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Alfred Gross - Pilot Profile - Alfred Gross

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


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
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Alfred Gross

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

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

05/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-9SSE Gorostaipol: 1500m16.07Eastern Front
07/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54La-5NE Medvin: 3000m11.3Eastern Front
07/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54La-5N. Kotitschi: 3500m14.07Eastern Front
07/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54P-40NE Gorostaipol: 2000m9.02Eastern Front
08/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54La-5NE Rshischtschev: 2000m6.12Eastern Front
11/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Curtiss P-40E. Strakholes'ye: 1500m [Kiev]6.11Eastern Front
12/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54La-5N. Chernikoy: 80m10.51Eastern Front
13/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54La-5NE Grigorovka: 4000m5.52Eastern Front
13/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54La-5NE Trakhtemirov: 2500m6.05Eastern Front
21/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Il-2E. Rschischtschew: 1500m9.4Eastern Front
21/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-7E. Gussenoye: 1000m9.43Eastern Front
21/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-9SE Gussenoye: 1500m12.14Eastern Front
21/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Il-2ESE Grushevo: 2000m14.5Eastern Front
22/10/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54La-5S. Yashniki: 2500m12.17Eastern Front
03/11/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-7N. Vyshgorod: 1000m [N. Kiev]12.26Eastern Front
03/11/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-9W. Puchovka: 700m12.31Eastern Front
30/11/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Il-2NNW Nebyliza: 200m11.48Eastern Front
30/11/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54La-5Ostr. Nishilovitsche: 300m11.49Eastern Front
01/12/1943Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-9NE Radomeschl: 1300m13.22Eastern Front
11/02/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-980 461: 1500m10.45Eastern Front
19/03/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-789 743: 3500m17.15Eastern Front
19/03/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-789 744: 3500m17.16Eastern Front
22/03/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54LaGG-388 213: 1200m12.34Eastern Front
22/03/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-988 194: 1500m9.47Eastern Front
22/03/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-988 333: 1500m9.52Eastern Front
22/03/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Il-288 363: 1000m10.05Eastern Front
25/03/1944Ltn. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-988 413: 1000m8.02Eastern Front
25/03/1944Ltn. Alfred Gross5JG 54LaGG-388 123 1000m11.38Eastern Front
25/03/1944Ltn. Alfred Gross5JG 54Pe-289 312 3500m14.58Eastern Front
02/04/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54La-588 364: 3500m9.17Eastern Front
03/04/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-988 394: 800m11.08Eastern Front
04/04/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Il-288 361: 20m16.01Eastern Front
06/04/1944Ltn. Alfred Gross5JG 54La-588 364: 200m7.16Eastern Front
08/04/1944Fw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-978 258: 500m5.32Eastern Front
20/04/1944Ofw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Jak-980 741: 1500m14.55Eastern Front
21/04/1944Ofw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Curtiss P-4070 833 2500m11.24Eastern Front
21/04/1944Ofw. Alfred Gross5JG 54Curtiss P-4070 861 1200m16.25Eastern Front
12/06/1944Ofw. Alfred Gross8JG 54P-47UB-73: 800m [Bernay]6.04Western Front
12/06/1944Ofw. Alfred Gross8JG 54P-47UB-75: 1000m [Bernay]6.05Western Front
13/06/1944Ofw. Alfred Gross8JG 54P-38TT-5: 4500m [Arromanches]19.29Western Front
23/06/1944Ltn. Alfred GrossStab III.JG 54SpitfireUU-12: 800m [Caen Stadt]13.3Western Front
09/07/1944Ltn. Alfred Gross8JG 54Spitfire05 Ost S/UA-2: 2000m [2km N. Lisieux]13.15Western Front
17/07/1944Ltn. Alfred Gross8JG 54P-51AC 1: 60m [Évreux-Conches]19.34Western Front
17/08/1944Fw. Alfred Gross4JG 54Jak-988 824: 1800m7.25Eastern Front

Known Claims : 44

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