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Wilhelm Crinius

January 06, 2023

Wilhelm Crinius (2 December 1920 – 26 April 1997) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.[1] Crinius is credited with 114 aerial victories claimed in approximately 400 combat missions. He recorded 100 victories over the Eastern Front. Of his 14 victories claimed over the Western Front, one was a four-engined bomber.[2] On 23 September 1942, Crinius became the only German fighter pilot to be awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves simultaneously.[2]

Wilhelm Crinius
Wilhelm Crinius
Born(1920-12-02)2 December 1920
Hohenhausen in Kalletal
Died26 April 1997(1997-04-26) (aged 76)
Stuhr-Fahrenhorst
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service1939–45
RankLeutnant (second lieutenant)
UnitJG 53
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other workSenior manager, private industry

Early life and career

Wilhelm Crinius was born in Hohenhausen, Kalletal on 2 December 1920. His father, also named Wilhelm, was a master craftsman and house painter and decorator, his mother née Tölle.[3] Crinius attended the Volksschule, a primary school, in Hohenhausen from 1927 until 1935. In 1935 he started his merchant apprenticeship at the savings and loans bank in Hohenhausen. Parallel to his apprenticeship, he attended the vocational school. He worked at the saving and loans bank in Hohenhausen as an employee from Easter 1938 until November 1938.[4]

In the summer of 1939, Crinus served in the compulsory labour service (Reichsarbeitsdienst), working in a construction unit on the Westwall, a fortified defensive line on Germany's western border. In January 1940, Crinius joined the Luftwaffe and was trained as a pilot.[5][Note 1]

World War II

In February 1942, Gefreiter (lance corporal) Crinius was posted to 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing) based in Sicily.[Note 2] In March and April 1942, he flew 60 missions over Malta. On 1 April, he was promoted to Unteroffizier (non-commissioned officer). In May 1942, I./JG 53 was transferred to the Eastern Front near Kursk. Crinius achieved his first victories on 9 June when he shot down two Il-2 Sturmoviks. On 8 July, Crinius shot down two Douglas Boston bombers west of Voronezh, although his aircraft was hit by Russian anti-aircraft fire and he was forced to belly-landed his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (Werknummer 10243—factory number) between the enemy lines, where he was rescued by a German patrol and safely returned to his unit.[7]

In July 1942, I./JG 53 was sent to the southern sector of the Eastern Front, where Crinius claimed his 15th kill on 1 August.[8] He claimed his 24th victory on 11 August 1942. The next day I./JG 53 relocated from Bereska to Tusov, closer to the front and Crinius shot down three Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3s, bringing his total to 27 victories.[9] Crinius recorded his 49th victory on 27 August which was also the 1,000th victory for I. Gruppe (1st group) of JG 53.[2] After his 55th victory on 1 September he was promoted to Feldwebel (Sergeant). Hereafter Crinius was particularly successful, claiming some 40 victories in August and 46 victories in the timeframe 1–22 September, including his 100th on 22 September.[2] He was the 22nd Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[10]

Together with Friedrich-Karl Müller, Crinius received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) on 23 September 1942.[11] He was the 127th member of the German armed forces to be so honored. The presentation was made by Adolf Hitler in October at the Führerhauptquartier Werwolf, Hitler's headquarters located in a pine forest about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Vinnytsia, in Ukraine. Three other Luftwaffe officers were presented with the Oak Leaves that day by Hitler, Oberleutnant Müller, Oberleutnant Wolfgang Tonne and Leutant Hans Beißwenger.[12] Crinius was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve (second lieutenant of the reserves) on 1 October 1942.[12] Following the presentation, Müller, Tonne and Crinius were ordered to Berlin where they made a propaganda appearance at the "House of the Press".[13]

In November 1942, Crinius relocated with I./JG 53 to Tunisia. In Africa, Crinius claimed another 14 victories, including a B-17 Flying Fortress on 26 December 1942 over Bizerte.[14] On 13 January 1943, he engaged in aerial combat with Royal Air Force (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire fighters near El Kala, Crinius' aircraft was hit and he was wounded in the thigh. Breaking off combat, he headed for his base but his engine then caught fire. He ditched his damaged Bf 109 G-2 (Werknummer 10805) in the sea. He spent 24 hours in the water before being rescued by French sailors and Arabs. After hospitalisation for his wounds, Crinius became a prisoner of war.[2][15]

Later life

After World War II, Wilhelm Crinius worked in private industry, serving as a director in the German branch of the Dutch Philips GmbH. He was appointed chairman of the board of directors of the Ernst Düllmann GmbH in 1971.[16] On 18 June 1989, as a pensioner, Crinius ran for the European Parliament in Hesse as candidate for the right-wing German People's Union (Deutsche Volksunion).[17] He died on 26 April 1997 in Stuhr-Fahrenhorst, Lower Saxony.[14]

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Crinius was credited with 114 aerial victories.[18] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 114 aerial victory claims. This figure includes 100 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and 14 over the Western Allies, including one four-engined bomber.[19]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 39242". 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 × 4 km in size.[20]

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ Flight training in the Luftwaffe progressed through the levels A1, A2 and B1, B2, referred to as A/B flight training. A training included theoretical and practical training in aerobatics, navigation, long-distance flights and dead-stick landings. The B courses included high-altitude flights, instrument flights, night landings and training to handle the aircraft in difficult situations.[6]
  2. ^ For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations see Organization of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
  3. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:32.[26]
  4. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 05:18.[26]
  5. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:35.[26]
  6. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 04:46.[27]
  7. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13:23.[26]
  8. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 05:28.[26]
  9. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13:27.[26]
  10. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Petlyakov Pe-2.[26]
  11. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:37.[34]
  12. ^ This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.[26]
  13. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:42.[26]
  14. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:33.[34]
  15. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:48.[26]
  16. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:02.[34]
  17. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:05.[34]
  18. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 04:47.[26]
  19. ^ This claim is by Mathews and Foreman,[26] but not by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock.[22]
  20. ^ According to MacLean on 30 April 1942.[44]
  21. ^ According to MacLean on 25 June 1942.[44]
  22. ^ According to Obermaier on 9 September 1942.[2]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Spick 1996, pp. 3–4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Obermaier 1989, p. 53.
  3. ^ a b c d MacLean 2007, p. 99.
  4. ^ MacLean 2007, p. 98.
  5. ^ Stockert 2012, pp. 82–83.
  6. ^ Bergström, Antipov & Sundin 2003, p. 17.
  7. ^ Prien 1998, pp. 413, 432.
  8. ^ Prien 1998, p. 416.
  9. ^ Prien 1998, p. 419.
  10. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 243.
  11. ^ Prien 1998, p. 429.
  12. ^ a b Stockert 2012, p. 83.
  13. ^ Prien 1998, pp. 429–430.
  14. ^ a b MacLean 2007, p. 97.
  15. ^ Scutts 1994, p. 56.
  16. ^ "Chronicle" (web). Die Zeit (in German). 18 June 1989. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  17. ^ "Ballot of 1989 EP elections - List 14" (PDF). Wiesbaden (in German). 18 June 1989. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  18. ^ Zabecki 2019, p. 330.
  19. ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2014, pp. 193–195.
  20. ^ Planquadrat.
  21. ^ a b Prien et al. 2006, p. 21.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Prien et al. 2006, p. 31.
  23. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2006, p. 22.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Prien et al. 2006, p. 32.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2006, p. 23.
  26. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 194.
  27. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 193.
  28. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 24.
  29. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 25.
  30. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2006, p. 26.
  31. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2006, p. 27.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Prien et al. 2006, p. 33.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2006, p. 28.
  34. ^ a b c d e f Mathews & Foreman 2014, p. 195.
  35. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Prien et al. 2006, p. 29.
  36. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2006, p. 35.
  37. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2006, p. 36.
  38. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2006, p. 30.
  39. ^ a b Prien et al. 2006, p. 37.
  40. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2006, p. 38.
  41. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2004, p. 81.
  42. ^ a b c d e f g Prien et al. 2010, p. 469.
  43. ^ a b Thomas 1997, p. 105.
  44. ^ a b MacLean 2007, p. 96.
  45. ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 63.
  46. ^ a b Scherzer 2007, p. 263.
  47. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 155.
  48. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 61.

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January 06, 2023
wilhelm, crinius, december, 1920, april, 1997, luftwaffe, fighter, during, world, flying, fighter, military, aviator, credited, with, shooting, down, five, more, enemy, aircraft, during, aerial, combat, crinius, credited, with, aerial, victories, claimed, appr. Wilhelm Crinius 2 December 1920 26 April 1997 was a Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat 1 Crinius is credited with 114 aerial victories claimed in approximately 400 combat missions He recorded 100 victories over the Eastern Front Of his 14 victories claimed over the Western Front one was a four engined bomber 2 On 23 September 1942 Crinius became the only German fighter pilot to be awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross and the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves simultaneously 2 Wilhelm CriniusWilhelm CriniusBorn 1920 12 02 2 December 1920Hohenhausen in KalletalDied26 April 1997 1997 04 26 aged 76 Stuhr FahrenhorstAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch LuftwaffeYears of service1939 45RankLeutnant second lieutenant UnitJG 53Battles warsWorld War II Siege of Malta 1940 Eastern Front North African CampaignAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak LeavesOther workSenior manager private industry Contents 1 Early life and career 2 World War II 3 Later life 4 Summary of career 4 1 Aerial victory claims 4 2 Awards 5 Notes 6 References 6 1 Citations 6 2 BibliographyEarly life and career EditWilhelm Crinius was born in Hohenhausen Kalletal on 2 December 1920 His father also named Wilhelm was a master craftsman and house painter and decorator his mother nee Tolle 3 Crinius attended the Volksschule a primary school in Hohenhausen from 1927 until 1935 In 1935 he started his merchant apprenticeship at the savings and loans bank in Hohenhausen Parallel to his apprenticeship he attended the vocational school He worked at the saving and loans bank in Hohenhausen as an employee from Easter 1938 until November 1938 4 In the summer of 1939 Crinus served in the compulsory labour service Reichsarbeitsdienst working in a construction unit on the Westwall a fortified defensive line on Germany s western border In January 1940 Crinius joined the Luftwaffe and was trained as a pilot 5 Note 1 World War II EditIn February 1942 Gefreiter lance corporal Crinius was posted to 3 Staffel 3rd squadron of Jagdgeschwader 53 JG 53 53rd Fighter Wing based in Sicily Note 2 In March and April 1942 he flew 60 missions over Malta On 1 April he was promoted to Unteroffizier non commissioned officer In May 1942 I JG 53 was transferred to the Eastern Front near Kursk Crinius achieved his first victories on 9 June when he shot down two Il 2 Sturmoviks On 8 July Crinius shot down two Douglas Boston bombers west of Voronezh although his aircraft was hit by Russian anti aircraft fire and he was forced to belly landed his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F 4 Werknummer 10243 factory number between the enemy lines where he was rescued by a German patrol and safely returned to his unit 7 In July 1942 I JG 53 was sent to the southern sector of the Eastern Front where Crinius claimed his 15th kill on 1 August 8 He claimed his 24th victory on 11 August 1942 The next day I JG 53 relocated from Bereska to Tusov closer to the front and Crinius shot down three Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 3s bringing his total to 27 victories 9 Crinius recorded his 49th victory on 27 August which was also the 1 000th victory for I Gruppe 1st group of JG 53 2 After his 55th victory on 1 September he was promoted to Feldwebel Sergeant Hereafter Crinius was particularly successful claiming some 40 victories in August and 46 victories in the timeframe 1 22 September including his 100th on 22 September 2 He was the 22nd Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark 10 Together with Friedrich Karl Muller Crinius received the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub on 23 September 1942 11 He was the 127th member of the German armed forces to be so honored The presentation was made by Adolf Hitler in October at the Fuhrerhauptquartier Werwolf Hitler s headquarters located in a pine forest about 12 kilometres 7 5 mi north of Vinnytsia in Ukraine Three other Luftwaffe officers were presented with the Oak Leaves that day by Hitler Oberleutnant Muller Oberleutnant Wolfgang Tonne and Leutant Hans Beisswenger 12 Crinius was promoted to Leutnant der Reserve second lieutenant of the reserves on 1 October 1942 12 Following the presentation Muller Tonne and Crinius were ordered to Berlin where they made a propaganda appearance at the House of the Press 13 In November 1942 Crinius relocated with I JG 53 to Tunisia In Africa Crinius claimed another 14 victories including a B 17 Flying Fortress on 26 December 1942 over Bizerte 14 On 13 January 1943 he engaged in aerial combat with Royal Air Force RAF Supermarine Spitfire fighters near El Kala Crinius aircraft was hit and he was wounded in the thigh Breaking off combat he headed for his base but his engine then caught fire He ditched his damaged Bf 109 G 2 Werknummer 10805 in the sea He spent 24 hours in the water before being rescued by French sailors and Arabs After hospitalisation for his wounds Crinius became a prisoner of war 2 15 Later life EditAfter World War II Wilhelm Crinius worked in private industry serving as a director in the German branch of the Dutch Philips GmbH He was appointed chairman of the board of directors of the Ernst Dullmann GmbH in 1971 16 On 18 June 1989 as a pensioner Crinius ran for the European Parliament in Hesse as candidate for the right wing German People s Union Deutsche Volksunion 17 He died on 26 April 1997 in Stuhr Fahrenhorst Lower Saxony 14 Summary of career EditAerial victory claims Edit According to US historian David T Zabecki Crinius was credited with 114 aerial victories 18 Mathews and Foreman authors of Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 114 aerial victory claims This figure includes 100 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and 14 over the Western Allies including one four engined bomber 19 Victory claims were logged to a map reference PQ Planquadrat for example PQ 39242 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 4 km in size 20 Chronicle of aerial victories This and the dash indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Crinius did not receive credit This and the question mark indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien Stemmer Rodeike Bock Mathews and Foreman 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 19 Eastern Front 28 May 1942 27 September 19421 9 June 1942 17 25 Il 2 21 51 28 August 1942 14 41 LaGG 3 PQ 50792 22 80 km 50 mi east northeast of Stalingrad2 9 June 1942 17 30 Il 2 21 52 28 August 1942 14 44 LaGG 3 PQ 50792 22 80 km 50 mi east northeast of Stalingrad3 21 June 1942 19 10 LaGG 3 23 53 30 August 1942 05 27 MiG 3 PQ 4921 22 15 km 9 3 mi northeast of Grebenka4 23 June 1942 18 20 LaGG 3 23 54 30 August 1942 05 31 MiG 3 PQ 4921 22 15 km 9 3 mi northeast of Grebenka5 23 June 1942 18 40 R 5 23 vicinity of Yelets 55 1 September 1942 07 43 Pe 2 PQ 4935 24 15 km 9 3 mi south of Bassargino6 23 June 1942 19 10 MiG 3 23 56 2 September 1942 09 43 P 40 PQ 4948 24 35 km 22 mi southeast of Stalingrad7 28 June 1942 18 30 R 10 Seversky 25 57 2 September 1942 12 17 Note 3 LaGG 3 PQ 4921 24 15 km 9 3 mi northeast of Grebenka8 28 June 1942 18 33 R 10 Seversky north of Tschurnawa 25 58 2 September 1942 12 35 LaGG 3 PQ 4923 24 35 km 22 mi east northeast of Stalingrad9 3 July 1942 18 42 P 39 south of Walinow 25 59 2 September 1942 15 23 P 40 PQ 4933 24 vicinity of Stalingrad10 3 July 1942 18 53 P 39 Kriwonka 25 60 3 September 1942 14 12 La 5 PQ 4942 24 30 km 19 mi east southeast of Stalingrad11 5 July 1942 07 55 MiG 3 east of Voronezh 25 61 4 September 1942 05 12 Note 4 Yak 1 PQ 4992 24 65 km 40 mi east of Stalingrad12 8 July 1942 04 50 Boston 25 62 4 September 1942 10 25 Note 5 Yak 1 PQ 4923 24 35 km 22 mi east northeast of Stalingrad13 8 July 1942 08 50 Note 6 Boston east of Podgonnoje 25 63 4 September 1942 13 20 LaGG 3 PQ 49251 24 25 km 16 mi east of Stalingrad14 27 July 1942 17 40 R 5 PQ 1761 28 64 5 September 1942 13 20 Yak 1 PQ 49274 24 10 km 6 2 mi east of Stalingrad15 1 August 1942 14 19 LaGG 3 PQ 3941 29 10 km 6 2 mi southeast of Kalach 65 5 September 1942 13 22 Note 7 Yak 1 PQ 49283 24 25 km 16 mi east of Stalingrad16 3 August 1942 10 54 Il 2 PQ 3919 30 vicinity of Kalach 66 6 September 1942 13 31 Yak 1 PQ 4912 24 10 km 6 2 mi north of Gumrak17 3 August 1942 10 57 Il 2 PQ 3919 30 vicinity of Kalach 67 6 September 1942 13 32 Yak 1 PQ 4912 24 10 km 6 2 mi north of Gumrak18 3 August 1942 11 03 Il 2 PQ 3927 30 vicinity of Kalach 68 6 September 1942 13 33 Yak 1 PQ 4912 24 10 km 6 2 mi north of Gumrak19 5 August 1942 09 36 Il 2 PQ 4971 30 20 km 12 mi northeast of Aksal 69 6 September 1942 13 57 LaGG 3 PQ 5992 24 65 km 40 mi east of Stalingrad20 6 August 1942 08 47 R 5 PQ 3965 31 35 km 22 mi north of Shutow 70 7 September 1942 05 23 Note 8 La 5 PQ 4925 24 25 km 16 mi east of Grebenka21 6 August 1942 16 40 Il 2 PQ 4958 31 35 km 22 mi northeast of Aksal 71 7 September 1942 13 35 Note 9 Il 2 PQ 4925 24 25 km 16 mi east of Grebenka22 8 August 1942 06 00 Il 2 PQ 4961 31 35 km 22 mi south southeast of Stalingrad 72 7 September 1942 16 45 Il 2 PQ 49274 32 10 km 6 2 mi east of Stalingrad23 8 August 1942 12 01 MiG 3 PQ 3945 31 30 km 19 mi southeast of Kalach 73 7 September 1942 16 49 Il 2 Note 10 PQ 4925 32 25 km 16 mi east of Grebenka24 9 August 1942 18 26 Il 2 PQ 3947 33 30 km 19 mi south southeast of Kalach 74 8 September 1942 10 20 Il 2 PQ 4916 32 vicinity of Grebenka25 12 August 1942 04 23 MiG 3 PQ 39714 33 20 km 12 mi north northwest of Kotelnikovo 75 8 September 1942 10 27 Yak 1 PQ 4924 32 10 km 6 2 mi east of Grebenka26 12 August 1942 04 24 MiG 3 PQ 39711 33 vicinity of Shutow 76 9 September 1942 10 17 Note 11 LaGG 3 PQ 4924 32 10 km 6 2 mi east of Grebenka27 12 August 1942 04 34 Il 2 PQ 3959 33 30 km 19 mi southeast of Nizhny Chir 77 9 September 1942 10 45 Yak 1 PQ 4059 32 45 km 28 mi east of Grebenka28 13 August 1942 10 14 LaGG 3 PQ 49422 33 25 km 16 mi east of Stalingrad 78 9 September 1942 10 48 Yak 1 PQ 4059 32 45 km 28 mi east of Grebenka29 13 August 1942 16 35 LaGG 3 PQ 3942 33 20 km 12 mi east southeast of Kalach 79 10 September 1942 06 15 Yak 1 PQ 4927 32 15 km 9 3 mi east of Stalingrad30 13 August 1942 17 55 LaGG 3 PQ 3942 33 20 km 12 mi east southeast of Kalach 80 10 September 1942 06 19 Yak 1 PQ 4925 32 25 km 16 mi east of Grebenka31 Note 12 14 August 1942 04 44 R 5 35 81 10 September 1942 14 10 LaGG 3 PQ 4947 32 30 km 19 mi east southeast of Stalingrad32 14 August 1942 14 15 Il 2 35 82 11 September 1942 11 40 LaGG 3 PQ 4079 36 15 km 9 3 mi north of Grebenka33 15 August 1942 11 43 Note 13 LaGG 3 PQ 4943 35 40 km 25 mi east southeast of Stalingrad 83 11 September 1942 11 45 Yak 1 PQ 4087 36 20 km 12 mi north northeast of Stalingrad34 16 August 1942 06 10 MiG 3 PQ 4921 35 15 km 9 3 mi northeast of Grebenka 84 11 September 1942 14 27 Note 14 Yak 1 PQ 4079 36 35 17 August 1942 15 45 Note 15 R 5 PQ 49263 35 35 km 22 mi east of Stalingrad 85 15 September 1942 14 52 Note 16 La 5 15 km 9 3 mi southeast of Stalingrad 37 36 18 August 1942 08 05 R 5 PQ 49253 35 25 km 16 mi east of Stalingrad 86 16 September 1942 12 05 Note 17 LaGG 3 PQ 49422 37 37 19 August 1942 15 25 Boston PQ 59173 35 45 km 28 mi east of Stalingrad 87 17 September 1942 09 46 Yak 1 PQ 4075 37 30 km 19 mi north of Gumrak38 19 August 1942 15 28 Il 2 PQ 59173 35 45 km 28 mi east of Stalingrad 88 17 September 1942 09 48 Yak 1 PQ 4076 37 25 km 16 mi north of Grebenka39 20 August 1942 04 26 LaGG 3 PQ 49533 35 25 km 16 mi north of Grebenka 89 17 September 1942 09 51 Yak 1 PQ 4076 37 25 km 16 mi north of Grebenka40 20 August 1942 04 49 Note 18 Er 2 PQ 4078 35 20 km 12 mi north of Gumrak 90 17 September 1942 14 48 Yak 1 PQ 40731 37 35 km 22 mi north of Grebenka41 21 August 1942 13 17 Boston PQ 5077 38 50 km 31 mi northeast of Stalingrad 91 19 September 1942 07 08 Yak 1 PQ 49124 39 15 km 9 3 mi north of Gumrak42 23 August 1942 10 14 U 2 PQ 49223 38 25 km 16 mi northeast of Stalingrad 92 19 September 1942 07 11 Yak 1 PQ 49122 39 15 km 9 3 mi north of Gumrak43 23 August 1942 10 22 R 5 PQ 4927 38 15 km 9 3 mi east of Stalingrad 93 20 September 1942 07 15 Yak 1 PQ 49291 40 35 km 22 mi east of Stalingrad44 23 August 1942 12 50 I 180 Yak 7 PQ 4916 38 vicinity of Grebenka 94 20 September 1942 09 56 Yak 1 PQ 40761 40 25 km 16 mi north of Grebenka45 23 August 1942 16 22 MiG 3 PQ 4924 38 10 km 6 2 mi east of Grebenka 95 20 September 1942 09 58 Yak 1 PQ 4076 40 25 km 16 mi north of Grebenka46 24 August 1942 06 13 MiG 3 PQ 5914 22 45 km 28 mi east northeast of Stalingrad 96 20 September 1942 16 10 LaGG 3 PQ 5911 40 47 24 August 1942 06 17 MiG 3 PQ 5915 22 60 km 37 mi east northeast of Stalingrad 97 21 September 1942 06 07 Pe 2 PQ 49241 40 10 km 6 2 mi northeast of Stalingrad48 26 August 1942 08 24 MiG 3 PQ 4916 22 vicinity of Grebenka 98 21 September 1942 17 15 Yak 1 PQ 40792 40 15 km 9 3 mi north of Grebenka Note 19 27 August 1942 11 15 MiG 3 15 km 9 3 mi southeast of Stalingrad 99 21 September 1942 17 16 Yak 1 PQ 40792 40 15 km 9 3 mi north of Grebenka49 27 August 1942 17 35 Yak 4 PQ 4911 22 15 km 9 3 mi north northeast of Pitomnik 100 22 September 1942 06 45 Yak 1 PQ 49132 40 south of Achtuba50 28 August 1942 08 12 P 40 PQ 4943 22 40 km 25 mi east southeast of Stalingrad 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 34 Mediterranean Theater 1 October 31 December 1942101 1 December 1942 16 34 Spitfire 15 km 9 3 mi south of Cap Scaramia 41 105 26 December 1942 13 28 B 17 Bizerte 41 102 1 December 1942 16 38 Spitfire 25 km 16 mi south of Cap Scaramia 41 106 28 December 1942 14 07 Spitfire 5 km 3 1 mi south of Souk El Arba 41 103 18 December 1942 11 55 P 38 south of Tunis 41 107 29 December 1942 14 35 Spitfire 10 km 6 2 mi east northeast of Bone 41 104 18 December 1942 11 56 P 38 south of Tunis 41 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 34 North Africa 1 January May 1943108 1 January 1943 11 15 Spitfire 15 km 9 3 mi southeast of Bone 42 112 7 January 1943 15 03 Spitfire PQ 03 Ost 8582 42 109 1 January 1943 15 54 Spitfire 15 km 9 3 mi south southwest of Bone 42 113 8 January 1943 13 45 P 38 15 km 9 3 mi northeast of Beja 42 110 4 January 1943 10 36 Boston 2 km 1 2 mi southwest of Sbeitla 42 114 8 January 1943 13 56 Spitfire 10 km 6 2 mi northeast of Souk El Arba 42 111 6 January 1943 13 15 P 40 4 km 2 5 mi northeast of Cap Rosa 42 Awards Edit Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for Fighter Pilots in Gold Bronze 30 March 1942 3 Silver 29 April 1942 3 Gold 18 August 1942 3 Iron Cross 1939 2nd class 19 June 1941 43 Note 20 1st class 20 July 1941 43 Note 21 Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 13 September 1942 as Unteroffizier and pilot 45 Note 22 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight s Cross on 23 September 1942 and Feldwebel and pilot in the 3 Jagdgeschwader 53 46 47 127th Oak Leaves on 23 September 1942 and Feldwebel and pilot in the 3 Jagdgeschwader 53 46 48 Notes Edit Flight training in the Luftwaffe progressed through the levels A1 A2 and B1 B2 referred to as A B flight training A training included theoretical and practical training in aerobatics navigation long distance flights and dead stick landings The B courses included high altitude flights instrument flights night landings and training to handle the aircraft in difficult situations 6 For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations see Organization of the Luftwaffe during World War II According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12 32 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 05 18 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10 35 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 04 46 27 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13 23 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 05 28 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13 27 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Petlyakov Pe 2 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10 37 34 This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11 42 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14 33 34 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15 48 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14 02 34 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14 05 34 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 04 47 26 This claim is by Mathews and Foreman 26 but not by Prien Stemmer Rodeike and Bock 22 According to MacLean on 30 April 1942 44 According to MacLean on 25 June 1942 44 According to Obermaier on 9 September 1942 2 References EditCitations Edit Spick 1996 pp 3 4 a b c d e f Obermaier 1989 p 53 a b c d MacLean 2007 p 99 MacLean 2007 p 98 Stockert 2012 pp 82 83 Bergstrom Antipov amp Sundin 2003 p 17 Prien 1998 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