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in order to tempt the RAF into battle. The sweep failed to attract or divert RAF squadrons. Instead, it succeeded in alerting the RAF defences a critical five minutes earlier. When the main wave of StG 2 arrived over the coast, they were greeted by 77 RAF fighters. II., and III./JG 53 and III./ZG 76
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on 26 November. The aircraft went into action as ground personnel from his command manned the trenches around the town. The last of the Soviet tanks was purportedly destroyed at the edge of SG 1's airfield. Hitachhold's second group lost eight aircraft in these battles. By 1 December 1942, it
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Ju 87 units sat idle on the French coast for the duration of the battle. In the winter 1940, these groups carried out sporadic attacks against coastal shipping. In
September 1940 the group provided pilots and aircraft for the propaganda film
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from a potential encirclement. On 15 October
Hitschhold was relieved of command of I/StG 2. Hitschhold was moved to the 1st Dive-bomber school as an instructor, and on 31 December 1941 he was awarded the 57th
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among them—three mine-layers and with Allied naval forces a further 43 merchant ships totalling 63,975 tons to the 23 April. Hitschhold's group flew daily attacks against shipping near and around
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with five 1,000 lb bombs. 45 officers and 648 men were killed. Hitschhold watched the ship sink in 35 minutes as he circled above. Hitschhold's unit contributed to the sinking of
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requested air support against Royal Navy warships bombarding their positions as the division fought its way into Calais. Dinort ordered
Hitschhold to select a target. The
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1914:. The offensive broke through north and south of Axis lines around Stalingrad and encircled the German, Italian, Hungarian and Romanian armies in and around the city.
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was ordered to intercept the ships. A Junkers Ju 88 reconnaissance aircraft from 1.(F)/123 flew over the
Channel and reported that the convoy was south-west of
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and the group claimed to have destroyed 20 to 30 French tanks preparing a counterattack north-east of the capital. Thereafter
Hitschhold flew in the battles of
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were equipped with new heavier armour-piercing bombs that arrived at
Tyrkovo airfield. During these combat operations, one of Hitschhold's men, a then unknown
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was attacked by 43 Squadron. The
Hurricanes destroyed five of his Ju 87s and damaged three. Only one crew member was rescued. StG 2 was not involved in the
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carried out attacks against
Belgian reserves moving to the frontline. The Belgian defences in the region crumbled the following afternoon, after the French
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On 10 May 1940 Hitschhold commanded a group of 40 Ju 87B dive bombers; 33 were combat ready. StG 2 remained under Richthofen's air corps command, part of
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transports began dropping German paratroops over the Cretan airfields. Hitschhold's group achieved success on 22 May. They sank the British destroyers
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2 "Immelmann". On 8 August Hitschhold was involved in a large series of battles over Convoy Peewit. In the late morning StG 2, 3 and 77 from
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began bombing British convoys in the English Channel to draw Fighter Command into battle and deplete its strength. The first phase of what became the
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II. Hitschhold was to assume command of all the bomber, fighter, reconnaissance and ground-attack units in support of the
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against Antonovka near Millerovo on 2 January 1943; which was defeated largely because of the tank-busting formations from II./SG 1. The
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provided escort. The Ju 87s reached the airfield and carried out a devastating attack before Fighter Command could intercept.
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claimed 164,000 tons of shipping sunk. If accurate, it amounted to nearly half the 360,000 tons lost by the Allied powers.
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was sunk at anchor off Megara. Other Ju 87s from I./StG 2 sank other Greek merchant vessels in the Gulf Corinth. Operation
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cavalry on 1 April 1930. Hitschhold and was selected for and began flight training. Hitschhold received his
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lost both wingmen over Boulogne on 25 May. Four were lost. In a major action, Dinort led 39 Ju 87s and two
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in support of the 3rd Panzer Army and 9th Army. The group flew in support of operations to relieve the
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invaded Poland. I./StG 2 began the invasion with 37 combat ready aircraft from 38. On the first day, I
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the following day, Hitschhold lost two more aircraft to 3 Squadron. Hitschhold's group supported the
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from 18 May. The wing contributed 200 sorties to the Sedan operation.
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1707:. On 11 July the group attacked rail lines from Vitebsk to
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3911:The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K
3347:Das waren die deutschen Stuka-Asse 1939 – 1945
2022:
291:(squadron leader) in I./StG 163, commanding 1
2063:. Hitschhold's command failed to repulse the
965:, Hitschhold's command had lost 13 aircraft.
254:(Reich Air Ministry; RLM) in March 1933. The
244:; the Nazi German Armed Forces. In March the
3351:These were the German Stuka Aces 1939 – 1945
1960:Second group in particular, flying from the
1326:
809:
655:
649:
627:
517:; it bombed Polish forces in and around the
364:. The wing was to form the southern part of
3888:The Junkers Ju 87 Stuka: A Complete History
2082:On 1 January 1944 Hitschhold was appointed
1899:. In August Hitschhold led the wing in the
1711:, before supporting the destruction of the
1451:. I./StG 2 found target-rich waters in the
1129:On 21 July 1940 Hitschhold was awarded the
1049:) of 14 heavily laden merchantmen left the
3907:Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K
3551:Eagle in Flames: The Fall of the Luftwaffe
3480:
3242:
3223:
3180:
3168:
3078:
3054:
3030:
3006:
2994:
2970:
1560:was later sunk by Bf 109 fighter-bombers.
1400:from 9 April and supported the advance on
1323:, until it was abandoned in January 1941.
1034:. The group was placed under Richthofen's
929:. It supported the 9th army's advanced on
906:until 2 June 1940, attacking shipping and
3829:(1st ed.). London, UK: Grub Street.
3697:
3261:
2685:
2207:
1436:. The group supported paratroop drops on
1385:, the bombing and destruction of central
1247:flew escort for the Ju 87s. The whole of
1163:, to attack the convoy south of the
3890:. London, UK: Crecy Publishing Limited.
3780:
3761:
3742:
3609:
3344:
3126:
2673:
2649:
2615:
2190:
1821:on 2 October 1941. Hitschhold fought at
1723:. The group supported the breach of the
1562:
193:
3728:. Annapolis: US Naval Institute Press.
3655:
3636:
3590:
3567:
3141:
2548:
2521:
2379:
2367:
2295:
2280:
2234:
2137:57th Oak Leaves on 31 December 1941 as
1968:. By 22 December it had pulled back to
1910:On 19 November 1942 the Red Army began
1582:'s Force D, consisting of the cruisers
1381:. Hitschhold may have been involved in
997:. The objective was the destruction of
4128:
3904:
3548:
3529:
3322:
3280:
3156:
2851:
2712:
2536:
2509:
2434:
2319:
1613:. I./StG 2 assisted in the sinking of
1226:with the support of StG 1, along with
1053:, bound for the west coast and passed
544:. Over the winter, 1939, Hitschhold's
295:. In 1936 it began equipping with the
3949:Junkers Ju 87 Stukageschwader 1937–41
3885:
3862:
3678:
3461:
3393:
3367:
3196:
2958:
2926:
2878:
2748:
2736:
2724:
2697:
2661:
2630:
2565:
2497:
2485:
2461:
2307:
1504:, which lost 23 vessels in two days.
1493:. Hitschhold's men probably sank the
1432:, and the German land forces at the
750:. The group fought in support of the
648:fortifications along the border. The
236:seized power under the leadership of
4151:Military personnel from East Prussia
3995:Junkers Ju 87 over the Mediterranean
3992:
3969:
3946:
3927:
3506:
2943:
2914:
2902:
2863:
2839:
2827:
2577:
2355:
2343:
2222:
2175:
1879:. The wing operated the Bf 109E and
1770:. Hitschhold's crews focused on the
968:
821:'s forces off Calais on 24 May. The
572:. StG 2 crews undertook training in
540:. I./StG 2 trained there during the
3553:. London: Arms & Armour Press.
3534:. London: Arms & Armour Press.
1648:VIII, subordinated to Kesselring's
1187:. The Ju 87s severely damaged
1076:with 24 Ju 87s, escorted by a
204:, he began military service in the
13:
3428:. London: Grub Street Publishing.
3285:. London, UK: Quercus Publishing.
3189:
2118:Knight's Cross on 21 July 1940 as
1100:limped into Portland Harbour with
719:, despite fighter protection from
212:in March 1931 and was promoted to
14:
4182:
3595:. London, UK: Chevron/Ian Allan.
3466:. London, UK: Osprey Publishing.
3115:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
3103:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
3091:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
3067:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
3043:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
3019:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
2983:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
2792:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
2599:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
2423:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
2411:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
2332:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
2269:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
2250:de Zeng, Stankey & Creek 2009
1941:escape destruction in the Soviet
1065:. I./StG 2 took off, led by
993:began an air offensive codenamed
591:
396:. The division was reinforced by
352:4 and based at Nieder-Ellguth in
4113:
4101:
1875:, the summer offensive into the
1627:
1556:in the same action. The damaged
1333:List of shipwrecks in April 1941
1131:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
769:before switching to support the
466:Frank Kilnger from Hitschhold's
89:
77:
29:
4156:Major generals of the Luftwaffe
3683:. London, UK: McWhirter Twins.
3247:. Hinkley: Midland Puplishing.
3228:. Hinkley: Midland Puplishing.
2804:Shores, Cull & Malizia 1987
1988:to abandon some Hs 123s there.
1703:to force a bridgehead over the
1207: was sunk by StG 77.
1018:Hitschhold's I./StG 2 moved to
780:StG 2 and 77 intervened in the
693:RAF Advanced Air Striking Force
398:Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
332:
4080:12 November 1943 – 8 May 1945
3724:; Hümmelchen, Gerhard (2005).
3639:Air War Over France, 1939-1940
1836:Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
1255:of II./StG 2 was badly hit by
1155:and St. Malo were escorted by
1001:in south-eastern England. The
683:42 km east-south-east of
529:. Hitschhold was appointed as
1:
3576:. London: Chevron/Ian Allan.
3243:Bergström, Christer (2007b).
3224:Bergström, Christer (2007a).
2474:Cull, Lander & Weiss 1999
2450:Cull, Lander & Weiss 1999
2155:
2105:2nd Class (15 September 1939)
1933:Hitschhold's crews supported
1860:Hubertus Hitschhold replaced
1786:, sank the Soviet battleship
1315:. Thereafter, it trained for
707:. Their assailants were from
3262:Bergström, Christer (2015).
2891:Rohwer & Hümmelchen 2005
2816:Rohwer & Hümmelchen 2005
2160:
1810:were sunk in the same raid.
640:was crucial in allowing the
310:(groups) were reformed into
218:Lipetsk fighter-pilot school
182:. He was a recipient of the
7:
4076:General der Schlachtflieger
3848:. London, UK: Grub Street.
3810:. London, UK: Grub Street.
3766:. London, UK: Grub Street.
3747:. London, UK: Grub Street.
3330:. London, UK: Aurum Press.
2084:General der Schlachtflieger
2035:. Hitschhold was appointed
2024:General der Schlachtflieger
1679:on 25 June, and engaged in
1636:, 88 km north-east of
1463:and 657-ton coastal tanker
10:
4187:
4161:German World War II pilots
3656:MacLean, French L (2007).
3377:University Press of Kansas
2075:was captured and only the
1687:. He led II./StG 2 in the
1379:Battle of the Metaxas Line
1353:. Hitschold moved down to
1330:
1157:Messerschmitt Bf 110s
1116:(5,225 GRT) were sunk and
990:Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
976:Oberkommando der Wehrmacht
536:Hitschhold transferred to
337:StG 2 was subordinated to
257:Oberkommando der Luftwaffe
251:Reichsluftfahrtministerium
4082:
4073:
4061:
4048:
4046:18 June 1942 – June 1943
4035:
4024:
4019:
3932:. London: Eagles of War.
3698:Obermaier, Ernst (1989).
3345:Brütting, Georg (1992) .
3201:Hitler and the Middle Sea
3021:, pp. 184, 186, 189.
2093:
2065:Allied invasion of Sicily
2051:was appropriated by
1864:as commanding officer of
1727:line, and the advance to
1689:Battle of Białystok–Minsk
1327:Balkans and Mediterranean
1222:, were ordered to attack
963:Armistice of 22 June 1940
638:Battle of Fort Eben-Emael
493:supported the advance to
423:On 1 September 1939, the
418:
374:Soviet invasion of Poland
163:
153:
138:
126:
118:
102:
72:
56:
37:
28:
21:
4146:People from Ruciane-Nida
3660:. Atglen, Pennsylvania:
3637:Jackson, Robert (1974).
3482:Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer
3447:. Ian Allan Publishing.
3266:. Oxford, UK: Casemate.
2069:Allied invasion of Italy
2067:. In September 1943 the
1921:'s 8th Cavalry Corps at
1484:Greek torpedo boat
1482:lost four torpedo boats—
1341:moved into airfields at
1299:battles on the 18 August
1047:convoy outbound atlantic
695:. Three of his men were
657:7e Division d'Infanterie
584:to prepare the wing for
3781:Scherzer, Veit (2007).
3762:Saunders, Andy (2013).
3743:Saunders, Andy (2010).
3679:Mason, Francis (1969).
3462:Dildy, Douglas (2015).
3407:Kansas University Press
3306:Oxford University Press
2108:1st Class (11 May 1940)
2053:FliegerführerLuftflotte
2045:FliegerführerLuftflotte
2037:Fliegerführer Sardinien
1997:Third Battle of Kharkov
1943:Operation Little Saturn
1532:anti-aircraft artillery
1459:, the 1,300-ton tanker
1418:Battle of Lake Kastoria
1369:VIII operations in the
1209:SS Empire Crusader
1119:SS Canadian Constructor
796:. It fought during the
773:for two days, south of
615:, StG 2 transferred to
348:(2nd Flying division),
329:upon the appointment .
3905:Thomas, Franz (1997).
3622:. London: Frank Cass.
3591:Hooton, E.R. (2007b).
3568:Hooton, E.R. (2007a).
3197:Ansel, Walter (1972).
1939:Italian Army in Russia
1935:Operation Winter Storm
1656:, the invasion of the
1642:German-occupied Poland
1572:
1371:Invasion of Yugoslavia
1357:, south-south-west of
995:Operation Eagle Attack
983:, the invasion of the
810:
656:
650:
628:
360:, StG 51, StG 76, and
232:. In January 1933 the
3886:Smith, Peter (2011).
3863:Smith, Peter (2007).
3641:. London: Ian Allan.
3618:The Battle of Britain
3549:Hooton, E.R. (1999).
3530:Hooton, E.R. (1994).
3207:Duke University Press
3033:, pp. 89, 91–92.
2079:yielded any success.
1652:2 in preparation for
1566:
1534:positions before 493
1473:Greek destroyer
1434:Battle of Thermopylae
1383:Operation Retribution
1169:Supermarine Spitfires
1122:, was damaged for no
1072:and Hitschhold, from
548:trained to knock out
194:Early life and career
119:Years of service
3507:Goss, Chris (2018).
3281:Bishop, Ian (2010).
3117:, pp. 186, 192.
2237:, p. 26, 29–47.
2147:Sturzkampfgeschwader
2132:Sturzkampfgeschwader
2007:, and fought in the
1905:Battle of Stalingrad
1850:Sturzkampfgeschwader
1838:with a promotion to
1747:at the mouth of the
1683:80 km south of
1681:anti-tank operations
1654:Operation Barbarossa
1257:No. 609 Squadron RAF
1175:and Hurricanes from
1145:Sturzkampfgeschwader
1080:of fighters from I./
979:initiated plans for
823:10th Panzer Division
756:Saint-Quentin, Aisne
746:to break the French
717:No. 607 Squadron RAF
586:anti-surface warfare
497:then engaged in the
487:Piotrków Trybunalski
485:force detraining in
313:Sturzkampfgeschwader
279:Sturzkampfgeschwader
230:Treaty of Versailles
3993:Weal, John (1996).
3970:Weal, John (1998).
3947:Weal, John (1997).
3928:Ward, John (2004).
3827:The Hurricane Years
3681:Battle Over Britain
3662:Schiffer Publishing
3513:Pen and Sword Books
3069:, pp. 191–192.
3057:, pp. 102–103.
2727:, pp. 266–268.
2664:, pp. 217–218.
2512:, pp. 251–253.
2334:, pp. 75, 133.
2178:, pp. 217–218.
1937:, and assisted the
1844:for his service as
1831:1st Panzer Division
1668:, the spearhead of
1201:SS Balmahasoon
1067:Geschwaderkommodore
999:RAF Fighter Command
790:7th Panzer Division
736:4th Panzer Division
732:3rd Panzer Division
709:No. 87 Squadron RAF
564:in preparation for
507:Battle of the Bzura
176:Hubertus Hitschhold
23:Hubertus Hitschhold
4040:Schlachtgeschwader
3426:Twelve Days in May
2985:, pp. 78, 81.
2488:, pp. 66, 69.
2015:in support of the
1867:Schlachtgeschwader
1817:once more for the
1813:I./StG 2 moved to
1768:Siege of Leningrad
1741:XXXIX Panzer Corps
1573:
1502:Piraeus naval base
1396:concentrations in
981:Operation Sea Lion
910:vessel supporting
802:Battle of Boulogne
752:Battle of Gembloux
671:in support of the
531:Gruppenkommandeure
460:Frank Neubert and
370:Invasion of Poland
277:. He moved to the
4090:
4089:
4083:Succeeded by
4049:Succeeded by
4020:Military offices
4008:978-8-48372-208-4
3999:Osprey Publishing
3985:978-1-85532-722-1
3976:Osprey Publishing
3962:978-1-85532-636-1
3953:Osprey Publishing
3939:978-1-86227-246-0
3920:978-3-7648-2299-6
3897:978-0-85979-156-4
3855:978-0-948817-07-6
3836:978-0-948817-06-9
3817:978-1-909166-12-7
3798:978-3-938845-17-2
3773:978-1-908117-35-9
3754:978-1-906502-67-6
3735:978-1-59114-119-8
3713:978-3-87341-065-7
3690:978-0-901928-00-9
3671:978-0-7643-2657-8
3629:978-0-7146-8149-8
3602:978-1-85780-272-6
3583:978-1-903223-71-0
3560:978-1-86019-995-0
3541:978-1-85409-181-9
3522:978-1-52672-651-3
3511:. Yorkshire, UK:
3499:978-3-7909-0284-6
3473:978-1-4728-0274-3
3454:978-1-9065-3708-1
3435:978-1-90230-412-0
3416:978-0-7006-0836-2
3386:978-0-7006-1598-8
3360:978-3-87943-433-6
3337:978-1-85410-721-3
3292:978-1-84916-989-9
3254:978-1-85780-276-4
3235:978-1-85780-270-2
3216:978-0-8223-0224-7
2842:, pp. 33–34.
2830:, pp. 32–33.
2688:, pp. 68–69.
2676:, pp. 77–99.
2618:, pp. 21–22.
2476:, pp. 91–92.
2346:, p. 24, 26.
2283:, pp. 93–95.
2143:Gruppenkommandeur
2127:Gruppenkommandeur
2001:Focke-Wulf Fw 190
1846:Gruppenkommandeur
1815:Army Group Centre
1801:Soviet destroyer
1784:Hans-Ulrich Rudel
1737:XXVIII Army Corps
1670:Army Group Centre
1440:and advance into
1412:which routed the
1392:The group bombed
1251:intercepted. One
1220:Walter Enneccerus
1215:and two damaged.
1141:Gruppenkommandeur
1074:Falaise, Calvados
1007:Battle of Britain
973:In July 1940 the
969:Battle of Britain
904:Battle of Dunkirk
840:, and destroyers
701:wounded in action
689:Hawker Hurricanes
613:Battle of Belgium
605:Albert Kesselring
413:Fliegerfuhrer zbV
382:close air support
306:, along with the
269:Jagdfliegerschule
173:
172:
4178:
4166:Luftwaffe pilots
4118:
4117:
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4106:
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4097:
4062:Preceded by
4025:Preceded by
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3878:978-1-844155-804
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2077:Air raid on Bari
2013:Kuban bridgehead
1966:8th Italian Army
1928:Henschel Hs 123s
1912:Operation Uranus
1901:Battle of Kalach
1819:Battle of Moscow
1721:Army Group North
1506:Greek destroyer
1495:Greek destroyer
1375:Battle of Greece
1249:No. 10 Group RAF
1197:SS Omlandia
1133:and promoted to
1112:(3,526 GRT) and
921:in crossing the
912:Operation Dynamo
819:James Somerville
814:in an attack on
813:
740:Battle of Hannut
697:killed in action
662:Lehrgeschwader 2
659:
653:
631:
609:Battle of France
527:Battle of Modlin
509:which destroyed
346:Fliegerddivision
222:Lipetsk Air Base
104:
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3324:Bungay, Stephen
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3190:General sources
3187:
3181:Fellgiebel 2000
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3169:Fellgiebel 2000
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2096:
2027:
2009:Taman Peninsula
1978:3rd Guards Army
1974:1st Guards Army
1955:18th Tank Corps
1881:Henschel Hs 129
1852:2 "Immelmann".
1713:Smolensk pocket
1666:3rd Panzer Army
1630:
1605:. They damaged
1520:Battle of Crete
1467:were sunk by 2
1453:Gulf of Corinth
1335:
1329:
1319:, an attack on
1317:Operation Felix
1303:air superiority
1270:. Bf 109s from
1193:MV Scheldt
1015:(Channel War).
1009:was termed the
971:
798:Siege of Calais
794:English Channel
782:Battle of Arras
763:Battle of Sedan
687:in combat with
634:Fort Eben-Emael
626:. Hitschhold's
603:, belonging to
594:
523:Battle of Radom
499:Siege of Warsaw
421:
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49:
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5:
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4110:
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4084:
4081:
4072:
4065:Oberstleutnant
4063:
4059:
4058:
4050:
4047:
4034:
4026:
4022:
4021:
4014:
4013:
4007:
3997:. Oxford, UK:
3990:
3984:
3974:. Oxford, UK:
3967:
3961:
3951:. Oxford, UK:
3944:
3938:
3925:
3919:
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3896:
3883:
3877:
3867:. London, UK:
3860:
3854:
3841:
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3803:
3797:
3784:Bundesarchives
3778:
3772:
3759:
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3740:
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3722:Rohwer, Jürgen
3718:
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3695:
3689:
3676:
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3634:
3628:
3612:Cox, Sebastian
3607:
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3193:
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3161:
3159:, p. 284.
3146:
3144:, p. 230.
3131:
3129:, p. 133.
3119:
3107:
3105:, p. 188.
3095:
3093:, p. 192.
3083:
3081:, p. 116.
3071:
3059:
3047:
3045:, p. 189.
3035:
3023:
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2999:
2987:
2975:
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2961:, p. 200.
2948:
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2919:
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2895:
2883:
2881:, p. 340.
2868:
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2844:
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2808:
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2796:
2753:
2751:, p. 284.
2741:
2739:, p. 273.
2729:
2717:
2715:, p. 210.
2702:
2700:, p. 239.
2690:
2686:Bergström 2015
2678:
2666:
2654:
2652:, p. 393.
2635:
2620:
2603:
2582:
2570:
2568:, p. 134.
2553:
2551:, p. 115.
2541:
2539:, p. 258.
2526:
2524:, p. 111.
2514:
2502:
2490:
2478:
2466:
2454:
2439:
2437:, p. 242.
2427:
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2384:
2372:
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2348:
2336:
2324:
2322:, p. 176.
2312:
2310:, p. 273.
2300:
2285:
2273:
2254:
2239:
2227:
2212:
2208:Obermaier 1989
2195:
2193:, p. 131.
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2092:
2026:
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1970:Voroshilovgrad
1873:Operation Blue
1857:Oberstleutnant
1794:Staffelkapitän
1725:Velikaya River
1629:
1626:
1580:Irvine Glennie
1328:
1325:
1273:Jagdgeschwader
1051:Thames Estuary
985:United Kingdom
970:
967:
827:light cruisers
722:Jagdgeschwader
593:
592:Western Europe
590:
552:fortresses at
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288:Staffelkapitän
262:aerial warfare
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3315:1-55750-571-3
3311:
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3182:
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3136:
3128:
3127:Brütting 1992
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3075:
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3020:
3015:
3009:, p. 57.
3008:
3003:
2997:, p. 56.
2996:
2991:
2984:
2979:
2973:, p. 85.
2972:
2967:
2960:
2955:
2953:
2946:, p. 42.
2945:
2940:
2938:
2936:
2928:
2923:
2917:, p. 39.
2916:
2911:
2905:, p. 50.
2904:
2899:
2893:, p. 75.
2892:
2887:
2880:
2875:
2873:
2866:, p. 38.
2865:
2860:
2854:, p. 85.
2853:
2848:
2841:
2836:
2829:
2824:
2818:, p. 69.
2817:
2812:
2805:
2800:
2794:, p. 78.
2793:
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2699:
2694:
2687:
2682:
2675:
2674:Saunders 2010
2670:
2663:
2658:
2651:
2650:Scherzer 2007
2646:
2644:
2642:
2640:
2633:, p. 94.
2632:
2627:
2625:
2617:
2616:Saunders 2013
2612:
2610:
2608:
2601:, p. 77.
2600:
2595:
2593:
2591:
2589:
2587:
2580:, p. 54.
2579:
2574:
2567:
2562:
2560:
2558:
2550:
2545:
2538:
2533:
2531:
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2506:
2500:, p. 70.
2499:
2494:
2487:
2482:
2475:
2470:
2464:, p. 66.
2463:
2458:
2452:, p. 70.
2451:
2446:
2444:
2436:
2431:
2425:, p. 73.
2424:
2419:
2413:, p. 76.
2412:
2407:
2405:
2403:
2401:
2399:
2397:
2395:
2393:
2391:
2389:
2382:, p. 90.
2381:
2376:
2370:, p. 88.
2369:
2364:
2358:, p. 22.
2357:
2352:
2345:
2340:
2333:
2328:
2321:
2316:
2309:
2304:
2298:, p. 85.
2297:
2292:
2290:
2282:
2277:
2271:, p. 75.
2270:
2265:
2263:
2261:
2259:
2252:, p. 81.
2251:
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2244:
2236:
2231:
2225:, p. 41.
2224:
2219:
2217:
2210:, p. 55.
2209:
2204:
2202:
2200:
2192:
2191:Brütting 1992
2187:
2185:
2177:
2172:
2170:
2165:
2149:2 "Immelmann"
2148:
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2136:
2134:2 "Immelmann"
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2005:Rostov-on-Don
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1866:
1855:
1854:
1849:
1845:
1839:
1812:
1808:Steregushchi
1807:
1802:
1797:Ernst Kupfer
1793:
1788:
1779:
1778:. All three
1772:Baltic Fleet
1753:
1674:
1658:Soviet Union
1649:
1646:Fliegerkorps
1645:
1631:
1621:
1616:
1610:
1606:
1597:
1591:
1585:
1577:Rear Admiral
1574:
1568:
1557:
1552:
1546:
1540:
1530:, bombarded
1517:
1512:
1507:
1496:
1485:
1474:
1468:
1464:
1460:
1446:
1398:Arta, Greece
1394:British Army
1391:
1367:Fliegerkorps
1366:
1338:
1336:
1311:
1307:
1294:
1272:
1268:RAF Tangmere
1263:
1261:
1252:
1228:RAF Warmwell
1217:
1212:
1208:
1205:SS Tres
1204:
1200:
1196:
1192:
1188:
1185:238 Squadron
1173:609 Squadron
1144:
1140:
1134:
1128:
1123:
1117:
1113:
1109:
1105:
1101:
1097:
1096:later sank.
1093:
1089:
1085:
1077:
1070:Oskar Dinort
1066:
1058:
1046:
1040:
1036:Fliegerkorps
1035:
1017:
1010:
1002:
988:
974:
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916:
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891:
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860:
854:
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836:
830:
806:Oskar Dinort
786:Erwin Rommel
779:
760:
721:
703:and one was
666:
646:Belgian Army
621:
617:Hugo Sperrle
598:
595:
545:
535:
530:
515:Army Pomorze
490:
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467:
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404:Fliegerkorps
403:
378:World War II
349:
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333:World War II
324:
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274:Oberleutnant
272:
268:
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255:
250:
238:Adolf Hitler
226:Soviet Union
199:
197:
188:Nazi Germany
180:World War II
175:
174:
158:World War II
154:Battles/wars
132:Generalmajor
130:
97:Nazi Germany
62:(1966-03-10)
4141:1966 deaths
4136:1912 births
3157:Thomas 1997
2852:Hooton 1999
2713:Bungay 2000
2537:Hooton 1994
2510:Hooton 1994
2435:Hooton 1994
2320:Hooton 1994
1980:approached
1885:counter air
1449:Megara Gulf
1442:Peloponesia
1414:Epirus Army
1345:, north of
1224:RAF Andover
1094:Dallas City
1086:Dallas City
878:Polish Navy
642:German Army
582:battleships
562:Netherlands
511:Army Poznań
495:Częstochowa
483:Polish Army
283:Dive-bomber
48:7 July 1912
4130:Categories
2959:Smith 2011
2927:Corum 2008
2879:Ansel 1972
2749:Mason 1969
2737:Mason 1969
2725:Mason 1969
2698:Mason 1969
2662:Mason 1969
2631:Smith 2007
2566:Smith 2011
2498:Dildy 2015
2486:Dildy 2015
2462:Dildy 2015
2308:Corum 1997
2156:References
2100:Iron Cross
1923:Oblivskaya
1749:Neva River
1733:Lake Ilmen
1650:Luftflotte
1615:destroyer
1575:On 30 May
1569:Gloucester
1547:Gloucester
1455:where, at
1331:See also:
1305:campaign.
1244:Lyme Regis
1012:Kanalkampf
908:Royal Navy
890:was sunk;
880:destroyer
644:to breach
622:Luftflotte
599:Luftflotte
558:Maastricht
542:Phoney War
478:airfield.
450:Luftflotte
409:Luftflotte
366:Case White
350:Luftflotte
340:Luftflotte
234:Nazi Party
210:commission
206:Reichswehr
109:Reichswehr
73:Allegiance
44:1912-07-07
4120:Biography
4085:disbanded
4031:Otto Weiß
3484:(2000) .
2944:Goss 2018
2915:Weal 1998
2903:Weal 1996
2864:Weal 1998
2840:Weal 1998
2828:Weal 1998
2578:Weal 1997
2356:Weal 1997
2344:Weal 1997
2223:Goss 2018
2176:Ward 2004
2161:Citations
2061:10th Army
2017:17th Army
2011:, at the
1993:Waffen SS
1982:Morozovsk
1953:, as the
1951:Millerovo
1897:Don River
1862:Otto Weiß
1776:Kronstadt
1756:Leningrad
1717:16th army
1634:Przasnysz
1584:HMS
1541:Greyhound
1438:Corinthia
1355:Kraynitsi
1347:Bucharest
1321:Gibraltar
1199:and sank
1161:LG 1
1124:Luftwaffe
1106:Deucalion
1059:Luftwaffe
1032:Cherbourg
1003:Luftwaffe
961:. By the
867:Wolfhound
849:Greyhound
771:12th army
767:Dyle line
715:, 87 and
681:Tirlemont
632:attacked
566:Fall Gelb
560:, in the
503:Łódź Army
425:Wehrmacht
394:14th army
326:Hauptmann
320:Immelmann
246:Luftwaffe
242:Wehrmacht
113:Luftwaffe
67:Starnberg
4108:Aviation
3789:Archives
3614:(2000).
3397:(1997).
3371:(2008).
3326:(2000).
1877:Caucasus
1709:Smolensk
1662:9th Army
1617:Hereward
1461:Theodora
1457:Antikyra
1410:Kastoria
1402:Salonika
1387:Belgrade
1363:Bulgaria
1159:from V./
1063:Portland
1024:Normandy
919:9th army
831:Arethusa
705:captured
685:Brussels
673:6th army
538:Golzheim
472:PZL P.11
458:Leutnant
444:Wadowice
440:Katowice
214:Leutnant
139:Commands
103:Service/
4094:Portals
2102:(1939)
2049:Viterbo
1995:at the
1986:Staffel
1962:Rossosh
1827:Kalinin
1780:gruppen
1705:Dnieper
1701:Vitebsk
1693:Vilnius
1677:Suwałki
1469:staffel
1465:Theodol
1426:Larissa
1422:Olympia
1416:in the
1351:Romania
1343:Otopeni
1264:gruppen
1253:Staffel
1203:after.
1151:,
1114:Britsum
1102:Flimson
1098:Antonio
1090:Flimson
1078:Staffel
1020:Falaise
939:Péronne
892:Vimiera
873:Vimiera
843:Grafton
837:Galatea
816:Admiral
811:gruppen
738:at the
728:Louvain
726:. Over
691:of the
669:Belgium
578:Austria
570:Marburg
550:Belgian
468:staffel
454:sorties
384:to the
354:Silesia
308:gruppen
304:staffel
293:staffel
122:1930–45
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2145:of I./
2130:of I./
2094:Awards
2073:Naples
2041:Sicily
2032:Oberst
1893:Donets
1848:of I./
1823:Vyazma
1806:, and
1764:Velizh
1760:Moscow
1685:Grodno
1638:Warsaw
1622:gruppe
1603:Rhodes
1471:. The
1406:Skopje
1339:gruppe
1312:Stukas
1295:gruppe
1232:Yeovil
1213:Gruppe
1149:Angers
1143:of I./
1126:loss.
987:. The
951:Nogent
947:Chauny
900:Wessex
888:Wessex
861:Wessex
855:Verity
744:Crehen
699:, one
651:gruppe
636:. The
629:gruppe
546:gruppe
491:gruppe
489:. The
476:Balice
436:Kraków
429:Gruppe
419:Poland
402:VIII.
368:, the
362:StG 77
302:. The
201:Abitur
164:Awards
105:branch
94:
82:
51:Kurwin
3909:[
3786:[
3702:[
3488:[
3349:[
2139:Major
2121:Major
1841:Major
1803:Minsk
1789:Marat
1731:near
1697:Lepel
1607:Orion
1592:Orion
1528:KG 26
1513:Demon
1508:Psara
1497:Hydra
1491:Crete
1475:Hydra
1430:Volos
1359:Sofia
1240:Poole
1236:JG 53
1234:. I./
1136:Major
1110:Kolga
1055:Dover
959:Loire
955:Yonne
935:Paris
927:Marne
923:Seine
896:Bzura
883:Bzura
775:Namur
677:Meuse
554:Liège
358:StG 1
300:Stuka
144:StG 2
4067:Dr.
4003:ISBN
3980:ISBN
3957:ISBN
3934:ISBN
3915:ISBN
3892:ISBN
3873:ISBN
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3831:ISBN
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3624:ISBN
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3411:ISBN
3381:ISBN
3355:ISBN
3332:ISBN
3310:ISBN
3287:ISBN
3268:ISBN
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3230:ISBN
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2141:and
2124:and
1903:and
1895:and
1825:and
1739:and
1719:and
1664:and
1611:Dido
1609:and
1598:Ajax
1595:and
1586:Dido
1558:Fiji
1553:Fiji
1526:and
1524:KG 2
1486:Kios
1404:and
1373:and
1289:and
1230:and
1195:and
1179:and
1153:Caen
1082:JG 1
957:and
949:and
943:Roye
931:Laon
925:and
894:and
876:and
800:and
734:and
611:and
574:Graz
525:and
519:Iłża
513:and
442:and
392:and
390:10th
148:SG 1
127:Rank
57:Died
38:Born
1774:at
1743:to
1640:in
1500:at
1361:in
1349:in
1287:601
1242:to
1181:145
1177:257
1171:of
1139:as
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386:8th
220:at
186:of
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