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Emil Bitsch
14 June 1916(1916-06-14) – 15 March 1944 (aged 27)
Nickname Birth
Place of birth Baden, Germany
Place of death Schijndel, The Netherlands
Allegiance Flag of Nazi Germany Nazi Germany
Service/branch Luftwaffe
Years of service 1941–1944
Rank Hauptmann
Unit JG 3
Commands held 8. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baden is a historical state in the southwest of Germany, on the right bank of the Rhine. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Schijndel ( is a Municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Hauptmann is a German word usually translated as Captain when it is used as an officer's rank in the German, Austrian and Swiss armies Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3 Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter - wing of World War II. /JG 3
Battles/wars World War II

Emil Bitsch (14 June 1916 – 15 March 1944) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3 Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter - wing of World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Barbarossa ( Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the Codename for Nazi Germany 's invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II The Battle of Stalingrad is a commonly used name in English sources for several large operations by Germany and its allies and Soviet forces conducted with the Defense of the Reich ( German language: Reichsverteidigung) refers to the defensive aerial battles fought by the Luftwaffe over German occupied Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy Aircraft during aerial combat World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He was one of the most successful pilots in the Eastern Front. Emil Bitsch was credited with 108 aerial victories. He claimed 104 victories over the Eastern front and 4 victories over the Western front (all four-engine bombers). [1]

In the War

On July 1941, Bitsch first served with III. /JG 3 based on the Eastern front. Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3 Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter - wing of World War II. Lieutenant Bitsch claimed his first victory on 2 July by shot down a Il-2. He had total five victories by 1941. He claimed two Russian Yak-4 twin-engine fighters which shot down on 24 June 1942 to claim his ninth and 10th victories. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In July, he claimed 15 victories, including his 20th victory shot down on 13 July. Bitsch recorded 18 victories in August, including his 30th victory shot down on 16 August and he achieved 40th victory on 28 August.

On 4 September 1942, Oberleutnant Bitch was shot down over northwest of Stalingrad. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oberleutnant is a junior officer rank in the militaries of Germany, Switzerland and Austria. He baled out of his Bf 109 F-4 and landed safely but had suffered light injuries in the incident. He returned to combat duty again and proved himself effective again. Bitsch recorded his 50th victory shot down on 19 March 1943 over 3km South of Stary. On 1 June 1943, Bitsch was appointed Staffelkapitän of 8. Staffelkapitän is a Luftwaffe position (not a rank that is the equivalent of Royal Air Force / US Air Force Squadron Leader. /JG 3. In July, Oberleutnant Bitsch claimed 29 victories, including six enemy aircraft shot down on 5 July. He recorded his 100th victory on 21 July. Bitsch was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 29 August for 104 victories.

In August 1943, III. /JG 3 was transferred to Germany to serve on Reichsverteidigung duties (Defense of the Reich). Jagdgeschwader 3 (JG 3 Udet was a Luftwaffe fighter - wing of World War II. Defense of the Reich ( German language: Reichsverteidigung) refers to the defensive aerial battles fought by the Luftwaffe over German occupied Bitsch shot down four USAAF four-engine bombers during this period. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. On 15 March 1944, Bitsch was shot down and killed in Bf 109 G-6 in aerial combat with USAAF P-47 fighters over Schijndel. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Schijndel ( is a Municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. Bitsch is burried at the German warcemetary at Ysselsteyn (The Netherlands).

Awards

References

  1. ^ Spick, p. The Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe (Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe was a Luftwaffe award established on February 27 1940 by Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring, The German Cross (Deutsches Kreuz was instituted by Adolf Hitler on 16 November 1941 as an award ranking higher than the Iron Cross First Class The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ( German language: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, often simply Ritterkreuz) was a grade of the Iron Cross 232
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