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Gunther Freiherr von Maltzahn - Pilot Profile - Günther Frhr. von Maltzahn

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Victories : 68
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 24th June 1953

This pilot scored 5 or more victories during the Battle of Britain, 10th July - 31st October 1940.

Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron CrossAwarded Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross
Knights
Cross		Oak Leaves

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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.

Gunther Freiherr von Maltzahn

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


Country : Germany
Founded : 1937
'Ace of Hearts'

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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 - Gunther Freiherr von Maltzahn

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

30/09/1939Hptm. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStab II.JG 53Potez 63Saarbrücken11.34Western Front
31/03/1940Hptm. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStab II.JG 53Morane 406SW Saargemünd15.53Western Front
08/08/1940Hptm. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStab II.JG 53Spitfire15km S. Swanage: 4500m17.05Western Front
16/08/1940Hptm. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStab II.JG 53Spitfire-18.1Western Front
01/09/1940Hptm. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStab II.JG 53Spitfire-12.1Western Front
05/09/1940Hptm. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStab II.JG 53Spitfire-16.05Western Front
06/09/1940Hptm. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStab II.JG 53Hurricane-10.1Western Front
24/09/1940Hptm. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStab II.JG 53SpitfireSE London: 6000m9.53Western Front
27/09/1940Hptm. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStab II.JG 53Spitfire-10.19Western Front
27/09/1940Hptm. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStab II.JG 53Spitfire-16.25Western Front
12/10/1940Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Hurricane-17.4Western Front
01/12/1940Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Hurricane-15.15Western Front
31/03/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SpitfireNW Calais11.35Western Front
16/04/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SpitfireDungeness18.4Western Front
19/04/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SpitfireCalais/Dover19.09Western Front
09/05/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SpitfireN. Calais-Western Front
22/06/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-2NW Brest-Litowsk: 1200m16.3Eastern Front
22/06/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53I-153Raum Kobryn7.17Eastern Front
25/06/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53DB-3-12.55Eastern Front
25/06/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3-12.57Eastern Front
25/06/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3-12.59Eastern Front
25/06/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3-13.01Eastern Front
27/06/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Pe-2-13.45Eastern Front
29/06/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3Bobruisk19.35Eastern Front
06/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53DB-3--Eastern Front
07/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3E. Polonnoje6.14Eastern Front
08/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53V-11-18.48Eastern Front
09/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53DB-3-16.11Eastern Front
09/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53DB-3-16.14Eastern Front
10/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53I-16-9.35Eastern Front
10/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53I-16-9.37Eastern Front
10/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3-13.55Eastern Front
12/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53DB-3-18.07Eastern Front
12/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53DB-3-18.08Eastern Front
14/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53I-16-11.15Eastern Front
15/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53I-15-6.5Eastern Front
15/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3-6.54Eastern Front
16/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3-7.5Eastern Front
18/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3-12.05Eastern Front
18/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3-12.08Eastern Front
20/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53I-15-17.49Eastern Front
23/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3N. Uman6.5Eastern Front
23/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3N. Uman6.59Eastern Front
24/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Pe-2-18.12Eastern Front
25/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Pe-2-18.19Eastern Front
26/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53V-11-11Eastern Front
29/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3-17Eastern Front
30/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SB-3-18.3Eastern Front
30/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Pe-2-18.53Eastern Front
31/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Pe-2-6.25Eastern Front
31/07/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Pe-2-6.35Eastern Front
19/12/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53HurricaneMalta16.55Western Front
21/12/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53HurricaneMalta12Western Front
26/12/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53HurricaneSE Insel Malta: 2500m16.55Western Front
26/12/1941Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Hurricane-11.12Western Front
25/01/1942Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Hurricane-10.35Western Front
25/01/1942Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Hurricane-10.4Western Front
04/02/1942Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53HurricaneE. Malta15.53Western Front
11/02/1942Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Beaufighter-15.45Western Front
15/02/1942Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Beaufort-16.08Western Front
15/02/1942Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Beaufort-18Western Front
01/04/1942Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SpitfireE. Insel Malta: 1500-10m [E. Hal Far]14.55Western Front
09/04/1942Major Günther Frhr. Von MaltzahnStabJG 53SpitfireMalta17.28Western Front
14/04/1942Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Tomahawk-10.4Western Front
25/04/1942Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SpitfireMalta15.28Western Front
14/06/1942Major Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53HurricanePl.Qu. 8934/03 Ost: [Raum Malta]17.32Western Front
03/12/1942Obstltn. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53P-38Bizerta: 6000m11.38Western Front
14/12/1942Obstlt. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53SpitfireJefna: sicht12.18Western Front
18/12/1942Obstlt. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53B-17NW Medjez-el-Bab: 6500-0m12.1Western Front
04/01/1943Obstlt. Günther Frhr. von MaltzahnStabJG 53Curtiss P-405km S. Protville: 1000m12.21Western Front

Known Claims : 70

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