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Hans Philipp - Aircrew Details - Aviation Directory

Hans Philipp

Name : Hans Philipp
Died : 8th October 1943
Air Victories : 206.00

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

Oberst Hans Philipp was born 13 March 1917 in Meißen, Saxony, he was killed in action 8 October 1943 near Neuenhaus in the Netherlands, he was a German World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1936 until he was killed in action 8 October 1943 by a P-47 Thunderbolt-pilot. It is believed that he was shot down by Robert S. Johnson. Philipp managed to bail out but his parachute never opened.

As part of I./JG 76 (later to renumber as II./Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54) Philipp first flew operations over Poland and scored his first victory. Serving later during the Battles of France and Britain, Hans Philipp was Staffelkapitän of 4./JG 54 by the end of 1940.

On November 4, 1940 he was awarded the Knight’s Cross for twenty victories.

During the Balkans campaign in April 1941, JG 54 engaged the Bf 109's of Jugoslovensko Kraljevsko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo in a massive air battle. Hans Philipp claimed two of the JKRV 109s.

Operation Barbarossa saw Philipp's score begin to escalate. On August 24, 1941, Philipp became the 33rd member recipient of the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross. Philipp appointed as Kommandeur I./JG 54.

In March 1942, he became the first member of JG 54 to be awarded the Swords to the Knight's Cross and on March 31, 1942 Philipp became the fourth Luftwaffe fighter pilot to achieve 100 victories.

In April 1943 Philipp was transferred to Defence of the Reich duties as Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 1, flying high altitude interception operations over North Sea and Northern Germany. On 4 October 1943 Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring is said to have issued the following instructions after another attack by Eighth Air Force.

1.There are no meteorological conditions which would prevent fighters from taking off and engaging in combat.
2.Every fighter pilot taking off in a machine not showing any sign of combat, or without having recorded a victory will be prosecuted by a court-martial.
3.In the case of where a pilot uses up his ammunition, or if his weapons are unusable, he should ram the enemy bomber.

Geschwaderkommodore Philipp's response was "As far as I'm concerned, I categorically refuse to allow myself to be held to such advice; I know what I have to do!”

On 8 October 1943, the US Eighth Air Force attacked with 156 bombers on targets in Bremen and Vegesack. The bombers were escorted by 250+ Thunderbolts from six different fighter groups. Phillipp's flight were intercepted by P-47's of the 56th Fighter Group. The Stab Flight of the Geschwader heard Philipp announce a victory over a Thunderbolt. The last transmission from him was, "Reinhardt, attack!" Feldwebel Reinhardt was Philipp's wingman on this day. He last saw the Kommodore's aircraft disappear in a cloud. Reinhardt was wounded after colliding with an enemy aircraft, but made a successful forced landing. Later that evening, the Geschwader learned that their Kommodore had been shot down and killed.

Hans Philipp had claimed 206 enemy aircraft shot down, 178 on the Eastern front, 29 against the Western Allies. He flew over 500 sorties.

Aircraft Type :
PZL P-24

Aircraft Type :
Curtiss

Aircraft Type :
Spitfire

Aircraft Type :
Hurricane

Aircraft Type :
Spitfire

Aircraft Type :
Hurricane

Aircraft Type :
Spitfire

Aircraft Type :
Hurricane

Aircraft Type :
Spitfire

Aircraft Type :
Hurricane

Aircraft Type :
Bf 109E

Aircraft Type :
SB-2

Aircraft Type :
DB-3

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
I-18

Aircraft Type :
SB-2

Aircraft Type :
I-15

Aircraft Type :
SB-2

Aircraft Type :
I-15

Aircraft Type :
I-18

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
I-18

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
I-18

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
I-18

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
I-18

Aircraft Type :
I-16

Aircraft Type :
I-15

Aircraft Type :
I-18

Aircraft Type :
Seal

Aircraft Type :
R-5

Aircraft Type :
I-18

Aircraft Type :
P-40

Aircraft Type :
I-18

Aircraft Type :
MiG-3

Aircraft Type :
P-40

Aircraft Type :
Jak-1

Aircraft Type :
MiG-3

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
P-40

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
R-5

Aircraft Type :
Curtiss P-40

Aircraft Type :
Hurricane

Aircraft Type :
Jak-4

Aircraft Type :
MiG-3

Aircraft Type :
I-15

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Mustang

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
I-16 Rata

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
Hurricane

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-5

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
I-153

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Airacobra

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Jak-1

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Airacobra

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Kittyhawk

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Airacobra

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Il-2

Aircraft Type :
LaGG-3

Aircraft Type :
Spitfire

Aircraft Type :
P-47

Aircraft Type :
B-17

Known Victory Claims :
Date	Rank	Squadron	Claimed	Location	Time	Aircraft Flown	Notes
05/09/1939	Ltn.	JG 76	PZL P-24 details	7km S. Radomsko	14.15
18/05/1940	Ltn.	JG 76	Curtiss details	W. Réthel	16.25
03/06/1940	Ltn.	JG 76	Curtiss details	W. Epernay	15.2
03/06/1940	Ltn.	JG 76	Curtiss details	W. Epernay	15.25
07/06/1940	Ltn.	JG 76	Spitfire details	S. Dieppe: 4000m	20.5
30/08/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Hurricane details	-	-
01/09/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Hurricane details	-	-
05/09/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Spitfire details	Themesmündung: 6000m	16.2
27/09/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Hurricane details	W. London: 6000m	10.2
27/09/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Spitfire details	-	-
27/09/1940	Oblt.	JG 54		-	-
27/09/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Spitfire details	-	16.18
13/10/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Hurricane details	-	14.02
13/10/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Hurricane details	zw. Dungeness-Tunbridge Wells	14.03
13/10/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Hurricane details	-	14.02
20/10/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Hurricane details	-	11.05
20/10/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Hurricane details	-	-
30/10/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Spitfire details	Dungeness: 8000m	17.02
02/11/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Spitfire details	NW Dungeness: 8000m	-
14/11/1940	Oblt.	JG 54	Hurricane details	Canterbury	12.3
07/04/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	Bf 109E details	S. Neusatz	17.55
07/04/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	Bf 109E details	S. Neusatz	18.03
22/06/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	SB-2 details	NW Kowno: 3000m	16.45
27/06/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	SB-2 details	-	19.45
30/06/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	DB-3 details	-	11.45
30/06/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	DB-3 details	-	15.12
30/06/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	DB-3 details	-	15.2
02/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	8.32
02/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	8.32
02/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	SB-2 details	-	20.13
06/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	SB-2 details	-	18.4
08/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-15 details	Ostrow	3
08/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-15 details	Ostrow	3.12
11/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	SB-2 details	-	17.1
12/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-15 details	Pjesna See/Porchow	20.3
18/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	9
18/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	-
18/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	14.55
20/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	14.3
21/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	4.05
22/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	18
30/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	7.2
30/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	7.25
30/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	11.1
30/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	16.35
30/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	-
30/07/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	16.45
10/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	10.2
10/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	16
11/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	13.25
11/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	15.45
13/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	9.2
13/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	9.25
13/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	13.55
13/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	15.55
13/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	16
18/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	11
18/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	11.05
19/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	12.5
19/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	17.45
19/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	17.55
21/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	11.45
23/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	15.25
23/08/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-16 details	-	15.35
02/09/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-15 details	-	14.35
14/09/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	14.15
14/09/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	14.2
02/10/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	6.4
02/10/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	6.35
07/10/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	15.4
09/10/1941	Oblt.	JG 54	Seal details	-	8.2
06/02/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	R-5 details	SE Malaya Vischera: 30m	14.08
06/02/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	R-5 details	SE Malaya Vischera: 30m	14.08
17/02/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	13.4
19/02/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	10.1
22/02/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	14.3
23/02/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	P-40 details	-	9.05
26/02/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	P-40 details	-	12
27/02/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	8.4
27/02/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	8.47
28/02/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	9.36
12/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	9.55
12/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	9.59
15/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	16.34
18/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	13.08
22/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	10.45
22/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	10.49
28/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	9.1
29/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	8.45
29/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	11.15
29/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	11.19
29/03/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-18 details	-	11.25
30/05/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	MiG-3 details	-	16.17
06/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	P-40 details	-	17.25
06/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	P-40 details	-	17.26
11/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	Jak-1 details	-	20.25
12/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	MiG-3 details	-	20.1
12/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	MiG-3 details	-	20.1
15/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	-	20.01
15/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	-	20.02
26/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	-	9.37
26/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	-	9.44
26/06/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	-	16.28
11/07/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	P-40 details	-	19.4
02/08/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	00 164: 2000m	14.26
02/08/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	00 191: 1500m	14.31
03/11/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	R-5 details	10 13 Mitte: tiefflug	11.45
07/11/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	Curtiss P-40 details	11 853: 1600m	7.49
07/11/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	Hurricane details	11 752: 1500m	7.08
07/11/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	Hurricane details	11 752: 1500m	7.15
16/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	Jak-4 details	11 872: 3000m	11.25
16/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	MiG-3 details	00 251: 3200m	11.35
16/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	MiG-3 details	00 261: 3500m	11.38
16/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54		01 862: 5000m	13.55		unknown
29/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	I-15 details	11 70: 1200m	13.58
30/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	28 171: 300m	9.3
30/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	28 174: 300m	9.55
30/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	28 131: 5000m	10
30/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	28 114: 1200m	12
30/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	28 121: 800m	12.05
30/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	18 264: 300m	12.12
30/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	28 113: 700m	12.2
30/12/1942	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	28 141: 150m	12.25
06/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	28 124: 600m	12.53
06/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	28 141: 800m	12.46
06/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	28 262: 3000m	12.55
07/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Mustang details	18 233: 1400m	9.2
07/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 231: 500m	9.25
07/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	29 743: 40m	9.32
07/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	29 753: 40m	9.3
07/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	29 743: 20-50m	9.27
10/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	91 763: 2000m	11.41
12/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 114: 500m	10.55
12/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 113: 500m	10.54
12/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 123: 500m	11.03
12/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 113: 500m	11.12
12/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	I-16 Rata details	00 263: 2000m	11.16
12/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	I-16 Rata details	00 281: 2000m	11.2
12/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 154: 2500m	14.01
12/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 154: 2500m	14.01
13/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	00 264: 1000m	13.58
13/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	10 244: 800m	14.03
14/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 214: tiefflug	9.03
14/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 211: tiefflug	9.05
14/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Hurricane details	10 254: 2000-2500m	11.25
14/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Hurricane details	00 252: 2000-2500m	11.28
14/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	00 282: 1000m	11.55
15/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	00 432: tiefflug	13.03
15/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	00 431: tiefflug	13.06
22/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	10 141: 2000m	13.02
22/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 334: 600m	13.1
22/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 152: 600m	13.12
23/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	10 163: 4000m	13.02
23/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-5 details	10 191: 3000m	13.08
23/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	10 152: 3000m	13.12
23/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	10 151: 1000m	13.14
24/01/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	I-153 details	10 143: 800m	10.56
11/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	00 274: 800m	9.14
14/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	00 462: 500m	14.3
14/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	00 294: 500m	14.35
19/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	10 391: 1800m	12.1
19/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	10 394: 2000m	12.15
21/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	00 411: 5000m	8.45
21/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Airacobra details	10 534: 2000m	9.06
22/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 153: 80-100m	15.08
22/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	10 144: 100m	15.23
23/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	00 412: 300m	8.4
23/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Jak-1 details	00 412: 300m	8.5
23/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Jak-1 details	00 392: 800m	8.53
23/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Jak-1 details	00 363: 1200m	8.55
23/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Jak-1 details	00 334: teifflug	8.59
23/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	00 252: 800m	9.16
23/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	10 152: 800m	10.02
23/02/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	10 151: 200m	11.08
07/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 264: 2000m	9.07
07/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	28 144: 2000m	9.09
07/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 243: 2000m	9.14
07/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Airacobra details	18 451: 5300m	11.5
07/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	18 194: 800m	14.32
07/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	18 194: 800m	14.34
07/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	18 361: 800m	14.37
07/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	18 363: 100m	14.4
07/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Il-2 details	18 391: tiefflug	14.42
14/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 453: 1500m	13.25
14/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	Kittyhawk details	18 281: 200m	13.32
15/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 414: 3500m	15.3
15/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 364: 3500m	15.33
15/03/1943	Hptm.	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 451: 3000m	15.35
16/03/1943	Major	JG 54	Airacobra details	18 261: 5500m	10.43
16/03/1943	Major	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 214: 4000m	10.48
16/03/1943	Major	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 241: 3000m	10.5
16/03/1943	Major	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 244: 3000m	10.53
16/03/1943	Major	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 244: 2000m	10.54
16/03/1943	Major	JG 54	Il-2 details	15km S. Charkov: 200m	10.56
17/03/1943	Major	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 421: 4000m	16.13
17/03/1943	Major	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 421: 2600m	16.15
17/03/1943	Major	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 332: 2600m	16.16
17/03/1943	Major	JG 54	LaGG-3 details	18 361: 2400m	16.19
02/05/1943	Major	JG 1	Spitfire details	120km W. Haarlem	19.43
16/05/1943	Major	JG 1	P-47 details	25km north Zeebrugge	13.12
08/10/1943	Obstlt.	JG 1	B-17 details	FR-5.2: 6600m [Diepholz-Quakenbrück]	15.28

Squadrons for : Hans Philipp
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Hans Philipp. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
Squadron	Info
JG1 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG1	JG1 German World War II fighter unit or wing which used the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 aircraft, between 1940–1944. The name of the unit derives from Jagd, meaning hunt and Geschwader, meaning wing. First formed in May 1939 in eastern Prussia, I./JG 1 was one of the original groups created by the Luftwaffe as part of its expansion plans. Between 1940 and 1942, JG 1 operated primarily over the Western Front and northern occupied Europe. During the initial days of the war, JG 1 faced little resistance, apart from occasional Royal Air Force (RAF) excursions. The unit was rarely engaged in large-scale confrontations during this time. From late 1942 onwards it was tasked with defense of the Reich duties. After D-Day, elements of JG 1 were moved to France and were tasked with air support to the army Wehrmacht, along with their air defense role. Operation Bodenplatte severely reduced the strength of JG 1. Towards the end of the war, the unit was disbanded and its remaining pilots and aircraft were re-organized. What remained of these groups surrendered to Allied forces at the end of the war. JG 1 was the first unit to attempt 'aerial bombing' techniques against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) heavy bomber formations. It was the only unit to be equipped with the Heinkel He 162 jet fighter. In 1944 the Oesau suffix was added to the unit's title, after its late Geschwaderkommodore Oberst Walter Oesau (127 kills), who was killed in action. Some 700 enemy aircraft were claimed shot down during the war.
JG27 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG27	JG27 Jagdgeschwader 27 Afrika was a World War II Luftwaffe Geschwader. It was most famous for service in the North African Campaign, supporting the Deutsches Afrikakorps. Commanders of IV./JG 27 Hauptmann Rudolf Sinner, June 1943 Oberleutnant Dietrich Boesler (acting), September 1943 Oberleutnant Alfred Burk (acting), October 1943 Hauptmann Joachim Kirschner, 18 October 1943 Hauptmann Otto Meyer, 1 February 1943 Hauptmann Hanns-Heinz Dudeck, July 1944 Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, 2 January 1945
JG54 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG54	JG54 I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from. On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54 The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity. I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940. The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own. On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21. Kommodoren of JG 54 : Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40. Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43. Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43. Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44. Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45.
JG76 Country : Germany Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG76	JG76 JG76 22.7.44 - 8.44 Rotenburg Bf 109G 8.44 - 28.8.44 Athis (France) Bf 109G 28.8.44 - 10.44 Freiburg Bf 109G Controlling: II./JG52 10.44 - 11.44 Felsoe-Abrany Bf 109G 11.44 - 1.45 Imely (Hungary) Bf 109G Controlling: I./JG53, II./JG52, II./JG51 and ung. JGr.101 1.45 - 3.45 Veszprem Bf 109G Controlling: I./JG53, II./JG52, II./JG51 and ung. JGr.101 3.45 - 4.45 Wien Bf 109G Controlling: I./JG53, II./JG52, II./JG51 and ung. JGr.101 .Gruppe: 1/JG76 Gruppenkommandeure: Hptm Wilfried Müller-Rienzburg, 1.5.39 - 1.40 Maj Richard Kraut, 2.40 - 4.7.40 Formed 1.5.39 in Wien-Aspern. On 4.7.40 redesignated II./JG54. Used Bf 109E fighters. Bases: 5.39 - 8.39 Wien-Aspern 8.39 - 9.10.39 Ottmütz - various forward airfields were used in Poland. 9.10.39 - 2.11.39 Gelnhausen 2.11.39 - ?2.40 Frankfurt/Rhein-Main 2.40 - 5.40 Walldorf, Ober-Olm (there 10.5.40) 5.40 - 21.6.40 used various airfields in the West, including Ghent, Evreux, Vitry-en-Artois, Poiz, Paris-Orly and Orleans 21.6.40 - 4.7.40 Waalhaven and Vlissingen

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