Английская Википедия:Heinrich Bartels

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Heinrich Bartels (13 July 1918 – 23 December 1944) was an Austrian-born German fighter pilot in the Luftwaffe and fought during World War II. Bartels was credited with 99 victories, making him a fighter ace. A fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.Шаблон:Sfn

Born in Austria in 1918 and working as a baker to his late teenage years Bartels joined the Luftwaffe after Germany's union with Austria in 1938. Bartels completed his training as a pilot in 1941. He was assigned to Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (JG 26—26th Fighter Wing) on the Channel Front which was tasked with intercepting Royal Air Force (RAF) incursions over occupied France and Belgium. He achieved his first aerial victory in August 1941. Bartels was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing) on the Eastern Front where he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for 46 aerial victories. In 1943 Bartels moved to Jagdgeschwader 27 "Afrika" (JG 27—27th Fighter Wing) to serve in the Mediterranean and Balkans theatres and by the years end had 73 victories. In 1944 he returned to the Western Front and fought Normandy Campaign in June to August 1944. Bartel's personal tally rose to 96 and he was nominated for the Oak Leaves of the Knight's Cross.

On 23 December 1944, while supporting German forces in the Battle of the Bulge Bartels was shot down by United States Army Air Force (USAAF) P-47 Thunderbolts belonging to the US 56th Fighter Group after achieving his 99th aerial victory and he was posted missing in action. On 26 January 1968, 23 years later, Bartel's fighter and remains were found near Bad Godesberg, Germany.

Career

Bartels was born on 13 July 1918 in Linz, Austria.Шаблон:Sfn Prior to his military service, Bartels was working as a butcher.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Refn During his combat career, he frequently had his wife's name Marga painted on his aircraft.Шаблон:Sfn World War II in Europe had begun on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland. Following completion of flight and fighter pilot training,Шаблон:Refn Bartels joined the Ergänzungsgruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (JG 26—26th Fighter Wing) in the summer of 1941.Шаблон:Sfn The Ergänzungsgruppe of JG 26, a supplementary training group, was formed on 22 June 1941 in Wevelgem under the command of Hauptmann Fritz Fromme. The Gruppe was made up of two Staffeln (squadrons): The first squadron was the operational squadron and designated 1. (Einsatzstaffel) or 1. Erg./JG 26, while the second squadron was the training squadron referred to as 2. (Schulstaffel) or 2. Erg./JG 26.Шаблон:Sfn Serving with the 1. Erg./JG 26, Bartels claimed his first aerial victory on 19 August, a Royal Air Force (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire shot down at the English Channel. On 27 August, he was credited with another Spitfire shot down.Шаблон:Sfn On 1 February 1942, 1. Erg./JG 26 was renamed and became the 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1—1st Fighter Wing) under the command of Oberleutnant Hermann Segatz.Шаблон:Sfn The unit then participated in Operation Donnerkeil. The objective of this operation was to give the German battleships Шаблон:Ship and Шаблон:Ship and the heavy cruiser Шаблон:Ship fighter protection in the breakout from Brest to Germany. The Channel Dash operation (11–13 February 1942) by the Kriegsmarine was codenamed Operation Cerberus by the Germans. In support of this, the Luftwaffe, formulated an air superiority plan dubbed Operation Donnerkeil for the protection of the three German capital ships. Following the German ships, 11. Staffel arrived in Jever Air Field on 14 February and in Trondheim-Lade on 6 March. There, on 21 March, the squadron was re-designated 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing).Шаблон:Sfn

War on the Arctic Front

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Area of operations.

On 20 April, 8. Staffel moved to an airfield at Petsamo, present-day Pechenga in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.Шаблон:Sfn On 26 April, the Staffel escorted Junkers Ju 87 dive bombers to Murmansk. The flight was intercepted by Hawker Hurricane fighters from 2 GvSAP (Gvardeyskiy Smeshannyy Aviatsionnyy Polk—Guards Composite Aviation Regiment). In this encounter, Bartels claimed one of the Hurricanes shot down, his first on the Arctic Front.Шаблон:Sfn JG 5 flew numerous fighter escort missions on 10 May resulting in aerial combat with the Soviet Air Forces (VVS). The VVS lost eight aircraft plus further two were severely damaged that day, including a Hurricane fighter shot down by Bartels.Шаблон:Sfn On 14 May between 17:55 and 19:03, eighteen German fighters flew on a Ju 87 escort mission to Murmansk. They encountered twenty-six Hurricanes, eleven Curtiss P-40 Warhawk and six Polikarpov I-16 fighters. Soviet reports indicate that one Hurricane and one P-40 was effectively lost with a I-16 and a further P-40 damaged. German pilots had claimed five aerial victories, including a I-16 by Bartels. The following day, in combat over the Liza Bight, Bartels shot down a Hurricane fighter.Шаблон:Sfn On 17 May, he increased his number of aerial victors to seven when he again claimed a Hurricane fighter shot down. Шаблон:Sfn On 29 July, on a Ju 87 dive bomber escort mission to Murmansk and Murmashi, Bartels claimed two Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 fighters shot down north of Murmansk. According to Soviet records, no aircraft of that type were lost in that area that day.Шаблон:Sfn On 10 August, 8. Staffel had combat with 20 Hurricane fighters near Ura-Guba during the course of which Bartels claimed three Hurricanes shot down.Шаблон:Sfn

Bartels became an "ace-in-a-day" on 22 September. He claimed six aerial victories on two separate combat missions, including four Hurricanes and two MiG-3 fighters in the vicinity of Murmashi.Шаблон:Sfn Following his 40th aerial victory, he received the German Cross in Gold (Шаблон:Lang) on 20 October.Шаблон:Sfn Bartels shot down three MiG-3 fighters during the third mission on 29 October, a fighter escort mission for Ju 87 dive bombers.Шаблон:Sfn On 5 November, 8. Staffel flew a combat air patrol to Murmansk. During the course of this mission, Bartels claimed the destruction of a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 fighter.Шаблон:Sfn He received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Шаблон:Lang) after 46 aerial victories on 13 November 1942.Шаблон:Sfn That day, Leutnant Theodor Weissenberger from 6. Staffel of JG 5 was also awarded the Knight's Cross.Шаблон:Sfn The presentation was made by Generalmajor Alexander Holle on 30 November at Petsamo.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

In early 1943, Bartels was transferred due to disciplinary reasons.Шаблон:Sfn According to Walter Schuck, the events leading to this disciplinary measure were made under the influence of large quantities of alcohol. Bartels, Schuck, and Kurt Dylewski had consumed three bottles of cognac. The intoxicated Bartels then attempted to drive a truck, was caught in the act by a fellow soldier who hit Bartels in the face. Bartels pursued the soldier only to get into a fight with another soldier. The events pinnacled when Bartels made a donkey empty its bladder into the company sergeant major's bed.Шаблон:Sfn

Greece and the Balkans

From August 1943, Bartels served with 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 27 "Afrika" (JG 27—27th Fighter Wing).Шаблон:Sfn This Staffel was subordinated to the newly created IV. Gruppe of JG 27. The Gruppe had been formed in May 1943 at the Kalamaki Airfield in Athens, Greece under the command of Hauptmann Rudolf Sinner. 11. Staffel was commanded by Oberleutnant Alfred Buk.Шаблон:Sfn On 17 July, IV. Gruppe moved to Tanagra Airfield.Шаблон:Sfn Bartels claimed his first aerial victories with JG 27 on 1 October. Flying from Gadurrà Airfield on Rhodes, he claimed two Douglas A-20 Havoc bombers, also known as Bostons, near of Kos.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In early October, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) flew many missions in support of British forces fighting in the Dodecanese campaign. On 5 October, IV. Gruppe intercepted a flight of Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers over the northern Attica. In this encounter, Bartels claimed the destruction of two B-24 bombers.Шаблон:Sfn Three days later, 105 USAAF aircraft attacked German airfields in Greece. IV. Gruppe encountered the escort fighters and shot down three Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighters, all of them credited to Bartels.Шаблон:Sfn

On 18 October, IV. Gruppe command was passed on to Hauptmann Joachim Kirschner after the former commander Sinner had been transferred on 13 September. In the intermediate period, two officers had led the Gruppe, Oberleutnant Dietrich Boesler, who was killed on 10 October, and by Burk, the commander of 11. Staffel.Шаблон:Sfn Bartels claimed a Supermarine Spitfire shot down on 23 October. Two days later, IV. Gruppe claimed seven aerial victories without loss. Between Stari Bar and Cape of Rodon the Gruppe engaged in combat with P-38 fighters of which Bartels shot down four of the USAAF fighters.Шаблон:Sfn On 31 October, 11. Staffel lost its Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) Burk who was shot down over sea near Cape of Rodon. In this encounter, Bartels shot down two P-38 fighters. Command of 11. Staffel was then briefly led by Leutnant Wolfgang Hohls until he was killed in action on 10 December. The Staffel was then led by Leutnant Rolf Heissner until 17 December when he was also killed. The next Staffelkapitän was then Leutnant Paul Becker. On 17. December, the Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) Kirschner was also shot down in combat and later killed. He was replaced by Hauptmann Otto Meyer.Шаблон:Sfn

Bartels claimed his 70th aerial victory on 15 November 1943. That day, he shot down four P-38 fighters southeast of Kalamaki.Шаблон:Sfn At the time, he was assigned Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/R6 (Werknummer 27 169—factory number) "Red 13" bearing the name of his wife Marga.Шаблон:Sfn Two days later, he was credited with two North American B-25 Mitchell bombers and a P-38 fighter following an USAAF attack on the Kalamaki Airfield. These were his last claims in the Mediterranean theater.Шаблон:Sfn On 27 January 1944, IV. Gruppe began relocating to Graz Airfield, at first the ground personnel followed by the flying elements on 16 March. During its ten-month tenure since its creation in May 1943, IV. Gruppe pilots had claimed 88 aerial victories, including 24 by Bartels alone. During this period, the Gruppe lost 27 pilots plus further seven were severely wounded and one was taken prisoner of war.Шаблон:Sfn

Defense of the Reich

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Bartels parachute on display at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin

Based in Graz, IV. Gruppe, along with the Stab (headquarters unit), I. and III. Gruppe of JG 27, then fought in Defense of the Reich (Reichsverteidigung), defending southern Germany and Austria. IV. Gruppe became the Höhengruppe, the high-altitude group responsible for fighting off the escort fighters.Шаблон:Sfn Bartels claimed his first aerial victory in this theater on 11 April when he shot down a P-38 fighter Шаблон:Convert northwest of Graz.Шаблон:Sfn On 23 April, Bartels shot down three Spitfire fighters in combat near Celje, approximately halfway between Maribor and Ljubljana, in Slovenia. The following day, the USAAF Eighth Air Force targeted German airfields in southern Germany as well as the aircraft factories in Oberpfaffenhofen. The attack on Landsberg Airfield and Oberpfaffenhofen was headed by 281 bombers of the 1st Bombardment Division escorted by North American P-51 Mustang long-range fighter aircraft. IV. Gruppe intercepted this flight east of Munich. In this aerial battle, Bartels claimed three P-51 fighters shot down.Шаблон:Sfn On 28 April, Bartels shot down two P-51 fighters northeast of Ljubljana.Шаблон:Sfn The Eighth Air Force targeted Berlin on 19 May. Near Zerbst, IV. Gruppe encountered a formation of B-24 bombers escorted by escort fighters. The Gruppe was unable to break the escort screen and attack the bombers. In this battle, Bartels shot down three of the escort fighters.Шаблон:Sfn

On 6 June, Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the invasion of German-occupied Western Europe in Normandy, France. IV. Gruppe was immediately ordered to relocate to Champfleury-la-Perthe, an airfield approximately Шаблон:Convert south of Reims.Шаблон:Sfn Bartels claimed his first aerial victories on the invasion front on 14 June. That day, IV. Gruppe encountered USAAF fighters in the vicinity of Argentan. In quick succession, he shot down three Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, followed by a fourth P-47 on the return flight.Шаблон:Sfn Three days later, he claimed two further P-47 fighters shot down west of Dives-sur-Mer. On 22 June, Bartels shot down a Spitfire fighter and a P-51 fighter southwest of Caen. Two days later, he was credited with the destruction of two further P-51 fighters near Flers. He claimed his eleventh and last aerial victory on the invasion front on 25 June, a P-38 fighter shot down southeast of Blois.Шаблон:Sfn For these achievements, he was nominated for Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Шаблон:Lang).Шаблон:Sfn On 16 August, IV. Gruppe was withdrawn from the invasion front and ordered to Hustedt, north of Celle. During its eight weeks of combat on the invasion front, the Gruppe was nearly annihilated and lost 25 pilots either killed or missing in action with further 15 pilots severely wounded. In total, 98 aircraft were destroyed, 71 due to combat and 27 in flying accidents. Pilots of IV. Gruppe claimed 60 aerial victories, including eleven by Bartels, making him the most successful pilot of the unit.Шаблон:Sfn

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Grave in Villip, Wachtberg.

As part of the group expansion from three Staffeln per Gruppe to four Staffeln per Gruppe, Bartels' 11. Staffel was re-designated and became the 15. Staffel of JG 27.Шаблон:Sfn In mid-November, the Gruppe was reequipped with the Bf 109 G-10 fighter aircraft.Шаблон:Sfn Bartels claimed the destruction of a P-51 fighter on 8 December.Шаблон:Sfn Ten days later, he again shot down a P-51 in the combat area near Cologne.Шаблон:Sfn On 23 December 1944, Bartels took off for his last and fatal mission. After he shot down a P-47,Шаблон:Sfn he was most likely shot down himself by P-47 fighters of the USAAF 56th Fighter Group. His victor may have been Colonel David C. Schilling who claimed five aerial victories that day.Шаблон:Sfn Some 24 years later, on 26 January 1968, Bartels' Bf 109 G-10 (Werknummer 130 359) "Yellow 13" was found near Castle Gudenau in Villip, close to Bad Godesberg.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn In its cockpit was Bartels' remains and his intact parachute, which is currently on display at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin. His last rank was Oberfeldwebel (technical sergeant).Шаблон:Sfn

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Bartels was credited with 99 aerial victories.Шаблон:Sfn Obermaier also list him with 99 aerial victories claimed in approximately 500 combat missions. This figure includes 47 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and 52 over the Western Allies, including two four-engined bombers.Шаблон:Sfn Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 94 aerial victory claims, plus five further unconfirmed claims. This figure includes 47 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and another 47 on the Western Front, including two four-engined bombers.Шаблон:Sfn

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 36 Ost 2920". 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
Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location	Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location
– 1. Ergänzungsjagdgruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –Шаблон:Sfn Western Front — 22 June – 31 December 1941
1	19 August 1941	Шаблон:Center	SpitfireШаблон:Sfn		2	27 August 1941	Шаблон:Center	SpitfireШаблон:Sfn
– 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 5 –Шаблон:Sfn Eastern Front — April 1942 – March 1943
3	26 April 1942	09:31?Шаблон:Refn	Hurricane	MurmanskШаблон:Sfn vicinity of Ura-Guba	27	8 September 1942	15:08	P-40Шаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Murmashi
4	10 May 1942	17:12	Hurricane	Motovsky GulfШаблон:Sfn	28	8 September 1942	15:09	P-40Шаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Murmashi
5	14 May 1942	Шаблон:Center?Шаблон:Refn	I-16?Шаблон:Sfn		29	9 September 1942	10:35	P-39Шаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Kola railway
6	15 May 1942	18:11?Шаблон:Refn	HurricaneШаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Ura-Guba	30	11 September 1942	15:30	Yak-7	north of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn
7	17 May 1942	05:42	HurricaneШаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Ura-Guba	31	11 September 1942	15:35	MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn
8	19 May 1942	09:30	MiG-3	south of Liza BightШаблон:Sfn	32	11 September 1942	15:37	MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn
9	29 July 1942	10:15	MiG-3	north of MurmanskШаблон:Sfn	33♠	22 September 1942	12:07	Hurricane	east of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn
10	29 July 1942	10:16	MiG-3	north of MurmanskШаблон:Sfn	34♠	22 September 1942	12:08	Hurricane	northeast of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn
11	5 August 1942	12:40	P-40Шаблон:Sfn	south of Shonguy	35♠	22 September 1942	12:13	Hurricane	north-northeast of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn
12	5 August 1942	12:45	P-40	south of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn	36♠	22 September 1942	12:15	Hurricane	north-northeast of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn
13	10 August 1942	18:50?Шаблон:Refn	HurricaneШаблон:Sfn		37♠	22 September 1942	15:12	MiG-3	Шаблон:Convert northeast of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn
14	10 August 1942	18:55?Шаблон:Refn	HurricaneШаблон:Sfn		38♠	22 September 1942	15:21	MiG-3	Шаблон:Convert south of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn
15	10 August 1942	19:05	HurricaneШаблон:Sfn		39	29 September 1942	12:55	I-180 (Yak-7)	Шаблон:Convert east of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn
16	11 August 1942	20:20	HurricaneШаблон:Sfn		40	29 September 1942	12:56	I-180 (Yak-7)	Шаблон:Convert east of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn
17	13 August 1942	15:00?Шаблон:Refn	I-153Шаблон:Sfn		41	21 October 1942	13:25	MiG-3	north of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn
18	13 August 1942	15:15	P-40Шаблон:Sfn		42	21 October 1942	13:28	MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn
19	13 August 1942	15:20	P-40Шаблон:Sfn		43	29 October 1942	13:45	MiG-3?Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Refn
20	2 September 1942	11:15	P-39Шаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Kola railway	44	29 October 1942	13:55	MiG-3?Шаблон:Sfn
21	2 September 1942	11:20	Yak-7	north of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn	45	29 October 1942	13:56	MiG-3?Шаблон:Sfn
22	2 September 1942	11:25	P-40Шаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Murmashi	46	5 November 1942	10:55	LaGG-3	PQ 36 Ost 2920Шаблон:Sfn vicinity of Murmashi
23	5 September 1942	08:25	Hurricane	north of MurmashiШаблон:Sfn	47	23 March 1943	14:15	P-40Шаблон:Sfn
24	5 September 1942	08:32	MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn		48	23 March 1943	14:18	P-40Шаблон:Sfn
25	5 September 1942	08:40	MiG-3Шаблон:Sfn	vicinity of Kola railway	49	23 March 1943	14:20	P-39Шаблон:Sfn
26	8 September 1942	11:35	P-39Шаблон:Sfn
– 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 27 –Шаблон:Sfn Mediterranean Theater — 1 June – 31 December 1943
Шаблон:Center?Шаблон:Refn	1 October 1943	Шаблон:Center	Boston	northwest of KosШаблон:Sfn	60	31 October 1943	15:15	P-38	Cape of RodonШаблон:Sfn
Шаблон:Center	1 October 1943	Шаблон:Center	Boston	northwest of KosШаблон:Sfn	61	31 October 1943	15:20	P-38	southwest of Cape of RodonШаблон:Sfn
50	5 October 1943	12:23	B-24	PetromogulaШаблон:Sfn	62	2 November 1943	13:47	Spitfire	west-southwest of SkoutariШаблон:Sfn
51	5 October 1943	12:33	B-24	Lake YlikiШаблон:Sfn	63	2 November 1943	13:47	Spitfire	west-southwest of SkoutariШаблон:Sfn
52	8 October 1943	13:15	P-38	Шаблон:Convert south of LebadeiaШаблон:Sfn	64	4 November 1943	16:25	Boston	west of DurrësШаблон:Sfn
53	8 October 1943	13:52	P-38	Шаблон:Convert south-southwest of Cape VourliasШаблон:Sfn	65	15 November 1943	13:10	P-38	southeast of KalamakiШаблон:Sfn
54	8 October 1943	13:55	P-38	Шаблон:Convert west of VelanidiaШаблон:Sfn	66	15 November 1943	13:10	P-38	southeast of KalamakiШаблон:Sfn
55	23 October 1943	13:11	Spitfire	south-southwest of PodgoricaШаблон:Sfn	67	15 November 1943	13:11	P-38	southeast of KalamakiШаблон:Sfn
56?Шаблон:Refn	25 October 1943	Шаблон:Center	P-38	north of Cape of RodonШаблон:Sfn	68	15 November 1943	13:12	P-38	southeast of KalamakiШаблон:Sfn
57	25 October 1943	13:17	Whitley	south of Stari BarШаблон:Sfn	69	17 November 1943	12:50	B-25	northeast of KalamakiШаблон:Sfn
58	25 October 1943	13:20	P-38	south of Stari BarШаблон:Sfn	70	17 November 1943	12:52	B-25	northeast of KalamakiШаблон:Sfn
59	25 October 1943	13:22	P-38	south of Stari BarШаблон:Sfn	71	17 November 1943	12:58	P-38	east of MarathonШаблон:Sfn
– 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 27 –Шаблон:Sfn Defense of the Reich — March – May 1944
72	11 April 1944	16:32	P-38	Шаблон:Convert northwest of GrazШаблон:Sfn	78?	24 April 1944	Шаблон:Center	P-51	north of WaldkraiburgШаблон:Sfn
73	23 April 1944	08:20	Spitfire	Шаблон:Convert southwest of CeljeШаблон:Sfn	79	28 April 1944	10:38	P-51	Шаблон:Convert northeast of LjubljanaШаблон:Sfn
74	23 April 1944	08:22	Spitfire	Шаблон:Convert southwest of CeljeШаблон:Sfn	80	28 April 1944	10:39	P-51	Шаблон:Convert northeast of LjubljanaШаблон:Sfn
75	23 April 1944	08:23	Spitfire	Шаблон:Convert southwest of CeljeШаблон:Sfn	81	19 May 1944	13:25	P-47	Шаблон:Convert southwest of QuenstedtШаблон:Sfn
76	24 April 1944	13:45	P-51	Шаблон:Convert west of MühldorfШаблон:Sfn	82	19 May 1944	13:27	P-47	QuedlinburgШаблон:Sfn Magdeburg
77	24 April 1944	13:47	P-51	Шаблон:Convert west of MühldorfШаблон:Sfn	83	19 May 1944	13:30	P-51	south of AscherslebenШаблон:Sfn Magdeburg
– 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 27 –Шаблон:Sfn In defense of the Normandy Invasion — June – August 1944
84	14 June 1944	07:28	P-47	ArgentanШаблон:Sfn	90	22 June 1944	14:10	Spitfire	west-southwest of CaenШаблон:Sfn
85	14 June 1944	07:29	P-47	FalaiseШаблон:Sfn	91	22 June 1944	14:17	P-51	Шаблон:Convert southwest of CaenШаблон:Sfn
86	14 June 1944	07:30	P-47	ArgentanШаблон:Sfn	92	24 June 1944	15:05	P-51	south of FlersШаблон:Sfn
87	14 June 1944	08:05	P-47	Шаблон:Convert southwest of ParisШаблон:Sfn	93	24 June 1944	15:08	P-51	Шаблон:Convert southwest of FlersШаблон:Sfn
88	16 June 1944	20:47	P-47	west of Dives-sur-MerШаблон:Sfn	94	25 June 1944	09:05	P-38	Шаблон:Convert southeast of BloisШаблон:Sfn
89	16 June 1944	20:48	P-47	Dives-sur-MerШаблон:Sfn
– 15. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 27 –Шаблон:Sfn Defense of the Reich — December 1944
95	8 December 1944	09:50	P-51	northwest of AchmerШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn	97?	23 December 1944	Шаблон:Center	P-47	vicinity of Bad GodesbergШаблон:Sfn
96	18 December 1944	13:48	P-51	PQ 05 Ost S/PN, Eifel areaШаблон:Sfn

Awards

• Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 5 October 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilotШаблон:Sfn
• German Cross in Gold on 20 October 1942 as Unteroffizier in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 5Шаблон:Sfn
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 13 November 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 5Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

See also

• List of solved missing person cases

References

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