Bülow-Bothkamp, von, Harry (JG 2 "Richthofen')

Date of birth:: November 19th, 1897 (Bothkamp-Plön/Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)
Date of death:: February 27th, 1976 (Kirchbarbkau, Germany)
Service number:: SS-Nr.: // NSDAP-Nr.:
Nationality:: German

Biography

Harry was one of the few to become an ace in both world wars. After 6 victories in world war 1 he went on to score 12 more in the second world war.

26.09.1914: Freiwilliger, Königlich Sächsischen Husaren-Regiment Nr. 18
22.05.1916: promoted to Leutnant der Reserve
09.07.1916: Flieger-Eignungstest, Armeeflugpark 3
09.08.1916: Ausbildung, Flieger-Ersatz-Abteilung 10
19.12.1916: Armeeflugpark 3
24.12.1916: Feldfliegerabteilung 53
23.05.1917: Jagdstaffelschule I
06.07.1917: Jagdstaffel 36
12.10.1917: his first victory, shot down an Airco D.H.4 at Roulers
31.10.1917: his 2nd a SPAD at Wervicq
29.11.1917: his 3rd, a Bristol F.2b North of Moorslede
02.01.1918: Jagdstaffel 'Boelcke'
00.03.1918-00.08.1918: Jasta 36
08.05.1918: his 4th, shot down S.E.5a coded 'B4890' of British 10-kill ace Captain Cecil Clark of 1 Squadron at Kemmel, who was wounded and taken prisoner
04.06.1918: Führer, Jasta 36
15.07.1918: his 5th, a Nieuport 28 over the Marne River
21.07.1918: 6th and last victory, Sopwith Camel coded 'D1918' flown by Major R.H. Freeman, CO of 73th Squadron over Fère-en-Tardenois
09.09.1918: last survivor of four brothers, discharged by ordrer of the Emperor
00.00.1935: awarded the Erinnerungsband „Jagdstaffel Boelcke Nr. 2 1916/18"
00.00.1935: joined the Luftwaffe as Hauptmann der Reserve
00.09.1936: promoted to Major der Reserve, Luftwaffe
00.00.1936: Kommodore, JG II, Jagdgeschwader 2 ‚Richthofen‘
00.00.1939: Inspector of the Nationalsozialitische Fliegerkorps
30.11.1939-31.03.1940: Kommandeur, II.Gruppe, JG 77 'Herz As'
01.04.1940-02.09.1940: Kommodore, Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen"
00.08.1940: promoted to Oberstleutnant der Reserve
00.09.1940: Stab, Jagdfliegerführer 3
01.01.1941: promoted to Oberst der Reserve
27.11.1942: Oberst d.R., Kdr, Nachtjagdschule 1 and concurrently Kdt., Flieger-Horst Schleissheim and Jagdfliegerführer Süddeutschland
20.03.1943-00.10.1943: Oberst d.R., Kommodore, NJG 101 after renaming of Nachtjagdschule 1
02.07.1943: Kommandeur, 5. Jagd-Division
00.04.1944-31.08.1944: Jafu 4, Jagdfliegerführer 4, 4. Jagddivisision
00.10.1944: NSFK-Obergruppenführer, Nationalsozialitische Fliegerkorps
02.01.1945: Oberst d.R., Leiter, Sonderkommando „von Bülow", General der Jagdflieger