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Friedrich Beckh

May 10, 2023

Friedrich Beckh (17 January 1908 – 21 June 1942) was 48 victory-Luftwaffe flying ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. He held the position of Geschwaderkommodore of fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 51 and Jagdgeschwader 52.

Friedrich Beckh
Born17 January 1908
Nuremberg
Died21 June 1942(1942-06-21) (aged 34)
near Charkow
Allegiance Weimar Republic (to 1933)
 Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service1926–42
RankOberstleutnant im Generalstab
Commands heldJG 51, JG 52
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Early life and career

Beckh was born on 17 January 1908 in Nuremberg. He was a career soldier having joined the cavalry in 1926 as part of the-then 100,000 strong German Army. He joined the Luftwaffe with the rank of Oberleutnant in 1935 and trained to be a fighter pilot but Beckh had no particular aptitude for flying.

World War II

By the time World War II broke out he had already occupied several positions on the General Staff and because of his age did not fly any combat sorties. Instead, he was lecturing at the Air War Academy. It was during 1940 as Jägerverbindungsoffizier in the Luftgaukommando Wiesbaden (fighter communications or liaison officer) that he became close friends with Werner Mölders, the two men served in Jagdgeschwader 134 Horst Wessel. When Mölders became Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing) on 27 July 1940 he arranged for Beckh to transfer to his Geschwaderstab, as an officer on secondment from the General Staff.

Beckh was nonetheless an enthusiastic fighter pilot. However, there was one further factor in Beckh's make-up that would constitute something of a handicap when flying fighters. He was simply unable to see anything in the air. In fact, Beckh's eyesight had deteriorated considerably since he had first joined the Luftwaffe.

Group commander

On 1 March 1941, Beckh was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of IV. Gruppe of JG 51, succeeding Oberleutnant Hans-Karl Keitel who was transferred.[1]

During the opening weeks of Operation Barbarossa Beckh had considerable success, mostly in tandem with his Wingman Leutnant Bernd Gallowitsch, who at the time was credited with around twenty victories. The two pilots invariably returned from sorties with a victory each.

Wing commander

On 19 July 1941, Beckh was appointed Geschwaderkommodore of JG 51. He succeeded Mölders in this capacity who transferred and appointed Inspekteur der Jagdflieger (Inspector of Fighters).[2] Command of IV. Gruppe then passed on to Haupmann Karl-Gottfried Nordmann.[3]

JG 51 supported Heinz Guderian's Panzerarmee in the battles around Kiev, Beckh claimed the Geschwader's 2000th victory.[4]

However, on 16 September, during a fighter sweep, his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Werknummer 8988—factory number) was hit by anti-aircraft artillery, resulting in a forced landing 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Konotop. During his convalescence, he was temporarily replaced by Major Günther Lützow as commander of JG 51.[5] Two days after being wounded in action, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) for 27 victories, 23 of them on the Eastern Front. He had also claimed around twenty aircraft destroyed on the ground. Initially he insisted on leading the Geschwader from the ground but on 3 October he was eventually admitted to a hospital with the foot infected.

Beckh returned to the Geschwader on 21 December 1941 and he achieved approximately twenty further victories before being transferred back to the Reich Air Ministry on 9 April 1942. He was then appointed Kommodore of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) on 3 June 1942 barely two months later following the death of Major Wilhelm Lessmann.[6][7]

On 21 June 1942, Beckh was airborne in his Bf 109 F-4 "weiße 4" (Werknummer13362) with his wingman for a low-level sortie of the type he preferred in the area of Izium-Kupiansk-Valuyki, east of Charkov. East of Waluiki the duo observed a Russian air base with Russian fighters on the ground. Beckh dived, claiming two fighters, but his wingman observed Beckh's F-4 taking a number of flak hits before it too nosed down and appeared to plunge to the ground. The Bf 109 came down in a marsh near Valuyki. His body was found inside his fighter when the site was excavated 60 years later.[8] At the time of his death he claimed over 40 aircraft in aerial combat and a dozen on the ground.[6]

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to Obermaier, Beckh was credited with 48 aerial victories claimed in an unknown number of combat missions. This figure includes eleven claims on the Eastern Front and four over the Western Allies.[9] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 40 aerial victory claims, plus two further unconfirmed claims. This figure of confirmed claims includes four aerial victories on the Western Front and 36 on the Eastern Front.[10]

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ a b According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed.[11]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Prien et al. 2002, p. 101.
  2. ^ Prien et al. 2003, p. 216.
  3. ^ Prien et al. 2003, p. 329.
  4. ^ Bergström 2007a, p. 69.
  5. ^ Prien et al. 2003, pp. 210, 222.
  6. ^ a b Bergström 2007a, p. 52.
  7. ^ Schreier 1990, p. 185.
  8. ^ Bergström 2007b, p. 53.
  9. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 85.
  10. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2014, pp. 70–71.
  11. ^ a b c d e Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 71.
  12. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2002, p. 106.
  13. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2003, p. 334.
  14. ^ Prien et al. 2003, p. 336.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2003, p. 220.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Prien et al. 2003, p. 221.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Prien et al. 2005, p. 47.
  18. ^ MacLean 2007, p. 55.
  19. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 127.
  20. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 210.

Bibliography

  • Bergström, Christer (2007a). Barbarossa - The Air Battle: July–December 1941. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. ISBN 978-1-85780-270-2.
  • Bergström, Christer (2007b). Stalingrad – The Air Battle: 1942 through January 1943. Hinkley: Midland Puplishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-276-4.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer [in German] (2000) [1986]. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • MacLean, French L (2007). Luftwaffe Efficiency & Promotion Reports: For the Knight's Cross Winners. Vol. One. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Military History. ISBN 978-0-7643-2657-8.
  • Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2014). Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims — Volume 1 A–F. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-18-9.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
  • Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2002). Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 4/II—Einsatz am Kanal und über England—26.6.1940 bis 21.6.1941 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 4/II—Action at the Channel and over England—26 June 1940 to 21 June 1941] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-64-9.
  • Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2003). Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 6/I—Unternehmen "BARBAROSSA"—Einsatz im Osten—22.6. bis 5.12.1941 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 6/I—Operation "BARBAROSSA"—Action in the East—22 June to 5 December 1941] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-69-4.
  • Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2005). Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 9/I—Winterkampf im Osten—6.12.1941 bis 30.4.1942 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 9/I—Winter War in the East—6 December 1941 to 30 April 1942] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-76-2.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Schreier, Hans (1990). JG 52 Das erfolgreichste Jagdgeschwader des 2. Weltkriegs [JG 52 The Most Successful Fighter Wing of World War II] (in German). Berg am See: K. Vowinckel. ISBN 978-3-921655-66-5.

External links

  • "das-ritterkreuz.de". Friedrich Beckh. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
Military offices
Preceded by
Oberstleutnant Werner Mölders
 Commander of Jagdgeschwader 51 Mölders
19 July 1941 – October 1941 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Major Wilhelm Lessmann
 Commander of Jagdgeschwader 52
3 June 1942 – 21 June 1942 		Succeeded by

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Friedrich Beckh news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Friedrich Beckh 17 January 1908 21 June 1942 was 48 victory Luftwaffe flying ace and recipient of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership He held the position of Geschwaderkommodore of fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 51 and Jagdgeschwader 52 Friedrich BeckhBorn17 January 1908NurembergDied21 June 1942 1942 06 21 aged 34 near CharkowAllegiance Weimar Republic to 1933 Nazi GermanyService wbr branchLuftwaffeYears of service1926 42RankOberstleutnant im GeneralstabCommands heldJG 51 JG 52Battles warsWorld War II Battle of Britain Operation BarbarossaAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross Contents 1 Early life and career 2 World War II 2 1 Group commander 2 2 Wing commander 3 Summary of career 3 1 Aerial victory claims 3 2 Awards 4 Notes 5 References 5 1 Citations 5 2 Bibliography 6 External linksEarly life and career EditBeckh was born on 17 January 1908 in Nuremberg He was a career soldier having joined the cavalry in 1926 as part of the then 100 000 strong German Army He joined the Luftwaffe with the rank of Oberleutnant in 1935 and trained to be a fighter pilot but Beckh had no particular aptitude for flying World War II EditBy the time World War II broke out he had already occupied several positions on the General Staff and because of his age did not fly any combat sorties Instead he was lecturing at the Air War Academy It was during 1940 as Jagerverbindungsoffizier in the Luftgaukommando Wiesbaden fighter communications or liaison officer that he became close friends with Werner Molders the two men served in Jagdgeschwader 134 Horst Wessel When Molders became Geschwaderkommodore wing commander of Jagdgeschwader 51 JG 51 51st Fighter Wing on 27 July 1940 he arranged for Beckh to transfer to his Geschwaderstab as an officer on secondment from the General Staff Beckh was nonetheless an enthusiastic fighter pilot However there was one further factor in Beckh s make up that would constitute something of a handicap when flying fighters He was simply unable to see anything in the air In fact Beckh s eyesight had deteriorated considerably since he had first joined the Luftwaffe Group commander Edit On 1 March 1941 Beckh was appointed Gruppenkommandeur group commander of IV Gruppe of JG 51 succeeding Oberleutnant Hans Karl Keitel who was transferred 1 During the opening weeks of Operation Barbarossa Beckh had considerable success mostly in tandem with his Wingman Leutnant Bernd Gallowitsch who at the time was credited with around twenty victories The two pilots invariably returned from sorties with a victory each Wing commander Edit On 19 July 1941 Beckh was appointed Geschwaderkommodore of JG 51 He succeeded Molders in this capacity who transferred and appointed Inspekteur der Jagdflieger Inspector of Fighters 2 Command of IV Gruppe then passed on to Haupmann Karl Gottfried Nordmann 3 JG 51 supported Heinz Guderian s Panzerarmee in the battles around Kiev Beckh claimed the Geschwader s 2000th victory 4 However on 16 September during a fighter sweep his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F 2 Werknummer 8988 factory number was hit by anti aircraft artillery resulting in a forced landing 30 kilometers 19 miles east of Konotop During his convalescence he was temporarily replaced by Major Gunther Lutzow as commander of JG 51 5 Two days after being wounded in action he was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes for 27 victories 23 of them on the Eastern Front He had also claimed around twenty aircraft destroyed on the ground Initially he insisted on leading the Geschwader from the ground but on 3 October he was eventually admitted to a hospital with the foot infected Beckh returned to the Geschwader on 21 December 1941 and he achieved approximately twenty further victories before being transferred back to the Reich Air Ministry on 9 April 1942 He was then appointed Kommodore of Jagdgeschwader 52 JG 52 52nd Fighter Wing on 3 June 1942 barely two months later following the death of Major Wilhelm Lessmann 6 7 On 21 June 1942 Beckh was airborne in his Bf 109 F 4 weisse 4 Werknummer13362 with his wingman for a low level sortie of the type he preferred in the area of Izium Kupiansk Valuyki east of Charkov East of Waluiki the duo observed a Russian air base with Russian fighters on the ground Beckh dived claiming two fighters but his wingman observed Beckh s F 4 taking a number of flak hits before it too nosed down and appeared to plunge to the ground The Bf 109 came down in a marsh near Valuyki His body was found inside his fighter when the site was excavated 60 years later 8 At the time of his death he claimed over 40 aircraft in aerial combat and a dozen on the ground 6 Summary of career EditAerial victory claims Edit According to Obermaier Beckh was credited with 48 aerial victories claimed in an unknown number of combat missions This figure includes eleven claims on the Eastern Front and four over the Western Allies 9 Mathews and Foreman authors of Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 40 aerial victory claims plus two further unconfirmed claims This figure of confirmed claims includes four aerial victories on the Western Front and 36 on the Eastern Front 10 Chronicle of aerial victories This and the Ace of spades indicates those aerial victories which made Beckh 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 question mark indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien Stemmer Rodeike Bock Mathews and Foreman Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location Stab VI Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 11 Over England and on the English Channel 1 March 9 June 19411 5 March 1941 14 50 Spitfire west of Boulogne 12 3 6 May 1941 13 55 Spitfire 20 km 12 mi north of Cap Blanc Nez 12 2 10 March 1941 17 25 Spitfire 20 km 12 mi west of Le Treport 12 4 21 May 1941 18 00 Hurricane 20 km 12 mi north of Calais 12 Stab VI Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 11 Operation Barbarossa 22 June 19 July 19415 22 June 1941 06 25 DJ 6 13 7 27 June 1941 10 03 SB 2 13 6 24 June 1941 09 25 DB 3 10 km 6 2 mi east of Pruzhany 13 8 7 July 1941 16 30 I 18 MiG 1 Orsha 14 Stab of Jagdgeschwader 51 11 Operation Barbarossa 19 July 5 December 19419 23 July 1941 08 16 unknown 15 18 27 August 1941 15 00 Pe 2 16 10 2 August 1941 17 12 R 5 5 km 3 1 mi south of Kondratowa 15 19 27 August 1941 15 00 Pe 2 16 11 2 August 1941 17 15 I 15 5 km 3 1 mi east of Aleksino 15 20 27 August 1941 15 05 Pe 2 15 km 9 3 mi east of Novgorod 16 12 10 August 1941 10 43 I 61 MiG 3 10 km 6 2 mi east of Vyshny Volochyok 15 21 6 September 1941 09 30 I 153 15 km 9 3 mi south southeast of Yelnya 16 13 10 August 1941 11 00 I 15 12 km 7 5 mi northeast of Yelnya 15 22 6 September 1941 12 25 ground attack aircraft 16 14 Note 1 12 August 1941 10 43 I 61 MiG 3 15 23 8 September 1941 09 35 I 61 MiG 3 16 15 15 August 1941 16 45 I 61 15 24 Note 1 8 September 1941 I 61 MiG 3 16 16 16 August 1941 08 45 R 5 16 25 10 September 1941 08 06 DB 3 16 17 25 August 1941 15 10 R 3 25 km 16 mi north of Novgorod 16 26 16 September 1941 15 05 SB 2 16 Stab of Jagdgeschwader 51 11 Winter War 6 December 1941 30 April 194227 11 March 1942 17 23 unknown 17 35 31 March 1942 15 25 unknown 17 28 29 March 1942 10 25 unknown 17 36 5 April 1942 09 01 unknown 17 29 30 March 1942 10 45 unknown 17 37 5 April 1942 09 03 unknown 17 30 30 March 1942 17 25 unknown 17 38 5 April 1942 09 05 unknown 17 31 31 March 1942 08 42 unknown 17 39 5 April 1942 10 01 unknown 17 32 31 March 1942 08 43 unknown 17 40 5 April 1942 10 35 unknown 17 33 31 March 1942 12 08 unknown 17 41 5 April 1942 17 15 unknown 17 34 31 March 1942 12 12 unknown 17 Awards Edit Iron Cross 1939 2nd and 1st class Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe 11 May 1942 18 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 September 1941 as Major and Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51 19 20 Notes Edit a b According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed 11 References EditCitations Edit Prien et al 2002 p 101 Prien et al 2003 p 216 Prien et al 2003 p 329 Bergstrom 2007a p 69 Prien et al 2003 pp 210 222 a b Bergstrom 2007a p 52 Schreier 1990 p 185 Bergstrom 2007b p 53 Obermaier 1989 p 85 Mathews amp Foreman 2014 pp 70 71 a b c d e Mathews amp Foreman 2014 p 71 a b c d Prien et al 2002 p 106 a b c Prien et al 2003 p 334 Prien et al 2003 p 336 a b c d e f g Prien et al 2003 p 220 a b c d e f g h i j k Prien et al 2003 p 221 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Prien et al 2005 p 47 MacLean 2007 p 55 Fellgiebel 2000 p 127 Scherzer 2007 p 210 Bibliography Edit Bergstrom Christer 2007a Barbarossa The Air Battle July December 1941 London Chevron Ian Allan ISBN 978 1 85780 270 2 Bergstrom Christer 2007b Stalingrad The Air Battle 1942 through January 1943 Hinkley Midland Puplishing ISBN 978 1 85780 276 4 Fellgiebel Walther Peer in German 2000 1986 Die Trager des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 1945 Die Inhaber der hochsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile The Bearers of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 1945 The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches in German Friedberg Germany Podzun Pallas ISBN 978 3 7909 0284 6 MacLean French L 2007 Luftwaffe Efficiency amp Promotion Reports For the Knight s Cross Winners Vol One Atglen Pennsylvania Schiffer Military History ISBN 978 0 7643 2657 8 Mathews Andrew Johannes Foreman John 2014 Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims Volume 1 A F Walton on Thames Red Kite ISBN 978 1 906592 18 9 Obermaier Ernst 1989 Die Ritterkreuztrager der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 1945 The Knight s Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 1945 in German Mainz Germany Verlag Dieter Hoffmann ISBN 978 3 87341 065 7 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2002 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 4 II Einsatz am Kanal und uber England 26 6 1940 bis 21 6 1941 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 4 II Action at the Channel and over England 26 June 1940 to 21 June 1941 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 64 9 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2003 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 6 I Unternehmen BARBAROSSA Einsatz im Osten 22 6 bis 5 12 1941 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 6 I Operation BARBAROSSA Action in the East 22 June to 5 December 1941 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 69 4 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2005 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 9 I Winterkampf im Osten 6 12 1941 bis 30 4 1942 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 9 I Winter War in the East 6 December 1941 to 30 April 1942 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 76 2 Scherzer Veit 2007 Die Ritterkreuztrager 1939 1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer Luftwaffe Kriegsmarine Waffen SS Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbundeter Streitkrafte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives The Knight s Cross Bearers 1939 1945 The Holders of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army Air Force Navy Waffen SS Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives in German Jena Germany Scherzers Miltaer Verlag ISBN 978 3 938845 17 2 Schreier Hans 1990 JG 52 Das erfolgreichste Jagdgeschwader des 2 Weltkriegs JG 52 The Most Successful Fighter Wing of World War II in German Berg am See K Vowinckel ISBN 978 3 921655 66 5 External links Edit das ritterkreuz de Friedrich Beckh Retrieved 20 September 2007 Military officesPreceded byOberstleutnant Werner Molders Commander of Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders19 July 1941 October 1941 Succeeded byMajor Gunther LutzowPreceded byMajor Wilhelm Lessmann Commander of Jagdgeschwader 523 June 1942 21 June 1942 Succeeded byMajor Herbert IhlefeldPortals Aviation Biography Military of Germany World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Beckh amp oldid 1134589527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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