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Hans Grunberg - Pilot Profile - Hans Grunberg

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Victories : 82
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 16th January 1998


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.

Hans Grunberg

Squadrons for : Hans Grunberg
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Hans Grunberg. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG3


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG3		JG3

Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942.

Commanders of IV./JG 3

Major Franz Beyer, 1. June 1943
Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 February 1944
Major Friedrich-Karl Müller, 26 February 1944
Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 April 1944
Major Wilhelm Moritz, 18 April 1944
Hauptmann Hubert-York Weydenhammer, 5 December 1944
Major Erwin Bacsila, 5 January 1945
Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, 17 February 1945
Hauptmann Gerhard Koall, 25 April 1945
Hauptmann Günther Schack, 1 Mai 1945

JG53


Country : Germany
Founded : 1937
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG53		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.

JG7


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.

Known Victory Claims - Hans Grunberg

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

19/08/1942Uffz. Hans Grünberg5JG 3DB-340 783: 2500m12.35Eastern Front
15/10/1942Uffz. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-338 363: 2300m9.27Eastern Front
17/10/1942Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Pe-238 381: 1600m15.5Eastern Front
29/10/1942Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-329 784: 4000m9.37Eastern Front
30/10/1942Uffz. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-328 141: 2500m8.55Eastern Front
30/11/1942Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-226 232: 50m14Eastern Front
17/12/1942Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-129 173: 1500m12.25Eastern Front
17/12/1942Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-129 152: 1500m12.22Eastern Front
22/12/1942Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-139 282: 1200m12.05Eastern Front
27/12/1942Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-249 191: 100m13.32Eastern Front
27/12/1942Fw. Hans Grünberg8JG 3Jak-1NE Morosowskaye: 1000m8.24Eastern Front
11/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3I-16 Rata86 774: 1200m5.18Eastern Front
11/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3I-16 Rata76 764: 400m5.28Eastern Front
16/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Curtiss P-40-14.44Eastern Front
19/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-385 541: 6000m17.1Eastern Front
20/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-375 462: tiefst.11.56Eastern Front
20/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-275 462: tiefst.11.57Eastern Front
21/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-275 459: 200m11.02Eastern Front
21/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-275 461: 200m11.07Eastern Front
23/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3I-16 Rata85 341: 500m14.42Eastern Front
24/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-285 123: 800m5.4Eastern Front
27/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-385 312: 50m13.06Eastern Front
27/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-386 793: 4100m17.23Eastern Front
28/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-185 122: 4500m16.22Eastern Front
29/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-385 111: 3500m5.32Eastern Front
29/04/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-185 151: 6000m10.06Eastern Front
08/05/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-385 113: 100m14.2Eastern Front
08/05/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG75 261: 700m18.03Eastern Front
23/05/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-562 674: 1600m6.57Eastern Front
31/05/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-470 593: 5600m6.41Eastern Front
04/06/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-170 316: 1700m17.5Eastern Front
08/06/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-170 316: 3800m18.2Eastern Front
10/06/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-170 318: 3500m5.25Eastern Front
16/06/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-270 147: 75m3.54Eastern Front
19/06/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-560 434: 2500m13.41Eastern Front
30/06/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-270 176: 800m17.34Eastern Front
05/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-260 165: 150m3.52Eastern Front
05/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-261 618: 400m18.5Eastern Front
05/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-260 237: 200m3.3Eastern Front
05/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-261 618: 80m18.55Eastern Front
05/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-260 334: tiefstflug4.05Eastern Front
05/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-260 135: 200m3.37Eastern Front
05/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-261 362: 100m14.05Eastern Front
06/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-261 486: tiefst.15.1Eastern Front
07/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-261 417: tiefst.3.45Eastern Front
07/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-261 473: 400m3.42Eastern Front
07/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-561 732: 100m19.43Eastern Front
09/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-562 795: 50m6.18Eastern Front
11/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Pe-262 761: 2200m16.32Eastern Front
12/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG-562 561: 3000m5.3Eastern Front
14/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-261 428: 300m4.56Eastern Front
14/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-261 492: 300m4.57Eastern Front
15/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3LaGG61 882: 500m18.5Eastern Front
16/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-162 856: 3500m6.15Eastern Front
16/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-161 223: 3500m6.5Eastern Front
23/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-788 286: 200m12.3Eastern Front
31/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-288 283: 800m5.39Eastern Front
31/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-288 262: 200m5.56Eastern Front
31/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Jak-188 221: 200m11.21Eastern Front
31/07/1943Fw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-288 253: 200m11.26Eastern Front
01/08/1943Ofw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Il-288 235: 200m18.53Eastern Front
30/11/1943Fhj.Ofw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3P-47KL-7: 9000m [Tilburg]11.25Western Front
20/12/1943Fhj.Ofw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3Spitfire--Western Front
24/02/1944Fhj.Ofw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3B-24Zella: 6000m [40km W. Bad Hersfeld]13.5Western Front
23/03/1944Fhj.Ofw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3B-1705 Ost S/KR: 6500m [Soest]11.2Western Front
05/04/1944Ofw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3P-51GC 27: 30m [NNE Konigslütter]15.38Western Front
08/04/1944Fhj.Ofw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3B-24--Western Front
11/04/1944Fhj.Ofw. Hans Grünberg5JG 3B-17GC: 6000m [Raum Gardelegen]11.08Western Front
18/04/1944Ltn. Hans Grünberg5JG 3B-17FF: 6500m [Raum Nauen: W. Berlin]14.33Western Front
29/05/1944Ltn. Hans Grünberg5JG 3B-24BI 3/BK 1: 6500m [N. Stettin]12.27Western Front
07/08/1944Ltn. Hans Grünberg5JG 3P-47BC-73: 500m [Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais]19.28Western Front
14/08/1944Ltn. Hans Grünberg5JG 3P-38TH-6: 4000m [Raum Fismes]7.36Western Front
16/08/1944Ltn. Hans Grünberg5JG 3P-47BD-59: 1100m [Rambouillet 120°]17.15Western Front
18/08/1944Ltn. Hans Grünberg5JG 3P-51TE-1: 800m [Beauvais]19.3Western Front
20/08/1944Ltn. Hans Grünberg5JG 3P-47AD-14: 800m [Mantes-Houdan]15.49Western Front
31/08/1944Ltn. Hans Grünberg5JG 3--Western Front
31/08/1944Ltn. Hans Grünberg5JG 3--Western Front
31/03/1945Oblt. Hans Grünberg1JG 7LancasterHamburg-Western Front
31/03/1945Oblt. Hans Grünberg1JG 7LancasterHamburg-Western Front
10/04/1945Oblt. Hans Grünberg1JG 7B-17--Western Front
10/04/1945Oblt. Hans Grünberg1JG 7B-17--Western Front
19/04/1945Oblt. Hans GrünbergI.JG 7B-17SW Prag12.35±Western Front

Known Claims : 82

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