Английская Википедия:Heinrich Hoffmann (pilot)

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Heinrich Hoffmann (8 March 1913 – 3 October 1941) was a German fighter ace in the Luftwaffe during World War II. Hoffmann was credited with 63 aerial victories in 261 combat missions and was the first non-commissioned officer and first posthumous Wehrmacht recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was "ace-in-a-day" twice, shooting down five aircraft on a single day.

Early life and career

Hoffmann, the son of carpenter master craftsman Ernst Hoffmann, was born on 8 March 1913 in Pfiffigheim. Pfiffigheim is a borough of Worms, at the time in the Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, a constituent state of the German Empire. Interested in flight, he was an active member of the Hitler Youth and later with the National Socialist Flyers Corps where he received his first flight training in 1936.Шаблон:Sfn

He joined the Luftwaffe in 1937 and was promoted to Unteroffizier (corporal, non-commissioned officer) of the Reserve in 1938.Шаблон:Sfn Following fighter pilot training,Шаблон:Refn he was assigned to the 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77—77th Fighter Wing) on 18 May 1940.[Note 1] The squadron was later re-designated and as of 21 November 1940 was known as 12. Staffel (12th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing).Шаблон:Sfn

World War II

World War II in Europe began on Friday, 1 September 1939, when German forces invaded Poland. Hoffmann claimed his first aerial victory over a Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft on 7 September 1940 in the Battle of Britain.Шаблон:Sfn In total, he flew 147 combat missions over the English Channel and Britain.Шаблон:Sfn

Hoffmann's most successful period as a fighter pilot began in July 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. He claimed his second aerial victory on 23 June, the second day of the invasion, when he shot down a Tupolev SB bomber.Шаблон:Sfn After his 12th victory, he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Шаблон:Lang) on 10 July 1941 followed by the Iron Cross 1st Class (Шаблон:Lang) on 28 July. He claimed 20 aerial victories during July and 25 in August. He often flew as wingman to Heinrich Bär, contributing to Bär's record of 220 claimed kills, pilot slang for the destruction of an enemy aircraft.Шаблон:Sfn On 22 July 1941 Hoffmann claimed his 23rd aerial victory of the war over an Ilyushin Il-2.Шаблон:Sfn The Il-2 Shturmovik was a heavily armoured ground attack aircraft which was very difficult to shoot down. Hoffmann became an expert by aiming for the Il-2's non-retractable oil cooler. These kills are listed as "R-3s" on his personal victory list.Шаблон:Sfn

He achieved his 33rd aerial victory on 2 August 1941, shooting down three Polikarpov R-5s, one Polikarpov I-15 and two Neman R-10 bombers, making him an "ace-in-a-day".Шаблон:Sfn Hoffmann received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Шаблон:Lang) after 40 aerial victories on 12 August 1941.Шаблон:Sfn He also destroyed three locomotives and 10 trucks in numerous ground support missionsШаблон:Sfn He claimed his 50th aerial victory on 2 September 1941 by destroying four R-3s, which may have been R-5s or Polikarpov R-Zs. Two days later he claimed two Ilyushin DB-3s and one Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3.Шаблон:Sfn On 8 September, Hoffmann claimed two more Tupolev SBs, bringing his total to 55 aerial victories. These were his last successes on the Leningrad front. His unit, IV./JG 51, was relocated further south.Шаблон:Sfn

On 3 October 1941, the Luftwaffe officially listed Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) Hoffmann as missing in action after a low altitude engagement with several Il-2s near Shatalovo in the early evening hours.Шаблон:Sfn He was flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109F-2 Werknummer (factory number) 12876 and may have been shot down by the Soviet 233 IAP's (233rd Fighter Aviation Regiment) Starshiy Leytenant Sergeyev, who claimed his first aerial victory in the vicinity where Hoffmann disappeared.Шаблон:Sfn[Note 2] Posthumously he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Шаблон:Lang) on 19 October 1941, the 36th officer or soldier of the Wehrmacht so honored. This presentation was the first to a non-commissioned officer and the first made posthumously.Шаблон:Sfn

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Hoffmann was credited with 63 aerial victories.Шаблон:Sfn Spick also lists him with 63 aerial victories, one during the Battle of Britain and 62 on the Eastern Front, claimed in 258 combat missions.Шаблон:Sfn Obermaier lists him with 261 combat missions.Шаблон:Sfn Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 63 aerial victory claims, one of which on the Western Front, and 62 Soviet Air Forces piloted aircraft on the Eastern Front.Шаблон:Sfn

Chronicle of aerial victories

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Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 –Шаблон:Sfn
1 7 September 1940 18:30 SpitfireШаблон:Sfn
– 12. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –Шаблон:Sfn
Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 3 October 1941
2 23 June 1941 19:32 SB-2?Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Refn 33♠ 2 August 1941 19:39 R-3 (Il-2)Шаблон:Sfn
3 24 June 1941 09:28 SB-2Шаблон:Sfn 34 3 August 1941 14:16 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn
4 28 June 1941 18:40 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 35 9 August 1941 10:50 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
5 29 June 1941 18:55 R-10 (Seversky)Шаблон:Sfn 36 9 August 1941 18:15 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
6 30 June 1941 18:50 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 37 9 August 1941 19:05 SB-3?Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Refn
7 30 June 1941 18:51 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 38 11 August 1941 06:32 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
8 2 July 1941 18:30 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 39 11 August 1941 06:37 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn
9 3 July 1941 19:50 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 40 12 August 1941 08:05 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
10 4 July 1941 15:12 SB-2Шаблон:Sfn 41 15 August 1941 10:40 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
11 4 July 1941 15:14 SB-2Шаблон:Sfn 42 20 August 1941 09:25 R-5Шаблон:Sfn
12 5 July 1941 06:35 DB-3 Шаблон:Convert east of BorisovШаблон:Sfn 43 20 August 1941 09:26 R-5Шаблон:Sfn
13 5 July 1941 17:45 I-16Шаблон:Sfn 44 22 August 1941 12:32 I-153Шаблон:Sfn
14 9 July 1941 11:25 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 45 22 August 1941 12:36 I-153Шаблон:Sfn
15 9 July 1941 18:00 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 46 22 August 1941 12:52 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn
16 11 July 1941 05:45 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 47 2 September 1941 05:18 R-3 (Il-2)Шаблон:Sfn
17 11 July 1941 05:46 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 48 2 September 1941 05:23 R-3 (Il-2)Шаблон:Sfn
18 13 July 1941 19:35 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 49 2 September 1941 05:25 R-3 (Il-2)Шаблон:Sfn
19 14 July 1941 16:15 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 50 2 September 1941 05:29 R-3 (Il-2)Шаблон:Sfn
20 16 July 1941 09:25 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 51 4 September 1941 11:15 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
21 16 July 1941 09:28 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 52 4 September 1941 11:53 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn
22 20 July 1941 17:10 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 53 4 September 1941 11:56 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn
23 24 July 1941 12:08 Pe-2Шаблон:Sfn 54 8 September 1941 08:55 SB-3Шаблон:Sfn
24 26 July 1941 09:00 DB-3Шаблон:Sfn 55 8 September 1941 08:57 SB-3Шаблон:Sfn
25 27 July 1941 07:55 I-153Шаблон:Sfn 56♠ 16 September 1941 08:30 R-3 (Il-2)Шаблон:Sfn
26 27 July 1941 15:20 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn 57♠ 16 September 1941 08:33 R-3 (Il-2)Шаблон:Sfn
27 31 July 1941 19:20 R-10 (Seversky)Шаблон:Sfn 58♠ 16 September 1941 13:28 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn
28♠ 2 August 1941 17:12 R-5Шаблон:Sfn 59♠ 16 September 1941 13:31 SB-2Шаблон:Sfn
29♠ 2 August 1941 17:35 I-153Шаблон:Sfn 60♠ 16 September 1941 13:33 SB-2Шаблон:Sfn
30♠ 2 August 1941 19:30 R-10 (Seversky)Шаблон:Sfn 61 17 September 1941 17:00 R-3?Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Refn
31♠ 2 August 1941 19:31 R-10 (Seversky)Шаблон:Sfn 62 17 September 1941 17:02 R-3?Шаблон:Sfn[Note 3]
32♠ 2 August 1941 19:37 R-3 (Il-2)Шаблон:Sfn 63 3 October 1941 09:30 I-18 (MiG-1)Шаблон:Sfn

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