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Gordon Gollob - Pilot Profile - Gordon Gollob

Victories : 150
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 8th September 1987


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron CrossAwarded Oak Leaves to the Knights CrossAwarded Swords to the Knights CrossAwarded Diamonds to the Knights Cross
Knights
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Oak LeavesSwordsDiamonds

Oberst Gordon M. Gollob was born 16 June 1912. Died 8 September 1987. He was a German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe from 1938 to 1945 during World War II. He rose to the position of General der Jagdflieger, and was one of only 27 to receive the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Gollob was credited with 150 aerial victories—that is, 150 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—achieved in 340 missions. He recorded 144 victories over the Eastern front. Gollob was the first pilot in aviation history to claim 150 aerial victories.

ZG 76 was stationed on the Polish border and took part in Fall Weiss, the invasion of Poland from 1 September 1939. Gollob scored his first victories over Poland, and continued his success when ZG 76 took part in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight.

On 8 April 1940 Gollob was appointed Staffelkapitän of 3./ZG 76. The unit took part in Operation Weserübung and Gollob had two more victories over Norway. Later that year Gollob shot down a Spitfire during the Battle of Britain. He was then given night fighter training and assigned to II./JG 3 on 7 September. JG 3 was stationed on the Channel Front, and saw much action. On 9 October Gollob was appointed Staffelkapitän of 4./JG 3.

In 1941 the unit was transferred east to take part in Operation Barbarossa. A few days after the invasion started, on 27 June, Gollob was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 3, and promoted to Hauptmann. Against the weak Soviet Air Force Gollob proved quite successful, downing 18 enemy aircraft in the month of August alone. On 18 September he was awarded the Knight’s Cross for his 42 victories. In October he had an impressive 37 victories, including 9 in one day on 18 October. On 26 October he was awarded the Eichenlaub after reaching 85 victories. In December Gollob was pulled of frontline service, and was transferred to a testing unit, to help with the development of the next version of the Bf 109.

After a brief spell at the Stabschwarm of JG 54 Gollob, now a Major, assumed command over JG 77 as Geschwaderkommodore on 16 May 1942. JG 77 was given the task of supporting the hard fighting over the Kerch straits on the Crimean peninsula. The JG 77, led by such able experts as Gollob and Heinrich Bär leading I./JG 77, "took over" the air space over the Kerch-Taman area. Intense rivalry ensued between Gollob and Bär, each striving to outperform the other. On 20 May Gollob reached his victory number 100. On 23 June he was awarded the Schwerter, after his tally had risen to 107. Only two months later he reached 150 victories, becoming the Luftwaffe's highest scoring pilot at that point. For this he was awarded the Brillanten to his Ritterkreuz on 29 August, only number 3 to receive such honours.

An anonymous JG 77 pilot described Gollob's methods; "Gollob flew from Kerch together with his wingman. They positioned themselves at a low altitude beneath a Russian formation. Then they started climbing in spirals, carefully maintaining their position beneath the enemy formation. Before the peacefully flying Russians had even suspected any mischief, the two planes at the bottom of their formation had been shot down and the two Germans were gone."

After the war

After being released from captivity following the surrender, Gollob made a living as a contributor to Aircraft Magazines and lecturing. In 1948 he became a foreman of the Federation of Independents in Austria. From 1951 he started working for a company making motors and vehicles. He had two sons and a daughter with his wife. Gollob died in Sulingen, Diepholz, Lower Saxony on 7 September 1987.

Gordon Gollob

Squadrons for : Gordon Gollob
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Gordon Gollob. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG3


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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JG3

Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942.

Commanders of IV./JG 3

Major Franz Beyer, 1. June 1943
Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 February 1944
Major Friedrich-Karl Müller, 26 February 1944
Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 April 1944
Major Wilhelm Moritz, 18 April 1944
Hauptmann Hubert-York Weydenhammer, 5 December 1944
Major Erwin Bacsila, 5 January 1945
Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, 17 February 1945
Hauptmann Gerhard Koall, 25 April 1945
Hauptmann Günther Schack, 1 Mai 1945

JG77


Country : Germany
Founded : May 1939
'Ace of Hearts'

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JG77

Herz As (Ace of Hearts) was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It served in all the German theaters of war, from Western Europe to the Eastern Front, and from the high north in Norway to the Mediterranean.

JG 77 was formed in May 1939 with I. and II. Gruppe. III./JG 77 was formed on 5 July 1940 in Trondheim from the II(J)./JG 186. I./ JG 77 was reorganized on 21 November 1940 into IV./JG 51 and a new I./JG 77 was established. In January 1942 I./JG 77 was transferred to I./JG 5 and a new I./JG 77 was created.

In April 1942 1. Staffel was transferred to Romania and designated the defence unit for the Ploie?ti oil fields at Mizil. (This staffel was redesignated 1./JG 4 in August 1942.)

ZG76


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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ZG76

Zerstörergeschwader 76 was formed on 1 May 1939 with the I. Gruppe and II. Gruppe without a Geschwaderstab. The II. Gruppe was initially equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and was known as Jagdgruppe 176. The Geschwaderstab was created on 15 April 1940 in Köln-Wahn. The III. Gruppe was raised on 26 June 1940 in Trier-Euren.

On 1 September 1939 Germany attacked Poland although bad weather initially precluded a large scale deployment of ZG 76. I./ZG 76 engaged Polish fighters formations and made their first claims, although also suffered their first losses. Future 'ace' Leutnant Helmut Lent participated in the attack on Poland, destroying several aircraft on the ground and a PZL P.11 fighter in the air on 2 September 1939 for his and (I./ZG 76) first victory. However, on 12 September, following the destruction of an aircraft on the ground he was attacked by another fighter and his starboard engine was hit and put out of action. This necessitated a forced-landing, fortunately behind his own lines, in which he received minor injuries.

On 29 September, I./ZG 76 was withdrawn to the Stuttgart area to provide Reichsverteidigung (Defense of the Reich) against the Western Allied Air Forces. I./ZG 76 claimed 31 kills during the campaign, of which 19 were confirmed.

On 18 December 1939 the Royal Air Force sent a force of Vickers Wellingtons to raid Wilhelmshafen during the day. I./ZG 76 under Hptm. Gunther Reinecke, intercepted. Staffelkapitän of 2./ZG 76, Wolfgang Falck, and wingman Uffz. Heinz Fresia were the first to engage, claiming two Wellingtons each, though Falck's aircraft was hit by defending fire and he crash-landed on Wangerooge. Others of I./ZG 76 intercepted at intervals, unit claims totalling 15 Wellingtons shot down. The RAF lost 12, with total Luftwaffe unconfirmed claims being 38

Known Victory Claims - Gordon Gollob

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

02/09/1939Oblt. Gordon GollobI.ZG 76PZL P-24Raum Lodz?16.00-17.00Western Front
05/09/1939Oblt. Gordon GollobI.ZG 76Deblin10.33Western Front
18/12/1939Oblt. Gordon Gollob3ZG 76WellingtonN. Langeoog14.45Western Front
13/06/1940Oblt. Gordon Gollob3ZG 76SkuaRaum Trondheimfjord2Western Front
09/07/1940Oblt. Gordon Gollob3ZG 76Sunderland90mi SW Sumburgh14.47Western Front
09/07/1940Oblt. Gordon Gollob3ZG 76Hudson-17.2Western Front
07/05/1941Oblt. Gordon Gollob4JG 3SpitfireGravelines11.25Western Front
22/06/1941Hptm. Gordon Gollob4JG 3I-16 Rata25km NW Lemberg: 500m7Eastern Front
25/06/1941Hptm. Gordon Gollob4JG 3DB-3W. Luzk9Eastern Front
25/06/1941Hptm. Gordon Gollob4JG 3DB-3SE Beresteczko9.1Eastern Front
01/07/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-215km W. Korzec19.42Eastern Front
02/07/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3ZKB-19-5.42Eastern Front
02/07/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3V-1115km N. Klewan11.3Eastern Front
02/07/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3V-1130km NNW Rowne11.43Eastern Front
13/07/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-153-6.3Eastern Front
16/07/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3DB-3-11.42Eastern Front
16/07/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3SB-2-11.44Eastern Front
23/07/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3R-5-16.35Eastern Front
25/07/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3DB-3--Eastern Front
05/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-153-17.46Eastern Front
05/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-17-18.22Eastern Front
08/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3DB-3-13.17Eastern Front
08/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3DB-3-13.32Eastern Front
09/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3DB-3-10.55Eastern Front
11/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3-18.45Eastern Front
12/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-17-7.2Eastern Front
12/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3SB-3-7.25Eastern Front
20/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-16-17.45Eastern Front
20/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3DB-3-17.47Eastern Front
21/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-26-9.1Eastern Front
21/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3R-Z-11.06Eastern Front
21/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3R-Z-11.09Eastern Front
21/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3DB-3-12Eastern Front
21/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-26-17.05Eastern Front
22/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-17-6.1Eastern Front
24/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-180-9Eastern Front
31/08/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3TB-3-9.08Eastern Front
08/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Il-2-15.43Eastern Front
09/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-16-16.5Eastern Front
12/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Il-2-14.52Eastern Front
12/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-26-17.15Eastern Front
13/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3V-11-17.19Eastern Front
14/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-153-5.47Eastern Front
19/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3R-Z-13.55Eastern Front
28/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-2-12.2Eastern Front
28/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-2-12.21Eastern Front
28/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-2-14.46Eastern Front
28/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61--Eastern Front
28/09/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61--Eastern Front
04/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3russ. Zerst.-10.2Eastern Front
05/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-6112km NW Juchnow12.25Eastern Front
05/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-6115km NW Juchnow12.26Eastern Front
06/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-2-10.15Eastern Front
06/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-2-12.15Eastern Front
07/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-2-9.4Eastern Front
07/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-2-12.4Eastern Front
07/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Il-2--Eastern Front
10/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-12.4Eastern Front
10/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-12.43Eastern Front
17/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-9.04Eastern Front
17/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-16-9.15Eastern Front
17/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-16.05Eastern Front
18/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-7.18Eastern Front
18/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-7.2Eastern Front
18/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-10.05Eastern Front
18/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-10.07Eastern Front
18/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-10.19Eastern Front
18/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-10.2Eastern Front
18/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-10.29Eastern Front
18/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-14.46Eastern Front
18/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-14.48Eastern Front
19/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-8.55Eastern Front
19/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-2-12.36Eastern Front
19/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-2-12.37Eastern Front
19/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-215km S. Ischum12.42Eastern Front
19/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-15.35Eastern Front
20/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-11.07Eastern Front
22/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-16-6.55Eastern Front
22/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3Pe-2-7.2Eastern Front
22/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-16-10.21Eastern Front
22/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-165km W. Djemen10.22Eastern Front
22/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61--Eastern Front
23/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-10.55Eastern Front
23/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-10.58Eastern Front
23/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-61-11.4Eastern Front
24/10/1941Hptm. Gordon GollobStab II.JG 3I-153-13.5Eastern Front
07/06/1942Hptm. Gordon GollobStabJG 77LaGG-3--Eastern Front
09/06/1942Hptm. Gordon GollobStabJG 77I-153--Eastern Front
18/06/1942Hptm. Gordon GollobStabJG 77B-2--Eastern Front
18/06/1942Hptm. Gordon GollobStabJG 77B-2--Eastern Front

Known Claims : 90

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