CME EU Ue Hans Assi Hahn afighter ace and recipient ofthe Knights Cross with oakleaves wasin commando 4/JG 2 trom December. 1939 and startngrom October 1940he overtook heead fill /JG72.Fiftykillmarksontherudderrelatedta his service onthe Western Front. Hahn added the itieth kilt histallyon October 13,194, shooting dven a Spitfire near Boulogne-sur-MerAltogetherhe destroyed 66 enemy areraftinthe West. Inlate1942 “Assi Hahn moved othe East and ‘commandedIl/J6 54 rom November 1942.n February 21,1943, he was downed and captured, He spent seven years in captivity. eturningbackto Germany in1950.He wrotea book aboutis life in prison Prisoner of War in Russia (ch spreche die Wahrheit - Speak the Truth) Hahn's total score stands a 08k Theroosterhead wasthe crest ofll/JG2,basedonHahn’stamlyname der Hahn’ meanstheroaster"inEnglis). er = SE) en 7 poe Koy VER TEU HALEIETE NA edward, BOO KATALOGOVYN ClSLEN 2114 545741 A 2s 2s Ss ep nits 12DMA Tis aircrattwas flown by Hane D&brich fighter ace credited with 65 victories He was dowmed three times and seriously wounded duringthe lastincident, Heneverfiewacombat sortie again.Duringthe secondhafof 942/16 5 was equipped with Friedrichs" manufactureG for service inatropicalenvironment. The desert camouflage colors consisting of R 3°. Feldflugpark (Repair Feld Un} in Pori added segments of RLM ‘1/10 (some sources state RLM75/70 which lover thenorthernterrtery. The green shamrockonthe cowiingwasaerestofé/J65. Ce OCS CEST cy} (ear) istae) @ Se SPINNER hen ee (Ses0u veRa TXT WALENETENA roo witAt Sunn GLEN ase sel | MEINE Ss) RAS a5 | wrest) dussucchee ne Otto Kath served as Geschwaderadjutantfar Hannes Trautlot,thefamoustighterace and CO of G54 from March, 194till September, 1943.Trautlott retained Kathwhenmoving romL./JG2010JG54 Kathiscredited with kills: The standardcamouflage of RLM 74/75/Tewas oversprayed withwashablewhite painton ‘the upper sides asthe temporary winter camouflage, The only exception was he framing ofthe canopy. The non-standard Geschwader Stab marking s green, whichwasthe color reserved fralreraftofthe Ha members, The green heart wasthe symbalofthe JG54”GrUnher2" Note theyellow EasternFron markings ‘onthe wings, rudder andtuselage, ea oe ae rf 38 * sesso) Sivas Ed 7 y = Ve ea 6 aa We ane AO & eyes ca = : ess or EEE os (Tae 75) eeBf 109F-4/Z W. Nr. 13125 flown by Obit. M. — H. Ostermann, CO of 8./JG 54, Siverskaya, Soviet Union, Beginning of May 1942 native of Hamburg, Max-Hellmuth Ostermann jined the Luftwaffe in 1937 and after certification on the Bf 110he was assignedto ZG 1.OnApri7th, 1940, hhowas transfered t0-1G 21 equippod withthe BT 109, Ho goths rst ll over France, and ater being transferred agai ‘0G 54 his score steadly gtow over England and ater Yugoslavia, He would get many more oppotniis toinerease his personal aly ater the allack onthe Soviet Union andy the end of 1981 he would already reach 44 kils. On Api Sth, 1942, he shot down a Soviet P-40 (his 102n kil), but short thereafter, he and his wingman were surprised by a group of Soviet fighters. is cockpit received hits from a LaGG-3 flown by Senior Lt Arkady Sukov of the 41s [AP Ostermann’s BI 109G-2 crashed ina small wooded area, king rim. For his combat achievements, ne was awardod the Kright's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords on May 17th, 1942. Ostermann’s BY 109F-4/2 cared a rather interesting camoulage scheme in May 1942. The standard scheme consisting of RLM 74/75/76 was ‘complemented by an overspray of RLM 70 an the sides of the fuselage. The erie port sige of the acral, paraly extending tothe tal surlaces and the par ‘wing, was sprayedin awashable white pantin an effort to better concealthe plan inne winter months. 8 3 10 28 a Eo = Secou vera Texru nateznere POO RATA CSOWe CIS Enis esr omnes] |_ were [ez eoachuuacdT ET ENT aL aa act ag Arecipient ofthe Knight's Cross, Helmut Pitt Mertens began bis millary careerin 1837 when he joined the Luftwalfe. Within its service, he went through the Bate of France, Britain, and over the vast expanse ofthe Soviet Union. Subsequent, he took part in the Defence ofthe Reich against American bomber ‘aids. On February 20th, 1944 he got his fina klls, when he fist bagged a B-17 and then downed a B-24 in ataran ramming atlack During the taran attack, |he was inured, and ater recuperating, he would ony seve in training unis. In aerial combat during the war he claimed 97 kl. His icra, with which he low ‘combat over Russia, cartied a nonstandard three cgi fuselage code. Combat units tended to cart a maximum of two digit codes, and three digits were ‘osorved for training uni aircraft. This Friedrich s camoufiagedin RLM 74/75/76 with yellow dentiers used on arrat on the Eastom Front.eS ced ‘The Austrian Heinich Bartels, a German ace with 98 kils acquired over around 600 combat sorties giving him the Knight's Cross, served in all fronts ‘on which Luftwaffe units were engaged. Hatf of his klls were gained in the north while with JG 5 against Soviet pots. He met his fate on December 23, 1844 ‘against P-47s ofthe USAAF"s 66th FG in the Batle fr the Ardennes. The wreck of his arora was discovered in 1668, together wit an unused parachute ‘near the town of Bad Godesberg in Germany. He flew the pictured aircraft in the second half of 1942 during fighting in northern Finland, The aircraft was ‘camouflaged in RLM 74/75i76 in a non-standard style dictated by operational condions. in September 1942, the rudder displayed 29 kil marks, soreaporsng thi oor. After Berl wen overdo fa rights Cret ac erecting nH wal of 48 Neotel pede eva ont roe eeRee aA German ais aso took partin the battle against the Soviets. Among them were pilots ofthe Royal Hungarian Air Force - Magyat Kili Honved Légiec. Gybegy Debrédy flew 173 combat sorties on the Eastern Front and shot down 18 enemy aircraft In mid-1944, he was called back to Hungary. where ‘he continued his ight against the als. On November 16th, 1944, he was seriously injuredina head-on attack with Yak-9 and didnot return to active combat duly, He was, howover, credited withthe kl. Hungarian Friedrchs few inthe same camouflage as their German counterparts. The scheme was made ‘upof RLM 74/75/76 with yllow Eastom Front quick dentiicaion markings. Hungarian machines also carid the three naional colours onthe allsurtacos. ee ey 2 HE: Es Bs (eeeh VER 97498 7 101 Sroronwcttnardd com/a/eOOrsEc Umea g Heinz Pritt Bar was one ofthe Luftwae fighter pilots that fought onal ofthe main battle rants ofthe Second Werld War. He took pain over a thousand ‘combat sorties, claiming 220 kis. He himself was shot down on 18 occasions, and for his accomplishments, he was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. After the war, he continued flying as atest plot of sport aircraft, and was kiled on April 28, 1957 during a routne fightin an LE-t ‘Zaunkéni. He flew the Ikstated aircraft as the CO of LANG 77 over the Mediterranean. The aircraft carried a clasic Luftwaffe scheme comprised of RLM. 74/7576. The factory radio codes were oversprayod in a dark colour probably RLM 70. The white fuselage band identified aircraft fighting on the Southom front. — 97498? 101G BF 109F-4, Walter Nowotny, 3./ JG 54, Krasnogvardyeysk, Soviet Union, July 1942 AGerman fighter plot of Austiian decent and a native of Gmunde situated near the border with Czechoslovaki, Waller Now Nowolny was ahold ofthe {Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds, and shot down 258 enemy aircraft over the course of442 combat sorties. He was kledin an Me 262 Schwalbe in combat with American escort fighters near an aiild at Hesope on November 8th, 1944. With this Friedrich, he fought against the Soviets, ‘aiming one kil ater another. The alrrat caried a non-standard schome consisting of two greens and one brown on the upper surfaces, probably RLM 7% ‘and lis combination wlth RLM 62 or 02 o russians colors. The lower surfacos remained in RLM 76, The winglps were painted In RLM 4 Yellow onthe ower Surfaces, which was an identification markor of aircraft serving on the Eastom Front 971987101 (CESKOU VERZITEXTU NALEZNETE NA 0TR iene CC ny De Tana Johannes 'Macky’ Steinhoff was one of not many German Second Word Wa pilots that served from the very beginning ofthe conflict and survived the war. ‘and Swords, ver the course ofthe war, he claimed total of 76 victories and was awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves: ‘Alter the war he served inthe resurrected Luftwaffe and iater became is commander. Later, he would o onto lead all ofthe alied air assets incenral Europe, Chefof Sta ofthe L and subsequently NATO Chaiman, He died of complications brought on by a heat attack on February 2st. 1994. The camouflage scheme of this aircraft {Used by the CO of IL/JG 52. "Mack Stenhaf, nthe freezing cold Russian winlr was composed of RLM 74/75/76, The Easton Front recognition markings ‘madoup ofthe yellow fuselage band and wingtips are cariod, 97498 7 101B, W. Nr. 7629, Obit. Frank Liesendahl, 10. (Jab ue ‘During late 194, the Luftwaffe considered renewing bombing af Great Britain and coastal shiping. Each fighter unt fighting agains the Great Britain was ‘orderedto single outene Statteforthispurpose. The 0. (abe) Staffel played this role within JG2. Under command of Oblt Frank iesendahl his Staffel sank 20 vessels (total tonnage 630.000 BRT) over a four-month perio. Liesendahl was killed when attacking cargo vessels near Britham on July 17. 942 Posthumously he was promoted to Hauptmann rank and was awarded the Knights Cross as wall. Liesendahi's personal mount wore a standard day tighter ‘camouflage consisting of RLM 74/75/16. The ship-munching fox was a 10, (Jabo) Staffel badge. Note the symbols of vessels damaged or sunk byLiesendahlontherudder eee (cesxou vena TEU MALEDNETE MA ‘wurw.eduard.Shchigry, Soviet Union, June 1942 Thisaircrattwasflownby Viktor Sauer, holder of the Knight'sCross with ancakleaves andace with IO6kills He achieved mostot themincombats with Soviet pilots. Bauer flew this particular aircraft inthe summer of 942. when German Group of Armies A advanced on Stalingrad. Te unit received Messerschmitts ‘riginallyintendedtor serviesin North Africa, thus camouflagedinRLMT78/19 colors, The segments of RLM74/T0 (some sources state RLM 75/T) were added tothe desert camouflage scheme to better the camouflage effect inthe Eastern Front environment. The yellow wingtips. fuselage band and lower cowling were ypicalfor airplanes lownintheeast.Note hel /JG 3badgeon thenose. The nameEllenreferredto Bauer'swite Gaver achieved his106" andlastkilon ‘August 9, 1942, northwest of Stalingrad. The very nextday he was hit by enemy fre, wounded, and had to belly and hs cripaled plane. After rescue, Bauer ‘servedinvariousposts of Erganzungs (replacement) units. ‘Gales) (Gefae] 2° Gata) Grats] ft | 6 real 545241 10 a 6 ides) pia? EONS her Ra 2 ——— 1