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Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (deceased) - Art prints and originals signed by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (deceased)

Heinz Marquardt

Heinz Marquardt
The signature of Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (deceased)

19 / 12 / 2003Died : 19 / 12 / 2003

Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (deceased)

In late 1941 Heinz Marquardt was with a training squadron south of Paris. In August 1943 he was posted to join IV./JG51 in Russia, achieving his first victory two months later. Shot down eight times, he once achieved twelve victories in a single day. Awarded the Knight's Cross in November 1944, he flew a total of 320 missions, and scored 121 victories. Sadly, Heinz Marquardt died 19th December 2003, aged 80.

Items Signed by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (deceased)

A Bf109E fighter is prepared to fight over southern England during the Battle of Britain.......
Bf109E of III./JG2 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman. (B)
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A Bf109E fighter is prepared to fight over southern England during the Battle of Britain.......

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Bf109E of III./JG2 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman. (P)
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 Joined JG51 on the Eastern Front in 1943, and scored his first victory that October.  A Knight's Cross winning Ace, he once scored 12 victories in a day contributing to his 121 victories in 320 missions.  He died in 2003. ......
Clipped Signature - Heinz Marquardt.
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Joined JG51 on the Eastern Front in 1943, and scored his first victory that October. A Knight's Cross winning Ace, he once scored 12 victories in a day contributing to his 121 victories in 320 missions. He died in 2003. ......

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Fighter general shows Dolfo Galland leading a schwarm of BF109s out low at tree top height over the Kent countryside after doing battle with spitfires, during the last week of August 1940. This remarkable pilot was awarded the Knights Cross as a Majo......
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.
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Fighter general shows Dolfo Galland leading a schwarm of BF109s out low at tree top height over the Kent countryside after doing battle with spitfires, during the last week of August 1940. This remarkable pilot was awarded the Knights Cross as a Majo......

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 Fighter general shows Dolfo Galland leading a schwarm of BF109s out low at tree top height over the Kent countryside after doing battle with spitfires, during the last week of August 1940. This remarkable pilot was awarded the Knights Cross as a Maj......
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian. (Y)
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 It was known as the Jagdverbande, the fighter arm of the Luftwaffe, and by June 1940 it boasted some of the world's greatest fighter pilots.  With tactics honed to perfection, these battle-seasoned veterans dominated the skies of Europe.  But as......
The Long Short Days by Robert Taylor. (C)
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It was known as the Jagdverbande, the fighter arm of the Luftwaffe, and by June 1940 it boasted some of the world's greatest fighter pilots. With tactics honed to perfection, these battle-seasoned veterans dominated the skies of Europe. But as......NOT
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 On the morning of 15th October 1943, as Bf109G's from III./JG52 dive into attack a group of Russian fighters high over Zaporozhye in south-east Ukraine, their Kommandeur Hauptmann Gunther Rall pounces on a Soviet La-5 to claim his 222nd victory.......
Knight of the Reich by Robert Taylor. (C)
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On the morning of 15th October 1943, as Bf109G's from III./JG52 dive into attack a group of Russian fighters high over Zaporozhye in south-east Ukraine, their Kommandeur Hauptmann Gunther Rall pounces on a Soviet La-5 to claim his 222nd victory.......NOT
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 It is a record likely to stand for all time, Erich Hartmann's tally of 352 victories is more than any other pilot in history.  Posted to JG52 over Russia in August 1942 his new Kommodore, Dieter Hrabak, placed the novice pilot under the guidance......
The Blond Knight by Robert Taylor. (C)
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It is a record likely to stand for all time, Erich Hartmann's tally of 352 victories is more than any other pilot in history. Posted to JG52 over Russia in August 1942 his new Kommodore, Dieter Hrabak, placed the novice pilot under the guidance......NOT
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 An exceptional painting by the worlds foremost aviation artist remembering the most famous of all Luftwaffe Fighter Wings that fought on the Western Front during the early years of World War Two. Prints are signed by Luftwaffe Aces who contested the......
Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor.
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An exceptional painting by the worlds foremost aviation artist remembering the most famous of all Luftwaffe Fighter Wings that fought on the Western Front during the early years of World War Two. Prints are signed by Luftwaffe Aces who contested the......

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 An exceptional painting by the worlds foremost aviation artist remembering the most famous of all Luftwaffe Fighter Wings that fought on the Western Front during the early years of World War Two. Prints are signed by Luftwaffe Aces who contested the......
Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor (B)
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Battle of Britain Signature Print Pack.
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At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack.
Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman. (H)
In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (F)
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.
Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F)
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.

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Battle of Britain Me109 Print Pack.
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Stormclouds Gather by Nicolas Trudgian
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.
Adolf Galland / Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4 by Ivan Berryman (B)
JG52 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman.

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Pack 515. Pack of two German Me109 aviation prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian.
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Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor.
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In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (GS)
Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman (P)
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Me109 Battle of Britain Prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian.
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Stormclouds Gather by Nicolas Trudgian
Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor.

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Adolf Galland Battle of Britain Aviation Art.
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Adolf Galland / Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4 by Ivan Berryman (B)
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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Pilot Signature Luftwaffe Bf109 Prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian.
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Air Armada by Robert Taylor.
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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Luftwaffe Me109 Signature Prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian.
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Eagle Strike by Simon Atack.
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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WW2 Luftwaffe Me109 Signature Prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian.
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Homeward Bound by Anthony Saunders.
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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Luftwaffe Aces Signature Aviation Prints by Graeme Lothian.
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Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.
Eagles Over the Steppe by Graeme Lothian.

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Messerschmitt Bf109 Aviation Art by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman.
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Bf109E of III./JG2 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman.
Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor.

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JG26 and JG54 Me109 Aviation Art by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman.
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Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor.
Ltn. Hans-Ekkehard Bob of JG21 Becomes an Ace by Ivan Berryman.

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Heinz Lange German WW2 Ace Aviation Art by Nicolas Trudgian and Graeme Lothian.
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Mountain Wolf by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (deceased)

Squadrons for : Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (deceased)
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JG51


Country : Germany
Founded : August 1939

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JG51

Jagdgeschwader 51 Mölders was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II, named after the fighter ace Werner Mölders in 1942. JG 51's pilots won more Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes than any other Jagdgeschwader, and flew combat from 1939 in all major theatres of war. Flying Bf 109s and then FW 190s, the wing claimed over 8,000 air victories. Experten included 'Toni' Hafner, Heinz Bär, Richard Leppla, Karl-Gottfried Nordmann, Günther Schack and the legendary Mölders.

Formed in August 1939, and commanded by 48-year-old World War I ace Onkel Theo Osterkamp, the early months of the war JG 51 was based in the West, fighting in the French campaign, and in the Battle of Britain. From late June to mid July JG 51 was the only fighter Geschwader engaged against the RAF constantly. During the whole battle JG 51 lost 68 pilots, the highest casualty rate of the Luftwaffe fighter units engaged. JG 51 was one of the two Geschewader that had four Gruppen. The other being JG 1.

Four Bf 109 of JG 51 in France 1940Whilst based out of the Belgian airfield at Mardyik in late 1940, the German ace Josef Pips Priller was a Staffelkapitän with JG 51, flying Bf 109-E Yellow One. Josef Priller went on to score over 100 victories, the third highest scoring Luftwaffe day fighter ace on the Western Front, fighting solely against the Western Allies.

Against the Western Allies JG 51 had claimed 345 aircraft destroyed by May 1941. JG 51 were therefore one of the Jagdwaffe's elite units, with 'top ten' aces at this time including Werner Mölders with 68 claims, Walter Oesau with 34 claims, and Hermann-Friedrich Joppien with 31. Major Werner Mölders became unit Geschwaderkommodore during July 1940 and led the unit into the invasion of Russia in June 1941.

Barbarossa (1941)

Claiming 69 kills on the first day of the offensive, by 30 June 1941 JG 51 became the first fighter Geschwader to claim 1,000 air victories (113 kills in 157 sorties were claimed for the day). On 24 June JG 51 claimed 57 bombers shot down for the day. Mölders became the first fighter pilot to reach 100 claims in August and in the same month JG 51's Oberfeldwebel Heinz Bär reached 60 claims and was decorated with the Oak Leaves. A total of 500 Soviet claims was reached on 12 July 1941, although 6 pilots had been lost by JG 51 in the intervening 3 weeks since the offensive had started.

After Mölders' departure in September 1941 (and death later that year) the Geschwader adopted his name as a title of honor in early 1942. Jagdgeschwader 51 Mölders was to remain on the centre sector of the Russian front throughout the rest of 1941. However Oberstleutnant Friedrich Beckh ( one of the few fighter pilots to wear spectacles) proved an uncharismatic commander after Mölders, and it was not until Major Karl-Gottfried Nordmann took over in April 1942 that a worthy successor to Mölders was found. In the period 22 June - 5 December 1941 the unit destroyed 1,881 Soviet aircraft, in return for 84 losses in aerial combat and a single aircraft on the ground.

Air support for the Wehrmacht's Army Group Centre was entrusted to General Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen's VIII. Fliegerkorps. In early January 1942, among the fighter units available to von Richthofen were II, III and IV/ JG 51. With the onset of the sub-zero conditions of the Russian winter, the majority of JG 51's available aircraft became grounded.

The Russian winter counter offensive forced III./ JG 51 into flying numerous fighter-bomber operations in direct support of the infantry, and the gruppe filed few aerial 'kill' claims through January 1942. II./ JG 51 however, accounted for most of VIII. Fliegerkorps's aerial victories during the Soviet offensive. Particularly successful was the duo of Lt. Hans Strelow and Ofw. Wilhelm Mink, both of 5. JG 51. They claimed five MiG-3s of 16 IAP on 4 January (Mink claimed three) and 9 days later Mink claimed a Pe-2 and Strelow destroyed two R-Z biplanes for his 30th and 31st victories. On 4 February, Strelow increased his victories to 36 by shooting down four Russian aircraft. The 19 year-old Strelow claimed his 40th victory on 28 February and claimed 4 victories on both 6 March and 17 March. The next day he was awarded the Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes and also shot down seven Soviet aircraft. He was awarded the Eichenlaub on 24 March, his claims total at 66.

Normandy (1944)

7./JG 51, (with Bf 109G-6's) was attached to II./JG 1 in May 1944 from Brest-Litovsk, with pilots arriving at Störmede late in May and hurriedly converting to the FW-190. (It was later renamed 8./JG 1 on 15 August 1944 when the four-Staffeln Gruppe became standard) 7. Staffel was led by Ritterkreuzträger (Knight's Cross winner) Hptm. Karl-Heinz Weber with 136 confirmed kills. Its two other experten were Lt. Friedrich Krakowitzer (23 kills) and Ofhr. Günther Heckmann with 12 kills.

7./JG 51 joined II. Gruppe with 15 pilots on strength at the end of May, and during the first two months of the Normandy campaign the staffel was decimated, with twelve pilots killed, one POW and one severely wounded.

As the war turned against Germany JG 51 was forced to operate closer and closer to Germany, finally staging out of East Prussia.

JG73


Country : Germany

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JG73

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Aircraft for : Oberfeldwebel Heinz Marquardt (deceased)
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Fw190




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Manufacturer : Fokke-Wulf
Production Began : 1940
Retired : 1945

Fw190

The Focke-Wulf 190 development project began in 1937. Conceived as a hedge against total dependence on the Messerchmitt 109, the 190 was designed by Kurt Tank utilizing a radial engine. This was against generally accepted design criteria in Germany, and many historians believe that the decision to produce a radial engine fighter was largely due to the limited manufacturing capacity for in-line, water-cooled engines which were widely used on all other Luftwaffe aircraft. Despite these concerns, Tanks design was brilliant, and the 190 would become one of the top fighter aircraft of WWII. The first prototype flew in mid-1939. The aircraft had excellent flying characteristics, a wonderful rate of acceleration, and was heavily armed. By late 1940 the new fighter was ordered into production. Nicknamed the butcher bird, by Luftwaffe pilots, early 190s were quite successful in the bomber interceptor role, but at this stage of the war many Allied bombing raids lacked fighter escort. As the war dragged on, Allied bombers were increasingly accompanied by fighters, including the very effective P-51 Mustang. The Allies learned from experience that the 190s performance fell off sharply at altitudes above 20,000 feet. As a result, most Allied bombing missions were shifted to higher altitudes when fighter opposition was likely. Kurt Tank had recognized this shortcoming and began working on a high-altitude version of the 190 utilizing an in-line, water-cooled engine. Utilizing a Jumo 12-cylinder engine rated at 1770-HP, and capable of 2,240-HP for short bursts with its methanol injection system, the 190D, or Long Nose or Dora as it was called, had a top speed of 426-MPH at 22,000 feet. Armament was improved with two fuselage and two wing mounted 20mm cannon. To accommodate the changes in power plants the Dora had a longer, more streamlined fuselage, with 24 inches added to the nose, and an additional 19 inches added aft of the cockpit to compensate for the altered center of gravity. By mid 1944 the Dora began to reach fighter squadrons in quantity. Although the aircraft had all the right attributes to serve admirably in the high altitude interceptor role, it was not generally focused on such missions. Instead many 190Ds were assigned to protect airfields where Me-262 jet fighters were based. This was due to the latter aircrafts extreme vulnerability to Allied attack during takeoff and landing. The 190Ds also played a major role in Operation Bodenplatte, the New Years Day raid in 1945 which destroyed approximately 500 Allied aircraft on the ground. The High Command was impressed with the 190Ds record on this raid, and ordered most future production of the Doras to be equipped as fighter-bombers. In retrospect this was a strategic error, and this capable aircraft was not fully utilized in the role for which it was intended.

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