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Erich von Selle - Pilot Profile - Erich von Selle

Erich von Selle

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Victories : 9
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis

Erich von Selle

Squadrons for : Erich von Selle
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Erich von Selle. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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JG3


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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JG3

Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3) Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. The Geschwader operated on all the German fronts in the European Theatre of World War II. It was named after Ernst Udet in 1942.

Commanders of IV./JG 3

Major Franz Beyer, 1. June 1943
Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 February 1944
Major Friedrich-Karl Müller, 26 February 1944
Hauptmann Heinz Lang , 11 April 1944
Major Wilhelm Moritz, 18 April 1944
Hauptmann Hubert-York Weydenhammer, 5 December 1944
Major Erwin Bacsila, 5 January 1945
Oberleutnant Oskar Romm, 17 February 1945
Hauptmann Gerhard Koall, 25 April 1945
Hauptmann Günther Schack, 1 Mai 1945

JG54


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

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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 - Erich von Selle

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

20/05/1940Hptm. Erich von SelleStab II.JG 3HurricaneE. Arras16.27Western Front
20/05/1940Hptm. Erich von SelleStab II.JG 3HurricaneS. Arras: 50m16.28Western Front
05/06/1940Hptm. Erich von SelleStab II.JG 3LeO 451Le Tréport: 20m12.4Western Front
26/08/1940Hptm. Erich von SelleStab II.JG 3SpitfireThemesmündung: 5000m13.3Western Front
30/08/1940Hptm. Erich von SelleStab II.JG 3HurricaneDungeness-Western Front
07/09/1940Hptm. Erich von SelleStab II.JG 3SpitfireLondon-Western Front
29/09/1940Hptm. Erich von SelleStab II.JG 3HurricaneS. London17.3Western Front
31/07/1941Hptm. Erich von SelleStab I.JG 54I-18-16.49Eastern Front
10/08/1941Hptm. Erich von SelleStab I.JG 54I-16 Rata-11.08Eastern Front

Known Claims : 9

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