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Karlheinz Cordes - Pilot Profile - Karlheinz Cordes

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Victories : 52
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis

Karlheinz Cordes

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JG54


Country : Germany
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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.

Known Victory Claims - Karlheinz Cordes

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

01/05/1943Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Il-200 281: 100m19.1Eastern Front
05/06/1943Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54LaGG-321 759: 4500m12.27Eastern Front
24/06/1943Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54LaGG-310 263: 3000m6.47Eastern Front
06/07/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54LaGG-363 714: 2000m18.35Eastern Front
09/07/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54La-563 727: 1200m12.14Eastern Front
17/07/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Jak-473 722: 600m19.08Eastern Front
18/07/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54LaGG-354 497: 4000m4.5Eastern Front
02/09/1943Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Il-225 626: 300m11.1Eastern Front
02/09/1943Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Il-225 634: 500m11.14Eastern Front
07/09/1943Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Jak-926 821: 4000m11.05Eastern Front
09/09/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Jak-926 584: 3000m7.18Eastern Front
14/09/1943Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Jak-935 572: 3000m16.33Eastern Front
14/09/1943Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54La-526 682: 3000m16.29Eastern Front
08/10/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Jak-906 191: 2000m6.14Eastern Front
08/10/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Jak-906 244: 1500m6.19Eastern Front
10/10/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Curtiss P-4006 184: 2000m9.32Eastern Front
20/10/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Jak-906 173: 2800m8.22Eastern Front
28/10/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Jak-903 823: 1500m12.45Eastern Front
29/10/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Il-205 453: 200m14.1Eastern Front
04/11/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Jak-997 874: 600m13.18Eastern Front
04/11/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Il-296 221: 800m13.23Eastern Front
06/11/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Jak-906 15 mitte: 4500m9.56Eastern Front
09/12/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Il-206 521: 10m8.05Eastern Front
15/12/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Il-206 463: 100m14.1Eastern Front
18/12/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Il-206 324: 100m9.58Eastern Front
18/12/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Il-206 522: 50m13.17Eastern Front
28/12/1943Fw. Karlheinz Cordes1JG 54Il-205 214: 20m9.5Eastern Front
29/05/1944Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes1JGr. OstB-17Merseburg: 5200m13.1Western Front
07/07/1944Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes1JGr.OstB-2470R/SQ-9: 5000m [E. Prossnitz]11.47Western Front
23/08/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesI.JG 54Il-2JN-6.1: 500m11.07Eastern Front
25/08/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesStab I.JG 54Il-2LF-32: 900m11.15Eastern Front
28/08/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesStab I.JG 54P-39KG-8.1: 3800m15.49Eastern Front
12/09/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesStab I.JG 54Pe-247 556: 1200m16.23Eastern Front
14/09/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesI.JG 54Il-257 221: 300m11.51Eastern Front
14/09/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesI.JG 54Il-257 136: 200m11.57Eastern Front
14/09/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesI.JG 54Airacobra47 118: 5000m16.35Eastern Front
14/09/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesI.JG 54Pe-247 148: 4000m16.49Eastern Front
15/09/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesI.JG 54Il-247 375: 200m10.02Eastern Front
15/09/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesI.JG 54Pe-247 382: 1000m13.2Eastern Front
15/09/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesI.JG 54Airacobra47 343: 1800m13.36Eastern Front
16/09/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesI.JG 54La-547 372: 4000m16.18Eastern Front
17/09/1944Ltn. Karlheinz CordesI.JG 54Il-247 365: 200m12.39Eastern Front

Known Claims : 42

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