Victor Bauer ( German: Viktor Bauer ; September 19, 1915 , Löcknitz , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - December 13, 1969 , Bad Homburg , Hesse ) - German ace of the Luftwaffe of World War II . He gained 106 air victories. Awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves .
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| Date of Birth | September 19, 1915 | |||
| Place of Birth | Löknitz , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |||
| Date of death | December 13, 1969 (54 years old) | |||
| Place of death | Bad Homburg , Hesse | |||
| Affiliation |  Germany (before 1945) Germany | |||
| Type of army |  Luftwaffe | |||
| Years of service | 1935-1945 | |||
| Rank | oberst | |||
| Part | JG 2 , JG 77 , JG 3 | |||
| Commanded | 9. / JG 3 | |||
| Battles / wars | The Second World War
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Military career
Victor Bauer was born on September 19, 1915 in Löknitz . In 1935, he joined the Luftwaffe as a fan cadet . His first unit was Group 1 JG 2 , where he received the rank of lieutenant . March 1, 1940 Victor was transferred to JG 77 , here he was assigned to the 2nd Squadron. Bauer won his first air victory on May 15, 1940, east of the Belgian city of Bruges .
In December 1940, the pilot receives a new appointment - this time he takes command of the 9th Squadron JG 3 , which participates in the Battle of Britain . After some time, Bauer with his unit is being moved closer to the borders of the USSR to take part in Operation Barbarossa . Here on the Eastern Front, Viktor's talent as a fighter pilot is truly revealed.
On July 23, 1941, a German ace was seriously wounded in a battle with Soviet pilots; he returned to duty only in February 1942 . Lieutenant Victor Bauer received the knight’s cross on July 30, 1941 - that day on his personal account there were 34 enemy aircraft shot down. A year later, on July 26, 1942 , he receives Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross for his 102 air victories in the war.
Bauer was soon promoted to Hauptmann . In early August 1942, Victor received the major's epaulettes, and on August 9 he was appointed to the post of commander of the Vostok combat training group ( German: Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost ), based in southern France . Having received the rank of Oberst Lieutenant , Victor leads the 1st combat training squadron ( German: Ergänzungsjagdgeschwaders 1 ) and until the end of May 1945 remains its commander. Oberst Bauer was captured at the end of the war and was released in July 1945 .
In total, during the years of World War II, Bauer shot down 106 enemy aircraft (102 on the Eastern Front) in more than 400 sorties.
The German ace died on December 13, 1969 in the German resort town of Bad Homburg .
Rewards
- Medal "For the length of service in the Wehrmacht" 4th grade
- Iron Cross (1939) 1st and 2nd grade
- Luftwaffe combat pilot badge
- Luftwaffe Observer Combination Mark
- Luftwaffe Honorary Cup (June 22, 1942) [1]
- Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
- Knight's Cross (July 30, 1941) - lieutenant commander of the 9th squadron JG 3 [2]
- Oak Leaves (No. 107) (July 26, 1942) - lieutenant commander of the 9th squadron JG 3 "Udet" [3]
Notes
- Quotes
- ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 52.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 124.
- ↑ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 60.
- Bibliography
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945 . Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5 .
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939-1945 (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 3-87341-065-6 .
- Scherzer, Veit (2007). Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939-1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen in Bunarchives . Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2 .
Links
- Aces of the Luftwaffe . Viktor Bauer . Date of treatment February 14, 2008. Archived on April 13, 2012.
- Die Ritterkreuzträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht und Waffen-SS 1939 - 1945 . Viktor Bauer . Date of treatment February 13, 2008. Archived on April 13, 2012.