Английская Википедия:Horst Patuschka

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Dr. Horst Patuschka (22 May 1912 – 6 March 1943) was a Luftwaffe night fighter ace and 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. Horst Patuschka was killed on 6 March 1943 after his Junkers Ju 88 crashed near Bizerte, Tunisia due to engine failure. During his career he was credited with 23 aerial victories all of them at night. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 10 May 1943.

Group commander and death

On 3 December 1942, Patuschka was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of II. Gruppe of NJG 2, succeeding Hauptmann Herbert Bönsch who had been killed in action on 1 August.Шаблон:Sfn

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to Obermaier, Patuschka was credited with 23 nocturnal aerial victories, claimed in an unknown number of combat missions.Шаблон:Sfn Foreman, Parry and Mathews, authors of Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 – 1945, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 23 nocturnal victory claims.Шаблон:Sfn Mathews and Foreman also published Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, also listing Patuschka with 23 claims.Шаблон:Sfn

Chronicle of aerial victories
Claim Date Time Type Location Serial No./Squadron No.
Ergänzungsgruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 –Шаблон:Sfn
1 13 April 1942 02:38 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn
2 31 May 1942 00:17 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn
3 31 May 1942 00:28 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn west of Zeeland
4 3 June 1942 02:50 HalifaxШаблон:Sfn
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5 14 July 1942 03:20 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn vicinity of Nijnsel
6 29 July 1942 02:00 HavocШаблон:Sfn
7 1 August 1942 02:25 HampdenШаблон:Sfn vicinity of Ostend
8 1 August 1942 03:27 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn
9 13 August 1942 02:40 HalifaxШаблон:Sfn Scheldt Estuary
10 16 August 1942 05:05 ManchesterШаблон:Sfn
11 28 August 1942 23:26 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn
12 7 September 1942 04:41 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn vicinity of Vlissingen
13 10 September 1942 23:36 StirlingШаблон:Sfn northwest of Biervliet
14 11 September 1942 01:37 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Convert west of Schouwen
15 17 September 1942 00:12 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn vicinity of Heiloo
16 17 September 1942 00:45 StirlingШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Convert west of Egmond aan Zee
– 4. Staffel of Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 –Шаблон:Sfn
17 15 October 1942 23:29 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Convert west of Goeree-Overflakkee
18 16 October 1942 00:25 WellingtonШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Convert west of Goeree-Overflakkee
19 25 October 1942 03:10 Wellington Шаблон:Convert west of Goeree-OverflakkeeШаблон:Sfn
20 9 November 1942 22:42 StirlingШаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Convert northwest of IJmuiden
Stab II. Gruppe of Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 –Шаблон:Sfn
21 30 January 1943 04:06 Wellington MediterraneanШаблон:Sfn
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22 8 February 1943 21:30 Halifax MediterraneanШаблон:Sfn Halifax DT495/No. 462 Squadron RAAFШаблон:Sfn
23 8 February 1943 22:13 Wellington MediterraneanШаблон:Sfn Wellington LA994/No. 37 Squadron RAFШаблон:Sfn

Awards

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