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Heinrich Setz - Pilot Profile - Heinrich Setz

Heinrich Setz

Victories : 138
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 13th March 1943

Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross Awarded Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross
Knights
Cross Oak Leaves

Heinrich Setz (12 March 1915 – 13 March 1943) was a German World War II Luftwaffe 138 victories Flying ace and recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.

Heinrich Setz joined II./Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) in July 1940 and claimed his first aerial victory over a Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft over Norway's west coast. In July 1941 he was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the 4./JG 77 (4th squadron), which he led until November 1942. During Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, he claimed 41 aerial victories.

Oberleutnant (First Lieutenant) Setz was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak leaves on 23 June 1942 for 76 aerial victories. The award was presented at the Führerhauptquartier at Rastenburg on 28 and 29 June 1942.

Heinrich Setz

Squadrons for : Heinrich Setz

A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Heinrich Setz. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.

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JG27

Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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JG27

Jagdgeschwader 27 Afrika was a World War II Luftwaffe Geschwader. It was most famous for service in the North African Campaign, supporting the Deutsches Afrikakorps.

Commanders of IV./JG 27

Hauptmann Rudolf Sinner, June 1943
Oberleutnant Dietrich Boesler (acting), September 1943
Oberleutnant Alfred Burk (acting), October 1943
Hauptmann Joachim Kirschner, 18 October 1943
Hauptmann Otto Meyer, 1 February 1943
Hauptmann Hanns-Heinz Dudeck, July 1944
Hauptmann Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert, 2 January 1945

JG77

Country : Germany
Founded : May 1939
'Ace of Hearts'

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JG77

Herz As (Ace of Hearts) was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It served in all the German theaters of war, from Western Europe to the Eastern Front, and from the high north in Norway to the Mediterranean.

JG 77 was formed in May 1939 with I. and II. Gruppe. III./JG 77 was formed on 5 July 1940 in Trondheim from the II(J)./JG 186. I./ JG 77 was reorganized on 21 November 1940 into IV./JG 51 and a new I./JG 77 was established. In January 1942 I./JG 77 was transferred to I./JG 5 and a new I./JG 77 was created.

In April 1942 1. Staffel was transferred to Romania and designated the defence unit for the Ploie?ti oil fields at Mizil. (This staffel was redesignated 1./JG 4 in August 1942.)

Known Victory Claims - Heinrich Setz
DATE	PILOT	UNIT	JG	CLAIMED	LOCATION	TIME	FRONT

09/09/1940	Ltn. Heinrich Setz	6	JG 77	Skua	NW Haugesund	14.22	Western Front
20/10/1940	Ltn. Heinrich Setz	6	JG 77	Blenheim	60km W. Haugesund	11.07	Western Front
26/06/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	SB-2	-	14.25	Eastern Front
05/07/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	17.1	Eastern Front
13/07/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	10.15	Eastern Front
15/07/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	15.35	Eastern Front
21/07/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	19.16	Eastern Front
21/07/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	19.18	Eastern Front
08/08/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	13.4	Eastern Front
10/08/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	11.37	Eastern Front
14/08/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	15.2	Eastern Front
21/08/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-153	-	11.43	Eastern Front
27/08/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	9.3	Eastern Front
30/08/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	MiG-3	-	8.5	Eastern Front
31/08/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77		-	17.22	Eastern Front
10/09/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	MiG-3	-	15.55	Eastern Front
20/09/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	11	Eastern Front
21/09/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	15.1	Eastern Front
26/09/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	MiG-3	-	9.51	Eastern Front
26/09/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	14.09	Eastern Front
28/09/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Il-2	-	-	Eastern Front
01/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Il-2	-	6.15	Eastern Front
09/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	R-10	-	16.18	Eastern Front
15/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	MiG-3	-	8.25	Eastern Front
15/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	11.39	Eastern Front
15/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	SB-3	-	14.22	Eastern Front
16/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	MiG-3	-	10.25	Eastern Front
19/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Doppeldecker	-	15.27	Eastern Front
23/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	SB-3	-	14.57	Eastern Front
29/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-15	-	14.55	Eastern Front
29/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	SB-3	-	15.2	Eastern Front
31/10/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	14.1	Eastern Front
02/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	R-10	-	8	Eastern Front
02/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	MiG-3	-	11.32	Eastern Front
03/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	MiG-3	-	11.32	Eastern Front
17/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	MiG-3	-	13.25	Eastern Front
17/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-153	-	13.35	Eastern Front
20/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	SB-3	-	12	Eastern Front
20/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	SB-3	-	12.01	Eastern Front
21/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Il-2	-	13.15	Eastern Front
23/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	11.2	Eastern Front
24/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	12.35	Eastern Front
27/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16	-	9.5	Eastern Front
27/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	DB-3	-	11.48	Eastern Front
27/11/1941	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	DB-3	-	11.55	Eastern Front
08/06/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	MiG-1	35 391: 2500m	9.2	Eastern Front
09/06/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	MiG-3	-	-	Eastern Front
09/06/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	I-16 Rata	-	-	Eastern Front
10/07/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	-	-	Eastern Front
10/07/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	-	-	Eastern Front
10/07/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	-	-	Eastern Front
11/07/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77		-	-	Eastern Front
12/07/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77		-	-	Eastern Front
21/07/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	LaGG-3	-	-	Eastern Front
26/07/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	-	-	Eastern Front
26/07/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	-	-	Eastern Front
26/07/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	LaGG-3	-	-	Eastern Front
26/07/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	LaGG-3	-	-	Eastern Front
28/07/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Il-2	82 213: 10m	7.41	Eastern Front
28/07/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	LaGG-3	83 882: 1500m	7.46	Eastern Front
28/07/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	DB-7	92 343: 4000m	15.12	Eastern Front
28/07/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	DB-7	92 353: 4000m	15.16	Eastern Front
03/08/1942	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Il-2	72 221: 50m	18.5	Eastern Front
06/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Airacobra	83 871: 1000m	18.14	Eastern Front
06/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Airacobra	83 792: 400m	18.15	Eastern Front
12/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	83 864: 10m	11.05	Eastern Front
12/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	LaGG-3	83 793	14.46	Eastern Front
12/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	LaGG-3	83 791: 1000m	14.47	Eastern Front
13/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	83 861: 4500m	9.58	Eastern Front
13/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	83 833: 2000m	10.05	Eastern Front
13/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Il-2	83 841: 200m	11	Eastern Front
21/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	92 782	11.14	Eastern Front
21/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	92 182	18.07	Eastern Front
23/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	DB-7	82 841: 3500m	11.12	Eastern Front
23/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	DB-7	82 853: 3000m	11.14	Eastern Front
23/08/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	DB-7	92 774: 2500m	11.17	Eastern Front
05/09/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Il-2	82 153: 50m	17.18	Eastern Front
05/09/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	LaGG-3	82 142: 1800m	17.24	Eastern Front
05/09/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	LaGG-3	82 142: 1500m	17.26	Eastern Front
15/09/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	92 512: 1500m	10.1	Eastern Front
16/09/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Il-2	92 353: 200m	6.4	Eastern Front
16/09/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	92 372: 2000m	9.45	Eastern Front
16/09/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	92 344: 1000m	9.5	Eastern Front
16/09/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	DB-7	92 321: 2000m	15.45	Eastern Front
16/09/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	LaGG-3	92 424: tiefflug	15.53	Eastern Front
02/10/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	93 684: 2000m	8.14	Eastern Front
02/10/1942	Oblt. Heinrich Setz	4	JG 77	Jak-1	93 822: 1000m	8.16	Eastern Front
13/03/1943	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	Stab I.	JG 27	Spitfire	Belleville: 7500m WNW Grandvilliers	15.1	Western Front
13/03/1943	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	Stab I.	JG 27	Spitfire	Feuquières: 7000m SW Grandvilliers	15.14	Western Front
13/03/1943	Hptm. Heinrich Setz	Stab I.	JG 27	Spitfire IX	10km S. Gamaches: 6000m	15.31	Western Front

Known Claims : 90

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