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Gordon Gollob - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

Gordon Gollob

Name : Gordon Gollob
Born : 16th June 1912
Died : 8th September 1987
Air Victories : 150.00

Awards :
Knights Cross
Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross
Swords to the Knights Cross
Diamonds to the Knights Cross

Oberst Gordon M. Gollob was born 16 June 1912. Died 8 September 1987. He was a German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe from 1938 to 1945 during World War II. He rose to the position of General der Jagdflieger, and was one of only 27 to receive the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Gollob was credited with 150 aerial victories—that is, 150 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—achieved in 340 missions. He recorded 144 victories over the Eastern front. Gollob was the first pilot in aviation history to claim 150 aerial victories.

ZG 76 was stationed on the Polish border and took part in Fall Weiss, the invasion of Poland from 1 September 1939. Gollob scored his first victories over Poland, and continued his success when ZG 76 took part in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight.

On 8 April 1940 Gollob was appointed Staffelkapitän of 3./ZG 76. The unit took part in Operation Weserübung and Gollob had two more victories over Norway. Later that year Gollob shot down a Spitfire during the Battle of Britain. He was then given night fighter training and assigned to II./JG 3 on 7 September. JG 3 was stationed on the Channel Front, and saw much action. On 9 October Gollob was appointed Staffelkapitän of 4./JG 3.

In 1941 the unit was transferred east to take part in Operation Barbarossa. A few days after the invasion started, on 27 June, Gollob was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 3, and promoted to Hauptmann. Against the weak Soviet Air Force Gollob proved quite successful, downing 18 enemy aircraft in the month of August alone. On 18 September he was awarded the Knight’s Cross for his 42 victories. In October he had an impressive 37 victories, including 9 in one day on 18 October. On 26 October he was awarded the Eichenlaub after reaching 85 victories. In December Gollob was pulled of frontline service, and was transferred to a testing unit, to help with the development of the next version of the Bf 109.

After a brief spell at the Stabschwarm of JG 54 Gollob, now a Major, assumed command over JG 77 as Geschwaderkommodore on 16 May 1942. JG 77 was given the task of supporting the hard fighting over the Kerch straits on the Crimean peninsula. The JG 77, led by such able experts as Gollob and Heinrich Bär leading I./JG 77, "took over" the air space over the Kerch-Taman area. Intense rivalry ensued between Gollob and Bär, each striving to outperform the other. On 20 May Gollob reached his victory number 100. On 23 June he was awarded the Schwerter, after his tally had risen to 107. Only two months later he reached 150 victories, becoming the Luftwaffe's highest scoring pilot at that point. For this he was awarded the Brillanten to his Ritterkreuz on 29 August, only number 3 to receive such honours.

An anonymous JG 77 pilot described Gollob's methods; "Gollob flew from Kerch together with his wingman. They positioned themselves at a low altitude beneath a Russian formation. Then they started climbing in spirals, carefully maintaining their position beneath the enemy formation. Before the peacefully flying Russians had even suspected any mischief, the two planes at the bottom of their formation had been shot down and the two Germans were gone."

After the war

After being released from captivity following the surrender, Gollob made a living as a contributor to Aircraft Magazines and lecturing. In 1948 he became a foreman of the Federation of Independents in Austria. From 1951 he started working for a company making motors and vehicles. He had two sons and a daughter with his wife. Gollob died in Sulingen, Diepholz, Lower Saxony on 7 September 1987.

Known Service Details :
Squadron	Rank	Start of Service	End of Service	Known Dates	Aircraft	Airframes	Notes
ZG76	Oberleutnant	unknown	unknown	09th May 1939 02nd September 1939 09th July 1940			ZG 76 had been stationed at the Polish border prior to the invasion. Gollob scored the first of his aerial victories over Poland on 5 September 1939, shooting down a PWS 56 (Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów—Podlasie Aircraft Factory) biplane. He also flew a number of ground support missions, attacking an airfield and destroying a number of aircraft on the ground
JG3	Hauptmann	unknown	December 1941	07th May 1941
JG77	Hauptmann	16th May 1942	unknown	18th June 1942

Aircraft Type :
PZL P-24

Aircraft Type :
Wellington

Aircraft Type :
Skua

Aircraft Type :
Sunderland

Aircraft Type :
Hudson

Aircraft Type :
Spitfire

Aircraft Type :
I-16 Rata

Aircraft Type :
DB-3

Aircraft Type :
Pe-2

Aircraft Type :
ZKB-19

Aircraft Type :
V-11

Aircraft Type :
I-153

Aircraft Type :
DB-3

Aircraft Type :
SB-2

Aircraft Type :
R-5

Aircraft Type :
DB-3

Aircraft Type :
I-153

Aircraft Type :
I-17

Aircraft Type :
DB-3

Aircraft Type :
I-17

Aircraft Type :
SB-3

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
DB-3

Aircraft Type :
I-26

Aircraft Type :
R-Z

Aircraft Type :
DB-3

Aircraft Type :
I-26

Aircraft Type :
I-17

Aircraft Type :
I-180

Aircraft Type :
TB-3

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
I-26

Aircraft Type :
V-11

Aircraft Type :
I-153

Aircraft Type :
R-Z

Aircraft Type :
Pe-2

Aircraft Type :
I-61

Aircraft Type :
russ. Zerst.

Aircraft Type :
I-61

Aircraft Type :
Pe-2

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
I-61

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
I-61

Aircraft Type :
Pe-2

Aircraft Type :
I-61

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
Pe-2

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
I-61

Aircraft Type :
I-153

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
I-153

Aircraft Type :
B-2

Known Victory Claims :
Date	Rank	Squadron	Claimed	Location	Time	Aircraft Flown	Notes
02/09/1939	Oblt.	ZG 76	PZL P-24 details	Raum Lodz?	16.00-17.00
05/09/1939	Oblt.	ZG 76		Deblin	10.33		Tiefdecker
18/12/1939	Oblt.	ZG 76	Wellington details	N. Langeoog	14.45
13/06/1940	Oblt.	ZG 76	Skua details	Raum Trondheimfjord	2
09/07/1940	Oblt.	ZG 76	Sunderland details	90mi SW Sumburgh	14.47
09/07/1940	Oblt.	ZG 76	Hudson details	-	17.2
07/05/1941	Oblt.	JG 3	Spitfire details	Gravelines	11.25
22/06/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-16 Rata details	25km NW Lemberg: 500m	7
25/06/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	DB-3 details	W. Luzk	9
25/06/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	DB-3 details	SE Beresteczko	9.1
01/07/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	15km W. Korzec	19.42
02/07/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	ZKB-19 details	-	5.42
02/07/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	V-11 details	15km N. Klewan	11.3
02/07/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	V-11 details	30km NNW Rowne	11.43
13/07/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-153 details	-	6.3
16/07/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	DB-3 details	-	11.42
16/07/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	SB-2 details	-	11.44
23/07/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	R-5 details	-	16.35
25/07/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	DB-3 details	-	-
05/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-153 details	-	17.46
05/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-17 details	-	18.22
08/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	DB-3 details	-	13.17
08/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	DB-3 details	-	13.32
09/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	DB-3 details	-	10.55
11/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3		-	18.45		unknown
12/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-17 details	-	7.2
12/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	SB-3 details	-	7.25
20/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-16 details	-	17.45
20/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	DB-3 details	-	17.47
21/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-26 details	-	9.1
21/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	R-Z details	-	11.06
21/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	R-Z details	-	11.09
21/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	DB-3 details	-	12
21/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-26 details	-	17.05
22/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-17 details	-	6.1
24/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-180 details	-	9
31/08/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	TB-3 details	-	9.08
08/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Il-2 details	-	15.43
09/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-16 details	-	16.5
12/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Il-2 details	-	14.52
12/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-26 details	-	17.15
13/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	V-11 details	-	17.19
14/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-153 details	-	5.47
19/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	R-Z details	-	13.55
28/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	-	12.2
28/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	-	12.21
28/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	-	14.46
28/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	-
28/09/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	-
04/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	russ. Zerst. details	-	10.2
05/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	12km NW Juchnow	12.25
05/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	15km NW Juchnow	12.26
06/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	-	10.15
06/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	-	12.15
07/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	-	9.4
07/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	-	12.4
07/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Il-2 details	-	-
10/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	12.4
10/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	12.43
17/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	9.04
17/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-16 details	-	9.15
17/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	16.05
18/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	7.18
18/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	7.2
18/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	10.05
18/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	10.07
18/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	10.19
18/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	10.2
18/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	10.29
18/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	14.46
18/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	14.48
19/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	8.55
19/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	-	12.36
19/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	-	12.37
19/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	15km S. Ischum	12.42
19/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	15.35
20/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	11.07
22/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-16 details	-	6.55
22/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	Pe-2 details	-	7.2
22/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-16 details	-	10.21
22/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-16 details	5km W. Djemen	10.22
22/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	-
23/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	10.55
23/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	10.58
23/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-61 details	-	11.4
24/10/1941	Hptm.	JG 3	I-153 details	-	13.5
07/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 77	LaGG-3 details	-	-
09/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 77	I-153 details	-	-
18/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 77	B-2 details	-	-
18/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 77	B-2 details	-	-

Squadrons for : Gordon Gollob
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Gordon Gollob. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
JG3 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG3	JG3 Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942. Commanders of IV./JG 3 Major Franz Beyer, 1. June 1943 Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 February 1944 Major Friedrich-Karl Müller, 26 February 1944 Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 April 1944 Major Wilhelm Moritz, 18 April 1944 Hauptmann Hubert-York Weydenhammer, 5 December 1944 Major Erwin Bacsila, 5 January 1945 Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, 17 February 1945 Hauptmann Gerhard Koall, 25 April 1945 Hauptmann Günther Schack, 1 Mai 1945
JG77 Country : Germany Founded : May 1939 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG77	JG77 Herz As (Ace of Hearts) was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It served in all the German theaters of war, from Western Europe to the Eastern Front, and from the high north in Norway to the Mediterranean. JG 77 was formed in May 1939 with I. and II. Gruppe. III./JG 77 was formed on 5 July 1940 in Trondheim from the II(J)./JG 186. I./ JG 77 was reorganized on 21 November 1940 into IV./JG 51 and a new I./JG 77 was established. In January 1942 I./JG 77 was transferred to I./JG 5 and a new I./JG 77 was created. In April 1942 1. Staffel was transferred to Romania and designated the defence unit for the Ploie?ti oil fields at Mizil. (This staffel was redesignated 1./JG 4 in August 1942.)
ZG76 Country : Germany 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of ZG76	ZG76 Zerstörergeschwader 76 was formed on 1 May 1939 with the I. Gruppe and II. Gruppe without a Geschwaderstab. The II. Gruppe was initially equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and was known as Jagdgruppe 176. The Geschwaderstab was created on 15 April 1940 in Köln-Wahn. The III. Gruppe was raised on 26 June 1940 in Trier-Euren. On 1 September 1939 Germany attacked Poland although bad weather initially precluded a large scale deployment of ZG 76. I./ZG 76 engaged Polish fighters formations and made their first claims, although also suffered their first losses. Future 'ace' Leutnant Helmut Lent participated in the attack on Poland, destroying several aircraft on the ground and a PZL P.11 fighter in the air on 2 September 1939 for his and (I./ZG 76) first victory. However, on 12 September, following the destruction of an aircraft on the ground he was attacked by another fighter and his starboard engine was hit and put out of action. This necessitated a forced-landing, fortunately behind his own lines, in which he received minor injuries. On 29 September, I./ZG 76 was withdrawn to the Stuttgart area to provide Reichsverteidigung (Defense of the Reich) against the Western Allied Air Forces. I./ZG 76 claimed 31 kills during the campaign, of which 19 were confirmed. On 18 December 1939 the Royal Air Force sent a force of Vickers Wellingtons to raid Wilhelmshafen during the day. I./ZG 76 under Hptm. Gunther Reinecke, intercepted. Staffelkapitän of 2./ZG 76, Wolfgang Falck, and wingman Uffz. Heinz Fresia were the first to engage, claiming two Wellingtons each, though Falck's aircraft was hit by defending fire and he crash-landed on Wangerooge. Others of I./ZG 76 intercepted at intervals, unit claims totalling 15 Wellingtons shot down. The RAF lost 12, with total Luftwaffe unconfirmed claims being 38

Last edited : 12:39, March 27, 2013
Last editor : kc

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