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Victories : 14
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Karl Hier
Squadrons for : Karl Hier | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Karl Hier. 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. | |
Country : Germany 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG76 | JG76 JG76 22.7.44 - 8.44 Rotenburg Bf 109G 8.44 - 28.8.44 Athis (France) Bf 109G 28.8.44 - 10.44 Freiburg Bf 109G Controlling: II./JG52 10.44 - 11.44 Felsoe-Abrany Bf 109G 11.44 - 1.45 Imely (Hungary) Bf 109G Controlling: I./JG53, II./JG52, II./JG51 and ung. JGr.101 1.45 - 3.45 Veszprem Bf 109G Controlling: I./JG53, II./JG52, II./JG51 and ung. JGr.101 3.45 - 4.45 Wien Bf 109G Controlling: I./JG53, II./JG52, II./JG51 and ung. JGr.101 .Gruppe: 1/JG76 Gruppenkommandeure: Hptm Wilfried Müller-Rienzburg, 1.5.39 - 1.40 Maj Richard Kraut, 2.40 - 4.7.40 Formed 1.5.39 in Wien-Aspern. On 4.7.40 redesignated II./JG54. Used Bf 109E fighters. Bases: 5.39 - 8.39 Wien-Aspern 8.39 - 9.10.39 Ottmütz - various forward airfields were used in Poland. 9.10.39 - 2.11.39 Gelnhausen 2.11.39 - ?2.40 Frankfurt/Rhein-Main 2.40 - 5.40 Walldorf, Ober-Olm (there 10.5.40) 5.40 - 21.6.40 used various airfields in the West, including Ghent, Evreux, Vitry-en-Artois, Poiz, Paris-Orly and Orleans 21.6.40 - 4.7.40 Waalhaven and Vlissingen |
Known Victory Claims - Karl Hier | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
05/09/1939 | Fw. Karl Hier | 1 | JG 76 | PZL P-24 | SW Lodz | 14.2 | Western Front |
11/08/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Spitfire | 5-10km vor Dover: 6000m | 11.05 | Western Front |
20/08/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Spitfire | Eastchurch | 16.02 | Western Front |
26/08/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Spitfire | - | 16.1 | Western Front |
28/08/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Spitfire | - | - | Western Front |
30/08/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Hurricane | - | - | Western Front |
31/08/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Hurricane | Themesmündung: 6000m | 11.5 | Western Front |
09/09/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Spitfire | - | - | Western Front |
27/09/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Spitfire | - | - | Western Front |
12/10/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Hurricane | S. Tonbridge | 11.1 | Western Front |
13/10/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Hurricane | - | 13.5 | Western Front |
13/10/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Hurricane | - | 13.5 | Western Front |
25/10/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Spitfire | - | - | Western Front |
02/11/1940 | Ofw. Karl Hier | 4 | JG 54 | Hurricane | NW Dungeness: 7500m | 11.2 | Western Front |
Known Claims : 14
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