Order Enquiries (UK) : 01436 820269

You currently have no items in your basket


Buy with confidence and security!
Publishing historical art since 1985

Don't Miss Any Special Deals - Sign Up To Our Newsletter!
Product Search         

ALWAYS GREAT OFFERS :
20% FURTHER PRICE REDUCTIONS ON HUNDREDS OF LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTS
BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE ON THOUSANDS OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTS
FOR MORE OFFERS SIGN UP TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
Wilhelm Freuworth - Pilot Profile - Wilhelm Freuworth

Wilhelm Freuworth

No Photo Available

Victories : 58
-----------------------------
Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross


Latest Axis Aviation Artwork !
 In early May 1941, in conditions of strict secrecy because the United States was not yet at war, seventeen pilots of the US Navy had arrived in Britain and been attached to Catalina squadrons of Coastal Command.  These experienced PBY pilots were there to assist the Royal Air Force to become familiar with the Catalina, and also to gain operational experience for the US Navy.  On 26th May 1941 Catalina Z of No.209 Sqn, commanded by Flying Officer Dennis Briggs RAF, with Ensign Leonard B Smith USN as co-pilot, joined the search for the Bismarck.  At 1015 the aircraft was being flown in poor visibility at an altitude of 500ft when Ensign Smith sighted the Bismarck at a range of eight miles.  The Catalina was flown towards the contact so that a positive identification could be made and emerged from the cloud only 500 yards from the German ship.  The aircraft met a hail of anti-aircraft fire but was able to make its escape.  As a result of the sighting report from Catalina Z the Bismarck was again engaged by ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy and was sunk at 1040 on 27th May 1941.  Leonard Smith can be considered therefore, the first American to be directly involved in action in World War Two.  He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (American) for his actions.

The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman.
 One of the all time great fighter aces, Adolf Galland is depicted flying Bf 109E-4/N of Stab/JG26 in September 1940.  Galland flew 705 combat missions during World War Two and was credited with a final tally of 104 aerial victories. He survived the war and died peacefully in February 1996.

Tribute to Generalleutnant Adolf Galland by Ivan Berryman.
 Walter Briegleb is shown in his Ju88 G.7 4R+BR as he stalks his prey - on this occasion a Lancaster.  Flying below their target, his crew would aim upward firing cannon at the inner wing of the bomber, igniting the fuel tanks.  For the bomber crews, they were very much defenceless against this type of attack, and often had no idea of the presence of an enemy aircraft in the dark.

Tribute to Walter Briegleb by Ivan Berryman.
 The attack by Leutnant Walter Briegleb and his crew on Lancaster Mk.III ND960 DX-I of No.57 Sqn early on 22nd May 1944.  Flying Me110 with codes D5+BV with his crew of Feldwebel Walter Bräunlich and Bordfunker Feldwebel Brandt, Briegleb flew undetected beneath the bomber and used the deadly 'Schräge Musik' - upward firing cannon - to hit the fuel tanks in the port wing between the fuselage and inner engine.  Pulling away, he watched the aircraft burn and could see both gunners in their turrets but no return fire came.  He wondered why none of the crew escaped by parachute with the bomber doomed - it disintegrated in the air over the coast of the island of Fyn, Denmark, impacting near Emtekær at 00:44hrs.<br><br><center>All of the crew were killed :<br>Flight Lieutenant Arthur Richards (Pilot)<br>Flying Officer William Woodall (Navigator)<br>Pilot Officer Athur Bugden (Flight Engineer)<br>Sergeant Thomas Edwards (Wireless Operator)<br>Flying Officer George Ferguson (Air Bomber)<br>Sergeant Harold Griffiths (Air Gunner)<br>Sergeant Cyril Woodmass (Air Gunner)

The Hunted and the Hunter by Ivan Berryman.

Wilhelm Freuworth

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

JG26


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG26
JG26

Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated mainly in Western Europe against Great Britain, France and the United States but also saw service against Russia. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran and Freikorps member arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923.

Commanders of II. Gruppe JG 26

Hptm. Werner Palm, 1 May 1939 – 27 June 1939
Hptm Herwig Knüppel, 28 June 1939 – 19 May 1940
Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 20 May 1940 – 31 May 1940
Hptm. Erich Noack, 1 June 1940 – 24 July 1940
Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 25 July 1940 – 16 August 1940
Hptm Erich Bode, 17 August 1940 – 3.10.40
Hptm Walter Adolph, 4 October 1940 – 18 September 1941
Hptm Joachim Müncheberg, 19 September 1941 – 21 July 1942
Hptm Conny Meyer, 22 July 1942 – 2 January 1943
Maj Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland, 3 January 43 – 17 August 1943
Hptm Hans Naumann, 18 August 1943 – 8 September 1943
ObLt Johannes Seifert, 9 September 1943 – 25 November 1943
Maj Wilhelm Gäth, 26 November 1943 – 1 March 1944
Hptm Hans Naumann, 2 March 1944 – 28 June 1944
Hptm Emil Lang, 29 June 1944 – 3 September 1944
Hptm Georg-Peter Eder, 4 September 1944 – 8 October 1944
Maj Anton Hackl, 9 October 1944 – 29 January 45
ObLt Waldemar Radener, 30 January 1945 – 22 February 1945
Hptm Paul Schauder, 23 February 1945 – 1 May 1945

JG52


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG52
JG52

The most successful Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II, with a claim total of more than 10,000 victories over enemy aircraft. It was home to the top three scoring Experten of the Luftwaffe, Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn and Günther Rall. The unit flew the various marks of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 exclusively through the war.

Known Victory Claims - Wilhelm Freuworth

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

26/08/1941Gefr. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52BlenheimN. Juist14.2Western Front
26/11/1941Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Il-2-14.06Eastern Front
28/11/1941Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52I-61W. Akyschitschi14.45Eastern Front
13/06/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-370 2136.36Eastern Front
31/07/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-397 4714.52Eastern Front
02/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52I-15366 664: tiefflug18.3Eastern Front
06/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52R-575 161: tiefflug9.15Eastern Front
06/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Pe-275 161: 3000m17.2Eastern Front
10/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52I-16 Rata75 413: 3000m11.3Eastern Front
22/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52R-555 764: tiefflug8.05Eastern Front
22/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-355 884: 3000m8.05Eastern Front
26/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52I-18047 852: 2800m6.22Eastern Front
31/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Jak-147 881: 500m11.08Eastern Front
31/08/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Jak-147 841: 400m11.1Eastern Front
02/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52R-556 542: tiefflug13.2Eastern Front
02/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-356 454: 300m16.31Eastern Front
03/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Il-246 253: teifflug14.35Eastern Front
03/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Il-246 262: 200m14.36Eastern Front
04/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Pe-246 213: 2200m17.3Eastern Front
05/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-354 894: 800m12.05Eastern Front
05/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-357 893: 700m12.07Eastern Front
06/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52R-547 824: tiefflug10.01Eastern Front
11/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Airacobra47 652: 1700m16.17Eastern Front
14/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52U-247 824: tiefst.7.58Eastern Front
16/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52R-547 361: tiefflug9.53Eastern Front
25/09/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-340 412: 1000m10.48Eastern Front
04/10/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Il-259 321: 50m14.58Eastern Front
11/10/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-349 432: 600m12.03Eastern Front
14/10/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52U-240 563: tiefflug8.05Eastern Front
25/10/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Jak-149 214: tiefflug14.4Eastern Front
28/10/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Jak-149 431: 3000m11.52Eastern Front
29/10/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Jak-159 321: 20m8.25Eastern Front
29/10/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-350 593: 20m14.5Eastern Front
31/10/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-359 333: 10m12.52Eastern Front
01/11/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-349 431: 2400m12.56Eastern Front
01/11/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-359 143: 1000m13.03Eastern Front
01/11/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-359 123: 100m13.06Eastern Front
01/11/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52LaGG-349 431: 2300m12.59Eastern Front
02/11/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52R-559 193: 10m10.35Eastern Front
03/11/1942Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth3JG 52Il-250 751: 10m14.3Eastern Front
24/03/1943Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth5JG 26Spitfire8km E. Dungeness: 900m10.17Western Front
25/03/1943Fw. Wilhelm Freuwörth5JG 26Spitfire5km S. Dover: 2000m18.14Western Front

Known Claims : 42

Contact Details
Shipping Info
Terms and Conditions
Cookie Policy
Privacy Policy

Join us on Facebook!

Sign Up To Our Newsletter!

Stay up to date with all our latest offers, deals and events as well as new releases and exclusive subscriber content!

This website is owned by Cranston Fine Arts.  Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, Scotland, G848LE

Contact: Tel: (+44) (0) 1436 820269.  Email: cranstonorders -at- outlook.com

Follow us on Twitter!

Return to Home Page