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Heinz-Edgar Berres - Pilot Profile - Heinz-Edgar Berres

Heinz-Edgar Berres

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Victories : 53
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 25th July 1943


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.

Heinz-Edgar Berres

Squadrons for : Heinz-Edgar Berres
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Heinz-Edgar Berres. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG77


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.)

LG2


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of LG2		LG2

Full profile not yet available.

Known Victory Claims - Heinz-Edgar Berres

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

29/11/1941Ofhr. Heinz-Edgar Berres3.(J)LG 2SB-3Rostow13.57Eastern Front
24/03/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77I-16 Rata-13.45Eastern Front
12/06/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77B-24S. Braila5.38Western Front
08/07/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77SpitfireW. Luqa6.48Western Front
09/07/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77SpitfireS. Jaida es Soda19.2Western Front
18/07/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77SpitfireN. La Valetta14.54Western Front
22/07/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77SpitfireE. La Valetta11.39Western Front
23/07/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77SpitfireNE La Valetta16.44Western Front
15/09/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77SpitfireRas il Kamieh18.1Western Front
25/09/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77SpitfireLa Valetta11.42Western Front
06/10/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77SpitfireN. La Valetta11.11Western Front
13/10/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77SpitfireLa Valetta10.45Western Front
14/10/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77SpitfireNE La Valetta8.07Western Front
17/10/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77SpitfireLuqa8.07Western Front
01/11/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77Curtiss P-40S. El Bahrein7.15Western Front
03/11/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77Curtiss P-40NW Quotaifiya15.57Western Front
11/11/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77Curtiss P-40NE Bir-el-Arca9.31Western Front
07/12/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77BaltimoreW. El Haseiat14.4Western Front
11/12/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77Curtiss P-40E. Ras Umm er Garanigh15.35Western Front
13/12/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77SpitfireW. Fl.Pl. Arco-Philaenoroum12.5Western Front
14/12/1942Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77Curtiss P-40W. El Agheila11.22Western Front
08/01/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77SpitfireBir Dufan based13.07Western Front
14/01/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77MitchellBir Dufan based10.45Western Front
04/02/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77P-38Matmata based14.42Western Front
04/02/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77P-38Matmata based14.42Western Front
08/02/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77MitchellFatnassa based12.5Western Front
26/02/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77P-40EFatnassa based17.02Western Front
26/02/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77P-40EFatnassa based14.02Western Front
07/03/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77Spitfire-14.44Western Front
17/03/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77SpitfireFatnassa based14.44Western Front
18/03/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77SpitfireFatnassa based13.18Western Front
24/03/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77Curtiss P-40-9.55Western Front
24/03/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77B-25-9.58Western Front
24/03/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar BerresStab I.JG 77Curtiss P-40-10.06Western Front
02/04/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres3JG 77Curtiss P-40-11.5Western Front
07/04/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres3JG 77Spitfire-8.07Western Front
16/04/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77Spitfire-15.48Western Front
22/04/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77Spitfire-17.38Western Front
05/05/1943Ltn. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77Curtiss P-40-16.46Western Front
01/07/1943Oblt. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77Spitfire--Western Front
02/07/1943Oblt. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77Spitfire-14.35Western Front
02/07/1943Oblt. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77Spitfire-14.57Western Front
02/07/1943Oblt. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77P-40E-8.1Western Front
02/07/1943Oblt. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77P-40E-7.58Western Front
03/07/1943Oblt. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77Mitchell-11.02Western Front
04/07/1943Oblt. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77-10.31Western Front
05/07/1943Oblt. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77B-17-11.24Western Front
24/07/1943Oblt. Heinz-Edgar Berres1JG 77Mustang5km S. Ceraro: 200m11.3Western Front

Known Claims : 48

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