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Friedrich Rupp - Pilot Profile - Friedrich Rupp

Friedrich Rupp

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Victories : 53
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 15th May 1943


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Friedrich Rupp

Squadrons for : Friedrich Rupp
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Friedrich Rupp. 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 - Friedrich Rupp

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

24/08/1941Ofw. Friedrich Rupp9JG 54I-16 RataKärmu12.3Eastern Front
06/10/1941Ofw. Friedrich Rupp9JG 54I-153N. Newa-Bogen16.2Eastern Front
11/10/1941Ofw. Friedrich Rupp9JG 54I-26Ladoskoje7.4Eastern Front
11/10/1941Ofw. Friedrich Rupp9JG 54--Eastern Front
30/10/1941Ofw. Friedrich Rupp9JG 54I-26Kobona9.55Eastern Front
02/01/1942Ofw. Friedrich Rupp9JG 54I-26-9.43Eastern Front
02/01/1942Ofw. Friedrich Rupp9JG 54I-26-10.55Eastern Front
14/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54R-5-15.32Eastern Front
16/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Curtiss P-40-10.08Eastern Front
16/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Curtiss P-40-10.15Eastern Front
21/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Curtiss P-40-19.48Eastern Front
22/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54RZ-6.12Eastern Front
22/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54I-26-13.18Eastern Front
22/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54I-26-13.22Eastern Front
22/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54I-26-13.25Eastern Front
23/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54I-26-15.57Eastern Front
23/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54I-26-16.2Eastern Front
29/03/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54I-26-8.26Eastern Front
09/05/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Jak-1-5.32Eastern Front
29/05/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Curtiss P-4020 137: 2000m6.5Eastern Front
02/06/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Curtiss P-40-8.47Eastern Front
20/08/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54LaGG-300 253: 500m12.47Eastern Front
22/08/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54LaGG-300 193: 50m10.38Eastern Front
27/08/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54LaGG-310 184: 50m12.32Eastern Front
02/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Jak-110 163: 2500m5.17Eastern Front
02/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54LaGG-300 263: 50m18.3Eastern Front
04/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54LaGG-310 353: 2300m9.11Eastern Front
04/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54LaGG-310 254: 1000m9.15Eastern Front
05/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Il-200 311: 100m18.32Eastern Front
06/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp4JG 54Curtiss P-4010 243: 3400m17.47Eastern Front
11/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54LaGG-310 183: 30m8.42Eastern Front
11/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54P-210 174: 2200m13.45Eastern Front
11/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54P-210 182: 2200m13.51Eastern Front
12/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Jak-110 284: 700m8.49Eastern Front
12/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Jak-110 192: 2000m14.02Eastern Front
23/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54MiG-320 123: 400m11.33Eastern Front
29/09/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Hurricane01 884: 20m11.34Eastern Front
01/10/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Jak-100 262: 5500m11.23Eastern Front
04/10/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54I-16 Rata00 263: 1200m9.22Eastern Front
06/10/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Jak-110 271: 500m16.55Eastern Front
31/10/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54LaGG-329 773: 10m7.35Eastern Front
05/11/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Jak-118 261: 2000m10.02Eastern Front
14/11/1942Ofw. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Curtiss P-4020 142: 3000m11.25Eastern Front
14/11/1942Ofw. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Curtiss P-4020 151: 300m11.31Eastern Front
16/12/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54LaGG-37km SE Velikye-Luki: 3000m8.1Eastern Front
29/12/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Il-22km SE Location: 100m8.17Eastern Front
29/12/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Il-2Kiev: 300m8.23Eastern Front
29/12/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Il-207 733: 500m8.27Eastern Front
30/12/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54La-507 552: 1500m9.25Eastern Front
30/12/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54LaGG-307 683: 4000m11.1Eastern Front
30/12/1942Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54Pe-207 671: 200m12.58Eastern Front
14/05/1943Ltn. Friedrich Rupp7JG 54B-240551: 8000m12.3Western Front

Known Claims : 52

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