Английская Википедия:Franz-Josef Beerenbrock

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Franz-Josef Beerenbrock (9 April 1920 – 13 December 2004) was a German fighter pilot during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. Beerenbrock was credited with 117 aerial victories in approximately 400 combat missions, all on the Eastern Front. In November 1942 he became a prisoner of war for the rest of the war.

World War II

Beerenbrock, the son of a Russian mother, joined a flak artillery unit on 1 October 1938 and in 1939 was trained as a pilot. In March 1941, Beerenbrock was transferred to 12. Staffel (12th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing), a squadron of IV. Gruppe (4th group).Шаблон:Sfn At the time, IV. Gruppe of JG 51 was based in Le Touquet, France on the English Channel fighting the Royal Air Force. During this period, the Gruppe was being reequipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 F series. Beerenbock's commanding officers were, Major Friedrich Beckh as Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) and the Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 12. Staffel was Oberleutnant Karl-Gottfried Nordmann. On 16 April, the Gruppe moved to an airfield at Marquise.Шаблон:Sfn

Operation Barbarossa

IV. Gruppe of JG 51 was withdrawn from the Channel Front in early June 1941 and ordered to Mönchengladbach where the unit was equipped with a full complement of Bf 109 F-1 and F-2 aircraft. On 15 June, IV. Gruppe began transferring east and was located at the airfield Krzewicze, approximately Шаблон:Convert west Brest-Litovsk on the western bank of the Bug River. On 22 June, German forces launched Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.Шаблон:Sfn JG 51, under the command of Oberstleutnant Werner Mölders, was subordinated to II. Fliegerkorps (2nd Air Corps), which as part of Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2). JG 51 area of operation during Operation Barbarossa was over the right flank of Army Group Center in the combat area of the 2nd Panzer Group as well as the 4th Army.Шаблон:Sfn

Beerenbrock claimed his first aerial victory on 24 June 1941 over a Tupolev SB-2 bomber.Шаблон:Sfn He frequently flew as wingman of Nordmann and Heinrich Bär.Шаблон:Sfn Following his 42nd aerial victory, Beerenbrock was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Шаблон:Lang) on 6 October 1941.Шаблон:Sfn

Eastern Front

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Attack on the Rzhev salient in August 1942

On 30 July 1942, during the Battle of Rzhev, the Soviet Kalinin Front launched an attack against the 9th Army on the northern flank of the Rzhev salient. The Soviet 29th and 30th Army breached the German front between the German 87th and 256th Division.Шаблон:Sfn The next day, III. and IV. Gruppe of JG 51 were sent to intercept strong forces of Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft attacking German ground forces.Шаблон:Sfn That day, Beerenbrock claimed his 93rd aerial victory over an Il-2 shot down Шаблон:Convert northwest of Rzhev.Шаблон:Sfn On 1 August 1942, he became an "ace-in-a-day" claiming nine aerial victories on three combat missions, including his 100th overall.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn He was the 15th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.Шаблон:Sfn At that point, he was the most successful fighter pilot of JG 51 and the first pilot of JG 51 to surpass Werner Mölders. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Шаблон:Lang) on 3 August 1942.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Beerenbrock and together with Hauptmann Anton Hackl were presented the Oak Leaves by Adolf Hitler at the Führerhauptquartier at Rastenburg.Шаблон:Sfn

In October 1942, Beerenbrock was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 10. Staffel (3rd squadron) of JG 51.Шаблон:Sfn On 9 November, his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Werknummer 6779—factory number) suffered engine failure after being hit in the radiator approximately Шаблон:Convert north of Velizh resulting in a forced landing behind enemy lines. In consequence, he was taken prisoner of war.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn While imprisoned, he became a founding member of the Шаблон:Lang (League of German Officers) which later merged with the National Committee for a Free Germany.Шаблон:Sfn

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Beerenbrock was credited with 117 aerial victories.Шаблон:Sfn Spick also lists Beerenbrock with 117 aerial victories claimed in over 500 combat missions, all but one on the Eastern Front.Шаблон:Sfn Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 111 aerial victory claims, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front.Шаблон:Sfn

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 56432". 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
– 12. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –Шаблон:Sfn
Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 9 August 1941
1 24 June 1941 09:35 SB-2Шаблон:Sfn 12 16 July 1941 09:20 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn
2 24 June 1941 09:38 SB-2Шаблон:Sfn 13 16 July 1941 09:25 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn
3 30 June 1941 13:15 R-10 (Seversky)Шаблон:Sfn 14 23 July 1941 13:05 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
4 4 July 1941 18:45 SB-2 Шаблон:Convert east of SyrtowШаблон:Sfn 15 23 July 1941 18:20 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
5 5 July 1941 06:35 DB-3 Шаблон:Convert southeast of BorisovШаблон:Sfn 16 24 July 1941 06:20 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
6 6 July 1941 17:45 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 17 24 July 1941 12:10 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
7 6 July 1941 17:50 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 18 26 July 1941 04:28 R-3Шаблон:Sfn?Шаблон:Refn
8 9 July 1941 04:45 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 19 29 July 1941 04:25 I-16Шаблон:Sfn
9 9 July 1941 11:25 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 20 31 July 1941 19:20 R-10 (Seversky)Шаблон:Sfn
10 10 July 1941 10:42 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 21 8 August 1941 12:15 R-3Шаблон:Sfn[Note 1]
11 11 July 1941 05:45 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 22 9 August 1941 12:16 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
Stab IV. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 –Шаблон:Sfn
Operation Barbarossa — 9 August – 5 December 1941
23 9 August 1941 14:15 I-16Шаблон:Sfn 37 27 August 1941 09:09 I-18 (MiG-1) southeast of NovgorodШаблон:Sfn
24 9 August 1941 14:42 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 38 30 August 1941 15:03 I-18 (MiG-1) Шаблон:Convert southeast of SechtschinskШаблон:Sfn
25 12 August 1941 12:05 I-61 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn 39 30 August 1941 15:05 I-18 (MiG-1) Шаблон:Convert southeast of SechtschinskШаблон:Sfn
26 12 August 1941 12:15 I-16Шаблон:Sfn 40 30 August 1941 15:09 I-18 (MiG-1) Шаблон:Convert southeast of SechtschinskШаблон:Sfn
27 14 August 1941 19:00 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn 41 23 September 1941 16:02 SB-3Шаблон:Sfn
28 15 August 1941 15:20 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn 42 23 September 1941 16:05 SB-3Шаблон:Sfn
29 16 August 1941 19:09 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn 43 7 October 1941 12:45 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
30 19 August 1941 17:10 I-16Шаблон:Sfn 44 7 October 1941 13:30 Pe-2 northeast of YukhnovШаблон:Sfn
31 21 August 1941 16:55 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 45 7 October 1941 16:35 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
32 25 August 1941 17:58 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 46 12 October 1941 14:25 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
33 25 August 1941 18:02 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 47 2 December 1941 09:15 I-61Шаблон:Sfn?Шаблон:Refn
34 26 August 1941 14:15 R-3Шаблон:Sfn[Note 1] 48 2 December 1941 11:20 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
35 26 August 1941 14:20 R-3Шаблон:Sfn[Note 1] 49 2 December 1941 11:23 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
36 27 August 1941 09:06 I-18 (MiG-1) southeast of NovgorodШаблон:Sfn
Stab IV. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 –Шаблон:Sfn
Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 30 April 1942
50 6 December 1941 13:55 I-16Шаблон:Sfn 57 31 March 1942 07:55 MiG-1Шаблон:Sfn
51 14 December 1941 14:45 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn?Шаблон:Refn 58 31 March 1942 07:59 MiG-1Шаблон:Sfn
52 23 February 1942 11:45 I-18 (MiG-1) Шаблон:Convert east of GzhatskШаблон:Sfn 59 31 March 1942 16:30 MiG-1Шаблон:Sfn
53 23 February 1942 11:48 I-18 (MiG-1) Шаблон:Convert east of GzhatskШаблон:Sfn 60 1 April 1942 10:55 MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn
54 24 February 1942 09:20 I-18 (MiG-1) Шаблон:Convert east of GzhatskШаблон:Sfn 61 7 April 1942 09:15 R-5Шаблон:Sfn
55 26 February 1942 12:15 MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn 62 22 April 1942 06:40 MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn
56 26 March 1942 11:58 MiG-3 southeast of GzhatskШаблон:Sfn
southeast of Dugino
– IV. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 –Шаблон:Sfn
Eastern Front — 1 May – October 1942
63 27 May 1942 16:35 MiG-1Шаблон:Sfn 86 10 July 1942 19:40 MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn
64 28 May 1942 04:35 MiG-1Шаблон:Sfn 87 11 July 1942 05:50 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn
65 28 May 1942 04:45 U-2Шаблон:Sfn 88 11 July 1942 12:55 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn
66 28 May 1942 18:35 MiG-1Шаблон:Sfn 89 11 July 1942 19:30 Il-2Шаблон:Sfn
67 1 June 1942 07:50 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 90 11 July 1942 19:33 Il-2Шаблон:Sfn
68 5 June 1942 18:20 Il-2Шаблон:Sfn 91 13 July 1942 16:00 MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn
69 11 June 1942 17:50 MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn?Шаблон:Refn 92 22 July 1942 13:15 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
70 16 June 1942 17:30 MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn?Шаблон:Refn 93 31 July 1942 17:15 Il-2 Шаблон:Convert northwest of RzhevШаблон:Sfn
71 25 June 1942 04:28 Yak-1?[Note 1] PQ 56432Шаблон:Sfn 94♠ 1 August 1942 10:15 MiG-3 PQ 47534Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Rzhev
72 26 June 1942 18:00 MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn 95♠ 1 August 1942 10:18 MiG-3 PQ 47536Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Rzhev
73 28 June 1942 15:10 MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn 96♠ 1 August 1942 10:25 Il-2 PQ 47562Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Rzhev
74 28 June 1942 19:50 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 97♠ 1 August 1942 10:28 Il-2 PQ 47563Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Rzhev
75 5 July 1942 04:05 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 98♠ 1 August 1942 12:37 Il-2 PQ 47572Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert west of Rzhev
76 6 July 1942 05:55 Il-2Шаблон:Sfn 99♠ 1 August 1942 16:25 Il-2 PQ 4754Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north-northwest of Rzhev
77 6 July 1942 06:00 Il-2Шаблон:Sfn 100♠ 1 August 1942 16:27 Il-2 PQ 47523Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north-northwest of Rzhev
78 6 July 1942 19:39 I-16Шаблон:Sfn 101♠ 1 August 1942 16:30 Il-2 PQ 47643Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert northeast of Rzhev
79 6 July 1942 19:45 I-16Шаблон:Sfn 102♠ 1 August 1942 16:35 Pe-2 PQ 47811Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Zubtsov
80 7 July 1942 17:40 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 103 30 September 1942 14:20?Шаблон:Refn Il-2 PQ 38242Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southeast of Valday
81 8 July 1942 05:40 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 104 30 September 1942 14:45 MiG-3 PQ 29594Шаблон:Sfn
82 9 July 1942 11:20 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 105 2 October 1942 14:28 LaGG-3 Шаблон:Convert southwest of KresttsyШаблон:Sfn
83 9 July 1942 16:55 LaGG-3 Шаблон:Convert northeast of ZhizdraШаблон:Sfn 106 4 October 1942 08:55 LaGG-3 Шаблон:Convert southeast of KresttsyШаблон:Sfn
84 10 July 1942 05:50 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 107 4 October 1942 09:00 LaGG-3 Шаблон:Convert north of KresttsyШаблон:Sfn
85 10 July 1942 05:55 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 108 4 October 1942 14:12 DB-3 Шаблон:Convert southwest of BologoyeШаблон:Sfn
– 10. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –Шаблон:Sfn
Eastern Front — November 1942
109 8 November 1942 14:45 MiG-3 PQ 17743Шаблон:Sfn 111?Шаблон:Refn 8 November 1942 14:50 MiG-3 Шаблон:Convert southwest of Staraya ToropaШаблон:Sfn
110 8 November 1942 14:50 MiG-3 Шаблон:Convert southwest of Staraya ToropaШаблон:Sfn 112 9 November 1942 07:42 MiG-3 Шаблон:Convert southwest of Staraya ToropaШаблон:Sfn

Awards

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