeschwader during the remainder of the Battle of Britain. Trautloft flew 120 missions over the Channel before JG54 was relocated to Germany for rest and refit. He recorded three further victories over England to raise his overall victory total to 13.
Trautloft and JG54 participated in the Balkans campaign and Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia. Major Trautloft was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 27 July 1941 for achieving 20 victories and outstanding leadership. By the end of 1941 he had recorded 26 victories. He recorded 19 victories in 1942, including his 30th victory on 16 March, his 40th on 9 May and his 50th on 15 February 1943. On 6 July 1943, Trautloft was appointed Inspizient Ost with the General der Jagflieger's office. He was appointed Inspekteur der Tagjager on 27 November. Trautloft's involvement in the so-called "Mutiny of the Fighter Pilots" in 1945 led to his removal and subsequent posting to 4 Flieger-SchulDivision based at Strassburg. He ended the war with this unit based at Doberitz-Elsgrund. Post-war, Trautloft joined the Bundesluftwaffe on 1 October 1957 with the rank of Brigadegeneral. During the 1960's, Trautloft served as the Inspector General of the Bundesluftwaffe. He retired on 30 June 1970 with the rank of Generalleutnant. Trautloft was active in many veterans' organizations until his death on 11 January 1995 at Bad Wiessee near Munchen.
Hannes Trautloft was credited with 58 victories in 560 missions. He recorded 45 victories over the Eastern front. Included in his total are five victories recorded during the Spanish Civil War.
No Date Time Enemy A/C Type Unit Location 1 25.8.1936 - Breguet XIX J/88 Spain 2 30.8.1936 - Potez 54 J/88 Spain 3 1.9.1936 - Nieuport 52 V. J/88 Spain 4 30.9.1936 - Potez 54 V. J/88 Spain 5 8.12.1936 - I-16 V. J/88 Spain 6 5.9.1939 8:20 PZL P.23 2./JG77 Warta 15km NW Sieradz 7 29.5.1940 18:40 Spitfire Stab I./JG20 SE Dunkirchen 8 31.5.1940 18:06 Spitfire Stab I./JG20 N Dunkirchen 9 19.7.1940 13:42 Defiant Stab III./JG51 S Folkestone 10 8.8.1940 12:48 Spitfire Stab III./JG51 Dungennes 11 25.8.1940 20:20 Spitfire Stab/JG54 Armelkanal 12 7.9.1940 19:00 Hurricane Stab/JG54 Maidstone 13 27.10.1940 15:05 Spitfire Stab/JG54 Ashford 14 22.6.1941 16:48 DB-3 Stab/JG54 NW Mariampol 15 23.6.1941 10:15 SB-3 Stab/JG54 Kussen 16 24.6.1941 19:30 DB-3 Stab/JG54 N Tauroggen 17 25.6.1941 9:30 DB-3 Stab/JG54 S Schaulen 18 30.6.1941 15:10 DB-3 Stab/JG54 N Dunaburg 19 30.6.1941 15:50 DB-3 Stab/JG54 N Dunaburg 20 6.7.1941 19:10 SB-2 Stab/JG54 S Ostrow 21 13.7.1941 17:34 I-18 Stab/JG54 Soltzy 22 14.7.1941 18:12 I-18 Stab/JG54 SE Kingisepp 23 21.7.1941 21:00 SB-2 Stab/JG54 Waluj 24 24.7.1941 19:52 SB-3 Stab/JG54 E Porchow - 24.7.1941 - SB-3 Stab/JG54 not confirmed 25 24.7.1941 20:00 SB-3 Stab/JG54 E Dno - 17.9.1941 - I-18 Stab/JG54 not confirmed 26 4.10.1941 10:40 I-26 Stab/JG54 Leningrad / Ljuban 27 7.10.1941 15:10 I-16 Stab/JG54 Smolino 28 7.10.1941 15:15 I-18 Stab/JG54 Smolino 29 25.10.1941 9:38 Pe-2 Stab/JG54 Budogoschtsch 30 25.10.1941 14:26 SB-2 Stab/JG54 NE Oskuje 31 29.10.1941 11:07 I-26 Stab/JG54 Tichwin - 8.11.1941 - I-26 Stab/JG54 not confirmed 32 6.3.1942 10:00 R-5 Stab/JG54 Tschudowo 33 9.3.1942 10:20 I-16 Stab/JG54 Ljuban 34 14.3.1942 9:14 I-26 Stab/JG54 Nowgorod 35 16.3.1942 14:58 I-26 Stab/JG54 Malaja Wischera 36 18.3.1942 10:42 I-18 Stab/JG54 Nowgorod 37 20.3.1942 16:10 I-18 Stab/JG54 Malaja Wischera 38 29.3.1942 15:38 I-18 Stab/JG54 Staraja Russa 39 1.4.1942 15:42 Il-2 Stab/JG54 Staraja Russa 40 1.4.1942 15:50 Il-2 Stab/JG54 Staraja Russa 41 4.4.1942 14:30 I-301 Stab/JG54 Metino 42 4.4.1942 14:33 I-301 Stab/JG54 E Tschudowo 43 5.4.1942 11:30 I-61 Stab/JG54 Fedosina 44 9.5.1942 15:50 Yak-1 Stab/JG54 Demyansk 45 9.5.1942 16:10 Pe-2 Stab/JG54 Demyansk 46 30.5.1942 9:24 MiG-3 Stab/JG54 - 47 5.8.1942 18:35 Pe-2 Stab/JG54 SE Shimsk 48 9.8.1942, 10:00 Pe-2 Stab/JG54 NE Reschew 49 22.8.1942 10:15 LaGG-3 Stab/JG54 N Uljanovo 50 28.8.1942 5:12 LaGG-3 Stab/JG54 N Rschev 51 17.1.1943 10:01 Il-2 Stab/JG54 N Mga: at 200m 52 14.2.1943 14:10 Il-2 Stab/JG54 10 523 53 14.2.1943 14:15 Il-2 Stab/JG54 10 562 54 14.2.1943 14:30 Il-2 m.H. Stab/JG54 10 524 55 15.2.1943 9:28 Mustang Stab/JG54 00 444 56 17.2.1943 15:02 Il-2 m.H. Stab/JG54 10 522 57 18.2.1943 9:50 Il-2 Stab/JG54 10 382 58 7.3.1943 14:10 Il-2 Stab/JG54 18 324 Victories : 58
Awards : Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (27 July 1942)
Ritterkreuz (27 July 1941)
Units : J/88, JG77, JG51, JG54
http://www.luftwaffe.cz/trautloft.htmlHannes Trautloft
Quite simply, Hannes Trautloft is the father of the Grunherzgeschwader. Many historians consider Trautloft as one of the Luftwaffe's most effective leaders and should be mentioned in the same breath with Molders, Galland and Lutzow.
Trautloft was born March 3, 1912 in Grossobringen in the Thuringen area of Germany.
In April 1932, he entered the Deutsche Verkehrfliegerschule - German Air Transport School and a few months later was sent to the secret training base in Lipezk, Russia. Lipezk is located 310 miles south-east of Moscow and is the result of an agreement between Germany and Russia. In exchange for technical assistance to the new and developing Russian Air Force, the Germans were allowed a clandestine flight school and test centre. The secrecy surrounding the Lipezk centre was necessary given that Germany was forbidden, by the Treaty of Versailles, to develop a miliary air arm.
When Germany decided to secretly aid to General Franco of Nationalist Spain, Hannes Trautloft was one of six pilots aboard the Ursaramo. The pilots arrived at Cadiz, Spain on August 7, 1936. Also onboard were six crated He-51 biplane fighters. After the Spanish pilots had difficulty with the biplane, the German pilots soon took over the flying duties.
Trautloft and Kraft Eberhardt scored the first German victories in Spain by each claiming a Breguet XIX on August 25, 1936. Then on August 30, he claimed a Potez 540 for his second victory. Unfortunately, during this combat Trautloft became the first German pilot shot down over Spain. Lucikly, he parachuted near Nationalist forces and returned unharmed
The Soviet Union became active in supporting the Spanish Republican forces by sending SB bombers and the quick and agile I-15 and I-16 fighters. The He-51 could not match the new opponents in the air and the cry soon went out for better fighters to be sent to Spain. Eventually, four prototype Bf-109s were delivered in December 1936. Trautloft was one of the first pilots to test fly the new monowing fighter from Messerschmitt. Wanting to show some individuality, Trautloft had the green heart emblem of his homeland, Thuringen, applied to the V3 prototype.
The young Trautloft went on to score three more confirmed victories (Nieuport 52, Potez 540 and I-16) for a total of five in Spain.
During the Polish campaign, Trautloft was Staffelkaptain of 2./JG77. He was subsequently promoted to Hauptmann and became Gruppenkommanduere of III./JG51 on September 19, 1939.
The fates of Hannes Trautloft and JG54 converged in August of 1940. Late in August, it became apparent that Adler Tag, 'Eagle Day', had failed to win the air superiority promised by Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering. Ever ready to deflect the blame from his failed strategy, the Reichmarschall pointed to his fighter pilots' lack of aggressiveness. Several of the older Kommodoren were replaced by younger, more 'aggressive' types. JG26 was blessed with Adolf Galland at its new Kommodore. JG54 also experienced good fortune with the arrival of its new Kommodore, Hannes Trautloft on August 25, 1940, a post he would hold until July 5, 1943.
Under the leadership of its new Kommodore, JG54 became one of two Jagdgeschwader most requested by bomber crews for escort duties during the remainder of the Battle of Britain; the other being Adolf Galland's JG26.
Hannes Trautloft himself flew over the Channel no less than 120 times before JG54 was rotated to the rear for rest and refit.
Along with all but two Jagdgeschwader, Trautloft and JG54 participated in Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of Russia. He was awarded the Ritterkreuz, Knights Cross, on June 27, 1941, for achieving 20 victories and outstanding leadership.
On December 4, 1941, Trautloft made the decision that all geschwader aircraft had to wear the 'green heart' emblem. He decided on a green heart with a narrow white outline. First seen in Spain, this badge was a tribute to Thuringen, 'the Green Heart of Germany', where Trautloft had spent his childhood. Henceforth, JG54 became known as the Geschwader Trautloft and would win immortality on the steppes of Russia.
Trautloft went on to score 25 more victories, until he was designated Jagdflieger Inspektor Ost - Inspector of Fighers East. The honor was tainted by the sad realization that the man who welded JG54 into the fighting unit it had become was leaving.
Trautloft's involvement in the Mutiny of Fighters in 1945 led to his removal as Inspector of Fighters and subsequent posting to 4 Fliegerschule Division, which he held until war's end. During the 1960's, Trautloft served as the Inspector General of the reborn German Air Force. In addition, he was active in many verterans organization until his passing in 1995.
In all, Hannes Trautloft flew 560 combat missions, scoring 57 victories, 45 of them in the east.
Asisbiz database list of 35 aerial victories out of 58 for Hannes Trautloft
Date Pilot Name Unit Enemy A/C Type Height Time Location 05-Sep-39 Hannes Trautloft Stab I./JG77 PZL P-23 08.20 Warta 15km NW Sieradz 29-May-40 Hannes Trautloft Stab I./JG20 Spitfire 18.40 SE Dunkirk 31-May-40 Hannes Trautloft Stab I./JG20 Spitfire 18.06 N Dunkirk 19-Jul-40 Hannes Trautloft Stab III./JG51 Defiant 13.42 South of Folkestone 08-Aug-40 Hannes Trautloft Stab III./JG51 Spitfire 12.48 Dungeness 25-Aug-40 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Spitfire 20.20 armelkanal 07-Sep-40 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Hurricane 19.00 Maidstone 27-Oct-40 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Spitfire 15.05 Ashford 30-Jun-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 DB-3 15.50 30-Jun-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 DB-3 15.10 06-Jul-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 SB-2 19.10 13-Jul-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 I-18 17.34 24-Jul-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 SB-3 19.52 04-Oct-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 I-26 10.40 07-Oct-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 I-16 Rata 15.10 07-Oct-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 I-18 15.15 25-Oct-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 SB-2 14.26 25-Oct-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Pe-2 09.38 29-Oct-41 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 11.07 09-May-42 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Yak-1 15.50 09-May-42 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Pe-2 16.10 05-Aug-42 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Pe-2 6500m 18.35 SE Shimsk (Novgorod) 09-Aug-42 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Pe-2 1000m 10.00 NO Reschew (Reshev) 22-Aug-42 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 LaGG-3 10.15 N Uljanovo 28-Aug-42 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 LaGG-3 800m 05.12 N Rschev 17-Jan-43 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 10.01 North of Mga 14-Feb-43 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 300m 14.10 10 523 14-Feb-43 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 14.15 10 562 14-Feb-43 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik m.H. 300m 14.30 10 524 15-Feb-43 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 P-51 Mustang 1000m 09.28 00 444 17-Feb-43 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik m.H. 400m 15.02 10 522 18-Feb-43 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 400m 09.50 10 382 07-Mar-43 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 Il-2 Sturmovik 200m 14.10 18 324 30-May-43 Hannes Trautloft Stab /JG54 MiG-3 09.24 Kurland pocket
At 12:06 hours on 16 February 1945 four FW 190 A-8s led by Oberleutnant Otto Kittel of 2./J.G.54 took off from an airbase in the Kurland pocket. The mission was free hunting over the frontline area near Dzukste. This was Kittel's 583rd combat sortie. After only seven minutes the German fighters spotted fourteen Il-2s that were bombing and shooting rockets at German ground troops from an altitude of 150 metres. Oberleutnant Kittel radioed an attack order. The Il-2 Shturmoviks were flying in a row, one after another, and Kittel attacked from the right hand side. His wingman Oberfahnrich Renner wrote:
"Flying at a distance of about 100 metres from Oblt. Kittel I saw him dive beneath and behind an Il-2 and attack it. Behind us two other Il-2s pulled up sharply. In the next moment an explosion was seen in his cockpit and the aircraft started to descend".
Kittel's FW 190 tore into the ground with its starboard wing, caught fire, and then exploded. Otto Kittel, victor in 267 aerial combats and the highest scoring fighter pilot to fall prey to an enemy, had no chance whatsoever of surviving. He was buried in Sabile/Lithuania. Otto Kittel was the top FW 190 ace of the war, followed closely by another member of the Grunherz Geschwader, Walter Nowotny.In the middle of October 1944, about 500,000 soldiers -- 32 German divisions and the 20,000 men of the Latvian Nineteenth Division of the Waffen-SS -- were cut off from the rest of the German army and encircled. To the east and the south was the Soviet army, to the north and the west -- the Baltic Sea. The Latvians called it Kurzemes katls, the Kurland kettle; the Germans called it Festung Kurland, Fortress Kurland.
For the Nineteenth Division Kurland was truly the last stand. They took part in six major battles between October 12, 1944, and April 3, 1945. Together with the German army units they on the whole held the front line, keeping the Bolsheviks out of Kurland, until May 8, 1945, when Germany capitulated. These soldiers remained undefeated until the final moments of the war, im Felde unbesiegt, as the Germans say. In one of the last battles, Captain Miervaldis Adamsons' company in a single 24-hour period repelled seven attacks by the Russians, and after the battle the bodies of 400 fallen Soviet soldiers could be counted in front of the Latvians' unconquered positions.
The Soviet High Command asked the commanders of the First and Second Baltic Fronts to take forceful action in Kurland, in order to drive the enemy from the northern sector of the Baltic Sea and free their units for more important positions on the Soviet-German front. The first attempt occurred on October 16, 1944, but was stopped in the area around Tukums. The next Soviet offensive took place on October 27, but met with strong resistance from the outset and did not result in any gains. November 20 saw another offensive, but the Germans and Latvians stabilized their defensive line, utilizing favorable geographic features. Equally unsuccessful were the final attempts of the First and Second Baltic Front Armies to liquidate the German Army Group "Kurland" in December of 1944 and February and April of 1945.
Soviet documents show that Stalin threw division after division into the Kurland inferno, disregarding the appallingly high losses. According to German estimates , the Soviet army lost 320,000 soldiers -- including those fallen, wounded, and taken prisoner -- and 2388 tanks, 659 planes, 900 cannons, and 1440 machine-guns.This information is Gryler,A.N. et al "Boevoi Sostav Sovetskoi Armii IV"(Combat Composition of the Soviet Army) 281-282.
6th Gd.Army (1.Nov.1944) Boevoi Sostav, 311
Rifle Unit
2nd Gd.Rifle Corps (9th,71nd Gd.,166th Rifle Division)
22nd Gd.Rifle Corps (46th,90th Gd.,51st Rifle Division)
23rd Gd.Rifle Corps (51st,67th Gd.,47th Rifle Division)
103rd Rifle Corps (29th,154th,270th Rifle Division)
Artillery Unit (omission: Regiment etc.)
20th Artillery Penetration Division,
8th Gun Artillery Division,
94th Heavy Howitzer Artillery Brigade,
103rd High-powered Howitzer Artillery Brigade,
4th Gun Artillery Brigade,
17th Anti-Tank Artillery Brigade,
2nd Gd.Mortar Division,
39th Anti-Aircraft Division
Mobil Unit
19th Tank Corps (79th,101st,202nd Tank Brigade,26th Mot.Rifle Brigade,8th Gd.Sep.Tank Regiment,867th,1048th,1452nd SP.Arty Regiment etc.),
34h Gd.Tank Brigade, 143rd Tank Brigade, 105th Sep.Tank Regiment, 1049th, 1050th SP.Arty Regiment
Engineer Unit
5th Assault Engineer-Sapper Brigade, 29th Engineer-Sapper Brigade
51st Army
3rd,15th Sep.Tank Regiment
335th Gd.Hv.SP. Arty Regiment
1022nd,1052nd,1102nd,1489th,1492nd SP.Arty Regiment
6th Gd.Army
19th Tank Corps
(79th,101st,202nd Tank Brigade,26th Mot.Rifle Brigade,8th Gd.Sep.Tank Regiment,867th,1048th,1452nd SP.Arty Regiment etc.)
34th Gd.Tank Brigade
143rd Tank Brigade
1049th,1050th SP.Arty Regiment
4th Shock Army
105th Sep.Tank Regiment
333rd Gd.Hv.SP.Arty Regiment
957th SP.Arty Regiment
On Soviet side it was Kurland group of Forces of Baltic Front: 1st and 4th crack armies, 6 and 10 guards armies, 22, 42,51 armies and 15th air army.
By May'45 there were
5 Russian Armies,
2 Tank Corps,
1 Motorized Corps,
18 Tank Divisions
and some 101 Infantry Divisions
either facing AG Kurland on in operational reserve.http://www.ww2f.com/russia-war/13595-battle-kurland-1944-1945-a.html
Kurland: The Last Stand
In the middle of October 1944, about 500,000 soldiers -- 32 German divisions and the 20,000 men of the Latvian Nineteenth Division of the Waffen-SS -- were cut off from the rest of the German army and encircled. To the east and the south was the Soviet army, to the north and the west -- the Baltic Sea. The Latvians called itKurzemes katls, the Kurland kettle; the Germans called itFestungKurland, Fortress Kurland.
The Latvians trapped in Kurland were in a tragic situation. Besides the soldiers, there were also about 500,000 local inhabitants and civilian refugees from Riga and Vidzeme, altogether about a million people encircled by the Bolsheviks. Food and other supplies were scarce, and winter was approaching. Civilians and soldiers, both Latvian and German, understood that Hitler was defeated, that the Nazi Reich would soon collapse, and nothing good could be expected from the Bolsheviks.
For the Nineteenth Division Kurland was truly the last stand. They took part in six major battles between October 12, 1944, and April 3, 1945. Together with the German army units they on the whole held the front line, keeping the Bolsheviks out of Kurland, until May 8, 1945, whenGermany capitulated. These soldiers remained undefeated until the final moments of the war,im Felde unbesiegt, as the Germans say. In one of the last battles, Captain Miervaldis Adamsons' company in a single 24-hour period repelled seven attacks by the Russians, and after the battle the bodies of 400 fallen Soviet soldiers could be counted in front of the Latvians' unconquered positions.
Soviet war historians have also written about the stubborn resistance put up by the defenders of Fortress Kurland, especially by the Latvians. Using these Soviet sources, Gershon Shapiro, a veteran of the Soviet-German war who emigrated to Israel, writes in his document collectionJews -- Heroes of the Soviet Union(in Russian, Tel Aviv 1982, pp. 359-360) that the Soviet High Command asked the commanders of the First and Second Baltic Fronts to take forceful action in Kurland, in order to drive the enemy from the northern sector of the Baltic Sea and free their units for more important positions on the Soviet-German front. The first attempt occurred on October 16, 1944, but was stopped in the area around Tukums. The next Soviet offensive took place on October27, but met with strong resistance from the outset and did not result in any gains. November 20 saw another offensive, but the Germans and Latvians stabilized their defensive line, utilizing favorable geographic features. Equally unsuccessful were the final attempts of the First and Second Baltic Front Armies to liquidate the German Army Group "Kurland" in December of 1944 and February and April of 1945.
Soviet documents show that Stalin threw division after division into the Kurland inferno, disregarding the appallingly high losses. According to German estimates, the Soviet army lost 320,000 soldiers -- including those fallen, wounded, and taken prisoner -- and 2388 tanks, 659 planes, 900 cannons, and 1440 machine-guns.
When the 33 divisions (32 German and one Latvian) were forced to capitulate on May 8, 1945, some of the Latvian legionnaires refused to submit as prisoners of war and fled into the forest of Kurland, to continue fighting the Bolsheviks as partisans, or guerrillas. Knowing what dismal fate awaited them, they decided to fight until their bullets ran out, or until the international situation changed. There were those who hoped that the United States and England would finally see thesituation clearly and would turn against Stalin. The Latvian national partisans, like those in Estonia, Lithuania, and the Ukraine, continued armed resistance in complete isolation until 1952, when Bolshevik "punitive expeditions" liquidated the last of the "forest brothers," as they were called.
A few years later, around 1954, the US military command sought to compile a list of Latvian soldiers in exile who would be ready to parachute into Latvia, in case World War III were to start (newspaper Laiks, May 8, 1985). The British went further and trained Latvian soldiers, who then parachuted into Russian-occupied Latvia. Unfortunately, as was later disclosed in spy trials in England, these plans had reached Soviet intelligence in advance, and the parachutists were met at the drop locations by KGB agents.
By then it was too late to do anything for free Latvia. However, there had been time, there had been chances earlier to save Latvia from Soviet imperialism. But just as Hitler sold the Baltic states to Stalin in 1939, so Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill did exactly the same in 1943, 1944, and 1945, finally completely capitulating to Stalin at the Yalta Conference. As a Jew, I have to add that this was the same Roosevelt who did not raise a finger to provide asylum to Jewish refugees from Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia, and who refused to order the bombing of Auschwitz and the railroad lines leading to it to paralyze the gas chambers and crematoria. This was the same Churchill who did not allow Jewish refugees into Palestine, and who delayed for years sending the Eretz Israel Jewish brigade to the front to fight against the Germans.
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But let us return to the Latvians. Latvians also took part in World War II on the Western, democratic side. The Latvian ambassador in Washington, Alfreds Bilmanis, reached an agreement with US authorities turning Latvian merchant ships, which were not under communist control, over to the Western Allies. As reported inThe New York Times, independent Latvia's merchant fleet played a significant role in war transports. More than half of these ships were torpedoed in the Atlantic within a year by German submarines.
Within Latvia itself, then occupied by German troops, were people who did not recognize the right of either the Nazis or the Bolsheviks to rule the country. They put their hopes in the United States and England, expecting that after the war the Western Allies would help Latvia regain its independence.
In the spring of 1943 the Latvian ambassador in Stockholm, Voldemars Salnais, sent a secret memorandum to Riga, which was received by Verners Tepfers, a general in the prewar Latvian army. On August 13 of that year, Konstantins Cakste, the son of Latvia's first president Janis Cakste, called together an illegal meeting to form the Latvian Central Council --Latvijas CentralaPadome, LCP. Cakste was elected the first chairman of the LCP, which included representatives of the Latvian Social Democratic Party, the Democratic Center, the Christian Farmers' Union of Latgale, and the Latvian Farmers' Union. It included such prominent figures as Dr. Pauls Kalnins and his son Bruno Kalnins, J. Rancans, J. Breikss, V. Bastjanis, F. Cielens, A. Klive, L. Seja, andothers.
The purpose of the LCP was to work for the re-establishment of the Latvian state, an independent, democratic Latvia, which would form friendly relations with the United States, England, and the Scandinavian countries, and promote the formation of a confederation of Baltic states. The LCP established contact with similar democratic organizations in neighboring lands, the Lithuanian Supreme Liberation Council and the Estonian Resistance Movement. With the knowledge andtacit approval of Colonel Janums of the Latvian Legion, the LCP actively worked with General Kurelis, whose group had continuous contact with the LCP through Captain Upelnieks. General Kurelis headed a group of armed men, a sort of Home Guard that had been formed with the initial approval of the Germans.
Unfortunately the Gestapo found out about these activities, arrested many of the leaders of LCP, surrounded a large part of the Kurelis group, and ordered them to surrender their arms. Konstantins Cakste died in the Stutthof concentration camp in 1944. Most of Kurelis' officers -- Captain Upelnieks, Colonel Liepins, Captain Mucenieks, First Lieutenant Gregors, and others -- were shot on November 20, 1944, in Liepaja, after a German court martial. General Kurelis himself wasgranted amnesty, but about 500 of his men were sent to the Stutthof concentration camp.
Lieutenant Rubenis' battalion, which included two heavy armor companies, one machine-gun company, and one riflemen's company with about 400 men, refused to surrender its arms and fought the Germans surrounding it for 25 days. Forty men lost their lives, including the commanding officer, Lieutenant Rubenis. The Germans also suffered heavy losses. On December10 these Latvian soldiers broke up into small groups and dispersed into the forest (O. Freivalds,Kurzemes cietoksnis, Part 2, p. 75).
So ended the attempt to find a "third way" between the Nazis and the Bolsheviks.
And what was being done by the Western Allies?
Mr. Eden cannot incur the danger of antagonizing Stalin, and the British War Cabinet has consequently determined that they would agree to negotiate a treaty with Stalin which will recognize the 1940 frontiers of the Soviet Union.... He was fully aware, the President said
[Roosevelt at the Teheran Conference, November 1943], that the three Baltic Republics had belonged to Russia in the past and had once again been incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940. He did not, he added with a smile, intend to go to war with the Soviet Union when the Red Army reoccupied these areas (W. Averell Harriman and Ellie Abel,Special Envoy to Churchill and Stalin, 1941-1946,New York 1975, pp. 135, 278-279).
The opinion of the Latvians, Lithuanians, and Estonians evidently was of no interest to the Big Three.
http://vip.latnet.lv/LPRA/fg_Kurland.htm
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)
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- 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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