september april aviator fighter ace credited enemy aircraft shot combat missions apart victories spanish civil war claimed victories eastern world war claimed victories western including victories engined bomber flying jet fighter born kiel volunteered military service parallel accepted flight training covert military training organization fighter pilot school following flight training posted fighter wing volunteered service spanish civil war appointed squadron leader april september claimed aerial victories service spain awarded germany highest decoration spanish civil war assignment fighter pilot instructor appointed group commander 3rd fighter wing following outbreak world war led claimed victory world war wing commander august aerial victories awarded knight september commanded aerial battles german invasion soviet_union 42nd aerial victory awarded knight oak leaves july months later following aerial victory war awarded knight oak leaves swords october october claimed 100th victory war second fighter pilot september november served acting commander 51st fighter wing replacing injured combat position filled instructed fly operations ignored order adding victories posted august staff general der general fighters adolf serving inspector day fighters east july tasked commanding fighter operations italy september march led commanding night fighter operations northwestern germany netherlands belgium role considered mutiny exiled italy april joined 44th fighter detachment reported missing action flying april attempting intercept raid near body recovered early life career born september kiel time capital province province children naval officer wife née older brother older sister younger sister younger brother family time lived west bank close father attended year training course following outbreak world war father posted staff der commander submarines frigate captain family wilhelmshaven graduated university preparatory high school diploma march boarding school academically gifted students unlike brothers pursued naval career joined following graduation school decision influenced mother youngest brother time officer later general der general infantry april began pilot training headed world war fighter pilot flight instructor world war fighter pilot abbreviated members future luftwaffe staff officers graduated february late september students cross country flight berlin flight training aircraft best air navigation student class flew navigator position pilot called navigator called point nicknamed little recommended special training fighter pilot school following return flight training joined 5th prussian infantry regiment october january officer candidate completed basic training february march served stettin attended war school dresden promoted second lieutenant october officially transferred newly formed luftwaffe serving fighter pilot instructor march march followed posting 2nd group april november parallel november held position squadron officer 4th squadron fighter wing spanish civil war spanish civil war volunteered service unit composed volunteers luftwaffe served nationalists march appointed squadron leader 2nd squadron march september lieutenant claimed victories including recorded claim pilot flying shot soviet built fighter aircraft april april air elements targeted bombed attack characterised war crime participate attack home leave april returned claimed shot august final aerial victory spain fighter aircraft shot august october assigned special staff command named general responsible collecting analyzing tactical lessons spanish civil war wrote report field report winter training 5th squadron documenting spanish experiences tactical proposals report referred finger formation clearly superior tactical formation contemporary fighter operations solved problem finger formation months later introducing known today crossover turn turn received promotion captain november achievements spain honored spanish gold mit und june february met future wife oldest daughter military historian carnival party held fighter pilot school july officially engaged married march berlin son born january daughter born august november head flight instructor replacing time command world war fighter pilot world war world war europe began friday september german forces invaded poland participate campaign tasked providing fighter protection berlin detached squadrons placed command based end october change command 1st group 3rd fighter wing announced commander lieutenant colonel transferred joined november officially taking command group commander days later began offensive operation case yellow fall invasion france neutral low countries participated offensive unit fighter wing control formed right wing belgium netherlands claimed aerial victories world war flying flight tasked providing fighter cover area northwest flight encountered air fighter aircraft loss claimed seven shot including claimed day claimed southeast victory war combat north claimed fighter aircraft claimed fifth sixth victory war shooting fighter aircraft south followed june june claimed light bomber followed shot june shot returning dive bomber escort mission flying set fire bomber exploded near june moved forward airfield preparation missions following day sent brussels thorough maintenance check overhaul detachment arrived late afternoon pilots sent home leave cease fire armistice june went effect june ending french campaign flew combat missions claimed victories leadership successful units campaign credited aerial victories loss pilots killed destroyed july majority returned maintenance overhaul time pilots disposition aircraft operational flew missions evening july following days flight operations period bad weather august moved headquarters unit moved airfields vicinity preparations actions great_britain control placing command colonel august adolf_hitler issued strategic objective engage defeat royal_air_force raf achieve air superiority preparation proposed amphibious invasion great_britain marshal realm role commander chief luftwaffe ordered attack ground organization code named operation eagle attack august bomber approximately fighter sorties flown targeting british airfields southern england claimed aerial victory august shooting kent wing commander height august announced appointed wing commander officially took command august promoted major major august august command handed led new arrived end august adjutant joined continued serve adjutant command based february august moved end september claimed victories 11th 18th war august claimed pair fighters squadron north kent coast august summoned meeting held major general meeting attended field marshal commanding general colonel general subject meeting perceived lack fighter protection provided bomber arm fighter force bomber crews demanded fighter escorts fly closer bombers visual proximity increasing perceived security bomber crews generals accused overly interested accumulating aerial victories awards expense exposing bombers enemy attacks argued fighter aircraft required speed space combat fast raf fighter aircraft discussion ended compromise fighters ordered fly close speed bombers fighters fly meters feet main bomber force clearing enemy fighters direction bomber force flying september claimed hurricanes september addition aerial victories claimed start war credited ground victories barrage balloon destroyed subsequently awarded knight des september presentation headquarters der den supreme commander netherlands general der general near september day 2nd fighter wing honored credited victories raf shot october november victories claimed western taking world war score spring transferred period rest conversion new sent combat factory number suffered minor damage combat tail surfaces shot operating june flew missions southern england english channel filing claims sustaining losses war soviet_union preparation german invasion soviet_union began heading east june stopped days present day poland june relocated june led combat soviet_union start campaign command general der command alexander air elements supported army group south objective capturing ukraine capital claimed aerial victories week eastern victory fighter variant achieved opening day second day accounted bombers june filed claim fighter destroyed days later destroyed aircraft bombers ground attack aircraft june shot bomber followed following day victory june following bomber claimed july credited aerial victories july consisting attack aircraft day claimed july shot taking total world war victories july claimed victories day july claimed 42nd aerial victory war day awarded knight oak leaves des mit 27th member honored major 51st fighter wing time wounded combat september temporarily commanded december returned september suffered combat damage forced landing soviet lines near managed return german lines october claimed victories including bombers shot october awarded knight mit und october point accumulated aerial victories september presentation october hitler wolf poland october second fighter pilot aerial victories world war event mentioned propaganda radio report october fearing loss combat grounded order obey early november led stab germany rest equip period participated honor guard committed suicide november december received honorary commenced operations near moving operating added victory claimed fighter kill august handed command wolf according june likely visited men lower rank asked assistance responded requesting men possible form execution squads jews soviet political officers furious ordered entire dress uniform assemble explained requested considered act criminal threatened resign command uniform single soldier volunteered speculated act got trouble luftwaffe commander august posted staff general der general fighters adolf inspector day fighters argues decision appoint position motivated desire line fire april promoted colonel july inspector day fighters italian based naples september march commanded assumed command night fighter operations northwestern germany netherlands belgium control commanded relieved command march personal differences following dismissal given command 4th training division dismissal death known central figure spokesman escalated meeting january attempt dismissed der luftwaffe luftwaffe high command replaced general der meeting held der berlin attended number high ranking fighter pilot leaders included antagonist supported staff fighter pilots taking lead spokesman criticized personally responsible decisions taken effectively led lost air war europe behavior fact criticize leadership abilities regarded mutiny relieved command posted italy fighter leader northern italy exiled germany placing lit ban allowed inform secretary wife home immediately leave germany early april joined 44th fighter detachment equipped jet fighter aircraft heavily armed faster allied fighter hoped compensate numerical superiority allies released position fighter leader italy appointed adjutant credited aerial victories flying posted missing action following combat april attempting intercept attack medium bombers near according examination records indicates crashed near flew attacks oil south der day second mission bombers escorted republic fighter aircraft beginning bomb run came attack came diving cover position fend attacking jets account pilot noticed come attack attempted dive away unable recover dive american pilots observed crashing small hill piloted day led flight force medium bombers flight included mission engine problems remaining armed air air rockets attacked elements following attack bombers seen trailing smoke came attack fighter aircraft blue flight leader captain second lieutenant went power drive attacking away following dive smith got separated mast pursued mast second lieutenant jointly went went dive seen crashing ground exploding account chased mast flying south april german regional daily newspaper published article stating according attempted emergency landing crashed danube claim based reports eye witnesses saw low flying crashing danube day aerial victory credits credited enemy aircraft shot combat missions claimed victories spain world war majority world war victories claimed eastern claimed western achieved flying jet fighter included engined bomber ace indicates aerial victories ace day term fighter pilot shot single day indicates conflicting information date type aerial victory awards spanish spanish july luftwaffe gold pennant combined pilots observation badge gold diamonds iron cross 2nd class 1st class june oak leaves swords knight cross september major 27th oak leaves july major 4th swords october major mentioned
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