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Hans-Joachim Kroschinski - Pilot Profile - Hans-Joachim Kroschinski

Hans-Joachim Kroschinski

Victories : 76
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Hans-Joachim Kroschinski

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

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 - Hans-Joachim Kroschinski

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

05/08/1942Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54MiG-320 732: 100m15.2Eastern Front
11/08/1942Uffz. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Il-228 172: 30m14.28Eastern Front
27/08/1942Uffz. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Jak-146 232: 2000m11.48Eastern Front
11/11/1942Uffz. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Curtiss P-4000 211: 50m8.33Eastern Front
22/01/1943Uffz. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Jak-110 241: 1500m8.5Eastern Front
23/01/1943Uffz. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Il-200 413: 100m13.37Eastern Front
23/01/1943Uffz. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Il-200 411: 100m13.39Eastern Front
24/01/1943Uffz. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-510 241: 500m9.48Eastern Front
11/02/1943Uffz. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Il-200 484: 300m9.35Eastern Front
14/02/1943Uffz. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Il-200 254: 20m11.45Eastern Front
23/02/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Il-200 254: 200m7Eastern Front
24/02/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-310 151: 3000m11.31Eastern Front
02/03/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54MiG-301 751: 3000m11.18Eastern Front
03/05/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-300 121: 400m15.31Eastern Front
03/05/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-500 123: 1500m15.3Eastern Front
08/06/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Curtiss P-4000 331: 2000m13.38Eastern Front
13/07/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Il-763 222: 1200m13.43Eastern Front
16/07/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-554 179: 1000m9.45Eastern Front
16/07/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-554 185: 800m9.47Eastern Front
17/07/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-554 488: 500m6.34Eastern Front
17/07/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-3SW Bolkhov: 400m13.3Eastern Front
19/07/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-5NW Kirenkovo: 100m [54 452]8.43Eastern Front
12/08/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-5E. Schipeilowka: 3000m7.4Eastern Front
20/08/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-351 743: 800m6.03Eastern Front
21/08/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-551 394: 1500m6.53Eastern Front
22/08/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Il-251 891: 800m6.15Eastern Front
22/08/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-351 864: 1200m6.17Eastern Front
24/08/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-541 663: 2000m7.36Eastern Front
24/08/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-541 664: 1500m7.37Eastern Front
24/08/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-541 662: 800m7.36Eastern Front
25/08/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-551 553: 3500m17.58Eastern Front
11/09/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Il-235 873: 800m14.58Eastern Front
11/09/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-334 242: 1200m14.29Eastern Front
12/09/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-344 142: 1200m9.24Eastern Front
15/09/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Pe-235 342: 1200m13.42Eastern Front
24/09/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski11JG 54Curtiss P-40E. Ssangenino: 2500m7.23Eastern Front
10/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski11JG 54Airacobra07 743: 2800m12.55Eastern Front
16/10/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski11JG 54La-5W. Fl.Pl. Gorki: 2500m7.39Eastern Front
15/12/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-506 178: 1800m12.32Eastern Front
23/12/1943Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Il-206 871: 150m11.21Eastern Front
04/01/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-306 871: 1200m (Wesenberg sector)11.4Eastern Front
05/01/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54La-506 884: 6000m (Wesenberg sector)12.3Eastern Front
06/01/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-596 663: 4300m11.03Eastern Front
06/01/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54LaGG-596 691: 3200m11.04Eastern Front
12/01/1944Fw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski2JG 54Pe-206 553: 5000m14.42Eastern Front
29/10/1944Ofw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski3JG 54Airacobra27 499: tiefflug13.34Eastern Front
30/10/1944Ofw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski3JG 54Airacobra17 655: 3200m11.05Eastern Front
30/10/1944Ofw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski3JG 54Jak-917 639: 1500m14.4Eastern Front
30/10/1944Ofw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski3JG 54Airacobra17 625: 3200m14.47Eastern Front
07/11/1944Ofw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski3JG 54Il-217 481: 2500m14.25Eastern Front
07/11/1944Ofw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski3JG 54Il-217 482: 2500m14.26Eastern Front
07/11/1944Ofw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski3JG 54Il-217 483: 2500m14.27Eastern Front
23/11/1944Ofw. Hans-Joachim Kroschinski3JG 54Jak-928 117: 500m10.06Eastern Front

Known Claims : 53

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