Bartholomew Roberts (17 May 1682 – 10 February 1722) was born John Roberts, a Welsh pirate who raided ships off the Americas and West Africa between 1719 and 1722. He was the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy as measured by vessels captured, taking over 470 prizes in his career. He is also known as Black Bart (Welsh: Barti Ddu), but this name was never used in his lifetime, and also risks confusion with Black Bart of the American West. (Wikipedia) May 17, 1682 - Casnewydd Bach, Pembrokeshire, Wales - Bartholomew Roberts is born June 1(?), 1719 - Anomabu (Annamaboa), Ghana - third mate John Roberts was serving aboard the "Princess of London" that was negotiating the purchase of slaves off the coast of Ghana. The ship was attacked and captured by the pirate Howell Davis, and many of its crew were forced into joining Davis' crew. Among these new recruits was John Roberts, who proceeded to adopt the new name Bartholomew Roberts =(START) June 19, 1719 - Principe Island - Howell Davies is killed and Roberts elected to succeed him August(?) 20(?), 1719 - Bight of Africa - Roberts decides to cross the Atlantic to Brazil September(?) 10(?), 1719 - Fernando de Noronha Island - Roberts reaches Fernando de Noronha after less than a month crossing the Atlantic September(?) 15(?), 1719 - Brazilian Coast - Roberts spends 9 weeks in the Brazilian coast without capturing any ships October(?) 15(?), 1719 - Salvador, Brazil - Roberts sneaks into the anchorage at night and overpowers the crew of the richest ship in a fleet of 42, the "Sagrada Familia" galleon November 1(?), 1719 - Île du Diable, French Guyana - Anchored at Devil's Island with 3 vessels including a portuguese treasure galleon. When a sail appears, Roberts gives chase. His deputy Walter Kennedy grabs the opportunity to sail away with the treasure December(?) 1(?), 1719 - Off Tobago - Roberts sails to Tobago, where he captures a sloop February(?) 1(?), 1720 - Off Barbados - Captures 3 more vessels off Barbados February 26, 1720 - Off Barbados(?) - Attacked by Barbados warships. Combat. Heads to Dominica to repair the ship - Flag change March 1(?), 1720 - Dominica - Roberts careens his sloop in Dominica and evades Martiniquan pirate hunters May 1(?), 1720 - North Atlantic - Heading north to Newfoundland June 21, 1720 - Trepassey, Newfoundland - Roberts attacks the harbour of Trepassey - 22 merchants captured July 1(?), 1720 - Grand Banks - After being rejoined by La Palisse, Roberts cruises the Grand Banks, capturing several more prizes before sailing southward again July 13, 1720 - Newfoundland Banks - Roberts takes the merchant "Samuel". After plundering it, forces almost all crew to join the pirates at gunpoint. Let's the captain go when another sail is spotted August 25(?), 1720 - Off South Carolina - Captures a sloop off South Carolina September 5(?), 1720 - La Désirade (Carriacou) - Returns to the West Indies. Careening the ship at Carriacou September 30(?), 1720 - Basse Terre - Roberts is joined by La Palisse and together they attack Basseterre, destroying the town and capturing 2 ships October(?) 4(?), 1720 - St.Barthelemy Island - Roberts and La Palisse raid the Island of St.Barthelemy. Starts operating from the Virgin Islands, where he captures a brig, his new "Royal Fortune" October 25, 1720 - Off St.Lucia - Roberts captures 15 french and english ships in the next 3 days, including his third "Royal Fortune" November 1(?), 1720 - Off St.Lucia(?) - Departs towards Bermuda, in the north November(?), 20(?) - Bermuda - Roberts reach Bermuda January 18, 1721 - Bermuda(?) - Brutal fight with a 300-ton dutch slaver with 24 guns. The pirates prevail March(?) 25(?), 1721 - Bermuda - Roberts decides to cross the Atlantic to Cape Verde April 18, 1721 - Atlantic Ocean - While sailing to West Africa, Thomas Anstis leaves Roberts in the night for the Caribbean May 30(?), 1721 - Cape Verde Islands - Roberts arrives to Cape Verde, where he takes on water and provisions June 5(?), 1721 - Senegal River - Makes african landfall in the Senegal River, where 2 sloops are captured, one of them renamed "Ranger" June 12, 1721 - Sierra Leone - Roberts arrives to Sierra Leone. Spends 6 weeks careening the ships and carousing on shore August 8, 1721 - River Cess (Point Cestos), Liberia - Captures 2 large ships, one of them the frigate Onslow. Some soldiers join the pirates. The Onslow becomes the fourth and last "Royal Fortune" October 1(?), 1721 - Calabar - Reaches Calabar and takes 3 slaveships. Local hostility forces the pirates to head West January 2(?), 1722 - Off Cape Appolonia, Ivory Coast - Roberts captures 2 slaveships
Roberts and the "Royal Fortune" at Ouidah
January 11, 1722 - Ouidah / Whydah (Banjul) - Roberts enters the Ouidah Harbour and captures 11 slaveships, burns the "Porcupine" with the cargo of slaves aboard February 5, 1722 - Cape Lopez, Gabon - Chaloner Ogle's HMS Swallow detects the pirates and captures the "ranger" February 10, 1722 - Off Cape Lopez, Gabon - Death of Bartholomew Roberts in combat against the returning HMS Swallow =(END)
Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe. The publication of this model in his book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres) just before his death in 1543 is considered a major event in the history of science, triggering the Copernican Revolution and making an important contribution to the Scientific Revolution. (Wikipedia)
February 19, 1473 - Torun, Royal Prussia - Mikolaj Kopernik is born - Royal Prussia, Kingdom of Poland
October(?) 1(?), 1491 - Kraków - Copernicus matriculates at the University of Kraków =(START)
September(?) 1(?), 1495 - Kraków - Without taking a degree, Copernicus leaves the University of the court of his uncle, Prince-Bishop of Warmia
November(?) 1(?), 1495 - Lidzbark Warminski - The Prince-Bishop obtains a post in the Warmia Canonry to his nephew, Copernicus
June(?) 1(?), 1496 - Lidzbark Warminski - Copernicus' installation is delayed and he departs to Bologna to study
October(?) 1(?), 1496 - Bologna - Arrival in Bologna
January 6, 1497 - Bologna - Copernicus matriculates at the University of Bologna
March 9, 1497 - Bologna - Copernicus conducts a memorable observation of the occultation of Aldebaran, the brightest star in the Taurus constellation, by the moon
October 20, 1497 - Bologna - While at Bologna, Copernicus receives the News that he formelly succeded to the Canonry of Warmia which was granted to him two years earlier
April(?) 1(?), 1500 - Rome - Copernicus goes to Rome for an apprenticeship at the Papal Curia
November 6, 1500 - Rome - Copernicus observes a lunar eclipse at the Papal Curia
April(?) 1(?), 1501 - Bologna - Copernicus stops briefly at Bologna on his way to Poland
July 28, 1501 - Lidzbark Warminski - Obtains a license to study another two years in Italy
September(?) 15(?), 1501 - Padua, Italy - Copernicus arrives in Padua. January 10, 1503 - Padua - Copernicus adds a sinecure at the Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross in Wrocław, Silesia. May 31, 1503 - Ferrara - journeys to Ferrara where, after passing the obligatory examinations, he is granted the degree of doctor of canon law July 1, 1503 - Padua - End of his studies in Padua September(?) 1(?), 1503 - Lidzbark Warminski - Definitive arrival to Poland. Copernicus becomes secretary and physician of his uncle
January(?) 1(?), 1506 - Malbork - Visits the town with his uncle January(?) 1(?), 1507 - Elblag - Visits the town with his uncle January 24, 1507 - Kraków - Copernicus attends the Coronation of Sigismund I January 1(?), 1510 - Poznan - Visits the town with his uncle January(?) 1(?), 1512 - Frombork - Copernicus moves to Frombork - house outside the city walls January 19, 1512 - Sztum - Visits the town with his uncle. They receive delegates from Danzig April 1(?), 1512 - Frombork - Participates on the election of Fabian of Lossainen as Prince-Bishop of Warmia (after his uncle's death) January(?) 1(?), 1514 - Frombork - Copernicus purchases the northwest tower in the Frombork Fortress January 1, 1516 - Olsztyn - Copernicus starts residing at the Olsztyn Castle, as an economic administrator of Warmia January 1(?), 1520 - Frombork - The fortress of Frombork is attacked by the Teutonic Knights. Copernicus' instruments are destroyed. January 1(?), 1521 - Olsztyn - Siege of Olsztyn by the Teutonic Knights. Copernicus directs the town's defences February 1(?), 1521 - Olsztyn - End of the siege of Olsztyn July 1, 1537 - Frombork - Copernicus participates on the election of a succesor Prince-Bishop of Warmia April 13, 1541 - Königsberg - Copernicus is summoned by Duke Albert to attend his counsellor George von Kunheim, who had fallen gravely ill. May 3, 1541 - Königsberg - Copernicus departs to Frombork June 1, 1541 - Frombork - Returns to Frombork May 24, 1543 - Frombork - Mikolaj Kopernik dies, aged 70 =(END)
James Edgar Johnson (9 March 1915 – 30 January 2001), nicknamed "Johnnie", was a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot and flying ace, who flew and fought during the Second World War. Johnson was credited with 34 individual victories over enemy aircraft, as well as seven shared victories, three shared probable, 10 damaged, three shared damaged and one destroyed on the ground. Johnson flew 700 operational sorties and engaged enemy aircraft on 57 occasions. (based on Wikipedia)
March 9, 1915 - Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire - James Edgar Johnson is born
January(?) 1(?), 1937 - Nottingham - Qualifies as a civil engineer from the University of Nottingham
January(?) 1(?), 1938 - Chingford(?) - Breaks his collarbone playing rugby for Chingford Rugby Club
August 1(?), 1939 - ? - Johnson is accepted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
September 1(?), 1939 - Cambridge - Arrives in Cambridge for Flight Training
December 1(?), 1939 - Cambridge - Begins initial training at Elementary Flying Training School
February 29, 1940 - Cambridge - Johnson flies solo for the first time on Tiger Moth
March 15, 1940 - Cambridge - Johnson passes flying test
April 24, 1940 - Cambridge - Johnson passes another flying test
May 6, 1940 - Cambridge - Chief Flying instructor passes Johnson
August 7, 1940 - RAF Hawarden, Wales - Completes training on instruments, navigation, night-flying and forced landings
August 19, 1940 - RAF Hawarden, Wales - Flies a Spitfire for the first time
August 28, 1940 - RAF Hawarden - Johnson completes training, despite collarbone injury
September 6, 1940 - RAF Coltishall (NE of Norwich) - Johnson is posted to No.616 Squadron =(START)
September 11, 1940 - RAF Coltishall - Flies a X-raid patrol and qualifies for Battle of Britain Clasp October(?) 1(?), 1940 - Rauceby (West of Boston, UK) - Forced to choose between surgery or flying tiger moths. Misses Battle of Britain December 28, 1940 - RAF Coltishall - Johnson returns to the squadron after operation December 31, 1940 - RAF Coltishall - Johnson's fitness to fly is tested and he passes January 1(?), 1941 - RAF Coltishall - Returns to operational flying in 616 Squadron, part of Tangmere Wing January 15, 1941 - off North Coates - Johnson takes off in mission to cover a Convoy and damages a Dornier Do-17 February 22, 1941 - Johnson damages a Bf110 February 29, 1941 - Tangmere (East of Portsmouth) - Johnson's Squadron is moved to RAF Tangmere on the Channel coast May 6, 1941 - Johnson is involved in dogfight with Bf109Fs led by Werner MÖLDERS June 26, 1941 - Near North Coates -1 Bf 109 shot down near North Coates (1 total) July 4, 1941 - over Gravelines -1 Bf 109 damaged over Gravelines July 6, 1941 - South of Dunkirk -1 Bf 109 shot down south of Dunkirk (2 total) July 14, 1941 - over Fauquembergues -1 Bf 109 shot down over Fauquembergues (3 total) July 21, 1941 - over Merville -1 Bf 109 shared with Officer Hepple over Merville. Looses Wingman July 23, 1941 - South of Boulogne -1 Bf 109 damaged South of Boulogne in an air battle in which Adolf Galland is wounded August 9, 1941 - Near Dover -Mission where Douglas BADER is lost - 1 Bf 109 shot down over Béthune (4 total) + 1 damaged August 21, 1941 -Probable Bf 109 destroyed East of Le Touquet September 4, 1941 -1 Bf 109 shared probable over Le Touquet September 21, 1941 - near Le Touquet -2 Bf 109 shot down over Le Touquet (6 total) January 31, 1942 - RAF Kings Cliffe -The 616th squadron moves to Kings Cliffe April 1(?), 1942 - RAF Kings Cliffe - Offensive operations restart, now on the Spitfire V April 15, 1942 - over Le Touquet -1 FW190 damaged over Le Toquet May 25, 1942 - near RAF Kings Cliffe - Engages a Do217 and lets rookies attack it - only damaged June 26, 1942 - RAF Kings Cliffe - Awarded a Bar to his DFC July(?) 1(?), 1942 - RAF Kings Cliffe - The Spitfires Mk.IX begin arriving July 10, 1942 - RAF Kings Cliffe - Promoted to Squadron Leader - given command of 610 Squadron August 1(?) - RAF West Malling - Preparations for a major operation "Jubilee" at Dieppe August 19, 1942 - over Dieppe -1 Fw 190 shot down over over Dieppe + 1 shared Fw 190 + 1 shared Bf 109F (7 total) August 20, 1942 - off french coast -1 Fw 190 probable off French Coast September 1(?) - RAF Castletown - Squadron is moved to protect the Royal Navy at Scapa Flow November 14, 1942 - Norwich - Marries Pauline Ingate during home leave
Johnson and his Spitfire Mk.IX
December 26, 1942 - RAF Kenley - Johnson takes command of the No.144 Wing (canadians) - Spitfires Mk.IX February 13, 1943 - near Boulogne -1 Fw 190 probable near Boulogne March 22, 1943 - RAF Kenley - Test flight - selects a new aircraft - Spitfire Mk.IX April 3, 1943 - over Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais -1 Fw 190 shot down over Montreuil, Pas-de-Calais (8 total) April 5, 1943 - over Ostend-Ghent -3 Fw 190s damaged over Ostend-Ghent area May 11, 1943 - over Gravelines -1 Fw 190 shot down over Gravelines (9 total) May 13, 1943 - over Berck-Le Touquet -1 Fw 190 shot down + 1 damaged over Berck-Le Touquet (10 total) May 14, 1943 - over Nieuwpoort -Escorting B-17's. 1 Fw 190 shot down near Nieuwpoort (11 total) June 1, 1943 - over Somme estuary -1 Bf 109 shared over Baie de Somme June 15, 1943 - over Yvetot -2 Fw 190 shot down over Yvetot (13 total) June 17, 1943 - over Ypres-Saint-Omer -1 Fw 190 shot down over Ypres-Saint-Omer (14 total) June 24, 1943 - over Fécamp-Valmont -1 Fw 190 shot down over Fécamp + 1 damaged (15 total) June 27, 1943 - over St.Omer -Fighter swep over St.Omer - 1 Fw 190 shot down (16 total) July 15, 1943 - over Senarpont -1 Bf 109 shot down over Senarpont (17 total) July 25, 1943 - over Schipol -1 Bf 109 shot down over Schipol (18 total) July 29, 1943 - over Amsterdam -1 Bf 109 damaged over Amsterdam July 30, 1943 - over Schipol -1 Bf 109 half-shared August(?) 1(?), 1943 - Lashenden - The squadron is moved to Advanced Landing Ground and renamed No.127 wing RCAF August 12, 1943 -2 Bf 109 half-shared August 17, 1943 - over Ghent -1 Bf 110 quarter-shared over Ghent August 23, 1943 - over Gosnay -1 Fw 190 shot down over Gosnay, recorded on his camera (19 total) August 26, 1943 - over Rouen -1 Fw 190 shot down over Rouen (20 total) September 4, 1943 - over Roubaix -1 Fw 190 shot down over Roubaix (21 total) September 5, 1943 - over Daynze -1 Bf 109 damaged over Daynze area April 25, 1944 - over Laon -2 Fw 190 shot down over Laon (23 total) May 5, 1944 - over Douai -1 Fw 190 shot down over Douai (24 total) June 15, 1944 - St-Croix-sur-Mer (B-3 Airfield) - First Wing to move to liberated France
"Johnnie" Johnson in Normandy
June 16, 1944 - over Villers-Bocage -1 Fw 190 shot down over Villers-Bocage, recorded on his camera (25 total) June 22, 1944 - over Argentan -1 Bf 109 shot down over Argentan, recorded on his camera (26 total) June 28, 1944 - over Caen -2 Bf 109 shot down over Caen (28 total) June 30, 1944 - East of Gace -1 Bf 109 shot down East of Gace (29 total) July 5, 1944 - over Alençon -2 Fw 190 shot down over Alençon (31 total) July 20, 1944 - over Argentan -1 Fw 190 damaged over Argentan August 23, 1944 - over the Seine -2 Fw 190 shot down over Senlis (33 total) September 27, 1944 - over Nijmegen -1 Bf 109 shot down over Rees on Rhine - 60-victories ace Franz Hrdlicka manages to parachute (34 total, probably 38) October 16, 1944 - Michael, Johnson's first son, is born January 1, 1945 - Brussels-Melsbroek - The squadron's base is attacked in Operation Bodenplatte March 1, 1945 - Klein Brogel, Belgium -127th Wing RCAF starts arriving to Kleine Brogel March 26, 1945 - Twente - Johnson's wing is relocated to Twente - promoted to group captain April 5, 1945 - Twente - After switching off the engine of his Spitfire Mk.XIV, he is attacked by a Bf109 April 16, 1945 - RAF Celle, Germany - The wing moves to Celle May 15(?), 1945 - Copenhagen - Relocated to Copenhagen - Awarded croix de guerre with palm and the rank of Officer of the Order of Léopold with Palms December 1, 1945 - Chris, Johnson's second son, is born January(?) 1(?), 1950 - South Korea - involved in the Korean War, flying the Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star May 1(?), 1951 - RAF Fassberg - Commands a RAF Wing January 1(?), 1952 - RAF Wildenrath, Germany - Commands the RAF second Tactical Air Force January(?) 1(?), 1956 - Johnson writes his wartime memoir, "Wing Leader" October 28, 1957 - RAF Cottesmore, Rutland - Becomes AOC at RAF Cottesmore, commanding V bombers January 5, 1960 - London - Attends the Imperial Defence College June 1(?), 1960 - He is made Commander of the Order of the British Empire December 17, 1960 - Aden - Promoted to Air Commodore - No3 Group RAF - middle East October 7, 1963 - Khormaksar, Aden - AOC, RAF Middle East January(?) 1(?), 1964 - Writes "Full Circle, a history of air fighting", co-writen with Percy "Laddie" Lucas January(?) 1(?), 1965 - Promoted to Air Vice Marshal and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath January(?) 1(?), 1966 - Buxton(?) - "Johnnie" Johnson retires January(?) 1(?), 1967 - Buxton(?) - Appointed Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Leicestershire January(?) 1(?), 1969 - Buxton(?) - Establishes the Johnnie Johnson Housing Trust October(?) 1(?), 1982 - Buxton(?) - After Douglas Bader's death, Johnson sets up the Douglas Bader Foundation May 8, 1985 - Buxton(?) - Appears on the TV show "This is your life", on the 40th anniversary of VE day August 27, 1990 - Leicester - Present at the Leicestershire Airshow January(?) 1(?), 2001 - Buxton(?) - Johnson establishes the Housing Association, managing 4000 properties January 30, 2001 - Buxton - "Johnnie" Johnson dies, aged 85 =(END)
Takakazu Kinashi(,March 7, 1902 – July 26, 1944), was a submarine commander in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He is noted for the sinking of the American aircraft carrier, USS Wasp and destroyer USS O'Brien and severely damaging the battleship USS North Carolina with a single spread of six torpedoes as captain of the I-19 in 1942. His name is sometimes transliterated as "Takaichi Kinatsu" (Intro from Wikipedia) March 7, 1902 - Oita - Takakazu Kinashi is born January(?) 1(?), 1920 - Graduates last in 255 cadets of Imperial Japanese Navy Academy December 1(?), 1926 - Promoted to Sub-Lieutenant and assigned to destroyer "Harukaze" January 1(?), 1927 - Transfers to the Japanese submarine forces November 1(?), 1929 - Promoted to Lieutenant December 1(?), 1937 - Promoted to Lieutenant Commander. Assigned to minelayer "Okinoshima" January(?) 1(?), 1938 - Yokosuka - Kinashi get his first submarine command, the Ro-59 =(START) February 1(?), 1940 - Yokosuka - Reassigned to the submarine Warfare School July 26, 1940 - Yokosuka - Returns to Sea as captain of I-3 November 15, 1940 - Yokosuka - Assigned as captain of Ro-34 July 1, 1941 - Kobe, Sasebo - Kinashi is appointed commander of the I-62 November 26, 1941 - Sasebo - Departs Sasebo for Palau December 5, 1941 - Samah, Hainan Island, China - Departs with I-64 for patrol December 8, 1941 - Off Trengganu, South China Sea - I-62 forms a patrol line during the invasion of Malaya December 27, 1941 - Camranh Bay, Indochina - Arrives to Cam Rahn Bay January 7, 1942 - Camranh Bay, Indochina - Departs Cam Rahn Bay for the Indian Ocean January 28, 1942 - West of Ceylon - Kinashi attacks a tanker but misses January 31, 1942 - West of Colombo - Kinashi seriously damages a british oiler "Longwood" February 3, 1942 - SW of Colombo - Kinashi damages the british armed tanker "Spondilus" February 10, 1942 - Penang - Arrives at Penang February 28, 1942 - Penang - Departs Penang for the Indian Ocean March 10, 1942 - Indian Ocean - Kinashi sinks the british sailing ship "Lakshmi Govinda" March 21, 1942 - South of Colombo - Kinashi damages a british motor tanker "San Cirilo" March 22, 1942 - East to northern entrance to Palk Strait - Kinashi damages an unidentified cargo/passenger steamer March 25, 1942 - Penang - Returns to Penang April 2, 1942 - Penang - Departs Penang April 12, 1942 - Sasebo - Arrives in Sasebo May 18, 1942 - Sasebo - Departs Sasebo May 20, 1942 - The I-62 is renumbered as I-162 May 24, 1942 - Kwajalein - Arrives at Kwajalein May 26, 1942 - Kwajalein - Departs Kwajalein - operation "MI" (battle of Midway) June 21, 1942 - Kwajalein - Returns to Kwajalein June 24, 1942 - Kwajalein - Departs Kwajalein for Sasebo July 1, 1942 - Sasebo - I-162 arrives to Sasebo July 15, 1942 - Yokosuka - Kinashi is appointed commander of the I-19 August 15, 1942 - Yokosuka - Departs for the Solomons August 23, 1942 - Off Truk(?) - I-19 is attacked in an area controled by the enemy. No damage August 26, 1942 - 200 miles SE of Guadalcanal - I-19 detects entire american Task Force. Approach fails August 28, 1942 - "Glen" floatplane reconnoiters Graciosa Bay on Ndeni Island - spots a destroyer August 31, 1942 - Graciosa Bay, Ndeni Island - I-19 shells Graciosa Bay September 15, 1942 - South of the Solomon Islands - The I-19 atacks and sinks the Aircraft carrier USS Wasp with 3 torpedos. 3 remaining torpedos sink the destroyer "O'Brien" and severely damage the battleship "North Carolina" September 25, 1942 - Truk - Arrives at Truk October 5, 1942 - Truk - Departs Truk for the New Caledônia October 19, 1942 - Noumea Area - Looses "Glen" boatplane. Starts patrols in Noumea Area November 1, 1942 - Noumea Area - Promoted to Commander and honored with an interview with Emperor Hirohito November 12, 1942 - Noumea Area - Decides to return to Truk November 16, 1942 - Truk - Returns to Truk November 22, 1942 - Shortland - Departs for Guadalcanal in company of I-17 November 24, 1942 - Kamimbo Bay, Guadalcanal - I-19 and I-17 arrive to Kamimbo Bay November 27, 1942 - Shortland - Returns to Shortland, then departs to Truk November 30, 1942 - Truk - Arrives in Truk December 22, 1942 - Delivers her cargo - packed in floating rubber containers December 25, 1942 - Shortland - Arrives in Shortland December 26, 1942 - Shortland - Departs Shortland, carrying floating rubber containers to be releaser underwater December 30, 1942 - Kamimbo Bay, Guadalcanal - Arrives in Kamimbo Bay January 1, 1943 - Shortland - Returns to Shortland January 2, 1943 - Shortland - Departs Shortland on his 3rd supply run to Guadalcanal January 4, 1943 - Guadalcanal - Delivers 15 tons of cargo January 6, 1943 - Shortland - Returns to Shortland January 7, 1943 - Shortland - Departs Shortland January 9, 1943 - Guadalcanal - Delivers 12 tons of Cargo January 11, 1943 - Shortland - Returns to Shortland January 13, 1943 - Shortland - Departs Shortland for Truk January 16, 1943 - Truk - Arrives at Truk January 18, 1943 - Truk - Departs Truk for Yokosuka January 25, 1943 - Yokosuka - Arrives at Yokosuka for an overhaul March 24, 1943 - Yokosuka - Departs Yokosuka for Truk March 30, 1943 - Truk - Arrives in Truk April 4, 1943 - Truk - Departs Truk to raid enemy communications off New Hebrides-Fiji Islands April 29, 1943 - East of Efate, New Hebrides - I-19 attacks the liberty ship "Peter Silvester" - torpedoes fail April 30, 1943 - SE of Suva, Fiji - I-19 sinks liberty ship "Phoebe A. Hearst" May 2, 1943 - near Suva, Fiji - Kinashi torpedoes liberty ship "William Williams" but choses not to give killer blow May 16, 1943 - off Suva, Fiji - I-19 sinks american freighter "William K. Vanderbilt" June 6, 1943 - Truk - Returns to Truk. Reassigned to the 1st submarine group July 4, 1943 - Truk - Departs Truk to reconnoiter New Hebrides-Fiji Islands and raid enemy communications July 15, 1943 - Espiritu Santo - Reconnoiters Luganville Harbor, spotting one carrier and two heavy cruisers there July 20, 1943 - Fiji - Reconnaissance of Nandi Bay and Lauthala Bay, observing carriers and battleships August 11, 1943 - Viti Levu Island, Fiji - Second reconnaissance of Lauthala Bay August 13, 1943 - Off Fiji - I-19 torpedoes and damages liberty shio "M.H.DeYoung" September 9, 1943 - Truk - Returns to Truk October 10, 1943 - Kure - Kinashi becomes Captain of the I-29 November 5, 1943 - Kure - Departs Kure - Dispatched on a secret mission to exchange personnel, materials and goods with Germany November 14, 1943 - Singapore - loaded with rubber, tungsten, tin, zinc, quinine, opium and coffee December 5, 1943 - Singapore - Kinachi discusses conditions on the Atlantic with Uchino Shinji, just arrived from Brest December 16, 1943 - Singapore - Departs Singapore in route to France December 23, 1943 - Indian Ocean(?) - I-29 is refuelled by a small german suppy ship "Bogota" January 8, 1944 - South of Madagascar - I-29 passes South of Madagascar. Possibly detected by allied inteligence codebreakers January 16, 1944 - Cape of Good Hope - The I-29 crosses the Cape of Good Hope February 12, 1944 - SW of Azores Islands - Rendezvous with Hans-Werner Offermann's U-518. I-29 takes aboard german technicians who install a new "Naxos" radar detector February 13, 1944 - SW of Azores Islands - Rendezvous with Bruno Studt's U-488 "Milchkuh". Spotted by RAF but escapes March 4, 1944 - Off Cape Finisterre - surfaced I-29 is iluminated by a patrol plane but escapes March 9, 1944 - Bay of Biscay - Enters too early in the Bay of Biscay and is forced to spend the night at the bottom March 10, 1944 - Off Cape Penas - I-29 is escorted by 5 Ju-88C and ships. Survive Mosquito and B-24 attack March 11, 1944 - Lorient, France - The I-29 manages to reach Lorient. Berths next to Max Wintermeyer's U-190 in a Keroman Bunker
The germans offer Kinashi and his crew a banquet
March(?) 16(?), 1944 - Paris - The Kriegsmarine arranges a train trip for the I-29 crew to Paris March(?) 25(?), 1944 - Berlin - Kinashi is awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class by Hitler for sinking "USS Wasp" April 16, 1944 - Lorient - The I-29 leaves Lorient, with passengers, engines, blueprints, enigma coding machines, radar componentes June 11, 1944 - South Atlantic - I-29 and I-52 (enroute to Lorient) cross each other June 29, 1944 - Indian Ocean - the I-29 enters the Indian Ocean July 13, 1944 - Off Sabang - Strait of Malacca - Rendezvous with 2 "Betty" air escorts July 14, 1944 - Singapore - The I-29 reaches Singapore. July 20, 1944 - Singapore - Radio message with itinerary from I-29 deciphred by the americans July 22, 1944 - Singapore - Departs Singapore for Kure July 25, 1944 - ? - I-29 reports sighting an enemy submarine July 26, 1944 - Balintang Channel, Luzón Strait - During the evening, the I-29 is hit by 3 torpedos fired by USS Sawfish. Sinks immediatly =(END)
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)
