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Wilhelm Lemke

January 01, 1970

Wilhelm Lemke (27 September 1920 – 4 December 1943) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. Lemke was credited with 131 aerial victories—that is, 131 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. All but six of his victories were claimed over the Soviet Air Forces in 617 combat missions.[1]

Wilhelm Lemke
Wilhelm Lemke
Born(1920-09-27)27 September 1920
Arnswalde, Free State of Prussia, Weimar Republic
Died4 December 1943(1943-12-04) (aged 23)
near Dodewaard, German-occupied Netherlands
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried
Ysselsteyn German war cemetery, Netherlands
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service1939–1943
RankHauptmann (captain)
UnitJG 3
Commands held9./JG 3, II./JG 3
Battles/wars
See battles

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Born in Arnswalde, Lemke joined the military service in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany in 1939. Following flight training, he was posted to 8. Staffel (squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing). He flew his first combat missions in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, and claimed his first aerial victory on 26 June 1941. There, after 59 aerial victories, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1942. He was given command as Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 9. Staffel in November 1942. On 16 March 1943, he was credited with his 100th aerial victory. Four months later, on 28 July 1943, he claimed his 125th and last victory on the Eastern Front.

Lemke was subsequently relocated to the Western Front, where he flew in the Defense of the Reich and claimed six further victories. In mid-November 1943, he was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of the II. Gruppe (2nd group) of JG 3 "Udet"; he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 25 November. Lemke was killed in action on 4 December 1943 northwest of Nijmegen in combat with United States Army Air Forces fighters.

Early life and career edit

Lemke, the son of a civil servant, was born on 27 September 1920 in Gundelsdorf near Arnswalde, in what was then the Free State of Prussia of the Weimar Republic (today Choszczno in Poland). He joined the military service of the Luftwaffe as a Fahnenjunker (cadet) on 15 November 1939.[2] Following fighter pilot training, he was promoted to Leutnant (second lieutenant) on 1 April 1941.[3][Note 1]

World War II edit

Eastern Front edit

Lemke was posted to a front-line unit in 1941, almost two years after the start of World War II. His unit was 8. Staffel (squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3—3rd Fighter Wing).[Note 2] In preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, JG 3 under the command of Major (major) Günther Lützow was relocated east. Lemke claimed two Soviet Tupolev SB-2 bombers shot down on 26 June 1941—his first aerial victories.[5] He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse) on 4 July 1941 and Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz erster Klasse) on 20 July.[3] On 11 July, his wingman and Staffelkapitän (squadron leader), Oberleutnant Winfried Schmidt was severely wounded in combat near Fastiv. Schmidt was hit in the lung by the defensive fire of a Tupolev SB tail gunner. By talking to Schmidt over the radio, Lemke managed to guide him back to the airfield at Polonne. The next day, Schmidt was replaced by Oberleutnant Franz Beyer as commander of 8. Staffel.[6]

By 26 August 1941, Lemke had accumulated 15 aerial victories. On this day, flying Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Werknummner 8245—factory number), he was hit and wounded in the abdomen during combat with Soviet bombers but managed to make an emergency landing.[7] On 3 November 1941, while convalescing, he was awarded the Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe). He returned to active service on 17 February 1942 and was posted to 8. Staffel of JG 3 "Udet".[Note 3] On 31 March 1942, Lemke claimed his 20th aerial victory.[9] He claimed three Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 fighters shot down in combat with 6 UAG (6th Soviet strike aviation group—Udarnaya Aviatsionnaya Gruppa) on 4 April.[10] He was credited with his 30th victory on 24 June 1942, and aerial victories 39 to 42 on 29 July. Subsequently, he was nominated for the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) by his 8. Staffel.[9] He was given command as Staffelkapitän of 9. Staffel in November 1942. He replaced Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Langer who was one of the temporary leaders of the Staffel after its former commander Oberleutnant Viktor Bauer had been wounded on 10 August.[11]

Lemke claimed his 57th victory on 7 September 1942, his 58th one day later, and his 59th victory on 11 September. The next day, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. On 27 December, he involuntarily rammed a LaGG-3 in combat. By 31 December 1942 his score had increased to 90 victories. As well as his aerial victories, he was credited with the destruction of aircraft on the ground, as well as three tanks, three fuel trucks, eleven other trucks, three Katyusha rocket launchers, one anti-tank gun, and two mortars.[9] On 16 March 1943, he claimed his 100th aerial victory, a Lavochkin La-5 fighter.[12] Lemke was the 35th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[13] He was promoted to Oberleutnant (first lieutenant) on 1 April 1943 and to Hauptmann (captain) on 1 June. He was credited with his last victory on the Eastern Front on 28 July 1943, taking his total to 125.[9]

Western Front and death edit

 
Combat box of a 12-plane B-17 squadron. Three such boxes completed a 36-plane group box.
  1. Lead Element
  2. High Element
  3. Low Element
  4. Low Low Element

On 2 August 1943, JG 3 "Udet" began transferring to Western Front and flew in Defense of the Reich. The Gruppe arrived at Münster-Handorf Airfield the following day where they were placed under its new commander Hauptmann Walther Dahl.[14] On 7 August, the unit for the first time practiced the Y-Control for fighters, a system used to control groups of fighters intercepting United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) bomber formations.[15] Lemke claimed two USAAF Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters shot down on 17 August during the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission, his first on the Western Front.[16][17] By 14 October 1943, he was credited with one victory and two Herausschüsse (separation shots)—a severely damaged heavy bomber forced to separate from his combat box, which was counted as an aerial victory—over Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bombers.[9] On that day, he claimed his 129th and 130th victory, one of which was a Herausschuss, over B-17s on their second Raid on Schweinfurt.[18]

In mid-November 1943, Lemke was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of the II. Gruppe (2nd group) of JG 3 "Udet". He succeeded Major Kurt Brändle, who had been killed in action on 3 November. Lemke surrendered command of 9. Staffel to Leutnant Ekkehard Tichy and took command of the Gruppe a few days later at the Schiphol airfield, near Amsterdam in the Netherlands.[19][20] He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) on 25 November, the 338th officer or soldier of the Wehrmacht so honored.[9] On 30 November 1943 at 11:25, he achieved his 131st and final aerial victory over a P-47.[21]

 
German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn - Wilhelm Lemke

Lemke was killed in action in his Bf 109 G-6 (Werknummner 410558) on 4 December 1943 near Dodewaard, 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) northwest Nijmegen.[2] His mission was to lead an attack of 55 aircraft on a fighter intercept mission against USAAF fighters escorting Eighth Air Force bombers.[22] He was shot down by P-47 Thunderbolts of the 352nd Fighter Group.[23] His victors may have been Major John C. Meyer or Lieutenant Virgil Kersh Meroney.[24] Lemke was buried at the German war cemetery Ysselsteyn in the Netherlands (Block CW—Row 1—Grave 24).[9]

Summary of career edit

Aerial victory claims edit

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Lemke was credited with 131 aerial victories.[25] Obermaier and Stockert also list Lemke with 131 aerial victories claimed in 617 combat missions, 125 of which were on the Eastern Front and included 28 Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft.[2][9] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found documentation for 131 aerial victory claims, plus five further unconfirmed claims. This number includes six on the Western Front, including four four-engined bombers, and 125 on the Eastern Front.[26]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 40873". 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.[27]

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the – (dash) indicates unwitnessed aerial victory claims for which Lemke did not receive credit.
  This along with the * (asterisk) indicates an Herausschuss (separation shot)—a severely damaged heavy bomber forced to separate from his combat box which was counted as an aerial victory.
  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
– 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 –[24][28]
Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941
1 26 June 1941 06:30 SB-3 northeast of Berestechko[29] 9 15 July 1941 15:07 I-153[30]
2 26 June 1941 06:40 SB-3 northeast of Berestechko[29] 10 16 July 1941 17:35 R-Z Bila Tserkva[31]
3 27 June 1941 15:20 DB-3 Lviv[29] 11 17 July 1941 16:12 DB-3 Rokytne[31]
4 29 June 1941 16:15 ZKB-19?[Note 4] Ostroh[32] 12 25 July 1941 18:20 I-153[31]
5 29 June 1941 19:05 Il-2 Ostroh[32] 13 25 July 1941 18:40 SB-3[31]
6 12 July 1941 11:50 DB-3[33]
—
 9 August 1941
—
 DB-3[31]
7 12 July 1941 12:00 DB-3[33] 14 19 August 1941 09:15 DB-3 Zaporizhia[34]
8 13 July 1941 06:10 ZKB-19?[Note 4] Kiev[30] 15 22 August 1941 16:15 I-17[34] Ostroh
– 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" –[24][28]
Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 30 April 1942
16 3 March 1942 11:17 R-5 southeast of Staraya Russa[35] 21 4 April 1942 18:05 I-61 (MiG-3) 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Bjakowo[36]
17 13 March 1942 16:17 I-61 (MiG-3) 3 km (1.9 mi) north-northwest of Solowjewo[35] 22 4 April 1942 18:10 I-61 (MiG-3) 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Jennakowo[36]
18 16 March 1942 17:15 R-5 Konjuchowo, southeast of Staraya Russa[37] 23 4 April 1942 18:15 I-61 (MiG-3)[36]
19 28 March 1942 16:10 I-61 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Ramushevo[37] 24 5 April 1942 13:10 I-61 (MiG-3) 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Meshinki[36]
20 31 March 1942 15:10 I-301 (LaGG-3) Tschertowschischina[36] 25 6 April 1942 10:10 I-61 (MiG-3) 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Komorowo[36]
– 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" –[38][28]
Eastern Front — 19 May 1942 – 3 February 1943
26 19 May 1942 16:45 MiG-1 north of Kosewedemjan[39]
18 km (11 mi) south of Vovchansk 		50 25 August 1942 11:15 Il-2 PQ 40873[40]
27 27 May 1942 04:15 MiG-1 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Chuhuiv[39] 51 28 August 1942 06:30 I-180 (Yak-7) east of Stalingrad[41]
28 28 May 1942 08:21 I-153 northeast of Izium[39] 52 30 August 1942 09:22 Il-2 northeast of Radkowo[41]
29 24 June 1942 18:13 Yak-4 northeast of Shchigry[42] 53 30 August 1942 09:28 Il-2 southwest of Samydowo[41]
30 24 June 1942 18:17 MiG-3 southeast of Stary Tschenoissinowo[42] 54 30 August 1942 17:00 MiG-3 southwest of Tundutow[41]
31 24 June 1942 18:19?[Note 5] MiG-3 east-southeast of Stary Tschenoissinowo[42] 55 30 August 1942 17:05 MiG-3 north of Tundutow[41]
32 26 June 1942 08:52 Il-2[42] 56 6 September 1942 16:55 MiG-3 2 km (1.2 mi) west-southwest of Stalingrad[43]
33 26 June 1942 08:55 Il-2 [42] 57 7 September 1942 17:15 I-153 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Stalingrad[43]
34 2 July 1942 06:50 MiG-3 Gorstschetnoje[44] 58 8 September 1942 05:55 MiG-3 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Akhtuba[43]
35 8 July 1942 13:27 MiG-1 Lipetsk[45] 59 11 September 1942 10:45 Il-2 4 km (2.5 mi) north of Stalingrad[46]
36 27 July 1942 18:15 LaGG-3 northeast of Kalach[47] 60 13 September 1942 12:35 MiG-3 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Stalingrad[46]
37 28 July 1942 09:07 LaGG-3 northeast of Kalach[47] 61 16 September 1942 09:30 MiG-3 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Stalingrad[46]
38 28 July 1942 09:20 LaGG-3 east of Kalach[47] 62 18 September 1942 05:40 Il-2 2 km (1.2 mi) northwest of Kotluban train station[48]
6 km (3.7 mi) east of Kotluban
39 29 July 1942 04:02 LaGG-3 southwest of Kalach[47] 63 22 September 1942 11:30 MiG-3 south of Kolobowka[48]
40 29 July 1942 17:45 Il-2 Tschirskaja[47] 64 28 September 1942 05:35 MiG-3 5 km (3.1 mi) north-northwest of Stalingrad[48]
41 29 July 1942 17:50 Il-2 southwest of Loschkij[47] 65 28 September 1942 05:40 Il-2 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Stalingrad[48]
42 29 July 1942 18:10 LaGG-3 east of Tschir[47] 66 2 October 1942 07:28 MiG-3 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Ssolodetsche[48]
43 31 July 1942 15:55 LaGG-3 north of Kaibowka[47] 67 6 October 1942 15:20 La-5 PQ 58753[49]
vicinity of Stalingrad
44 13 August 1942 17:45 Il-2 west of Marionowskij[50] 68 9 October 1942 13:10 MiG-3 18 km (11 mi) southwest of Serafimovichsky[49]
45 13 August 1942 18:05 Il-2 south of Wastjascht[50] 69 17 October 1942 15:50 MiG-3 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Leninsk[49]
46 21 August 1942 17:38 LaGG-3 north of Zaza[40] 70 21 October 1942 08:45 LaGG-3 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Grjasnaja[49]
47 21 August 1942 17:43 Il-2 east of Zaza[40] 71 27 October 1942 15:05 MiG-3 20 km (12 mi) north-northeast of Leninsk[49]
48 21 August 1942 17:55 LaGG-3 north of Zaza[40] 72 1 November 1942 14:35 MiG-3 southeastern area of the Leninsk airfield[49]
49 23 August 1942 15:10 MiG-1 Srednyaya[40]
– 9. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" –[51][52]
Eastern Front — 19 May 1942 – 3 February 1943
73?
[Note 6] 		8 November 1942 07:10 LaGG-3 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Akhtuba[53] 83 17 December 1942 11:42 Il-2 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Kapminski[53]
74?
[Note 6] 		10 November 1942 10:20 Pe-2 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Katschalinskaja[53] 84 17 December 1942 11:45 Il-2 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Abganerowo[53]
75 13 November 1942 11:43 MiG-3 PQ 49261, Leninsk[53]
35 km (22 mi) east of Stalingrad 		85 26 December 1942 07:15 LaGG-3 Urjupin, 6 km (3.7 mi) southwest of Miljatorskaja[54]
76 30 November 1942 10:40 MiG-3 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Bokowskaja[53] 86 27 December 1942 10:00 LaGG-3 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Miljatorskaja[54]
77 11 December 1942 13:20 Boston 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Kalach[53] 87 27 December 1942 13:32 LaGG-3 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Zymla[54]
78 12 December 1942 10:30 LaGG-3 6 km (3.7 mi) east-northeast of Ssurowikino[53] 88 28 December 1942 11:55 Il-2 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Obliwskaja[54]
79 12 December 1942 10:40 LaGG-3 20 km (12 mi) west-northwest of Kalach[53] 89 31 December 1942 07:12 Il-2 north of Morozovsk[54]
80 13 December 1942 07:15 LaGG-3 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Tschernigow[53] 90 31 December 1942 07:40 Il-2 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Urjatin[54]
81 13 December 1942 11:35 R-5 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Sety[53] 91 10 January 1943 09:35 Yak-4 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Porchow[54]
82 17 December 1942 11:40 Il-2 6 km (3.7 mi) northwest of Kapminski[53] 92 17 January 1943 13:40 LaGG-3 6 km (3.7 mi) northeast of Kamensk[54]
– 9. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" –[51][55]
Eastern Front — 4 February – 31 December 1943
93 10 February 1943 14:20 Boston 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Artyomovsk[56] 111 20 June 1943 03:48 Il-2 southeast of Yeysk[57]
94 11 February 1943 10:35 Boston 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Kramatorsk[56] 112 20 June 1943 03:50 Il-2 west of Yeysk[57]
95 27 February 1943 07:40 La-5 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Losowaja Buchewka[56]
8 km (5.0 mi) west of Juchevka
—
 5 July 1943
—
 LaGG-3[58]
96 28 February 1943 13:43 La-5 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Izium[56]
—
 5 July 1943
—
 La-5[58]
97 28 February 1943 13:47 La-5 20 km (12 mi) south of Izium[56] 113 5 July 1943 13:55 La-5 south of Oboyan[58]
98 13 March 1943 11:15 Il-2 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Chuhuiv[56] 114 5 July 1943 18:12 Il-2 southwest of Korotscha[58]
99 13 March 1943 11:17 R-5 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Chuhuiv[56] 115 5 July 1943 18:30 Il-2 south of Belgorod[58]
100 16 March 1943 12:25 La-5 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Olchowatka[56]
—
 5 July 1943
—
 La-5[58]
101 31 May 1943 18:12 Il-2 PQ 34 Ost 79431, east of Kramatorsk[59]
20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Artomovsk 		116 6 July 1943 09:35 La-5 northwest of Belgorod[60]
102 31 May 1943 18:14 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 79274, southwest of Sslawjansk[59]
20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Liman 		117 7 July 1943 12:07 La-5 southwest of Oboyan[60]
103 31 May 1943 18:19 LaGG-3 PQ 34 Ost 79174, south of Barwenkowo[59]
20 km (12 mi) north of Artomovsk 		118 7 July 1943 12:15 La-5 southwest of Prochorowka[60]
104 2 June 1943 13:50 La-5 west of Kursk[57]
north of Kursk 		119 8 July 1943 12:03 LaGG-3 north of Belgorod[60]
105 10 June 1943 08:20 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 90713, southeast of Starobilsk[57]
20 km (12 mi) southeast of Starobilsk 		120 9 July 1943 05:10 Il-2 east of Warwarowka[60]
106 14 June 1943 14:40 La-5 east of Kupiansk[57] 121 9 July 1943 11:05 La-5 southwest of Oboyan[60]
107 14 June 1943 14:45 La-5 southwest of Sswatowo[57] 122 14 July 1943 15:35 La-5 north of Prochorowka[61]
108 15 June 1943 17:32 LaGG-3 west of Starobilsk[57]
north of Starobilsk 		123 17 July 1943 14:00?[Note 7] La-5 PQ 35 70811, northwest of Izium[61]
20 km (12 mi) east of Izium
109 15 June 1943 17:43 LaGG-3 north-northeast of Starobilsk[57] 124 28 July 1943 18:25 Boston PQ 35 70871, southeast of Izium[63]
15 km (9.3 mi) west-northwest of Krasnyi Lyman
110 16 June 1943 18:12 La-5 north of Starobilsk[57] 125 28 July 1943 18:26 LaGG-3 PQ 35 70873, southeast of Izium[63]
15 km (9.3 mi) west-northwest of Krasnyi Lyman
—
 16 June 1943
—
 LaGG-3[57]
– 9. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" –[51][62]
Defense of the Reich — 8 August – 31 December 1943
126 17 August 1943 17:15?[Note 8] P-47?[Note 8] north-northeast of Liège[64] 129 14 October 1943 14:39 B-17 20 km (12 mi) west of Schweinfurt[64]
127 17 August 1943 17:26 P-47 5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Liège[64] 130* 14 October 1943 14:45 B-17 Schweinfurt[64]
128* 6 September 1943 11:05 B-17 west of Stuttgart[64]
– II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet" –[21][62]
Defense of the Reich — 8 August – 31 December 1943
131 30 November 1943 11:25 P-47 Tilburg

Awards edit

Notes edit

  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.[4]
  2. ^ For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations see Organization of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
  3. ^ On 1 December 1941, JG 3 was given the honorary name "Udet" following the suicide of World War I fighter pilot and Luftwaffe Generalleutnant Ernst Udet.[8]
  4. ^ a b According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as an Ilyushin DB-3.[24]
  5. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 18:18.[24]
  6. ^ a b According to Mathews and Foreman claimed with 8. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3.[24]
  7. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:07.[62]
  8. ^ a b According to Mathews and Foreman, Lemke's 126th aerial victory was claimed over a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress shot down at 15:00 north-northeast of Liège.[62]
  9. ^ According to Scherzer on 19 September 1942 as pilot in the 8./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".[69]
  10. ^ According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitän in the III./Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet".[69]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Spick 1996, p. 230.
  2. ^ a b c Obermaier 1989, p. 59.
  3. ^ a b Stockert 1998, p. 174.
  4. ^ Bergström, Antipov & Sundin 2003, p. 17.
  5. ^ Prien & Stemmer 1996, p. 110.
  6. ^ Prien & Stemmer 1996, pp. 112–113.
  7. ^ Prien & Stemmer 1996, p. 449.
  8. ^ Prien & Stemmer 2002, p. 12.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h Stockert 1998, p. 175.
  10. ^ Bergström & Mikhailov 2001, p. 95.
  11. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 211.
  12. ^ Weal 2001, p. 66.
  13. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 243.
  14. ^ Prien & Stemmer 1996, p. 265.
  15. ^ Prien & Stemmer 1996, p. 266.
  16. ^ Weal 2006, p. 38.
  17. ^ Weal 2013, p. 60.
  18. ^ Weal 2013, p. 62.
  19. ^ Prien & Stemmer 2003, p. 195.
  20. ^ Prien & Stemmer 1996, p. 443.
  21. ^ a b Prien & Stemmer 2003, p. 398.
  22. ^ McFarland & Newton 2006, pp. 135–136.
  23. ^ Weal 1999, p. 62.
  24. ^ a b c d e f Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 739.
  25. ^ Zabecki 2019, p. 330.
  26. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 739–741.
  27. ^ Planquadrat.
  28. ^ a b c Prien & Stemmer 1996, pp. 477–489.
  29. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2003, p. 137.
  30. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 142.
  31. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2003, p. 144.
  32. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 138.
  33. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 141.
  34. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 147.
  35. ^ a b Prien et al. 2005, p. 34.
  36. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2005, p. 36.
  37. ^ a b Prien et al. 2005, p. 35.
  38. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 739–740.
  39. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2006, p. 214.
  40. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2006, p. 221.
  41. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2006, p. 222.
  42. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2006, p. 215.
  43. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2006, p. 223.
  44. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 216.
  45. ^ Prien et al. 2006, p. 217.
  46. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2006, p. 224.
  47. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2006, p. 219.
  48. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2006, p. 225.
  49. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2006, p. 226.
  50. ^ a b Prien et al. 2006, p. 220.
  51. ^ a b c Prien & Stemmer 1996, pp. 494–501.
  52. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 740.
  53. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Prien et al. 2006, p. 227.
  54. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2006, p. 228.
  55. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 740–741.
  56. ^ a b c d e f g h Prien et al. 2012, p. 127.
  57. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Prien et al. 2012, p. 130.
  58. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2012, p. 131.
  59. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2012, p. 129.
  60. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2012, p. 132.
  61. ^ a b Prien et al. 2012, p. 133.
  62. ^ a b c d Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 741.
  63. ^ a b Prien et al. 2012, p. 134.
  64. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2008, p. 329.
  65. ^ a b Thomas 1998, p. 21.
  66. ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 134.
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January 01, 1970
wilhelm, lemke, september, 1920, december, 1943, luftwaffe, flying, world, lemke, credited, with, aerial, victories, that, aerial, combat, encounters, resulting, destruction, enemy, aircraft, victories, were, claimed, over, soviet, forces, combat, missions, bo. Wilhelm Lemke 27 September 1920 4 December 1943 was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II Lemke was credited with 131 aerial victories that is 131 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft All but six of his victories were claimed over the Soviet Air Forces in 617 combat missions 1 Wilhelm LemkeWilhelm LemkeBorn 1920 09 27 27 September 1920Arnswalde Free State of Prussia Weimar RepublicDied4 December 1943 1943 12 04 aged 23 near Dodewaard German occupied NetherlandsCause of deathKilled in actionBuriedYsselsteyn German war cemetery NetherlandsAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch LuftwaffeYears of service1939 1943RankHauptmann captain UnitJG 3Commands held9 JG 3 II JG 3Battles warsSee battlesWorld War II Operation Barbarossa Eastern Front Defense of the Reich AwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Born in Arnswalde Lemke joined the military service in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany in 1939 Following flight training he was posted to 8 Staffel squadron of Jagdgeschwader 3 JG 3 3rd Fighter Wing He flew his first combat missions in Operation Barbarossa the German invasion of the Soviet Union and claimed his first aerial victory on 26 June 1941 There after 59 aerial victories he was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 September 1942 He was given command as Staffelkapitan squadron leader of 9 Staffel in November 1942 On 16 March 1943 he was credited with his 100th aerial victory Four months later on 28 July 1943 he claimed his 125th and last victory on the Eastern Front Lemke was subsequently relocated to the Western Front where he flew in the Defense of the Reich and claimed six further victories In mid November 1943 he was appointed Gruppenkommandeur group commander of the II Gruppe 2nd group of JG 3 Udet he was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 25 November Lemke was killed in action on 4 December 1943 northwest of Nijmegen in combat with United States Army Air Forces fighters Contents 1 Early life and career 2 World War II 2 1 Eastern Front 2 2 Western Front and death 3 Summary of career 3 1 Aerial victory claims 3 2 Awards 4 Notes 5 References 5 1 Citations 5 2 BibliographyEarly life and career editLemke the son of a civil servant was born on 27 September 1920 in Gundelsdorf near Arnswalde in what was then the Free State of Prussia of the Weimar Republic today Choszczno in Poland He joined the military service of the Luftwaffe as a Fahnenjunker cadet on 15 November 1939 2 Following fighter pilot training he was promoted to Leutnant second lieutenant on 1 April 1941 3 Note 1 World War II editEastern Front edit Lemke was posted to a front line unit in 1941 almost two years after the start of World War II His unit was 8 Staffel squadron of Jagdgeschwader 3 JG 3 3rd Fighter Wing Note 2 In preparation for Operation Barbarossa the German invasion of the Soviet Union JG 3 under the command of Major major Gunther Lutzow was relocated east Lemke claimed two Soviet Tupolev SB 2 bombers shot down on 26 June 1941 his first aerial victories 5 He was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse on 4 July 1941 and Iron Cross 1st Class Eisernes Kreuz erster Klasse on 20 July 3 On 11 July his wingman and Staffelkapitan squadron leader Oberleutnant Winfried Schmidt was severely wounded in combat near Fastiv Schmidt was hit in the lung by the defensive fire of a Tupolev SB tail gunner By talking to Schmidt over the radio Lemke managed to guide him back to the airfield at Polonne The next day Schmidt was replaced by Oberleutnant Franz Beyer as commander of 8 Staffel 6 By 26 August 1941 Lemke had accumulated 15 aerial victories On this day flying Messerschmitt Bf 109 F 2 Werknummner 8245 factory number he was hit and wounded in the abdomen during combat with Soviet bombers but managed to make an emergency landing 7 On 3 November 1941 while convalescing he was awarded the Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe He returned to active service on 17 February 1942 and was posted to 8 Staffel of JG 3 Udet Note 3 On 31 March 1942 Lemke claimed his 20th aerial victory 9 He claimed three Lavochkin Gorbunov Gudkov LaGG 3 fighters shot down in combat with 6 UAG 6th Soviet strike aviation group Udarnaya Aviatsionnaya Gruppa on 4 April 10 He was credited with his 30th victory on 24 June 1942 and aerial victories 39 to 42 on 29 July Subsequently he was nominated for the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes by his 8 Staffel 9 He was given command as Staffelkapitan of 9 Staffel in November 1942 He replaced Oberleutnant Karl Heinz Langer who was one of the temporary leaders of the Staffel after its former commander Oberleutnant Viktor Bauer had been wounded on 10 August 11 Lemke claimed his 57th victory on 7 September 1942 his 58th one day later and his 59th victory on 11 September The next day he was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross On 27 December he involuntarily rammed a LaGG 3 in combat By 31 December 1942 his score had increased to 90 victories As well as his aerial victories he was credited with the destruction of aircraft on the ground as well as three tanks three fuel trucks eleven other trucks three Katyusha rocket launchers one anti tank gun and two mortars 9 On 16 March 1943 he claimed his 100th aerial victory a Lavochkin La 5 fighter 12 Lemke was the 35th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark 13 He was promoted to Oberleutnant first lieutenant on 1 April 1943 and to Hauptmann captain on 1 June He was credited with his last victory on the Eastern Front on 28 July 1943 taking his total to 125 9 Western Front and death edit nbsp Combat box of a 12 plane B 17 squadron Three such boxes completed a 36 plane group box Lead ElementHigh ElementLow ElementLow Low Element On 2 August 1943 JG 3 Udet began transferring to Western Front and flew in Defense of the Reich The Gruppe arrived at Munster Handorf Airfield the following day where they were placed under its new commander Hauptmann Walther Dahl 14 On 7 August the unit for the first time practiced the Y Control for fighters a system used to control groups of fighters intercepting United States Army Air Forces USAAF bomber formations 15 Lemke claimed two USAAF Republic P 47 Thunderbolt fighters shot down on 17 August during the Schweinfurt Regensburg mission his first on the Western Front 16 17 By 14 October 1943 he was credited with one victory and two Herausschusse separation shots a severely damaged heavy bomber forced to separate from his combat box which was counted as an aerial victory over Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress bombers 9 On that day he claimed his 129th and 130th victory one of which was a Herausschuss over B 17s on their second Raid on Schweinfurt 18 In mid November 1943 Lemke was appointed Gruppenkommandeur group commander of the II Gruppe 2nd group of JG 3 Udet He succeeded Major Kurt Brandle who had been killed in action on 3 November Lemke surrendered command of 9 Staffel to Leutnant Ekkehard Tichy and took command of the Gruppe a few days later at the Schiphol airfield near Amsterdam in the Netherlands 19 20 He was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub on 25 November the 338th officer or soldier of the Wehrmacht so honored 9 On 30 November 1943 at 11 25 he achieved his 131st and final aerial victory over a P 47 21 nbsp German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn Wilhelm Lemke Lemke was killed in action in his Bf 109 G 6 Werknummner 410558 on 4 December 1943 near Dodewaard 12 kilometers 7 5 mi northwest Nijmegen 2 His mission was to lead an attack of 55 aircraft on a fighter intercept mission against USAAF fighters escorting Eighth Air Force bombers 22 He was shot down by P 47 Thunderbolts of the 352nd Fighter Group 23 His victors may have been Major John C Meyer or Lieutenant Virgil Kersh Meroney 24 Lemke was buried at the German war cemetery Ysselsteyn in the Netherlands Block CW Row 1 Grave 24 9 Summary of career editAerial victory claims edit According to US historian David T Zabecki Lemke was credited with 131 aerial victories 25 Obermaier and Stockert also list Lemke with 131 aerial victories claimed in 617 combat missions 125 of which were on the Eastern Front and included 28 Ilyushin Il 2 ground attack aircraft 2 9 Mathews and Foreman authors of Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims researched the German Federal Archives and found documentation for 131 aerial victory claims plus five further unconfirmed claims This number includes six on the Western Front including four four engined bombers and 125 on the Eastern Front 26 Victory claims were logged to a map reference PQ Planquadrat for example PQ 40873 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 27 Chronicle of aerial victories This and the dash indicates unwitnessed aerial victory claims for which Lemke did not receive credit This along with the asterisk indicates an Herausschuss separation shot a severely damaged heavy bomber forced to separate from his combat box which was counted as an aerial victory This and the question mark indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien Stemmer Rodeike Bock Mathews and Foreman Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location 8 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 24 28 Operation Barbarossa 22 June 5 December 1941 1 26 June 1941 06 30 SB 3 northeast of Berestechko 29 9 15 July 1941 15 07 I 153 30 2 26 June 1941 06 40 SB 3 northeast of Berestechko 29 10 16 July 1941 17 35 R Z Bila Tserkva 31 3 27 June 1941 15 20 DB 3 Lviv 29 11 17 July 1941 16 12 DB 3 Rokytne 31 4 29 June 1941 16 15 ZKB 19 Note 4 Ostroh 32 12 25 July 1941 18 20 I 153 31 5 29 June 1941 19 05 Il 2 Ostroh 32 13 25 July 1941 18 40 SB 3 31 6 12 July 1941 11 50 DB 3 33 9 August 1941 DB 3 31 7 12 July 1941 12 00 DB 3 33 14 19 August 1941 09 15 DB 3 Zaporizhia 34 8 13 July 1941 06 10 ZKB 19 Note 4 Kiev 30 15 22 August 1941 16 15 I 17 34 Ostroh 8 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 24 28 Eastern Front 6 December 1941 30 April 1942 16 3 March 1942 11 17 R 5 southeast of Staraya Russa 35 21 4 April 1942 18 05 I 61 MiG 3 4 km 2 5 mi northwest of Bjakowo 36 17 13 March 1942 16 17 I 61 MiG 3 3 km 1 9 mi north northwest of Solowjewo 35 22 4 April 1942 18 10 I 61 MiG 3 2 km 1 2 mi north of Jennakowo 36 18 16 March 1942 17 15 R 5 Konjuchowo southeast of Staraya Russa 37 23 4 April 1942 18 15 I 61 MiG 3 36 19 28 March 1942 16 10 I 61 4 km 2 5 mi west of Ramushevo 37 24 5 April 1942 13 10 I 61 MiG 3 3 km 1 9 mi south of Meshinki 36 20 31 March 1942 15 10 I 301 LaGG 3 Tschertowschischina 36 25 6 April 1942 10 10 I 61 MiG 3 2 km 1 2 mi south of Komorowo 36 8 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 38 28 Eastern Front 19 May 1942 3 February 1943 26 19 May 1942 16 45 MiG 1 north of Kosewedemjan 39 18 km 11 mi south of Vovchansk 50 25 August 1942 11 15 Il 2 PQ 40873 40 27 27 May 1942 04 15 MiG 1 3 km 1 9 mi south of Chuhuiv 39 51 28 August 1942 06 30 I 180 Yak 7 east of Stalingrad 41 28 28 May 1942 08 21 I 153 northeast of Izium 39 52 30 August 1942 09 22 Il 2 northeast of Radkowo 41 29 24 June 1942 18 13 Yak 4 northeast of Shchigry 42 53 30 August 1942 09 28 Il 2 southwest of Samydowo 41 30 24 June 1942 18 17 MiG 3 southeast of Stary Tschenoissinowo 42 54 30 August 1942 17 00 MiG 3 southwest of Tundutow 41 31 24 June 1942 18 19 Note 5 MiG 3 east southeast of Stary Tschenoissinowo 42 55 30 August 1942 17 05 MiG 3 north of Tundutow 41 32 26 June 1942 08 52 Il 2 42 56 6 September 1942 16 55 MiG 3 2 km 1 2 mi west southwest of Stalingrad 43 33 26 June 1942 08 55 Il 2 42 57 7 September 1942 17 15 I 153 15 km 9 3 mi north of Stalingrad 43 34 2 July 1942 06 50 MiG 3 Gorstschetnoje 44 58 8 September 1942 05 55 MiG 3 6 km 3 7 mi west of Akhtuba 43 35 8 July 1942 13 27 MiG 1 Lipetsk 45 59 11 September 1942 10 45 Il 2 4 km 2 5 mi north of Stalingrad 46 36 27 July 1942 18 15 LaGG 3 northeast of Kalach 47 60 13 September 1942 12 35 MiG 3 20 km 12 mi northeast of Stalingrad 46 37 28 July 1942 09 07 LaGG 3 northeast of Kalach 47 61 16 September 1942 09 30 MiG 3 12 km 7 5 mi east of Stalingrad 46 38 28 July 1942 09 20 LaGG 3 east of Kalach 47 62 18 September 1942 05 40 Il 2 2 km 1 2 mi northwest of Kotluban train station 48 6 km 3 7 mi east of Kotluban 39 29 July 1942 04 02 LaGG 3 southwest of Kalach 47 63 22 September 1942 11 30 MiG 3 south of Kolobowka 48 40 29 July 1942 17 45 Il 2 Tschirskaja 47 64 28 September 1942 05 35 MiG 3 5 km 3 1 mi north northwest of Stalingrad 48 41 29 July 1942 17 50 Il 2 southwest of Loschkij 47 65 28 September 1942 05 40 Il 2 3 km 1 9 mi east of Stalingrad 48 42 29 July 1942 18 10 LaGG 3 east of Tschir 47 66 2 October 1942 07 28 MiG 3 18 km 11 mi northeast of Ssolodetsche 48 43 31 July 1942 15 55 LaGG 3 north of Kaibowka 47 67 6 October 1942 15 20 La 5 PQ 58753 49 vicinity of Stalingrad 44 13 August 1942 17 45 Il 2 west of Marionowskij 50 68 9 October 1942 13 10 MiG 3 18 km 11 mi southwest of Serafimovichsky 49 45 13 August 1942 18 05 Il 2 south of Wastjascht 50 69 17 October 1942 15 50 MiG 3 12 km 7 5 mi northeast of Leninsk 49 46 21 August 1942 17 38 LaGG 3 north of Zaza 40 70 21 October 1942 08 45 LaGG 3 8 km 5 0 mi south of Grjasnaja 49 47 21 August 1942 17 43 Il 2 east of Zaza 40 71 27 October 1942 15 05 MiG 3 20 km 12 mi north northeast of Leninsk 49 48 21 August 1942 17 55 LaGG 3 north of Zaza 40 72 1 November 1942 14 35 MiG 3 southeastern area of the Leninsk airfield 49 49 23 August 1942 15 10 MiG 1 Srednyaya 40 9 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 51 52 Eastern Front 19 May 1942 3 February 1943 73 Note 6 8 November 1942 07 10 LaGG 3 2 km 1 2 mi north of Akhtuba 53 83 17 December 1942 11 42 Il 2 8 km 5 0 mi south of Kapminski 53 74 Note 6 10 November 1942 10 20 Pe 2 15 km 9 3 mi southeast of Katschalinskaja 53 84 17 December 1942 11 45 Il 2 3 km 1 9 mi southeast of Abganerowo 53 75 13 November 1942 11 43 MiG 3 PQ 49261 Leninsk 53 35 km 22 mi east of Stalingrad 85 26 December 1942 07 15 LaGG 3 Urjupin 6 km 3 7 mi southwest of Miljatorskaja 54 76 30 November 1942 10 40 MiG 3 10 km 6 2 mi south of Bokowskaja 53 86 27 December 1942 10 00 LaGG 3 12 km 7 5 mi northeast of Miljatorskaja 54 77 11 December 1942 13 20 Boston 15 km 9 3 mi northwest of Kalach 53 87 27 December 1942 13 32 LaGG 3 8 km 5 0 mi north of Zymla 54 78 12 December 1942 10 30 LaGG 3 6 km 3 7 mi east northeast of Ssurowikino 53 88 28 December 1942 11 55 Il 2 9 km 5 6 mi north of Obliwskaja 54 79 12 December 1942 10 40 LaGG 3 20 km 12 mi west northwest of Kalach 53 89 31 December 1942 07 12 Il 2 north of Morozovsk 54 80 13 December 1942 07 15 LaGG 3 4 km 2 5 mi northwest of Tschernigow 53 90 31 December 1942 07 40 Il 2 6 km 3 7 mi west of Urjatin 54 81 13 December 1942 11 35 R 5 12 km 7 5 mi east of Sety 53 91 10 January 1943 09 35 Yak 4 4 km 2 5 mi northwest of Porchow 54 82 17 December 1942 11 40 Il 2 6 km 3 7 mi northwest of Kapminski 53 92 17 January 1943 13 40 LaGG 3 6 km 3 7 mi northeast of Kamensk 54 9 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 51 55 Eastern Front 4 February 31 December 1943 93 10 February 1943 14 20 Boston 15 km 9 3 mi north of Artyomovsk 56 111 20 June 1943 03 48 Il 2 southeast of Yeysk 57 94 11 February 1943 10 35 Boston 12 km 7 5 mi east of Kramatorsk 56 112 20 June 1943 03 50 Il 2 west of Yeysk 57 95 27 February 1943 07 40 La 5 8 km 5 0 mi west of Losowaja Buchewka 56 8 km 5 0 mi west of Juchevka 5 July 1943 LaGG 3 58 96 28 February 1943 13 43 La 5 15 km 9 3 mi south of Izium 56 5 July 1943 La 5 58 97 28 February 1943 13 47 La 5 20 km 12 mi south of Izium 56 113 5 July 1943 13 55 La 5 south of Oboyan 58 98 13 March 1943 11 15 Il 2 30 km 19 mi southeast of Chuhuiv 56 114 5 July 1943 18 12 Il 2 southwest of Korotscha 58 99 13 March 1943 11 17 R 5 35 km 22 mi southeast of Chuhuiv 56 115 5 July 1943 18 30 Il 2 south of Belgorod 58 100 16 March 1943 12 25 La 5 15 km 9 3 mi south of Olchowatka 56 5 July 1943 La 5 58 101 31 May 1943 18 12 Il 2 PQ 34 Ost 79431 east of Kramatorsk 59 20 km 12 mi north northwest of Artomovsk 116 6 July 1943 09 35 La 5 northwest of Belgorod 60 102 31 May 1943 18 14 LaGG 3 PQ 34 Ost 79274 southwest of Sslawjansk 59 20 km 12 mi south southeast of Liman 117 7 July 1943 12 07 La 5 southwest of Oboyan 60 103 31 May 1943 18 19 LaGG 3 PQ 34 Ost 79174 south of Barwenkowo 59 20 km 12 mi north of Artomovsk 118 7 July 1943 12 15 La 5 southwest of Prochorowka 60 104 2 June 1943 13 50 La 5 west of Kursk 57 north of Kursk 119 8 July 1943 12 03 LaGG 3 north of Belgorod 60 105 10 June 1943 08 20 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 90713 southeast of Starobilsk 57 20 km 12 mi southeast of Starobilsk 120 9 July 1943 05 10 Il 2 east of Warwarowka 60 106 14 June 1943 14 40 La 5 east of Kupiansk 57 121 9 July 1943 11 05 La 5 southwest of Oboyan 60 107 14 June 1943 14 45 La 5 southwest of Sswatowo 57 122 14 July 1943 15 35 La 5 north of Prochorowka 61 108 15 June 1943 17 32 LaGG 3 west of Starobilsk 57 north of Starobilsk 123 17 July 1943 14 00 Note 7 La 5 PQ 35 70811 northwest of Izium 61 20 km 12 mi east of Izium 109 15 June 1943 17 43 LaGG 3 north northeast of Starobilsk 57 124 28 July 1943 18 25 Boston PQ 35 70871 southeast of Izium 63 15 km 9 3 mi west northwest of Krasnyi Lyman 110 16 June 1943 18 12 La 5 north of Starobilsk 57 125 28 July 1943 18 26 LaGG 3 PQ 35 70873 southeast of Izium 63 15 km 9 3 mi west northwest of Krasnyi Lyman 16 June 1943 LaGG 3 57 9 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 51 62 Defense of the Reich 8 August 31 December 1943 126 17 August 1943 17 15 Note 8 P 47 Note 8 north northeast of Liege 64 129 14 October 1943 14 39 B 17 20 km 12 mi west of Schweinfurt 64 127 17 August 1943 17 26 P 47 5 km 3 1 mi northeast of Liege 64 130 14 October 1943 14 45 B 17 Schweinfurt 64 128 6 September 1943 11 05 B 17 west of Stuttgart 64 II Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 21 62 Defense of the Reich 8 August 31 December 1943 131 30 November 1943 11 25 P 47 Tilburg Awards edit Iron Cross 1939 2nd Class 4 July 1941 65 1st Class 20 July 1941 65 Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 3 November 1941 as Leutnant and pilot 66 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves Knight s Cross on 12 September 1942 as Leutnant and Staffelfuhrer of the 9 Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 67 68 Note 9 338th Oak Leaves on 25 November 1943 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the II Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 70 71 Note 10 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 4 For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations see Organization of the Luftwaffe during World War II On 1 December 1941 JG 3 was given the honorary name Udet following the suicide of World War I fighter pilot and Luftwaffe Generalleutnant Ernst Udet 8 a b According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as an Ilyushin DB 3 24 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 18 18 24 a b According to Mathews and Foreman claimed with 8 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 3 24 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14 07 62 a b According to Mathews and Foreman Lemke s 126th aerial victory was claimed over a Boeing B 17 Flying Fortress shot down at 15 00 north northeast of Liege 62 According to Scherzer on 19 September 1942 as pilot in the 8 Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 69 According to Scherzer as Staffelkapitan in the III Jagdgeschwader 3 Udet 69 References editCitations edit Spick 1996 p 230 a b c Obermaier 1989 p 59 a b Stockert 1998 p 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