Audie Murphy | Timeline

Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II, receiving every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off an entire company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, then leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition. (Intro from Wikipedia)

June 20, 1925 - Kingston, Texas - Audie Murphy is born

June 29, 1942 - Greenville - Accepted by the US Army =(START)

June 30, 1942 - Camp Wolters, 50 miles W of Forth Worth, Texas - Arrives at Camp Wolters

October 13, 1942 - Camp Wolters - Finishes basic training - earns Marksman badge with rifle clasp and expert badge with bayonet clasp

October 18, 1942 - Fort George G. Meade, Maryland - Arrives for advanced training

January 23, 1943 - Camp Kilmer, New Jersey - Processed through Camp Kilmer

February 8, 1943 - New York City(?) - Boards the transportship "Hawaiian Shipper"

February 20, 1943 - Rabat, Morocco - Arrives in Rabat - Assigned to B company, 1st battalion, 15th inf rgt - 3rd inf div

February 28, 1943 - Port Lyautey, Kenitra, Morocco - Reports to his assigned unit - new training site of the 3rd division

March 7, 1943 - Port Lyautey, Kenitra, Morocco - 3rd Division is sent to Port Lyautey

March 15, 1943 - Arzew, Algeria - The Division arrives in Arzew for training

May 1, 1943 - Constantine, NE Algeria - 15th regiment moves out

May 7, 1943 - Tunisian border - Moves into Tunisia - Promoted to Private 1st Class

May 9, 1943 - W of Ferryville-Bizerte-Tunis highways - The 15th is instructed to move

May 15, 1943 - Jemmapes-Philippeville area (Skikda, NE Algeria) - The 3rd division moves out of Tunisia and marches to Skikda area for training

June 1, 1943 - El Alia, near Bizerte, Tunisia - Training complete - moves to El Alia for final preparations

July 7, 1943 - Karouba, near Bizerte - The 15th regiment moves to the embarkation point

July 9, 1943 - Crossing the Mediterranean in rough weather

July 10, 1943 - Licata, Sicily - The 3rd Division lands at Licata, Sicily

July 11, 1943 - Campobello di Licata - Captures the town of Campobello di Licata

July 12, 1943 - Ravenusa | Sommatino - Towns taken

July 15, 1943 - Canicatti - Murphy kills 2 italian officers - Promoted to Corporal

July 16, 1943 - Agrigento - Truscott surrounds Agrigento

July 19, 1943 - Casteltermini - Drive to Palermo at quick pace advancing north of Aragona towards Casteltermini

July 21, 1943 - Corleone - Corleone captured

July 23, 1943 - Palermo - Company B arrives in Palermo

August 1, 1943 - Castel di Tusa - The 15th regiment passes through Trabia and stopps at Castel di Tusa

August 2, 1943 - Caronia - Advancing to Messina

August 3, 1943 - West bank of Furiano River - West bank of the Furiano River reached

August 4, 1943 - San Fratello area (east bank of Furiano river) - Battle of San Fratello

August 7, 1943 - San Fratello - Final assault on San Fratello - house-to-house fighting

August 8, 1943 - San Fratello ridge - The 3rd Division attacks the San Fratello ridge with little opposition

August 9, 1943 - San Marco D'alunzio - Advancing to Messina

August 10, 1943 - Mirto | Naso - Advancing to Messina

August 13, 1943 - "beyond" Messina - Advancing to Messina

August 15, 1943 - Messina - Takes positions "beyond" Messina

August 16, 1943 - Messina - Messina is Taken by Patton

August(?) 20(?), 1943 - Marsala | Trapani - Resting and preparing for invasion of Italy

September 20, 1943 - Sele River, S of Battipaglia - Murphy lands in Italy, part of the Salerno landings

September 21, 1943 - Battipaglia Area - Salerno Landings (Murphy kills 5 germans - 7 total?)

September 22, 1943 - Acerno - The Division attacks Acerno

September 28, 1943 - Volturara - 1st Battalion in Reserve

September 29, 1943 - Avellino - The remainder of the Division enters Avellino

October 6, 1943 - Mignano Monte lungo (Volturno Line) - The Division reaches the banks of the Volturno River

October 13, 1943 - Volturno River - Crossing the Volturno river at midnight

October 14, 1943 - NE of Piana di Caiazzo

October 17, 1943 - Hill 446 above Roccaromana

October 19, 1943 - Roccaromana - Desperate german last stand blocks the advance until October 22th

October 26, 1943 - Montecello - Montecello occupied

November 1, 1943 - Presenzano - Murphy enters the city

November 8, 1943 - Mt.Rotundo - Mount Rotundo captured after days of fierce german resistance

November 16, 1943 - San Felice - 3rd Division pulled back to rest

December 13, 1943 - San Felice - Murphy is promoted to Sergeant

December 30, 1943 - Pozzuoli, NE Napoli - The Division moves to Pozzuoli to conduct an intense amphibious program
January 16, 1944 - Beaches South of Salerno - From 16 to 19th, the 3rd Division rehearses for the invasion of Anzio
January 21, 1944 - Napoli - Murphy is hospitalized with Malaria - Promoted to Staff Sergeant
January 22, 1944 - Napoli - Murphy misses the Anzio landings
January 30, 1944 - Cisterna - Anzio Landings (1st battle of Cisterna)
March 2, 1944 - Cisterna - Murphy destroys a tank and its crew - Bronze Star with "V" device
March 13, 1944 - Hospitalized with a second bout of Malaria
April 1, 1944 - Torre Astura - Training
May 8, 1944 - Awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge and a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster for his Bronze Star
May 22, 1944 - Cisterna - 2nd battle of Cisterna
June 1, 1944 - Valmontone | Labico - Vamontone / Labico in allied hands
June 4, 1944 - Rome - Liberation of Rome. Murphy and his platoon stays through July
August 4, 1944 - SW of Rome - Transfer
August 8, 1944 - Out of Italy - Moves out
August 15, 1944 - Ramatuelle, France - Operation Dragoon (Murphy kills 8 germans - 13 total?) - Distinguished Service Cross
August 28, 1944 - Montélimar - offensive battle - Presidential Unit Citation
September 15, 1944 - Genevreuille, NE France - 1st Purple Heart after being wounded on the heel by a mortal shell blast
October 2, 1944 - L'Omet - Murphy kills 4 germans (17 total?) - Awarded the Silver Star
October 5, 1944 - L'Omet (hill) - offensive battle - directing his men under fire with a radio - Bronze oak leaf cluster for his silver star
October 14, 1944 - Bruyères | Brouvelieures - Battlefield commission to second Lieutenant - elevated to Platoon leader
October 26, 1944 - Bruyères | Brouvelieures - 1 sniper killed (18 total?) - Wounded by sniper
October 29, 1944 - Aix-en-Provence - Hospital and Surgery to remove gangrene in his hip wound
January 14, 1945 - Colmar Canal (bridgeheads W Rhine) - Rejoins his platoon - 16 days of battle
January 24, 1945 - Holtzwihr - german counterattack - Murphy is wounded on both legs
January 26, 1945 - Holtzwihr - Murphy holds a german company for an hour with a .50 machinegun - 50 of them are killed (68 total) - Medal of Honor action
February 4, 1945 - Biesheim - Murphy kills 6 germans (74 total?)
February 16, 1945 - Colmar - Promoted to First Lieutenant
February 18, 1945 - Colmar - Murphy is awarded the "Legion of Merit"
March 5, 1945 - Nancy - Distinguished Service Cross | Silver Star
March 11, 1945 - Nancy - Assigned as Liaison Officer (non-combat)
May 24, 1945 - Nancy(?) - An inquiry is sent to the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Versailles, France, inquiring as to the feasibility of Murphy's enrolling in the US Military Academy
June 2, 1945 - Salzburg - Murphy receives the Medal of Honor | Legion of Merit
June 8, 1945 - Salzburg(?) - Receives orders to report to Fort Sam Houston
June 13, 1945 - Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio - Arrival in Fort Sam Houston
July 2, 1945 - McKinney, Texas - Murphy is the star attraction at the 2 to 4 July rodeo

July 16, 1945 - Audie Murphy becomes a national celebrity after being Life Magazine cover story
July 17, 1945 - Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio - Back for duty
August 21, 1945 - Receives the Good Conduct Medal
September 21, 1945 - Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio - Murphy's Army discharge
June 17, 1947 - San Antonio, Texas(?) - Medical examination reveals symptoms of headaches, vomiting and war nightmares
February 8, 1949 - Murphy marries Wanda Hendrix
February 22, 1949 - Premiere of "Bad Boy", Murphy's first movie in a leading role

July 1(?), 1950 - Austin, Texas - Begins 2nd military career as a captain in the 36th Inf Div of Texas National Guard
March 16, 1951 - Premiere of "Red Badge of Courage"
April 11, 1951 - Murphy and Wanda Hendrix divorce, because of his post traumatic stress disorder
April 18, 1951 - 4 days later, Murphy married Pamela Archer
October 1, 1951 - transfered to inactive status at his request because of film commitments
August 17, 1955 - San Antonio, Texas - World Premiere of the movie "To Hell and back" at the Majestic Theatre
February 14, 1956 - Murphy is promoted to Major in US Army reserve
July 1, 1957 - Transfers back to inactive status
November 7, 1966 - Separation from the National Guard. Army reserve next day
May 22, 1969 - Murphy retires from the US Army reserve
May 18, 1970 - Burbank, California - Murphy is charged for assault to commit murder, by the Burbank Police
October 1(?), 1970 - Burbank, California - Murphy is acquitted of all charges at his trial
May 28, 1971 - Brush Mountain, Catawba, Virginia - Audie Murphy dies in an air accident, aged 45 =(END)

Kurt Knispel | Timeline

Kurt Knispel (20 September 1921 – 28 April 1945) was a Sudeten German tank loader, gunner and later commander, who became the highest scoring tank killer of World War II, with 168 enemy tanks destroyed. Knispel has been relatively unknown for decades because as a non-commissioned officer, he had a lower rank and fewer decorations than most of the tank commanders. Knispel was known for loathing the discipline of military life, not being a member of the NSDAP or moved for decorations. His promotions in the Wehrmacht may have been also frozen after he assaulted an officer who was being specially harsh to soviet prisoners.

September 20, 1921 - Salisfeld (Salisov), czechoslovakia - Kurt Knispel is born

May 15, 1940 - Sagan (Zagan-POL)?| Putlos - Knispel starts basic training

September 30, 1940 - Sagan (Zagan-POL)?| Putlos - Knispel finishes basic training

October 1, 1940 - Sagan (Zagan-POL)?| Putlos - transfer - 3 ableitung - 29 PZ Rg - 12 Pz Division =(START)

March 12, 1941 - Camp Warthe, near Posen (Poznan) - Training continues at Camp Warthe

March 26, 1941 - Meseritz (Miedzyrzecz) - NE Frankfurt an der Oder - Training continues at Meseritz

May 1(?), 1941 - Warthe District - The division passes through Arys, Rastenburg and Angerburg

June 11, 1941 - Sagan (Zagan-POL)?| Putlos - Tank and gunning Training complete

June 12, 1941 - Rastenburg - East Prussia - The 12th Panzer Division moves to Rastenburg

June 20, 1941 - East Prussia - The division moves to the border, arriving on June 22nd

June 26, 1941 - Minsk - The 12th Panzer Division enters in Minsk from the north

June 28, 1941 - After advancing to southwest, the division joins Panzergruppe 2

June 30(?), 1941 - North of Minsk - Knispel's unit gets some days to rest

July 7, 1941 - North of Minsk - Back in combat. Knispel's tank is hit twice

July 20, 1941 - between Mogilev and Smolensk - Knispel's unit breaks through between Mogilev and Smolensk and helps surrounding the russians

July 21, 1941 - Babruysk (SE Minsk) - The soviet army attacks the division in Babruysk

August 20, 1941 - Narva - moves out - Northern Sector of the Eastern Front - 12 Pz Div

August 25, 1941 - Highway S of Leningrad - First combats on the Northern sector

August 28(?), 1941 - Mga - Orders to suspend the approach to Leningrad - Attack to Schlisselburg

August 29(?), 1941 - Mga - Knispel's unit is surrounded at Mga

September 5(?), 1941 - West of Schlisselburg - Knispel destroys 4 tanks on the first attack to Schlisselburg

September 8, 1941 - Schlisselburg - Schlisselburg is captured

November 1(?), 1941 - West of Tikhvin - The first combats for Tikhvin start

November 8, 1941 - Tikhvin - Tikhvin is captured, to cut russian supply lines

November 29, 1941 - Tikhvin - Kurt Knispel is awarded the Panzer Assault Badge

December 1, 1941 - Tikhvin - East of Leningrad - Soviet Attack

December 16, 1941 - Tikhvin - Knispel is awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class, after a decisive combat

December 19, 1941 - Tikhvin - Soviet attack to take Tikhvin, mostly IL-2 - Germans begin retreating across the Volkhov

December 23, 1941 - On the way to Estonia - As Knispel's unit retreats, it is attacked during all the way, under -38ºC

December 27, 1941 - Narva - Knispel reaches Estonia

January 3, 1942 - Narva - Knispel departs for offensive operations

January 4, 1942 - Kingisepp - Moves out

January 13, 1942 - Volkhov River | Tikhvin - Moves to Front

March 1(?), 1942 - Narva - Back at Narva - Signs of Spring - the unit is reequiped with Pz IV, armed with 75mm cannons

April 17, 1942 - Volkhov River | Tikhvin - Combats in the forest, with many russian snipers - Knispel commands a tank temporarily

May 17, 1942 - Knispel departs for Narva to take a train back to Germany

May 18, 1942 - Krasnogvardeysk (Gatchina) - On his way to Germany

May 20(?), 1942 - Narva - Knispel arrives at Narva and takes the train to Germany

May 22(?), 1942 - Elbing | Elblag - On his way to Germany

May 23(?), 1942 - Frankfurt | Oder - On his way to Germany

May 24(?), 1942 - Sagan (Zagan-POL)?| Putlos - Arrival to destination - Knispel's leave (it would last a week)

June 5(?), 1942 - Burg, Magdeburg - Transfered to the III.Ableitung - 4th Panzer Regiment - 13th Panzer Division

July 11, 1942 - Dresden - The Battalion (Ableitung) takes the train to the Front, via Dresden

July 12, 1942 - Katowice - Arrival in Katowice, via Breslau

July 13, 1942 - Kraków - Delay during the passage through Kraków

July 15(?), 1942 - Lviv(?) - Travelling to Stalino (Donetsk, Ukraine)

August 4, 1942 - Stalino (Donetsk) - The train of the III Company arrives in Stalino

August 5(?), 1942 - Rostov-na-Donu - Approaching the Front in the Caucasus

August 6(?), 1942 - Salsk (SE Rostov) - Approaching the Front in the Caucasus

August 8(?), 1942 - Kurganinsk, NE Maykop - Kurganinsk is taken

August 9, 1942 - Maykop - The 13th Panzer Division assaults Maykop

August 13, 1942 - Sablinskoye (N of Pyatiosrsk) - Terek River Sector - The 13th Panzer Division is withrawn from the frontline

November 12, 1942 - Gisel - W of Vladikavkaz - The battalion is surrounded and takes heavy casualties, but it is saved by other german units. Knispel comes out of the heavy fighting with 12 enemy tanks destroyed, since the war started.

November 15, 1942 - Gisel - At the same time that weather and snow, aswell as russian resistance, prevents german advance. Knispel's unit receives orders to deliver their tanks and head to Germany to receive new tanks.
Rumours spread about the situation in Stalingrad, but also about the soviet intention of retaking Rostov-na-Donu and cut the german retreat from the Caucasus.

November 22, 1942 - Rostov-na-Donu - The 3rd Battalion is attached to the 1st regiment, 4th Panzer Division in Von Kleist and Mackensen's 1st PanzerArmee

November 27(?), 1942 - Kraków - Knispel arrives in Kraków on leave

December(?) 1(?), 1942 - Salisov, Altvater Mountains (CZE) - On leave in the Altvater Mountains with his Family

January 10, 1943 - Sagan (Zagan-POL)?| Putlos - Knispel returns to Putlos Artillery School and is transfered to the 503rd Heavy Panzer Battalion

January 12(?), 1943 - Salisov, Altvater Mountains (CZE) - Knispel returns to Salisov to enjoy a few more days with his Family

January 24, 1943 - Salisov, Altvater Mountains (CZE) - End of his 14-days licence with is Family

January 31, 1943 - Sagan (Zagan-POL)?| Putlos - Return to his unit. Training with the Tiger I heavy Tank

Knispel on Tiger I

April 14, 1943 - Bogodukhov - NW Kharkov - Returns to the Front, in the region of Kharkov (Battle of Kharkov)July 5, 1943 - Kursk - Assigned to the 1st Company - 7th Panzer Division - Operation Zitadelle, South FlankJuly 14, 1943 - Belgorod-Kursk Main Road - The battalion reaches the main road from Belgorod to KurskJuly 16, 1943 - The german withrawal begins (lasts until September)September 30, 1943 - Snamenka (E of Kiev?)October(?) 5(?), 1943 - Kiev Area - The unit moves to KievNovember 3, 1943 - Kiev Area - The Soviet offensive begins and the Second Battle of Kiev startsNovember 5(?), 1943 - Kiev - The Battalion retreats from Kiev - The City is taken by the russians the following day

November 8(?), 1943 - Zhytomyr - The Battalion retreats from Zhytomyr - The City is taken by the russians the following day

November 9(?), 1943 - Berdychiv? - S of Zhytomyr - The Battalion settles outside of Zhytomyr

November 19, 1943 - Zhytomyr - The City is recaptured by the germans

December 30(?), 1943 - Zhytomyr - The Battalion retreats from Zhytomyr - the City is retaken by the russians the following day

January 15, 1944 - Vinnitsa - Knispel's unit under command of Franz Bäke

February 10, 1944 - Schubennyj

February 11, 1944 - Bosovka-Frankovka-Bushanka Road - Korsun-Cherkassy Pocket

February 13, 1944 - Chishinzy - Attack by T-34's

February 14, 1944 - Dzhurzhentsy - Advance to the town in 2 columns

February 23, 1944 - Alum-Podolsky - Retreating from Cherkassy and passing through Jambol

March 2, 1944 - Proskurov - Knispel arrives at Proskurov

March 25, 1944 - Kamenets-Podolsk - Withrowing from Pocket

April 25, 1944 - Sagan (Zagan-POL)?| Putlos - Transfer to the western front - Knispel's unit is reequiped with the King Tiger Heavy Tank

May 9, 1944 - Paderborn - The 503rd Battalion arrives at Paderborn, later to Ohrdruf

May 14, 1944 - Ohrdruf - Knispel tries the KingTiger for the first time

May 15, 1944 - Ohrdruf - Dinner at the Mess with presence of General Guderian

Knispel, with the German Cross in  Gold

May 20, 1944 - Ohrdruf - Knispel is awarded the German Cross in Gold, and promoted to Feldwebel

July 8, 1944 - Dreux, France - The Battalion departs for Normandy

July 11, 1944 - Caen, France - Arrival in Normandy

July 18, 1944 - Cagny - During Operation Goodwood
July 30, 1944 - Saint-Pierre sur Dives (SE Caen) - The Battalion is forced to retreat towards St-Pierre.

August 15, 1944 - Ticheville (E of Falaise) - Hans Fendesack, Knispel's tank commander, is killed by an air-attack with rockets

August 16, 1944 - Ticheville (E of Falaise) - Knispel and comrades repel a french attack to the barn where they sleep

August 20, 1944 - Ticheville (E of Falaise) - Several KingTigers have to be destroyed - the personnel retreats on foot. After saving several crews, many times with long range cannon shots, the last functional KingTiger is Knispel's

August 30(?), 1944 - German border - The personnel of the 503rd arrives in Germany

September 5(?), 1944 - Paderborn - The Battalion is refitted and divided in companies. Knispel departs on leave

September 22, 1944 - Paderborn - The Battalion receives the last of 45 new KingTigers

October 8, 1944 - Paderborn - End of preparations - The Battalion is loaded on trains and departs for Budapest

October 14, 1944 - Budapest - Arrival at Budapest

October 18, 1944 - Törökszentmiklós (E of Szolnok) - Advance to Southeast

October 19, 1944 - Mezötúr - Advance to Southeast

October 20, 1944 - Kisújszállás - Advance to Southeast

October 21, 1944 - Mezötúr - Heavy street fighting

October 31, 1944 - Szolnok | Cegléd - Withrawing to the West

November 1, 1944 - Kecskemét - Combat with IS-2 heavy tanks

December 3, 1944 - Balatonkenese (E of lake Balaton) - moves out

February 11, 1945 - Balatonkenese (E of lake Balaton) - Moves North to participate in Operation Südwind

February 25, 1945 - NW of Budapest

March 15, 1945 - Tohol (Tehla) - SE of Nitra - Soviet attacks and combat until 26-3-1945

March 28, 1945 - Nitra - Extensive damage to KingTigers

March 31, 1945 - Báb Castle - Between Nitra and Trnava - Knispel's KingTiger is hit 24 times!!!

April 1, 1945 - Trnava - Fierce fighting

April 5, 1945 - W of Apfeldorf - March to Schlossberg - attack repelled on Marvaor

April 6, 1945 - Novy Dvor - Withrawing to farm area

April 9, 1945 - Lansdorf Area (E of Vienna) - Withrawing

April 11, 1945 - Lanzhot (CZE) - Combat with soviets

April 12, 1945 - Zisterdorf (SE Laa)| Breclav (CZE) - Relocated to Oil Fields

April 13, 1945 - Breclav (CZE) - 16 soviet tanks knocked out

April 15, 1945 - Wilfersdorf (SE of Laa) - 4 KingTigers back into service by maintenance

April 18, 1945 - Erdberg (W of Bratislava) - Relocated

April 19, 1945 - Erdberg (W Bratislava) - Counterattack to the North - 13 soviet tanks knocked out

April 20, 1945 - Poysdorf

April 22, 1945 - Laa-an-der-Thaya | Vlasatice

April 27, 1945 - Vlasatice - 6 sovier tanks destroyed

April 28, 1945 - Urabau, Czechoslovakia - Knispel is hit and gravely wounded

April 29, 1945 - Vrborec - Kurt Knispel dies of his wounds in hospital, aged 23, ten days before the end of World War II =(END)

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. (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 of Jagdgeschwader 54 (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 29, 1941 - St.Dizier - 9./JG 54 moves out
April 1, 1941 - Wien-Parndorf - Promoted to Leutnant. 9./JG 54 moves out
April 4, 1941 - Arad - 9./JG 54 moves out
April 7, 1941 - Fünfkirchen (Pécs - Hungary)¨- 9./JG 54 moves out
April 13, 1941 - Deta-Arad (S of Timisoara?) - 9./JG 54 moves out
April 15, 1941 - Pancevo - 9./JG 54 moves out
April 20, 1941 - Belgrade-Semlin - 9./JG 54 moves out
April 28, 1941 - Bucharest - 9./JG 54 moves out
May 3, 1941 - Stolp-Rietz (W of Innsbruck) - 9./JG 54 moves out
June 20, 1941 - Blumenfeld - 9./JG 54 moves out
June 26, 1941 - Kedainiai - 9./JG 54 moves out
June 29, 1941 - Dünaburg - 9./JG 54 moves out
July 9, 1941 - Ostrow-Nord - 9./JG 54 moves out
July 19, 1941 - over Saaremaa (Base: Wereteni) - 2 kills (2 total) - shot down by Alexandr Avdeev - 9./JG 54 moves out
July 22, 1941 - Latvian Coast - after spending 3 days in a dinghy, once almost run down by a soviet destroyer, Nowotny reaches the coast
July 31, 1941 - ? - 1 victory (3 total)
August 6, 1941 - Nowosselje - 9./JG 54 moves out
August 8, 1941 - ? - 2 victories (5 total)
August 9, 1941 - ? - 1 victory (6 total)
August 13, 1941 - Gdow - 9./JG 54 moves out
August 17, 1941 - ? - 2 victories (8 total)
August 19, 1941 - ? - 1 victory (9 total)
August 21, 1941 - Wesenberg - 9./JG 54 moves out
August 26, 1941 - Sarudinje (Torma) - 9./JG 54 moves out
September 6, 1941 - Kotly - 9./JG 54 moves out
September 9, 1941 - Dno - 9./JG 54 moves out
September 12, 1941 - Siwerskaja - 9./JG 54 moves out (stay for a year)
September 13, 1941 - ? - 1 victory (10 total)
January 8, 1942 - South-Northwest Morja - 2 victories (12 total)
April 25, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (13 total)
April 26, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (14 total)
April 30, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (15 total)
May 11, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (16 total)
May 13, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (17 total)
May 16, 1942 - ? - 2 victories (19 total)
May 28, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (20 total)
June 6, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (21 total)
June 7, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (22 total)
June 9, 1942 - ? - 2 victories (24 total)
June 11, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (25 total)
June 25, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (26 total)
June 26, 1942 - ? - 3 victories (29 total)
July 11, 1942 - over Wolchow bridgehead - 2 victories (31 total)
July 14, 1942 - Siwerskaja - Earns the luftwaffe Honor Goblet
July 20, 1942 - ? - 5 victories!!! (36 total)
July 21, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (37 total)
July 23, 1942 - ? - 3 victories (40 total)
July 25, 1942 - ? - 2 victories (42 total)
July 26, 1942 - ? - 3 victories (45 total)
July 28, 1942 - ? - 2 victories (47 total)
August 2, 1942 - ? - 7 victories!!! (54 total)
August 7, 1942 - ? - 2 victories (56 total)
August 11, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (57 total)
September 4, 1942 - Siwerskaja - Awarded the Knights Cross
September(?) 12(?), 1942 - Vienna, Austria - Home leave
October 25, 1942 - Krasnowardeisk - becomes Staffelkapitän of 1./JG 54
November 8, 1942 - ? - 2 victories (59 total)
December 10, 1942 - ? - 2 victories (61 total)
January 7, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (62 total)
February 1, 1943 - Heiligenbeil - 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 2, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (63 total)
March 7, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (65 total)
March 9, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (67 total)
March 14, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (69 total)
March 15, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (72 total)
March 19, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (74 total)
March 20, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (75 total)
March 22, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (78 total)
March 26, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (79 total)
April 3, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (81 total)
May 6, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (82 total)
May 27, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (83 total)
June 1, 1943 - Orel - 5 victories (88 total) - 1./JG 54 moves out
June 5, 1943 - ? - 4 victories (92 total)
June 8, 1943 - ? - 6 victories!!! (98 total)
June 15, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (101 total)
June 17, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (104 total)
June 18, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (105 total)
June 19, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (108 total)
June 21, 1943 - ? - 6 victories!!! (114 total)
June 24, 1943 - ? - 10 victories!!! (124 total)
August 9, 1943 - ? - Awarded the Knights Cross with Oakleaves
August 12, 1943 - ? - 4 victories (128 total)
August 13, 1943 - ? - 9 victories!!! (137 total)
August 14, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (140 total)
August 15, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (143 total)
August 16, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (145 total)
August 18, 1943 - ? - 6 victories!!! (151 total)
August 19, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (154 total)
August 21, 1943 - ? - 7 victories!!! (161 total) - made Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 54
August 23, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (163 total)
August 24, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (166 total)
August 25, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (167 total)
August 29, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (170 total)
August 31, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (173 total)
September 1, 1943 - ? - 10 victories!!! (183 total)
September 2, 1943 - ? - 6 victories!!! (189 total)
September 5, 1943 - 1 victory (190 total)
September 6, 1943 - 2 victories (192 total)
September 7, 1943 - 3 victories (195 total)
September 8, 1943 - 5 victories!!! (200 total)
September 10, 1943 - 1 victory (201 total)
September 11, 1943 - 2 victories (203 total)
September 14, 1943 - 6 victories!!! (209 total)
September 15, 1943 - 6 victories!!! (215 total)
September 17, 1943 - 3 victories (218 total) - Awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
September 21, 1943 - Promoted to Hauptmann
September 22, 1943 - Führerhauptquartier, Rastenburg-East Prussia - Receives the Swords from Hitler himself (planned Oak leaves ceremony becomes "swords ceremony")
October 5, 1943 - over Chernobyl - 1 victory (219 total)
October 7, 1943 - Southeast of Woschiwka - 4 victories (223 total)
October 9, 1943 - S-SE Nevel, Krutiki, Kossedenye, Lyuchkovo - 8 victories!!! (231 total)
October 11, 1943 - Volch'i Gory, Frolovo, Drui, Gorovotka - 4 victories (235 total)
October 12, 1943 - SE Lenin, NE Gorki - 3 victories (238 total)
October 13, 1943 - over Lenin - 6 victories!!! (244 total)
October 14, 1943 - S of Lyadoff, over Markovo, Bayevo, N of Tsukino - 6 victories!!! (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 29, 1943 - ? - Nowotny gives the Knights Cross to Otto Kittel
November 5, 1943 - E Chernoye / S Sanessno-see - 2 victories (252 total)
November 10, 1943 - E of Nosikovo (Pskov area) - 2 victories (254 total)
November 12, 1943 - over Spavessno-sees - 1 victory (255 total)
December 1(?), 1943 - ? - Nowotny is sent on a propaganda Tour in Germany
December 7, 1943 - ? - Nowotny awards the Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes to Railroad engineer August Kindervater
December 20(?), 1943 - Bad Eilsen - 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 - Reinstated to front-line service. Commander of "Kommando Nowotny"
October 7, 1944 - NW of Bramsche - 1 victory (256 total)
November 8, 1944 - Epe, E of Hesepe - 2 victories (258 total) - reports 1 engine failing and fire. Not entirely clear if he is shot down, but he is killed =(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 - 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 - Jever - Joins 2./JG 54 as Unteroffizier =(START)

May 31, 1941 - over Spikeroog, Netherlands - Kittel bails out with technical difficulties

June 15, 1941 - Lindenthal - 2./JG 54 moves out

June 24, 1941 - ? - 2 victories (2 total)

June 25, 1941 - ? - 2./JG 54 moves out

June 30, 1941 - near Dunaberg - 2 victories (4 total) - earns the Iron Cross First Class

July 1, 1941 - Birzi (Jakobstadt) - 2./JG 54 moves out

July 5, 1941 - Alt-Schwaneburg - 2./JG 54 moves out

July 6, 1941 - ? - 1 victory (5 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 - ? - 1 victory (6 total)

August 19, 1941 - ? - 1 victory (7 total)

August 24, 1941 - Lissino - 1 victory (8 total) - 2./JG 54 moves out

September 8, 1941 - Siwerskaja - 1 victory (9 total) - 2./JG 54 moves out

September 12, 1941 - ? - 1 victory (10 total)

October 13, 1941 - ? - 1 victory (11 total)

October 22, 1941 - Krasnowardeisk - 2./JG 54 moves out (stays for 2 years)

December 13, 1941 - ? - 1 victory (12 total)

February 27, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (13 total)

March 20, 1942 - ? - 2 victories (15 total)

May 14, 1942 - ? - 2 victories (17 total)

August 23, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (18 total)

September 7, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (19 total)
September 23, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (20 total)
October 22, 1942 - ? - 1 victory (21 total)
January 12, 1943 - ? - 6 victories!!! (27 total)
January 14, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (28 total)
January 16, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (29 total)
January 24, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (30 total)
January 26, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (31 total)
February 1, 1943 - Heiligenbeil - 2./JG 54 moves out
February 11, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (32 total)
February 14, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (34 total)
February 15, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (35 total)
February 19, 1943 - ? - 4 victories (39 total)
February 21, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (40 total)
March 1, 1943 - Staraja-Russa - 2./JG 54 moves out
March 7, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (42 total)
March 10, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (44 total)
March 14, 1943 - over Demyansk Pocket - 2 victories (46 total)
March 15, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (47 total) - Kittel's FW190 suffers engine failure - lands 80km inside soviet lines - evades detection speaking czech and a little russian
March 18, 1943 - Lake Ilmen - Kittel crosses the frozen lake and makes it to the german lines
April 1, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (49 total)
May 1, 1943 - Nikolskoye - 2./JG 54 moves out
May 30(?), 1943 - ? - Back to 2./JG 54 after hospitalization
June 1, 1943 - Orel - 2./JG 54 moves out
June 11, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (50 total)
June 18, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (51 total)
June 22, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (53 total)
June 24, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (55 total)
July 5, 1943 - ? - 4 victories (59 total)
July 7, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (62 total)
July 9, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (64 total)
July 10, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (66 total)
July 13, 1943 - ? - 4 victories (70 total)
July 16, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (73 total)
July 17, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (75 total)
July 20, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (77 total)
July 27, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (78 total)
July 28, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (80 total)
August 1, 1943 - Poltava - 1 victory (81 total) - 2./JG 54 moves out
August 2, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (84 total)
August 3, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (86 total)
August 4, 1943 - ? - 7 victories!!! (93 total)
August 5, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (94 total)
September 7, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (96 total)
September 8 1943 - ? - 1 victory (97 total)
September 11, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (98 total)
September 12, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (99 total)
September 14, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (102 total)
September 15, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (104 total)
September 30, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (105 total)
October 1, 1943 - Vitebsk - 2./JG 54 moves out
October 5, 1943 - ? - 2 victories (107 total)
October 11, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (108 total)
October 12, 1943 - ? - 3 victories (111 total)
October 13, 1943 - North-northeast Krassnoye - 1 victory (112 total)
October 14, 1943 - Northeast of Gorki - 2 victories (114 total)
October 15, 1943 - Northwesr of Usvyat'ye | South of Gorki - 4 victories (118 total)
October 17, 1943 - South-southeast Nevel - 1 victory (119 total)
October 19, 1943 - Northeast Zennitza-see - 1 victory (120 total)
October 22, 1943 - 50km northwest of Orscha - 1 victory (121 total)
October 23, 1943 - ? - 1 victory (122 total)
October 28, 1943 - Southwest of Gomel - 1 victory (123 total)
October 29, 1943 - ? - Oberfeldwebel Kittel is Awarded the Knights Cross by Walter Nowotny
November 5, 1943 - Northwest-Southwest Nevel - 3 victories (126 total)
November 6, 1943 - South-southeast Nevel - 1 victory (127 total)
December 1(?), 1943 - Biarritz, France - Appointed Chief Instructor of the Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost
March 1(?), 1944 - Wesenberg - After filing several applications to return to combat, Kittel returns to JG54 as Staffelkapitan of 3.Staffel
March 6, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (128 total)
March 7, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (130 total)
March 8, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (132 total)
March 19, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (134 total)
March 26, 1944 - ? - 3 victories (137 total)
March 28, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (138 total)
March 30, 1944 - ? - 3 victories (141 total)
April 1, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (142 total)
April 2, 1944 - ? - 4 victories (146 total)
April 4, 1944 - ? - 5 victories!!! (151 total)
April 14, 1944 - ? - Awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves
April 24, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (153 total)
May 5, 1944 - Wolfschanze, Rastenburg-East Prussia - Kittel receives the Oak Leaves from Hitler Personally
May 26, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (154 total)
May 30, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (156 total)
June 2, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (157 total)
June 5, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (158 total)
June 23, 1944 - Reval-Laksberg - 3./JG 54 Moves out
June 27, 1944 - Polozk - 3./JG 54 Moves out
June 28, 1944 - ? - 5 victories!!! (163 total)
June 29, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (164 total)
June 30, 1944 - ? - 4 victories (168 total)
July 1, 1944 - Dünaburg - 1 victory (169 total) - 3./JG 54 moves out
July 2, 1944 - over Polotsk - 1 victory (170 total)
July 3, 1944 - over Polotsk - 2 victories (172 total)
July 4, 1944 - over Polotsk - 2 victories (174 total)
July 10, 1944 - South of Subat - 1 victory (175 total)
July 16, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (177 total)
July 18, 1944 - South of Ostrov - 2 victories (179 total)
July 21, 1944 - Northwest of Utsyani - 3 victories (182 total)
July 22, 1944 - over Daugavpils - 3 victories (185 total)
July 24, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (187 total)
July 25, 1944 - Jakobstadt - 3./JG 54 Moves out
July 29, 1944 - over Svedasai - 2 victories (189 total)
August 1, 1944 - Riga-Skulte - 3 victories (192 total) - 3./JG 54 moves out
August 7, 1944 - Northeast Kreutsburg - 1 victory (193 total)
August 15, 1944 - ? - 3 victories (196 total)
August 17, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (197 total)
August 25, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (198 total)
August 26, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (200 total)
August 27, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (201 total)
August 28, 1944 - ? - 3 victories (204 total)
August 31, 1944 - ? - 3 victories (207 total)
September 14, 1944 - Wenden - 6 victories (213 total)!!! - 3./JG 54 moves out
September 15, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (215 total)
September 16, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (216 total)
September 17, 1944 - ? - 3 victories (219 total)
September 20, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (221 total)
September 22, 1944 - Riga-Spilve - 1 victory (222 total) - 3./JG 54 moves out
September 28, 1944 - ? - 4 victories (226 total)
September 30, 1944 - ? - 3 victories (229 total)
October 3, 1944 - Tuckum | Schrunden - 3./JG 54 Moves out
October 7, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (230 total)
October 9, 1944 - ? - 5 victories!!! (235 total)
October 10, 1944 - ? - 3 victories (238 total)
October 14, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (239 total)
October 16, 1944 - ? - 4 victories (243 total)
October 17, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (244 total)
October 18, 1944 - ? - 2 victories (246 total)
October 22, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (247 total)
October 27, 1944 - ? - 7 victories!!! (254 total)
October 29, 1944 - ? - 6 victories!!! (260 total)
October 30, 1944 - ? - 3 victories (263 total)
November 19, 1944 - ? - 1 victory (264 total)
November 25, 1944 - ? - Awarded the Knights Cross with oak leaves and swords - promoted to Oberleutnant
January(?) 1(?), 1945 - Zabeln -
After a leave, Kittel takes over 2./JG 54 February(?) 1(?), 1945 - Zabeln - By this time, Otto Kittel should have counted with 266 victories
February 16, 1945 - Southwest of Dzukste, Lithuania - 1 victory (267 total) - Hit by a IL-2 Reargunner. Probably incapacitated, didn't bail out =(END)