Walter Nowotny | Timeline

Major Walter "Nowi" Nowotny (7 December 1920 – 8 November 1944) was an Austrian-born German fighter ace of World War II. He is credited with 258 aerial victories—that is, 258 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—in 442 combat missions. Nowotny achieved 255 of these victories on the Eastern Front and three while flying one of the first jet fighters, the Messerschmitt Me 262, in the Defense of the Reich. He scored most of his victories in the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, and approximately 50 in the Messerschmitt Bf 109. (Intro from Wikipedia)

December 7, 1920 - Gmünd, Austria - Walter Nowotny is born
January(?) 1(?), 1925 - Schwarzenau - Nowotny family moves to Schwarzenau
August 1, 1936 - Berlin - Nowotny visits the 1936 Summer Olympics
May 1(?), 1938 - Laa an der Thaya - Receives diploma of Laa an der Thaya Secondary School
October 1, 1939 - Quedlinburg - Joins the Luftwaffe - begins training at the 2.Flieger-Ausbildungsregiment 62
November 16, 1939 - Breslau-Schöngarten - Continues training at Luftkriegschule 5
March 1, 1940 - Promoted to Fahnenjunker-Gefreiten
April 1, 1940 - Promoted to Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier
July 1, 1940 - Promoted to Fähnrich
August 1, 1940 - Wien-Schwechat - Trains as a fighter pilot at the Jagdfliegerschule 5
August 19, 1940 - Wien-Schwechat - Completes pilot traning and receives the pilot badge =(START)
November 16, 1940 - Merseburg (S of Halle, W of Leipzig) - Transfered to I./Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Merseburg
December 1, 1940 - Cazaux (S of Toulouse, France) - Posted to Ergänzungsstaffel (Training/Supplement Squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 54 under the command of Hannes Trautloft
February 23, 1941 - Le Mans - Transfered to 9./JG 54
March 3, 1941 - Cherbourg-Querqueville - 9./JG 54 moves out
March 10, 1941 - Le Mans - 9./JG 54 moves out

March 25, 1941 - Le Mans - Begins flying with the Stabsstafel of JG 54
March 29, 1941 - Graz-Thalerhof - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
April 1, 1941 - Graz-Thalerhof - Promoted to Leutnant - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
April 14, 1941 - Deta-Arad (S of Timisoara?) - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
April 15, 1941 - Pancevo, NE Belgrade - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
April 19, 1941 - Belgrade-Semlin - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
May 4, 1941 - Stolp-Rietz (W of Innsbruck) - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
June 15, 1941 - Trakehnen, E of Gusev (Kaliningrad Oblast) - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
June 24, 1941 - Kowno (Kaunas, Lithuania) - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
June 28, 1941 - Dünaburg (Daugavpils, Latvia) - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
July 8, 1941 - Ostrow - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
July 19, 1941 - Wereteni, 50km E-SE of Pskov - 2 I-15 shot down NW of Arensburg (Kuressaare) + 1 I-15 uncredited (2 total) - Nowotny is shot down by Alexandr Avdeev - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
July 22, 1941 - Latvian coast, Gulf of Riga - after spending 3 days in a dinghy, once almost run down by a soviet destroyer, Nowotny reaches the coast
July 31, 1941 - Wereteni - 1 DB-3 shot down W of Malaya Vishera (3 total)
August 2, 1941 - Sarudinje (Zaruden'e, E-SE of Luga) - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
August 8, 1941 - Sarudinje - 2 MBR-2 shot down (5 total)
August 9, 1941 - Sarudinje - 1 DB-3 shot down 45km SE of Novgorod (6 total)
August 17, 1941 - Sarudinje - 2 DB-3 shot down over Lake Ilmen and SE of Novgorod (8 total)
August 19, 1941 - Sarudinje - 2 I-153 shot down W of Valday and NE of Demyansk (10 total)

September 7, 1941 - Siwerskaja (Siversky, S of Gatchina) - JG 54 Stabsstafel moves out
January 8, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 2 I-16 shot down S/NW of Morja (12 total)

March 10, 1942 - Siwerskaja - Transfered to 3./JG 54 from the Stabsstaffel
April 25, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 MiG-3 shot down (13 total)
April 26, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 Pe-2 shot down (14 total)
April 30, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 I-16 shot down (15 total)
May 11, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 P-40 shot down (16 total)
May 13, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 Yak-7 shot down over Lake Ladoga (17 total)
May 16, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 P-40 + 1 I-16 shot down (19 total)
May 28, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 I-16 shot down (20 total)

June 1(?), 1942 - Krasnogwardeisk (Gatchina) - Witness to Otto Kittel's long-distance marriage ceremony "Fertrauung", a German wartime policy
June 6, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 MiG-3 shot down (21 total)
June 7, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 Yak-7 shot down (22 total)
June 9, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 2 MiG-3 shot down (24 total)
June 11, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 Yak-1 shot down (25 total)
June 25, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (26 total)

June 26, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 3 LaGG-3 shot down (29 total)
July 11, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 P-40 + 1 Il-2 shot down (31 total)
July 14, 1942 - Siwerskaja - Awarded the Luftwaffe Honor Goblet
July 20, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 2 LaGG-3 + 2 P-40 + 1 Yak-7 shot down (36 total)
July 21, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 MiG-3 shot down (37 total)
July 23, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 2 P-40 + 1 MiG-3 shot down (40 total)
July 25, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 MiG-3 + 1 Yak-7 shot down NE of Pushkin and S of Leningrad (42 total)
July 26, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 MiG-3 + 1 P-40 + 1 Il-2 shot down E-NE of Lyuban (45 total)
July 28, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 MiG-3 shot down over Leningrad and SW of Kolpino (47 total)
August 2, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 3 MiG-3 + 3 I-16 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down S/SE of Leningrad and N of Pushkin (54 total)
August 7, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down NE of Chudovo (56 total)
August 11, 1942 - Siwerskaja - 1 MiG-3 shot down E-SE of Staraya Russa (57 total)
September 4, 1942 - Siwerskaja - Awarded the Knights Cross
September(?) 12(?), 1942 - Vienna, Austria - Home leave
October 25, 1942 - Krasnowardeisk (Gatchina) - becomes Staffelkapitän of 1./JG 54
November 8, 1942 - Krasnowardeisk - 1 MiG-3 + 1 I-15 shot down over Borisovka (W of Belgorod) and Krysino (SE of Bohodukhiv) (59 total)
December 10, 1942 - Krasnowardeisk - 1 P-40 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Schlüsselburg and over Lake Ladoga (61 total)
January 7, 1943 - Krasnowardeisk - 1 I-16 shot down (62 total)
February 1, 1943 - Heiligenbeil (Mamonovo, SW Kaliningrad Oblast) - 3./JG 54 moves out. In their new FW190's, Nowotny, Schnörrer, Döbele and Rademacher form the "Teufelskette" (Chain of Devils) or Nowotny Schwarm - credited with 524 victories (most successful of the Luftwaffe)

March 1, 1943 - Staraya Russa, S of Lake Ilmen - 3./JG 54 moves out
March 2, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 1 I-16 shot down S of Lomonosov (63 total)
March 7, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down S of Staraya Russa and SW of Demyansk (65 total)
March 9, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 2 MiG-1 shot down E of Leningrad (67 total)
March 14, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Staraya Russa (69 total)
March 15, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 3 LaGG-3 shot down SE/E-SE of Staraya Russa (72 total)
March 19, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 2 La-5 shot down NNE of Staraya Russa (74 total)
March 20, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (75 total)

March 22, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 2 Il-2 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Pushkin (78 total)

March 26, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 1 Spitfire shot down SE of Mga (79 total)

April 3, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 MiG-3 shot down NE of Pushkin (81 total)

May 1(?), 1943 - Nikolskoye, SW of Mga - 3./JG 54 moves out
May 6, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 1 LaGG-3 shot down in the vicinity of Lomonosov (82 total)
May 27, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Leningrad (83 total)
June 1, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 3 LaGG-3 + 1 La-5 + 1 MiG-3 shot down SW/S of Volkhov and WSW of Schlüsselburg (88 total)
June 5, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 2 P-40 + 1 MiG-3 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down around Volkov and Schlüsselburg (92 total)
June 8, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 4 LaGG-3 + 2 P-40 shot down around Volkhov and Schlüsselburg (98 total)
June 15, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 3 LaGG-3 shot down over Borkij, W of Lomonosov (101 total)
June 17, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 3 LaGG-3 shot down S of Volkhov and WSW of Schlüsselburg (104 total)
June 18, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 1 Hurricane shot down S of Volkhov (105 total)
June 19, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 La-5 shot down over Wolchowstroj, W of Volkhov (108 total)
June 21, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 3 La-5 + 3 LaGG-3 shot down W/NNW of Volkhov, Nowaja Ladoga, ENE of Chudovo and Wolchowstroj (W of Volkhov) (114 total)
June 24, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 4 LaGG-3 + 3 MiG-3 + 3 Yak-1 shot down over Wolchowstroj, vicinity of Volkhov (124 total)

June 26(?), 1943 - Orel - 3./JG 54 moves out in anticipation of Operation Citadel
August 9, 1943 - Orel - Awarded the Knights Cross with Oakleaves

August 11, 1943 - Orel - Nowotny temporarily assumes command of I.Gruppe when Oberleutnant Otto Vinzent is given command of 2.Staffel
August 12, 1943 - Orel - 3 La-5 + 1 Yak-1 shot down over Krysino, Achtyrka and Boromlja (NW of Grayvoron) (128 total)
August 13, 1943 - Orel - 6 LaGG-3 + 3 La-5 shot down around Bohodukhiv, Grayvoron, SE of Zolochiv, Borisovka and W of Belgorod (137 total)
August 14, 1943 - Orel - 2 La-5 + 1 Yak-7 shot down around Bohodukhiv (140 total)

August 15(?), 1943 - Poltava - 3./JG 54 moves out

August 15, 1943 - Poltava - 3 La-5 shot down N/NW/W of Bohodukhiv (143 total)

August 16, 1943 - Poltava - 2 La-5 shot down NW of Bohodukhiv and E of Utrikowo (145 total)

August 18, 1943 - Poltava - 2 LaGG-3 + 2 Il-2 + 1 La-5 + 1 MiG-3 shot down E of Bohodukhiv and NW of Kharkov (151 total)

August 19, 1943 - Poltava - 3 P-39 shot down SE of Achtyrka and NW of Bohodukhiv (154 total)

August 21, 1943 - Poltava - 4 La-5 + 2 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down around Bohodukiv and S of Grayvoron (161 total) - Nowotny is made Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 54

August 23, 1943 - Poltava - 2 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Kharkov (163 total)

August 24, 1943 - Poltava - 2 La-5 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down WNW of Grayvoron (166 total)

August 25, 1943 - Poltava - 1 Boston shot down E of Bohodukhiv (167 total)

August 29, 1943 - Poltava - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 P-39 shot down SE of Sevsk and over Dobropolje (170 total)
August 31, 1943 - Poltava - 1 Yak-9 + 1 La-5 + 1 Il-2 shot down SE/SW of Yelnya (173 total)
September 1, 1943 - Poltava - 5 LaGG-3 + 4 Yak-1 + 1 Yak-9 shot down around Yelnya (183 total)
September 2, 1943 - Poltava - 4 Il-2 + 2 LaGG-3 shot down around Yelnya and NE of Schatalowka (189 total)
September 5, 1943 - Poltava - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Yelnya (190 total)

September 6, 1943 - Poltava - 1 Yak-9 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down WSW of Dugino (192 total)

September 7, 1943 - Poltava - 2 La-5 + 1 Il-2 shot down SE of Yelnya and S of Utrikowo (195 total)

September 8, 1943 - Poltava - 3 La-5 + 2 Il-2 shot down W of Kirov and SW of Spas-Demensk (200 total)

September 10, 1943 - Poltava - 1 La-5 shot down NE of Moschna (201 total)

September 11, 1943 - Poltava - 1 Yak-9 + 1 La-5 shot down SW of Kirov and Spas-Demensk (203 total)

September 14, 1943 - Poltava - 4 La-5 + 1 Yak-9 + 1 Pe-2 shot down E of Seschtschinskaja, SSW of Yelnya and NE of Dyatkovo (209 total)

September 15, 1943 - Poltava - 3 Il-2 + 1 Yak-9 + 1 La-5 + 1 Pe-2 shot down around Yelnya, S of Smolensk and SE of Kritschew (215 total) - Nowotny is officially appointed Gruppenkommandeur of I.Gruppe

September 17, 1943 - Poltava - 2 La-5 + 1 Yak-9 shot down around Yelnya (218 total) - Awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords

September 21, 1943 - Poltava - Promoted to Hauptmann
September 22, 1943 - Führerhauptquartier, Rastenburg-East Prussia - Receives the Swords from Hitler himself (planned Oak leaves ceremony becomes "swords ceremony")

October 1, 1943 - Vitebsk - I./JG 54 moves out
October 5, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 Yak-9 shot down WSW of Schlüsselburg (219 total)
October 7, 1943 - Vitebsk - 3 P-39 + 1 P-40 shot down SE of Woschiwka, SW of Toropa and over Borok (223 total)
October 9, 1943 - Vitebsk - 6 P-39 + 2 Il-2 shot down around Nevel, SE of Lake Ssennizu, W of Ljuschkowo, N of Kossedenje, SW of Tosno and E of Krutiki (231 total)
October 11, 1943 - Vitebsk - 2 P-40 + 1 P-39 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Wolokolamsk, SW of Frolowo, NE of Bruj and NE of Gorowatka (235 total)
October 12, 1943 - Vitebsk - 3 LaGG-3 shot down N of Nikolskoje and NE of Gorki (238 total)
October 13, 1943 - Vitebsk - 5 La-5 + 1 Il-2 shot down E/NE of Gorki and around Lenin (244 total)
October 14, 1943 - Vitebsk - 2 La-5 + 2 LaGG-3 + 2 P-40 shot down S/SE of Lyadoff, N of Tsukino, NNE of Krassnyj and S of Markowo (250 total) - While celebrating in the Ria Bar, Nowotny receives a phonecall from Hitler, awarding him the diamonds
October 19, 1943 - Wolfsschanze, Rastenburg - East Prussia - Nowotny receives the diamonds from Hitler himself

October 20, 1943 - Vienna, Austria - Nowotny goes on a short vacation to Vienna
October 29, 1943 - Vitebsk - Nowotny presents the Knights Cross to Oberfeldwebel Otto Kittel
November 5, 1943 - Vitebsk - 3 Yak-9 shot down over Lake Lawessno, Witebsk-Orscha and E of Tscherung (253 total)
November 10, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 Yak-9 + 1 Il-2 shot down over Nevel and E of Nossikowo (255 total)
November 12, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 Yak-9 shot down S of Lake Lawessno (256 total)
December 1(?), 1943 - Berlin(?) - Nowotny is sent on a propaganda Tour in Germany
December 7, 1943 - Berlin - Nowotny awards the Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes to Locomotive engineer August Kindervater, durin an event for the "Day of the Railwayman" at the "Theater des Volkes" in Berlin
December 20(?), 1943 - Bad Eilsen, Between Hanover and Bielefeld - Visits the Focke-Wulf production site. Meets Professor Kurt Tank
January 11, 1944 - Vienna, Austria - Hanns Blaschke, mayor of Vienna, awards Nowotny the city's ring of honor
January(?) 20(?), 1944 - Zella-Mehlis - official visit to Büromaschinenfabrik (office machinery factory)
April 1(?), 1944 - Pau, Southern France - Nowotny is made Gerschwaderkommodore of JG 101 and commander of Jagsfliegerschule 1 - a lufwaffe fighter training school
September 1(?), 1944 - Achmer, NNW of Osnabrück - Reinstated to front-line service. Promoted to Major and appointed Kommandeur of "Kommando Nowotny"
October 7, 1944 - Achmer - 1 B-24 shot down NW of Bramsche (257 total)
November 8, 1944 - Epe, E of Hesepe - 1 B-17 + 1 P-51 shot down (259 total) - After shooting down a B-17 and a P-51, Nowotny reports one engine failing and fire. It's not entirely clear if he is shot down, but he is killed. Officially credited with 258 aerial victories, Nowotny had about 50 other claims unconfirmed =(END)