Английская Википедия:Heinrich-Wilhelm Ahnert

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Heinrich-Wilhelm Ahnert (29 April 1915 – 23 August 1942) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was credited with 57 aerial victories, 4 over the Western Front and 53 over the Eastern Front, in an unknown number combat missions.

Born in Altenburg, Ahnert served as an aerial reconnaissance pilot during the Invasion of Poland and during the Battle of France. He was then trained as a fighter pilot and was posted to Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) in early 1941. He claimed his first aerial victory on 15 February 1941 on the Western Front. Following four further aerial victories in the west, his unit was transferred to the Eastern Front in late September 1941. He claimed his first aerial victories in this theater on 6 October during the Battle of Vyazma. Ahnert was killed in action on 23 August 1942 and posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for 57 aerial victories.

Career

Ahnert was born on 29 April 1915 in Ziegelheim near Altenburg in Thuringia of the German Empire. He originally served as an intelligence officer and aerial reconnaissance pilot and flew missions during the Invasion of Poland and during the Battle of France.Шаблон:Refn Ahnert was retrained as a fighter pilot and was posted to 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52–52nd Fighter Wing) in early 1941.Шаблон:Sfn At the time the Staffel was commanded by Oberleutnant Helmut Kühle who was replaced by Oberleutnant Helmut Bennemann on 27 April.Шаблон:Sfn I. Gruppe (1st group) of JG 52 to which 3. Staffel was subordinated was headed by Hauptmann Wolfgang Ewald at the time.Шаблон:Sfn Ahnert claimed his first aerial victory on 15 February 1941 when he shot down a Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Hurricane fighter near Ostend.Шаблон:Sfn

Until 21 February, the entire I. Gruppe was based at an airfield at Katwijk in the Netherlands where it was tasked with patrolling the Dutch coast area and German Bight, the three Staffeln were then deployed at various airfields on the Dutch, German and Danish North Sea coast.Шаблон:Sfn On 25 May, I. Gruppe was placed under the command of Hauptmann Karl-Heinz Leesmann.Шаблон:Sfn

Ahnert claimed a Bristol Blenheim bomber shot down on 9 June 1941 and another on 26 August, and two Supermarine Spitfire fighters were claimed on 12 September 1941.Шаблон:Sfn The Blenheim bomber shot down 9 June belonged to force of six aircraft from No. 18 Squadron on mission to look for German shipping off the coast of Ameland.Шаблон:Sfn On 23 September, I. Gruppe was withdrawn from the Western Front and was sent to the Eastern Front. With stopovers at Dortmund, Magdeburg, and Warsaw, the Gruppe arrived in Orsha on 29 September.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

War against the Soviet Union

On 22 June 1941, German forces had launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. Prior to its deployment on the Eastern Front, I. Gruppe was fully equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2. The Gruppe reached Orsha on 27 September before heading to Ponyatovka, located approximately Шаблон:Convert southwest of Roslavl, on 2 October. There, the Gruppe was initially subordinated to the Stab (headquarters unit) of Jagdgeschwader 27 (JG 27—27th Fighter Wing) and supported German forces fighting in the Battle of Vyazma as part of Operation Typhoon, the code name of the German offensive on Moscow.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

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I./JG 52 insignia

Ahnert claimed his first aerial victories on the Eastern Front on 5 October 1941 when he shot down two Polikarpov I-16 fighters northeast of Bely and later that day a Polikarpov I-153 fighter.Шаблон:Sfn Ahnert and his wingman Leutnant Otto Schlauch had shot down three I-16 fighters from 29 IAP (Fighter Aviation Regiment—Istrebitelny Aviatsionny Polk), one of which was piloted by Leytenant Vasily Migunov who was wounded in this combat.Шаблон:Sfn On 20 October, the Gruppe moved to an airfield named Kalinin-Southwest, present-day Tver, and located on the Volga, and to Staritsa on 31 October and then to Ruza located approximately Шаблон:Convert west of Moscow on 3 November.Шаблон:Sfn Here Ahnert claimed two I-18 fighters, an early German designation for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1, on 14 November, an I-16 fighter on 27 November, a DJ-6 aircraft on 30 November. On 2 December, he claimed an aerial victory over a I-61 fighter, a reference to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3.Шаблон:Sfn The failed assault on Moscow forced I. Gruppe to retreat to an airfield at Dugino, present-day Novodugino, on 15 December where they stayed until 31 January 1942.Шаблон:Sfn He filed his last claim of 1941, his 15th in total, on 24 December over an I-16 fighter. Ahnert made his first claim in 1942 on 3 January over a Tupolev SB bomber. On 20 January, he claimed two Petlyakov Pe-2 bombers followed by an I-61 fighter on 26 January.Шаблон:Sfn

On 1 February 1942. I Gruppe was withdrawn from combat operations and was moved to Smolensk and then further west to Orsha. From 8 to 12 February the Gruppe took a train to Jesau near Königsberg, present-day Kaliningrad in Russia, for a period of recuperation and replenishment where they received new Bf 109 F-4 aircraft. The Gruppe was ordered to Olmütz, present-day Olomouc in Czech Republic, on 11 April. On 17 May, I. Gruppe relocated to Artyomovsk, present-day Bakhmut.Шаблон:Sfn From Artyomovsk, JG 52 supported the German forces fighting in the Second Battle of Kharkov.Шаблон:Sfn Operating from Artyomovsk, Ahnert claimed his 20th aerial victory, an I-61 fighter shot down on 22 May.Шаблон:Sfn On 24 May, the Gruppe was ordered to relocate to Barvinkove located approximately Шаблон:Convert west of Sloviansk.Шаблон:Sfn In May, Ahnert claimed eight further aerial victories, taking his total to 28 claims.Шаблон:Sfn

On 1 June, the Gruppe then moved to an airfield at Grakowo, located approximately halfway between Kharkov and Kupiansk.Шаблон:Sfn On 14 June, Bennemann replaced Leesmann, who was transferred, as Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I. Gruppe of JG 52. In consequence, command of 3. Staffel was passed on to Leutnant Karl Rüttger.Шаблон:Sfn Fyling from Grakowo, Ahnert claimed nine aerial victories.Шаблон:Sfn On 26 June, the Gruppe moved to an airfield at Bilyi Kolodyaz, approximately Шаблон:Convert southeast of Vovchansk.Шаблон:Sfn Two days later, German forces had launched Case Blue, the strategic summer offensive in southern Russia.Шаблон:Sfn Ahnert claimed a Hurricane fighter shot down on 29 June.Шаблон:Sfn

On 1 July, I. Gruppe flew missions from Shchigry located Шаблон:Convert east-northeast from Kursk.Шаблон:Sfn That day, Ahnert claimed a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter shot down.Шаблон:Sfn The next day, Rüttger became a prisoner of war and command of 3. Staffel transferred to Oberleutnant Rudolf Miethig.Шаблон:Sfn On 3 July, the Gruppe moved to a forward airfield near the village Novy Grinev located approximately Шаблон:Convert south-southwest from Novy Oskol and to Artyomovsk on 9 July.Шаблон:Sfn On 9 July, Ahnert claimed his 50th enemy aircraft destroyed when he shot down a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 fighter.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn For this, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold (Шаблон:Lang) on 27 July.Шаблон:Sfn

On 2 August 1942, I. Gruppe was ordered to Kerch on the Kerch Peninsula. At the time, the Gruppe was moved around as a kind of fire brigade, deployed in areas where the Soviet Air Forces was particular active.Шаблон:Sfn The Gruppe then moved to Oryol on 15 August.Шаблон:Sfn On 23 August, Ahnert engaged Pe-2 twin-engine bombers in combat over Koptevo, approximately Шаблон:Convert northeast of Oryol. His Bf 109 G-2 (Werknummer 13508—factory number) "Yellow 9" was hit by return fire from the bomber gunners and he was killed in action.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Ahnert was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Шаблон:Lang) that day.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Ahnert was credited with 57 aerial victories.Шаблон:Sfn Obermaier also lists Ahnert with 57 aerial victories claimed in an unknown number combat missions. This figure includes 53 claims on the Eastern Front and four over the Western Allies.Шаблон:Sfn Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 57 aerial victory claims, 52 of which on the Eastern Front and five on the Western Front.Шаблон:Sfn

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 7051". 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
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Шаблон:Sfn
On the Western Front — 27 December 1940 – 23 September 1941
1 15 February 1941 13:45?Шаблон:Refn Hurricane OstendШаблон:Sfn
north of Schiermonnikoog 		4 12 September 1941 14:14 Spitfire Den HelderШаблон:Sfn
2 9 June 1941 17:54?Шаблон:Refn Blenheim north of AmelandШаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Convert northwest of Texel 		5 12 September 1941 14:16 Spitfire Den HelderШаблон:Sfn
3 26 August 1941 14:15 Blenheim north of JuistШаблон:Sfn
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Шаблон:Sfn
Operation Barbarossa — 2 October – 5 December 1941
6 5 October 1941 12:10 I-16 northeast of BelyШаблон:Sfn 11 14 November 1941 15:12 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
7 5 October 1941 12:11 I-16 northeast of BelyШаблон:Sfn 12 27 November 1941 10:45 I-16Шаблон:Sfn
8 5 October 1941 16:20 I-153Шаблон:Sfn 13 30 November 1941 13:03 DJ-6Шаблон:Sfn
9 13 October 1941 14:47 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 14 2 December 1941 12:07 I-61 (MiG-3)Шаблон:Sfn
10 14 November 1941 15:05 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Шаблон:Sfn
On the Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 5 February 1942
15 24 December 1941 09:27 I-16Шаблон:Sfn 18 20 January 1942 08:49 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
16 3 January 1942 11:33 SB-2Шаблон:Sfn 19 26 January 1942 11:26 I-61 (MiG-3)Шаблон:Sfn
17 20 January 1942 08:48 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Шаблон:Sfn
On the Eastern Front — 19 May – 23 August 1942
20 22 May 1942 09:56 I-61 (Mig-3)Шаблон:Sfn 39 1 July 1942 11:10 P-40Шаблон:Sfn
21 24 May 1942 17:52?Шаблон:Refn I-61 (Mig-3) PQ 7051Шаблон:Sfn 40 3 July 1942 18:30 HurricaneШаблон:Sfn
22 25 May 1942 09:23 SB-2 PQ 6082Шаблон:Sfn 41 3 July 1942 18:31 HurricaneШаблон:Sfn
23 27 May 1942 14:58 I-26 (Yak-1)Шаблон:Sfn 42 3 July 1942 18:35 HurricaneШаблон:Sfn
24 27 May 1942 15:43 Pe-2 PQ 7057Шаблон:Sfn 43 4 July 1942 15:25 R-5Шаблон:Sfn
25 27 May 1942 15:45 Pe-2 Шаблон:Convert west of IziumШаблон:Sfn 44 4 July 1942 18:27 HurricaneШаблон:Sfn
26 28 May 1942 09:55 I-26 (Yak-1)Шаблон:Sfn 45 4 July 1942 18:35 HurricaneШаблон:Sfn
27 28 May 1942 09:57 I-61 (MiG-3)Шаблон:Sfn 46 5 July 1942 10:18 HurricaneШаблон:Sfn
28 12 June 1942 10:58 R-10 (Seversky)Шаблон:Sfn 47 6 July 1942 10:47 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
29 12 June 1942 17:21 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 48 7 July 1942 10:51 R-5Шаблон:Sfn
30 13 June 1942 11:45 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 49 9 July 1942 09:27 I-16Шаблон:Sfn
31 22 June 1942 12:58 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 50 9 July 1942 16:33 MiG-1Шаблон:Sfn
32 22 June 1942 12:59 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 51 2 August 1942 05:13 LaGG-3 PQ 66664Шаблон:Sfn
east of Saporoshskaja
33 23 June 1942 15:12 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 52 4 August 1942 05:20 LaGG-3 PQ 66651Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Malikut
34 23 June 1942 15:46 U-2Шаблон:Sfn 53 8 August 1942 12:52 LaGG-3 PQ 76763Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Utasch
35 24 June 1942 06:40 LaGG-3Шаблон:Sfn 54 8 August 1942 13:05 LaGG-3 PQ 76743Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Utasch
36 24 June 1942 07:25 R-5Шаблон:Sfn 55 10 August 1942 16:37 LaGG-3 PQ 54192Шаблон:Sfn
37 26 June 1942 09:18 R-5Шаблон:Sfn 56 19 August 1942 08:16 LaGG-3 PQ 54192Шаблон:Sfn
38 29 June 1942 18:35 Hurricane PQ 71481Шаблон:Sfn 57 23 August 1942 06:45 Pe-2 PQ 64553Шаблон:Sfn
vicinity of Zubkowo

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