Order Enquiries (UK) : 01436 820269

You currently have no items in your basket


Buy with confidence and security!
Publishing historical art since 1985
Don't Miss Any Special Deals - Sign Up To Our Newsletter!
Product Search         
ALWAYS GREAT OFFERS :
20% FURTHER PRICE REDUCTIONS ON HUNDREDS OF LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTS
BUY ONE GET ONE HALF PRICE ON THOUSANDS OF PAINTINGS AND PRINTS
FOR MORE OFFERS SIGN UP TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER
Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart - Pilot Profile - Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart

Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart

No Photo Available

Victories : 69
-----------------------------
Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 8th June 1944


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart

Squadrons for : Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart. 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 - Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

10/11/1940Uffz. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Blenheim25km NE De Kooi12.2Western Front
28/05/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54I-16 Rata10 131: 1200m9.04Eastern Front
30/07/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-318 224: 600m19.45Eastern Front
02/08/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-300 234: 2200m16.52Eastern Front
02/08/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-300 164: 1500m19.12Eastern Front
13/08/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Curtiss P-4018 261: 2500m17.53Eastern Front
13/08/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Curtiss P-4018 264: 2000m17.55Eastern Front
28/08/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-310 181: 1000m11.23Eastern Front
29/08/1942Oblt. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-310 164: 2500m10.28Eastern Front
29/08/1942Oblt. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-310 164: 2000m10.33Eastern Front
31/08/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-310 191: 2500m17.16Eastern Front
31/08/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-310 164: 2000m17.2Eastern Front
01/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54LaGG-310 254: 2500m10.55Eastern Front
02/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54LaGG-300 212: 1500m10.12Eastern Front
02/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-310 113: 800m18.39Eastern Front
03/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Curtiss P-4010 154: 2000m11.02Eastern Front
03/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Curtiss P-4010 254: 2000m11.07Eastern Front
09/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Curtiss P-4010 242: 1000m11.12Eastern Front
09/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-300 264: 2000m17.2Eastern Front
15/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Curtiss P-4010 241: 1800m6.04Eastern Front
20/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54LaGG-310 254: 2200m17.28Eastern Front
21/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Curtiss P-4010 161: 1800m11.07Eastern Front
28/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54LaGG-301 881: 800m14.46Eastern Front
28/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Hurricane00 264: 2000m15.21Eastern Front
29/09/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54LaGG-300 251: 3000m6.46Eastern Front
26/10/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54LaGG-318 234: 800m13.57Eastern Front
26/10/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Il-228 263: 1200m8.45Eastern Front
30/10/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54LaGG-328 113: 2500m8.55Eastern Front
30/10/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54LaGG-329 783: 2500m9.37Eastern Front
07/11/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Curtiss P-4028 834: 3500m8.57Eastern Front
07/11/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Curtiss P-4038 742: 4500m8.48Eastern Front
14/11/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54LaGG-310 262: 1500m11.35Eastern Front
22/11/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Pe-290 44111.45Eastern Front
17/12/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54MiG-346 214: 3000m10.5Eastern Front
25/12/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Il-207 724: 150m12.5Eastern Front
29/12/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Jak-107 642: 3000m8.36Eastern Front
29/12/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54La-507 591: 3000m8.4Eastern Front
29/12/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54La-507 733: 4000m8.49Eastern Front
29/12/1942Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Jak-107 594: 2500m11.16Eastern Front
25/06/1943Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54B-17SW Dörpen: 7500m9.03Western Front
18/07/1943Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Mustang05 Ost S/HJ 2 30m [off Katwijk]7.15Western Front
25/07/1943Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54Spitfire05 Ost S/FJ-9: 3500m [NW Ijmuiden]15.19Western Front
27/07/1943Ofw. Eugen-Ludwig ZweigartStab III.JG 54VenturaGK: 4000m [Haarlem]20.13Western Front
12/08/1943Fw. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart9JG 54B-17LN 3-6: 9500m [Kerken-Kempen]8.52Western Front
29/11/1943Ltn. Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart7JG 54B-17Raum Cloppenburg: 8900m14.58Western Front
27/05/1944Oblt. Eugen-Ludwig ZweigartStab III.JG 54B-17DO 6/DP 4: 6500m [Ballons de Voges]12.19Western Front

Known Claims : 46

Contact Details
Shipping Info
Terms and Conditions
Cookie Policy
Privacy Policy

Sign Up To Our Newsletter!

Stay up to date with all our latest offers, deals and events as well as new releases and exclusive subscriber content!

This website is owned by Cranston Fine Arts.  Torwood House, Torwoodhill Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, Scotland, G848LE

Contact: Tel: (+44) (0) 1436 820269.  Email: cranstonorders -at- outlook.com

Return to Home Page