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Karl-Heinz Weber

January 01, 1970

Karl-Heinz Weber (30 January 1922 – 7 June 1944) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Weber was credited with 136 aerial victories—that is, 136 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. All his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front in over 500 combat missions.

Karl-Heinz Weber
Karl-Heinz Weber during World War 2
Nickname(s)Benjamin
Born(1922-01-30)30 January 1922
Heringsdorf
Died7 June 1944(1944-06-07) (aged 22)
south of Rouen, France
Cause of deathKilled in action
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service1939–1944
RankHauptmann (captain)
UnitJG 51, JG 1
Commands heldIII./JG 1
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Career edit

Weber, the son of a Reichsbahn-Sekretär, was born on 30 January 1922 in Heringsdorf in the province of Pomerania, a Free State of Prussia.[1] A pre-war glider pilot, he volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe in late 1939. Leutnant Weber was posted to 7. Staffel (7th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing) on 1 October 1940.[2][Note 1]

On the Eastern Front edit

In June 1941, JG 51 and the majority of the Luftwaffe were transferred to the Eastern Front in preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union.[3] There, Weber claimed his first aerial victory on 24 June 1941 over a Tupolev SB-2 bomber.[4] On 6 July, for his achievements to date he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse).[1]

During the Battle of Rzhev on 3 September 1942, Weber claimed a Petlyakov Pe-2 twin-engined dive bomber shot down in combat southwest of Sychyovka. [5] Later that day, the airfield at Dugino came under Soviet bomber attack, during its defense, he was shot down and wounded in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Werknummer 8240—factory number) northwest of Dugino.[6][7] While Weber was recovering from his injuries, III. Gruppe (3rd group) was relocated to Jesau, near Königsberg in East Prussia for conversion to the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-2 and A-3. On 19 November 1942, Soviet forces launched the Velikiye Luki offensive operation. During this operation, Weber claimed a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 fighter east-southeast of Zubtsov on 15 January 1943.[8] Operating from the airfield at Oryol-West, equipped with heated hangars and buildings, III. Gruppe was tasked with operating in the airspace south and east of Oryol.[9] On 23 February, in the area north of Oryol and east of Zhizdra, Weber claimed a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 fighter and an Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft shot down.[10] The following day, in combat northeast of Zhizdra, Weber claimed two Petlyakov Pe-2 bombers shot down.[11] On 16 March, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold).[1]

Squadron leader edit

On 5 June 1943, Weber temporarily was given command of 7. Staffel, replacing Hauptmann Herbert Wehnelt who had fallen ill.[12] On 5 July, III. Gruppe began flying missions in support of Operation Citadel, as part of the Battle of Kursk. The Gruppe supported the 9th Army, attacking the salient from the north. That day, Weber became an "ace-in-a-day" for the first time. On an early morning mission east of Maloarkhangelsk he claimed a MiG-3 fighter shot down. In the early afternoon, on mission to the combat area near Ponyri, his flight intercepted a formation of Douglas A-20 Havoc, also known as Boston, escorted by Lavochkin La-5 fighters. In this encounter, Weber claimed a Boston and a La-5 shot down. On an early evening mission to Maloarkhangelsk, the Gruppe encountered Il-2 ground-attack aircraft escorted by fighter aircraft. In this engagement, Weber claimed a Yakovlev Yak-1 fighter and a La-5 fighter shot down.[13] On 12 July, Weber and his wingman Unteroffizier Heinrich Dittlmann shot down Mladshiy Leytenant Nikolay Zhukov and Leytenant Nikolay Safonov from 32 GvIAP (Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment—Gvardeyskiy Istrebitelny Aviatsionny Polk).[14]

On 13 August, Weber was then officially appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the Staffel.[12] The day before, he had been credited with his 100th aerial victory.[15] He was the 49th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[16]

On 1 April 1944, 7. Staffel relocated to an airfield at Terespol. On the first mission from this airfield, the Staffel escorted Heinkel He 111 bombers on a mission to Kovel. Northwest of Kovel, the Staffel intercepted 15 Il-2 ground-attack aircraft. In the aerial encounter, 7. Staffel pilots without loss of their own claimed eight Il-2s shot down, including two by Weber.[17] In April 1944, III. Gruppe began re-equipping with the Bf 109 G-6 with 7. Staffel making the transition in early May at an airfield at Dęblin–Irena.[18] On 28 May, III. Gruppe of JG 51 received orders to transfer one Staffel to the west in Defence of the Reich. The Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) Hauptmann Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber selected Weber's 7. Staffel which was then subordinated to the II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1—1st Fighter Wing).[19]

Group commander and missing in action edit

 
III./JG 1 emblem

Following the transfer west, Weber was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III. Gruppe of JG 1 on 3 June, succeeding Major Hartmann Grasser in this capacity.[20] Only four days later, on 7 June, Weber led III. Gruppe of JG 1 from Beauvais–Tillé against Allied fighters south of Rouen on his first mission over the Invasion Front. He was reported as missing in action. It is assumed that he was shot down and killed in his Bf 109 G-6/AS (Werknummer 410 399) by P-51 Mustang fighters from No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron.[21][22]

Following Weber's death, command of III. Gruppe was temporarily given to Haupmann Alfred Grislawski who had led 8. Staffel of JG 1.[23] Weber's body was never recovered. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub).[24] He was the 529th member of the German armed forces to be so honored. On 14 November 1952, Weber was declared dead as of 31 December 1945 by the Amtsgericht, an official court, in Stade.[25]

Summary of career edit

Aerial victory claims edit

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Weber was credited with 136 aerial victories.[26] Prien, Rodeike, Obermaier and Spick also list Weber with 136 aerial victories claimed in over 500 combat missions.[2][20][27] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 132 aerial victory claims, plus one further unconfirmed claim. All of his aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front.[28]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 57744". 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.[29]

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Weber 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, Balke, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim Date Time Type Location Unit Claim Date Time Type Location Unit
– Claims with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 on the Eastern Front[22] –
Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941
1 24 June 1941 19:05 SB-2[4] 7./JG 51 7 8 August 1941 15:25 DB-3[30] Stab III./JG 51
2 30 June 1941
—
 SB-2[31] 7./JG 51 8 18 August 1941 08:35 DB-3[30] Stab III./JG 51
3 1 July 1941
—
 V-11 (Il-2)[32] 7./JG 51 9?[Note 2] 18 August 1941
—
 DB-3[30] Stab III./JG 51
4 12 July 1941
—
 DB-3[32] 7./JG 51 10 8 October 1941 14:00 SB-3[33] Stab III./JG 51
5 23 July 1941 18:57 SB-2 northeast of Babruysk[34] 7./JG 51 11 24 October 1941 11:18 DB-3[35] Stab III./JG 51
6 28 July 1941
—
 Pe-2[34] 7./JG 51 12 25 October 1941 09:33 DB-3[35] 7./JG 51
– Claims with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front –
Winter War — 5 December 1941 – 30 April 1942
13?[Note 3] 18 February 1942
—
 unknown[37] 7./JG 51 14?[Note 3] 8 March 1942
—
 unknown[38] 7./JG 51
– Claims with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front[39] –
1 May 1942 – 3 February 1943
15?[Note 3] 1 July 1942
—
 unknown[40] 7./JG 51 24 2 September 1942 12:09 LaGG-3 east of Sychyovka[41] 7./JG 51
16 5 July 1942 05:03 Il-2[40] 7./JG 51 25 3 September 1942 14:20 Pe-2 southwest of Sychyovka[41] 7./JG 51
17 5 July 1942 05:09?[Note 4] Pe-2[40] 7./JG 51 26 15 January 1943 13:42 MiG-3 PQ 57744[42]
25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Zubtsov 		7./JG 51
18 10 July 1942 10:18 MiG-1[40] 7./JG 51 27 29 January 1943 08:30 Pe-2 PQ 63194, southeast of Oryol[42]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Zmiyekka 		7./JG 51
19 2 August 1942 16:50 Il-2 PQ 57711[43]
25 km (16 mi) east of Zubtsov 		7./JG 51 28 29 January 1943 08:31 Pe-2 PQ 63322, southeast of Oryol[42]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Glazunovka 		7./JG 51
20 6 August 1942 18:17 Il-2 PQ 56112[43]
40 km (25 mi) north-northeast of Gagarin 		7./JG 51 29 3 February 1943 08:16 Il-2 PQ 73524[42]
20 km (12 mi) west of Livny 		7./JG 51
21 8 August 1942 12:50 MiG-3 PQ 47843[41]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Zubtsov 		7./JG 51 30 3 February 1943 12:08 Il-2 PQ 73714[42]
40 km (25 mi) east of Zolotukhino 		7./JG 51
22 9 August 1942 05:15 LaGG-3 PQ 47792[41]
20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Zubtsov 		7./JG 51 31 3 February 1943 12:15 Il-2 PQ 73823[42]
25 km (16 mi) south-southeast of Livny 		7./JG 51
23 24 August 1942 07:43 Il-2 PQ 47573[41]
20 km (12 mi) west of Rzhev 		7./JG 51
– Claims with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front[44] –
4 February – 31 December 1943
32 23 February 1943 12:28?[Note 5] LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 54173, 20 km (12 mi) east of Zhizdra[46]
20 km (12 mi) northwest of Zhizdra 		7./JG 51 73 30 July 1943 11:51 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 64587[47]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Telchje 		7./JG 51
33 23 February 1943 12:33 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 44242[46]
20 km (12 mi) east-northeast of Zhizdra 		7./JG 51 74 1 August 1943 09:31 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 54736[47]
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Kromy 		7./JG 51
34 24 February 1943 10:50 Pe-2 PQ 35 Ost 44221[46]
25 km (16 mi) north of Zhizdra 		7./JG 51 75 1 August 1943 17:50?[Note 7] La-5 PQ 35 Ost 53369[48]
vicinity of Znamenskoye 		7./JG 51
35 24 February 1943 10:53 Pe-2 PQ 35 Ost 45882[46]
25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Kirov 		7./JG 51 76 1 August 1943 18:02 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 53455[48]
15 km (9.3 mi) south of Sockowo 		7./JG 51
36 17 March 1943 11:55 LaGG-3?[Note 8] PQ 35 Ost 53643[49]
25 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Trosna 		7./JG 51 77 2 August 1943 08:54 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 53451[48]
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Kromy 		7./JG 51
37?[Note 3] 18 March 1943 09:15 MiG-3[49] 7./JG 51 78 2 August 1943 13:12 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 53614[48]
25 km (16 mi) west of Trosna 		7./JG 51
38 7 May 1943 04:27 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 44312[49]
20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Seschtschinskaja 		7./JG 51 79 3 August 1943 06:17 Pe-2 PQ 35 Ost 53551[48]
15 km (9.3 mi) south-southeast of Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky 		7./JG 51
39 11 May 1943 12:38?[Note 9] MiG-1 PQ 35 Ost 63443[49]
20 km (12 mi) north of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 80 3 August 1943 12:03 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 53616[48]
25 km (16 mi) west of Trosna 		7./JG 51
40 12 May 1943 12:11 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 73534[49]
15 km (9.3 mi) west of Livny 		7./JG 51 81♠ 4 August 1943 05:51 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 53527[48]
5 km (3.1 mi) west of Kromy 		7./JG 51
41 14 May 1943 19:10 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 63372[49]
25 km (16 mi) southwest of Glazunowka 		7./JG 51 82♠ 4 August 1943 10:08 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 53429[48]
20 km (12 mi) east of Znamenskoye 		7./JG 51
42 2 June 1943 10:53 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 63564[50]
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 83♠ 4 August 1943 10:41 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 54824[48]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Naryshkino 		7./JG 51
43 8 June 1943 19:15 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 63113[50]
vicinity of Oryol 		7./JG 51 84♠ 4 August 1943 13:21 Yak-7 PQ 35 Ost 53421[48]
5 km (3.1 mi) west of Kromy 		7./JG 51
44 8 June 1943 19:18 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 64844[50]
20 km (12 mi) south of Mtsensk 		7./JG 51 85♠ 4 August 1943 13:37 Curtuss P-40 PQ 35 Ost 53223[48]
5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky 		7./JG 51
45♠ 5 July 1943 04:03 MiG-3 PQ 35 Ost 63621[51]
25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 86 6 August 1943 12:51 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 54723[48]
20 km (12 mi) southeast of Dudorovskiy 		7./JG 51
46♠ 5 July 1943 13:29 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 63644, 37 km (23 mi) southeast Oryol[51]
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 87 6 August 1943 15:18 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 54569[48]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Znamenskoye 		7./JG 51
47♠ 5 July 1943 13:52 Boston PQ 35 Ost 63593[51]
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 88 7 August 1943 06:11 Boston PQ 35 Ost 53561[52]
20 km (12 mi) southeast of Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky 		7./JG 51
48♠ 5 July 1943 18:11 Yak-1 PQ 35 Ost 63563[51]
5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 89 8 August 1943 16:05 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 35453[52]
30 km (19 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk 		7./JG 51
49♠ 5 July 1943 18:33 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 63562[51]
15 km (9.3 mi) east-northeast of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 90 9 August 1943 08:48 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 35633[52]
10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk 		7./JG 51
50 6 July 1943 04:21 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 63724[51]
25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 91 9 August 1943 12:31 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 35404[52]
25 km (16 mi) north-northwest of Spas-Demensk 		7./JG 51
51 6 July 1943 04:35 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 63544[51]
20 km (12 mi) west of Zolotukhino 		7./JG 51 92 9 August 1943 16:08 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 35633[52]
25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Yelnya 		7./JG 51
52 6 July 1943 09:18 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 63693[51]
10 km (6.2 mi) south-southeast of Trosna 		7./JG 51 93 9 August 1943 16:23 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 35446[52]
10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk 		7./JG 51
53 6 July 1943 13:21 La-5?[Note 10] PQ 35 Ost 63754[53]
20 km (12 mi) west-southwest of Zolotukhino 		7./JG 51 94 10 August 1943 15:01 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 45543[52]
vicinity of Spas-Demensk 		7./JG 51
54 7 July 1943 15:07?[Note 11] MiG-3 PQ 35 Ost 63743[53]
10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Fatez 		7./JG 51 95 11 August 1943 15:32 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] south-southeast of Yelnya[52]
south-southeast of Yelnya 		7./JG 51
55 8 July 1943 12:22 MiG-3 PQ 35 Ost 63814[53]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Zolotukhino 		7./JG 51 96 11 August 1943 16:22 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] east of Yelnya[52] 7./JG 51
56 8 July 1943 17:30 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 53832[53]
5 km (3.1 mi) east of Zolotukhino 		7./JG 51 97 12 August 1943 17:24 Pe-2 southwest of Szaskino[52] 7./JG 51
57 10 July 1943 13:05 MiG-1 PQ 35 Ost 63582[53]
20 km (12 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 98 12 August 1943 17:32 La-5 north of Wesselucha[52] 7./JG 51
58 11 July 1943 18:04 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 63533[53]
vicinity of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 99 12 August 1943 17:37 La-5 south of Kamenka[52] 7./JG 51
59 12 July 1943 05:16 DB-3 PQ 35 Ost 73143[53]
20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Belyov 		7./JG 51 100 12 August 1943 17:40 La-5 south of Kamenka[52] 7./JG 51
60 12 July 1943 09:03 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 63232[53]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Verkhovye 		7./JG 51 101 10 October 1943 09:48 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 06155, southeast of Nevel[54] 7./JG 51
61 12 July 1943 14:00?[Note 12] Yak-7 PQ 35 Ost 64353[55]
20 km (12 mi) east of Zalegoshch 		7./JG 51 102 10 October 1943 10:07 Yak-4 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Vitebsk[54] 7./JG 51
62 13 July 1943 13:08 DB-3 PQ 35 Ost 63291[55]
25 km (16 mi) southeast of Zalegoshch 		7./JG 51 103 14 October 1943 06:42 Yak-7 PQ 35 Ost 15552, 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Gorki[54] 7./JG 51
63 13 July 1943 13:09 DB-3 PQ 35 Ost 63293[55]
25 km (16 mi) southeast of Zalegoshch 		7./JG 51 104 20 October 1943 09:58 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 02258, 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Loyew[54] 7./JG 51
64 13 July 1943 13:11 DB-3 PQ 35 63432, 27 km (17 mi) south-southwest of Novosil[55]
40 km (25 mi) east-southeast of Zmiyekka 		7./JG 51 105 22 October 1943 10:07 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 03856, Loyew[56] 7./JG 51
65 14 July 1943 18:28 Yak-7 PQ 35 Ost 64642[55]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Mtsensk 		7./JG 51 106 30 October 1943 11:58 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 03846, 28 km (17 mi) south-southeast of Rechytsa[56] 7./JG 51
66 16 July 1943 07:57 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 64387[55]
20 km (12 mi) northeast of Bolkhov 		7./JG 51 107 10 November 1943 11:12 Yak-7 PQ 25 Ost 96261, Nevel[56] 7./JG 51
67 17 July 1943 05:08?[Note 13] Pe-2 PQ 35 Ost 53215[55]
vicinity of Naryshkino 		7./JG 51 108 12 November 1943 12:58 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 06768[56]
15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Vitebsk 		7./JG 51
68 17 July 1943 07:14 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 63633[55]
vicinity of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 109 22 November 1943 10:21 Boston PQ 35 Ost 03691[56]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Gomel 		7./JG 51
69 17 July 1943 07:16 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 35 Ost 63536[55]
25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Maloarkhangelsk 		7./JG 51 110 22 November 1943 10:27 Boston PQ 35 Ost 03662[56]
20 km (12 mi) south of Gomel 		7./JG 51
70 19 July 1943 08:57 MiG-3 PQ 35 Ost 64889[47]
20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mtsensk 		7./JG 51 111 23 December 1943 11:47 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 03181[57]
20 km (12 mi) southeast of Zhlobin 		7./JG 51
71 20 July 1943 17:03 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 64846[47]
20 km (12 mi) south of Mtsensk 		7./JG 51 112 23 December 1943 11:53 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 03326[57]
20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Zhlobin 		7./JG 51
72 28 July 1943 14:03 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 64488[47]
20 km (12 mi) west-northwest of Bolkhov 		7./JG 51
– Claims with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front –[58]
1 January – 29 May 1944
113 25 January 1944 08:32 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 93467[59]
30 km (19 mi) south-southwest of Zhlobin 		7./JG 51 126 23 February 1944 14:02 Yak-7 PQ 25 Ost 04714[60]
15 km (9.3 mi) north of Rogatschew 		7./JG 51
114 25 January 1944 12:50 Yak-7 PQ 25 Ost 93751[59]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Mazyr 		7./JG 51 127 27 February 1944 10:57 Yak-7 PQ 35 Ost 04755[60]
10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Rogatschew 		7./JG 51
115 6 February 1944 11:42 Yak-7 PQ 25 Ost 96655[59]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Gorodok 		7./JG 51 ?[Note 14] 10 March 1944 15:51 Yak-7 PQ 35 Ost 05247[60]
20 km (12 mi) southwest of Liosno 		7./JG 51
116 7 February 1944 11:54 P-40 PQ 35 Ost 06786[59]
15 km (9.3 mi) north-northwest of Mogilew 		7./JG 51 ?[Note 14] 10 March 1944 15:51 Yak-7 PQ 35 Ost 05247[60]
20 km (12 mi) southwest of Liosno 		7./JG 51
117 7 February 1944 12:08 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 96664[59]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Gorodok 		7./JG 51 128 31 March 1944 11:29 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 25 Ost 42676[60]
15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Kovel 		7./JG 51
118 9 February 1944 13:47 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 96685[59]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Gorodok 		7./JG 51 129 1 April 1944 09:42 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 25 Ost 42693[60]
20 km (12 mi) northwest of Kovel 		7./JG 51
119 9 February 1944 13:51 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 96654, northwest of Vitebsk[59]
20 km (12 mi) southwest of Gorodok 		7./JG 51 130 1 April 1944 09:46 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 25 Ost 42646[60]
15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Kovel 		7./JG 51
120 12 February 1944 13:53 Yak-7 PQ 25 Ost 968357[60]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Kamary 		7./JG 51 131?[Note 3] 3 April 1944 09:11 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 25 Ost 42811[60] 7./JG 51
121 12 February 1944 14:06 Yak-7 PQ 25 Ost 06772[60]
10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Kamary 		7./JG 51 132 3 April 1944 09:13 Il-2 m.H.[Note 6] PQ 25 Ost 42854[60]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Kovel 		7./JG 51
122 18 February 1944 15:06 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 96682[60]
20 km (12 mi) southwest of Gorodok 		7./JG 51 133 5 April 1944 08:58 Yak-7 PQ 25 Ost 42595[60]
15 km (9.3 mi) north of Lubomi 		7./JG 51
123 22 February 1944 12:06 Boston PQ 35 Ost 04553[60]
15 km (9.3 mi) south of Stara Bychow 		7./JG 51 134 5 April 1944 09:18 Yak-7 PQ 25 Ost 42625[60]
vicinity of Ukmerge 		7./JG 51
124 22 February 1944 12:16 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 04719[60]
15 km (9.3 mi) north of Rogatschew 		7./JG 51 135 7 April 1944 12:28 Yak-7 PQ 25 Ost 42687[60]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Kovel 		7./JG 51
125 22 February 1944 15:48 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 04752[60]
10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Rogatschew 		7./JG 51 136 17 April 1944 06:36 LaGG-3 PQ 25 Ost 42686[61]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Kovel 		7./JG 51

Awards edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations see Organisation of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
  2. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed.[22]
  3. ^ a b c d e This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.[36]
  4. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 05:08.[22]
  5. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:26.[45]
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s The "m.H." refers to an Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).
  7. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17:56.[45]
  8. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Lavochkin La-5.[45]
  9. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:35.[45]
  10. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3.[45]
  11. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:04.[45]
  12. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 19:00.[45]
  13. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 05:06.[45]
  14. ^ a b According to Prien, Stemmer, Balke and Bock this claim was considered a Staffelabschuss, a shared aerial victory attributed to the entire squadron and not exclusively to Weber.[60]
  15. ^ According to Obermaier and Thomas on 30 September 1942.[2][62]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b c Stockert 2012, p. 107.
  2. ^ a b c Obermaier 1989, p. 68.
  3. ^ Aders & Held 1993, p. 85.
  4. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 302.
  5. ^ Prien et al. 2006, pp. 319, 332.
  6. ^ Prien et al. 2006, pp. 319, 337.
  7. ^ Bergström et al. 2006, p. 199.
  8. ^ Prien et al. 2006, pp. 321, 334.
  9. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 1.
  10. ^ Prien et al. 2012, pp. 4–5, 60.
  11. ^ Prien et al. 2012, pp. 5, 60.
  12. ^ a b Prien et al. 2012, p. 56.
  13. ^ Prien et al. 2012, pp. 22–23, 63.
  14. ^ Bergström 2007, p. 85.
  15. ^ Weal 1998, p. 64.
  16. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 244.
  17. ^ Prien et al. 2022, pp. 361, 407.
  18. ^ Prien et al. 2022, p. 364.
  19. ^ Prien et al. 2022, p. 366.
  20. ^ a b Prien & Rodeike 1996, p. 997.
  21. ^ Prien & Rodeike 1996, pp. 1008–1009, 1186.
  22. ^ a b c d Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1378.
  23. ^ Prien & Rodeike 1996, p. 1009.
  24. ^ Page 2020, p. 70.
  25. ^ Stockert 2012, p. 108.
  26. ^ Zabecki 2019, p. 329.
  27. ^ Spick 1996, p. 230.
  28. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1378–1381.
  29. ^ Planquadrat.
  30. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2003, p. 307.
  31. ^ Prien et al. 2003, p. 303.
  32. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 304.
  33. ^ Prien et al. 2003, p. 308.
  34. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 305.
  35. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 309.
  36. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1378, 1381.
  37. ^ Prien et al. 2005, p. 107.
  38. ^ Prien et al. 2005, p. 108.
  39. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1378–1379.
  40. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2006, p. 330.
  41. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2006, p. 332.
  42. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2006, p. 334.
  43. ^ a b Prien et al. 2006, p. 331.
  44. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1379–1380.
  45. ^ a b c d e f g h Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1379.
  46. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2012, p. 60.
  47. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2012, p. 66.
  48. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Prien et al. 2012, p. 67.
  49. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2012, p. 61.
  50. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2012, p. 62.
  51. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2012, p. 63.
  52. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Prien et al. 2012, p. 68.
  53. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2012, p. 64.
  54. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2012, p. 71.
  55. ^ a b c d e f g h i Prien et al. 2012, p. 65.
  56. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2012, p. 72.
  57. ^ a b Prien et al. 2012, p. 73.
  58. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1380–1381.
  59. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2022, p. 406.
  60. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Prien et al. 2022, p. 407.
  61. ^ Prien et al. 2022, p. 408.
  62. ^ a b c Thomas 1998, p. 419.
  63. ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 213.
  64. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 498.
  65. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 770.
  66. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 437.
  67. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 85.

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January 01, 1970
karl, heinz, weber, january, 1922, june, 1944, luftwaffe, flying, world, also, recipient, knight, cross, iron, cross, with, leaves, highest, award, military, paramilitary, forces, nazi, germany, during, world, weber, credited, with, aerial, victories, that, ae. Karl Heinz Weber 30 January 1922 7 June 1944 was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II He was also a recipient of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II Weber was credited with 136 aerial victories that is 136 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft All his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front in over 500 combat missions Karl Heinz WeberKarl Heinz Weber during World War 2Nickname s BenjaminBorn 1922 01 30 30 January 1922HeringsdorfDied7 June 1944 1944 06 07 aged 22 south of Rouen FranceCause of deathKilled in actionAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch LuftwaffeYears of service1939 1944RankHauptmann captain UnitJG 51 JG 1Commands heldIII JG 1Battles warsWorld War IIAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Contents 1 Career 1 1 On the Eastern Front 1 2 Squadron leader 1 3 Group commander and missing in action 2 Summary of career 2 1 Aerial victory claims 2 2 Awards 3 Notes 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 BibliographyCareer editWeber the son of a Reichsbahn Sekretar was born on 30 January 1922 in Heringsdorf in the province of Pomerania a Free State of Prussia 1 A pre war glider pilot he volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe in late 1939 Leutnant Weber was posted to 7 Staffel 7th squadron of Jagdgeschwader 51 JG 51 51st Fighter Wing on 1 October 1940 2 Note 1 On the Eastern Front edit In June 1941 JG 51 and the majority of the Luftwaffe were transferred to the Eastern Front in preparation for Operation Barbarossa the invasion of the Soviet Union 3 There Weber claimed his first aerial victory on 24 June 1941 over a Tupolev SB 2 bomber 4 On 6 July for his achievements to date he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse 1 During the Battle of Rzhev on 3 September 1942 Weber claimed a Petlyakov Pe 2 twin engined dive bomber shot down in combat southwest of Sychyovka 5 Later that day the airfield at Dugino came under Soviet bomber attack during its defense he was shot down and wounded in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F 2 Werknummer 8240 factory number northwest of Dugino 6 7 While Weber was recovering from his injuries III Gruppe 3rd group was relocated to Jesau near Konigsberg in East Prussia for conversion to the Focke Wulf Fw 190 A 2 and A 3 On 19 November 1942 Soviet forces launched the Velikiye Luki offensive operation During this operation Weber claimed a Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 3 fighter east southeast of Zubtsov on 15 January 1943 8 Operating from the airfield at Oryol West equipped with heated hangars and buildings III Gruppe was tasked with operating in the airspace south and east of Oryol 9 On 23 February in the area north of Oryol and east of Zhizdra Weber claimed a Lavochkin Gorbunov Gudkov LaGG 3 fighter and an Ilyushin Il 2 ground attack aircraft shot down 10 The following day in combat northeast of Zhizdra Weber claimed two Petlyakov Pe 2 bombers shot down 11 On 16 March he was awarded the German Cross in Gold Deutsches Kreuz in Gold 1 Squadron leader edit On 5 June 1943 Weber temporarily was given command of 7 Staffel replacing Hauptmann Herbert Wehnelt who had fallen ill 12 On 5 July III Gruppe began flying missions in support of Operation Citadel as part of the Battle of Kursk The Gruppe supported the 9th Army attacking the salient from the north That day Weber became an ace in a day for the first time On an early morning mission east of Maloarkhangelsk he claimed a MiG 3 fighter shot down In the early afternoon on mission to the combat area near Ponyri his flight intercepted a formation of Douglas A 20 Havoc also known as Boston escorted by Lavochkin La 5 fighters In this encounter Weber claimed a Boston and a La 5 shot down On an early evening mission to Maloarkhangelsk the Gruppe encountered Il 2 ground attack aircraft escorted by fighter aircraft In this engagement Weber claimed a Yakovlev Yak 1 fighter and a La 5 fighter shot down 13 On 12 July Weber and his wingman Unteroffizier Heinrich Dittlmann shot down Mladshiy Leytenant Nikolay Zhukov and Leytenant Nikolay Safonov from 32 GvIAP Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment Gvardeyskiy Istrebitelny Aviatsionny Polk 14 On 13 August Weber was then officially appointed Staffelkapitan squadron leader of the Staffel 12 The day before he had been credited with his 100th aerial victory 15 He was the 49th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark 16 On 1 April 1944 7 Staffel relocated to an airfield at Terespol On the first mission from this airfield the Staffel escorted Heinkel He 111 bombers on a mission to Kovel Northwest of Kovel the Staffel intercepted 15 Il 2 ground attack aircraft In the aerial encounter 7 Staffel pilots without loss of their own claimed eight Il 2s shot down including two by Weber 17 In April 1944 III Gruppe began re equipping with the Bf 109 G 6 with 7 Staffel making the transition in early May at an airfield at Deblin Irena 18 On 28 May III Gruppe of JG 51 received orders to transfer one Staffel to the west in Defence of the Reich The Gruppenkommandeur group commander Hauptmann Diethelm von Eichel Streiber selected Weber s 7 Staffel which was then subordinated to the II Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 1 JG 1 1st Fighter Wing 19 Group commander and missing in action edit nbsp III JG 1 emblem Following the transfer west Weber was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III Gruppe of JG 1 on 3 June succeeding Major Hartmann Grasser in this capacity 20 Only four days later on 7 June Weber led III Gruppe of JG 1 from Beauvais Tille against Allied fighters south of Rouen on his first mission over the Invasion Front He was reported as missing in action It is assumed that he was shot down and killed in his Bf 109 G 6 AS Werknummer 410 399 by P 51 Mustang fighters from No 315 Polish Fighter Squadron 21 22 Following Weber s death command of III Gruppe was temporarily given to Haupmann Alfred Grislawski who had led 8 Staffel of JG 1 23 Weber s body was never recovered He was posthumously awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub 24 He was the 529th member of the German armed forces to be so honored On 14 November 1952 Weber was declared dead as of 31 December 1945 by the Amtsgericht an official court in Stade 25 Summary of career editAerial victory claims edit According to US historian David T Zabecki Weber was credited with 136 aerial victories 26 Prien Rodeike Obermaier and Spick also list Weber with 136 aerial victories claimed in over 500 combat missions 2 20 27 Mathews and Foreman authors of Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 132 aerial victory claims plus one further unconfirmed claim All of his aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front 28 Victory claims were logged to a map reference PQ Planquadrat for example PQ 57744 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 29 Chronicle of aerial victories This and the Ace of spades indicates those aerial victories which made Weber 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 Balke Bock Mathews and Foreman Claim Date Time Type Location Unit Claim Date Time Type Location Unit Claims with III Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 on the Eastern Front 22 Operation Barbarossa 22 June 5 December 1941 1 24 June 1941 19 05 SB 2 4 7 JG 51 7 8 August 1941 15 25 DB 3 30 Stab III JG 51 2 30 June 1941 SB 2 31 7 JG 51 8 18 August 1941 08 35 DB 3 30 Stab III JG 51 3 1 July 1941 V 11 Il 2 32 7 JG 51 9 Note 2 18 August 1941 DB 3 30 Stab III JG 51 4 12 July 1941 DB 3 32 7 JG 51 10 8 October 1941 14 00 SB 3 33 Stab III JG 51 5 23 July 1941 18 57 SB 2 northeast of Babruysk 34 7 JG 51 11 24 October 1941 11 18 DB 3 35 Stab III JG 51 6 28 July 1941 Pe 2 34 7 JG 51 12 25 October 1941 09 33 DB 3 35 7 JG 51 Claims with III Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders on the Eastern Front Winter War 5 December 1941 30 April 1942 13 Note 3 18 February 1942 unknown 37 7 JG 51 14 Note 3 8 March 1942 unknown 38 7 JG 51 Claims with III Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders on the Eastern Front 39 1 May 1942 3 February 1943 15 Note 3 1 July 1942 unknown 40 7 JG 51 24 2 September 1942 12 09 LaGG 3 east of Sychyovka 41 7 JG 51 16 5 July 1942 05 03 Il 2 40 7 JG 51 25 3 September 1942 14 20 Pe 2 southwest of Sychyovka 41 7 JG 51 17 5 July 1942 05 09 Note 4 Pe 2 40 7 JG 51 26 15 January 1943 13 42 MiG 3 PQ 57744 42 25 km 16 mi east southeast of Zubtsov 7 JG 51 18 10 July 1942 10 18 MiG 1 40 7 JG 51 27 29 January 1943 08 30 Pe 2 PQ 63194 southeast of Oryol 42 10 km 6 2 mi east of Zmiyekka 7 JG 51 19 2 August 1942 16 50 Il 2 PQ 57711 43 25 km 16 mi east of Zubtsov 7 JG 51 28 29 January 1943 08 31 Pe 2 PQ 63322 southeast of Oryol 42 10 km 6 2 mi east of Glazunovka 7 JG 51 20 6 August 1942 18 17 Il 2 PQ 56112 43 40 km 25 mi north northeast of Gagarin 7 JG 51 29 3 February 1943 08 16 Il 2 PQ 73524 42 20 km 12 mi west of Livny 7 JG 51 21 8 August 1942 12 50 MiG 3 PQ 47843 41 10 km 6 2 mi south of Zubtsov 7 JG 51 30 3 February 1943 12 08 Il 2 PQ 73714 42 40 km 25 mi east of Zolotukhino 7 JG 51 22 9 August 1942 05 15 LaGG 3 PQ 47792 41 20 km 12 mi south southwest of Zubtsov 7 JG 51 31 3 February 1943 12 15 Il 2 PQ 73823 42 25 km 16 mi south southeast of Livny 7 JG 51 23 24 August 1942 07 43 Il 2 PQ 47573 41 20 km 12 mi west of Rzhev 7 JG 51 Claims with III Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders on the Eastern Front 44 4 February 31 December 1943 32 23 February 1943 12 28 Note 5 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 54173 20 km 12 mi east of Zhizdra 46 20 km 12 mi northwest of Zhizdra 7 JG 51 73 30 July 1943 11 51 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 64587 47 10 km 6 2 mi south of Telchje 7 JG 51 33 23 February 1943 12 33 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 44242 46 20 km 12 mi east northeast of Zhizdra 7 JG 51 74 1 August 1943 09 31 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 54736 47 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Kromy 7 JG 51 34 24 February 1943 10 50 Pe 2 PQ 35 Ost 44221 46 25 km 16 mi north of Zhizdra 7 JG 51 75 1 August 1943 17 50 Note 7 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 53369 48 vicinity of Znamenskoye 7 JG 51 35 24 February 1943 10 53 Pe 2 PQ 35 Ost 45882 46 25 km 16 mi east southeast of Kirov 7 JG 51 76 1 August 1943 18 02 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 53455 48 15 km 9 3 mi south of Sockowo 7 JG 51 36 17 March 1943 11 55 LaGG 3 Note 8 PQ 35 Ost 53643 49 25 km 16 mi west southwest of Trosna 7 JG 51 77 2 August 1943 08 54 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 53451 48 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Kromy 7 JG 51 37 Note 3 18 March 1943 09 15 MiG 3 49 7 JG 51 78 2 August 1943 13 12 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 53614 48 25 km 16 mi west of Trosna 7 JG 51 38 7 May 1943 04 27 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 44312 49 20 km 12 mi south southeast of Seschtschinskaja 7 JG 51 79 3 August 1943 06 17 Pe 2 PQ 35 Ost 53551 48 15 km 9 3 mi south southeast of Dmitrovsk Orlovsky 7 JG 51 39 11 May 1943 12 38 Note 9 MiG 1 PQ 35 Ost 63443 49 20 km 12 mi north of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 80 3 August 1943 12 03 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 53616 48 25 km 16 mi west of Trosna 7 JG 51 40 12 May 1943 12 11 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 73534 49 15 km 9 3 mi west of Livny 7 JG 51 81 4 August 1943 05 51 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 53527 48 5 km 3 1 mi west of Kromy 7 JG 51 41 14 May 1943 19 10 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 63372 49 25 km 16 mi southwest of Glazunowka 7 JG 51 82 4 August 1943 10 08 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 53429 48 20 km 12 mi east of Znamenskoye 7 JG 51 42 2 June 1943 10 53 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 63564 50 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 83 4 August 1943 10 41 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 54824 48 10 km 6 2 mi east of Naryshkino 7 JG 51 43 8 June 1943 19 15 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 63113 50 vicinity of Oryol 7 JG 51 84 4 August 1943 13 21 Yak 7 PQ 35 Ost 53421 48 5 km 3 1 mi west of Kromy 7 JG 51 44 8 June 1943 19 18 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 64844 50 20 km 12 mi south of Mtsensk 7 JG 51 85 4 August 1943 13 37 Curtuss P 40 PQ 35 Ost 53223 48 5 km 3 1 mi southeast of Dmitrovsk Orlovsky 7 JG 51 45 5 July 1943 04 03 MiG 3 PQ 35 Ost 63621 51 25 km 16 mi east southeast of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 86 6 August 1943 12 51 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 54723 48 20 km 12 mi southeast of Dudorovskiy 7 JG 51 46 5 July 1943 13 29 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 63644 37 km 23 mi southeast Oryol 51 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 87 6 August 1943 15 18 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 54569 48 10 km 6 2 mi west of Znamenskoye 7 JG 51 47 5 July 1943 13 52 Boston PQ 35 Ost 63593 51 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 88 7 August 1943 06 11 Boston PQ 35 Ost 53561 52 20 km 12 mi southeast of Dmitrovsk Orlovsky 7 JG 51 48 5 July 1943 18 11 Yak 1 PQ 35 Ost 63563 51 5 km 3 1 mi southeast of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 89 8 August 1943 16 05 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 35453 52 30 km 19 mi northwest of Spas Demensk 7 JG 51 49 5 July 1943 18 33 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 63562 51 15 km 9 3 mi east northeast of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 90 9 August 1943 08 48 Yak 9 PQ 35 Ost 35633 52 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Spas Demensk 7 JG 51 50 6 July 1943 04 21 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 63724 51 25 km 16 mi east southeast of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 91 9 August 1943 12 31 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 35404 52 25 km 16 mi north northwest of Spas Demensk 7 JG 51 51 6 July 1943 04 35 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 63544 51 20 km 12 mi west of Zolotukhino 7 JG 51 92 9 August 1943 16 08 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 35633 52 25 km 16 mi east northeast of Yelnya 7 JG 51 52 6 July 1943 09 18 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 63693 51 10 km 6 2 mi south southeast of Trosna 7 JG 51 93 9 August 1943 16 23 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 35446 52 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Spas Demensk 7 JG 51 53 6 July 1943 13 21 La 5 Note 10 PQ 35 Ost 63754 53 20 km 12 mi west southwest of Zolotukhino 7 JG 51 94 10 August 1943 15 01 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 45543 52 vicinity of Spas Demensk 7 JG 51 54 7 July 1943 15 07 Note 11 MiG 3 PQ 35 Ost 63743 53 10 km 6 2 mi southeast of Fatez 7 JG 51 95 11 August 1943 15 32 Il 2 m H Note 6 south southeast of Yelnya 52 south southeast of Yelnya 7 JG 51 55 8 July 1943 12 22 MiG 3 PQ 35 Ost 63814 53 10 km 6 2 mi west of Zolotukhino 7 JG 51 96 11 August 1943 16 22 Il 2 m H Note 6 east of Yelnya 52 7 JG 51 56 8 July 1943 17 30 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 53832 53 5 km 3 1 mi east of Zolotukhino 7 JG 51 97 12 August 1943 17 24 Pe 2 southwest of Szaskino 52 7 JG 51 57 10 July 1943 13 05 MiG 1 PQ 35 Ost 63582 53 20 km 12 mi southwest of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 98 12 August 1943 17 32 La 5 north of Wesselucha 52 7 JG 51 58 11 July 1943 18 04 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 63533 53 vicinity of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 99 12 August 1943 17 37 La 5 south of Kamenka 52 7 JG 51 59 12 July 1943 05 16 DB 3 PQ 35 Ost 73143 53 20 km 12 mi south southeast of Belyov 7 JG 51 100 12 August 1943 17 40 La 5 south of Kamenka 52 7 JG 51 60 12 July 1943 09 03 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 63232 53 10 km 6 2 mi west of Verkhovye 7 JG 51 101 10 October 1943 09 48 Yak 9 PQ 35 Ost 06155 southeast of Nevel 54 7 JG 51 61 12 July 1943 14 00 Note 12 Yak 7 PQ 35 Ost 64353 55 20 km 12 mi east of Zalegoshch 7 JG 51 102 10 October 1943 10 07 Yak 4 45 km 28 mi northwest of Vitebsk 54 7 JG 51 62 13 July 1943 13 08 DB 3 PQ 35 Ost 63291 55 25 km 16 mi southeast of Zalegoshch 7 JG 51 103 14 October 1943 06 42 Yak 7 PQ 35 Ost 15552 20 km 12 mi northeast of Gorki 54 7 JG 51 63 13 July 1943 13 09 DB 3 PQ 35 Ost 63293 55 25 km 16 mi southeast of Zalegoshch 7 JG 51 104 20 October 1943 09 58 Yak 9 PQ 35 Ost 02258 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Loyew 54 7 JG 51 64 13 July 1943 13 11 DB 3 PQ 35 63432 27 km 17 mi south southwest of Novosil 55 40 km 25 mi east southeast of Zmiyekka 7 JG 51 105 22 October 1943 10 07 Yak 9 PQ 35 Ost 03856 Loyew 56 7 JG 51 65 14 July 1943 18 28 Yak 7 PQ 35 Ost 64642 55 10 km 6 2 mi north of Mtsensk 7 JG 51 106 30 October 1943 11 58 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 03846 28 km 17 mi south southeast of Rechytsa 56 7 JG 51 66 16 July 1943 07 57 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 64387 55 20 km 12 mi northeast of Bolkhov 7 JG 51 107 10 November 1943 11 12 Yak 7 PQ 25 Ost 96261 Nevel 56 7 JG 51 67 17 July 1943 05 08 Note 13 Pe 2 PQ 35 Ost 53215 55 vicinity of Naryshkino 7 JG 51 108 12 November 1943 12 58 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 06768 56 15 km 9 3 mi southeast of Vitebsk 7 JG 51 68 17 July 1943 07 14 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 63633 55 vicinity of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 109 22 November 1943 10 21 Boston PQ 35 Ost 03691 56 10 km 6 2 mi south of Gomel 7 JG 51 69 17 July 1943 07 16 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 35 Ost 63536 55 25 km 16 mi east northeast of Maloarkhangelsk 7 JG 51 110 22 November 1943 10 27 Boston PQ 35 Ost 03662 56 20 km 12 mi south of Gomel 7 JG 51 70 19 July 1943 08 57 MiG 3 PQ 35 Ost 64889 47 20 km 12 mi southeast of Mtsensk 7 JG 51 111 23 December 1943 11 47 Yak 9 PQ 35 Ost 03181 57 20 km 12 mi southeast of Zhlobin 7 JG 51 71 20 July 1943 17 03 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 64846 47 20 km 12 mi south of Mtsensk 7 JG 51 112 23 December 1943 11 53 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 03326 57 20 km 12 mi south southeast of Zhlobin 7 JG 51 72 28 July 1943 14 03 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 64488 47 20 km 12 mi west northwest of Bolkhov 7 JG 51 Claims with III Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders on the Eastern Front 58 1 January 29 May 1944 113 25 January 1944 08 32 Yak 9 PQ 25 Ost 93467 59 30 km 19 mi south southwest of Zhlobin 7 JG 51 126 23 February 1944 14 02 Yak 7 PQ 25 Ost 04714 60 15 km 9 3 mi north of Rogatschew 7 JG 51 114 25 January 1944 12 50 Yak 7 PQ 25 Ost 93751 59 10 km 6 2 mi north of Mazyr 7 JG 51 127 27 February 1944 10 57 Yak 7 PQ 35 Ost 04755 60 10 km 6 2 mi northeast of Rogatschew 7 JG 51 115 6 February 1944 11 42 Yak 7 PQ 25 Ost 96655 59 15 km 9 3 mi southwest of Gorodok 7 JG 51 Note 14 10 March 1944 15 51 Yak 7 PQ 35 Ost 05247 60 20 km 12 mi southwest of Liosno 7 JG 51 116 7 February 1944 11 54 P 40 PQ 35 Ost 06786 59 15 km 9 3 mi north northwest of Mogilew 7 JG 51 Note 14 10 March 1944 15 51 Yak 7 PQ 35 Ost 05247 60 20 km 12 mi southwest of Liosno 7 JG 51 117 7 February 1944 12 08 La 5 PQ 25 Ost 96664 59 10 km 6 2 mi south of Gorodok 7 JG 51 128 31 March 1944 11 29 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 25 Ost 42676 60 15 km 9 3 mi northwest of Kovel 7 JG 51 118 9 February 1944 13 47 Il 2 PQ 25 Ost 96685 59 15 km 9 3 mi southwest of Gorodok 7 JG 51 129 1 April 1944 09 42 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 25 Ost 42693 60 20 km 12 mi northwest of Kovel 7 JG 51 119 9 February 1944 13 51 Il 2 PQ 25 Ost 96654 northwest of Vitebsk 59 20 km 12 mi southwest of Gorodok 7 JG 51 130 1 April 1944 09 46 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 25 Ost 42646 60 15 km 9 3 mi northwest of Kovel 7 JG 51 120 12 February 1944 13 53 Yak 7 PQ 25 Ost 968357 60 10 km 6 2 mi south of Kamary 7 JG 51 131 Note 3 3 April 1944 09 11 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 25 Ost 42811 60 7 JG 51 121 12 February 1944 14 06 Yak 7 PQ 25 Ost 06772 60 10 km 6 2 mi northwest of Kamary 7 JG 51 132 3 April 1944 09 13 Il 2 m H Note 6 PQ 25 Ost 42854 60 10 km 6 2 mi south of Kovel 7 JG 51 122 18 February 1944 15 06 La 5 PQ 25 Ost 96682 60 20 km 12 mi southwest of Gorodok 7 JG 51 133 5 April 1944 08 58 Yak 7 PQ 25 Ost 42595 60 15 km 9 3 mi north of Lubomi 7 JG 51 123 22 February 1944 12 06 Boston PQ 35 Ost 04553 60 15 km 9 3 mi south of Stara Bychow 7 JG 51 134 5 April 1944 09 18 Yak 7 PQ 25 Ost 42625 60 vicinity of Ukmerge 7 JG 51 124 22 February 1944 12 16 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 04719 60 15 km 9 3 mi north of Rogatschew 7 JG 51 135 7 April 1944 12 28 Yak 7 PQ 25 Ost 42687 60 10 km 6 2 mi north of Kovel 7 JG 51 125 22 February 1944 15 48 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 04752 60 10 km 6 2 mi northeast of Rogatschew 7 JG 51 136 17 April 1944 06 36 LaGG 3 PQ 25 Ost 42686 61 10 km 6 2 mi north of Kovel 7 JG 51 Awards edit Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class 6 July 1941 62 1st Class 17 August 1941 62 Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Leutnant and pilot 63 Note 15 German Cross in Gold on 16 March 1943 as Leutnant in the 7 Jagdgeschwader 51 64 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight s Cross on 12 November 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelfuhrer of the 7 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 65 66 529th Oak Leaves on 20 July 1944 on posthumously and Hauptmann and Staffelkapitan of the 7 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders 65 67 Notes edit For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations see Organisation of the Luftwaffe during World War II According to Mathews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed 22 a b c d e This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman 36 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 05 08 22 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12 26 45 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s The m H refers to an Ilyushin Il 2 with rear gunner mit Heckschutze According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 17 56 45 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Lavochkin La 5 45 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12 35 45 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Lavochkin Gorbunov Gudkov LaGG 3 45 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15 04 45 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 19 00 45 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 05 06 45 a b According to Prien Stemmer Balke and Bock this claim was considered a Staffelabschuss a shared aerial victory attributed to the entire squadron and not exclusively to Weber 60 According to Obermaier and Thomas on 30 September 1942 2 62 References editCitations edit a b c Stockert 2012 p 107 a b c Obermaier 1989 p 68 Aders amp Held 1993 p 85 a b Prien et al 2003 p 302 Prien et al 2006 pp 319 332 Prien et al 2006 pp 319 337 Bergstrom et al 2006 p 199 Prien et al 2006 pp 321 334 Prien et al 2012 p 1 Prien et al 2012 pp 4 5 60 Prien et al 2012 pp 5 60 a b Prien et al 2012 p 56 Prien et al 2012 pp 22 23 63 Bergstrom 2007 p 85 Weal 1998 p 64 Obermaier 1989 p 244 Prien et al 2022 pp 361 407 Prien et al 2022 p 364 Prien et al 2022 p 366 a b Prien amp Rodeike 1996 p 997 Prien amp Rodeike 1996 pp 1008 1009 1186 a b c d Mathews amp Foreman 2015 p 1378 Prien amp Rodeike 1996 p 1009 Page 2020 p 70 Stockert 2012 p 108 Zabecki 2019 p 329 Spick 1996 p 230 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 1378 1381 Planquadrat a b c Prien et al 2003 p 307 Prien et al 2003 p 303 a b Prien et al 2003 p 304 Prien et al 2003 p 308 a b Prien et al 2003 p 305 a b Prien et al 2003 p 309 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 1378 1381 Prien et al 2005 p 107 Prien et al 2005 p 108 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 1378 1379 a b c d Prien et al 2006 p 330 a b c d e Prien et al 2006 p 332 a b c d e f Prien et al 2006 p 334 a b Prien et al 2006 p 331 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 1379 1380 a b c d e f g h Mathews amp Foreman 2015 p 1379 a b c d Prien et al 2012 p 60 a b c d e Prien et al 2012 p 66 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Prien et al 2012 p 67 a b c d e f Prien et al 2012 p 61 a b c Prien et al 2012 p 62 a b c d e f g h Prien et al 2012 p 63 a b c d e f g h i j k l m Prien et al 2012 p 68 a b c d e f g h Prien et al 2012 p 64 a b c d Prien et al 2012 p 71 a b c d e f g h i Prien et al 2012 p 65 a b c d e f Prien et al 2012 p 72 a b Prien et al 2012 p 73 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 1380 1381 a b c d e f g Prien et al 2022 p 406 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Prien et al 2022 p 407 Prien et al 2022 p 408 a b c Thomas 1998 p 419 Patzwall 2008 p 213 Patzwall amp Scherzer 2001 p 498 a b Scherzer 2007 p 770 Fellgiebel 2000 p 437 Fellgiebel 2000 p 85 Bibliography edit Aders Gebhard Held Werner 1993 Jagdgeschwader 51 Molders Eine Chronik Berichte Erlebnisse Dokumente Fighter Wing 51 Molders A Chronicle Reports Experiences Documents in German Stuttgart Germany Motorbuch Verlag ISBN 978 3 613 01045 1 Bergstrom Christer in Swedish Bergstrom Black Cross Red Star website Identifying a Luftwaffe Planquadrat Archived from the original on 22 December 2018 Retrieved 30 December 2019 Bergstrom Christer in Swedish Dikov Andrey Antipov Vlad Sundin Claes 2006 Black Cross Red Star Air 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