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 | |||||||||
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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 |
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– 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
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st ClassШаблон:Sfn
- Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 26 October 1942 as Leutnant and pilotШаблон:Sfn
- German Cross in Gold on 5 November 1942 as Leutnant in the I./Jagdgeschwader 53 "Pik As"Шаблон:Sfn
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 December 1942 as Oberleutnant and Staffelführer of the 4./Jagdgeschwader 53Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
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