Woltersdorf, Helmut (Nachtjagdgeschwader 1)

Date of birth:: November 6th, 1915 (Friedberg/Hesse, Germany)
Date of death:: June 2nd, 1942 (over Noordwijk, the Netherlands)
Buried on:: German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn
Plot: Q. Row: 11. Grave: 255.
Nationality:: German

Biography

Oberleutnant Helmut Wilhelm Karl Woltersdorf

10.08.1939: Leutnant, I./ ZG 76, temporary duty with ZG 26
02.09.1939: Lt, 2./ ZG 76, 1st victory, a Polish PZL P-11 fighter
02.09.1939: Lt., 2./ ZG 76, unhurt - Bf 110 C damaged by fighter South West of Lodz, Poland
09.09.1939: downed a Polish PZL P-24 southeast of Kielce
12.04.1940: Lt., 2./ ZG 76, downed two Vickers Wellingtons South West of Stavanger, Sola
30.04.1940: downed two Vickers Wellingtons over Norway
15.08.1940: Lt., I. Gruppe, Zerstöregeschwader 76, destroyed 2 Spitfires
11.05.1941-12.05.1941: Oberleutnant, 4./ NJG 1, 1st night victory, downed Handley Page Hamden AD900 of 144th Squadron over Enkhuizen that crashed at Hoogkarspel, North Holland - the pilot Acting Squadron Leader Colin Guy Champion Rawlins WIA and captured
24.06.1941-25.06.1941: Oblt., 4./ NJG 1, 2nd night victory, a Wellington north of Schiermonnikoog
06.07.1941-07.07.1941: Oblt., 4./ NJG 1, 3rd night victory, downed a Wellington west of Texel and WIA when Do 215 B-5 Werknummer 0046 coded 'G9+OM' ditched in the Wadden Sea 15 km East of Texel Island/Holland (Pl.Qu.44833) probably due to return fire - remaining crew (all WIA): -Uffz Walter Held, Bordfunker
-Ogefr Erich Kloss, Bordmechaniker
00.08.1941-02.06.1942: Oblt., Staka, 7./ NJG 1
04.08.1941: Oblt., awarded the Ehrenpokal
00.08.1941: Oblt., 1./ NJG 1
06.09.1941-07.09.1941: Oblt., 7./ NJG 1, 4th night victory, a Wellington over Ruurlo near Terschelling
07.09.1941-08.09.1941: 5th night victory, a Wellington northeast of Nienborg
20.09.1941-21.09.1941: 6th night victory, a Wellington west of Hengelo
28.12.1941-29.12.1941: Oblt., 7./ NJG 1, 7th night victory, downed a Handley-Page Hampden near Winterswijk - piloted by Pilot Officer Stuart Brackenbury captured
09.03.1942-10.03.1942: 8th, a Wellington East of Münster
25.03.1942-26.03.1942: 9th, downed a Avro ManchesterI of RAF 61st Squadron at Weretherbruch, 6 km West South West of Bocholt
06.04.1942-07.04.1942: Oblt., 7./ NJG 1, 10th, a Wellington southwest of Zwolle
21.04.1942: a Lockheed Ventura
24.04.1942-25.04.1942: 11th night victory, an Avro Manchester south of Ameland
18.05.1942: Oblt., 7./ NJG 1, awarded the DKiG
30.05.1942-31.05.1942: 12th and 13th, a Wellington Southeast of Apeldoorn and another Wellington southeast of Zutphen
01.06.1942-02.06.1942: Oblt., 7./ NJG 1, KIA whenBf 110F-4 (or E-2) Werknummer 2643 coded 'G9+CR' crashed into a row of parked aircraft on landing at Twente after being shot-up in aerial combat with a Halifax of RAF 10th Squadron and a Hurricane of RAF 3rd Squadron - remaining crew:
-Ofw Heino Pape, Bordfunker, KIA and buried in Q/11/256
Pilot credited with 15 night and 8 day victories