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Heinrich Ehrler
Victories : 209
Heinrich Ehrler started his career in the Luftwaffe in early 1940, when he started his Pilot training after transferring from a Flak-artillery unit. Ehrler joined 4./Jagdgeschwader 77 on his first operational posting and achieved his first victory in May 1940. JG 77 was based in Norway and he spent most of the war on the Northfront. JG 77 was restructured as JG 5 Eismeer in January 1942. JG 5 operated from bases in northern Norway and Finland, and they mostly engaged Russian aircraft, but were also given the task of intercepting British raids on Norway. |
Heinrich Ehrler
Squadrons for : Heinrich Ehrler | ||
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Heinrich Ehrler. 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 JG5 | JG5 Eismeer was a Luftwaffe fighter Wing that served during World War II. As the name Eismeer (Ice Sea) implies, it was created to operate in the far North of Europe, namely Norway, Scandinavia and northern parts of Finland, all nearest the Arctic Ocean. Just over two dozen fighter aircraft that once served with JG 5 during the war still survive in the 21st century, more than from any other combat wing of any of the Axis air forces of World War II. | |
Country : Germany 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG7 | JG7 Nowotny was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II and the first operational jet fighter wing in the world. It was created late in 1944 and served until the end of the war in May 1945, and it operated the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter exclusively. JG 7 was formed under the command of Oberst Johannes Steinhoff, with Kommando Nowotny (the initial Me 262 test wing ) renumbered III./JG 7. Under the command of Major Erich Hohagen III./JG 7 was the only element of JG 7 ready to operate against the Allies. Throughout its existence JG 7 suffered from an irregular supply of new aircraft, fuel and spares. With such a radically new aircraft, training accidents were also common, with 10 Me 262s being lost in six weeks. The technical troubles and material shortages meant initial tentative sorties were only in flight strength, usually no more than 4 or 6 aircraft. Flying from Brandenburg-Briest, Oranienburg and Parchim, the Geschwader flew intermittently against the huge USAAF bomber streams. By the end of February 1945 JG 7 had claimed around 45 four-engine bombers and 15 fighters, but at this stage of war this success rate had no affect whatsoever on the Allied air offensive. During March JG 7 finally began to deliver larger scale attacks against the heavy bomber streams. 3 March saw 29 sorties for 8 kills claimed (one jet was lost). On 18 March III./JG 7 finally managed their biggest attack numerically thus far, some 37 Me 262s engaging a force of 1,200 American bombers and 600 fighters. This action also marked the first use of the new R4M rockets. 12 bombers and 1 fighter were claimed for the loss of 3 Me 262s. The total numbers of aircraft shot down by JG 7 is difficult to quantify due to the loss of Luftwaffe records, but at least 136 aircraft were claimed, and research indicates as many as 420 Allied aircraft may have been claimed shot down. | |
Country : Germany Founded : May 1939 'Ace of Hearts' Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG77 | JG77 Herz As (Ace of Hearts) was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It served in all the German theaters of war, from Western Europe to the Eastern Front, and from the high north in Norway to the Mediterranean. JG 77 was formed in May 1939 with I. and II. Gruppe. III./JG 77 was formed on 5 July 1940 in Trondheim from the II(J)./JG 186. I./ JG 77 was reorganized on 21 November 1940 into IV./JG 51 and a new I./JG 77 was established. In January 1942 I./JG 77 was transferred to I./JG 5 and a new I./JG 77 was created. In April 1942 1. Staffel was transferred to Romania and designated the defence unit for the Ploie?ti oil fields at Mizil. (This staffel was redesignated 1./JG 4 in August 1942.) |
Known Victory Claims - Heinrich Ehrler | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
02/09/1941 | Ltn. Heinrich Ehrler | 2 | JG 77 | Beaufort | SW Stavanger | - | Western Front |
08/11/1941 | Ltn. Heinrich Ehrler | 13 | JG 77 | SB-2 | NW Louhi | - | Eastern Front |
08/06/1943 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | 6 | JG 5 | Typhoon | 36 Ost 3917: 3000m | 17.29 | Eastern Front |
08/06/1943 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | 6 | JG 5 | Typhoon | 36 Ost 3917: 3000m | 17.3 | Eastern Front |
18/08/1943 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | 6 | JG 5 | I-153 | NE Fl.Pl. Louchi I: 50m | 14.35 | Eastern Front |
18/08/1943 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | 6 | JG 5 | Curtiss P-40 | N. Fl.Pl. Louchi I: 600m | 14.36 | Eastern Front |
18/08/1943 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | 6 | JG 5 | LaGG-5 | NE Fl.Pl. Louchi I: 100m | 16.13 | Eastern Front |
24/09/1943 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Curtiss P-40 | 36 Ost/AG: 3000m | 8.5 | Eastern Front |
25/11/1943 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Curtiss P-40 | 6km SW Fl.Pl. Petsamo: 400m | 11.55 | Eastern Front |
25/11/1943 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Curtiss P-40 | 8km SE Fl.Pl. Petsamo UE-8.3: 700m | 11.58 | Eastern Front |
25/11/1943 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Il-2 | 18km E. Fl.Pl. Petsamo TD-7.2: 50m | 12.03 | Eastern Front |
25/11/1943 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Il-2 | 27km E. Fl.Pl. Petsamo TD-8.8: 30m | 12.05 | Eastern Front |
29/01/1944 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | 8 | JG 5 | Jak-7 | 36 Ost/ E. AG 7-7a 00m | 12.17 | Eastern Front |
13/03/1944 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Curtiss P-40 | Fischer Halbinsel: 500m | 13.35 | Eastern Front |
13/03/1944 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Airacobra | S. Majda-Guba: 500m | 13.37 | Eastern Front |
13/03/1944 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Il-2 | SW Tobowka | 13.4 | Eastern Front |
12/04/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Jak-9 | 37 Ost/ TE-6.2.l: tiefst. | 14.17 | Eastern Front |
12/04/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Jak-9 | 37 Ost/ TF-5.3.g: tiefst. | 14.19 | Eastern Front |
23/04/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Airacobra | 37 Ost/ AD-1.6.g: 100m | 10.46 | Eastern Front |
23/04/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Curtiss P-40 | 37 Ost/ AD-3.8.e: tiefst. | 10.49 | Eastern Front |
23/04/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Il-2 | 37 Ost/ RE-4.1.b: tiefst. | 10.5 | Eastern Front |
23/04/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Il-2 | 37 Ost/ RE-45.f: tiefst. | 10.5 | Eastern Front |
11/05/1944 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Il-2 | 37 Ost S/QE-75.d: tiefst. | 3.17 | Eastern Front |
11/05/1944 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Jak-9 | 37 Ost S/RE-11.b: tiefst. | 3.19 | Eastern Front |
11/05/1944 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Jak-9 | 37 Ost S/RE-5.6.f: tiefst. | 3.2 | Eastern Front |
11/05/1944 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Airacobra | 37 Ost S/RC-2.3.f: tiefst. | 7.34 | Eastern Front |
11/05/1944 | Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Airacobra | 37 Ost S/RD-2.4.l: teifst. | 7.36 | Eastern Front |
25/05/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Airacobra | NE Berlevaag: 1500m | 21.43 | Eastern Front |
25/05/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Airacobra | NE Berlevaag: 1000m | 21.45 | Eastern Front |
25/05/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Boston | NNE Berlevaag: 200m | 21.47 | Eastern Front |
25/05/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Curtiss P-40 | NNE Berlevaag: 150m | 21.48 | Eastern Front |
26/05/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Boston | NW Vardö: tiefflug | 4.54 | Eastern Front |
26/05/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Boston | NW Vardö: tiefflug | 4.59 | Eastern Front |
26/05/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Curtiss P-40 | NE Hamningberg: tiefflug | 5.02 | Eastern Front |
26/05/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Airacobra | N. Vardö: tiefflug | 5.05 | Eastern Front |
26/05/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab III. | JG 5 | Airacobra | N. Vardö: tiefflug | 5.06 | Eastern Front |
17/08/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | 11 | JG 5 | Jak-9 | 37 Ost/TB-4: 2000m | 9.45 | Eastern Front |
17/08/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | 11 | JG 5 | Boston | 37 Ost/RA-6.7: 3000m | 10.07 | Eastern Front |
17/08/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | 11 | JG 5 | Boston | 37 Ost/RA-5: 3000m | 10.08 | Eastern Front |
17/08/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | 11 | JG 5 | Boston | 37 Ost/RB-7: 3000m | 10.06 | Eastern Front |
23/08/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab | JG 5 | Airacobra | 37 Ost/2666: 1500m | 12.37 | Eastern Front |
23/08/1944 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab | JG 5 | Airacobra | 37 Ost/RD-49: 1000m | 12.38 | Eastern Front |
21/03/1945 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab | JG 7 | B-17 | NW Dresden | 09.15± | Western Front |
22/03/1945 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab | JG 7 | B-17 | Raum Cottbus-Bautzen-Dresden | 12.45± | Western Front |
23/03/1945 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab | JG 7 | B-24 | Chemnitz | - | Western Front |
23/03/1945 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab | JG 7 | B-24 | Chemnitz | - | Western Front |
24/03/1945 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab | JG 7 | B-17 | Raum Dessau | - | Western Front |
31/03/1945 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab | JG 7 | P-51 | - | - | Western Front |
04/04/1945 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab | JG 7 | B-17 | bei Berlin | - | Western Front |
04/04/1945 | Major Heinrich Ehrler | Stab | JG 7 | B-17 | bei Berlin | - | Western Front |
Known Claims : 50
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