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Gerth, Werner (Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet")

Date of birth:
May 10th, 1923 (Pforzheim, Baden)
Date of death:
November 2nd, 1944 (Bitterfeld, Halle, Saxony)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

01.06.1943: promoted to Leutnant (Ing.)/A1, JG 102
17.09.1943: Leutnant, 7./ JG 53, WIA - during Allied raid on Ciampino
00.00.1943-00.00.1944: in 7./ JG 53
00.01.1944: volunteered for Sturmstaffel 1
22.02.1944: Leutnant, Sturmstaffel 1, shot down his first four-engine bomber
06.03.1944: Lt., Sturmstaffel 1, shot down two USAAF B-17 four-engine bombers
11.04.1944: Lt., Sturmstaffel 1, shot down two USAAF B-24 four-engine bombers
20.04.1944-08.05.1944: Staka, 11.(Sturm)/ JG 3
29.04.1944: shot down one B-17 and recorded a B-17 Herauschuss
08.05.1944-02.11.1944: Oberleutnant, Stafü, 11./ JG 3, appointed Staka, 11.(Sturm-)/ JG 3
07.07.1944: shot down two B-24s
09.08.1944: Lt., 11./ JG 3
27.09.1944: Lt., Staka, 14./ JG 3 - Fw 190 A-8/R2 crashed near Eisenach after combat with B-17 and P-51 of 361 FG
29.10.1944: Oblt.,14./ JG 3 awarded the Ritterkreuz for his 26th victory
02.11.1944: Oblt., Staka, 14./ JG 3, KIA – Fw 190 A-8/R2 Sturmbock Werknummer 682.057 collided with an enemy bomber, bailed out, but his parachute failed to open - near Raghun, 10 km North West of Bitterfeld
01.01.1945: Lt., posthumously awarded the DKiG and promoted to Hauptmann
Pilot credited with 27 and possibly 38 air victories in the West, including 25 four-engined bombers, shot down about 12 times

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
Unit:
Staffelkapitän, Sturmstaffel, IV. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
October 29th, 1944
Awarded after achieving about 30 aerial victories. He made a name for himself as one of the most daring pilots in his Gruppe, and was himself shot down almost a dozen times.
Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Stafü,14. Staffel, IV. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 3 "Udet", Luftwaffe
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1945
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold

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