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Wilhelm Hofmann - Pilot Profile - Wilhelm Hofmann

Wilhelm Hofmann

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Victories : 44
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Wilhelm Hofmann

Squadrons for : Wilhelm Hofmann
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Wilhelm Hofmann. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG26


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG26		JG26

Jagdgeschwader 26 Schlageter was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated mainly in Western Europe against Great Britain, France and the United States but also saw service against Russia. It was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a World War I veteran and Freikorps member arrested and executed by the French for sabotage in 1923.

Commanders of II. Gruppe JG 26

Hptm. Werner Palm, 1 May 1939 – 27 June 1939
Hptm Herwig Knüppel, 28 June 1939 – 19 May 1940
Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 20 May 1940 – 31 May 1940
Hptm. Erich Noack, 1 June 1940 – 24 July 1940
Hptm Karl Ebbighausen, 25 July 1940 – 16 August 1940
Hptm Erich Bode, 17 August 1940 – 3.10.40
Hptm Walter Adolph, 4 October 1940 – 18 September 1941
Hptm Joachim Müncheberg, 19 September 1941 – 21 July 1942
Hptm Conny Meyer, 22 July 1942 – 2 January 1943
Maj Wilhelm-Ferdinand Galland, 3 January 43 – 17 August 1943
Hptm Hans Naumann, 18 August 1943 – 8 September 1943
ObLt Johannes Seifert, 9 September 1943 – 25 November 1943
Maj Wilhelm Gäth, 26 November 1943 – 1 March 1944
Hptm Hans Naumann, 2 March 1944 – 28 June 1944
Hptm Emil Lang, 29 June 1944 – 3 September 1944
Hptm Georg-Peter Eder, 4 September 1944 – 8 October 1944
Maj Anton Hackl, 9 October 1944 – 29 January 45
ObLt Waldemar Radener, 30 January 1945 – 22 February 1945
Hptm Paul Schauder, 23 February 1945 – 1 May 1945

Known Victory Claims - Wilhelm Hofmann

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

11/10/1942Uffz. Wilhelm Hofmann1JG 26Spitfire5km W. Cassel: 4000m15.35Western Front
14/05/1943Fw. Wilhelm Hofmann1JG 26LaGG-544 484: 800m7Eastern Front
18/10/1943Fw. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26SpitfireArdres: 5500m14.2Western Front
07/01/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26B-172km E. La Calique/SE Boulogne: 5000-200m13.45Western Front
08/03/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-51KF-8: 17km W. Torgau: 7500m14.2Western Front
15/03/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26B-24LP-5: 4000m [S. Bochum]12.15Western Front
12/04/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26B-24Libramont: 5000m [S. St. Hubert]13.4Western Front
13/04/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-47Trier: 5000m13.44Western Front
09/05/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-51S. Malmédy: 800m09.40-45Western Front
08/06/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-47UU-9: 1200m [20km SE Caen]16.5Western Front
08/06/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-47SB-TB-SC-TC: 100m [Raum Rouen]17.05Western Front
08/06/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-51UU-1-2: 800m [10km NE Caen]6.05Western Front
10/06/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-47TU-TA-UU-UA: 1000m [Caen]14.28Western Front
12/06/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-47SD: 50-100m [40km NE Rouen]6.25Western Front
17/06/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-47US-15: tiefflug [N. Coutances]13.35Western Front
22/06/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26B-24 HSSBF-23: 7000m [Rozay-en-Brie/Paris]19.1Western Front
24/06/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-47BC 1-4: 4500m [Brezoles/Dreux]21.32Western Front
25/06/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-38TA 3-TB 1: 2500m [Quillebeuf]15.3Western Front
10/07/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26Spitfire05 Ost S/TU-7: 600m [Fl.Pl. Carpiquet]11.35Western Front
17/08/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26SpitfireSB-SC: 4000m [Raum Yvetot-St. Saens]16.22Western Front
18/08/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-51TE-12: tiefflug [Beauvais/Tillé]08.22-35Western Front
20/08/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-47QE-1: 1000m [Auxi-le-Château]16Western Front
20/08/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-47TB-2: 3-4000m [Forêt de Brotonne]20.03Western Front
23/08/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26SpitfireUF-78: 2000m [N. Meaux]13.46Western Front
25/08/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-38TE-1: 800m [Beauvais/Tillé]13.53Western Front
25/08/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-51SG-1.3.4.5: 800m [Chauny-Tergnier]19Western Front
25/08/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-51SG-1.3.4.5: tiefflug [Chauny-Tergnier]19.04Western Front
28/08/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26AusterAT-9-BT-3: 150m [Raum Vire]12.1Western Front
17/09/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26P-5105 Ost S/JO: 2000m [Bocholt]14.4Western Front
21/09/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann3JG 26P-47JN: 1000m [Raum Emmerich]17.33Western Front
21/09/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26DC-3HM: 3500m [Raum Ede-Apeldoorn]17.2Western Front
02/10/1944Ltn. Wilhelm Hofmann8JG 26SpitfireKleve-Nijmegen: 4500m12.10-15Western Front
28/02/1945Oblt. Wilhelm Hofmann5JG 26P-47Raum Mönchengladbach12.23Western Front
01/03/1945Oblt. Wilhelm Hofmann5JG 26Austerbei Mönchengladbach9.32Western Front
01/03/1945Oblt. Wilhelm Hofmann5JG 26P-47bei Mönchengladbach9.36Western Front
26/03/1945Oblt. Wilhelm Hofmann5JG 26TempestSW Münster15.32Western Front

Known Claims : 36

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