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Gerhard Friedrich - Pilot Profile - Gerhard Friedrich

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Victories : 30
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
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Gerhard Friedrich

Squadrons for : Gerhard Friedrich
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Gerhard Friedrich. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG54


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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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.

NJG1


Country : Germany
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NJG1

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NJG2


Country : Germany
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NJG2

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NJG4


Country : Germany
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NJG4

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NJG6


Country : Germany
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NJG6

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Known Victory Claims - Gerhard Friedrich

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

17/06/1942Oblt. Gerhard FriedrichStab III.NJG 1Wellington5km W. Ijmuiden3.08Western Front
20/06/1942Oblt. Gerhard FriedrichStab III.NJG 1Wellington10km N. Zandvoort3.13Western Front
26/07/1942Oblt. Gerhard FriedrichStab III.NJG 1Wellington6km W. Zieuwent2.12Western Front
24/10/1942Oblt. Gerhard FriedrichStab II.NJG 2HalifaxBar-le-Duc: 4500-5000m21.5Western Front
06/12/1942Oblt. Gerhard FriedrichStab II.NJG 4HalifaxCourouvre: 3000-2500m [Meuse]19.29Western Front
09/03/1943Oblt. Gerhard Friedrich10NJG 4LancasterNW Rinuthall: 4500m23.15Western Front
17/03/1943Oblt. Gerhard Friedrich10NJG 4HalifaxBörnloß: 3400m0.16Western Front
11/04/1943Oblt. Gerhard Friedrich10NJG 4WellingtonLuinbach-Weuir: 3900m3.23Western Front
06/09/1943Hptm. Gerhard Friedrich2NJG 6HalifaxRaum Mannheim-Sandhofen: 3500m0.57Western Front
26/02/1944Hptm. Gerhard Friedrich1NJG 6Lancaster400m Seeburg NW Murrhardt: 6700m1.33Western Front
02/03/1944Hptm. Gerhard Friedrich1NJG 6Halifax60km S. Saarbrücken: 6000m4.04Western Front
18/03/1944Hptm. Gerhard Friedrich1NJG 6HalifaxNW Kaiserslautern: 5800m [Preist]22.32Western Front
31/03/1944Uffz. Gerhard Friedrich4JG 54Il-288 413: 100m8.13Eastern Front
31/03/1944Hptm. Gerhard Friedrich1NJG 6HalifaxNW Nürnberg: 5600m0.57Western Front
07/04/1944Uffz. Gerhard Friedrich4JG 54Il-288 353: 200m9.46Eastern Front
11/04/1944Hptm. Gerhard Friedrich1NJG 6LancasterMontdidier: 4000m0.03Western Front
11/04/1944Hptm. Gerhard Friedrich1NJG 6Halifaxbei Montidier: 3200m0.13Western Front
28/04/1944Hptm. Gerhard Friedrich1NJG 6HalifaxW. Friedrichshafen: 6300m2.09Western Front
28/04/1944Hptm. Gerhard Friedrich1NJG 6HalifaxSchaffenhausen: 6100m2.34Western Front
13/06/1944Hptm. Gerhard Friedrich1NJG 6Lancaster10-30° Course Deelen: 4100m1.25Western Front
12/09/1944Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6LancasterS. Darmstadt: ausflug 5300m0.15Western Front
12/09/1944Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6Lancaster040 ° Fu.F 'Christa': 4800m22.46Western Front
28/01/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6LancasterS. Wildbad23.53Western Front
01/02/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6LancasterLudwigshafen19.2Western Front
02/02/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6LancasterKarlsruhe23.25Western Front
02/02/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6LancasterKarlsruhe23.2Western Front
21/02/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6Halifax10km SW Worms20.45Western Front
23/02/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6LancasterSE Pforzheim20.12Western Front
23/02/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6LancasterS. Pforzheim20.15Western Front
23/02/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6LancasterE. Pforzheim20Western Front
23/02/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6LancasterE. Pforzheim20.08Western Front
14/03/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6Lancaster-23.15Western Front
14/03/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6Lancaster-23.18Western Front
14/03/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6Lancaster-23.24Western Front
16/03/1945Hptm. Gerhard FriedrichStab I.NJG 6Lancaster7km S. Echterdingen21.03Western Front

Known Claims : 35

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