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)

Otto Kittel | Timeline

Otto "Bruno" Kittel (21 February 1917 – 16 February 1945) was a World War II Luftwaffe flying ace. He flew 583 combat missions on the Eastern Front, claiming 267 aerial victories, making him the fourth highest scoring ace in aviation history. Kittel claimed all of his victories flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190 against the Red Air Force. (Intro from Wikipedia)

February 21, 1917 - Kronsdorf, Sudetenland (Krasov, NW of Opava) - Otto Kittel is born

January 1(?), 1939 - ? - Kittel joins the Luftwaffe

November 1(?), 1939 - ? - Kittel begins flying training

January 1(?), 1941 - ? - Kittel completes his flying training

February 12, 1941 - Westerland, Sylt Island, northern Germany - Joins 2./JG 54 as Unteroffizier =(START)

April 1(?), 1941 - Jever, NW Germany - 2./JG 54 moves out

May 9, 1941 - Groningen, Netherlands - 2./JG 54 moves out

May 31, 1941 - Groningen - Kittel bails out over Spiekeroog (East Frisian Islands) with technical difficulties

June 15, 1941 - Lindenthal, near Rautenberg (Uzlovoe, E Kaliningrad Oblast) - 2./JG 54 is withrawn to begin preparations for Operation Barbarossa

June 24, 1941 - Lindenthal - 2 Tupolev SB-2 bombers shot down SE of Maloarkhangelsk (2 total)

June 25, 1941 - Schaulen (Šiauliai, N Lithuania) - 2./JG 54 moves out

June 30, 1941 - Schaulen - 2 unconfirmed victories (Il-2 + SB-2) near Daugavpils - Awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class

July 1, 1941 - Biržai, N Lithuania - 2./JG 54 moves out

July 5, 1941 - Schwaneburg (Gulbene, NE Latvia) - 2./JG 54 moves out

July 6, 1941 - Schwaneburg - 1 SB-2 shot down (3 total)

July 10, 1941 - Korowje-Selo - 2./JG 54 moves out

July 17, 1941 - Sarudinje - 2./JG 54 moves out

July 29, 1941 - Mal. Owsischtschi (Samra-See) - 2./JG 54 moves out

August 18, 1941 - Mal. Owsischtschi - 1 MiG-1 shot down (4 total)

August 19, 1941 - Mal. Owsischtschi - 1 DB-3 shot down (5 total)

August 24, 1941 - Lissino - 1 DB-3 shot down (6 total) - 2./JG 54 moves out

September 8, 1941 - Siwerskaja (Siversky, S of Gatchina) - 1 R-5 + 1 I-153 shot down E of Lake Schinskoje (8 total) - 2./JG 54 moves out

September 12, 1941 - Siwerskaja - 1 I-153 shot down (9 total)

September 21, 1941 - Siwerskaja - 1 MiG-1 shot down over Leningrad (10 total)

October 13, 1941 - Siwerskaja - 1 MiG-1 shot down (11 total)

October 22, 1941 - Krasnogwardeisk (Gatchina) - 2./JG 54 moves out (stays for 2 years) - Awarded the Iron Cross 1st Class

December 13, 1941 - Krasnogwardeisk - 1 DB-3 shot down (12 total)

December(?) 20(?), 1941 - Elbing, East Prussia - Spends his leave in Elbing with his fiancée in the Winter of 1941/42

February 27, 1942 - Krasnogwardeisk - 1 I-16 shot down (13 total)

March 20, 1942 - Krasnogwardeisk - 2 P-40 shot down (15 total)

May 14, 1942 - Krasnogwardeisk - 2 SB-2 shot down (17 total)

June 1(?), 1942 - Krasnogwardeisk - Married to his fiancé Edith, by means of a long-distance ceremony known as "Fertrauung", a German wartime policy. Walter Nowotny and Hans Philipp were his witnesses

August 23, 1942 - ? Krasnogwardeisk - 1 Il-2 shot down 15km S of Zubtsov (18 total)

September 7, 1942 - Krasnogwardeisk - 1 Il-2 shot down 10km SE of Gatchina (19 total)
September 23, 1942 - Krasnogwardeisk - 1 I-16 shot down 30km N of Volkhov (20 total)
October 22, 1942 - Krasnogwardeisk - 1 Il-2 shot down (21 total)

December 21, 1942 - Krasnogwardeisk - Awarded the Luftwaffe Honor Cup for outstanding achievements in aerial combat
January 12, 1943 - Krasnogwardeisk - 3 Il-2 + 1 Yak-1 + 1 I-153 + 1 U-2 shot down around Schlüsselburg and East of Mga (27 total)
January 14, 1943 - Krasnogwardeisk - 1 La-5 shot down 25km E-SE of Schlüsselburg (28 total)
January 16, 1943 - Krasnogwardeisk - 1 Il-2 shot down SW of Schlüsselburg (29 total)
January 24, 1943 - Krasnogwardeisk - 1 La-5 shot down SE of Schlüsselburg (30 total)
January 26, 1943 - Krasnogwardeisk - 1 Il-2 shot down SW of Schlüsselburg (31 total)
February 1, 1943 - Heiligenbeil (Mamonovo, SW Kaliningrad Oblast) - 2./JG 54 moves out. Conversion to the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-4
February 11, 1943 - Heiligenbeil - 1 Il-2 shot down over Pushkin-Mga (32 total)
February 14, 1943 - Heiligenbeil - 2 Il-2 shot down NW of Lubań (34 total)
February 15, 1943 - Heiligenbeil - 1 Il-2 shot down 10km N of Tosno (35 total)
February 19, 1943 - Heiligenbeil - 1 Yak-7 + 1 LaGG-3 + 1 La-5 + 1 Pe-2 shot down NE of Lubań and E-SE of Mga (39 total)
February 21, 1943 - Heiligenbeil - 1 1 I-16 shot down W of Mga (40 total)
March 1, 1943 - Staraya Russa, S of Lake Ilmen - 2./JG 54 moves out
March 7, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E-SE of Staraya Russa and E-SE Novgorod (42 total)
March 10, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 MiG-3 shot down NE of Staraya Russa (44 total)
March 14, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E-SE of Staraya Russa (46 total)
March 15, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 1 MiG-3 shot down E-NE of Staraya Russa (47 total) - Kittel's FW190 suffers engine failure - lands 60km inside soviet lines - evades detection speaking czech and a little russian
March 18, 1943 - Staraya Russa - Kittel crosses the frozen lake and makes it to the german lines at Staraya Russa. He is promoted to Oberfeldwebel and awarded the German Cross in Gold
April 1, 1943 - Staraya Russa - 2 Il-2 shot down S of Chudovo and SE of Mga (49 total)
May 1, 1943 - Nikolskoye, SW of Mga - 2./JG 54 moves out
June 11, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 1 La-5 shot down SE of Leningrad (50 total)
June 18, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 1 P-40 shot down SW of Volkhov (51 total)
June 22, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 2 Il-2 shot down S/E of Gatchina (53 total)
June 24, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 2 P-40 shot down ENE of Schlüsselburg (Shlisselburg, E of Leningrad) and W of Volkhov (55 total)

June 26(?), 1943 - Orel - 2./JG 54 moves out
July 5, 1943 - Orel - 2 Il-2 + 1 La-5 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Maloarkhangelsk, W of Voltcansk and N of Kursk (59 total)
July 7, 1943 - Orel - 2 P-40 + 1 P-39 shot down around Maloarkhangelsk and NNW of Kursk (62 total)
July 9, 1943 - Orel - 2 Il-2 shot down SSW/NW of Maloarkhangelsk (64 total)
July 10, 1943 - Orel - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SW/WNW Maloarkhangelsk (66 total)
July 13, 1943 - Orel - 4 Il-2 shot down SE/E-SE of Oryol (70 total)
July 16, 1943 - Orel - 3 La-5 shot down NW of Bolkhov and SE/E-SE of Zhizdra (73 total)
July 17, 1943 - Orel - 1 Yak-9 + 1 La-5 shot down WNW of Bolkhov and NE of Karachev (75 total)
July 20, 1943 - Orel - 1 Yak-9 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mtsensk (77 total)
July 27, 1943 - Orel - 1 Il-2 shot down NNE of Karachev (78 total)
July 28, 1943 - Orel - 2 Il-2 shot down NE of Karachev (80 total)
August 1, 1943 - Orel - 1 Yak-9 shot down W of Bolkhov (81 total)
August 2, 1943 - Orel - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 La-5 shot down E-SE of Karachev and E-SE of Dmitrovsk (84 total)
August 3, 1943 - Orel - 1 La-5 + 1 P-39 shot down E of Dmitrovsk and WSW of Bolkhov (86 total)
August 4, 1943 - Orel - 3 LaGG-3 + 3 Il-2 + 1 La-5 shot down NW of Karachev and SE of Zhizdra (93 total)
August 5, 1943 - Orel - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NNE of Karachev (94 total)

August 15(?), 1943 - Poltava - 2./JG 54 moves out
September 7, 1943 - Poltava - 1 Yak-9 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down N of Yartsevo and SE of Shatalovka (96 total)
September 8 1943 - Poltava - 1 P-40 shot down E-SE of Maklok (97 total)
September 11, 1943 - Poltava - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Kirov (98 total)
September 12, 1943 - Poltava - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E-SE of Kirov (99 total)
September 14, 1943 - Poltava - 1 Yak-9 + 1 La-5 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Moschna, E of Shatalovka and SSW of Yelnya (102 total)
September 15, 1943 - Poltava - 2 Pe-2 shot down NW of Yelnya and S of Smolensk (104 total)
September 30, 1943 - Poltava - 1 Il-2 shot down SE of Andrejewo (105 total)
October 1, 1943 - Vitebsk - 2./JG 54 moves out
October 5, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 Yak-9 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Zelenogorsk (107 total)
October 11, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (108 total)
October 12, 1943 - Vitebsk - 3 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Gorki (111 total)
October 13, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 R-5 shot down NW of Krassnyj (NNE of Krasnoye) (112 total)
October 14, 1943 - Vitebsk - 2 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Gorki (114 total)
October 15, 1943 - Vitebsk - 3 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down NW of Usswjaty and S of Gorki (118 total)
October 17, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Nevel (119 total)
October 19, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 LaGG-3 shot down over Lake Ssennitza (120 total)
October 22, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 La-5 shot down NE of Orsha (121 total)
October 23, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 La-5 shot down (122 total)
October 28, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Gomel (123 total)
October 29, 1943 - Vitebsk - Oberfeldwebel Kittel is awarded the Knights Cross by Walter Nowotny for reaching 120 aerial victories

November 1, 1943 - Vitebsk - Promoted to Leutnant (Second Lieutenant)
November 5, 1943 - Vitebsk - 2 Il-2 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW/NW of Nevel and NW of Lake Ssennitza (126 total)
November 6, 1943 - Vitebsk - 1 Il-2 shot down SSE of Nevel (127 total)
December 1(?), 1943 - Biarritz, SW France - Appointed Chief Instructor of the Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost, a supplementary training unit for fighter pilots destined for the Eastern Front

December 31, 1943 - Biarritz - Kittel takes off to intercept american bombers but doesn't get involved in air fights
February 9, 1944 - Orsha, Belarus (SW of Smolensk) - With the help of Hannes Trautloft, inspector of fighter aviation on the Eastern Front who visited 1./JGr at Biarritz, Kittel returns to JG 54 as Staffelkapitan of 3.Staffel

February 14, 1944 - Wesenberg (Rakvere, Estonia) - 3./JG 54 moves out

March 5, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 La-5 shot down SW of Narva (128 total)
March 6, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 La-5 shot down (129 total)
March 7, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 Yak-9 + 1 Il-2 shot down over the Baltic Sea, NW of Hungerburg (131 total)
March 8, 1944 - Wesenberg - 2 La-5 shot down SW of Narva and S of Slancy (133 total)
March 19, 1944 - Wesenberg - 2 Yak-9 shot down ove Lake Peipus (135 total)
March 26, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 Yak-9 + 2 R-5 shot down near Lake Peipus and SW of Narva (138 total)

March 28, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 Yak-9 shot down over the Black Sea, NE of Kunda (139 total)
March 30, 1944 - Wesenberg - 2 La-5 + 1 Pe-2 shot down over the Baltic Sea NE of Kunda, NW of Hungerburg and W of Gorodok (142 total)
April 1, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 Yak-9 shot down W of Gorodok (143 total)
April 2, 1944 - Wesenberg - 2 La-5 + 2 Pe-2 shot down over the Gulf of Finland and E of Kunda (147 total)
April 4, 1944 - Wesenberg - 2 LaGG-3 + 2 Il-2 + 1 La-5 shot down over the Baltic Sea, NE/NW of Kunda and W of Hungerburg (152 total)
April 11, 1944 - Wesenberg - Awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves
April 24, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 Yak-9 + 1 La-5 shot down over the Baltic Sea, NE of Kunda and NW of Hungerburg (154 total)
May 5, 1944 - Berghof, Berchstesgaden - Kittel receives the Oak Leaves from Hitler Personally
May 26, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 La-5 shot down over the Baltic Sea, NE of Hungerburg (155 total)

May 29, 1944 - Wesenberg - 2./JG 54 of Gruppe I is detached and subordinated to Gruppe III, which was fighting on the Western Front
May 30, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 La-5 + 1 Pe-2 shot down over the Baltic Sea, NW of Hungerburg (157 total)
June 2, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Narva (158 total)
June 5, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 Yak-9 shot down over the Black Sea, NE of Kunda (159 total)

June 6, 1944 - Wesenberg - 1 P-39 shot down (160 total)
June 23, 1944 - Reval-Laksberg - 3./JG 54 Moves out
June 27, 1944 - Polozk (Polatsk, N Belarus) - 3./JG 54 Moves out
June 28, 1944 - Polozk - 3 Il-2 + 2 P-39 shot down (165 total)
June 29, 1944 - Polozk - 1 P-39 shot down (166 total)
June 30, 1944 - Polozk - 2 Il-2 + 1 Yak-9 + 1 P-39 shot down (170 total)
July 1, 1944 - Dünaburg (Daugavpils, SE Latvia) - 1 P-39 shot down over Novorzhev/Pskov (171 total) - 3./JG 54 moves out
July 2, 1944 - Dünaburg - 1 P-39 shot down over Novorzhev/Pskov (172 total)
July 3, 1944 - Dünaburg - 1 P-39 + 1 Il-2 shot down over Novorzhev/Pskov (174 total)
July 4, 1944 - Dünaburg - 1 P-39 + 1 Il-2 shot down near Polotsk (176 total)
July 10, 1944 - Dünaburg - 1 P-39 shot down S of Subat (177 total)
July 16, 1944 - Dünaburg - 1 P-39 + 1 Il-2 shot down (179 total)
July 18, 1944 - Dünaburg - 2 Yak-9 shot down S of Ostrov (181 total)
July 21, 1944 - Dünaburg - 2 Yak-9 + 1 Il-2 shot down NW of Utsyani (184 total)
July 22, 1944 - Dünaburg - 3 Il-2 shot down near Daugavpils (187 total)
July 24, 1944 - Dünaburg - 2 Pe-2 shot down (189 total)
July 25, 1944 - Jakobstadt (Jekabpils, Latvia) - 3./JG 54 Moves out
July 29, 1944 - Jakobstadt - 2 Pe-2 shot down near Svedasai (191 total)
August 1, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - 3 Yak-9 shot down (194 total) - 3./JG 54 moves out
August 7, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - 1 Yak-9 shot down NE of Kreuzburg (195 total)
August 15, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - 2 Yak-9 + 1 Il-2 shot down (198 total)
August 17, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - 1 Pe-2 shot down (199 total)
August 25, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - 1 P-39 shot down (200 total)
August 26, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - 1 Yak-9 + 1 La-5 shot down (202 total)
August 27, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - 1 Il-2 shot down (203 total)
August 28, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - 3 Yak-9 shot down (206 total)
August 31, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - 3 Il-2 shot down W of Mitau (209 total)

September 1, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - A new 2./JG 54 is formed and placed under the command of Kittel
September 14, 1944 - Wenden (Cēsis, NE of Riga, Latvia) - 4 Il-2 + 2 Yak-9 shot down E of Weissenstein, NE of Walk and NNW of Kreuzburg (215 total) - 3./JG 54 moves out
September 15, 1944 - Wenden - 2 Il-2 shot down S of Riga and SE of Mitau (217 total)
September 16, 1944 - Wenden - 1 Il-2 shot down NE of Pasewalk (218 total)
September 17, 1944 - Wenden - 2 Pe-2 + 1 P-39 shot down SSE of Riga and N of Pasewalk (221 total)
September 20, 1944 - Wenden - 2 Yak-9 shot down SE of Riga (223 total)
September 22, 1944 - Riga-Spilve - 1 La-5 shot down SE of Riga (224 total) - 3./JG 54 moves out
September 28, 1944 - Riga-Spilve - 3 Pe-2 + 1 Yak-9 shot down SE of Mālpils and E-SE of Riga (228 total)
September 30, 1944 - Riga-Spilve - 2 Il-2 + 1 Yak-9 shot down E-SE of Mālpils and E-SE of Riga (231 total)

October 1(?), 1944 - Riga-Spilve - Kittel temporarily leads Gruppe I during the absence of the Gruppencommandeur Franz Eisenach, who was given home leave
October 3, 1944 - Tukums, W of Riga - 3./JG 54 Moves out
October 7, 1944 - Tukums - 1 Yak-9 shot down W of Wenden (232 total)
October 9, 1944 - Tukums - 5 Il-2 shot down NE and SE of Riga (237 total)
October 10, 1944 - Tukums - 2 Il-2 + 1 La-5 shot down E/NE of Riga (240 total)
October 14, 1944 - Tukums - 1 La-5 shot down NE of Riga (241 total)
October 16, 1944 - Tukums - 3 Il-2 + 1  La-5 shot down SW of Mitau and S/SW of Tukkum (245 total)
October 17, 1944 - Tukums - 1 La-5 shot down SSW of Mitau (246 total)
October 18, 1944 - Tukums - 2 Il-2 shot down N of Telšiai (248 total)
October 22, 1944 - Tukums - 1 Il-2 shot down SE of Libau (249 total)
October 27, 1944 - Tukums - 3 Il-2 + 2 Pe-2 + Yak-9 shot down NNE of Telšiai,  E of Libau (256 total)
October 29, 1944 - Tukums - 6 Il-2 shot down E/SE of Libau and S of Goldingen (262 total)
October 30, 1944 - Tukums - 3 Il-2 shot down E/SE of Libau (265 total)

November 19, 1944 - Tukums - 1 La-5 shot down (266 total)
November 25, 1944 - Tukums - Kittel is awarded the Knights Cross with oak leaves and swords, and promoted to Oberleutnant

December(?) 1(?), 1944 - Kronsdorf, Sudetenland (Krasov, NW of Opava) - Spends leave with his family in the Sudetenland
January(?) 30(?), 1945 - Zabeln (Sabile, WNW of Tukums) - Returns to the front as commander of 2./JG 54 

February 14, 1945 - Zabeln - 1 Il-2 shot down over the vicinity of Džūkste (267 total)
February 16, 1945 - SW Džūkste, Lithuania - While attacking an Il-2 in company of an inexperienced wingman, Kittel is unexpectedly followed and attacked by a pair of Il-2s. The FW190 is hit in the cockpit at low altitude and high speed by Lieutenant Vadim Komendat. Although perhaps incapacitated, he managed to unfasten his seat belts, but wasn't able to drop the canopy and bail out. The aircraft crashed and exploded, killing him instantly, aged 27 =(END)

Günther Rall | Timeline

Günther Rall (10 March 1918 – 4 October 2009) was the third most successful fighter ace in history. He achieved a total of 275 victories during World War II: 272 on the Eastern Front, of which 241 were against Soviet fighters. He flew a total of 621 combat missions, was shot down eight times and was wounded three times. He fought 1940 in the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, 1941 in the Balkan Campaign and over Crete. He began the conflict as a young Second Lieutenant, and was a Major and Geschwaderkommodore of JG 300 at the surrender. He claimed all of his victories in the Messerschmitt Bf 109. (Intro from Wikipedia)

March 10, 1918 - Gaggenau, Baden - Günther Rall is born
January(?) 1(?), 1921 - Stuttgart - Rall family moves to Stuttgart
December 4, 1936 - Joins the Luftwaffe and becomes a Fähnrich
January(?) 1(?), 1937 - Dresden - Enters the War College and is influenced to join the Luftwaffe
July 1, 1938 - Neubiburg, near Munich - Begins pilot training at the Neubiburg Luftwaffe School
July 1, 1939 - Stuttgart - Qualifies as a pilot and is posted to Jagdgeschwader 52 =(START)
March 1, 1940 - Straussberg, East of Berlin - 8./JG 52 moves out
April 6, 1940 - Mannheim-Sandhofen - 8./JG 52 moves out
May 15, 1940 - Ippesheim (SE of Würzburg) - 8./JG 52 moves out
May 18, 1940 - Ippesheim (SE Würzburg) - 1 Hawk 75 shot down south of Metz (1 total)
May 19, 1940 - Trier-Euren (NE of Luxembourg) - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 1, 1940 - Hoppstädten (East of Trier) - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 7, 1940 - Guise - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 8, 1940 - Clastres (South of St-Quentin) - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 9, 1940 - La Selve-Sissonne - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 13, 1940 - Hoppstädten (East of Trier) - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 18, 1940 - Neubiberg, Munich - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 25, 1940 - Neumünster (North of Hamburg) - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 26, 1940 - Jever - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 1, 1940 - Weneuchen (Southeast of Berlin) - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 21, 1940 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 22, 1940 - Coquelles - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 25, 1940 - Coquelles - Rall becomes Staffelkapitän of 8./JG 52
August 1, 1940 - Zerbst (Southeast of Magdeburg) - Promoted to Oberleutnant - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 7, 1940 - Neuruppin (Northwest of Berlin) - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 17, 1940 - Berlin-Schönwalde - 8./JG 52 moves out
October 12, 1940 - Liegnitz (West of Breslau/Wroclaw) - 8./JG 52 moves out
October 14, 1940 - Bucharest-Pipera - 8./JG 52 moves out
May 25, 1941 - Molaoi, Greece - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 10, 1941 - Tatoi - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 12, 1941 - Bucharest-Pipera - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 21, 1941 - Mizil, E. of Ploiesti - 8./JG 52 moves out
June 24, 1941 - Mizil - 1 DB-3 shot down east of Constanța (2 total)
June 25, 1941 - Mizil - 1 SB-2 shot down SE of Constanța (3 total)
June 26, 1941 - Mizil - 1 DB-3 shot down NE of Constanța (4 total)
August 1, 1941 - Bila Tserkva, SW of Kiev - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 4, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 3 I-16s shot down over Kiev (7 total)
August 6, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 1 I-16 shot down SE of Kiev (8 total)
August 9, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 1 SB-2 shot down SE of Kiev (9 total)
August 11, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 1 MiG-3 shot down east of Kaniv (10 total)
August 13, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 1 I-16 shot down NW of Kaniv (11 total)
August 14, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 1 I-16 shot down NW of Kaniv (12 total)
August 17, 1941 - Signajewka (Makiivka, SW of Cherkasy) - 1 I-15 shot down east of Kaniv (13 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 27, 1941 - Stschastliwaja (Shchaslyve, SE of Oleksandriya) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 30, 1941 - Stschastliwaja - 1 DB-3 shot down East of Dnepropetrovsk (14 total)
September 2, 1941 - Mironowka (Between Cherkasy and Bila Tserkva) - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 6, 1941 - Mironowka - 1 R-10 shot down North of Dereivka (15 total)
September 12, 1941 - Berislaw - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 15, 1941 - Kremenchuk - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 17, 1941 - Graditsch (Hradyz'k, NW of Kremenchuk) - 1 MiG-3 shot down SE Kiev (16 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 18, 1941 - Bila Tserkva - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 24, 1941 - Poltava - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 25, 1941 - Poltava - 1 Yak-1 shot down West of Kharkiv (17 total)
October 2, 1941 - Poltava - 1 Il-2 shot down NE of Poltava (18 total)
October 4, 1941 - Poltava - 2 R-10 shot down SE/SW of Valky (20 total)
October 5, 1941 - Poltava - 2 R-10 shot down W of Mertschik and N of Poltava (22 total)
October 14, 1941 - Poltava - 1 Il-2 shot down N of Poltava (23 total)
October 15, 1941 - Poltava - 1 Yak-1 shot down E of Bohodukhiv (24 total)
October 17, 1941 - Poltava - 1 Yak-1 shot down S of Kolomak (25 total)
October 23, 1941 - Chaplynka, SE of Kherson - 1 MiG-3 shot down S of Aleksandrovka (26 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
October 24, 1941 - Chaplynka - 1 I-15 + 1 I-16 shot down NE/SW of Cape Takyi (28 total)
October 31, 1941 - Chaplynka - 1 I-153 shot down NW of Alma-Tak (29 total)
November 2, 1941 - Taganrog - 8./JG 52 moves out
November 8, 1941 - Taganrog - 1 MiG-3 shot down SE of Azov (30 total)
November 9, 1941 - Taganrog - 1 I-16 shot down SE of Djakowi (31 total)
November 22, 1941 - Taganrog - 1 MiG-3 shot down SE of Agrafenowka (32 total)
November 23, 1941 - Taganrog - 1 Il-2 shot down SE of Rostov (33 total)
November 27, 1941 - Taganrog - 1 Yak-1 shot down NE of Agrafenowka (34 total)
November 28, 1941 - between Taganrog and Rostov - 1 MiG-3 + 1 I-16 shot down N/NW of Rostov (36 total) - Rall is shot down and breaks his back in 3 places
December 1(?), 1941 - Vienna, Austria - Transfered to a Hospital - Doctors said he was finished as a pilot
July 28, 1942 - Taganrog - Rall recovers and rejoins 8./JG 52 at Taganrog
July 29, 1942 - Rostov - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 31, 1942 - Malaja Orlowka (SE of Rostov?) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 2, 1942 - Jegorlyk (Egorlykskaya, SE of Rostov) - 1 MiG-1 + 1 I-153 shot down S of Salsk and S of Gorkaja Balka (38 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 3, 1942 - Jegorlyk - 1 MiG-1 shot down West of Armavir (39 total)
August 4, 1942 - Belaya Glina (SW of Salsk) - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Armavir (40 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 6, 1942 - Belaya Glina - 2 LaGG-3 + 2 Il-2 shot down SW of Armavir, N of Kurganinsk (44 total)
August 8, 1942 - Belaya Glina - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Kurganinsk (45 total)
August 10, 1942 - Armavir - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Krasnodar (46 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 13, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 Boston shot down SE of Pjatigorsk, S of Mineralnyie Wody (48 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 14, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 Boston shot down N of Karagatsch (49 total)

August 15, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 I-16 shot down N of Kachun (50 total)
August 16, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 I-16 shot down N of Kachun, N of Kuba (52 total)
August 17, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 LaGG-3 shot down N of Kuba (53 total)

August 18, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Nalchik (55 total)

August 19, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Argudan (56 total)

August 23, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 2 LaGG-3 shot down N of Georgjewsk, E of Gonschtak (58 total)

August 25, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Gonschtak (59 total)
August 27, 1942 - Gonschtakowka, N-NE of Mozdok - 1 MiG-1 shot down SE of Mozdok (60 total) - 8./JG 52 moves out
August 29, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Grozny (61 total)
August 30, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Mozdok (62 total)
September 1, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 2 LaGG-3 shot down S of Kalinowskaja (64 total)

September 2, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Kalinowskaja (65 total)

September 3, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - Rall is awarded the Knights Cross

September 4, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 MiG-1 shot down S of Mozdok (66 total)

September 6, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 2 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok (68 total)

September 7, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 Pe-2 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok (70 total)

September 8, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 Yak-7 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok (72 total)

September 9, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok (73 total)

September 10, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 2 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok, NW of Grozny (75 total)

September 12, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mozdok (76 total)

September 17, 1942 - Gonschtakowka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Mekenskaja (77 total)

September 19, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 8./JG 52 moves out
September 21, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 MiG-3 shot down south of Samakul (78 total)

September 22, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 Il-2 shot down S of Samakul, SW of Daiskoje (80 total)

September 25, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mekenskaja (81 total)

September 28, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 LaGG-3 shot down S of Wechnij-Kurp, S of Nishny Kurp (83 total)

September 29, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 LaGG-3 + 2 Il-2 shot down SE of Nishny Kurp, S of Sagopschin, W/E of Werchnij-Kurp and Niznhy Kurp (87 total)

September 30, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down S of Malgobek, SE of Werchne Atschakuli (90 total)

October 5, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 La-5 shot down E of Elchotowo (91 total)

October 10, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W/NW of Grozny, W of Bolkhov (93 total)

October 15, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Mundar-Jut (94 total)

October 18, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 La-5 shot down SE of Mozdok (95 total)

October 19, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 2 I-16 shot down W of Elchotowo (97 total)

October 22, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 3 LaGG-3 shot down around Nishny Kurp, W of Werchne Atschakuli (100 total)

October 30, 1942 - Soldatskaya - 1 MiG-1 shot down S of Salugarden (101 total)

November 26, 1942 - Wolfschanze, Lotzen (Hitler's eastern HQ) - Rall receives the oakleaves personally by Hitler
December 30, 1942 - Mineralny Wody - 8./JG 52 moves out - Not sure if Rall is there or in some sort of leave
January 1, 1943 - Armavir - 8./JG 52 moves out
January 15, 1943 - Krasnodar - 8./JG 52 moves out
February 8, 1943 - Nikolayev - 8./JG 52 moves out
March 15, 1943 - Kertsch IV - 8./JG 52 moves out
March 21, 1943 - Kertsch IV - 2 LaGG-3 shot down N of Slavyansk-na-Kuban (103 total)

March 24, 1943 - Kertsch IV - 2 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Anastasiewskaja (105 total)

March 26, 1943 - Kertsch IV - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Krymsk (107 total)

March 27, 1943 - Kertsch IV - 1 P-39 shot down S of Anastasiewskaja (108 total)

April 1, 1943 - Taman - 8./JG 52 moves out
April 9, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Kholmskaya (109 total)

April 10, 1943 - Taman - 1 P-39 shot down NW of Kholmskaya (110 total)

April 12, 1943 - Taman - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E of Slawjankaya (112 total)

April 18, 1943 - Taman - 3 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Gelendzhik, E of Kabardinka and SW of Kholmskaya (115 total)

April 20, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Gelendzhik (116 total)

April 21, 1943 - Taman - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E of Gelendzhik, Black Sea (118 total)

April 23, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down W of Gelendzhik, Black Sea (119 total)

April 27, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Krymsk (120 total)

April 28, 1943 - Taman - 1 Spitfire + 1 La-5 shot down NW of Krymsk (122 total)

April 29, 1943 - Taman - 1 Spitfire + 1 LaGG-3 shot down N of Abinsk, NE of Mertschanskaja (124 total)

April 30, 1943 - Taman - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Krymsk (126 total)

May 3, 1943 - Taman - 4 LaGG-3 + 1 P-39 shot down around Abinsk (131 total)

May 4, 1943 - Taman - 1 Spitfire + 1 P-39 shot down SE of Krymsk, N of Abinsk (133 total)

May 5, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 P-39 shot down E/SE of Krymsk (135 total)

May 6, 1943 - Taman - 1 B-25 + 2 LaGG-3 shot down around Krymsk (138 total)

May 7, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down W of Krymsk (139 total)

May 8, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Krymsk (140 total)

May 9, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Krymsk (141 total)

May 11, 1943 - Taman - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E/W of Abinsk (143 total)

May 21, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Gelendzhik, Black Sea (144 total)

May 23, 1943 - Taman - 1 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Abinsk (145 total)

July 3, 1943 - Ugrim, W-SW of Belgorod  - 8./JG 52 moves out
July 6, 1943 - Ugrim - Appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 52

July 7, 1943 - Ugrim - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E of Pawlowka, N of Jillinskij (147 total)

July 8, 1943 - Ugrim - 4 LaGG-3 shot down S of Wyshnaja, W/S of Kotschetowka, S of Prokhorovka (151 total)

July 9, 1943 - Ugrim - 3 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Prokhorovka, over Orlowka and Wesselij (154 total)

July 11, 1943 - Ugrim - 2 LaGG-3 shot down over Rshewtschik and Korytnoje (156 total)

July 12, 1943 - Ugrim - 1 La-5 shot down E of Snowilow (157 total)

July 14, 1943 - Orel - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Michailowka (158 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
July 15, 1943 - Orel - 1 LaGG-3 shot down N of Bolkhov (159 total)

July 17, 1943 - Orel - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W/E of Bolkhov (161 total)

July 20, 1943 - Iwanowska - III./JG 52 moves out
July 28, 1943 - Iwanowska - 4 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Bolkhov, W of Mszensk (165 total)

July 31, 1943 - Iwanowska - 2 LaGG-3 shot down S of Peschowa, SW of Bolkhov (167 total)

August 3, 1943 - Varvarovka - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W of Belgorod, SE of Tomarovka (169 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
August 4, 1943 - Varvarovka - 1 Il-2 shot down SE of Tomarovka (170 total)

August 5, 1943 - Varvarovka - 3 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Belgorod, NE of Tomarovka (173 total)

August 6, 1943 - Kharkiv-Rogan - III./JG 52 moves out
August 7, 1943 - Kharkiv-Rogan - 3 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Belgorod, SW of Dolpino (176 total)

August 9, 1943 - Kharkiv-Rogan - 1 La-5 shot down over Ternowaja (177 total)

August 11, 1943 - Kharkiv-Rogan - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Belograd (178 total)

August 12, 1943 - Kharkiv-South - 1 LaGG-3 shot dow NE of Udy (179 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
August 14, 1943 - Peretschepino - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Udy (180 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
August 15, 1943 - Peretschepino - 2 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Senoje, over Bohodukhiv (182 total)

August 17, 1943 - Peretschepino - 2 LaGG-3 shot down over Tichocki and Korowin-Jar (184 total)

August 18, 1943 - Peretschepino - 1 LaGG-3 shot down over Klenowo (185 total)

August 19, 1943 - Kutanikowo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down over Artemowka (186 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
August 20, 1943 - Kutanikowo - 3 LaGG-3 + 2 P-39 shot down around Kuybyshev, over Kalynivka and Marinowka (191 total)

August 21, 1943 - Kutanikowo - 1 Il-2 shot down SW of Kuybyshev (192 total)

August 24, 1943 - Matejewka - 3 LaGG-3 shot down over Amwrosijewka, Nikolajewka, W of Kuybyshev (195 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
August 25, 1943 - Matejewka - 1 LaGG-3 shot down W of Uspenskaja (196 total)

August 27, 1943 - Matejewka - 2 P-39 shot down over Pokorowo and Amwrosijewskaja (198 total)

August 29, 1943 - Matejewka - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Kuybyshev, W of Sinjewka (200 total)

September 2, 1943 - Stalino-Nord - III./JG 52 moves out
September 6, 1943 - Grischino - III./JG 52 moves out
September 7, 1943 - Boguslaw - III./JG 52 moves out
September 8, 1943 - Dnepropetrovsk - III./JG 52 moves out
September 12, 1943 - Dnepropetrovsk - Rall is awarded the swords for his knights cross

September 22, 1943 - Führerhauptquartier, Rastenburg - Rall receives the Swords from Hitler himself
September 24, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - III./JG 52 moves out
October 1, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 2 LaGG-3 shot down NW of Zaporizhia, over Nowo-Gupulowka (202 total)
October 2, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 1 LaGG-3 shot down over Krassnoarmejskoje (203 total)

October 3, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Zaporizhia (204 total)

October 4, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down E of Zaporizhia, over Bolshoj Tokmak (207 total)

October 7, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W of Schulgowka, NW of Mishorin-Rog (209 total)

October 9, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 4 LaGG-3 shot down S/NE of Kischenki, over Soloschino, Michailowka (213 total)

October 10, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 5 LaGG-3 shot down over Zaporozhia, Nowo-Iwankowka, Krassnoarmenjskoje, Bolschoj Tokmak and Slawgorod (218 total)

October 12, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 2 Il-2 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down N/NE of Zaporizhia (221 total)

October 15, 1943 - Novo-Zaporozhe - 3 LaGG-3 shot down around Zaporizhia (224 total)

October 16, 1943 - Malaja Beresowka / Alexandria - III./JG 52 moves out
October 19, 1943 - Kirovograd - III./JG 52 moves out
October 20, 1943 - Kirovograd - 1 P-39 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down over Werchne Dnjepprowsk, SW of Schletoje (226 total)

October 21, 1943 - Kirovograd - 1 P-39 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Piatykhatky, SW of Werchne Dnjepprowsk (228 total)

October 22, 1943 - Kirovograd - 2 P-39 + 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Lichowka, SW of Nikolajewka, E of Didenowka (231 total)

October 24, 1943 - Kirovograd - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down NE of Michailowk, over Gladkij, Ukrainowka (234 total)

October 25, 1943 - Kirovograd - 3 LaGG-3 shot down W of Melitopol, N/NW of Nowo-Nikolajewka (237 total)

October 26, 1943 - Kirovograd - 1 P-39 shot down W of Pjatichatki (238 total)

October 29, 1943 - Kirovograd - 2 P-39 shot down W of Selennoje, S of Annowka, Black Sea (240 total)

November 1, 1943 - Apostolovo - Promoted to Major - III./JG 52 moves out
November 5, 1943 - Apostolovo - 1 Yak-1 shot down S of Prokhorovka (241 total)

November 6, 1943 - Apostolovo - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W of Werchne Rogatschik, over Pawlowka (243 total)

November 15, 1943 - Apostolovo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down W of Annowka (244 total)

November 22, 1943 - Apostolovo - 2 LaGG-3 shot down W of Michailowka, SSE of Krinitschkij (246 total)
November 27, 1943 - Apostolovo - 3 LaGG-3 shot down over Nowo-Nikolajewka, Pokrowka, NW of Malaja-Beloserka (249 total)
November 28, 1943 - Apostolovo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Zaporizhia (250 total)
November 29, 1943 - Apostolovo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down S of Zaporizhia (251 total)
November 30, 1943 - Apostolovo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Sofiivka (252 total)
January 7, 1944 - Malaja Wiski - III./JG 52 moves out
January 10, 1944 - Nowo Krasnoje - III./JG 52 moves out
February 23, 1944 - Uman - III./JG 52 moves out
February 26, 1944 - Uman - 1 P-39 + 1 Il-2 shot down WSW Kirovograd, over Alekandrovka (254 total)

March 6, 1944 - Kalinowsky - III./JG 52 moves out
March 8, 1944 - Winniza-Ost - III./JG 52 moves out
March 10, 1944 - Winniza-Ost - 1 La-5 shot down SW of Kazatin (255 total)

March 12, 1944 - Proskurov - 2 La-5 shot down near Balaklcya (257 total) - III./JG 52 moves out
March 13, 1944 - Proskurov - 3 La-5 shot down around Balaklcya (260 total)

March 15, 1944 - Proskurov - 2 La-5 shot down NE of Andrejewka, near Balaklcya (262 total)

March 17, 1944 - Proskurov - 1 La-5 shot down near Andrejewka (263 total)

March 19, 1944 - Proskurov - 4 La-5 shot down NE of Andrejewka, NW of Proskuriv, S of Balaklcya (267 total)

March 21, 1944 - Proskurov - 1 La-5 shot down N of Balaklcya (268 total)

March 23, 1944 - Kamenets-Podolsk - III./JG 52 moves out
March 25, 1944 - Kolomyya, SW Ukraine  - III./JG 52 moves out
March 27, 1944 - Lemberg (L’viv)  - III./JG 52 moves out
March 29, 1944 - Lemberg (L’viv)  - 1 Pe-2 shot down NE of Brody (269 total)
April 6, 1944 - Roman, SW of Iasi, Romania  - III./JG 52 moves out
April 10, 1944 - Sevastopol-Chersones - III./JG 52 moves out
April 15, 1944 - Sevastopol-Chersones - 2 Yak-7 shot down NE of Sevastopol (271 total)
April 16, 1944 - Sevastopol-Chersones - 2 La-5 shot down NE/E of Sevastopol (273 total)
April 19, 1944 - Wunstorf, near Hanover - Transfered to Jagdgeschwader 11, as Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 11 "Reich Defence"
April 29, 1944 - Wunstorf, near Hanover - 1 P-38 shot down N of Hanover (274 total)
April 30, 1944 - Hustedt, N of Celle - II./JG 11 moves out
May 12, 1944 - Near Wetzlar -

Rall with shot off thumb

1 P-47 shot down over Wetzlar (275 total) - Rall is shot down by Col. Hubert Zemke. His cockpit, his engine, his cooler and his left had at the control stick are hit by .50 caliber bullets. Rall bails out and lands in a field

May 13(?), 1944 - Nassau, near Koblenz - Rall is taken to a hospital and his left thumb amputated (due to the onset of infections he would not be able to fly for months

November 1(?), 1944 - Nassau - Leaves the hospital

November(?) 15(?), 1944 - Königsburg-Neumark - Galland gives Rall command of a school for Squadron Leaders 

February 20, 1945 - Jüterbog-Waldlager - Appointed Commander of the JG300 

April 1(?), 1945 - Salzburg, Austria - JG 300 moves out

May 8(?), 1945 - Salzburg, Austria - Surrenders to the Americans
May 14(?), 1945 - Heidelberg POW camp - Taken to POW camp by the americans
May 25(?), 1945 - Bovingdon, near Hemel Hempstead - Taken to England to be interrogated about the Me-262
June(?) 1(?), 1945 - Near Cherbourg - Taken to another POW camp
June(?) 15(?), 1945 - RAF Tangmere - Two weeks at Tangmere answering questions, with Rudel
June(?) 20(?), 1945 - Near Cherbourg - Back to POW camp. Asks permition to go home to his wife and surprisingly it is granted
July(?) 1(?), 1945 - Recklingen, near Tübingen - Rall reunites with his wife Hertha
January(?) 1(?), 1953 - Stuttgart - Representative of Siemens in Southern Germany
January 1(?), 1956 - Bonn - Joins the Bundesluftwaffe =(changeflag)
August 1(?), 1957 - Luke AFB, Phoenix, Arizona - Gunnery training
January(?) 1(?), 1958 - Assigment to the Inspector for Fighter-Bombers
January(?) 1(?), 1964 - Paris - 6-months course at the NATO Defence College
July(?) 1(?), 1964 - Memmingen - Kommodore of JaboG 34
November 1(?), 1967 - Memmingen - Promoted to Generalmajor
January 1, 1971 - Wahn AB - Appointed Inspekteur der Luftwaffe
April 1, 1974 - Brussels - Appointed military attaché with NATO
October 13, 1975 - Bad Reichenhall - Günther Rall retires

August 1(?), 1994 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Signs autographs at the Oshkosh Air Show
April 24, 1999 - Washington D.C. - Panel discussion at the National Air and Space Museum's Langley Theatre

July 27(?), 2000 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Signs autographs at the Oshkosh Air Show
June 1(?), 2003 - Tikkakoski, Finland - Lecture at the Aviation Museum Society, in Finland
January(?) 1(?), 2004 - Bad Reichenhall - Writes his memoir, Mein Flugbuch (My flightbook)
November 26, 2004 - Rheinmünster-Söllingen - Rall visits the German-Canadian Museum in the Baden-Airpark
May 20, 2006 - Vantaa, Finland - Lecture at the Aviation Museum Society, in Finland
June(?) 1(?), 2006 - Bad Reichenhall - Back in Germany

July 27, 2007 - Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Signs autographs at the Oshkosh Air Show
October 2, 2009 - Bad Reichenhall - Günther Rall suffers a heart attack
October 4, 2009 - Bad Reichenhall - Günther Rall dies, aged 91 =(END)