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Victories : 56
In February 1940, Gunther Seeger was an Unteroffizier with 3./JG2, scoring his first victory in the early days of the Battle of Britain. he served on the Channel Front until December 1942, including several months with the Geschwaderstabsschwarm. He transferred to the Mediterranean theatre with II./JG2 before joining 6./JG53. In February 1943 he joined 7./JG53 becoming Staffelkapitan in September 1944. Awarded the Knight's Cross, Gunther Seeger scored 56 victories. |
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Country : Germany Founded : 1st May 1939 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG2 | JG2 Jagdgeschwader 2 was formed from parts of Jagdgeschwader 131 Richthofen on 1 May 1939 in Döberitz and its first commander was Oberst Robert Ritter von Greim. At the outbreak of the war JG 2 was tasked with defence of the Reich and based in the Berlin area under Luftgaukommando III. Stab and II. Gruppe were equipped with the Bf 109E and were located at Döberitz with 10.(N) staffel flying the Bf 109D in Straussberg. 10.(N) Staffel was one of the first night fighter units formed in the Luftwaffe. Later this staffel was expanded into IV.(N) Gruppe. This Gruppe gained the Luftwaffe’s first night kill over the RAF Bomber Command on the night of 25/26 on April 1940 when Ofw Förster shot down a Handley Page Hampden. The unit saw little combat until the Western offensive against France and the Low Countries from 10 May 1940 onwards. During the campaign against France, JG 2 was tasked with escorting raids and defending German airspace to the south of Heinz Guderian's Panzer forces which were encircling the French and the British Expeditionary Force further north. Leutnant Helmut Wick, who later became part of a trio of outstanding aces (including Adolf Galland from Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) and Werner Mölders from Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51)) in the Battle of Britain, attained his first and the Geschwader's second kill on 22 November 1939, a French Curtiss Hawk Model 75. The first victory for the JG 2 was scored by Oberfeldwebel Kley (3. Staffel) at the same day. JG 2 took part in the Battle of Britain, operating Bf 109Es over the South Coast of England and the English Channel from bases in Cherbourg and Normandy. Major Helmut Wick emerged as one of the Battle’s top Luftwaffe aces, claiming 31 kills for a personal total of 56, before being killed (MIA) in action versus Spitfires of No. 609 Squadron in November 1940. Wick was seen to bail out successfully but was not found by German Air/Sea Rescue attempts. The Spitfire who dispatched him was immediately shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz. Ofw. Schnell, Ofw. Machold and Olt. Hans Assi Hahn also claimed heavily during this period, with 16 kills each. Some 42 JG 2 pilots were killed or made POW during the battle. | |
Country : Germany Founded : 1937 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG53 | JG53 Pik-As was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated in Western Europe and in the Mediterranean. Jagdgeschwader 53 - or as it was better known, the Pik As (Ace of Spades) Geschwader - was one of the oldest German fighter units of World War II with its origins going back to 1937. JG53 flew the various models of Bf-109 throughout the second world war. |
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Manufacturer : Fokke-Wulf Production Began : 1940 Retired : 1945 | Fw190 The Focke-Wulf 190 development project began in 1937. Conceived as a hedge against total dependence on the Messerchmitt 109, the 190 was designed by Kurt Tank utilizing a radial engine. This was against generally accepted design criteria in Germany, and many historians believe that the decision to produce a radial engine fighter was largely due to the limited manufacturing capacity for in-line, water-cooled engines which were widely used on all other Luftwaffe aircraft. Despite these concerns, Tanks design was brilliant, and the 190 would become one of the top fighter aircraft of WWII. The first prototype flew in mid-1939. The aircraft had excellent flying characteristics, a wonderful rate of acceleration, and was heavily armed. By late 1940 the new fighter was ordered into production. Nicknamed the butcher bird, by Luftwaffe pilots, early 190s were quite successful in the bomber interceptor role, but at this stage of the war many Allied bombing raids lacked fighter escort. As the war dragged on, Allied bombers were increasingly accompanied by fighters, including the very effective P-51 Mustang. The Allies learned from experience that the 190s performance fell off sharply at altitudes above 20,000 feet. As a result, most Allied bombing missions were shifted to higher altitudes when fighter opposition was likely. Kurt Tank had recognized this shortcoming and began working on a high-altitude version of the 190 utilizing an in-line, water-cooled engine. Utilizing a Jumo 12-cylinder engine rated at 1770-HP, and capable of 2,240-HP for short bursts with its methanol injection system, the 190D, or Long Nose or Dora as it was called, had a top speed of 426-MPH at 22,000 feet. Armament was improved with two fuselage and two wing mounted 20mm cannon. To accommodate the changes in power plants the Dora had a longer, more streamlined fuselage, with 24 inches added to the nose, and an additional 19 inches added aft of the cockpit to compensate for the altered center of gravity. By mid 1944 the Dora began to reach fighter squadrons in quantity. Although the aircraft had all the right attributes to serve admirably in the high altitude interceptor role, it was not generally focused on such missions. Instead many 190Ds were assigned to protect airfields where Me-262 jet fighters were based. This was due to the latter aircrafts extreme vulnerability to Allied attack during takeoff and landing. The 190Ds also played a major role in Operation Bodenplatte, the New Years Day raid in 1945 which destroyed approximately 500 Allied aircraft on the ground. The High Command was impressed with the 190Ds record on this raid, and ordered most future production of the Doras to be equipped as fighter-bombers. In retrospect this was a strategic error, and this capable aircraft was not fully utilized in the role for which it was intended. | ||
Manufacturer : Messerschmitt Production Began : 1937 Retired : 1945 Number Built : 33984 | Me109 Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930s. The Bf109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. The engine of the Me109 was a V12 aero engine which was liquid-cooled. The Bf109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and flew to the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter squadrons. During the Battle of Britian the Bf109 was used in the role of an escort fighter, a role for which it was not designed for, and it was also used as a fighter bomber. During the last days of May 1940 Robert Stanford-Tuck, the RAF ace, got the chance to fly an Me109 which they had rebuilt after it had crash landed. Stanford-Tuck found out that the Me109 was a wonderful little plane, it was slightly faster than the Spitfire, but lacked the Spitfire manoeuvrability. By testing the Me109, Tuck could put himself inside the Me109 when fighting them, knowing its weak and strong points. With the introduction of the improved Bf109F in the spring of 1941, the type again proved to be an effective fighter during the invasion of Yugoslavia and during the Battle of Crete and the invasion of Russia and it was used during the Siege of the Mediteranean island of Malta. The Bf109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when the Fw190 entered service and shared this position, and was partially replaced in Western Europe, but the Me109 continued to serve on the Eastern Front and during the defence of the Reich against the allied bombers. It was also used to good effect in the Mediterranean and North Africa in support of The Africa Korps. The Me109 was also supplied to several German allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia. The Bf109 scored more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war and was built in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft being built. The Bf109 was flown by the three top German aces of the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. Bf109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen Luftwaffe Aces scored more than 200 kills. Altogether this group of pilots were credited with a total of nearly 15,000 kills, of which the Messerschmitt Bf109 was credited with over 10,000 of these victories. The Bf109 was the most produced warplane during World War II, with 30,573 examples built during the war, and the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945. Bf109s remained in foreign service for many years after World War II. The Swiss used their Bf109Gs well into the 1950s. The Finnish Air Force did not retire their Bf109Gs until March 1954. Romania used its Bf109s until 1955. The Spanish Hispanos flew even longer. Some were still in service in the late 1960s. |
Known Victory Claims - Gunther Seeger | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
08/06/1940 | Uffz. Günther Seeger | 3 | JG 2 | Morane 406 | SW Soissons | 21.09 | Western Front |
07/09/1940 | Uffz. Günther Seeger | 3 | JG 2 | Spitfire | SW Heyfield | 18.4 | Western Front |
07/09/1940 | Uffz. Günther Seeger | 3 | JG 2 | Spitfire | E. Heybridge | 18.57 | Western Front |
28/11/1940 | Uffz. Günther Seeger | 3 | JG 2 | Spitfire | Insel Wight | 15.07 | Western Front |
25/06/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | SE Calais | 12.57 | Western Front |
02/07/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Blenheim | S. Paradiere SE Merville: 2500m | 12.45 | Western Front |
06/07/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | 10km E. Dover | 14.45 | Western Front |
10/07/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | SE Cassel | 12.15 | Western Front |
21/07/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | 5km SE Boulogne | 20.45 | Western Front |
23/07/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | W. Hesdin | 20.4 | Western Front |
23/07/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | 20km SW Berck-sur-Mer | 20.48 | Western Front |
23/07/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | 15km N. Calais | 13.25 | Western Front |
12/08/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | 10km NNW Calais: 4200m | 11.45 | Western Front |
16/08/1941 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | 10km NNW Calais | 19.42 | Western Front |
21/08/1941 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | W. Calais: 5500m | 10.24 | Western Front |
31/08/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | Le Trait bei Rouen: 4500m | 20.08 | Western Front |
20/09/1941 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | Sommemündung | 16.41 | Western Front |
21/09/1941 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | 10km ESE Dover | 16.42 | Western Front |
13/10/1941 | Fw. Günther Seeger | Stab | JG 2 | Spitfire | 10km W. Etaples | 15.4 | Western Front |
19/08/1942 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 3 | JG 2 | Spitfire | 8km N. Dieppe: 50m | 7.2 | Western Front |
19/08/1942 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 3 | JG 2 | Spitfire | 4km N. Dieppe: 50m | 11.33 | Western Front |
19/08/1942 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 3 | JG 2 | Spitfire | 7km N. Dieppe: 800m | 11.39 | Western Front |
24/08/1942 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 3 | JG 2 | Spitfire | 18km N. Boulogne | 12.2 | Western Front |
31/10/1942 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 3 | JG 2 | Spitfire | Pl.Qu. 1276/05 Ost: 600m | 18.08 | Western Front |
28/11/1942 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 11 | JG 2 | P-38 | - | - | Western Front |
02/12/1942 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 11 | JG 2 | Spitfire | 10km W. Tebourda | 8.31 | Western Front |
03/01/1943 | Ltn. Günther Seeger | 6 | JG 53 | Boston | 30km SW Kairouan: 400m | 12.26 | Western Front |
03/01/1943 | Ltn. Günther Seeger | 6 | JG 53 | Boston | 30km SW Kairouan: 100m | 12.26 | Western Front |
03/01/1943 | Ltn. Günther Seeger | 6 | JG 53 | P-40 | 30km SW Kairouan: 100m | 12.21 | Western Front |
05/01/1943 | Ltn. Günther Seeger | 6 | JG 53 | Spitfire | 8km W. Jafna | 12.02 | Western Front |
22/03/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | B-17 | Cap Vito: 8000m | 16.03 | Western Front |
31/03/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | Mitchell | 35km NW Gabes: 30m | 13.57 | Western Front |
10/05/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | P-38 | 2km S. Haranzeh: 7500m | 13.57 | Western Front |
21/05/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | P-38 | 55km SW Marsala: 8000m | 12.15 | Western Front |
05/07/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | B-17 | 17km S. Fl.Pl. Gerbini: 7000m | 11.37 | Western Front |
06/07/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | Spitfire | 8km NE Ragusa: 800m | 15.05 | Western Front |
10/07/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | Spitfire | - | 19.36 | Western Front |
10/07/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | Spitfire | - | 19.32 | Western Front |
12/07/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | Spitfire | 4km W. Avola: 2500m | 19.32 | Western Front |
12/07/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | Spitfire | 4km W. Avola: 4000m | 19.35 | Western Front |
12/07/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | Spitfire | 1km S. Syracuse: 2400m | 19.42 | Western Front |
16/08/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | B-24 | Forenza: 6000m | 12.5 | Western Front |
19/08/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | B-17 | 25km SW Foggia: 7000m | 12.15 | Western Front |
20/08/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | Lightning | 5km NE Marsa: 2500m | 12.35 | Western Front |
22/08/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | Marauder | 60km SW Insel Capri: 800m | 12.22 | Western Front |
10/11/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | B-17 | 15km N. Firenze: 7500m [Frient] | 11.55 | Western Front |
16/12/1943 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | P-38 | 30km SE Padua: 7500m | 12.3 | Western Front |
29/01/1944 | Ofw. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | B-26 | - | 14.21 | Western Front |
29/04/1944 | Oblt. Günther Seeger | 4 | JG 53 | B-17 | HB-2: 7000m [SW Königslutter] | 11.1 | Western Front |
11/05/1944 | Oblt. Günther Seeger | 4 | JG 53 | B-17 | Raum Trier: 6000m | 18.46 | Western Front |
12/06/1944 | Oblt. Günther Seeger | 4 | JG 53 | B-24 | DR-1: 6000m [NW Rennes] | 10.21 | Western Front |
02/07/1944 | Oblt. Günther Seeger | 4 | JG 53 | Spitfire | 10km SE Caen: 1200m | 15.16 | Western Front |
09/07/1944 | Oblt. Günther Seeger | II. | JG 53 | P-47 | 10km SW Caen | 13.3 | Western Front |
09/07/1944 | Oblt. Günther Seeger | II. | JG 53 | P-47 | 10km SW Caen | 13.31 | Western Front |
22/08/1944 | Oblt. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | P-38 | SG 2: 4800m [Jussy N. Tergnier] | 19.27 | Western Front |
13/10/1944 | Oblt. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | P-47 | SQ-9: 2000m [N. Ramstein] | 15.44 | Western Front |
07/04/1945 | Oblt. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | Auster | - | 16.09 | Western Front |
13/04/1945 | Oblt. Günther Seeger | 7 | JG 53 | P-47 | - | 18.35 | Western Front |
Known Claims : 58
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