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Wilhelm Herget - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

Wilhelm Herget


Name : Wilhelm Herget
Air Victories : 72.00

Awards :
Knights Cross
Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross

Aircraft Type :
Spitfire
Aircraft Type :
Spitfire
Aircraft Type :
Spitfire
Aircraft Type :
Hawk-75A

Aircraft Type :
Hurricane
Aircraft Type :
Hurricane
Aircraft Type :
Spitfire
Aircraft Type :
Spitfire
Aircraft Type :
Spitfire
Aircraft Type :
Spitfire
Aircraft Type :
Spitfire
Aircraft Type :
Spitfire
Aircraft Type :
Hurricane
Aircraft Type :
Handley

Aircraft Type :
Blenheim
Aircraft Type :
Hereford

Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Stirling
Aircraft Type :
Wellington
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Hampden
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Wellington
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Wellington
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Wellington
Aircraft Type :
Wellington
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Wellington
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Wellington
Aircraft Type :
Wellington
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
B-17
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Stirling
Aircraft Type :
Stirling
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Halifax
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Stirling
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
Lancaster
Aircraft Type :
P-47






Known Victory Claims :

Date

Rank

Squadron

Claimed

Location

Time

Aircraft Flown

Notes

25/05/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Spitfire
details

-

16.5

29/05/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Spitfire
details

-

14

29/05/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Spitfire
details

W. Dünkirchen: 3000m

14

18/06/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Hawk-75A
details

SE Cherbourg: 50m

7.05

30/08/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Hurricane
details

-

12.3

30/08/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Hurricane
details

-

12.45

31/08/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Spitfire
details

-

9.5

01/09/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Spitfire
details

-

14.45

01/09/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Spitfire
details

-

14.5

01/09/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Spitfire
details

-

15

02/09/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Spitfire
details

London: 8300m

17.3

04/09/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Spitfire
details

Tunbridge Wells: 4600m

14.2

11/09/1940

Oblt.

ZG 76

Hurricane
details

5-10km E. Insel Wight: 5000m

17

04/07/1941

Oblt.

ZG 76

Handley
details

2417

5.05

30/07/1941

Oblt.

ZG 76

Blenheim
details

-

16.28

06/04/1942

Oblt.

NJG 1

Hereford
details

2km W. Roly bei Neuville: 2600m

2.1

07/05/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Halifax
details

Libin 10km SW St. Hubert

-

20/05/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Halifax
details

NW St. Hubert

1.09

17/06/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Stirling
details

W. Limont-Fontaine

2.14

25/08/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Wellington
details

2km SW Marly: 6400-400m

2.15

28/08/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Halifax
details

1km S. Hastière: 4100m [Hainault/Dinant]

23.04

28/08/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Hampden
details

Boussu-lez-Walcourt [Hainaut]: 2400m [NW Philippville]

23.22

02/09/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Halifax
details

5km S. Dixmuiden: 3700m

3.3

20/09/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Wellington
details

20km N. Reims: 3300m

1.15

20/09/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

4km W. Warlimont: 4600m

3.28

22/11/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Wellington
details

Chalandry: 1800m [N. Laon]

20.46

21/12/1942

Hptm.

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

1km W. Steenbuyne: 3000m

23.3

11/04/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Wellington
details

Nivelles: 3400m

3.23

11/04/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Wellington
details

1km S. La Fère: 4300m

3.55

17/04/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Halifax
details

Rance: 3000m

4.06

17/04/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

Villers-deux-Église: 2500m

4.23

15/06/1943

Hptm.

NJG 1

Lancaster
details

1km N. Oijen: 7000m

1.55

22/06/1943

Hptm.

NJG 1

Lancaster
details

5km S. Asten: 6700m

1.27

22/06/1943

Hptm.

NJG 1

Wellington
details

20km WSW Venlo: 5200m

1.38

22/06/1943

Hptm.

NJG 1

Lancaster
details

Leitler-Heide: 5900m

2.15

23/06/1943

Hptm.

NJG 1

Halifax
details

1km NW Vechel: 5300m

2.01

29/06/1943

Hptm.

NJG 1

Lancaster
details

1½km SW Roermond: 5400m

1.3

04/07/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Wellington
details

Solre-sur-Sambre: 4000m [Hainaut]

2.23

14/07/1943

Oblt.

NJG 4

Wellington
details

Agimauf: 5200m [NW Givet]

2.35

14/07/1943

Oblt.

NJG 4

Halifax
details

Meruil-Saint-Blaize: 6000m [NE Givet]

2.4

24/08/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

1km SE Thomsdorf: 5000m

1.23

28/08/1943

Major

NJG 4

Halifax
details

Nürnburg: 4000m

1.5

01/09/1943

Major

NJG 4

Halifax
details

SW Trebbin: 4000m [Brandenburg]

0.56

01/09/1943

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

3km NE Trebbin: 3800m [Brandenburg]

1.11

04/10/1943

Major

NJG 4

Halifax
details

Givet

20.49

04/10/1943

Major

NJG 4

Halifax
details

WNW Neufchateau: 5000m

21.3

04/10/1943

Major

NJG 4

B-17
details

Staden Krs. Friedburg: 7000m

22.08

26/11/1943

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

ESE Trier: 5200m

19.4

26/11/1943

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

NE Frankfurt-am-Main: 5300m

20.06

26/11/1943

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

NE Frankfurt-am-Main: 5000m

20.08

26/11/1943

Major

NJG 4

Halifax
details

4km NE St. Vith: 5800m

3.35

02/12/1943

Major

NJG 4

Stirling
details

Berlin: 5200m

20.29

02/12/1943

Major

NJG 4

Stirling
details

Berlin: 7500m

20.55

20/12/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Halifax
details

24km WSW Koblenz: 5300m [Münstermaifeld]

19.27

20/12/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Halifax
details

Mergentheim: 5500m [Wiesenheim]

19.35

20/12/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Halifax
details

Florsheim: 5800m

19.37

20/12/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

12km WSW Frankfurt-am-Main: 5800m

19.43

20/12/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

Langenselbold: 3500m [NE Hinau]

19.47

20/12/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Halifax
details

9km NW Hanau: 4500m

19.57

20/12/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

Roßdorf: 4500m [Bruchköbel]

20

20/12/1943

Hptm.

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

Berndroth: 4000m [W. Schwalbach/Taunus]

20.15

02/01/1944

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

Grandrieu

5.48

27/01/1944

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

Sautour

23.1

26/03/1944

Major

NJG 4

05 Ost S/PK-9: 5000m [Dinant]

22.55

26/03/1944

Major

NJG 4

05 Ost S/PJ-9: 4800m [N. Philippeville]

23

22/04/1944

Major

NJG 1

05 Ost S/TG: 3800m [Soissons]

23.5

23/04/1944

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

9km SSE Namur: 5200m

0.57

28/04/1944

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

ME: 2800m [NW Dunkirk]

2.5

28/05/1944

Major

NJG 4

Gegend Ostende Brigge: 3800m

3.17

08/06/1944

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

05 Ost S/RA: 2600m [NW Fécamp]

3.05

08/06/1944

Major

NJG 4

Stirling
details

05 Ost S/QA: 2600m [NW Fécamp]

3.14

13/06/1944

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

RE 5: 3200m [St. Sauflieu/Amiens]

1.36

13/06/1944

Major

NJG 4

Lancaster
details

05 Ost S/SE-8: 1300m [St. Just]

1.45

27/04/1945

Major

JV 44

P-47
details

-

-

Squadrons for : Wilhelm Herget
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Wilhelm Herget. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
SquadronInfo

JV44

Country : Germany

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JV44

A special fighter unit of top German fighter ace pilots in the Luftwaffe during the last months of World War II. The main aircraft used by the unit was the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. They were known by various nicknames, including Der Galland-Zirkus (The Galland Circus).

The commander of JV 44 was General Adolf Galland (103 victories) the former General der Jagdflieger who had recently been sacked from his command by Hermann Göring for attacking the operational policies and tactics used by the Luftwaffe High Command. It was hoped by Galland's superiors that a front line command would result in his death in action, thereby removing the problem of Galland's criticism. This unit was composed of highly experienced pilots who were from Galland's former staff or were otherwise co-opted by Galland from units which had been disbanded or were being re-equipped. It had relatively few operational planes available for any single sortie and was repeatedly forced to relocate due to the approach of Allied ground forces. At war's end the unit was disbanded and its brief history came to an end.

NJG1

Country : Germany

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NJG1

Full profile not yet available.

NJG4

Country : Germany

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NJG4

Full profile not yet available.

ZG76

Country : Germany

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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



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