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JG 2 March 1945
I am working on the air combats between 9th Air Force and I. + II./JG 2 on the 9th of March 1945. I need some help !
- Lw.Kdo.West reports that 25 ME 109 from II./JG 2 participated in an Alarmstart against Marauder units southeast of Bonn. The losses that I have from II./JG 2 are Fw 190D-9s. Was II./JG 2 a mixed unit ? - From what air fields did I. and II./JG 2 operate from that day ? - Who was the Verbandsführer (leader of the mission) ? Carsten |
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Re: JG 2 March 1945
This is ULTRA decrypt CX/MSS/T484/17:
Ops. day report 9/3, issued late 2300 hours 9/3. 32 Fw 190 operated on fighter bomber attacks on Remagen bridge. Bridge attacked with 14 SC 250. Presumably badly damaged. Operation in part broken off owing weather. 28 Fw 190 and 25 Me 109 operated against Marauder incursions. 9 Fw 190 reinforced battle recce over Remagen bridge without sighting enemy. Total losses fighter ops: Personnel: 1 - 9 - 2 Material: 2 - 9 - 0 Bombing ops: 2 Fw 190 bombing of Remagen bridge. Hits on right bank of Rhine without exact observation of results. No losses. Notes: 1) Source almost certain above from Fl. Div. 16 2) No evidence as to the parent unit of the two Fw 190 bombers. The Fw 190 fighter bombers may possibly be drawn from JG 2, in which case a new subordination to Fliegerdiv 16 would seem to be implied. It will be recalled that the boundary of Army Group G was shifted to the northern boundary of AOK 7 on 3/3, which may possibly be relevant, T477/103. P.S. Those Lw. Kdo. West daily reports do sometimes make mistakes about types and units, I think. I found some confusion when I was researching operations by 1.(F)/123 — it looked as if they had mixed up some reconnaissance reports from Bf 109 and Ar 234 units. |
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Re: JG 2 March 1945
Thanks Nick
According to Luftwaffeführungsstab I.and II./JG 2 were under 16. Fl.Div. III./JG 2 attacked the bridge at Remagen with 24 Fw 190 and claimed one Mustang shot down i aerial combat. 11./KG 200 also attacked the bridge with 8 Fw 190. |
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Re: JG 2 March 1945
Thanks, I have the Lw.Kdo. West reports (in translation).
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Re: JG 2 March 1945
I have them in German. Drop me a line if there is anything I can help you with
Thanks Carsten |
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Re: JG 2 March 1945
Alle Losses I have in my papers from March 9th 1945 of JG 2 are the followings:
All from the I. and II./JG 2, all flew Fw 190 D-9. 09.03.45 : Uffz. Werner Pilhock (7.) *27.10.20 Leipzig Gef. Fw 190 D-9 600 643 Raum Bingen Luftkampf mit B-26 und P-47, 100% Grabl.:Östrich-Winkel EM: A 71 000 / 39 09.03.45 : Ogfr. Manfred Ludwig (1.) *31.07.25 Görlitz Gef. Fw 190 D-9 210 252 Kalt/Münstermaifeld Luftkampf mit 36 B-26, Absturz, 100% Grabl.: Sinzig - Bodendorf Erk.M.: 59739 / 728 09.03.45 : Lt. Rudolf Hüber (1.) *19.07.20 Aschersleben Gef. Fw 190 D-9 600 385 2,5 km nördl. Fischbach im Taunus Luftkampf mit B-26, Absturz, 100% Grabl.: Usingen Erk.M.: 68 455 / 540 09.03.45 : Uffz. Walter Quarleiter (3.) *29.08.23 Güttingen b. Radolfzell Gef. Fw 190 D-9 600 641 Hausen vor der Höhe (Igstadt) Luftk. mit 30-36 B-26, Absturz, 100% Grabl.: Usingen Erk.M.: 68454 / 775 09.03.45 : Ofhr. Walter Krause (8.) *16.01.20 Gef. Fw 190 D-9 Raum Lorsch In der Luft expl. FSA-nicht geöffnet, da falsch gepackt. Grabl.: Lorsch am Rhein 09.03.45 : Uffz. Erich Müller (1.) *27.02.21 Gönnern Gef. Fw 190 D-9 Raum Langen Luftkampf 09.03.45 : Ofhr. Norbert Wiertz (6.) *12.11.24 Neuss Gef. Fw 190 D-9 212 143 Rommersheim-Wörrstadt Absturz nach Luftkampf, 100% Grabl: Wörrstadt - Rommersheim 09.03.45 : Obfw. Ernst Hannemann (7.) *15.11.15 Altstorkow Verw. Fw 190 D-9 Raum Wiesbaden Eigene Flaktreffer EM: 68 420 / 57 09.03.45 : Ofhr. Joachim-Hans Raabe (7.) *10.10.20 Verw. Fw 190 D-9 401 378 Hundheim Luftkampf P-51, Fallschirmabsprung Laz.: Bad Kreuznach 09.03.45 : (I.) Unverl. Fw 190 D-9 500 073 Runkel bei Limburg Bauchlandung inf. Feindbeschuß 10% 09.03.45 : (I.) Unverl. Fw 190 D-9 210 269 Bad Schwalbach, Luftkampf, Absturz, Fallschirmabsprung, 100% 09.03.45 : (I.) Unverl. Fw 190 D-9 600 427 Flugplatz Fürstenau Bauchlandung inf. techn. Mängel, 10% 09.03.45 : (II.) Unverl. Fw 190 D-9 401 364 Flugplatz Wiesb.-Erbenheim Überschlag bei Landung, 80% I think the I. Gruppe started from Merzhausen near Usingen (Taunus) and the II. Gruppe from Nidda. Best wishes, Dirk |
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Re: JG 2 March 1945
DANKE, Dirk
Just what I needed Carsten |
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Re: JG 2 March 1945
Gentlemen,
Uffz. Werner Pilhock crashed in the back-country forest of Mittelheim (now Oestrich-Winkel, the Hyphen in the word). Her was found weeks later und buried at 29.04.1945. The exact area, where he was found is not given the local Archive. KR Rüdiger |
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Re: JG 2 March 1945
Geltlemen,
Obfhr. Walter Krause id not crash in Lorsch, but in LORCH/ Rheingau Theres is his Grave on the local cemetery. KR Rüdiger |
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