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Wilhelm Batz
German World War II fighter pilot

Wilhelm Batz

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German World War II fighter pilot
A.K.A.
Wilhelm "Willi" Batz
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Bamberg, Germany
Place of death
Ebern, Germany
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72 years
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Biography

Wilhelm Batz (21 May 1916 – 11 September 1988) was a GermanLuftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Batz flew 445 combat missions and claimed 237 enemy aircraft shot down. 234 of these victories were achieved over the Eastern Front, including at least 46 Il-2 Sturmoviks, but he did claim three victories, including one four-engine bomber against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) over the Ploieşti oil fields. Batz was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.

Early life and career

Batz was born on 21 May 1916 in Bamberg, at the time in the Kingdom of Bavaria. He was the son of a Beamter, a civil servant. After Batz graduated with his Abitur (university-preparatory high school diploma), for four years, he volunteered military service in the Luftwaffe on 1 November 1935. Batz grew up between the World Wars, with the Red Baron as his ideal of a fighter pilot.

World War II

Batz joined the Luftwaffe in 1935 and trained as a fighter pilot, becoming an instructor in 1937 at the flying school at Kaufbeuren and the fighter pilot school at Bad Aibling. Promoted Leutnant in November 1940, his applications for combat assignment were continually rejected. With some 5,000 flying hours, Batz was finally transferred to 2./Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost in December 1942. Batz was then transferred to II./Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52). On 11 March 1943, Batz claimed his first victory, an Il-2 Sturmovik, while flying a mission over the Strait of Kerch. He was appointed Staffelkapitän (Squadron Leader) of 5./JG 52 in May 1943, and by September, he had claimed 20 victories. Batz claimed his 75th aerial victory on 26 March 1944 for which he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes), followed by his 100th victory two days later. He was the 67th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.

Group commander and surrender

Batz was promoted to Hauptmann (captain) on 1 April 1944. The narrow land bridge to the Crimean peninsula, held by the German 17th Army, came under attack from Soviet forces on 7 April, leading to the capture of Odessa on 10 April during the Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive. In these battles, Batz claimed six aerial victories on 8 April, five on 10 April, reaching his 120th victory on 13 April. One day later, II. Gruppe (2nd group) moved to an airfield at Cape Chersonez located at the Sevastopol Bay. That morning, the airfield came under aerial attack and bomb splinters injured Batz. Although his injuries were minor, he was grounded for two weeks and banned by the doctor from flying operationally. During his convalescence, Batz succeeded Günther Rall as Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of III. Gruppe (3rd group) of JG 52 on 19 April 1944.

In June, his unit was moved to defend Romanian targets against the American 15th Air Force. Batz claimed two P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft and a B-24 Liberator bomber at this time. Batz was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) on 20 July for 188 victories, 200 being achieved on 17 August 1944. The award was presented by Adolf Hitler at the Führerhauptquartier (Führer Headquarters) at Rastenburg on 25 August 1944. Two other Luftwaffe officers were presented with the Oak Leaves that day by Hitler, the night-fighter pilot Hauptmann (Captain) Heinz Strüning and the officer of anti-aircraft warfare, Major (Major) Herbert Lamprecht.

By the end of 1944, Batz had shot down 224 enemy aircraft. In February 1945, Batz was transferred to take command of II. Gruppe of JG 52, based in Hungary. Batz was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) on 21 April 1945. The bestowal of the Swords to his Knight's Cross cannot be verified via the records held in the German Federal Archives. Batz presented evidence of the conferment which was confirmed by the Gemeinschaft der Jagdflieger (Association of German Armed Forces Airmen).

On 4 May 1945, II. Gruppe moved to Zeltweg Air Base but did not fly combat missions from this airfield. On 8 May, General der Flieger Paul Deichmann, the commanding officer of Luftwaffenkommando 4, ordered the cease-fire by 12:00. To avoid capture by Soviet forces, Batz conferred with Deichmann and was ordered to fly his aircraft to Munich, landing at Unterbiberg where they surrendered to US forces, becoming prisoners of war. He and II. Gruppe personnel where then taken to Fürstenfeldbruck where most of the men were released in June 1945. Batz was taken to Bad Aibling where the ground personnel had surrendered and released shortly after.

Later life

Following World War II, Batz applied for service in the German Air Force of the Bundeswehr in 1955, joining in 1956 holding the rank of Major. Following flight training in the United States, he was commanded to a training squadron of Flugzeugführerschule "S", a pilot training school, in Landsberg. He later commanded this training facility for nine months in 1961. Batz was then appointed Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (LTG 63–Air Transport Wing 63) stationed at the Hohn Air Base in Schleswig-Holstein. He commanded this wing from 1961 to 1964, surrendering command to Horst Rudat. Promoted to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel), Batz then served as a staff officer with Lufttransportkommando (Air Force Transport Command) in Köln-Wahn and retired on 30 September 1972. Batz died on 11 September 1988 in a hospital Ebern in Unterfranken. He was buried on the cemetery in Quettingen, a borough of Leverkusen-Opladen.

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

Matthews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 233 confirmed and eight unconfirmed aerial victories, numerically ranging from 1 to 233, omitting the 223rd claim. All these victories were claimed on the Eastern Front.

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 85131". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) 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 360 square miles (930 km). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 × 4 km in size.

Chronicle of aerial victories

  This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Batz an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.
  This and the – (dash) indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Batz did not receive credit.
  This and the ! (exclamation mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Matthews and Foreman.

ClaimDateTimeTypeLocationClaimDateTimeTypeLocation
Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
111 March 194315:15LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 85131
Mingrelskaya
20 April 194316:10LaGG-3northwest of Gelendzhik
Nowor/Gelendzhik
213 March 194306:40BostonPQ 34 Ost 6662620 April 194316:12LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 75454, 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Kabardinka
Black Sea, 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Novorossiysk
315 April 194312:05LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 85143
east of Krymsk
720 April 194316:14Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 754927 km (4.3 mi) west of Gelendzhik
Black Sea, 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Gelendzhik
415 April 194315:17LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 85184, 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Abinskaja
southeast of Tscherkassowski
6 May 1943
Yak-1
520 April 194311:05Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 85273
Gelendzhik
89 May 194317:00Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 76893, southeast of Kijewskoje
south of Bakanskij
– 5. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
910 June 194314:45LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 75531, south of Anapa
Black Sea, 45 km (28 mi) west-southwest Gelendzhik
67♠5 December 194308:33P-39west-southwest of Eltigen
1021 July 194316:43Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 75474
Black Sea, 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Novorossiysk
68♠5 December 194308:50Yak-1southeast of Eltigen
1122 July 194308:16!Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 85141
east of Krymsk
69♠5 December 194314:07Il-2 m.H.northwest of Cape Takyl
127 August 194317:50P-39PQ 34 Ost 76863, 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Kijewskoje
Kijewskoje
706 December 194308:00Yak-1northeast of Eltigen
139 August 194308:04Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 75233, Kijewskoje
west of Krymsk
716 December 194308:06Yak-1south of Eltigen
149 August 194318:15Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 75262, southwest of Krymskaja
south of Krymsk
726 December 194310:41P-39east of Eltigen
1515 August 194317:35SpitfirePQ 34 Ost 76854
east of Warenikowskaja
737 December 194309:30Yak-1north of Ketschegen
165 September 194312:19Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 60342
5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Taranovka
747 December 194309:38Yak-1southwest of Gorkom
175 September 194312:25Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 60354
15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Taranovka
757 December 194310:10Il-2 m.H.southeast of Kerch
189 September 194306:29Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 50223
5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Olshany
7610 February 194409:25Yak-1east of Bulganak
199 September 194306:27Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 60142
Andrejewka
7710 February 194409:40Yak-9Grammatikowo
9 September 194306:45Yak-17810 February 194415:00Yak-9east of Bulganak
209 September 194316:50Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 50212
20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Bohodukhiv
7912 February 194410:47Yak-1Majak
2125 September 194314:50Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 10114
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Perejaslav-Chmel'nickij
8012 February 194411:15Yak-1Kerch
223 October 194315:00Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 58812
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Bolschoj Tokmak
8112 February 194415:31Yak-1Kerch
235 October 194315:25P-39PQ 34 Ost 493238214 February 194408:15P-39Kamysh Burun
246 October 194307:30Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 4918
65 km (40 mi) northwest of Dnipropetrovsk
8314 February 194411:30P-39Kolonka
257 October 194306:53La-5PQ 34 Ost 49324
60 km (37 mi) west-northwest of Dnipropetrovsk
8414 February 194411:50Yak-1Cape Tarchan
268 October 194313:20Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66623
Iljitsch
8515 February 194409:10P-39Kolonka
2712 October 194309:40La-5PQ 34 Ost 49322
60 km (37 mi) west-northwest of Dnipropetrovsk
8615 February 194414:30Yak-1Kolonka
2812 October 194315:40Yak-9PQ 34 Ost 49314
Borodajewke
8721 February 194413:15Yak-1west of Tatarskij
2913 October 194315:45La-5PQ 35 Ost 10152
20 km (12 mi) south of Perejaslav-Chmel'nickij
8826 February 194415:25Yak-1Grammatikowo
3015 October 194306:15La-5PQ 35 Ost 10161
20 km (12 mi) southeast of Perejaslav-Chmel'nickij
891 March 194408:10P-39Kolonka
3120 October 194310:10Pe-2PQ 34 Ost 39281, 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Petrowka
30 km (19 mi) east-northeast of Mironowka
902 March 194409:55Yak-1Cape Tarchan
3220 October 194310:12Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 39251, 5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Mlynok
30 km (19 mi) southeast of Kremenchuk
913 March 194413:55P-40Majak
3321 October 194315:07Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 39612, northwest of Pjatichatki
Pjatichatki
9210 March 194414:28P-39Kerch
3425 October 194312:35Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 57182
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Melitopol
9310 March 194414:33P-39Taman
3525 October 194312:40Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 57183
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Melitopol
9411 March 194411:45Yak-1Tachigary
3629 October 194311:00Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 47183
25 km (16 mi) northwest of Ivanovka
9511 March 194416:15Yak-720 km (12 mi) east of Perekop
13 November 1943
Yak-1vicinity of Bagerowo9613 March 194413:30Yak-1Malyj
3715 November 194312:10Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66564
Kerch
9714 March 194413:06Yak-140 km (25 mi) north of Dshankoi
3816 November 194311:40Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66832, northwest of Bakssy
east of Bulganak
9817 March 194408:40Yak-7Chigari
3916 November 194313:50Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66692
Achtanisowskaja
9919 March 194407:25P-39east of Cape Chroni
4016 November 194314:15Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66661
Sea, west of Zaporozhskaya
10022 March 194410:43Yak-9Cape Tarchan
4119 November 194315:20Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66641, northwest of Bakssy
east of Bulganak
10122 March 194414:02P-39Cape Tarchan
4221 November 194309:15Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66643, Kolonka
east of Bakssy
1021 April 194416:10Yak-7Sea, southeast of Cape Takyl
4321 November 194309:40Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66671, east of Kerch1031 April 194416:50Yak-7Sea, southeast of Cape Takyl
4425 November 194311:10LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 66642, north of Majak
Adshim-Uschkaj
1045 April 194417:12Yak-1Grammatikowo
4526 November 194307:40Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66561
Malyj
1056 April 194413:55Yak-7south of Gromowka
4626 November 194310:37Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66812, northwest of Taman
west of Taman
1067 April 194407:15Yak-740 km (25 mi) north of Dshankoi
4727 November 194313:45Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66814, southwest of Taman
Krotkow
107♠8 April 194412:25Yak-720 km (12 mi) southeast of Perekop
4828 November 194311:27Yak-1PQ Ost 66594
Kamysh Burun
108♠8 April 194413:07Yak-720 km (12 mi) southeast of Perekop
4928 November 194311:33P-39PQ 34 Ost 66812, northwest of Taman
west of Taman
109♠8 April 194414:55Yak-7south of Gromowka
5030 November 194310:20Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 66841, south of Kossa Tusla
Sea, southwest of Taman
110♠8 April 194415:08Yak-7Tachigary
51♠1 December 194307:20Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66733, southeast of Eltigen
Sea, east of Eltigen
111♠8 April 194415:10Il-240 km (25 mi) north of Dshankoi
52♠1 December 194307:23Il-2 m.H.west of Cape Tusla112♠8 April 194417:10Il-2Grammatikowo
53♠1 December 194311:10Il-2PQ 34 Ost 66731, south of Eltigen
east of Eltigen
113♠10 April 194412:27P-39east of Tomoschewka
54♠1 December 194314:09Yak-1southeast of Eltigen114♠10 April 194412:28P-39east of Tomoschewka
55♠1 December 194314:10Il-2 m.H.south of Eltigen115♠10 April 194412:29P-39east of Tomoschewka
56♠2 December 194311:05Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66673, west of Taman
Kossa Tusla
116♠10 April 194415:45Yak-1east of Tomoschewka
57♠2 December 194311:35Il-2PQ 34 Ost 66811
Sea, Cape Tusla
117♠10 April 194415:48Yak-1east of Tomoschewka
58♠2 December 194313:53LaGG-3west of Gorkam11811 April 194414:15Yak-725 km (16 mi) southeast of Perekop
59♠2 December 194314:15Il-2 m.H.northeast of Eltigen11913 April 194411:15Bostonnorth-northeast of Sarabus
60♠2 December 194314:19Il-2 m.H.southeast of Kerch
Kerch
12013 April 194411:20Yak-110 km (6.2 mi) north of Sarabus
614 December 194306:30Il-2 m.H.south of Eltigen12129 April 194418:02Yak-715 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași
624 December 194308:20Yak-1northeast of Eltigen122♠2 May 194413:00P-3925 km (16 mi) northeast of Iași
634 December 194309:15Il-2 m.H.southwest of Eltigen123♠2 May 194413:07Yak-1north of Târgu Frumos
64♠5 December 194305:50Yak-1east of Cape Warsowka124♠2 May 194414:22P-3920 km (12 mi) west of Iași
65♠5 December 194306:10Il-2 m.H.southeast of Eltigen125♠2 May 194415:10Il-220 km (12 mi) west-northwest of Iași
66♠5 December 194306:11Yak-1east of Eltigen126♠2 May 194415:15P-3920 km (12 mi) north-northeast of Roman
Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
1273 May 194414:45P-3925 km (16 mi) northeast of Iași17430 June 194418:49LaGG
1283 May 194415:01Yak-7north of Târgu Frumos17515 July 194420:00P-3940 km (25 mi) northwest of Brody
1295 May 194412:18La-510 km (6.2 mi) west of Târgu Frumos17615 July 194420:02P-3945 km (28 mi) north of Busk
1305 May 194412:24La-5north of Târgu Frumos17716 July 194413:25LaGG55 km (34 mi) southwest of Lutsk
1317 May 194415:20Pe-230 km (19 mi) north-northwest of Kishinev17816 July 194413:28Il-230 km (19 mi) northwest of Brody
13210 May 194411:25La-55 km (3.1 mi) south of Grigoriopol17918 July 194415:35LaGG30 km (19 mi) south of Wlodzimierz
13310 May 194411:27La-510 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Grigoriopol18018 July 194418:00LaGG10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Zolochiv
13420 May 194413:20LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) west-southwest of Grigoriopol181♠19 July 194415:57LaGGLuboml
13520 May 194418:34LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) west-southwest of Grigoriopol182♠19 July 194416:05LaGGLuboml
13620 May 194418:35LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) west-southwest of Grigoriopol183♠19 July 194419:40LaGG20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Kholm
13720 May 194418:35LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) west-southwest of Grigoriopol184♠19 July 194419:45Il-225 km (16 mi) southeast of Kholm
13830 May 194411:20LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași185♠19 July 194419:46Il-225 km (16 mi) northeast of Hostynne
13930 May 194411:29P-398 km (5.0 mi) north of Iași186♠19 July 194419:51Il-2
14030 May 194417:31P-3910 km (6.2 mi) south of Iași18721 July 194416:42P-39Lvov
141♠31 May 194406:50LaGG20 km (12 mi) northeast of Iași18826 July 194417:18LaGG10 km (6.2 mi) west of Sambir
142♠31 May 194406:57Il-215 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași18926 July 194417:22LaGG10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Sambir
143♠31 May 194407:05Il-210 km (6.2 mi) south of Iași
7 August 1944
B-24
144♠31 May 194407:13Il-210 km (6.2 mi) south of Iași19012 August 194411:50Pe-230 km (19 mi) southwest of Opatów
145♠31 May 194407:15Il-210 km (6.2 mi) south of Iași19112 August 194411:52LaGG30 km (19 mi) southwest of Opatów
146♠31 May 194411:17P-3915 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași19212 August 194415:58LaGG20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Opatów
147♠31 May 194411:20P-3915 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași19315 August 194411:45Il-225 km (16 mi) northwest of Mielec
148♠31 May 194411:24P-39Sulani19415 August 194411:50Il-220 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Mielec
149♠31 May 194411:33P-3915 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Tudora19515 August 194411:55LaGG20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Mielec
150♠31 May 194411:39LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași196♠17 August 194408:23LaGG10 km (6.2 mi) west of Opatów
151♠31 May 194416:30LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași197♠17 August 194412:39P-3915 km (9.3 mi) east-southeast of Opatów
152♠31 May 194416:45LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Tudora198♠17 August 194412:41P-3915 km (9.3 mi) west of Sandomierz
153♠31 May 194417:05Il-210 km (6.2 mi) south of Iași199♠17 August 194412:48Il-215 km (9.3 mi) west of Sandomierz
154♠31 May 194417:08Il-210 km (6.2 mi) south of Iași200♠17 August 194419:25P-3915 km (9.3 mi) east-southeast of Opatów
155♠31 May 194419:14P-3930 km (19 mi) northwest of Tudora201♠17 August 194419:30LaGG40 km (25 mi) east-southeast of Ostrowicz
1562 June 194416:15P-3925 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Tudora202♠22 August 194412:33P-3912 km (7.5 mi) east-southeast of Opatów
1573 June 194412:50P-3915 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași203♠22 August 194412:34Il-210 km (6.2 mi) north of Sandomierz
1583 June 194413:35P-3910 km (6.2 mi) south of Tudora204♠22 August 194412:34Il-210 km (6.2 mi) north of Sandomierz
1593 June 194419:45P-3915 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași205♠22 August 194418:47P-3915 km (9.3 mi) west of Sandomierz
1604 June 194408:45LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Iași206♠22 August 194418:49P-3915 km (9.3 mi) west of Sandomierz
1614 June 194408:55LaGG10 km (6.2 mi) west of Iași207♠22 August 194418:57Il-210 km (6.2 mi) north of Sandomierz
162♠5 June 194414:51LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Tudora20815 October 194414:18Il-2Resita
163♠5 June 194415:04LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași20915 October 194414:25Il-2Resita
164♠5 June 194415:06LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Tudora21016 October 194414:14LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Turnu Serverin
165♠5 June 194415:14LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) north of Iași21117 October 194409:42LaGGTurnu Serverin
166♠5 June 194418:40P-3925 km (16 mi) northwest of Iași21217 October 194414:05LaGGTurnu Serverin
167♠5 June 194419:02LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Iași21320 October 194414:07LaGG25 km (16 mi) south of Orsova
168♠5 June 194419:07LaGGZahorne21420 October 194414:08Il-215 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Turnu Serverin
169♠5 June 194419:17Il-220 km (12 mi) north of Bistritz215♠23 October 194410:13LaGG25 km (16 mi) south-southwest of Orsova
1708 June 194415:30LaGG15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Iași216♠23 October 194410:30Il-225 km (16 mi) northeast of Majdanpek
1718 June 194416:25LaGG10 km (6.2 mi) south of Tudora217♠23 October 194410:33LaGG30 km (19 mi) southwest of Turnu Serverin
23 June 1944
P-51218♠23 October 194414:00LaGG25 km (16 mi) south of Orsova
23 June 1944
P-51219♠23 October 194414:30LaGG30 km (19 mi) west-southwest of Orsova
24 June 1944
B-2422026 October 194411:09LaGGOrsova
17230 June 194415:25LaGG22126 October 194411:10LaGGOrsova
17330 June 194415:33Il-222226 October 194414:18LaGG25 km (16 mi) northwest of Turnu Serverin
Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
22413 March 1945
Il-222916 March 1945
Il-2
22513 March 1945
Il-223019 March 1945
Il-2
22614 March 1945
Il-223119 March 1945
La-5
22714 March 1945
Il-22325 April 1945
Il-2
22814 March 1945
Boston23316 April 1945
Il-2

Awards

  • Wound Badge in Silver
  • Honorary Cup of the Luftwaffe on 13 December 1943 as Oberleutnant and pilot
  • Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe in Gold with Pennant "400"
  • Combined Pilots-Observation Badge
  • German Cross in Gold on 28 January 1944 as Oberleutnant in the II./Jagdgeschwader 52.
  • Iron Cross (1939)
    • 2nd Class (24 April 1943)
    • 1st Class (3 July 1943)
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
    • Knight's Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberleutnant (war officer) and Staffelkapitän of the 5./Jagdgeschwader 52
    • 526th Oak Leaves on 20 July 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the III./Jagdgeschwader 52
    • (145th) Swords on 21 April 1945 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 52.

Dates of rank

Wehrmacht
1 November 1940:Leutnant (Second Lieutenant)
1 April 1943:Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant)
1 April 1944:Hauptmann (Captain)
April 1945:Major (Major)
Bundeswehr
1964:Oberstleutnant (Major)
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