Английская Википедия:Horst Patuschka

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Dr. Horst Patuschka (22 May 1912 – 6 March 1943) was a Luftwaffe night fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Horst Patuschka was killed on 6 March 1943 after his Junkers Ju 88 crashed near Bizerte, Tunisia due to engine failure. During his career he was credited with 23 aerial victories all of them at night. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 10 May 1943.

Group commander and death

On 3 December 1942, Patuschka was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of II. Gruppe of NJG 2, succeeding Hauptmann Herbert Bönsch who had been killed in action on 1 August.Шаблон:Sfn

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to Obermaier, Patuschka was credited with 23 nocturnal aerial victories, claimed in an unknown number of combat missions.Шаблон:Sfn Foreman, Parry and Mathews, authors of Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 – 1945, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 23 nocturnal victory claims.Шаблон:Sfn Mathews and Foreman also published Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, also listing Patuschka with 23 claims.Шаблон:Sfn

Chronicle of aerial victories
Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location	Serial No./Squadron No.
– Ergänzungsgruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 –Шаблон:Sfn
1	13 April 1942	02:38	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn
2	31 May 1942	00:17	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn
3	31 May 1942	00:28	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn	west of Zeeland
4	3 June 1942	02:50	HalifaxШаблон:Sfn
– 8. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 –Шаблон:Sfn
5	14 July 1942	03:20	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Nijnsel
6	29 July 1942	02:00	HavocШаблон:Sfn
7	1 August 1942	02:25	HampdenШаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Ostend
8	1 August 1942	03:27	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn
9	13 August 1942	02:40	HalifaxШаблон:Sfn	Scheldt Estuary
10	16 August 1942	05:05	ManchesterШаблон:Sfn
11	28 August 1942	23:26	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn
12	7 September 1942	04:41	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Vlissingen
13	10 September 1942	23:36	StirlingШаблон:Sfn	northwest of Biervliet
14	11 September 1942	01:37	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn	Шаблон:Convert west of Schouwen
15	17 September 1942	00:12	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Heiloo
16	17 September 1942	00:45	StirlingШаблон:Sfn	Шаблон:Convert west of Egmond aan Zee
– 4. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 –Шаблон:Sfn
17	15 October 1942	23:29	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn	Шаблон:Convert west of Goeree-Overflakkee
18	16 October 1942	00:25	WellingtonШаблон:Sfn	Шаблон:Convert west of Goeree-Overflakkee
19	25 October 1942	03:10	Wellington	Шаблон:Convert west of Goeree-OverflakkeeШаблон:Sfn
20	9 November 1942	22:42	StirlingШаблон:Sfn	Шаблон:Convert northwest of IJmuiden
– Stab II. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 –Шаблон:Sfn
21	30 January 1943	04:06	Wellington	MediterraneanШаблон:Sfn PQ 57374
22	8 February 1943	21:30	Halifax	MediterraneanШаблон:Sfn	Halifax DT495/No. 462 Squadron RAAFШаблон:Sfn
23	8 February 1943	22:13	Wellington	MediterraneanШаблон:Sfn	Wellington LA994/No. 37 Squadron RAFШаблон:Sfn

Awards

• Flugzeugführerabzeichen
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold
• Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
• Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Hauptmann and pilotШаблон:Sfn
• German Cross in Gold on 29 October 1942 as Hauptmann in the 7./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Refn
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 10 May 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of II./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

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