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Helmut Grollmuss - Pilot Profile - Helmut Grollmuss

Helmut Grollmuss

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Victories : 75
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 19th June 1944


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

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In early May 1941, in conditions of strict secrecy because the United States was not yet at war, seventeen pilots of the US Navy had arrived in Britain and been attached to Catalina squadrons of Coastal Command. These experienced PBY pilots were there to assist the Royal Air Force to become familiar with the Catalina, and also to gain operational experience for the US Navy. On 26th May 1941 Catalina Z of No.209 Sqn, commanded by Flying Officer Dennis Briggs RAF, with Ensign Leonard B Smith USN as co-pilot, joined the search for the Bismarck. At 1015 the aircraft was being flown in poor visibility at an altitude of 500ft when Ensign Smith sighted the Bismarck at a range of eight miles. The Catalina was flown towards the contact so that a positive identification could be made and emerged from the cloud only 500 yards from the German ship. The aircraft met a hail of anti-aircraft fire but was able to make its escape. As a result of the sighting report from Catalina Z the Bismarck was again engaged by ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy and was sunk at 1040 on 27th May 1941. Leonard Smith can be considered therefore, the first American to be directly involved in action in World War Two. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (American) for his actions.

The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman.		 One of the all time great fighter aces, Adolf Galland is depicted flying Bf 109E-4/N of Stab/JG26 in September 1940. Galland flew 705 combat missions during World War Two and was credited with a final tally of 104 aerial victories. He survived the war and died peacefully in February 1996.

Tribute to Generalleutnant Adolf Galland by Ivan Berryman.		 Walter Briegleb is shown in his Ju88 G.7 4R+BR as he stalks his prey - on this occasion a Lancaster. Flying below their target, his crew would aim upward firing cannon at the inner wing of the bomber, igniting the fuel tanks. For the bomber crews, they were very much defenceless against this type of attack, and often had no idea of the presence of an enemy aircraft in the dark.

Tribute to Walter Briegleb by Ivan Berryman.		 The attack by Leutnant Walter Briegleb and his crew on Lancaster Mk.III ND960 DX-I of No.57 Sqn early on 22nd May 1944. Flying Me110 with codes D5+BV with his crew of Feldwebel Walter Bräunlich and Bordfunker Feldwebel Brandt, Briegleb flew undetected beneath the bomber and used the deadly 'Schräge Musik' - upward firing cannon - to hit the fuel tanks in the port wing between the fuselage and inner engine. Pulling away, he watched the aircraft burn and could see both gunners in their turrets but no return fire came. He wondered why none of the crew escaped by parachute with the bomber doomed - it disintegrated in the air over the coast of the island of Fyn, Denmark, impacting near Emtekær at 00:44hrs.<br><br><center>All of the crew were killed :<br>Flight Lieutenant Arthur Richards (Pilot)<br>Flying Officer William Woodall (Navigator)<br>Pilot Officer Athur Bugden (Flight Engineer)<br>Sergeant Thomas Edwards (Wireless Operator)<br>Flying Officer George Ferguson (Air Bomber)<br>Sergeant Harold Griffiths (Air Gunner)<br>Sergeant Cyril Woodmass (Air Gunner)

The Hunted and the Hunter by Ivan Berryman.

Helmut Grollmuss

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JG54


Country : Germany
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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 - Helmut Grollmuss

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

28/01/1942Gefr. Helmut GrollmußErg.JG 54I-18SW Mal. Mischka9.42Eastern Front
28/01/1942Gefr. Helmut GrollmußErg.JG 54I-18SW Mal. Mischka9.42Eastern Front
23/07/1942Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß2JG 54MiG-3-08.04±Eastern Front
23/07/1942Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß2JG 54MiG-3-08.05±Eastern Front
15/01/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß2JG 54Il-210 163: 100m13.5Eastern Front
24/02/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß2JG 54LaGG-310 162: 100m11.3Eastern Front
28/02/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß2JG 54Pe-290 164: 7500m15.4Eastern Front
12/07/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-264 683: 100m14.44Eastern Front
13/07/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-764 894: 1500m5.27Eastern Front
13/07/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-263 256: 100m10.45Eastern Front
13/07/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-263 283: 100m10.48Eastern Front
01/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54LaGG-310 143: 5000m7.07Eastern Front
02/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54LaGG-310 322: 1000m10.13Eastern Front
03/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-710 272: 2600m14.02Eastern Front
08/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-753 36: 3500m17.1Eastern Front
13/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-244 891: 600m18.31Eastern Front
14/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54La-545 75: 3400m5.05Eastern Front
16/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-945 553: 3400m13.18Eastern Front
19/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54La-543 863: 2500m12.47Eastern Front
23/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Pe-253 413: 6500m13.32Eastern Front
24/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54LaGG-344 532: 2000m7.12Eastern Front
24/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54DB-3F44 452: 3000m7.06Eastern Front
26/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Pe-243 794: 1800m16.05Eastern Front
26/08/1943Uffz. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54LaGG-343 782: 900m16.1Eastern Front
31/08/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-925 463: 3500m10.05Eastern Front
01/09/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-235 363: 800m18.17Eastern Front
07/10/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54La-5SW Oster: 5000m7.23Eastern Front
11/10/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-9E. Dneipr River: 3500m12.32Eastern Front
13/10/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-9SE Kiev: 4500m5.56Eastern Front
13/10/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-9SE Kiev: 150m6.07Eastern Front
21/10/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-2Ostüfer des Dneipr: 800m9.48Eastern Front
21/10/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Pe-2Ostüfer des Dneipr: 3500m9.56Eastern Front
21/10/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54La-5WNW Rschischtschew: 4000m15.2Eastern Front
24/10/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54La-5NE Kanev: 3700m14.56Eastern Front
03/11/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-9. Lyutezh: 4000m14.56Eastern Front
05/11/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-2SE Stadtr. Kiev: 400m14.29Eastern Front
05/11/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-2S. Stadtr. Kiev: 500m14.41Eastern Front
22/11/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-2E. Zhitomir: 300m14.19Eastern Front
22/11/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-9E. Zhitomir: 100m14.23Eastern Front
29/11/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54La-5W. Kornin: 2200m6.54Eastern Front
29/11/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54La-5W. Kornin: 2200m6.55Eastern Front
29/11/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-291 531: 300m10.38Eastern Front
13/12/1943Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-2NE Grebenki: 200m12.34Eastern Front
24/01/1944Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54La-580 694: 300m10.26Eastern Front
24/01/1944Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Il-290 574: 150m10.32Eastern Front
29/01/1944Fw. Helmut Grollmuß12JG 54Jak-990 584: 800m10.34Eastern Front
13/02/1944Ofw. Helmut GrollmußStab II.JG 54La-500 783: 200m13.36Eastern Front
16/02/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54U-200 831: 10m10.28Eastern Front
07/03/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Jak-970 321 600m8.49Eastern Front
19/03/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54LaGG-388 411: 2200m8.57Eastern Front
19/03/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54LaGG-388 274: 1500m9.1Eastern Front
19/03/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Jak-988 122: 1600m9.18Eastern Front
26/03/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Jak-978 284: 800m13Eastern Front
26/03/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Pe-289 772: 3000m15.38Eastern Front
27/03/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Jak-978 262: 400m6.26Eastern Front
01/04/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Jak-988 342: 3500m10.24Eastern Front
07/04/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Il-288 355: 200m9.43Eastern Front
08/04/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Il-288 854: 2000m9.47Eastern Front
08/04/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Il-288 853: 600m9.52Eastern Front
15/04/1944Ofw. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Jak-988 355: 2800m15.06Eastern Front
17/06/1944Ltn. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Il-291 545: 200m13.25Eastern Front
17/06/1944Ltn. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Il-281 664: 10m13.4Eastern Front
19/06/1944Ltn. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Airacobra81 833: 3000m20.25Eastern Front
19/06/1944Ltn. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Airacobra81 462: 500m12.48Eastern Front
19/06/1944Ltn. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Il-281 467: 400m12.53Eastern Front
19/06/1944Ltn. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Il-281 497: 200m12.56Eastern Front
19/06/1944Ltn. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Il-291 377: 200m17.07Eastern Front
19/06/1944Ltn. Helmut Grollmuß4JG 54Il-291 381: 200m17.42Eastern Front

Known Claims : 68

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