• Herbert Ihlefeld (1 June 1914 – 8 August 1995) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during the Spanish Civil War and World War II, a fighter ace listed...
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    He again received an outstanding evaluation, this time by commander Herbert Ihlefeld. In his first dogfight over England on 24 August 1940, Marseille engaged...
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    Swords and Diamonds) Gerhard Hoffmann Dietrich Hrabak (Oak Leaves) Herbert Ihlefeld (Oak Leaves and Swords) Alfons Klein Gerhard Köppen (Oak Leaves) Berthold...
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    aerial combat and a dozen on the ground. Beckh was succeeded by Major Herbert Ihlefeld as commander of JG 52. Posthumously, Beckh was promoted to Oberstleutnant...
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    his old unit, JG 51, for several more months. On 9 August 1941, he took Herbert Kaiser on a "teaching" mission against a formation of Il-2 Sturmoviks....
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    Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing), Major Herbert Ihlefeld, was severely injured in a flight accident and had to surrender command...
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    Gordon Gollob's Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77) flying wing. Bär replaced Herbert Ihlefeld who had been transferred. JG 77 was tasked with supporting the hard...
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  • Josef Zwernemann (126) Dietrich Hrabak (125) Wolf-Udo Ettel (124) Herbert Ihlefeld (123) Wolfgang Tonne (122) Heinz Marquardt (121) Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer...
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    operational for two weeks, led to Bär becoming interim commander and Herbert Ihlefeld becoming the permanent wing commander for the duration of the war....
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  • 136 aerial victories, Rudolf Rademacher with 126 aerial victories, and Herbert Rollwage with 102 aerial victories.   This background, along with the symbol...
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    Josef Zwernemann (126) Dietrich Hrabak (125) Wolf-Udo Ettel (124) Herbert Ihlefeld (123) Wolfgang Tonne (122) Heinz Marquardt (121) Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer...
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  • Herbert Ihlefeld (1 June 1914 – 8 August 1995) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during the Spanish Civil War and World War II, a fighter ace listed...
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    special Luftwaffe units (Jagdgeschwader 25, commanded by Oberstleutnant Herbert Ihlefeld and Jagdgeschwader 50, under Major Hermann Graf) to combat the Mosquito...
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    Gerhard Michalski, Helmut Bennemann, Kurt Bühligen, Erich Leie and Herbert Ihlefeld, and their antagonist Göring supported by his staff Brauchitsch and...
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    162 A-2 (Werknummer 120230), thought to have been flown by Oberst Herbert Ihlefeld of 1./JG 1, is currently owned by the American Smithsonian Institution's...
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    as Kommodore-in-training, under Herbert Ihlefeld. Specht was given full command of JG 11 on 15 May, replacing Ihlefeld who was himself transferred to command...
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    Werner Henke Hajo Herrmann Johannes Hintz Erich Hippke Hermann Hogeback Herbert Ihlefeld Rolf Johannesson Bernhard Jope Rolf Kaldrack Bernd Klug Karl-Heinz...
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    Josef Zwernemann (126) Dietrich Hrabak (125) Wolf-Udo Ettel (124) Herbert Ihlefeld (123) Wolfgang Tonne (122) Heinz Marquardt (121) Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer...
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    under the command of Hauptmann Hans-Ekkehard Bob, and later by Hauptmann Herbert Kutscha. Two days later, II. Gruppe was moved to Huși. On 30 May, Barkhorn...
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    On 24 March 1942, then again on 30 March 1942 and 20 April 1942, Herbert Ihlefeld, Luftwaffe fighter pilot on the Eastern and Western Front, became a...
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    Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 54 12 March 1942 KIA 8 October 1943 9 Herbert Ihlefeld Luftwaffe 14-LHauptmann Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader...
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  • aces Werner Mölders (14) Wolfgang Schellmann (12) Otto Bertram (9) Herbert Ihlefeld (9) Walter Oesau (9) Reinhard Seiler (9) Hans-Karl Mayer (8) Wilhelm...
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    for the attack on the Ursel and Maldegem airfields. Oberstleutnant Herbert Ihlefeld led the Geschwader. The formation was mixed; Stab., (headquarters flight...
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    nearby JG 77, was temporarily appointed to command JG 52, after Major Herbert Ihlefeld, was severely wounded in a take-off accident. Gollob rivalled Graf...
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  • Gerhard Michalski, Helmut Bennemann, Kurt Bühligen, Erich Leie and Herbert Ihlefeld, and their antagonist Göring supported by his staff Brauchitsch and...
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  • this period was Saint Inglevert, Pas-de-Calais. Its commander Oberlt. Herbert Ihlefeld, was its most successful ace, claiming 24 victories by September 1940...
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    Josef Zwernemann (126) Dietrich Hrabak (125) Wolf-Udo Ettel (124) Herbert Ihlefeld (123) Wolfgang Tonne (122) Heinz Marquardt (121) Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer...
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    136 aerial victories, Rudolf Rademacher with 126 aerial victories, and Herbert Rollwage with 102 aerial victories. Further more, the US historian David...
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  • aces Werner Mölders (14) Wolfgang Schellmann (12) Otto Bertram (9) Herbert Ihlefeld (9) Walter Oesau (9) Reinhard Seiler (9) Hans-Karl Mayer (8) Wilhelm...
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  • Josef Zwernemann (126) Dietrich Hrabak (125) Wolf-Udo Ettel (124) Herbert Ihlefeld (123) Wolfgang Tonne (122) Heinz Marquardt (121) Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer...
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