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Victories : 52
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Karlheinz Cordes
Squadrons for : Karlheinz Cordes | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Karlheinz Cordes. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
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Country : Germany 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG54 | JG54 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 |
01/05/1943 | Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 00 281: 100m | 19.1 | Eastern Front |
05/06/1943 | Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 21 759: 4500m | 12.27 | Eastern Front |
24/06/1943 | Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 10 263: 3000m | 6.47 | Eastern Front |
06/07/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 63 714: 2000m | 18.35 | Eastern Front |
09/07/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | La-5 | 63 727: 1200m | 12.14 | Eastern Front |
17/07/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-4 | 73 722: 600m | 19.08 | Eastern Front |
18/07/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | LaGG-3 | 54 497: 4000m | 4.5 | Eastern Front |
02/09/1943 | Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 25 626: 300m | 11.1 | Eastern Front |
02/09/1943 | Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 25 634: 500m | 11.14 | Eastern Front |
07/09/1943 | Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-9 | 26 821: 4000m | 11.05 | Eastern Front |
09/09/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-9 | 26 584: 3000m | 7.18 | Eastern Front |
14/09/1943 | Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-9 | 35 572: 3000m | 16.33 | Eastern Front |
14/09/1943 | Uffz. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | La-5 | 26 682: 3000m | 16.29 | Eastern Front |
08/10/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-9 | 06 191: 2000m | 6.14 | Eastern Front |
08/10/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-9 | 06 244: 1500m | 6.19 | Eastern Front |
10/10/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Curtiss P-40 | 06 184: 2000m | 9.32 | Eastern Front |
20/10/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-9 | 06 173: 2800m | 8.22 | Eastern Front |
28/10/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-9 | 03 823: 1500m | 12.45 | Eastern Front |
29/10/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 05 453: 200m | 14.1 | Eastern Front |
04/11/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-9 | 97 874: 600m | 13.18 | Eastern Front |
04/11/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 96 221: 800m | 13.23 | Eastern Front |
06/11/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Jak-9 | 06 15 mitte: 4500m | 9.56 | Eastern Front |
09/12/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 06 521: 10m | 8.05 | Eastern Front |
15/12/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 06 463: 100m | 14.1 | Eastern Front |
18/12/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 06 324: 100m | 9.58 | Eastern Front |
18/12/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 06 522: 50m | 13.17 | Eastern Front |
28/12/1943 | Fw. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JG 54 | Il-2 | 05 214: 20m | 9.5 | Eastern Front |
29/05/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JGr. Ost | B-17 | Merseburg: 5200m | 13.1 | Western Front |
07/07/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | 1 | JGr.Ost | B-24 | 70R/SQ-9: 5000m [E. Prossnitz] | 11.47 | Western Front |
23/08/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | I. | JG 54 | Il-2 | JN-6.1: 500m | 11.07 | Eastern Front |
25/08/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | Stab I. | JG 54 | Il-2 | LF-32: 900m | 11.15 | Eastern Front |
28/08/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | Stab I. | JG 54 | P-39 | KG-8.1: 3800m | 15.49 | Eastern Front |
12/09/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | Stab I. | JG 54 | Pe-2 | 47 556: 1200m | 16.23 | Eastern Front |
14/09/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | I. | JG 54 | Il-2 | 57 221: 300m | 11.51 | Eastern Front |
14/09/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | I. | JG 54 | Il-2 | 57 136: 200m | 11.57 | Eastern Front |
14/09/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | I. | JG 54 | Airacobra | 47 118: 5000m | 16.35 | Eastern Front |
14/09/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | I. | JG 54 | Pe-2 | 47 148: 4000m | 16.49 | Eastern Front |
15/09/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | I. | JG 54 | Il-2 | 47 375: 200m | 10.02 | Eastern Front |
15/09/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | I. | JG 54 | Pe-2 | 47 382: 1000m | 13.2 | Eastern Front |
15/09/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | I. | JG 54 | Airacobra | 47 343: 1800m | 13.36 | Eastern Front |
16/09/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | I. | JG 54 | La-5 | 47 372: 4000m | 16.18 | Eastern Front |
17/09/1944 | Ltn. Karlheinz Cordes | I. | JG 54 | Il-2 | 47 365: 200m | 12.39 | Eastern Front |
Known Claims : 42
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