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Rudolf Ehrenberger - Pilot Profile - Rudolf Ehrenberger

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Victories : 49
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
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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.

Rudolf Ehrenberger

Squadrons for : Rudolf Ehrenberger
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Rudolf Ehrenberger. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG53


Country : Germany
Founded : 1937

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JG53

Pik-As was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated in Western Europe and in the Mediterranean. Jagdgeschwader 53 - or as it was better known, the Pik As (Ace of Spades) Geschwader - was one of the oldest German fighter units of World War II with its origins going back to 1937. JG53 flew the various models of Bf-109 throughout the second world war.

Known Victory Claims - Rudolf Ehrenberger

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

27/09/1940Uffz. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53SpitfireS. Dover: 6000m13.2Western Front
04/07/1941Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger4JG 53SB-3-16.46Eastern Front
08/07/1941Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger4JG 53SB-3Ostrow5.55Eastern Front
27/08/1941Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger4JG 53I-153-13.45Eastern Front
27/08/1941Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger4JG 53I-153-13.46Eastern Front
29/08/1941Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger4JG 53I-16-18.4Eastern Front
10/09/1941Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger4JG 53I-16-18.1Eastern Front
16/09/1941Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger4JG 53I-16-11.3Eastern Front
17/09/1941Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger4JG 53I-16-18.02Eastern Front
26/09/1941Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger4JG 53I-18-16.11Eastern Front
28/09/1941Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger4JG 53Pe-2-16.13Eastern Front
29/12/1941Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Hurricane-10.07Western Front
24/03/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire-15.03Western Front
26/03/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Hurricane-12.5Western Front
31/03/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Hampden-10.28Western Front
05/04/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire-14.4Western Front
10/04/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Hurricane-18.03Western Front
10/04/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Hurricane-18.05Western Front
10/04/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53HurricaneFl.Pl. Luqa: 150m18.11Western Front
21/04/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Curtiss P-40-9.02Western Front
22/04/1942Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire-18.06Western Front
06/05/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire-10.03Western Front
17/05/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire15-20km NNE La Valetta: 400m8.29Western Front
18/05/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire-11.03Western Front
10/06/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire-13.3Western Front
10/06/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire8km E. Marsa Scirocco: 3500m10.1Western Front
14/07/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire-10.26Western Front
16/10/1942Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire1-2km E. Insel Filfla: 3500m11.23Western Front
20/03/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53P-381849/ 13 Ost: 200m11.56Western Front
20/03/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53P-381849/ 13 Ost: 200m12.04Western Front
07/04/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire--Western Front
19/04/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53P-40E10km NW Zaociete: 3000m15.59Western Front
21/04/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire15km SW Medjez el Bab: 2000m9.32Western Front
04/05/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire *--Western Front
08/05/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Curtiss P-40 *--Western Front
21/05/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire10km NE Valetta: 3500m6.32Western Front
21/05/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Spitfire15km N. Marsa Scala: 500m6.42Western Front
09/06/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53P-38300m S. Pantalleria: 2000m14.03Western Front
08/07/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53P-40E10km S. Sciacca: tiefflug16.14Western Front
12/08/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53P-382km SE Insel Ventotene: 1000m13.13Western Front
19/08/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53B-1715km SE Salerno: 7500m12.25Western Front
20/08/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Lightning5km N. Patria: 3000m12.44Western Front
22/08/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Mustang110km SW Insel Capri: 2000m12.26Western Front
22/08/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53Marauder105km SW Insel Capri: 1500m12.23Western Front
29/08/1943Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53P-38100km SW Insel Capri: 150m13.5Western Front
07/01/1944Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53P-38--Western Front
30/01/1944Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53B-2428km SE Udine: 7500m12.32Western Front
24/02/1944Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53B-1710km S. Wels: 7000m13.08Western Front
25/02/1944Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53B-24--Western Front
25/02/1944Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53B-24--Western Front
25/02/1944Fw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53B-24--Western Front
04/03/1944Ofw. Rudolf Ehrenberger6JG 53B-17--Western Front

Known Claims : 52

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