Английская Википедия:Anton Resch

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Anton Resch (26 November 1921 – 16 July 1975) was a former Luftwaffe 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. Resch was credited with 91 victories, becoming an "ace-in-a-day" on three separate occasions.

Career

Resch was born 26 November 1921 in Stolberg, at the time in the Rhine Province the westernmost province of the Free State of Prussia, which at the time was in the British occupied territory of the Rhineland.Шаблон:Sfn In mid-1943, Resch who had previously served as transport aviator, was posted to 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing). This Staffel was part of I. Gruppe (1st group) of JG 52 headed by Hauptmann Helmut Bennemann and then by Major Johannes Wiese.Шаблон:Sfn

On the Eastern Front

On 11 October 1943, the Gruppe moved to an airfield at Nove Zaporizhzhya located approximately Шаблон:Convert west of Zaporizhzhia on the western bank of the Dnieper. The Gruppe supported the 1st Panzer Army fighting in the Battle of the Dnieper on the Eastern Front.Шаблон:Sfn Resch claimed his first aerial victory on 21 October over an Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft. That day the Gruppe operated over the left wing of the 1st Panzer Army up to Dnipropetrovsk and on the right wing to Bolschoj Tokmak.Шаблон:Sfn

On 27 January 1944, Resch and his wingman Leutnant Franz Schall flew a combat air patrol in the area of Kerch. On this mission, they engaged in aerial combat with six Bell P-39 Airacobra fighters and Resch was shot down in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 (Werknummer 20581—factory number).Шаблон:Sfn Severely wounded, he did not return until May 1944.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Following his return to combat, Resch claimed two P-39s from 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (16 GvIAP—Gvardeyskiy Istrebitelny Aviatsionny Polk) on 31 May.Шаблон:Sfn On 22 June, Soviet forces launched Operation Bagration, attacking Army Group Centre in Byelorussia, with the objective of encircling and destroying its main component armies.Шаблон:Sfn On 24 June, the Gruppe transferred to Galați and again to Peloniczna.Шаблон:Sfn The Gruppe reached Grabowiec in eastern Poland on 27 July and Kraków on 1 August. On 12 August they were again relocated and moved to Mzurowa.Шаблон:Sfn

On 26 August, Resch became an "ace-in-a-day" for the second time when he claimed seven aerial victories, taking his total to 44.Шаблон:Sfn On 31 August, he again claimed seven aerial victories, his third "ace-in-a-day" achievement.Шаблон:Sfn On 10 September 1944, he was again wounded when he was shot down in his Bf 109 G-6 (Werknummer 166490) by anti-aircraft artillery Шаблон:Convert west of Altsohl, present-day Zvolen.Шаблон:Sfn

With the headquarters unit of JG 52

In late 1944, Resch and Oberleutnant Heinrich Füllgrabe were transferred to the Geschwaderstab (headquarters unit) of JG 52. The request was made by Oberst Hermann Graf who had been appointed Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of JG 52 in September 1944. At the time, the Geschwaderstab was based at Krakau, present-day Kraków.Шаблон:Sfn Here on 1 January 1945, Resch was awarded the German Cross in Gold (Шаблон:Lang).Шаблон:Sfn On 6 February 1945, the Geschwaderstab moved to an airfield at Weidengut, present-day Wierzbie. Here Resch claimed four aircraft of unknown type taking his total to 72.Шаблон:Sfn On 7 April, Resch was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Шаблон:Lang) for 91 aerial victories.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

On 1 May, the Geschwaderstab deployed to Deutsch Brod, present-day Havlíčkův Brod, approximately halfway between Brno and Prague, where they were united with I. and III. Gruppe. Resch and other soldiers of JG 52 surrendered to the 90th US Infantry Division near Písek on 8 May 1945 and became a prisoner of war (POW). The soldiers were initially interned at a POW camp at Strakonice. On 16 May, Resch and most of the JG 52 personnel were handed over by the American forces to the Soviet Union.Шаблон:Sfn

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Resch was credited with 91 aerial victories.Шаблон:Sfn Spick also lists him with 91 aerial victories claimed in 210 combat missions.Шаблон:Sfn Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and also state that he was credited with 91 aerial victories, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front.Шаблон:Sfn

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 34 Ost 58739". The Luftwaffe grid map (Шаблон:Lang) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about Шаблон:Convert. These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area Шаблон:Convert in size.Шаблон:Sfn

Chronicle of aerial victories

Шаблон:Legend Шаблон:Legend

Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Шаблон:Sfn
Eastern Front — October – 31 December 1943
1 21 October 1943 12:08 Il-2 m.H.Шаблон:Refn PQ 34 Ost 58739Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Bolschoj Tokmak
6 28 October 1943 07:43 P-39 PQ 34 Ost 47161Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north-northwest of Ivanovka
2 23 October 1943 07:19 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 58382Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south of Zaporozhye
7 9 November 1943 11:15 U-2 PQ 34 Ost 47771Шаблон:Sfn
south of Gromovka
3 23 October 1943 07:24 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 58564, south of KalinowkaШаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Kaltinowka
8 9 November 1943 11:17 U-2 PQ 34 Ost 47771Шаблон:Sfn
south of Gromovka
4 24 October 1943 10:25 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 34 Ost 57182Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southwest of Melitopol
9 29 November 1943 12:17 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 34 Ost 2929Шаблон:Sfn
5 27 October 1943 10:35 Boston PQ 34 Ost 57346Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southwest of Melitopol
10 29 November 1943 12:45 P-39 PQ 34 Ost 39181Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert northeast of Alexandrija
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Шаблон:Sfn
Eastern Front — 1 January – 10 September 1944
11 26 January 1944 07:54?Шаблон:Refn Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 34 Ost 66563Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Grammatikowo
38♠ 26 August 1944 11:05 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 11285Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Sandomierz
12 31 May 1944 11:25 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78642Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south of Tudora
39♠ 26 August 1944 11:14 Pe-2 PQ 25 Ost 11418Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Sandomierz
13 31 May 1944 11:36 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78474Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Tudora
40♠ 26 August 1944 13:05 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 11276Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert east-southeast of Opatów
14 1 June 1944 11:40 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 24 Ost 78543Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west-northwest of Iași
41♠ 26 August 1944 13:10 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 11285Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Sandomierz
15 4 June 1944 15:55 P-39 PQ 24 Ost 78568Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southwest of Tudora
42♠ 26 August 1944 13:25 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 11196Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Opatów
16 26 June 1944 15:15 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 50733Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south of Borystow
43♠ 26 August 1944 17:13 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 11323Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of Opatów
17 14 July 1944 10:27 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 41626Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southwest of Lutsk
44♠ 26 August 1944 17:16 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 11356Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of Opatów
18 16 July 1944 15:36 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 41683Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert northwest of Brody
45 27 August 1944 12:17 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 11249Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert northeast of Opatów
19 20 July 1944 13:19 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 40113Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Lviv
46 27 August 1944 12:23 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11367Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south of Opatów
20 22 July 1944 17:30 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 40392Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west-northwest of Berezhany
47 27 August 1944 12:24 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11367Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south of Opatów
21 22 July 1944 17:35?Шаблон:Refn Pe-2 PQ 25 Ost 40444Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southwest of Zolochiv
48 27 August 1944 15:23 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11321Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of Opatów
22 23 July 1944 18:15 Pe-2 PQ 25 Ost 40351Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southeast of Lviv
49 28 August 1944 12:29 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11323Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of Opatów
23 24 July 1944 18:36 Pe-2 PQ 25 Ost 30637Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Stryi
50 28 August 1944 12:31 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11332Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south of Opatów
24 4 August 1944 14:54 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 11594Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Mielec
51 28 August 1944 12:35 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 11321Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of Opatów
25 4 August 1944 14:55 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 11594Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Mielec
52♠ 31 August 1944 12:55 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 11184Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Opatów
26 12 August 1944 13:53 Yak-11 PQ 25 Ost 11385Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north-northwest of Mielic
53♠ 31 August 1944 14:13 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11158Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert northwest of Opatów
27 12 August 1944 14:02 Yak-11 PQ 25 Ost 01463Шаблон:Sfn 54♠ 31 August 1944 14:14 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11181Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Opatów
28 12 August 1944 17:00 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 11442Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southwest of Opatów
55♠ 31 August 1944 14:21 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 11148Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west-northwest of Opatów
29 23 August 1944 18:51 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 11423Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Sandomierz
56♠ 31 August 1944 16:04 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11185Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Opatów
30 24 August 1944 11:10 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11442Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southwest of Sandomierz
57♠ 31 August 1944 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 11197Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Opatów
31 24 August 1944 14:26 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11753Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of Mielec
58♠ 31 August 1944 16:08 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11323Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Opatów
32 24 August 1944 14:28 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11723Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southwest of Mielec
59 1 September 1944 10:02 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11413Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Sandomierz
33♠ 25 August 1944 09:11 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11335Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south of Opatów
60 1 September 1944 10:05 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11416Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Sandomierz
34♠ 25 August 1944 09:11 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 11335Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south of Opatów
61 2 September 1944 09:59 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 11182Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Opatów
35♠ 25 August 1944 16:08 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 11388Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north-northwest of Mielec
62 2 September 1944 10:01 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11185Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Opatów
36♠ 25 August 1944 16:10 U-2 PQ 25 Ost 11521Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north-northwest of Mielec
63 2 September 1944 10:04 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11322Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of Opatów
37♠ 25 August 1944 16:18 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 11514Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert northwest of Mielec
Stab of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Шаблон:Sfn
Eastern Front — 1 January – 8 May 1945
69 20 February 1945 Шаблон:Center unknownШаблон:Sfn 71 20 February 1945 Шаблон:Center unknownШаблон:Sfn
70 20 February 1945 Шаблон:Center unknownШаблон:Sfn 72 20 February 1945 Шаблон:Center unknownШаблон:Sfn
According to Barbas, his aerial victories 73 through 75 were not documented.Шаблон:Sfn Mathews and Foreman list the four aerial victories claimed on 20 February 1945 without a specific number.Шаблон:Sfn
76?Шаблон:Refn 5 March 1945 Шаблон:Center Yak-9 79 6 March 1945 Шаблон:Center Yak-9 PQ 71192Шаблон:Sfn
77 6 March 1945 Шаблон:Center Yak-9 PQ 71193Шаблон:Sfn 80 11 March 1945 12:02 Il-2 east of JauerШаблон:Sfn
78 6 March 1945 Шаблон:Center Pe-2 PQ 71198Шаблон:Sfn 81 11 March 1945 12:06 Il-2 east of JauerШаблон:Sfn
According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman, his aerial victories 82 through 84 were not documented.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
85 23 March 1945 Шаблон:Center Yak-9 PQ 71614Шаблон:Sfn 89 25 March 1945 Шаблон:Center unknownШаблон:Sfn
86 24 March 1945 Шаблон:Center Il-2 PQ 71166Шаблон:Sfn 90 25 March 1945 Шаблон:Center unknownШаблон:Sfn
87 24 March 1945 Шаблон:Center La-5 PQ 71172Шаблон:Sfn 91?Шаблон:Refn 25 March 1945 Шаблон:Center unknown
88 25 March 1945 Шаблон:Center unknownШаблон:Sfn

Awards

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