Weissenberger, Theodor 'Theo' (JG 5 'Eismeer')
- Date of birth:
- December 21st, 1914 (Mühlheim am Main, Germany)
- Date of death:
- June 10th, 1950 (Nürburgring, Germany)
- Nationality:
- German
Biography
1935: made his first glider flight with the DLV
10.1936: began training with 2./ Fl.Ers.-Abt. 14
01.1937: began training for powered flight
1941: with Zerstörerschule Neubiberg
End 08.1941: Feldwebel d.R. transferred to ZSt./ JG 77
01.09.1941: assigned to (Z) Staffel/ JG 77 (later 15.(Z)/JG 77)
25.04.1942: Oberfeldwebel d.R. in 10.(Z)/ JG 5, shot down by a Pe-2 and force-landed in area of Salmijärvi - Bf110 E-2 code LN +BR'
01.07.1942: Ofw., awarded the Ehrenpokal and promoted to Leutnant d.R.
19(10?).09.1942: transferred to 6./ JG 5
11.10.1942: Leutnant d.R. in 6./ JG 5, crashed vic Petsamo due to an accident
22.10.1942: Leutnant d.R., 6./ JG 5 damaged Bf 109 F-4/R1 (Yellow 4) - bailed out due to motor failure over the Tschupa Lake - crashed in the area of Petsamo
28.03.1943: Leutnant d.R. in 6./ JG 5 - Bf 109 G-2 coded 'Yellow 4+-' emergency landing vic Kukin near Salmijärvi /Finland -due to AA damage
01.06.1943: Leutnant d.R. promoted to Oberleutnant (Kr.O./Fl.)
15.06.-14.(30.?)09.1943: Oberleutnant, appointed Staka 7./ JG 5
14.(30.?)09.1943-26.03.1944: Oberleutnant, appointed Staka 6./ JG 5
11.11.1943: Oberleutnant, 6./ JG 5, unhurt when Bf 109 G-6 coded 'Yellow 4' disoriented during fuel starvation NW of Idriza
26.(20?)03.-03.06.1944: Oberleutnant, then Hauptmann, appointed Kdr. II./ JG 5
28.05.-03.06.1944: Hauptmann, appointed Kdr. IV./ JG 4, then Kdr. I./ JG 5
03.06.-14.10.1944: Hauptmann, Kdr. II./ JG 5, appointed Kdr. I./ JG 5
12.06.1944: Hauptmann, Stab I./ JG 5, WIA - Bf 109 G-5/AS coded '<< +' combat with P-47, vic St. Andre-en-Eure
14.10.-25.11.1944: appointed Kdr. III./ JG6 due to unit renaming
25.11.1944-14.01.1945: Major, appointed Kdr. I./ JG 7
01(15?).01.-08.05.1945: Major, appointed Kommodore JG 7
Piloted credited with over 500 combat missions and 208 air victories, 33 of these were in the west, and 8 were flying with the Me-262.
10.06.1950: died in an auto racing accident at Nürburgring
Promotions:
1 December 1940: Feldwebel d.R.
1 February 1942: Oberfeldwebel d.R.
1 July 1942: Leutnant
1 June 1943: Oberleutnant
1 June 1944: Hauptmann
1 January 1945: Major
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Flugzeugführerabzeichen
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Unteroffizier
- Awarded on:
- September 16th, 1940
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Awarded on:
- November 6th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Zerst.-Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 77
- Awarded on:
- November 20th, 1941
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Zerst.-Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 77
- Awarded on:
- February 17th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 10. (Zerst.) Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 5
- Awarded on:
- March 26th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- May 28th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 14th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- JG5
- Awarded on:
- July 31st, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberfeldwebel (Flight Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 10.(ZS) Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 5 'Eismeer'
- Awarded on:
- September 8th, 1942
Vapaudenristin 4.luokka (VR 4)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 6. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 5 'Eismeer'
- Awarded on:
- November 13th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- JG5
- Awarded on:
- November 15th, 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- JG5
- Awarded on:
- July 10th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- JG5
- Awarded on:
- July 26th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Oberleutnant (Flying Officer)
- Unit:
- Staffelführer, 7. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 5 'Eismeer'
- Awarded on:
- August 2nd, 1943
266th Award.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- Stab, I. Gruppe, Jagdgeschwader 5
- Awarded on:
- June 22nd, 1944
Awarded for a wound inflicted on the 12th of June 1944.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Hauptmann (Flight Lieutenant)
- Unit:
- JG5
- Awarded on:
- December 3rd, 1944
Sources
- Photo: Theodor Weissenberger - Wikipedia
- Theodor Weissenberger - - OBERMAIER, E., Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe, Hoffmann, 1989.
- THOMAS, FRANZ & WEGMANN, GÜNTER, Die Eichenlaubträger 1940-1945, Biblio-Verlag, 1998.
- Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht - Homepage-Titel - Major Theodor "Theo" Weißenberger
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