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Josef Pohs - Pilot Profile - Josef Pohs

Josef Pohs

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Victories : 43
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Josef Pohs

Squadrons for : Josef Pohs
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Josef Pohs. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG54


Country : Germany
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Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG54		JG54

I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from.

On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54

The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity.

I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940.

The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own.

On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21.


Kommodoren of JG 54 :

Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40.
Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43.
Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43.
Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44.
Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45.

Known Victory Claims - Josef Pohs

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

14/05/1940Ofw. Josef Pöhs2JG 76Curtiss--Western Front
20/05/1940Ofw. Josef Pöhs2JG 76Battle-18.5Western Front
12/08/1940Ofw. Josef Pöhs5JG 54Spitfire-18.4Western Front
28/08/1940Ofw. Josef Pöhs5JG 54SpitfireSW Dover: 6500m17.3Western Front
27/09/1940Ofw. Josef Pöhs5JG 54Spitfire-10.16Western Front
27/09/1940Ofw. Josef Pöhs5JG 54Spitfire-10.2Western Front
07/04/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54Hurricane-14.35Western Front
07/04/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54BlenheimFünfkirchen12.02Western Front
22/06/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54SB-2-17.15Eastern Front
22/06/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54SB-2-17.2Eastern Front
29/06/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-15Dünaburg14.57Eastern Front
29/06/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-15Dünaburg15.1Eastern Front
30/06/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54DB-3-17.15Eastern Front
02/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54DB-3-19.25Eastern Front
06/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54DB-3-20.45Eastern Front
07/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54DB-3-10.56Eastern Front
07/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54DB-3Ostrow/Dünaburg19.4Eastern Front
13/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54DB-3-20.34Eastern Front
13/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54DB-3-20.35Eastern Front
17/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54DB-3-16.5Eastern Front
18/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-16-4.32Eastern Front
18/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-16-4.45Eastern Front
18/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-16.25Eastern Front
22/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18SW Krasnoje-Selo18.15Eastern Front
24/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-17.55Eastern Front
31/07/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-20.1Eastern Front
04/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-12.25Eastern Front
11/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-16NE Poretschje6.12Eastern Front
11/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-16-15.35Eastern Front
11/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54DB-3-19.17Eastern Front
12/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-19.45Eastern Front
13/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-9.16Eastern Front
17/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54Pe-2-19Eastern Front
18/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-12.4Eastern Front
20/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-153-7.15Eastern Front
25/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-16-13.05Eastern Front
27/08/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-15.1Eastern Front
06/09/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-16-15.55Eastern Front
07/09/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-16.45Eastern Front
09/09/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-153Leningrad16.15Eastern Front
10/09/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-16.05Eastern Front
12/09/1941Ltn. Josef Pöhs5JG 54I-18-7.05Eastern Front

Known Claims : 42

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