In July 1937, Handrick was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of Jagdgruppe 88 (18 July 1937 – 10 September 1938). This unit fought in the Spanish Civil War where he claimed five aerial victories while flying for the Legion Condor, including a Polikarpov I-15 fighter on 9 September 1937 and an Polikarpov I-16 fighter on 18 May 1938.[4] He was later awarded the Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords (Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern) on 14 April 1939 for his service in the Spanish Civil War.[5]
Handrick was then given command of I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 132 "Schlageter" on 11 September 1938 after his return from Spain.[6] This unit then became I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" on 1 May 1939 which he led until 23 June 1940.[7] On 24 June 1940 command of JG 26 was handed over to Major Handrick, who passed command of I./JG 26 to Hauptmann Kurt Fischer.[8] After he left JG 26, Handrick served with the Luftwaffenmission Rumänien (Luftwaffe Mission Romania) under the command of Generalleutnant (equivalent to major general) Wilhelm Speidel.[9][10]
On 7 October, Handrick took over command of III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) from Hauptmann Alexander von Winterfeld who was transferred. He led this Gruppe until 23 June 1941.[11] Command of the Gruppe was then given to Major Albert Blumensaat.[12]
During World War II he was a recipient of the German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) on 17 October 1943.[15] In March 1942, Oberstleutnant Handrick transferred to command Jagdgeschwader 5 (JG 5—5th Fighter Wing) in Norway and Northern Russia.[16] From June 1943 to June 1944 he was Jagdfliegerführer Ostmark. Then as an Oberst, he became the commanding officer of 8. Jagd-Division in Austria, a position he held until the end of the war.[17] After the war he worked in Hamburg as a representative of Daimler-Benz.[18]
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Gotthard Handrick 25 October 1908 30 May 1978 was a German Olympic athlete and German fighter pilot during the Spanish Civil War and World War II Gotthard HandrickGotthard Handrick at the 1936 Olympic GamesBorn 1908 10 25 25 October 1908Zittau German EmpireDied30 May 1978 1978 05 30 aged 69 Ahrensburg West GermanySports careerCountry Nazi GermanySportModern pentathlonSports achievements and titlesOlympic finals1936 BerlinMedal record Men s Modern pentathlon1936 Berlin Modern pentathlonMilitary careerAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch LuftwaffeYears of service1929 45RankOberst colonel Commands heldJG 26 JG 77 JG 5Battles warsSpanish Civil WarWorld War IIAwardsSpanish Cross in Gold with SwordsGerman Cross in Gold Contents 1 Career 1 1 Wing commander 2 Awards 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyCareer Edit Medal presentation at the 1936 Olympic games with Handrick in 1st place Handrick was born on 25 October 1908 in Zittau at the time in the Kingdom of Saxony as part of the German Empire 1 He won the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin 2 3 In July 1937 Handrick was appointed Gruppenkommandeur group commander of Jagdgruppe 88 18 July 1937 10 September 1938 This unit fought in the Spanish Civil War where he claimed five aerial victories while flying for the Legion Condor including a Polikarpov I 15 fighter on 9 September 1937 and an Polikarpov I 16 fighter on 18 May 1938 4 He was later awarded the Spanish Cross in Gold with Swords Spanienkreuz in Gold mit Schwertern on 14 April 1939 for his service in the Spanish Civil War 5 Handrick was then given command of I Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 132 Schlageter on 11 September 1938 after his return from Spain 6 This unit then became I Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter on 1 May 1939 which he led until 23 June 1940 7 On 24 June 1940 command of JG 26 was handed over to Major Handrick who passed command of I JG 26 to Hauptmann Kurt Fischer 8 After he left JG 26 Handrick served with the Luftwaffenmission Rumanien Luftwaffe Mission Romania under the command of Generalleutnant equivalent to major general Wilhelm Speidel 9 10 On 7 October Handrick took over command of III Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 JG 52 52nd Fighter Wing from Hauptmann Alexander von Winterfeld who was transferred He led this Gruppe until 23 June 1941 11 Command of the Gruppe was then given to Major Albert Blumensaat 12 Wing commander Edit In June 1941 Handrick was transferred and became the Geschwaderkommodore wing commander of Jagdgeschwader 77 JG 77 77th Fighter Wing 13 While serving on the Eastern Front he claimed a Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 3 fighter on 29 September and a Petlyakov Pe 2 bomber on 22 October 1941 14 During World War II he was a recipient of the German Cross in Gold Deutsches Kreuz in Gold on 17 October 1943 15 In March 1942 Oberstleutnant Handrick transferred to command Jagdgeschwader 5 JG 5 5th Fighter Wing in Norway and Northern Russia 16 From June 1943 to June 1944 he was Jagdfliegerfuhrer Ostmark Then as an Oberst he became the commanding officer of 8 Jagd Division in Austria a position he held until the end of the war 17 After the war he worked in Hamburg as a representative of Daimler Benz 18 Awards EditSpanish Cross in Gold with Swords 14 April 1939 5 Iron Cross 2nd and 1st Class German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943 as Oberst in Jagdgeschwader 5 15 References EditCitations Edit Munzinger Olympics Statistics Gotthard Handrick databaseolympics com Archived from the original on 2012 11 14 Retrieved 2012 07 01 Gotthard Handrick Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 2012 11 13 Retrieved 2012 07 01 Forsyth 2011 p 105 a b Mathews amp Foreman 2015 p 476 Prien et al 2000 p 180 Caldwell 1991 p 4 Caldwell 1991 p 8 Weal 2004 p 54 Barbas 2010 p 23 Barbas 2010 p 279 Schreier 1990 p 190 Prien 1995 p 2370 Prien et al 2003 p 304 a b Patzwall amp Scherzer 2001 p 163 Mombeek 2011 p 295 Weal 2016 p 31 Mandell 1987 p xiii Bibliography Edit Barbas Bernd 2010 Die Geschichte der III Gruppe des Jagdgeschwaders 52 The History of 3rd Group of Fighter Wing 52 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 94 6 Caldwell Donald L 1991 JG 26 Top Guns of the Luftwaffe New York Ivy Books ISBN 978 0 8041 1050 1 Forsyth Robert 2011 Aces of the Legion Condor Oxford UK Osprey Publishing ISBN 978 1 84908 347 8 Mandell Richard D 1987 The Nazi Olympics University of Illinois Press ISBN 978 0 252 01325 6 Mathews Andrew Johannes Foreman John 2015 Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims Volume 2 G L Walton on Thames Red Kite ISBN 978 1 906592 19 6 Mombeek Eric 2011 Eismeerjager Zur Geschichte des Jagdgeschwaders 5 Band 4 Fighters in the Arctic Sea The History of the 5th Fighter Wing Volume 4 Linkebeek Belgium ASBL La Porte d Hoves ISBN 978 2 930546 05 6 Patzwall Klaus D Scherzer Veit 2001 Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II The German Cross 1941 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2 in German Norderstedt Germany Verlag Klaus D Patzwall ISBN 978 3 931533 45 8 Prien Jochen 1995 Geschichte des Jagdgeschwaders 77 Teil 4 1944 1945 History of Jagdgeschwader 77 Volume 4 1944 1945 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 29 8 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2000 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 1 Vorkriegszeit und Einsatz uber Polen 1934 bis 1939 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 1 Pre War Period and Action over Poland 1934 to 1939 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 54 0 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2003 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 6 II Unternehmen BARBAROSSA Einsatz im Osten 22 6 bis 5 12 1941 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 6 II Operation BARBAROSSA Action in the East 22 June to 5 December 1941 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 70 0 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 Weal John 2004 Jagdgeschwader 52 The Experten Aviation Elite Units Oxford UK Osprey Publishing ISBN 978 1 84176 786 4 Weal John 2016 Arctic Bf 109 and Bf 110 Aces Bloomsbury Publishing p 112 ISBN 978 1 78200 800 2 Gotthard Handrick in German Munzinger Archiv Retrieved 30 June 2021 Military officesPreceded byMajor Hans Hugo Witt Commander of Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter24 June 1940 21 August 1940 Succeeded byOberstleutnant Adolf GallandPreceded byMajor Bernhard Woldenga Commander of Jagdgeschwader 77 Herz As23 June 1941 May 1942 Succeeded byMajor Gordon GollobPreceded bynone Commander of Jagdgeschwader 5 EismeerMarch 1942 31 August 1943 Succeeded byOberstleutnant Gunther ScholzPreceded bynone Commander of Jagdfliegerfuhrer Ostmark15 June 1943 15 June 1944 Succeeded by8 Jagd DivisionPreceded byJagdfliegerfuhrer 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