Английская Википедия:Fritz Dinger

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Fritz Dinger (20 August 1915 – 27 July 1943) was born into an aristocratic German family. Fritz enlisted into the German Luftwaffe in 1939 and would later end up becoming an ace. Fritz was a 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.

Career

Dinger was born on 20 August 1915 in Ottweiler in the Kingdom of Prussia within the German Empire.Шаблон:Sfn Following flight and fighter pilot training,Шаблон:Refn Dinger was posted to the 4. Staffel (4th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing).Шаблон:Sfn At 14:45 on 16 August 1940 during the Battle of Britain, Dinger was shot down in aerial combat with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and crashed his Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1 into the sea in a location Шаблон:Convert south of Cherbourg.Шаблон:Sfn

The bulk of the GeschwaderШаблон:'s air elements were moved via Jever, in northern Germany, to Mannheim-Sandhofen on 8 June 1941. There the aircraft were given a maintenance overhaul prior to moving east. The II. Gruppe was transferred to Neusiedel in East Prussia, present-day Malomožaiskojė in Kaliningrad Oblast in Russia, between 12–14 June.Шаблон:Sfn

Operation Barbarossa

On 22 June the Geschwader crossed into Soviet airspace in support of Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union which opened the Eastern Front.Шаблон:Sfn

Following aerial combat on 5 October 1941, Dinger made a forced landing in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (Werknummer 7187—factory number) at Sologubovka, located Шаблон:Convert southeast of Saint Petersburg.Шаблон:Sfn That day, his unit had flown its final missions in the area of Shlisselburg. The Gruppe then relocated to the Western Front where it arrived at Leeuwarden in the Netherlands on 12 October.Шаблон:Sfn While based at Leeuwarden, Dinger claimed his twelfth aerial victory when he shot down a RAF Bristol Blenheim bomber on 27 October.Шаблон:Sfn On 2 December 1941, II. Gruppe moved to the Mediterranean theater and where then based at Comiso airfield during the siege of Malta.Шаблон:Sfn

Squadron leader and death

In October 1942, Dinger was transferred to take command of 4. Staffel of JG 53. He succeeded Oberleutnant Wilhelm Hobirk who had led the Staffel for two months after its former commander, Oberleutnant Gerhard Michalski had been transferred in August.Шаблон:Sfn

On an early morning mission flown on 27 July 1943, Dinger claimed his 67 aerial victory. Following this mission, the airfield at Scalea came under an Allied bombing attack. Dinger was hit in the back of his head by shrapnel, killing him instantly.Шаблон:Sfn In consequence, Hauptmann Willi Krauss replaced him as commander of 4. Staffel.Шаблон:Sfn

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Bachnik was credited with 67 aerial victories.Шаблон:Sfn Obermaier also list him with 67 aerial victories, 41 of which on the Eastern Front and 25 over the Western Allies in the Mediterranean theater, claimed in over 600 combat missions.Шаблон:Sfn Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found documentation for 64 aerial victory claims. This number includes 37 claims on the Eastern Front and 27 over the Western Allies, including one four-engined heavy bomber.Шаблон:Sfn

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 49442". 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
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 –Шаблон:Sfn
Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 4 October 1941
# 4 July 1941 16:46 SB-3Шаблон:Sfn # 7 July 1941 10:45?Шаблон:Refn SB-3Шаблон:Sfn
# 4 July 1941 16:48 SB-3Шаблон:Sfn # 10 July 1941 09:03 SB-3Шаблон:Sfn
According to Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock, Dinger claimed two undocumented aerial victories in the timeframe 22 June to 10 October 1941.Шаблон:Sfn These two claims are not listed by Mathews and Foreman.Шаблон:Sfn
6 25 August 1941 13:42 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn 9 29 August 1941 18:46 I-16Шаблон:Sfn
7 29 August 1941 15:57 I-16?Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Refn 11 28 September 1941 16:09 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
8 29 August 1941 16:22 V-11 (Il-2)Шаблон:Sfn
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 –Шаблон:Sfn
Netherlands — 12 October – 15 December 1941
12 27 October 1941 15:08 Blenheim Шаблон:Convert northwest of TexelШаблон:Sfn
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 –Шаблон:Sfn
Mediterranean Theater — 25 November 1941 – July 1942
13 22 February 1942 12:05 HurricaneШаблон:Sfn 16 7 July 1942 06:56 SpitfireШаблон:Sfn
14 22 April 1942 10:30 HurricaneШаблон:Sfn 17 10 July 1942 10:41 SpitfireШаблон:Sfn
15 15 June 1942 18:25 Spitfire Шаблон:Convert southwest of GozoШаблон:Sfn 18 13 July 1942 13:30 SpitfireШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Convert south of Kalafrana
?Шаблон:Refn 2 July 1942 07:48 Spitfire Шаблон:Convert northeast of La VallettaШаблон:Sfn
Stab I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 –Шаблон:Sfn
Eastern Front — August – 27 September 1942
19 18 August 1942 17:23 Il-2 west of SchintowШаблон:Sfn
According to Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock, Dinger claimed two undocumented aerial victories in the timeframe August to September 1942.Шаблон:Sfn These two claims are not listed by Mathews and Foreman.Шаблон:Sfn
# 19 August 1942 11:30 Pe-2 east of KusserowШаблон:Sfn # 10 September 1942 14:03 LaGG-3 PQ 49442Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southeast of Stalingrad
# 19 August 1942 11:31 LaGG-3?Шаблон:Refn east of KusserowШаблон:Sfn # 11 September 1942 14:43 Yak-1 Шаблон:Convert northeast Kotluban train stationШаблон:Sfn
# 19 August 1942 17:47 Il-2 PQ 40774Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert northwest of Gumrak
# 13 September 1942 06:40 I-180 (Yak-7) PQ 49432Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert east of Stalingrad
# 21 August 1942 17:30 LaGG-3 PQ 4074Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north-northwest of Gumrak
# 13 September 1942 06:58 I-180 (Yak-7) PQ 49273Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert east of Stalingrad
# 25 August 1942 11:06 MiG-1 PQ 49252Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert east of Stalingrad
# 15 September 1942 09:36 Il-2 PQ 49243Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert northeast of Stalingrad
# 30 August 1942 08:11 I-180 (Yak-7) PQ 49533Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south of Stalingrad
# 15 September 1942 09:37 Il-2 PQ 49212Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert east of Stalingrad
# 30 August 1942 08:58 Il-2 PQ 49164Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Grebenka
# 16 September 1942 09:45 La-5 PQ 4945Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert southeast of Stalingrad
# 30 August 1942 09:00 Il-2 PQ 49162Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Grebenka
# 23 September 1942 06:40 La-5 PQ 4072Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Grebenka
# 31 August 1942 09:00 Il-2 PQ 49473Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert south-southeast of Stalingrad
# 23 September 1942 16:40 Yak-1 PQ 4064Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north-northeast of Grebenka
# 3 September 1942 09:43 Il-2 PQ 49422Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert east of Stalingrad
# 24 September 1942 07:06 MiG-1 PQ 4075Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Gumrak
# 3 September 1942 15:10 Yak-1 PQ 40701Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Gumrak
46 25 September 1942 10:48?Шаблон:Refn MiG-1 PQ 4924Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert northeast of Stalingrad
# 6 September 1942 10:15?Шаблон:Refn LaGG-3 PQ 5933Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert east of Stalingrad
47 25 September 1942 10:52 Il-2 PQ 4087Шаблон:Sfn
# 7 September 1942 11:24 Il-2 PQ 40751Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Gumrak
48 25 September 1942 16:32 Yak-1 PQ 4052Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Gumrak
# 7 September 1942 15:54 Il-2 PQ 40782Шаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Gumrak
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 –Шаблон:Sfn
Mediterranean Theater — October 1941 – 31 December 1942
49 16 October 1942 08:25 SpitfireШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Convert east of Żonqor Tower 52 4 December 1942 15:52 Boston Шаблон:Convert southwest of MateurШаблон:Sfn
50 4 December 1942 11:31 P-38 Шаблон:Convert south FerryvilleШаблон:Sfn 53 5 December 1942 12:31?Шаблон:Refn B-25 Шаблон:Convert west of Cap BlancШаблон:Sfn
51 4 December 1942 15:50 Boston Шаблон:Convert southeast of MateurШаблон:Sfn
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 –Шаблон:Sfn
Mediterranean Theater — 1 January – 27 July 1943
54 22 March 1943 13:55 Boston PQ 13 Ost 0873Шаблон:Sfn
Cape San Vito
61 7 July 1943 17:18 P-40 Шаблон:Convert west of MarsalaШаблон:Sfn
55 5 April 1943 09:13 P-38 Шаблон:Convert north of ZembraШаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert north of Feccabra
62 8 July 1943 12:25 B-17 Шаблон:Convert south of AgrigentoШаблон:Sfn
56 18 April 1943 19:02 P-40 Шаблон:Convert southwest of Ras el AlmasШаблон:Sfn 63 8 July 1943 16:18 P-40 west of SciaccaШаблон:Sfn
57 19 April 1943 15:57 Spitfire Шаблон:Convert west of ZembraШаблон:Sfn 64 9 July 1943 07:43 P-40 Шаблон:Convert north-northeast of SciaccaШаблон:Sfn
58 25 April 1943 13:59 Spitfire Шаблон:Convert south of HammametШаблон:Sfn 65?Шаблон:Refn 18 July 1943 07:45 Spitfire CataniaШаблон:Sfn
?[Note 1] 22 May 1943 18:44 SpitfireШаблон:Sfn 66 24 July 1943 12:55 B-26 Шаблон:Convert northeast of StromboliШаблон:Sfn
59 4 June 1943 07:56 Spitfire Шаблон:Convert north of La ValettaШаблон:Sfn 67 27 July 1943 09:25 P-40 Шаблон:Convert east of CesaròШаблон:Sfn
60 6 July 1943 15:22 Spitfire Шаблон:Convert west PozalloШаблон:Sfn

Awards

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