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Wilhelm Philipp

January 01, 1970

Wilhelm Philipp (31 January 1916 – 10 January 1986) was a Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. During his career Wilhelm Philipp was credited with 81 aerial victories in 500+ missions.

Wilhelm Philipp
Born31 January 1916
Böhla, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire
Died10 January 1986(1986-01-10) (aged 69)
Duisburg
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service?–1945
RankOberfeldwebel (staff sergeant)
UnitJG 26
JG 54
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Career edit

Philipp was born on 31 January 1916 in Böhla, present-day part of Priestewitz, at the time in the Kingdom of Saxony, part of the German Empire.[1]

World War II in Europe began on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland. On 31 October 1939, Unteroffizier Philipp joined Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (JG 26—26th Fighter Wing), which had been named after Albert Leo Schlageter on 1 May 1939.[2] On 27 May 1940 during the Battle of Dunkirk, II. Gruppe reported combat with Royal Air Force (RAF) Supermarine Spitfire fighters over Ostend. This encounter is not matched with British records. However, the combat may have been with Hawker Hurricane fighters from No. 17 and No. 605 Squadron. That day at 17:30, Philipp claimed a Spitfire fighter shot down over Ostend.[3]

On 7 June 1940, Philipp was forced to bail out of his Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 following combat with Hurricane fighters near Dieppe.[4]

At the Channel and over England edit

On 17 August 1942, his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3 (Werknummer 5405—factory number) suffered engine fire resulting in an emergency landing at Ligescourt.[5]

During the Dieppe Raid on 19 August, on II. Gruppe's second combat air patrol of the day, at 08:37, Philipp was credited with the destruction of a Spitfire southwest of Dieppe, the aircraft coming from either the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) 31st Fighter Group or the RAF No. 350 Squadron.[6] At 17:32, a 4. Staffel Schwarm (flight) intercepted withdrawing Allied aircraft. In this encounter, Philipp claimed a Spitfire fighter west of Dieppe for his 20th aerial victory.[7] For his achievements to date, Philipp was awarded the Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 24 August.[1]

In November 1942, Philipp was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) which was fighting on the Eastern Front.[8]

War against the Soviet Union edit

Philipp claimed his first aerial victory on the Eastern Front on 15 January 1943. He had been assigned to 3. Staffel of JG 54 which at the time was commanded by Hauptmann Gerhard Koall. The Staffel was subordinated to I. Gruppe of JG 54 headed by Hauptmann Hans Philipp and was based at Krasnogvardeysk, present-day Gatchina. The Gruppe supported German forces of Army Group North fighting against the Soviet Operation Iskra which aimed to break the Wehrmacht's siege of Leningrad. On 15 January, Philipp was credited with shooting down a Lavochkin La-5 fighter.[9]

On 22 February, his Fw 190 A-4 suffered engine failure resulting in a forced landing at Krasnogvardeysk.[10] On 7 September, Philipp was wounded in combat when his Fw 190 A-6 (Werknummer 550501—factory number) was shot up by Yakovlev Yak-9 fighters resulting in an emergency landing.[11]

Summary of career edit

Aerial victory claims edit

According to Spick, Philipp was credited with 81 aerial victories claimed in over 500 combat missions. Of his 81 aerial victories, 22 were claimed during the Battle of France and Battle of Britain, 55 on the Eastern Front, and four on the Western Front.[12] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and state that he claimed at least 79 claims. This figure includes 54 claims on the Eastern Front, and over 24 claims on the Western Front.[13]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 10243". 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.[14]

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Caldwell, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[15]
Battle of France — 10 May – 25 June 1940
1 27 May 1940 17:30 Spitfire Ostend[16] 3 29 May 1940 18:45 Spitfire Dover[16]
2 28 May 1940 12:30 Spitfire east-southeast of Dover[16]
English Channel 		4 7 June 1940 19:30 Hurricane east of Dieppe[17]
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[15]
Action at the Channel and over England — 26 June 1940 – 21 June 1941
5 16 August 1940 14:06?[Note 1] Spitfire Dover[18]
west of Dover 		7 8 November 1940 17:40 Spitfire Tonbridge[19]
6 22 August 1940 20:05 Spitfire Dover[18]
north-northeast of Dover 		8 5 February 1941 14:15 Spitfire Neufchâtel[19]
– 2. Ergänzungsjagdgruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[15]
Western Front — 22 June – 31 December 1941
9 12 August 1941
—
 Blenheim[20] 10 12 August 1941
—
 Blenheim[20]
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" –[21]
On the Western Front — 1 January – November 1942
11 9 March 1942 16:45 Spitfire Boulogne-sur-Mer[22] 17 31 July 1942 15:13 Spitfire west of Berck[23]
12 17 May 1942 11:37 Spitfire 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Calais[24] 18 17 August 1942 19:06 Spitfire west of Dieppe[23]
13 2 June 1942 11:05 Spitfire middle of the English Channel, west of Berck[24]
Bay du Somme, Berck-sur-Mer 		19 19 August 1942 08:37 Spitfire southwest of Dieppe[23]
14 8 June 1942 13:58 Spitfire west-northwest of Dunkirk[24] 20 19 August 1942 17:32 Spitfire west of Dieppe[23]
15 13 July 1942 15:10 Spitfire middle of the English Channel[24] 21 24 August 1942 17:35 Spitfire northwest of Fécamp[23]
25 km (16 mi) northwest of Fécamp
16 26 July 1942 13:47 Spitfire off the English Coast[24] 22 29 August 1942 12:53 Mosquito southeast of Hastings[25]
15–20 km (9.3–12.4 mi) southeast of Hastings
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[26]
Eastern Front — November 1942 – 3 February 1943
23 15 January 1943 09:37 La-5 PQ 10243[27]
25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Shlisselburg 		26 23 January 1943 14:10 Il-2 PQ 00234[28]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Shlisselburg
24 15 January 1943 12:40 Yak-4 PQ 00282[27]
20 km (12 mi) west of Mga 		27 24 January 1943 09:15 MiG-3 PQ 00264[28]
25 23 January 1943 13:51 Il-2 PQ 10151[28]
southeast of Shlisselburg 		28 24 January 1943 09:40 Yak-1 PQ 10183[28]
east of Mga
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[26]
Eastern Front — 4 February – 7 September 1943
29 10 February 1943 12:41 LaGG-3 PQ 36 Ost 00412[29]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Pushkin 		46 23 August 1943 07:39 Pe-2 PQ 35 Ost 40292[30]
10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Shlisselburg
30 10 February 1943 15:14 La-5 PQ 36 Ost 00414[29]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Pushkin 		47 25 August 1943 05:15 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 41691[30]
31 14 February 1943 15:10?[Note 2] Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 00254[29]
Pushkin-Mga 		48 26 August 1943 18:20 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 51741[30]
20 km (12 mi) southeast of Okhtyrka
32 14 February 1943 15:14 LaGG-3 PQ 36 Ost 00283[29]
20 km (12 mi) west of Mga 		49 28 August 1943 11:36 Boston PQ 35 Ost 43674[30]
15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Sevsk
33 19 February 1943 07:55 Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 10414[29]
40 km (25 mi) northeast of Lyuban 		50 29 August 1943 06:43 P-39 PQ 35 Ost 43681[30]
20 km (12 mi) northeast of Sevsk
34 19 February 1943 07:58 LaGG-3 PQ 36 Ost 10533[29]
10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Lyuban 		51 1 September 1943 18:08 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 25454[31]
25 km (16 mi) northwest of Yelnya
35 21 February 1943 11:45 Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 10473[32]
25 km (16 mi) northeast of Lyuban 		52 1 September 1943 18:10 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 25424[31]
25 km (16 mi) northwest of Yelnya
36 21 February 1943 11:47 Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 10442[32]
30 km (19 mi) southeast of Mga 		53 1 September 1943 18:12 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 25424[31]
25 km (16 mi) northwest of Yelnya
37 23 February 1943 10:02?[Note 3] Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 10144[32]
south of Shlisselburg 		54 1 September 1943 18:14 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 25452[31]
25 km (16 mi) northwest of Yelnya
38 23 February 1943 10:05 Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 10142[32]
south of Shlisselburg 		55 2 September 1943 17:20 Pe-2 PQ 35 Ost 25732[31]
20 km (12 mi) south of Schatalowka
39 7 March 1943 11:13?[Note 4] Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 18382[33]
45 km (28 mi) north of Kholm 		56 4 September 1943 06:40 Boston northeast of Roslavl[31]
40 15 March 1943 09:23 Pe-2 PQ 35 Ost 19734[33]
20 km (12 mi) north of Staraya Russa 		57 4 September 1943 10:55 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 26674[31]
25 km (16 mi) northeast of Moschna
41 15 March 1943 09:24 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 19734[33]
Lake Ilmen 		58 5 September 1943 11:18 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 25463[31]
20 km (12 mi) west of Yelnya
42 15 March 1943 09:29 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 19683[33]
30 km (19 mi) southeast of Novgorod 		59 5 September 1943 11:20 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 35341[31]
5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Yelnya
43?[Note 5] 15 March 1943 16:13 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 18252[33] 60 5 September 1943 11:21 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 25462[31]
20 km (12 mi) west of Yelnya
44 20 March 1943 09:07 MiG-3 PQ 36 Ost 00442[34]
10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Slutsk 		61 6 September 1943 14:03 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 26653[31]
40 km (25 mi) north of Yartsevo
45 20 March 1943 09:10 P-40 PQ 36 Ost 00274[34]
15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Pushkin

Awards edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:00.[15]
  2. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:11.[26]
  3. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10:03.[26]
  4. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:03.[26]
  5. ^ This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.[26]
  6. ^ According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 54.[38]

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ a b Obermaier 1989, p. 179.
  2. ^ Caldwell 1996, pp. 6, 13.
  3. ^ Caldwell 1996, pp. 30–31.
  4. ^ Prien et al. 2000, p. 220.
  5. ^ Prien et al. 2004, p. 378.
  6. ^ Caldwell 1996, pp. 269–271, 278.
  7. ^ Caldwell 1996, pp. 276, 279.
  8. ^ Caldwell 1996, p. 301.
  9. ^ Prien et al. 2006, pp. 77, 81, 98.
  10. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 189.
  11. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 193.
  12. ^ Spick 1996, p. 236.
  13. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 964–966.
  14. ^ Planquadrat.
  15. ^ a b c d Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 964.
  16. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2000, p. 218.
  17. ^ Prien et al. 2000, p. 219.
  18. ^ a b Prien et al. 2002, p. 310.
  19. ^ a b Prien et al. 2002, p. 312.
  20. ^ a b Prien et al. 2003, p. 562.
  21. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 964–965.
  22. ^ Prien et al. 2004, p. 371.
  23. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2004, p. 373.
  24. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2004, p. 372.
  25. ^ Prien et al. 2004, p. 375.
  26. ^ a b c d e f Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 965.
  27. ^ a b Prien et al. 2006, p. 98.
  28. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2006, p. 99.
  29. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2012, p. 169.
  30. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2012, p. 182.
  31. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Prien et al. 2012, p. 183.
  32. ^ a b c d Prien et al. 2012, p. 170.
  33. ^ a b c d e Prien et al. 2012, p. 171.
  34. ^ a b Prien et al. 2012, p. 172.
  35. ^ Patzwall 2008, p. 161.
  36. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 350.
  37. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 338.
  38. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 593.

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External links edit

  • TracesOfWar.com

January 01, 1970
wilhelm, philipp, january, 1916, january, 1986, luftwaffe, recipient, knight, cross, iron, cross, during, world, knight, cross, iron, cross, awarded, recognise, extreme, battlefield, bravery, successful, military, leadership, during, career, credited, with, ae. Wilhelm Philipp 31 January 1916 10 January 1986 was a Luftwaffe ace and recipient of the Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II The Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership During his career Wilhelm Philipp was credited with 81 aerial victories in 500 missions Wilhelm PhilippBorn31 January 1916Bohla Kingdom of Saxony German EmpireDied10 January 1986 1986 01 10 aged 69 DuisburgAllegiance Nazi GermanyService wbr branch LuftwaffeYears of service 1945RankOberfeldwebel staff sergeant UnitJG 26JG 54Battles warsWorld War II Eastern Front Defence of the ReichAwardsKnight s Cross of the Iron Cross Contents 1 Career 1 1 At the Channel and over England 1 2 War against the Soviet Union 2 Summary of career 2 1 Aerial victory claims 2 2 Awards 3 Notes 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Bibliography 5 External linksCareer editPhilipp was born on 31 January 1916 in Bohla present day part of Priestewitz at the time in the Kingdom of Saxony part of the German Empire 1 World War II in Europe began on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland On 31 October 1939 Unteroffizier Philipp joined Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter JG 26 26th Fighter Wing which had been named after Albert Leo Schlageter on 1 May 1939 2 On 27 May 1940 during the Battle of Dunkirk II Gruppe reported combat with Royal Air Force RAF Supermarine Spitfire fighters over Ostend This encounter is not matched with British records However the combat may have been with Hawker Hurricane fighters from No 17 and No 605 Squadron That day at 17 30 Philipp claimed a Spitfire fighter shot down over Ostend 3 On 7 June 1940 Philipp was forced to bail out of his Messerschmitt Bf 109 E 3 following combat with Hurricane fighters near Dieppe 4 At the Channel and over England edit On 17 August 1942 his Focke Wulf Fw 190 A 3 Werknummer 5405 factory number suffered engine fire resulting in an emergency landing at Ligescourt 5 During the Dieppe Raid on 19 August on II Gruppe s second combat air patrol of the day at 08 37 Philipp was credited with the destruction of a Spitfire southwest of Dieppe the aircraft coming from either the United States Army Air Forces USAAF 31st Fighter Group or the RAF No 350 Squadron 6 At 17 32 a 4 Staffel Schwarm flight intercepted withdrawing Allied aircraft In this encounter Philipp claimed a Spitfire fighter west of Dieppe for his 20th aerial victory 7 For his achievements to date Philipp was awarded the Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe on 24 August 1 In November 1942 Philipp was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 54 JG 54 54th Fighter Wing which was fighting on the Eastern Front 8 War against the Soviet Union edit Philipp claimed his first aerial victory on the Eastern Front on 15 January 1943 He had been assigned to 3 Staffel of JG 54 which at the time was commanded by Hauptmann Gerhard Koall The Staffel was subordinated to I Gruppe of JG 54 headed by Hauptmann Hans Philipp and was based at Krasnogvardeysk present day Gatchina The Gruppe supported German forces of Army Group North fighting against the Soviet Operation Iskra which aimed to break the Wehrmacht s siege of Leningrad On 15 January Philipp was credited with shooting down a Lavochkin La 5 fighter 9 On 22 February his Fw 190 A 4 suffered engine failure resulting in a forced landing at Krasnogvardeysk 10 On 7 September Philipp was wounded in combat when his Fw 190 A 6 Werknummer 550501 factory number was shot up by Yakovlev Yak 9 fighters resulting in an emergency landing 11 Summary of career editAerial victory claims edit According to Spick Philipp was credited with 81 aerial victories claimed in over 500 combat missions Of his 81 aerial victories 22 were claimed during the Battle of France and Battle of Britain 55 on the Eastern Front and four on the Western Front 12 Mathews and Foreman authors of Luftwaffe Aces Biographies and Victory Claims researched the German Federal Archives and state that he claimed at least 79 claims This figure includes 54 claims on the Eastern Front and over 24 claims on the Western Front 13 Victory claims were logged to a map reference PQ Planquadrat for example PQ 10243 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 14 Chronicle of aerial victories This and the question mark indicates information discrepancies listed by Caldwell Prien Stemmer Rodeike Bock Mathews and Foreman Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location 4 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter 15 Battle of France 10 May 25 June 1940 1 27 May 1940 17 30 Spitfire Ostend 16 3 29 May 1940 18 45 Spitfire Dover 16 2 28 May 1940 12 30 Spitfire east southeast of Dover 16 English Channel 4 7 June 1940 19 30 Hurricane east of Dieppe 17 4 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter 15 Action at the Channel and over England 26 June 1940 21 June 1941 5 16 August 1940 14 06 Note 1 Spitfire Dover 18 west of Dover 7 8 November 1940 17 40 Spitfire Tonbridge 19 6 22 August 1940 20 05 Spitfire Dover 18 north northeast of Dover 8 5 February 1941 14 15 Spitfire Neufchatel 19 2 Erganzungsjagdgruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter 15 Western Front 22 June 31 December 1941 9 12 August 1941 Blenheim 20 10 12 August 1941 Blenheim 20 4 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter 21 On the Western Front 1 January November 1942 11 9 March 1942 16 45 Spitfire Boulogne sur Mer 22 17 31 July 1942 15 13 Spitfire west of Berck 23 12 17 May 1942 11 37 Spitfire 3 km 1 9 mi northeast of Calais 24 18 17 August 1942 19 06 Spitfire west of Dieppe 23 13 2 June 1942 11 05 Spitfire middle of the English Channel west of Berck 24 Bay du Somme Berck sur Mer 19 19 August 1942 08 37 Spitfire southwest of Dieppe 23 14 8 June 1942 13 58 Spitfire west northwest of Dunkirk 24 20 19 August 1942 17 32 Spitfire west of Dieppe 23 15 13 July 1942 15 10 Spitfire middle of the English Channel 24 21 24 August 1942 17 35 Spitfire northwest of Fecamp 23 25 km 16 mi northwest of Fecamp 16 26 July 1942 13 47 Spitfire off the English Coast 24 22 29 August 1942 12 53 Mosquito southeast of Hastings 25 15 20 km 9 3 12 4 mi southeast of Hastings 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 26 Eastern Front November 1942 3 February 1943 23 15 January 1943 09 37 La 5 PQ 10243 27 25 km 16 mi east southeast of Shlisselburg 26 23 January 1943 14 10 Il 2 PQ 00234 28 10 km 6 2 mi west of Shlisselburg 24 15 January 1943 12 40 Yak 4 PQ 00282 27 20 km 12 mi west of Mga 27 24 January 1943 09 15 MiG 3 PQ 00264 28 25 23 January 1943 13 51 Il 2 PQ 10151 28 southeast of Shlisselburg 28 24 January 1943 09 40 Yak 1 PQ 10183 28 east of Mga 3 Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 26 Eastern Front 4 February 7 September 1943 29 10 February 1943 12 41 LaGG 3 PQ 36 Ost 00412 29 10 km 6 2 mi east of Pushkin 46 23 August 1943 07 39 Pe 2 PQ 35 Ost 40292 30 10 km 6 2 mi southwest of Shlisselburg 30 10 February 1943 15 14 La 5 PQ 36 Ost 00414 29 10 km 6 2 mi east of Pushkin 47 25 August 1943 05 15 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 41691 30 31 14 February 1943 15 10 Note 2 Il 2 PQ 36 Ost 00254 29 Pushkin Mga 48 26 August 1943 18 20 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 51741 30 20 km 12 mi southeast of Okhtyrka 32 14 February 1943 15 14 LaGG 3 PQ 36 Ost 00283 29 20 km 12 mi west of Mga 49 28 August 1943 11 36 Boston PQ 35 Ost 43674 30 15 km 9 3 mi northeast of Sevsk 33 19 February 1943 07 55 Il 2 PQ 36 Ost 10414 29 40 km 25 mi northeast of Lyuban 50 29 August 1943 06 43 P 39 PQ 35 Ost 43681 30 20 km 12 mi northeast of Sevsk 34 19 February 1943 07 58 LaGG 3 PQ 36 Ost 10533 29 10 km 6 2 mi northeast of Lyuban 51 1 September 1943 18 08 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 25454 31 25 km 16 mi northwest of Yelnya 35 21 February 1943 11 45 Il 2 PQ 36 Ost 10473 32 25 km 16 mi northeast of Lyuban 52 1 September 1943 18 10 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 25424 31 25 km 16 mi northwest of Yelnya 36 21 February 1943 11 47 Il 2 PQ 36 Ost 10442 32 30 km 19 mi southeast of Mga 53 1 September 1943 18 12 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 25424 31 25 km 16 mi northwest of Yelnya 37 23 February 1943 10 02 Note 3 Il 2 PQ 36 Ost 10144 32 south of Shlisselburg 54 1 September 1943 18 14 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 25452 31 25 km 16 mi northwest of Yelnya 38 23 February 1943 10 05 Il 2 PQ 36 Ost 10142 32 south of Shlisselburg 55 2 September 1943 17 20 Pe 2 PQ 35 Ost 25732 31 20 km 12 mi south of Schatalowka 39 7 March 1943 11 13 Note 4 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 18382 33 45 km 28 mi north of Kholm 56 4 September 1943 06 40 Boston northeast of Roslavl 31 40 15 March 1943 09 23 Pe 2 PQ 35 Ost 19734 33 20 km 12 mi north of Staraya Russa 57 4 September 1943 10 55 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 26674 31 25 km 16 mi northeast of Moschna 41 15 March 1943 09 24 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 19734 33 Lake Ilmen 58 5 September 1943 11 18 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 25463 31 20 km 12 mi west of Yelnya 42 15 March 1943 09 29 LaGG 3 PQ 35 Ost 19683 33 30 km 19 mi southeast of Novgorod 59 5 September 1943 11 20 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 35341 31 5 km 3 1 mi southwest of Yelnya 43 Note 5 15 March 1943 16 13 La 5 PQ 35 Ost 18252 33 60 5 September 1943 11 21 Il 2 PQ 35 Ost 25462 31 20 km 12 mi west of Yelnya 44 20 March 1943 09 07 MiG 3 PQ 36 Ost 00442 34 10 km 6 2 mi southeast of Slutsk 61 6 September 1943 14 03 Yak 9 PQ 35 Ost 26653 31 40 km 25 mi north of Yartsevo 45 20 March 1943 09 10 P 40 PQ 36 Ost 00274 34 15 km 9 3 mi northeast of Pushkin Awards edit Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 24 August 1942 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot 35 German Cross in Gold on 27 October 1942 as Oberfeldwebel in the 4 Jagdgeschwader 26 36 Knight s Cross of the Iron Cross on 26 March 1944 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 3 Jagdgeschwader 54 37 Note 6 Notes edit According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14 00 15 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15 11 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 10 03 26 According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11 03 26 This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman 26 According to Scherzer as pilot in the I Jagdgeschwader 54 38 References editCitations edit a b Obermaier 1989 p 179 Caldwell 1996 pp 6 13 Caldwell 1996 pp 30 31 Prien et al 2000 p 220 Prien et al 2004 p 378 Caldwell 1996 pp 269 271 278 Caldwell 1996 pp 276 279 Caldwell 1996 p 301 Prien et al 2006 pp 77 81 98 Prien et al 2012 p 189 Prien et al 2012 p 193 Spick 1996 p 236 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 964 966 Planquadrat a b c d Mathews amp Foreman 2015 p 964 a b c Prien et al 2000 p 218 Prien et al 2000 p 219 a b Prien et al 2002 p 310 a b Prien et al 2002 p 312 a b Prien et al 2003 p 562 Mathews amp Foreman 2015 pp 964 965 Prien et al 2004 p 371 a b c d e Prien et al 2004 p 373 a b c d e Prien et al 2004 p 372 Prien et al 2004 p 375 a b c d e f Mathews amp Foreman 2015 p 965 a b Prien et al 2006 p 98 a b c d Prien et al 2006 p 99 a b c d e f Prien et al 2012 p 169 a b c d e Prien et al 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