Heinz Marquardt

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Heinz Marquardt
Jagdgeschwader 73
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Heinz "Negus" Marquardt (29 December 1922 – 19 December 2003) was a German

fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Marquardt was credited with 121 aerial victories—that is, 121 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—with a further 16 unconfirmed victories in 320 combat missions. All but one of his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front
.

World War II

Marquardt was born on 29 December 1922 in

Braunsberg, present-day Braniewo in Poland, at the time in East Prussia a province of the Weimar Republic's Free State of Prussia.[1] On 15 September 1941, he was posted to the Jagdfliegerschule 5 (JFS 5—5th fighter pilot school), stationed at the Le Havre – Octeville airfield in France. As of 1 February 1942, he served as a fighter pilot instructor and flew a number of operational sorties on the Channel Front with the operational squadron of JFS 5.[2]

Eastern Front

On 1 August 1943, Marquard was transferred to the 11.

ground-attack aircraft.[2]

On 22 June 1944, Soviet forces launched

ace-in-a-day" on 7 October, claiming two Il-2 ground-attack aircraft and a Douglas A-20 Havoc bomber, also known as Boston, on the first mission of the day.[11]

Marquard and his Gruppenkommandeur (group commander), Hauptmann Heinz Lange, both received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 18 November for 89 and 70 aerial victories respectively.[12] On 14 April 1945, Marquardt was credited with his 100th aerial victory. He was the 102nd Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[13] On a transfer flight of new Focke-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 to his unit, he was credited with four aerial victories over Yakovlev Yak-3 on 25 April 1945.[14] On 30 April, Marquardt accidentally ran his Fw 190 D-9 into a drainage ditch on a transfer flight. Due to lack of spare parts, the damage was not reparable and the aircraft was blown up to prevent it from falling to the enemy.[15]

On 1 May 1945 Marquardt became Jagdgeschwader 51's last casualty of the war when he was shot down by

Spitfire Mk XIV from No. 41 Squadron. Marquardt ordered his flight to cover the landing of the ground attack fighters while he and his wingman, Feldwebel Radlauer, attacked the Spitfires from below. Marquardt claimed one of the attackers but was shot down as well along with two other Fw 190s. Radlauer saw Marquardt's Fw 190 crash in flames but did not observe any sign of life. Marquardt was initially reported as killed in action but he had bailed out injured and was taken to a hospital in Schwerin, where he was taken prisoner of war shortly after.[14]

Later life

Following World War II, Marquardt served in the newly established

Jagdgeschwader 73 (JG 73—73rd Fighter Wing) and Leichtes Kampfgeschwader 42 (LeKG 42—42nd Light Combat Wing). Marquardt retired on 30 September 1973, having risen to the rank of Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel). Following his retirement, he became good friends with former Flight Lieutenant Peter Cowell who had shot him down on 1 May 1945. Marquardt died on 19 December 2003 in Hammersbach.[17]

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Marquardt was credited with 121 aerial victories.[18] His aerial victories were claimed on 320 combat missions.[19] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and state that Marquardt was credited with more than 121 aerial victories, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front.[20]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 34 Ost 39551". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15

minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km2). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.[21]

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the ♠ (
ace-in-a-day
", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.
  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Balke, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
– 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[22]
1 17 October 1943 09:32 Yak-1 southwest of St. Budniza[23] 27 6 July 1944 10:25 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 65531[24]
20 km (12 mi) northeast of Telchje
2 28 October 1943 06:40 Yak-1 west of Pjatichatki[23] 28 6 July 1944 10:29 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 65534
Navahrudak
3 21 November 1943 09:50 Il-2 Loschkarewka[25] 29 9 July 1944 19:13 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 54852[24]
20 km (12 mi) east of Slonim
4 22 November 1943 14:32 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] Pavlovskoye[25] 30 9 July 1944 19:17 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 54845[24]
15 km (9.3 mi) west of Baranavichy
5 11 December 1943 11:07 Yak-1 PQ 34 Ost 39551[25]
35 km (22 mi) west Borovichi 		31 17 July 1944 17:47 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 41881[24]
20 km (12 mi) west of Brody
6 10 January 1944 11:19 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 80681[26]
25 km (16 mi) southeast of Vinnytsia 		32 20 July 1944 14:35 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 40565[24]
20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Ternopil
7 10 January 1944 11:21 Yak-1 PQ 25 Ost 80681[26]
25 km (16 mi) southeast of Vinnytsia 		33 21 July 1944 14:49 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 50517[24]
15 km (9.3 mi) east of Berezhany
8 9 April 1944 13:32 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 50731[27]
southeast of Ternopil 		34 24 July 1944 07:46 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 20265[24]
15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Sanok
9 29 April 1944 10:30 R-5 PQ 24 Ost 59354[27]
20 km (12 mi) northeast of Kolomyia 		35 31 July 1944 10:35 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 36859[24]
20 km (12 mi) southwest of Kėdainiai
10 29 April 1944 10:31 R-5 PQ 24 Ost 59354[27]
20 km (12 mi) northeast of Kolomyia 		36 31 July 1944 13:16 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 46777[24]
15 km (9.3 mi) west of Ukmergė
11 29 April 1944 10:32 R-5 PQ 24 Ost 59363[27]
25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Kolomyia 		37 1 August 1944 06:23 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 35321[24]
20 km (12 mi) northwest of Marijampolė
12 2 May 1944 05:44 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 40261[27]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Zolochiv 		38 1 August 1944 10:48 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 35314[24]
20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Marijampolė
13 2 May 1944 05:45 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 50141[27]
15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Zolochiv 		39 1 August 1944 10:58 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 35347[24]
20 km (12 mi) west-northwest of Marijampolė
14 10 May 1944 07:10 R-5 PQ 24 Ost 59287[28]
60 km (37 mi) northeast of Kolomyia 		40 2 August 1944 08:00 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 25429[24]
15 km (9.3 mi) east-southeast of Blumenfeld
15 10 May 1944 07:11 R-5 PQ 24 Ost 59264[28]
55 km (34 mi) northeast of Kolomyia 		41 2 August 1944 08:02 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 25438[24]
15 km (9.3 mi) east-southeast of Blumenfeld
16 18 May 1944 08:20 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 50474[28]
vicinity of Ternopil 		42 4 August 1944 07:52 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 36599[24]
30 km (19 mi) west of Kėdainiai
17 23 May 1944 11:09 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 50386[28]
25 km (16 mi) west of Ternopil 		43 5 August 1944 08:08 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 36731[24]
35 km (22 mi) southeast of Nemakščiai
18 28 May 1944 06:35 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 50512[28]
15 km (9.3 mi) east of Berezhany 		44 5 August 1944 08:10 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 36729[24]
30 km (19 mi) west-southwest of Kėdainiai
19 8 June 1944 11:20 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 50183[28]
25 km (16 mi) south-southeast of Brody 		45 7 August 1944 13:30 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 25433[24]
25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Blumenfeld
20 8 June 1944 11:23 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 50164[28]
25 km (16 mi) south-southeast of Brody 		46 8 August 1944 11:05 Yak-1 PQ 25 Ost 36544[24]
20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Nemakščiai
21 8 June 1944 11:30 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 50168[28]
25 km (16 mi) east of Zolochiv 		47 8 August 1944 11:10 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 36575[24]
20 km (12 mi) southeast of Nemakščiai
22 17 June 1944 13:21 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 50882[28]
55 km (34 mi) south-southeast of Ternopil 		48 8 August 1944 11:12 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 36573[24]
20 km (12 mi) southeast of Nemakščiai
23 4 July 1944 20:55 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 65661[28]
20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Maladzyechna 		49 9 August 1944 11:56 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 35388[24]
25 km (16 mi) west-northwest of Marijampolė
24 4 July 1944 20:57 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 65623[28]
20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Maladzyechna 		50 9 August 1944 14:51 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 35334[29]
15 km (9.3 mi) north of Marijampolė
25 4 July 1944 20:58 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 65622[28]
20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Maladzyechna 		51 9 August 1944 14:54 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1]?[Note 2] PQ 25 Ost 25466[29]
20 km (12 mi) west of Marijampolė
26 4 July 1944 20:59 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 65625[28]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Maladzyechna 		52 14 August 1944 10:55 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 24619[29]
45 km (28 mi) northeast of Łomża
– 13. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[31]
53 16 August 1944 17:22 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 26627[29]
vicinity of Nemakščiai 		72?[Note 3] 13 October 1944 09:26 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 03639[33]
54 17 August 1944 10:51 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 26631[29]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Nemakščiai 		73 13 October 1944 12:11 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13511[33]
20 km (12 mi) north of Warsaw
55 17 August 1944 10:54 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 26635[29]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Nemakščiai 		74 13 October 1944 15:26 Boston?[Note 4] PQ 25 Ost 13517[33]
20 km (12 mi) north of Warsaw
56 29 August 1944 09:56 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13523[29]
25 km (16 mi) north-northeast of Warsaw 		75 15 October 1944 11:42 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13573, Jabłonna[33]
15 km (9.3 mi) north of Warsaw
57 1 September 1944 13:44 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13519[29]
25 km (16 mi) north-northeast of Warsaw 		76 15 October 1944 11:46 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13546[33]
15 km (9.3 mi) north of Warsaw
58 4 September 1944 17:18 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13259[29]
15 km (9.3 mi) south of Ostrołęka 		77 17 October 1944 14:52 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13341
Modlin
59 4 September 1944 17:21 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 13219[29]
20 km (12 mi) northwest of Ostrów 		78 17 October 1944 14:53?[Note 5] Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 03446[33]
20 km (12 mi) east of Nasielsk
60 4 September 1944 17:25 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13245[29]
15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Ostrów 		79 19 October 1944 10:12 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13344[33]
20 km (12 mi) northeast of Nasielsk
61 5 September 1944 18:42 La-5 PQ 25 Ost 13344[33]
20 km (12 mi) east of Nasielsk 		80 19 October 1944 10:14 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13347[34]
20 km (12 mi) east of Nasielsk
62 11 September 1944 15:23 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13722[33]
15 km (9.3 mi) east of Warsaw 		81 19 October 1944 10:15 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13378[34]
20 km (12 mi) east of Nasielsk
63 15 September 1944 12:26 P-39 PQ 35 Ost 03699[33]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Warsaw 		82 21 October 1944 15:15 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13316[34]
20 km (12 mi) northeast of Nasielsk
64♠ 7 October 1944 12:54 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 13373[33]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Modlin 		83 23 October 1944 09:25 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 03493[34]
15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Warsaw
65♠ 7 October 1944 12:58 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 13348[33]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Modlin 		84♠ 24 October 1944 08:40 P-39 PQ 25 Ost 03469[34]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Modlin
66♠ 7 October 1944 13:04 Boston PQ 25 Ost 13555[33]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Modlin 		85♠ 24 October 1944 11:18 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 03498[34]
10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Warsaw
67♠ 7 October 1944 16:10 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 03461[33]
15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Modlin 		86♠ 24 October 1944 13:52 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 13171[34]
30 km (19 mi) east of Ciechanów
68♠ 7 October 1944 16:11 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 03465[33]
20 km (12 mi) east of Nasielsk 		87♠ 24 October 1944 13:54 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 13147[34]
30 km (19 mi) east of Ciechanów
69♠ 7 October 1944 16:14 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 03469[33]
20 km (12 mi) east of Nasielsk 		88♠ 24 October 1944 13:57 Il-2 m.H.[Note 1] PQ 25 Ost 13142[34]
25 km (16 mi) northeast of Nasielsk
70♠ 7 October 1944 16:16 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 03463[33]
20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Nasielsk 		89 25 October 1944 12:23 Yak-9 PQ 25 Ost 13177[34]
25 km (16 mi) northeast of Nasielsk
71♠ 7 October 1944 16:17 Il-2 PQ 25 Ost 03567[33]
15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Warsaw
According to Mathews and Foreman, aerial victories 89 to 98 were not documented.[32] The author Prien, Stemmer, Balke and Bock state that the aerial victory records of IV. Gruppe dated later than November 1944 are incomplete.[34]
99 14 April 1945 09:00+ Yak-3 108 18 April 1945
—
 Yak-3
100 14 April 1945 09:00+ Yak-3 109 18 April 1945
—
 Il-2
101 15 April 1945
—
 P-39 24 April 1945
—
 Yak-3
102 15 April 1945
—
 P-39 24 April 1945
—
 Yak-3
103 15 April 1945
—
 Yak-3 24 April 1945
—
 Yak-3
104 16 April 1945
—
 Yak-3 24 April 1945
—
 Yak-3
105 16 April 1945
—
 Yak-3 27 April 1945
—
 Yak-3
106 18 April 1945
—
 Il-2 120 29 April 1945
—
 Il-2
107 18 April 1945
—
 Yak-3 121 1 May 1945
—
 Spitfire Lake Schwerin

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t The "m.H." refers to an Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).
  2. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Yakovlev Yak-9.[30]
  3. ^ This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.[32]
  4. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Ilyushin Il-2.[32]
  5. ^ According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:55.[32]
  6. ^ According to Scherzer as Oberfeldwebel in the 13./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".[38]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Dixon 2023, p. 180.
  2. ^ a b c Obermaier 1989, p. 164.
  3. ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 807.
  4. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 127.
  5. ^ Prien et al. 2012, p. 143.
  6. ^ Prien et al. 2022, p. 457.
  7. ^ Prien et al. 2022, p. 458.
  8. ^ Prien et al. 2022, pp. 464, 485.
  9. ^ Prien et al. 2022, p. 477.
  10. ^ Prien et al. 2022, pp. 466–467, 485.
  11. ^ Weal 2007, p. 77.
  12. ^ Weal 2006, p. 115.
  13. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 243.
  14. ^ a b Aders & Held 1993, p. 182.
  15. ^ Weal 2006, p. 117.
  16. ^ Weal 1996, p. 82.
  17. ^ Dixon 2023, p. 181.
  18. ^ Zabecki 2019, p. 330.
  19. ^ Forsyth 2022, p. 72.
  20. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 807–809.
  21. ^ Planquadrat.
  22. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 807–808.
  23. ^ a b Prien et al. 2012, p. 155.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Prien et al. 2022, p. 484.
  25. ^ a b c Prien et al. 2012, p. 156.
  26. ^ a b Prien et al. 2022, p. 480.
  27. ^ a b c d e f Prien et al. 2022, p. 482.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Prien et al. 2022, p. 483.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Prien et al. 2022, p. 485.
  30. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 808.
  31. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 808–809.
  32. ^ a b c d Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 809.
  33. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Prien et al. 2022, p. 486.
  34. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Prien et al. 2022, p. 487.
  35. ^ Dixon 2023, pp. 180–181.
  36. ^ Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 295.
  37. ^ Fellgiebel 2000, p. 303.
  38. ^ Scherzer 2007, p. 527.

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