CME EU Ue Hans Assi Hahn afighter ace and recipient ofthe Knights Cross with oakleaves wasin commando 4/JG 2 trom December. 1939 and startngrom October 1940he overtook heead fill /JG72.Fiftykillmarksontherudderrelatedta his service onthe Western Front. Hahn added the itieth kilt histallyon October 13,194, shooting dven a Spitfire near Boulogne-sur-MerAltogetherhe destroyed 66 enemy areraftinthe West. Inlate1942 “Assi Hahn moved othe East and ‘commandedIl/J6 54 rom November 1942.n February 21,1943, he was downed and captured, He spent seven years in captivity. eturningbackto Germany in1950.He wrotea book aboutis life in prison Prisoner of War in Russia (ch spreche die Wahrheit - Speak the Truth) Hahn's total score stands a 08k Theroosterhead wasthe crest ofll/JG2,basedonHahn’stamlyname der Hahn’ meanstheroaster"inEnglis). er = SE) en 7 poe Koy VER TEU HALEIETE NA edward, BOO KATALOGOVYN ClSLEN 2114 545741 A 2s 2s Ss ep nits 12DMA Tis aircrattwas flown by Hane D&brich fighter ace credited with 65 victories He was dowmed three times and seriously wounded duringthe lastincident, Heneverfiewacombat sortie again.Duringthe secondhafof 942/16 5 was equipped with Friedrichs" manufactureG for service inatropicalenvironment. The desert camouflage colors consisting of R 3°. Feldflugpark (Repair Feld Un} in Pori added segments of RLM ‘1/10 (some sources state RLM75/70 which lover thenorthernterrtery. The green shamrockonthe cowiingwasaerestofé/J65. Ce OCS CEST cy} (ear) istae) @ Se SPINNER hen ee (Ses0u veRa TXT WALENETENA roo witAt Sunn GLEN ase sel | MEINE Ss) RAS a5 | wrest) dussucchee ne Otto Kath served as Geschwaderadjutantfar Hannes Trautlot,thefamoustighterace and CO of G54 from March, 194till September, 1943.Trautlott retained Kathwhenmoving romL./JG2010JG54 Kathiscredited with kills: The standardcamouflage of RLM 74/75/Tewas oversprayed withwashablewhite painton ‘the upper sides asthe temporary winter camouflage, The only exception was he framing ofthe canopy. The non-standard Geschwader Stab marking s green, whichwasthe color reserved fralreraftofthe Ha members, The green heart wasthe symbalofthe JG54”GrUnher2" Note theyellow EasternFron markings ‘onthe wings, rudder andtuselage, ea oe ae rf 38 * sesso) Sivas Ed 7 y = Ve ea 6 aa We ane AO & eyes ca = : ess or EEE os (Tae 75) ee‘Thisircraftwas flown by Lt. Hans-Joachim Marseille fighter ace with 58 kills tohis crit, Marseille was awarded he Knight’ Leaves andDiamondsastherecognitionfhisremarkable success. He was shooting own enemy aircraft trapiarate with manymi ofittomake Marse! of his aircraft consisted of RLM 79 “Sandgelb” onthe upper surfaces and RLM 78 “Wimmelblau”on the ow fifty kill marks (Abschussmarken) and appears to be oversprayed with a red-brown primer. Marseille achieved his 49th and 50” kills ‘onFebruary7.1962 His victims were twoKittyhawks. The white-painted wingtipsand fuselage band wereLuftwatfemarkingsused onthe ircraftflownintne Mediterraneantheatre 505 741 oo SATS EOE aie Sana Ena wore (eer EM Pad ions MES fo RGD 222 eciumccl 15]B, W. Nr. 7629, Obit. Frank Liesendahl, 10. (Jab ue ‘During late 194, the Luftwaffe considered renewing bombing af Great Britain and coastal shiping. Each fighter unt fighting agains the Great Britain was ‘orderedto single outene Statteforthispurpose. The 0. (abe) Staffel played this role within JG2. Under command of Oblt Frank iesendahl his Staffel sank 20 vessels (total tonnage 630.000 BRT) over a four-month perio. Liesendahl was killed when attacking cargo vessels near Britham on July 17. 942 Posthumously he was promoted to Hauptmann rank and was awarded the Knights Cross as wall. Liesendahi's personal mount wore a standard day tighter ‘camouflage consisting of RLM 74/75/16. The ship-munching fox was a 10, (Jabo) Staffel badge. Note the symbols of vessels damaged or sunk byLiesendahlontherudder eee (cesxou vena TEU MALEDNETE MA ‘wurw.eduard.Shchigry, Soviet Union, June 1942 Thisaircrattwasflownby Viktor Sauer, holder of the Knight'sCross with ancakleaves andace with IO6kills He achieved mostot themincombats with Soviet pilots. Bauer flew this particular aircraft inthe summer of 942. when German Group of Armies A advanced on Stalingrad. Te unit received Messerschmitts ‘riginallyintendedtor serviesin North Africa, thus camouflagedinRLMT78/19 colors, The segments of RLM74/T0 (some sources state RLM 75/T) were added tothe desert camouflage scheme to better the camouflage effect inthe Eastern Front environment. The yellow wingtips. fuselage band and lower cowling were ypicalfor airplanes lownintheeast.Note hel /JG 3badgeon thenose. The nameEllenreferredto Bauer'swite Gaver achieved his106" andlastkilon ‘August 9, 1942, northwest of Stalingrad. The very nextday he was hit by enemy fre, wounded, and had to belly and hs cripaled plane. After rescue, Bauer ‘servedinvariousposts of Erganzungs (replacement) units. ‘Gales) (Gefae] 2° Gata) Grats] ft | 6 real 545241 10 a 6 ides) pia? EONS her Ra 2 ——— 1