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Heinz Lange

January 01, 1970

Heinz Lange (2 October 1917 – 26 February 2006) was an officer and pilot in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who briefly commanded fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 51. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.[1]

Heinz Lange
Born(1917-10-02)2 October 1917
Cologne
Died26 February 2006(2006-02-26) (aged 88)
Bergisch Gladbach
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
RankMajor
UnitJG 21, JG 54, JG 51
Commands held1./JG 54, 3./JG 51, IV./JG 51, JG 51
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Career edit

Lange was born on 2 October 1917 in Cologne, at the time in the Rhine Province, the westernmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia within the German Empire.[2] On 15 July 1939, Lange was posted to the newly created I. Gruppe (1st group) of Jagdgeschwader 21 (JG 21—21st Fighter Wing).[3] The Gruppe was formed at Jesau near Königsberg, present-day Kaliningrad in Russia, and placed under the command of Hauptmann Martin Mettig. Equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 D-1, the Gruppe was ordered to Gutenfeld, present-day Lugovoye, in July 1939.[4]

World War II edit

World War II in Europe began on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland. That day, I. Gruppe of JG 21 moved to Arys-Rostken, present-day Orzysz-Rostki.[5] On 16 September, Lange crashed his Bf 109 D-1 at Klein Zechen, present-day Szczechy Małe, due to setting darkness.[6]

On 18 October 1939, Lange had a takeoff accident in his Bf 109 D-1 at Celle Airfield.[7] On 30 October, Lange claimed his first aerial victory when he shot down a Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim bomber of No. 18 Squadron 25 miles (40 kilometers) north-west of Hopsten. The Blenheim was on a reconnaissance mission to the area of Osnabrück.[8]

On 4 May 1941, III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) began relocating from Belgrad-Semlin by train to Germany, arriving at Airfield Stolp-Reitz in Pomerania, present-day Słupsk, on 10 May.[9]

Operation Barbarossa edit

At Stolp-Reitz, JG 54 upgraded their aircraft to the Bf 109 F-2. For the next four weeks, the pilots familiarized themselves with the new aircraft before on 15 June, III. Gruppe was ordered to Blumenfeld in East Prussia, present-day Karczarningken in the Kaliningrad Oblast, in preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. During the upcoming invasion, JG 54 would be deployed in the area of Army Group North, was subordinated to I. Fliegerkorps (1st Air Corps) and supported the 16th and 18th Army as well as the Panzer Group 4 in their strategic objective to reach Leningrad.[9] On 30 June, Lange claimed his first aerial victories on the Eastern Front when he show down two Ilyushin DB-3 bombers shout down over southern Latvia.[10]

On 1 October, Lange was transferred and appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 1. Staffel (1st squadron) of JG 54. He succeeded Hauptmann Reinhard Seiler was given command of III. Gruppe (3rd group) of JG 54.[11]

On 15 October 1942, Lange left 1. Staffel of JG 54 and transferred command to Leutnant Walter Nowotny.[12] On 6 November, Lange was then given command of 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing). He took over command from Oberleutnant Michael Sonner who had been transferred a week earlier.[13] From 15 to 30 August 1943, Lange was temporarily placed in command of I. Gruppe of JG 51, stepping in for Major Erich Leie. During this assignment, command of 3. Staffel briefly passed on to Leutnant Walther Wever.[14]

Group commander edit

On 7 January 1944, Lange was transferred and briefly commanded I. Gruppe of JG 54, stepping in for Hauptmann Walter Nowotny who was on home leave and then transferred. Command of the Gruppe was officially handed to Hauptmann Horst Ademeit on 4 February.[15]

On 9 May, Lange succeeded Major Hans-Ekkehard Bob as Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of IV. Gruppe of JG 51.[16] Command of his former 3. Staffel was then officially passed on to Wever.[17] At the time, IV. Gruppe of JG 51 was based at Lysiatychi.[18] On 22 June, Soviet forces launched Operation Bagration, the strategic offensive operation against Army Group Centre. In consequence, IV. Gruppe was moved to Mogilev that day and to an airfield named Bayary located 92 kilometers (57 miles) northeast of Minsk and 13 kilometers (8.1 miles) east of Barysaw.[19] On 28 August, IV. Gruppe moved to Modlin Airfield located approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) northwest of Warsaw. Here, the Gruppe predominately flew combat missions to the area north and northeast of Warsaw.[20] Lange was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 18 November for 70 aerial victories.[21] He received the award together with fellow IV. Gruppepilot Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt who had been credited with 89 aerial victories at the time.[22]

Wing commander and end of war edit

On 2 April 1945, he was appointed Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander) of fighter wing JG 51. He succeeded Major Fritz Losigkeit who took command of Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77—77th Fighter Wing).[23] Command of IV. Gruppe of JG 51 was then passed to Oberleutnant Günther Josten.[16]

 
Fw 190 D-13/R11, "Yellow 10" from the Champlin Fighter Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, c. 1995.

Shortly after the end of the war the British wanted to evaluate the performance of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-13/R11 "Yellow 10" (Werknummer 836017—factory number) which had been assigned to the Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 26, Major Franz Götz. At Flensburg, the British Disarmament Wing wanted to compare the fighter's performance against a Hawker Tempest. Squadron Leader Evans approached Lange and asked him to fly a mock combat against one of their pilots. Lange accepted, even though he had only ten flights in a D-9.[24] The mock dogfight was conducted at an altitude of 3,000 meters (9,800 feet), with only enough fuel for the flight and no ammunition. The machines proved evenly matched. Lange assessed that the outcome of such a contest greatly depended on the skills of the individual pilot. At the time Lange was not aware that he was not flying a D-13, but rather a D-9.[24] "Yellow 10" was further subjected to mock combat when on 25 June 1945 Josten was asked to fly a comparison flight against another Tempest.[24] This very rare Fw 190 D-13/R11 is now on display at the Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum in Everett, Washington, which recently had its Junkers Jumo 213 engine made operable once more. However, it will not be flown again.[25]

Later life edit

After the war Lange attended the University of Kiel and studied law receiving a doctorate in jurisprudence (Dr. jur.) degree.[26] In August 1950 he started his career working for the Gerling Insurance Group and retired in 1982. Lange died on 26 February 2006 in Bergisch Gladbach.[27]

Summary of career edit

Aerial victory claims edit

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Lange was credited with 70 aerial victories.[28] Obermaier aloso lists him with 70 aerial victories, claimed in 628 combat missions, all but one on the Eastern Front.[2] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 73 aerial victory claims, plus one further unconfirmed claim. This figure includes 72 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and one over the Western Allies.[29]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 1928". 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 km2). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.[30]

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the – (dash) indicates unwitnessed aerial victory claims for which Lange did not receive credit.
  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Barbas, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
– 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 21 –[3]
"Phoney War" — 6 October 1939 – 9 May 1940
1 30 September 1939 12:50 Blenheim Groß Berßen, south of Sögel[7]
– 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[3]
Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 1 October 1941
2 30 June 1941 14:48 DB-3 Dünaburg[31] 6 29 July 1941 15:45?[Note 1] SB-3 south-southwest of Staraya Russa[32]
3 30 June 1941 14:53 DB-3 Dünaburg[31] 7 2 August 1941 18:40 I-18 (MiG-1) Lake Ilmen[32]
4 5 July 1941 12:30 DB-3 Ostrov[31] 8 23 September 1941 11:00 I-18 (MiG-1) Leningrad[33]
5 5 July 1941 12:32 DB-3 Ostrov[31]
– 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[3]
Operation Barbarossa — 1 October – 5 December 1941
9 7 October 1941 16:40 MBR-2 Oranienbaum[34]
—
 6 November 1941
—
 I-26 (Yak-1) Tikhvin[35]
– 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[3]
Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 30 April 1942
10 3 February 1942 14:27 I-18 (MiG-1) Sokoly-Moor[36] 12 14 March 1942 16:17 Il-2 Lyuban[37]
11 6 February 1942 14:10 R-5 Bolshaya Vishera[36]
– 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[3]
Eastern Front — 1 May – 15 October 1942
13 1 May 1942 16:27 MiG-3 PQ 1928, Volkhov[38] 17 23 August 1942 09:27 Il-2 PQ 47592, Rzhev[39]
north of Rzhev
14 15 May 1942 10:51 Yak-1 Leningrad[40] 18 29 August 1942 07:02 I-16 PQ 10142, Schlüsselburg[41]
south of Schlüsselburg
15 7 August 1942 12:22 Yak-1 PQ 20522, Kirishi[42]
55 km (34 mi) east-northeast of Lyuban 		19 30 September 1942 10:27 I-16 PQ 00264, Dubrowka[43]
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Schlüsselburg
16 7 August 1942 12:22 Yak-1 PQ 20523, Kirishi[42]
25 km (16 mi) southwest of Tikhvin
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[3]
Eastern Front — 6 November 1942 – 3 February 1943
20 4 December 1942 13:31 Il-2 near Ssemitschastry[44] 23 17 December 1942 13:46 Il-2 northeast of Sychyovka[45]
21 4 December 1942 13:35 Il-2 near Morosowa[44] 24 7 January 1943 08:01 Il-2 PQ 07683, Velikiye Luki[45]
22 17 December 1942 13:44 Il-2 northeast of Sychyovka[45] 25 17 January 1943 11:15 MiG-3 PQ 07754, Velikiye Luki[45]
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[3]
Eastern Front — 6 November 1942 – 3 February 1943
20 4 December 1942 13:31 Il-2 near Ssemitschastry[44] 23 17 December 1942 13:46 Il-2 northeast of Sychyovka[45]
21 4 December 1942 13:35 Il-2 near Morosowa[44] 24 7 January 1943 08:01 Il-2 PQ 07683, Velikiye Luki[45]
22 17 December 1942 13:44 Il-2 northeast of Sychyovka[45] 25 17 January 1943 11:15 MiG-3 PQ 07754, Velikiye Luki[45]
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" –[29]
Eastern Front — 4 February – 14 August 1943
26 24 February 1943 07:35 MiG-3 PQ 35 Ost 54283, Uljanowo[46]
25 km (16 mi) south of Kozelsk 		30 5 July 1943 15:55 Yak-1 PQ 35 Ost 63613, Maloarkhangelsk[47]
5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Maloarkhangelsk
27 11 May 1943 13:34 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 63521, Orel[48]
20 km (12 mi) west-northwest of Maloarkhangelsk 		31 11 July 1943 17:25 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 63611, Maloarkhangelsk[49]
5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Maloarkhangelsk
28 28 May 1943 08:10?[Note 2] I-153 PQ 35 Ost 64353, Bolkhov[50]
20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Belyov 		32 12 July 1943 05:55 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 35 Ost 63239, west of Novosil[49]
20 km (12 mi) east of Zalegoshch
29 10 June 1943 19:28 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 44383, Bryansk[50]
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Dyatkovo 		33 12 July 1943 06:02 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 64896, west of Novosil[49]
25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Zalegoshch
– Stab I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" –[3]
Eastern Front — 15–30 August 1943
34 15 August 1943 13:29 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 35 Ost 51846, southeast of Bohodukhiv[51] 37 18 August 1943 10:05 Pe-2 south-southeast of Kharkov[51]
35 17 August 1943 09:45 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 41631, north of Achtyrka[51] 38 22 August 1943 09:50 La-5 west of Kharkov[52]
36 18 August 1943 07:41 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 60187, Kharkov[51] 39 26 August 1943 15:10 Il-2 west of Kharkov[52]
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" –[53]
Eastern Front — 31 August – 31 December 1943
40 31 August 1943 17:44 La-5 southeast of Yelnya[52] 46 20 September 1943 15:30 Yak-9 southeast of Smolensk[54]
41 31 August 1943 17:58 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 35388[52]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Yelnya 		47 26 September 1943 12:31 Yak-9 Smolensk[54]
42 5 September 1943 06:25 LaGG-3 west of Smolensk[55] 48 21 October 1943 13:44 Yak-9 Loyew[56]
43 6 September 1943 15:37 Boston west of Novgorod[55] 49 22 October 1943 12:01 Pe-2 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Loyew[56]
44 6 September 1943 17:56 LaGG-3 south of Yelnya[55] 50 29 October 1943 14:07 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] east of Dubrowna[56]
45 14 September 1943 07:17 Pe-2?[Note 4] northwest of Yelnya[55] ?[Note 5] 4 November 1943 11:45 unknown
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" –[53]
Eastern Front — 1 January – 7 May 1944
51 1 January 1944 13:55 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] south of Vitebsk[57] 55 4 January 1944 11:57 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] north of Vitebsk[57]
52 1 January 1944 13:57 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] south of Vitebsk[57] 56 4 January 1944 12:00?[Note 6] Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] north of Vitebsk[57]
53 1 January 1944 13:57 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] south of Vitebsk[57] 57 6 January 1944 09:59 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 35 Ost N/05193, Orsha[57]
30 km (19 mi) southwest of Liozna
54 4 January 1944 11:48 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] north of Vitebsk[57] ?[Note 7] 10 April 1944 16:45 Il-2 40 km (25 mi) south of Ternopil
– Stab IV. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" –[53]
Eastern Front — 7 May 1944 – 2 April 1945
58 29 June 1944 10:12 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 95748, Barysaw[59]
30 km (19 mi) north-northeast of Beresino 		65 7 October 1944 15:56 Boston PQ 25 Ost 03468, Nasielsk[60]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Modlin
59 24 July 1944 13:37?[Note 8] P-39 PQ 25 Ost 21845[61]
15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Jarosław 		66 7 October 1944 15:58 Boston PQ 25 Ost 03468, Nasielsk[60]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Modlin
60 31 July 1944 11:48 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 25 Ost 45141, Kaunas[61]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Kowna 		?[Note 9] 9 October 1944 15:43 Yak-9 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Warsaw
61 17 August 1944 11:02 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 36346, Kelmė[62]
30 km (19 mi) south of Schaulen 		67 10 October 1944 15:25?[Note 10] Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 25 Ost 13545, Jablonna[60]
15 km (9.3 mi) north of Warsaw
62 29 August 1944 09:53 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13518, Radzymin[62]
20 km (12 mi) north of Warsaw 		68 15 October 1944 11:11 Yak-7 PQ 25 Ost 13573, Jabłonna[60]
vicinity of Warsaw
63 5 September 1944 09:50 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 13368, Wyszków[60]
40 km (25 mi) east of Nasielsk 		69 15 October 1944 11:44 Il-2 m.H.[Note 3] PQ 25 Ost 13544, Jabłonna[60]
15 km (9.3 mi) north of Warsaw
64 7 October 1944 13:24 Boston PQ 25 Ost 13318, Ostenburg[60]
20 km (12 mi) northeast of Nasielsk 		70 16 October 1944 14:50 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13379, Ostenburg[60]
25 km (16 mi) northeast of Nasielsk

Awards edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13:45.[3]
  2. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 08:11.[3]
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m The "m.H." refers to an Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).
  4. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as an Ilyushin Il-2.[53]
  5. ^ This claim over an unknown aircraft type is listed by Mathews and Foreman as his 51st aerial victory.[53] However, this claim is not listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock.[56]
  6. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:48.[53]
  7. ^ This claim over an unknown aircraft type is listed by Mathews and Foreman as his 59th aerial victory.[53] However, this claim is not listed by Prien, Stemmer, Balke and Bock.[58]
  8. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:00.[53]
  9. ^ This claim is listed by Mathews and Foreman as his 69th aerial victory.[53] However, this claim is not listed by Prien, Stemmer, Balke and Bock.[60]
  10. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:20.[53]
  11. ^ According to Obermaier on 27 October 1942.[2]
  12. ^ According to Scherzer as leader of the IV./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".[66]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Forsyth 2022, p. 69.
  2. ^ a b c Obermaier 1989, p. 153.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 718.
  4. ^ Prien et al. 2000, p. 172.
  5. ^ Prien et al. 2000, p. 408.
  6. ^ Prien et al. 2000, p. 413.
  7. ^ a b Prien et al. 2001, p. 158.
  8. ^ Weal 2001, p. 16.
  9. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 246.
  10. ^ Weal 2007, p. 15.
  11. ^ Prien et al. 2003, p. 197.
  12. ^ Prien et al. 2006b, p. 81.
  13. ^ Prien et al. 2006a, p. 265.
  14. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 486.
  15. ^ Prien et al. 2022b, p. 375.
  16. ^ a b Aders & Held 1993, p. 251.
  17. ^ Prien et al. 2022a, p. 319.
  18. ^ Prien et al. 2022a, p. 478.
  19. ^ Prien et al. 2022a, p. 457.
  20. ^ Prien et al. 2022a, pp. 466–467.
  21. ^ Weal 2007, p. 77.
  22. ^ Weal 2006, p. 115.
  23. ^ Aders & Held 1993, p. 247.
  24. ^ a b c Crandall 2000, p. 17.
  25. ^ Fw 190 D-13/R11.
  26. ^ David 2000, p. 191.
  27. ^ Dixon 2023, p. 179.
  28. ^ Zabecki 2014, p. 1616.
  29. ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 718–719.
  30. ^ Planquadrat.
  31. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2003, p. 263.
  32. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 264.
  33. ^ Prien et al. 2003, p. 266.
  34. ^ Prien et al. 2003, p. 203.
  35. ^ Prien et al. 2003, p. 204.
  36. ^ a b Prien et al. 2005, p. 200.
  37. ^ Prien et al. 2005, p. 201.
  38. ^ Prien et al. 2006b, p. 85.
  39. ^ Prien et al. 2006b, p. 91.
  40. ^ Prien et al. 2006b, p. 86.
  41. ^ Prien et al. 2006b, p. 93.
  42. ^ a b Prien et al. 2006b, p. 90.
  43. ^ Prien et al. 2006b, p. 94.
  44. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2006a, p. 272.
  45. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2006a, p. 273.
  46. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 489.
  47. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 493.
  48. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 491.
  49. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2012, p. 494.
  50. ^ a b Prien et al. 2012, p. 492.
  51. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2012, p. 497.
  52. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2012, p. 498.
  53. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 719.
  54. ^ a b Prien et al. 2012, p. 500.
  55. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2012, p. 499.
  56. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2012, p. 501.
  57. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2022a, p. 322.
  58. ^ Prien et al. 2022a, pp. 323, 482.
  59. ^ Prien et al. 2022a, p. 483.
  60. ^ a b c d e f g h i Prien et al. 2022a, p. 486.
  61. ^ a b Prien et al. 2022a, p. 484.
  62. ^ a b Prien et al. 2022a, p. 485.
  63. ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 131.
  64. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 268.
  65. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 284.
  66. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 492.

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Military offices
Preceded by Commander of Jagdgeschwader 51 Mölders
2 April 1945 – 8 May 1945 		Succeeded by
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January 01, 1970
heinz, lange, october, 1917, february, 2006, officer, pilot, luftwaffe, nazi, germany, during, world, briefly, commanded, fighter, wing, jagdgeschwader, recipient, knight, cross, iron, cross, born, 1917, october, 1917colognedied26, february, 2006, 2006, aged, . Heinz Lange 2 October 1917 26 February 2006 was an officer and pilot in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who briefly commanded fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 51 He was a recipient of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross 1 Heinz LangeBorn 1917 10 02 2 October 1917CologneDied26 February 2006 2006 02 26 aged 88 Bergisch GladbachAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch LuftwaffeRankMajorUnitJG 21 JG 54 JG 51Commands held1 JG 54 3 JG 51 IV JG 51 JG 51Battles warsWorld War II Polish Campaign Battle of France Battle of Britain Balkans Campaign Operation BarbarossaAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross Contents 1 Career 2 World War II 2 1 Operation Barbarossa 2 2 Group commander 2 3 Wing commander and end of war 3 Later life 4 Summary of career 4 1 Aerial victory claims 4 2 Awards 5 Notes 6 References 6 1 Citations 6 2 BibliographyCareer editLange was born on 2 October 1917 in Cologne at the time in the Rhine Province the westernmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia within the German Empire 2 On 15 July 1939 Lange was posted to the newly created I Gruppe 1st group of Jagdgeschwader 21 JG 21 21st Fighter Wing 3 The Gruppe was formed at Jesau near Konigsberg present day Kaliningrad in Russia and placed under the command of Hauptmann Martin Mettig Equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 D 1 the Gruppe was ordered to Gutenfeld present day Lugovoye in July 1939 4 World War II editWorld War II in Europe began on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland That day I Gruppe of JG 21 moved to Arys Rostken present day Orzysz Rostki 5 On 16 September Lange crashed his Bf 109 D 1 at Klein Zechen present day Szczechy Male due to setting darkness 6 On 18 October 1939 Lange had a takeoff accident in his Bf 109 D 1 at Celle Airfield 7 On 30 October Lange claimed his first aerial victory when he shot down a Royal Air Force Bristol Blenheim bomber of No 18 Squadron 25 miles 40 kilometers north west of Hopsten The Blenheim was on a reconnaissance mission to the area of Osnabruck 8 On 4 May 1941 III Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 54 JG 54 54th Fighter Wing began relocating from Belgrad Semlin by train to Germany arriving at Airfield Stolp Reitz in Pomerania present day Slupsk on 10 May 9 Operation Barbarossa edit At Stolp Reitz JG 54 upgraded their aircraft to the Bf 109 F 2 For the next four weeks the pilots familiarized themselves with the new aircraft before on 15 June III Gruppe was ordered to Blumenfeld in East Prussia present day Karczarningken in the Kaliningrad Oblast in preparation for Operation Barbarossa the invasion of the Soviet Union During the upcoming invasion JG 54 would be deployed in the area of Army Group North was subordinated to I Fliegerkorps 1st Air Corps and supported the 16th and 18th Army as well as the Panzer Group 4 in their strategic objective to reach Leningrad 9 On 30 June Lange claimed his first aerial victories on the Eastern Front when he show down two Ilyushin DB 3 bombers shout down over southern Latvia 10 On 1 October Lange was transferred and appointed Staffelkapitan squadron leader of 1 Staffel 1st squadron of JG 54 He succeeded Hauptmann Reinhard Seiler was given command of III Gruppe 3rd group of JG 54 11 On 15 October 1942 Lange left 1 Staffel of JG 54 and transferred command to Leutnant Walter Nowotny 12 On 6 November Lange was then given command of 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 JG 51 51st Fighter Wing He took over command from Oberleutnant Michael Sonner who had been transferred a week earlier 13 From 15 to 30 August 1943 Lange was temporarily placed in command of I Gruppe of JG 51 stepping in for Major Erich Leie During this assignment command of 3 Staffel briefly passed on to Leutnant Walther Wever 14 Group commander edit On 7 January 1944 Lange was transferred and briefly commanded I Gruppe of JG 54 stepping in for Hauptmann Walter Nowotny who was on home leave and then transferred Command of the Gruppe was officially handed to Hauptmann Horst Ademeit on 4 February 15 On 9 May Lange succeeded Major Hans Ekkehard Bob as Gruppenkommandeur group commander of IV Gruppe of JG 51 16 Command of his former 3 Staffel was then officially passed on to Wever 17 At the time IV Gruppe of JG 51 was based at Lysiatychi 18 On 22 June Soviet forces launched Operation Bagration the strategic offensive operation against Army Group Centre In consequence IV Gruppe was moved to Mogilev that day and to an airfield named Bayary located 92 kilometers 57 miles northeast of Minsk and 13 kilometers 8 1 miles east of Barysaw 19 On 28 August IV Gruppe moved to Modlin Airfield located approximately 35 kilometers 22 miles northwest of Warsaw Here the Gruppe predominately flew combat missions to the area north and northeast of Warsaw 20 Lange was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes on 18 November for 70 aerial victories 21 He received the award together with fellow IV Gruppepilot Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt who had been credited with 89 aerial victories at the time 22 Wing commander and end of war edit On 2 April 1945 he was appointed Geschwaderkommodore wing commander of fighter wing JG 51 He succeeded Major Fritz Losigkeit who took command of Jagdgeschwader 77 JG 77 77th Fighter Wing 23 Command of IV Gruppe of JG 51 was then passed to Oberleutnant Gunther Josten 16 nbsp Fw 190 D 13 R11 Yellow 10 from the Champlin Fighter Museum Phoenix Arizona c 1995 Shortly after the end of the war the British wanted to evaluate the performance of the German Focke Wulf Fw 190 D 13 R11 Yellow 10 Werknummer 836017 factory number which had been assigned to the Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 26 Major Franz Gotz At Flensburg the British Disarmament Wing wanted to compare the fighter s performance against a Hawker Tempest Squadron Leader Evans approached Lange and asked him to fly a mock combat against one of their pilots Lange accepted even though he had only ten flights in a D 9 24 The mock dogfight was conducted at an altitude of 3 000 meters 9 800 feet with only enough fuel for the flight and no ammunition The machines proved evenly matched Lange assessed that the outcome of such a contest greatly depended on the skills of the individual pilot At the time Lange was not aware that he was not flying a D 13 but rather a D 9 24 Yellow 10 was further subjected to mock combat when on 25 June 1945 Josten was asked to fly a comparison flight against another Tempest 24 This very rare Fw 190 D 13 R11 is now on display at the Flying Heritage amp Combat Armor Museum in Everett Washington which recently had its Junkers Jumo 213 engine made operable once more However it will not be flown again 25 Later life editAfter the war Lange attended the University of Kiel and studied law receiving a doctorate in jurisprudence Dr jur degree 26 In August 1950 he started his career working for the Gerling Insurance Group and retired in 1982 Lange died on 26 February 2006 in Bergisch Gladbach 27 Summary of career editAerial victory claims edit According to US historian David T Zabecki Lange was credited with 70 aerial victories 28 Obermaier aloso lists him with 70 aerial victories claimed in 628 combat missions all but one on the Eastern Front 2 Mathews and Foreman authors of Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 73 aerial victory claims plus one further unconfirmed claim This figure includes 72 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and one over the Western Allies 29 Victory claims were logged to a map reference PQ Planquadrat for example PQ 1928 The Luftwaffe grid map Jagermeldenetz 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 km2 These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km 4 km 1 9 mi 2 5 mi in size 30 Chronicle of aerial victories This and the dash indicates unwitnessed aerial victory claims for which Lange did not receive credit This and the question mark indicates information discrepancies listed by Barbas Prien Stemmer Rodeike Bock Mathews and Foreman Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location 1 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 21 3 Phoney War 6 October 1939 9 May 1940 1 30 September 1939 12 50 Blenheim Gross Berssen south of Sogel 7 8 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 3 Operation Barbarossa 22 June 1 October 1941 2 30 June 1941 14 48 DB 3 Dunaburg 31 6 29 July 1941 15 45 Note 1 SB 3 south southwest of Staraya Russa 32 3 30 June 1941 14 53 DB 3 Dunaburg 31 7 2 August 1941 18 40 I 18 MiG 1 Lake Ilmen 32 4 5 July 1941 12 30 DB 3 Ostrov 31 8 23 September 1941 11 00 I 18 MiG 1 Leningrad 33 5 5 July 1941 12 32 DB 3 Ostrov 31 1 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 3 Operation Barbarossa 1 October 5 December 1941 9 7 October 1941 16 40 MBR 2 Oranienbaum 34 6 November 1941 I 26 Yak 1 Tikhvin 35 1 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 3 Eastern Front 6 December 1941 30 April 1942 10 3 February 1942 14 27 I 18 MiG 1 Sokoly Moor 36 12 14 March 1942 16 17 Il 2 Lyuban 37 11 6 February 1942 14 10 R 5 Bolshaya Vishera 36 1 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 3 Eastern Front 1 May 15 October 1942 13 1 May 1942 16 27 MiG 3 PQ 1928 Volkhov 38 17 23 August 1942 09 27 Il 2 PQ 47592 Rzhev 39 north of Rzhev 14 15 May 1942 10 51 Yak 1 Leningrad 40 18 29 August 1942 07 02 I 16 PQ 10142 Schlusselburg 41 south of Schlusselburg 15 7 August 1942 12 22 Yak 1 PQ 20522 Kirishi 42 55 km 34 mi east northeast of Lyuban 19 30 September 1942 10 27 I 16 PQ 00264 Dubrowka 43 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Schlusselburg 16 7 August 1942 12 22 Yak 1 PQ 20523 Kirishi 42 25 km 16 mi southwest of Tikhvin 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 3 Eastern Front 6 November 1942 3 February 1943 20 4 December 1942 13 31 Il 2 near Ssemitschastry 44 23 17 December 1942 13 46 Il 2 northeast of Sychyovka 45 21 4 December 1942 13 35 Il 2 near Morosowa 44 24 7 January 1943 08 01 Il 2 PQ 07683 Velikiye Luki 45 22 17 December 1942 13 44 Il 2 northeast of Sychyovka 45 25 17 January 1943 11 15 MiG 3 PQ 07754 Velikiye Luki 45 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 3 Eastern Front 6 November 1942 3 February 1943 20 4 December 1942 13 31 Il 2 near Ssemitschastry 44 23 17 December 1942 13 46 Il 2 northeast of Sychyovka 45 21 4 December 1942 13 35 Il 2 near Morosowa 44 24 7 January 1943 08 01 Il 2 PQ 07683 Velikiye Luki 45 22 17 December 1942 13 44 Il 2 northeast of Sychyovka 45 25 17 January 1943 11 15 MiG 3 PQ 07754 Velikiye Luki 45 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 29 Eastern Front 4 February 14 August 1943 26 24 February 1943 07 35 MiG 3 PQ 35 Ost 54283 Uljanowo 46 25 km 16 mi south of Kozelsk 30 5 July 1943 15 55 Yak 1 PQ 35 Ost 63613 Maloarkhangelsk 47 5 km 3 1 mi northeast of Maloarkhangelsk 27 11 May 1943 13 34 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 63521 Orel 48 20 km 12 mi west northwest of Maloarkhangelsk 31 11 July 1943 17 25 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 63611 Maloarkhangelsk 49 5 km 3 1 mi northeast of Maloarkhangelsk 28 28 May 1943 08 10 Note 2 I 153 PQ 35 Ost 64353 Bolkhov 50 20 km 12 mi south southeast of Belyov 32 12 July 1943 05 55 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 35 Ost 63239 west of Novosil 49 20 km 12 mi east of Zalegoshch 29 10 June 1943 19 28 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 44383 Bryansk 50 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Dyatkovo 33 12 July 1943 06 02 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 64896 west of Novosil 49 25 km 16 mi east northeast of Zalegoshch Stab I Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 3 Eastern Front 15 30 August 1943 34 15 August 1943 13 29 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 35 Ost 51846 southeast of Bohodukhiv 51 37 18 August 1943 10 05 Pe 2 south southeast of Kharkov 51 35 17 August 1943 09 45 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 41631 north of Achtyrka 51 38 22 August 1943 09 50 La 5 west of Kharkov 52 36 18 August 1943 07 41 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 60187 Kharkov 51 39 26 August 1943 15 10 Il 2 west of Kharkov 52 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 53 Eastern Front 31 August 31 December 1943 40 31 August 1943 17 44 La 5 southeast of Yelnya 52 46 20 September 1943 15 30 Yak 9 southeast of Smolensk 54 41 31 August 1943 17 58 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 35388 52 10 km 6 2 mi east of Yelnya 47 26 September 1943 12 31 Yak 9 Smolensk 54 42 5 September 1943 06 25 LaGG 3 west of Smolensk 55 48 21 October 1943 13 44 Yak 9 Loyew 56 43 6 September 1943 15 37 Boston west of Novgorod 55 49 22 October 1943 12 01 Pe 2 5 km 3 1 mi east of Loyew 56 44 6 September 1943 17 56 LaGG 3 south of Yelnya 55 50 29 October 1943 14 07 Il 2 m H Note 3 east of Dubrowna 56 45 14 September 1943 07 17 Pe 2 Note 4 northwest of Yelnya 55 Note 5 4 November 1943 11 45 unknown 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 53 Eastern Front 1 January 7 May 1944 51 1 January 1944 13 55 Il 2 m H Note 3 south of Vitebsk 57 55 4 January 1944 11 57 Il 2 m H Note 3 north of Vitebsk 57 52 1 January 1944 13 57 Il 2 m H Note 3 south of Vitebsk 57 56 4 January 1944 12 00 Note 6 Il 2 m H Note 3 north of Vitebsk 57 53 1 January 1944 13 57 Il 2 m H Note 3 south of Vitebsk 57 57 6 January 1944 09 59 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 35 Ost N 05193 Orsha 57 30 km 19 mi southwest of Liozna 54 4 January 1944 11 48 Il 2 m H Note 3 north of Vitebsk 57 Note 7 10 April 1944 16 45 Il 2 40 km 25 mi south of Ternopil Stab IV Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 53 Eastern Front 7 May 1944 2 April 1945 58 29 June 1944 10 12 La 5 PQ 25 Ost 95748 Barysaw 59 30 km 19 mi north northeast of Beresino 65 7 October 1944 15 56 Boston PQ 25 Ost 03468 Nasielsk 60 15 km 9 3 mi southwest of Modlin 59 24 July 1944 13 37 Note 8 P 39 PQ 25 Ost 21845 61 15 km 9 3 mi northeast of Jaroslaw 66 7 October 1944 15 58 Boston PQ 25 Ost 03468 Nasielsk 60 15 km 9 3 mi southwest of Modlin 60 31 July 1944 11 48 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 25 Ost 45141 Kaunas 61 10 km 6 2 mi east of Kowna Note 9 9 October 1944 15 43 Yak 9 40 km 25 mi northeast of Warsaw 61 17 August 1944 11 02 Yak 9 PQ 25 Ost 36346 Kelme 62 30 km 19 mi south of Schaulen 67 10 October 1944 15 25 Note 10 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 25 Ost 13545 Jablonna 60 15 km 9 3 mi north of Warsaw 62 29 August 1944 09 53 Yak 9 PQ 25 Ost 13518 Radzymin 62 20 km 12 mi north of Warsaw 68 15 October 1944 11 11 Yak 7 PQ 25 Ost 13573 Jablonna 60 vicinity of Warsaw 63 5 September 1944 09 50 La 5 PQ 25 Ost 13368 Wyszkow 60 40 km 25 mi east of Nasielsk 69 15 October 1944 11 44 Il 2 m H Note 3 PQ 25 Ost 13544 Jablonna 60 15 km 9 3 mi north of Warsaw 64 7 October 1944 13 24 Boston PQ 25 Ost 13318 Ostenburg 60 20 km 12 mi northeast of Nasielsk 70 16 October 1944 14 50 Yak 9 PQ 25 Ost 13379 Ostenburg 60 25 km 16 mi northeast of Nasielsk Awards edit Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 20 September 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelkapitan 63 Note 11 German Cross in Gold on 17 May 1943 as Hauptmann in the 3 Jagdgeschwader 51 64 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 18 November 1944 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the IV Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 65 Note 12 Notes edit According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13 45 3 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 08 11 3 a b c d e f g h i j k l m The m H refers to an Ilyushin Il 2 with rear gunner mit Heckschutze According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as an Ilyushin Il 2 53 This claim over an unknown aircraft type is listed by Mathews and Foreman as his 51st aerial victory 53 However this claim is not listed by Prien Stemmer Rodeike and Bock 56 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11 48 53 This claim over an unknown aircraft type is listed by Mathews and Foreman as his 59th aerial victory 53 However this claim is not listed by Prien Stemmer Balke and Bock 58 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12 00 53 This claim is listed by Mathews and Foreman as his 69th aerial victory 53 However this claim is not listed by Prien Stemmer Balke and Bock 60 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15 20 53 According to Obermaier on 27 October 1942 2 According to Scherzer as leader of the IV Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 66 References editCitations edit Forsyth 2022 p 69 a b c Obermaier 1989 p 153 a b c d e f g h i j k Mathews amp 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Victory Claims Volume 2 G L Walton on Thames Red Kite ISBN 978 1 906592 19 6 Neulen Hans Werner July 2000 Les as de la Luftwaffe Heinz Lange le dernier Kommodore Luftwaffe Aces Heinz Lange the Last Commodore Avions Toute l Aeronautique et son histoire in French 88 16 27 ISSN 1243 8650 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 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 Patzwall Klaus D 2008 Der Ehrenpokal fur besondere Leistung im Luftkrieg The Honor Goblet for Outstanding Achievement in the Air War in German Norderstedt Germany Verlag Klaus D Patzwall ISBN 978 3 931533 08 3 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 2001 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 2 Der Sitzkrieg 1 9 1939 bis 9 5 1941 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 2 The Phoney War 1 September 1939 to 9 May 1940 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 59 5 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 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 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2006a Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 9 II Vom Sommerfeldzug 1942 bis zur Niederlage von Stalingrad 1 5 1942 bis 3 2 1943 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 9 II From the 1942 Summer Campaign to the Defeat at Stalingrad 1 May 1942 to 3 February 1943 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 77 9 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2006b Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 9 III Vom Sommerfeldzug 1942 bis zur Niederlage von Stalingrad 1 5 1942 bis 3 2 1943 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 9 III From the 1942 Summer Campaign to the Defeat at Stalingrad 1 May 1942 to 3 February 1943 in German Eutin Germany Struve Druck ISBN 978 3 923457 78 6 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Rodeike Peter Bock Winfried 2012 Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 12 I Einsatz im Osten 4 2 bis 31 12 1943 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 12 I Action in the East 4 February to 31 December 1943 in German Eutin Germany Buchverlag Rogge ISBN 978 3 942943 02 4 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Balke Ulf Bock Winfried 2022a Die Jagdfliegerverbande der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945 Teil 15 I Einsatz im Osten 1 1 bis 31 12 1944 The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945 Part 15 I Action in the East 1 January to 31 December 1944 in German Eutin Germany Buchverlag Rogge ISBN 978 3 942943 26 0 Prien Jochen Stemmer Gerhard Balke Ulf Bock Winfried 2022b 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