Saturday 30 January 2016

Gerhard Barkhorn | Timeline

Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn (20 March 1919 – 8 January 1983) was the second most successful fighter ace of all time after fellow Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann. Barkhorn flew 1,104 combat sorties and was credited with 301 victories on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Red Air Force piloting the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190D-9. He flew with the famed Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—Fighter Wing 52), alongside fellow aces Erich Hartmann and Günther Rall.

March 20, 1919 - Königsberg - Gerhard Barkhorn is born
January(?) 1(?), 1937 - ? - Joins the Luftwaffe as Fahnenjunker
March 1, 1938 - ? - Begins flying training
March(?) 16(?), 1940 - Magdeburg-Ost - Finishes training and is posted to 3./JG2 Squadron =(START)
May 12, 1940 - Ferschweiler (South of Bitburg, Germany) - 3./JG2 moves out
May 14, 1940 - Bastogne, Belgium - 3./JG2 moves out
May 20, 1940 - Signy-le-Petit (NW of Charleville-Mezières) - 3./JG2 moves out
May 31, 1940 - Guise - 3./JG2 moves out
June 1, 1940 - Couvron (NW of Laon) - 3./JG2 moves out
June 13, 1940 - Oulchy-le-Chateau (South of Soissons) - 3./JG2 moves out
June 15, 1940 - Marigny (Sézanne) - 3./JG2 moves out
June 21, 1940 - Évreux - 3./JG2 moves out
August 1, 1940 - Nordholz - Assigned to 6./JG 52 on the Channel front
August 6, 1940 - Peuplingues - 6./JG 52 moves out
August 18, 1940 - Jever - 6./JG 52 moves out
August 30, 1940 - Aalborg, Denmark - 6./JG 52 moves out
September 1, 1940 - Husum - 6./JG 52 moves out
September 19, 1940 - Stade (West of Hamburg) - 6./JG 52 moves out
September 25, 1940 - Peuplingues - 6./JG 52 moves out
October 29, 1940 - Barkhorn is shot down over the English Channel, but is picked up by a schnellboat
November 5, 1940 - Mönchengladbach - 6./JG 52 moves out
December 22, 1940 - Leeuwarden, Netherlands - 6./JG 52 moves out
January 15, 1941 - Ypenburg, The Hague - 6./JG 52 moves out
February 10, 1941 - Berck-sur-Mer - 6./JG 52 moves out
February 26, 1941 - Mâle (Northeast of Le Mans) - 6./JG 52 moves out
March 6, 1941 - Maldegem (East of Brugges) - 6./JG 52 moves out
April 15, 1941 - Raversijde, Ostend - 6./JG 52 moves out
April 27, 1941 - Katwijk - 6./JG 52 moves out
May 24, 1941 - Raversijde - 6./JG 52 moves out
June 9, 1941 - Suwalki | Sobolewo, Poland - 6./JG 52 moves out
June 25, 1941 - Varena - 6./JG 52 moves out
June 28, 1941 - Molodelzno (Minsk) - 6./JG 52 moves out
July 2, 1941 - Molodelzno - 1 DB-3 shot down (1 total)
July 3, 1941 - Sloboda - 6./JG 52 moves out
July 5, 1941 - Lepel - 6./JG 52 moves out
July 12, 1941 - Kamary (Vitebsk) - 6./JG 52 moves out
July 28, 1941 - 
Kamary (Vitebsk) - 1 I-16 shot down (2 total)
July 29, 1941 - Kamary (Vitebsk) - 1 DB-3 shot down (3 total)
August 5, 1941 - Soltzy - 6./JG 52 moves out
August 19, 1941 -  Soltzy - 1 MiG-1 shot down (4 total)
August 20, 1941 - Spasskaja-Polist - 6./JG 52 moves out
August 22, 1941 - 
Spasskaja-Polist - 1 Il-2 shot down (5 total)
August 25, 1941 - Spasskaja-Polist - 1 MiG-1 + 1 I-153 shot down (7 total)
September 2, 1941 - Ljuban - 6./JG 52 moves out
September 23, 1941 - Ljuban - 1 MiG-1 shot down (8 total)
September 30, 1941 - Stabna - 6./JG 52 moves out
October 4, 1941 - Stabna - 1 DB-3 shot down (9 total)
October 12, 1941 - Dugino - 6./JG 52 moves out
October 16, 1941 - Kalinin-Süd(west) - 6./JG 52 moves out
October 30, 1941 - Staritza - 6./JG 52 moves out
November 4, 1941 - Rusa - 6./JG 52 moves out
November 30, 1941 - Klin - 6./JG 52 moves out - 6./JG 52 moves out - 1 MiG-3 shot down (10 total)
December 14, 1941 - Dugino - 6./JG 52 moves out
January 20, 1942 - Jesau - 6./JG 52 moves out
March 1, 1942 - Jesau - Barkhorn is transferred and apponted Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 4.Staffel of JG 52
April 14, 1942 - Pilsen - 4./JG 52 moves out
April 24, 1942 - Vienna-Schwechat - 4./JG 52 moves out
May 4, 1942 - Zürichtal/Crimea - 4./JG 52 moves out
May 14, 1942 - Kharkov-Süd - 4./JG 52 moves out
May 16, 1942 - Artemovsk - 4/JG 52 moves out - 1 MiG-1 shot down (11 total)
May 18, 1942 - Artemovsk - 1 R-5 shot down (12 total)
May 23, 1942 - Barwenkowo - 4./JG 52 moves out
May 25, 1942 - 
Barwenkowo - 1 Il-2 shot down (13 total)
May 26, 1942 - 
Barwenkowo - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 shot down east of Protopopowka (15 total)
May 27, 1942 - 
Barwenkowo - 1 Pe-2 + 1 MiG-1 shot down NE of Petrovskaja (17 total)
June 1, 1942 - Grakowo - 4./JG 52 moves out
June 5, 1942 - 
Grakowo - 1 MiG-1 shot down (18 total)
June 9, 1942 - 
Grakowo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (19 total)
June 11, 1942 - 
Grakowo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (20 total)
June 14, 1942 - 
Grakowo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (21 total)
June 22, 1942 - 
Grakowo - 5 LaGG-3 shot down over Kupiansk (26 total)
June 23, 1942 - 
Grakowo - 1 Yak-1 shot down (27 total)
June 24, 1942 - Grakowo - 2 LaGG-3 shot down (29 total)
June 25, 1942 - Grakowo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (30 total)
June 26, 1942 - Belyi-Kolodes - 4./JG 52 moves out  - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (31 total)
June 30, 1942 - 
Belyi-Kolodes - 2 LaGG-3 shot down (33 total)
July 1, 1942 - 
Belyi-Kolodes - 1 LaGG-3 + 1 Il-2 + 1 Hurricane + 1 Boston shot down (37 total)
July 2, 1942 - 
Belyi-Kolodes - 2 LaGG-3 shot down (39 total)
July 3, 1942 - Ssowy - 4./JG 52 moves out
July 4, 1942 - 
Ssowy - 2 LaGG-3 shot down (41 total)
July 5, 1942 - Ssowy - 1 Hurricane shot down (42 total)
July 6, 1942 - Ssowy - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (43 total)
July 8, 1942 - Artemowsk - 4./JG 52 moves out
July 9, 1942 - 
Artemowsk - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (44 total)
July 10, 1942 - Artemowsk - 1 LaGG-3 shot down (45 total)
July 14, 1942 - Chazepetowka - 4./JG 52 moves out
July 17, 1942 - Taganrog - 4./JG 52 moves out
July 19, 1942 - 
Taganrog - 3 LaGG-3 + 2 Hurricane + 1 I-16 shot down over Rostov (51 total)
July 20, 1942 - 
Taganrog - 5 LaGG-3 shot down (56 total)
July 21, 1942 - 
Taganrog - 1 I-16 shot down (57 total)
July 22, 1942 - Nowy Cholan - 4./JG 52 moves out  - 1 Hurricane shot down (58 total)
July 23, 1942 - 
Nowy Cholan - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 I-153 shot down (61 total)
July 24, 1942 - Nowy Cholan - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 I-16 shot down (64 total)
July 25, 1942 - Nowy Cholan - Barkhorn is wounded in combat on his Messerschmitt Bf 109F-4
July 26, 1942 - Olympiapark, Berlin - Taken to hospital, installed at the Olympiapark Berlin
August 23, 1942 - Olympiapark, Berlin - Barkhorn is awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross) in hospital for his 64 victories
October 7, 1942 - Maykop - Returns to action - 4 LaGG-3 shot down over Gunaiberg and NE of Tuapse (68 total)
October 9, 1942 - Maykop - 1 I-16 shot down S of Nelkokow (69 total)
October 20, 1942 - Maykop - 1 R-5 shot down SE of Tuapse (70 total)
October 24, 1942 - Ssoldatskaja - 4./JG 52 moves out
October 25, 1942 - Ssoldatskaja - 2 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Slepsowskaja (72 total)
October 26, 1942 - Ssoldatskaja
 - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E of Aponka, over Bataku-Jurt (74 total)
October 29, 1942 - Maykop - 4./JG 52 moves out  - 1 Yak-1 shot down N of Altebinal (75 total)
October 30, 1942 - Maykop - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 Yak-1 shot down S of Lazarevskoye, E of Schatschi and SW of Alexejewka (78 total)
November 3, 1942 - Maykop - 1 LaGG-3 shot down N of Tuapse (79 total)
November 10, 1942 - Maykop - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Lazarevskoye (80 total)
November 15, 1942 - Maykop - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SE of Lazarevskoye (81 total)
November 26, 1942 - Morosowskaja-West - 4./JG 52 moves out
November 28, 1942 - 
Morosowskaja-West - 1 P-40 shot down NE of Bussinowka (82 total)
November 30, 1942 - 
Morosowskaja-West - 1 P-40 + 1 LaGG-3 + 1 Yak-1 shot down W of Tundutow, S of Kauschino and N of Wertjatschi (85 total)
December 2, 1942 - 
Morosowskaja-West - 1 Yak-1 shot down S of Tundutow (86 total)
December 8, 1942 - 
Morosowskaja-West - 1 P-40 shot down S of Prudboy (87 total)
December 10, 1942 - 
Morosowskaja-West - 1 P-40 shot down east of Barizynskij (88 total)
December 11, 1942 - 
Morosowskaja-West - 3 Yak-1 shot down W/NW Kulpinskij (91 total)
December 12, 1942 - Simowniki - 4./JG 52 moves out
December 13, 1942 - Simowniki - 2 P-40 + 1 Il-2 shot down NW of Ssamochin, S of Kamenko and N of Tschilekow (94 total)
December 17, 1942 - Kutelnikowo - 4./JG 52 moves out  - 3 Yak-1 shot down W of Abganerovo, N of Shutov 2, E of Werch (97 total)
December 18, 1942 - Kutelnikowo - 2 Yak-1 shot down E of Werch, W of Shutowo (99 total)
December 19, 1942 - Kutelnikowo - 2 P-40 shot down S of Sety and S of Turguta (101 total)
December 20, 1942 - Kutelnikowo - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Gratschij (102 total)
December 26, 1942 - Simowniki - 4./JG 52 moves out
December 30, 1942 - Gigant - 4./JG 52 moves out
January 9, 1943 - Gigant - 2 Yak-1 shot down NW of Zimovniki, over Remontnaja (104 total)
January 10, 1943 - Gigant - 1 Yak-1 shot down over Remontnaja (105 total)
January 11, 1943 - Gigant - Barkhorn is awarded the Oak Leaves (Eichenlaub) for his Knight's Cross, after reaching 105 victories
January 20, 1943 - Ssernowoje - 4./JG 52 moves out
January 22, 1943 - Rostov - 4./JG 52 moves out
February 1, 1943 - Nikolayev - 4./JG 52 moves out
February 4, 1943 - 
Nikolayev - 1 Yak-4 shot down NE of Korsetschy-Chomuty (106 total)
February 7, 1943 - 
Nikolayev - 1 Il-2 shot down NE of Budjonowka (107 total)
February 11, 1943 - 
Nikolayev - 2 LaGG-3 + 1 I-16 + I-153 shot down SW of Eriwanskaja, SE/NE Gelendzhik and SE of Novorossiysk (111 total)
February 12, 1943 - 
Nikolayev - 2 Yak-1 + 2 I-16 shot down SE/E of Kabardinka, SE of Peltawskaja and NW of Iwanowskaja (115 total)
February 13, 1943 - 
Nikolayev - 1 Yak-1 shot down NW of Georgije, Afipskaja (116 total)
February 22, 1943 - 
Nikolayev - 2 LaGG-3 shot down E of Schirokoja-Balka (118 total)
February 26, 1943 - Nikolayev - 1 LaGG-3 shot down SW of Kabardinka (119 total)
February 27, 1943 - 
Nikolayev - 1 Yak-1 shot down NW of Staromyschastowskaja (120 total)
April 27, 1943 - Anapa - 4./JG 52 moves out
April 28, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 LaGG-3 shot down E of Mingrelskaja (121 total)
April 29, 1943 - 
Anapa - 3 LaGG-3 shot down NE of Mingrelskaja, NW of Nowo-Iwanowskoje and N of Kholmskaya (124 total)
April 30, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 Spitfire + 1 LaGG-3 shot down N of Kholmskaya, SW of Usun (126 total)
May 9, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 LaGG-3 shot down over Kruglik (127 total)
May 28, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 Spitfire + 1 Yak-1 shot down SE/E Kijewskoje (129 total)
May 29, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 Yak-1 + 1 Il-2 shot down NW of Krymskaja, E of Kijewskoje (131 total)
May 31, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 P-39 + Yak-1 shot down S of Slawjanskaja, NW of Krymskaja (133 total)
June 8, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 LaGG-3 shot down N of Anastasiewskaja (134 total)
June 10, 1943 - Anapa - 3 La-5 shot down over Abinskaja, N of Kijewskoje, E of Krymskaja (137 total)
July 30, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 Yak-1 shot down SE of Kijewskoje (138 total)
August 2, 1943 - 
Anapa - 2 Yak-1 shot down E of Wagoltschik and over Kuybyshev (Samara, near Sumy) (140 total)
August 4, 1943 - 
Anapa - 2 La-5 shot down over Belgorod (142 total)
August 5, 1943 - 
Anapa - 2 Yak-1 + 1 La-5 shot down over Belgorod (145 total)
August 7, 1943 - 
Anapa - 3 La-5 + 1 Yak-1 shot down over Melinowka, Dorogoschtsch, Protopopowka and Sergejewka (149 total)
August 8, 1943 - 
Anapa - 2 Il-2 shot down over Bessonowka (151 total)
August 12, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 La-5 shot down E of Bogodacha (152 total)
August 14, 1943 - Gostagajewskaja - 4./JG 52 moves out
August 21, 1943 - 
Gostagajewskaja - 1 La-5 + 1 Il-2 shot down over Kurykitschewo, E of Kalinowka (154 total)
August 22, 1943 - 
Gostagajewskaja - 1 La-5 shot down S of Krasnij-Oskol (155 total)
August 23, 1943 - 
Gostagajewskaja - 4 victories 4 La-5 shot down over Dolegaskaja, E of Krassnij-Oskol and E of Kamyschewicha (159 total)
August 24, 1943 - Anapa, Black Sea, W of Krasnodar - 4./JG 52 moves out  - 1 La-5 + 1 Yak-1 shot down E/S of Izium (161 total)
August 26, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 Il-2 shot down NW of Anastasijewskaja (162 total)
September 1, 1943 - 
Anapa - Gerhard Barkhorn is appointed Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 52
September 2, 1943 - Anapa - 1 Yak-9 shot down N of Besljudowka (163 total)
September 4, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 Il-2 shot down N of Kotelwa (164 total)
September 5, 1943 - 
Anapa - 2 La-5 shot down (166 total)
September 6, 1943 - Anapa - 3 Yak-1 shot down NW/E of Taranowka and W of Ssokolowo (169 total)
September 8, 1943 - 
Anapa - 2 La-5 + 1 Il-2 shot down W of Andrejewka,E/SE Taranowka (172 total)
September 9, 1943 - 
Anapa - 1 La-5 + 1 Yak-1 shot down (174 total)
September 13, 1943 - Anapa - 2 Yak-1 shot down NW of Taranowka (176 total)
September 20, 1943 - Anapa 1 R-5 shot down (177 total)
October 2, 1943 - Kertsch - II./JG 52 moves out
October 25, 1943 - Uman - II./JG 52 moves out
November 6, 1943 - Reichshof - II./JG 52 moves out
November 15, 1943 
Reichshof - 2 Yak-1 shot down NW of Taman (179 total)
November 16, 1943 - Reichshof - 2 P-39 + 1 Yak-1 shot down E of Bakssy (182 total)
November 19, 1943 - 
Reichshof - 2 Yak-1 + 1 P-39 shot down S of Kerch, W of Taman (185 total)
November 20, 1943 - Reichshof - 2 Yak-1 + 1 P-39 shot down over Kerch and Kolonka (188 total)
November 21, 1943 - 
Reichshof - 1 Yak-9 + 1 Yak-1 shot down NW of Bakssy, NE of Bulganak (190 total)
November 26, 1943 - Reichshof - 3 Yak-1 shot down SW/SE of Kerch (193 total)
November 27, 1943 - 
Reichshof - 1 Yak-1 shot down east of Eltigen (194 total)
November 28, 1943 - 
Reichshof - 3 Yak-1 shot down E of Eltigen (197 total)
November 29, 1943 - Reichshof - 1 P-39 + 1 Yak-1 shot down W of Cape Taky and SE of Eltigen (199 total)
November 30, 1943 - Reichshof - 1 Yak-1 shot down W of Kolonka (200 total)
December 1, 1943 - Bagerowo, W of Kerch - II./JG 52 moves out - 1 Il-2 shot down SE of Eltigen (201 total)
December 2, 1943 - 
Bagerowo - 4 Yak-1 + 1 P-39 + 1 Il-2 shot down over Kossa Tusla, S/E Eltigen, Kamysh Burun and NW of Cape Takyi (207 total)
December 4, 1943 - 
Bagerowo - 2 Il-2 shot down E of Eltigen (209 total)
December 6, 1943 - 
Bagerowo - 1 Yak-1 + 1 Il-2 shot down W of Kossal Tusla, SE of Eltigen (211 total)
December 9, 1943 - 
Bagerowo - 1 Yak-1 + 1 Il-2 shot down S of Dshankoj, E of Kolonka (213 total)
December 17, 1943 - 
Bagerowo - 1 P-39 shot down NE of Bakssy (214 total)
December 27, 1943 - 
Bagerowo - 1 P-39 shot down NW of Bakssy (215 total)
December 28, 1943 - 
Bagerowo - 5 Yak-1 + 1 P-39 + 1 Il-2 shot down over Kertch, N of Bakssy, W/E of Cape Khroni, near Dshankoj and N of Cape Warsowka (222 total)
December 29, 1943 - 
Bagerowo - 2 Yak-1 + 1 Yak-9 + 1 P-39 shot down N of Katerles, E of Opassnaja, S of Bulganak and N of Dshankoj (226 total)
December 30, 1943 - 
Bagerowo - 2 Yak-1 shot down N/E Bulganak (228 total)
January 1, 1944 - 
Bagerowo - 3 Pe-2 + 1 Yak-1 shot down over Cape Tarchan, Cape Khroni and over the sea east of Kerch (232 total)
January 3, 1944 - 
Bagerowo - 1 Yak-1 shot down over Iljitsch (233 total)
January 12, 1944 - Bagerowo - 1 Il-2 shot down E of Bulganak (234 total)
January 18, 1944 - 
Bagerowo - 1 P-39 shot down over Kertsch (235 total)
January 23, 1944 - 
Bagerowo - 2 Yak-1 + 1 P-39 shot down around Kerch and Majak - Barkhorn completes 1,000 combat missions (238 total)
January 24, 1944 - 
Bagerowo - 1 Yak-1 shot down over Cape Tarchan (239 total)
January 25, 1944 - 
Bagerowo - 1 P-39 shot down over Kamysh Burun (240 total)
January 26, 1944 - Bagerowo - 1 P-39 shot down (241 total)
January 28, 1944 - Bagerowo - 1 P-39 shot down over Majak-Bakny (242 total)
February 10, 1944 - 
Bagerowo - 3 Yak-9 shot down E of Bulganak and over Bagerowo (245 total)
February 12, 1944 - 
Bagerowo - 2 Yak-9 + 2 Yak-1 shot down over Kerch, Majak-Bakny, NE of Bulganak, SE of Rusa (249 total)
Gerd Barkhorn receives congratulations for his 250th victory
February 13, 1944 - Bagerowo - 1 Yak-1 shot down over Adzymuskaj (250 total)
February 20, 1944 - Sarabus (Hvardiiske, Crimea) - II./JG 52 moves out
February 24, 1944 - Bagerowo - II./JG 52 moves out
February 25, 1944 - Bagerowo - 1 Pe-2 shot down (251 total)
February 27, 1944 - Grammatikowo - II./JG 52 moves out
March 2, 1944 - Grammatikowo - Barkhorn is awarded the "Schwerten" (Swords) to his Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
April 4, 1944 - Obersalzberg, Berchtesgaden, Germany - In Germany to receive the "Schwerten"
April 11, 1944 - Sevastopol-Chersones - II./JG 52 moves out
April 15, 1944 - Toksanie - II./JG 52 moves out
April 16, 1944 - Zilistea (Jiliște, Romania) - II./JG 52 moves out
April 24, 1944 - 
Zilistea - 1 Yak-7 + 1 Boston shot down over Sevastopol and Balaklava (253 total)
April 26, 1944 - 
Zilistea - 3 Yak-7 shot down S of Sevastopol, over Belbek (256 total)
April 27, 1944 - 
Zilistea - 1 Yak-7 shot down over Belbek/Sevastopol (257 total)
April 28, 1944 - 
Zilistea - 3 Yak-7 shot down E/SE of Sevastopol (260 total)
May 1, 1944 - 
Zilistea - 1 Yak-7 shot down S of Sevastopol (Balaklava) (261 total)
May 4, 1944 - 
Zilistea - 1 Yak-7 shot down SE of Sevastopol (262 total)
May 5, 1944 - Zilistea - 1 Yak-7 + 1 Il-2 shot down NE of Sevastopol, over Katscha (264 total)
May 6, 1944 - 
Zilistea - 1 Yak-7 shot down over Katscha (265 total)
May 8, 1944 - 
Zilistea - 1 Yak-7 + 1 Il-2 shot down over Balaklava, S of Sevastopol (267 total)
May 30, 1944 - Zilistea - 2 P-39 shot down N of Iasi, S of Tudora (269 total)
May 31, 1944 - 
Zilistea | Husi - 1 Yak-9 + 1 Yak-3 + 1 P-39 + 1 Il-2 shot down over Husi, S of Iasi, S of Tudora and S of Nyregynaza - Barkhorn is shot down and severely wounded in his 6th sortie of the day, escorting Rudel (aparently by soviet ace Pokryshkin). He is taken to a field hospital in Husi (273 total)
June 10(?), 1944 - Bad Wiessee, Southern Bavaria - Evacuated to Bad Wiessee for convalescence
September 9, 1944 - Bad Wiessee - Guest at Erich Hartmann's marriage
October 20(?), 1944 - Tiakta-Kanez, Hungary - Barkhorn leaves the hospital and returns to combat missions
October 26, 1944 - Tiakta-Kanez - 1 Yak-3 shot down S of Nyregynaza (274 total)
October 31, 1944 - Ferihery, Hungary - II./JG 52 moves out
November 2, 1944 - Csor, Hungary - II./JG 52 moves out
November 7, 1944 - Budaörs, Hungary - II./JG 52 moves out
653 victories together!!! Gerhard Barkhorn with the highest scoring
fighter pilot in Air war history, Erich Hartmann
November 14, 1944 - Budaörs - 2 Yak-9 shot down over Jászberény (276 total)
November 16, 1944 Budaörs - 3 Il-2 + 2 Yak-9 shot down over Jászberény and SW of Gyöngyös (281 total)
November 17, 1944 Budaörs - 2 La-5 shot down E-NW of Budapest, SW of Gyöngyös (283 total)
November 23, 1944 Budaörs - 1 Il-2 shot down (284 total)
November 24, 1944 Budaörs - 1 Pe-2 shot down (285 total)
December 9, 1944 - Csor - II./JG 52 moves out
December 22, 1944 - Veszprem - II./JG 52 moves out
December 25, 1944 
- Veszprem - 2 Yak-9 shot down (287 total)
December 29, 1944 - Veszprem - 1 Il-2 + 1 Boston shot down (289 total)
January 1, 1945 - Bobolnapusta - II./JG 52 moves out
January 2, 1945 - 
Bobolnapusta -2 Il-2 + 1 Yak-9 shot down (292 total)
January 3, 1945 - Bobolnapusta - 2 Yak-9 + 2 Il-2 shot down (296 total)
January 4, 1945 - Bobolnapusta - 3 La-5 + 1 Yak-9 shot down (300 total)
January 5, 1945 - Bobolnapusta - 1 La-5 shot down (301 total)
January 16, 1945 - Sorau (Zary) - E of Cottbus - Barkhorn is transfered to the command of JG 6 Squadron in the Reich Defence sector (Reichverteidigung)
February 10, 1945 - Welzow, Niederlausitz (SW of Cottbus) - JG6 moves out
February 17, 1945 - Welzow, Niederlausitz (SW of Cottbus) - Photographed in his FW190D-9
March 1, 1945 - Reichenberg, Wurzburg - JG6 moves out
April 10, 1945 - Bad Wiessee, Bavaria - Barkhorn leaves the command to complete treatment in the hospital
April 15(?), 1945 - Munich-Riem - Barkhorn joins Adolf Galland's Squadron of "experten", Jagdverband 44
April 21, 1945 - Munich-Riem - On his second mission with the Me-262 jet, Barkhorn is forced to return to base with engine problems. During the forced landing, Barkhorn is wounded as the canopy closes on his neck, almost killing him. (Back to hospital at Bad Wiessee?)
May(?) 14(?), 1945 - Bad Wiessee, Bavaria - Not interely clear if Barkhorn is captured in Hospital or in the airbase. 14th is the day of Galland's capture
September 1(?), 1945 - ? - Barkhorn is released from allied captivity
January(?) 1(?), 1956 - ? - Barkhorn joins the Bundesluftwaffe
March 13, 1956 - RAF Valley, Wales - Undergoing refresher training
September 1, 1957 - Nörvenich, Germany - Appointed Commander of Jabo 31 "Boelcke"
December 16, 1962 - Nörvenich - End of commission as Commander of Jabo 31
October 13, 1965 - RAF Raynham, Norfolk - While flying a Hawker Siddeley Kestrel, he crash-lands at RAF Raynham and is rescued from the jet
November 30, 1965 - Nörvenich(?) - Flies the Hawker-Siddely Kestrel for the Tripartite evaluation squadron
January(?) 1(?), 1969 - Promoted to Brigadegeneral
September 30, 1975 - Tegernsee, South of Munich - Barkhorn retires
January 6, 1983 - near Cologne - During a winter storm on an autobahn,  Barkhorn and his wife Christl are involved in a car crash. Christl dies instantly as Gerhard is taken unconscious to Hospital 
January 8, 1983 - Frechen-Köln - Gerhard Barkhorn dies in hospital, aged 63, of wounds sustained in a car crash two days earlier. =(END)