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Siegfried Schnell - Pilot Profile - Siegfried Schnell

Siegfried Schnell

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Victories : 93
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 25th February 1944

This pilot scored 5 or more victories during the Battle of Britain, 10th July - 31st October 1940.

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

Siegfried Schnell

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

JG2


Country : Germany
Founded : 1st May 1939
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG2		JG2

Jagdgeschwader 2 was formed from parts of Jagdgeschwader 131 Richthofen on 1 May 1939 in Döberitz and its first commander was Oberst Robert Ritter von Greim. At the outbreak of the war JG 2 was tasked with defence of the Reich and based in the Berlin area under Luftgaukommando III. Stab and II. Gruppe were equipped with the Bf 109E and were located at Döberitz with 10.(N) staffel flying the Bf 109D in Straussberg.

10.(N) Staffel was one of the first night fighter units formed in the Luftwaffe. Later this staffel was expanded into IV.(N) Gruppe. This Gruppe gained the Luftwaffe’s first night kill over the RAF Bomber Command on the night of 25/26 on April 1940 when Ofw Förster shot down a Handley Page Hampden.

The unit saw little combat until the Western offensive against France and the Low Countries from 10 May 1940 onwards. During the campaign against France, JG 2 was tasked with escorting raids and defending German airspace to the south of Heinz Guderian's Panzer forces which were encircling the French and the British Expeditionary Force further north. Leutnant Helmut Wick, who later became part of a trio of outstanding aces (including Adolf Galland from Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) and Werner Mölders from Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51)) in the Battle of Britain, attained his first and the Geschwader's second kill on 22 November 1939, a French Curtiss Hawk Model 75. The first victory for the JG 2 was scored by Oberfeldwebel Kley (3. Staffel) at the same day.

JG 2 took part in the Battle of Britain, operating Bf 109Es over the South Coast of England and the English Channel from bases in Cherbourg and Normandy. Major Helmut Wick emerged as one of the Battle’s top Luftwaffe aces, claiming 31 kills for a personal total of 56, before being killed (MIA) in action versus Spitfires of No. 609 Squadron in November 1940. Wick was seen to bail out successfully but was not found by German Air/Sea Rescue attempts. The Spitfire who dispatched him was immediately shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz. Ofw. Schnell, Ofw. Machold and Olt. Hans Assi Hahn also claimed heavily during this period, with 16 kills each. Some 42 JG 2 pilots were killed or made POW during the battle.

JG54


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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 - Siegfried Schnell

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

03/06/1940Ofw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Epernay-Western Front
03/06/1940Ofw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Epernay-Western Front
29/07/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2BlenheimNW Le Havre13.2Western Front
30/07/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Blenheim--Western Front
30/08/1940Ofw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-17.5Western Front
02/09/1940Ofw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Hurricane-18Western Front
07/09/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-17.38Western Front
08/09/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Hurricane-13.15Western Front
11/09/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-17.05Western Front
11/09/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-17.12Western Front
30/09/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2SpitfireN. Portland17.55Western Front
30/09/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2HurricaneN. Portland18Western Front
07/10/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-17.55Western Front
15/10/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2SpitfireSouthampton13.39Western Front
15/10/1940Fw. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2SpitfireSouthampton13.42Western Front
06/11/1940Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2HurricaneE. Southampton13.4Western Front
07/11/1940Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2HurricaneS. Insel Wight15.3Western Front
21/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2SpitfireW. Le Touquet16.49Western Front
21/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2SpitfireW. Le Touquet16.48Western Front
22/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-16.2Western Front
23/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Blenheim-20.22Western Front
23/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Blenheim-20.2Western Front
23/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-20.19Western Front
24/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-20.44Western Front
25/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-16.4Western Front
25/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-16.32Western Front
26/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-11.42Western Front
27/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-21.32Western Front
27/06/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell4JG 2Spitfire-21.3Western Front
03/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2SpitfireDünkirchen-Gravelines15.4Western Front
04/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-16.43Western Front
04/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.15Western Front
04/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.07Western Front
04/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.05Western Front
06/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-14.4Western Front
08/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.45Western Front
08/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2SpitfireSW Bergues: 4000m6.45Western Front
09/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-16.22Western Front
09/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-16.2Western Front
09/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-16.1Western Front
09/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-14.05Western Front
09/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-13.57Western Front
09/07/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-13.59Western Front
01/09/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Blenheim21/59/4:Cherbourg19.22Western Front
04/09/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2HurricaneN. Cherbourg16.07Western Front
04/09/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Whirlwind-16.05Western Front
04/09/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2WhirlwindN. Cherbourg16.03Western Front
18/09/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-17.4Western Front
18/09/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-17.37Western Front
12/10/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-17.1Western Front
12/10/1941Ltn. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-17.15Western Front
08/11/1941Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.37Western Front
08/11/1941Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.35Western Front
08/11/1941Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.32Western Front
03/06/1942Hptm. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.27Western Front
03/06/1942Hptm. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.29Western Front
03/06/1942Hptm. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.34Western Front
03/06/1942Hptm. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-15.36Western Front
04/06/1942Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-12.48Western Front
04/06/1942Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-12.58Western Front
06/06/1942Hptm. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-17.14Western Front
06/06/1942Hptm. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire-17.16Western Front
26/06/1942Hptm. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2SpitfireFécamp-Étretat17.43Western Front
19/08/1942Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2SpitfireW. Le Tréport11.38Western Front
19/08/1942Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2SpitfireNE Socqueville12.06Western Front
19/08/1942Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire15km NW Dieppe15.32Western Front
19/08/1942Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire10km NW Dieppe15.34Western Front
19/08/1942Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2Spitfire20km NW Dieppe15.42Western Front
08/11/1942Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2SpitfirePl.Qu. 1176/05 Ost: 6500m12.13Western Front
23/11/1942Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2B-17SE Belle Île: 3000m13.46Western Front
30/12/1942Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2B-17SW Île de Groix: 5000m11.52Western Front
03/01/1943Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2B-1710km SW St. Nazaire: 6000m11.42Western Front
03/01/1943Oblt. Siegfried Schnell9JG 2B-1714 West N/3877: 4000m11.47Western Front
21/05/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54B-177km SE Jever: 7000m12.3Western Front
21/05/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54B-177572/05 Ost: 6000m12.5Western Front
13/06/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54B-17bei Preetz: 7000m [SE Kiel]9.3Western Front
25/07/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54Spitfire500m N. Broek: 3000m [SEGouda]15.04Western Front
25/07/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54Typhoon05 Ost S/FJ-5: 2000m [NW Ijmuiden]15.07Western Front
25/07/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54Typhoon05 Ost S/GJ-4: 2500m [off Zandvoort]20.12Western Front
25/07/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54Spitfire05 Ost S/GJ-6: 2500m [off Zandvoort]20.12Western Front
27/07/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54Typhoon05 Ost S/GF-3: 3000m [W. Haarlem]20.22Western Front
30/07/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54B-17HM-9: 8000m [N. Arnhem]10.18Western Front
30/07/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54P-47JK-7: 7000m [SW Dordrecht]10.37Western Front
30/08/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54P-47JK 7: 7000m [SW Dordrecht]10.37Western Front
09/10/1943Hptm. Siegfried SchnellStab III.JG 54B-17PF-1: 5000m [Rønne Island]14.27Western Front

Known Claims : 85

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