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Franz-Josef Beerenbrock (deceased)

Ace with 117.00 Victories

Born in 1920, Franz-Josef Beerenbrock trained as a pilot in 1939, joining JG51 on the eastern front in March 1941. With 46 victories, he was awarded the Knights Cross on 6th October 1941. By the beginning of August 1942, he was the most successful pilot in JG51, with a total of 102 victories. However, he was himself shot down on 9th November 1943, and was captured. With a final score of 117 victories, he was not repatriated until 1949. Sadly, he died on 13th December 2004.

Franz-Josef Beerenbrock (deceased)

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JG51


Country : Germany
Founded : August 1939

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG51		JG51

Jagdgeschwader 51 Mölders was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II, named after the fighter ace Werner Mölders in 1942. JG 51's pilots won more Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes than any other Jagdgeschwader, and flew combat from 1939 in all major theatres of war. Flying Bf 109s and then FW 190s, the wing claimed over 8,000 air victories. Experten included 'Toni' Hafner, Heinz Bär, Richard Leppla, Karl-Gottfried Nordmann, Günther Schack and the legendary Mölders.

Formed in August 1939, and commanded by 48-year-old World War I ace Onkel Theo Osterkamp, the early months of the war JG 51 was based in the West, fighting in the French campaign, and in the Battle of Britain. From late June to mid July JG 51 was the only fighter Geschwader engaged against the RAF constantly. During the whole battle JG 51 lost 68 pilots, the highest casualty rate of the Luftwaffe fighter units engaged. JG 51 was one of the two Geschewader that had four Gruppen. The other being JG 1.

Four Bf 109 of JG 51 in France 1940Whilst based out of the Belgian airfield at Mardyik in late 1940, the German ace Josef Pips Priller was a Staffelkapitän with JG 51, flying Bf 109-E Yellow One. Josef Priller went on to score over 100 victories, the third highest scoring Luftwaffe day fighter ace on the Western Front, fighting solely against the Western Allies.

Against the Western Allies JG 51 had claimed 345 aircraft destroyed by May 1941. JG 51 were therefore one of the Jagdwaffe's elite units, with 'top ten' aces at this time including Werner Mölders with 68 claims, Walter Oesau with 34 claims, and Hermann-Friedrich Joppien with 31. Major Werner Mölders became unit Geschwaderkommodore during July 1940 and led the unit into the invasion of Russia in June 1941.

Barbarossa (1941)

Claiming 69 kills on the first day of the offensive, by 30 June 1941 JG 51 became the first fighter Geschwader to claim 1,000 air victories (113 kills in 157 sorties were claimed for the day). On 24 June JG 51 claimed 57 bombers shot down for the day. Mölders became the first fighter pilot to reach 100 claims in August and in the same month JG 51's Oberfeldwebel Heinz Bär reached 60 claims and was decorated with the Oak Leaves. A total of 500 Soviet claims was reached on 12 July 1941, although 6 pilots had been lost by JG 51 in the intervening 3 weeks since the offensive had started.

After Mölders' departure in September 1941 (and death later that year) the Geschwader adopted his name as a title of honor in early 1942. Jagdgeschwader 51 Mölders was to remain on the centre sector of the Russian front throughout the rest of 1941. However Oberstleutnant Friedrich Beckh ( one of the few fighter pilots to wear spectacles) proved an uncharismatic commander after Mölders, and it was not until Major Karl-Gottfried Nordmann took over in April 1942 that a worthy successor to Mölders was found. In the period 22 June - 5 December 1941 the unit destroyed 1,881 Soviet aircraft, in return for 84 losses in aerial combat and a single aircraft on the ground.

Air support for the Wehrmacht's Army Group Centre was entrusted to General Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen's VIII. Fliegerkorps. In early January 1942, among the fighter units available to von Richthofen were II, III and IV/ JG 51. With the onset of the sub-zero conditions of the Russian winter, the majority of JG 51's available aircraft became grounded.

The Russian winter counter offensive forced III./ JG 51 into flying numerous fighter-bomber operations in direct support of the infantry, and the gruppe filed few aerial 'kill' claims through January 1942. II./ JG 51 however, accounted for most of VIII. Fliegerkorps's aerial victories during the Soviet offensive. Particularly successful was the duo of Lt. Hans Strelow and Ofw. Wilhelm Mink, both of 5. JG 51. They claimed five MiG-3s of 16 IAP on 4 January (Mink claimed three) and 9 days later Mink claimed a Pe-2 and Strelow destroyed two R-Z biplanes for his 30th and 31st victories. On 4 February, Strelow increased his victories to 36 by shooting down four Russian aircraft. The 19 year-old Strelow claimed his 40th victory on 28 February and claimed 4 victories on both 6 March and 17 March. The next day he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and also shot down seven Soviet aircraft. He was awarded the Eichenlaub on 24 March, his claims total at 66.

Normandy (1944)

7./JG 51, (with Bf 109G-6's) was attached to II./JG 1 in May 1944 from Brest-Litovsk, with pilots arriving at Störmede late in May and hurriedly converting to the FW-190. (It was later renamed 8./JG 1 on 15 August 1944 when the four-Staffeln Gruppe became standard) 7. Staffel was led by Ritterkreuzträger (Knight's Cross winner) Hptm. Karl-Heinz Weber with 136 confirmed kills. Its two other experten were Lt. Friedrich Krakowitzer (23 kills) and Ofhr. Günther Heckmann with 12 kills.

7./JG 51 joined II. Gruppe with 15 pilots on strength at the end of May, and during the first two months of the Normandy campaign the staffel was decimated, with twelve pilots killed, one POW and one severely wounded.

As the war turned against Germany JG 51 was forced to operate closer and closer to Germany, finally staging out of East Prussia.

Known Victory Claims - Franz-Josef Beerenbrock

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

24/06/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51SB-2-9.35Eastern Front
24/06/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51SB-2-9.38Eastern Front
30/06/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51R-10-13.15Eastern Front
04/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51SB-230km E. Syrtow18.45Eastern Front
05/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51DB-310km E. Borissow6.35Eastern Front
06/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51DB-3-17.45Eastern Front
06/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51DB-3-17.5Eastern Front
09/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51DB-3-4.45Eastern Front
09/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51DB-3-11.25Eastern Front
10/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51Pe-2-10.42Eastern Front
11/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51Pe-2-5.45Eastern Front
16/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51DB-3-9.2Eastern Front
16/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51DB-3-9.25Eastern Front
23/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51Pe-2-13.05Eastern Front
23/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51Pe-2-18.2Eastern Front
24/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51I-18-6.2Eastern Front
24/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51Pe-2-12.1Eastern Front
26/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51R-3-4.28Eastern Front
29/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51I-16 Rata-4.25Eastern Front
31/07/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock12JG 51R-10-19.2Eastern Front
08/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51R-3-12.15Eastern Front
09/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2-12.16Eastern Front
09/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-16 Rata-14.15Eastern Front
09/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2-14.42Eastern Front
12/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-61-12.05Eastern Front
12/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-16 Rata-12.15Eastern Front
14/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-18-19Eastern Front
15/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-18-15.2Eastern Front
16/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-18-19.09Eastern Front
19/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-16 Rata-17.1Eastern Front
21/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2-16.55Eastern Front
25/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51DB-3-17.58Eastern Front
25/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51DB-3-18.02Eastern Front
26/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51R-3-14.15Eastern Front
26/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51R-3-14.2Eastern Front
27/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-18SE Nowgorod9.06Eastern Front
27/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-18SE Nowgorod9.09Eastern Front
30/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-1810km SE Sechtschinskaja15.03Eastern Front
30/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-188km SE Sechtschinskaja15.05Eastern Front
30/08/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-185km SE Sechtschinskaja15.09Eastern Front
23/09/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51SB-3-16.02Eastern Front
23/09/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51SB-3-16.05Eastern Front
07/10/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2-12.45Eastern Front
07/10/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2NE Juchnow13.3Eastern Front
07/10/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-18-16.35Eastern Front
12/10/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2-14.25Eastern Front
02/12/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2-11.23Eastern Front
02/12/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-61-9.15Eastern Front
02/12/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2-11.2Eastern Front
06/12/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-16 Rata-13.55Eastern Front
14/12/1941Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-61-14.45Eastern Front
23/02/1942Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-18-11.45Eastern Front
23/02/1942Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-18-11.48Eastern Front
24/02/1942Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-18-9.2Eastern Front
26/02/1942Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-3-12.15Eastern Front
26/03/1942Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-3SE Schalsk: 300m11.58Eastern Front
31/03/1942Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-1-7.55Eastern Front
31/03/1942Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-1-7.59Eastern Front
31/03/1942Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-1-16.3Eastern Front
01/04/1942Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-3-10.55Eastern Front
07/04/1942Uffz. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51R-5-9.15Eastern Front
22/04/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-3-6.4Eastern Front
27/05/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-1-16.35Eastern Front
28/05/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-1-4.35Eastern Front
28/05/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51U-2-4.45Eastern Front
28/05/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-1-18.35Eastern Front
01/06/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-3-7.5Eastern Front
05/06/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-2-18.2Eastern Front
11/06/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-3-17.5Eastern Front
16/06/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-3-17.3Eastern Front
25/06/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Jak-156 432: 2000m4.28Eastern Front
26/06/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-3-18Eastern Front
28/06/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-3-15.1Eastern Front
28/06/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2-19.5Eastern Front
05/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2-4.05Eastern Front
06/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-2-5.55Eastern Front
06/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-2-6Eastern Front
06/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-16 Rata-19.39Eastern Front
06/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51I-16 Rata-19.45Eastern Front
07/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-3-17.4Eastern Front
08/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-3-5.4Eastern Front
09/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-3-11.2Eastern Front
09/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-325km NE Scheidra: 1000m16.55Eastern Front
10/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-3-5.5Eastern Front
10/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-3-5.55Eastern Front
10/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-3-19.4Eastern Front
11/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-3-5.5Eastern Front
11/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-3-12.55Eastern Front
11/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-2-19.3Eastern Front
11/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-2-19.35Eastern Front
28/07/1942Fw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-2-13.15Eastern Front
31/07/1942Ofw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-210km NW Rshew: 100m17.15Eastern Front
01/08/1942Ofw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Pe-247 811: 250m16.35Eastern Front
01/08/1942Ofw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-347 534: 200m10.15Eastern Front
01/08/1942Ofw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-347 536: 200m10.18Eastern Front
01/08/1942Ofw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-247 562: 50m10.25Eastern Front
01/08/1942Ofw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-247 563: 50m10.28Eastern Front
01/08/1942Ofw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-247 527: 100m12.37Eastern Front
01/08/1942Ofw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-247 554: tiefflug16.25Eastern Front
01/08/1942Ofw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-247 523: tiefflug16.27Eastern Front
01/08/1942Ofw. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51Il-247 643: tiefflug16.3Eastern Front
30/09/1942Ltn. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51U-238 2414.3Eastern Front
30/09/1942Ltn. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51MiG-329 59414.45Eastern Front
02/10/1942Ltn. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-35km SW Krasstzy: 3500m14.28Eastern Front
04/10/1942Ltn. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-35km SE Krestzsky: 2000m8.55Eastern Front
04/10/1942Ltn. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51DB-325km SW Bologoye: 200m14.12Eastern Front
04/10/1942Ltn. Franz-Josef BeerenbrockStab IV.JG 51LaGG-32km S.Krestzsky: 1500m9Eastern Front
07/11/1942Ltn. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock10JG 51MiG-317 744: 3000m7.42Eastern Front
08/11/1942Ltn. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock10JG 51MiG-317 743: 200m14.45Eastern Front
08/11/1942Ltn. Franz-Josef Beerenbrock10JG 51MiG-317 744: 1000m14.5Eastern Front

Known Claims : 110

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