List of aerial victories claimed by Friedrich Geisshardt

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Friedrich Geißhardt[Note 1] (22 January 1919 – 6 April 1943) was a German military aviator in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was credited with 102 victories in 642 combat missions, including 37 close air support missions. He achieved 63 of his victories over the Eastern Front. In his total are at least seventeen Spitfires.[1]

Geisshardt in a Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2/F-4

List of aerial victories claimed

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Geißhardt was credited with 104 aerial victories.[2] Spick lists Geißhardt with 102 enemy aircraft shot down in 642 combat missions, of which one was claimed during the invasion of Poland, 14 during the Battle of France and Britain, 75 over the Eastern Front, nine in the Mediterranean theater and three over North Africa.[3] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 93 aerial victory claims, plus eight further unconfirmed claims. This figure includes 60 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and 33 over the Western Allies.[4]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 76892". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km2). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.[5]

  This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Geißhardt an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.
  This and the – (dash) indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Geißhardt did not receive credit.
  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Łydżba, Mathews and Foreman.
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Claim Date Time Type Location Unit Claim Date Time Type Location Unit
– Claims with Jagdgeschwader 77 in Poland –[6][7]
September 1939
1 9 September 1939 16:30 PZL P.24
(PZL P.11c)[Note 2]		 Lubień[9]
vicinity of Bromberg		 2.(J)/LG 2
– Claims with Jagdgeschwader 77 against England –[10]
June – November 1940
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?[Note 3]		 4 July 1940 15:30?[Note 3] Spitfire?[Note 3] over St Margaret's Bay[12] 1.(J)/LG 2 5 7 September 1940 18:00 Hurricane Maidstone[13] 1.(J)/LG 2
2 4 July 1940 20:00 Hurricane Dungeness[12] 1.(J)/LG 2 6 23 September 1940 10:35 Spitfire[14] 1.(J)/LG 2
3?[Note 4] 13 August 1940
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 Blenheim[16] 1.(J)/LG 2 7?[Note 5] 26 October 1940 12:40 Spitfire west of Boulogne[14] 1.(J)/LG 2
4 24 August 1940 12:30 Spitfire Dover[16] 1.(J)/LG 2
– Claims with Jagdgeschwader 77 on the Channel Front –[18]
November 1940 – March 1941
8 2 February 1941 15:30 Spitfire 40 km (25 mi) west of Cap Gris-Nez[14] 1.(J)/LG 2
—
?[Note 6]		 25 February 1941
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 Spitfire Deal[19] 1.(J)/LG 2
9 11 February 1941 17:22 Spitfire Cap Blanc-Nez[14] 1.(J)/LG 2 11?[Note 4] 24 March 1941 19:45 Spitfire?[Note 7] middle of the English Channel[19] 1.(J)/LG 2
10 14 February 1941 13:13?[Note 8] Spitfire west of Dover[19] 1.(J)/LG 2 12 27 March 1941 18:15?[Note 9] Spitfire southwest of Folkstone[19] Stab I./LG 2
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?[Note 10]		 14 February 1941
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?[Note 11]		 Spitfire west of Dover[19] 1.(J)/LG 2
– Claims with Jagdgeschwader 77 during the Balkan Campaign –[18]
April 1941
13 6 April 1941 06:12 Fury Kumanovo[20] Stab I./LG 2 15 6 April 1941 06:20 Fury Kumanovo[20] Stab I./LG 2
14 6 April 1941 06:15 Fury Kumanovo[20] Stab I./LG 2 16 6 April 1941
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 Fury Kumanovo[20] Stab I./LG 2
– Claims with Jagdgeschwader 77 in Crete –[21]
May 1941
17 16 May 1941 17:10?[Note 12] Hurricane Maleme[20] Stab I./LG 2 18 26 May 1941 15:30 Hurricane[20] Stab I./LG 2
– Claims with Jagdgeschwader 77 on the Eastern Front –[22]
Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941
19 23 June 1941 05:52 SB-2 Grossolowo[23] Stab I./LG 2 23 2 July 1941 12:55 I-153[23] Stab I./LG 2
20 23 June 1941 18:50 I-18 Czernowitz[23] Stab I./LG 2 24 7 July 1941 11:00 I-16 Bălți[23] Stab I./LG 2
21 27 June 1941 09:25 I-16[23] Stab I./LG 2 25 11 July 1941 10:12 MiG-3[24] Stab I./LG 2
22 2 July 1941 08:50 MiG-3 Tudora[23] Stab I./LG 2
According to Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock, Geißhardt claimed his 26th aerial victory on 11 July 1941 over a Polikarpov I-16 fighter, or on 17 July 1941 over a Tupolev SB-2 bomber.[25]
27 3 August 1941 14:15 DB-3 Mamaia[24] Stab I./LG 2
– Claims with Jagdgeschwader 77 on the Eastern Front –[26]
Winter War — December 1941 – April 1942
28 28 December 1941 15:30?[Note 13] I-16[28] Stab I./LG 2 48 8 April 1942 15:30 I-16[29] Stab I./JG 77
29 23 January 1942 15:30 I-16[30] Stab I./JG 77 49 19 April 1942 09:15 I-61[29] Stab I./JG 77
30 24 January 1942 09:35?[Note 14] I-16[30] Stab I./JG 77 50 19 April 1942 11:18 I-61 (MiG-3)[29] Stab I./JG 77
31 24 January 1942 12:05?[Note 15] I-16[30] Stab I./JG 77 51 19 April 1942 15:25 I-61 (MiG-3)[29] Stab I./JG 77
32 3 February 1942 09:45?[Note 16] R-5[30] Stab I./JG 77 52♠ 20 April 1942 08:12 I-61 (MiG-3)[29] Stab I./JG 77
33 11 February 1942 14:02?[Note 17] I-153[30] Stab I./JG 77 53♠ 20 April 1942 08:14 I-61 (MiG-3)[29] Stab I./JG 77
34 18 February 1942 12:40 DB-3[30] Stab I./JG 77 54♠ 20 April 1942 11:40 I-61 (MiG-3)[29] Stab I./JG 77
35 18 February 1942 12:45 DB-3[30] Stab I./JG 77 55♠ 20 April 1942 14:57 I-61 (MiG-3)[31] Stab I./JG 77
36 20 February 1942 14:30 I-301 (LaGG-3)[30] Stab I./JG 77 56♠ 20 April 1942 14:58 I-61 (MiG-3)[31] Stab I./JG 77
37 24 February 1942 13:57?[Note 18] I-16[33] Stab I./JG 77 57 21 April 1942 15:28?[Note 19] I-301 (LaGG-3)?[31][Note 19] Stab I./JG 77
38 24 February 1942 14:00?[Note 18] I-16[33] Stab I./JG 77 58 21 April 1942 15:30?[Note 19] I-301 (LaGG-3)?[31][Note 19] Stab I./JG 77
39 28 February 1942 16:12??[Note 20] I-301 (LaGG-3)?[33][Note 20] Stab I./JG 77 59 22 April 1942 07:00 LaGG-1 Stab I./JG 77
40 1 March 1942 16:40?[Note 21] I-26 (Yak-1)?[33][Note 21] Stab I./JG 77 60 22 April 1942 07:00 LaGG-1 Stab I./JG 77
41 9 March 1942 14:30??[Note 22] I-301 (LaGG-3)?[33][Note 22] Stab I./JG 77 61♠ 25 April 1942 07:00 LaGG-3[31] Stab I./JG 77
42 16 March 1942 13:20?[Note 23] R-5[35] Stab I./JG 77 62♠ 25 April 1942 12:00 I-16[31] Stab I./JG 77
43 21 March 1942 14:45 R-5?[35][Note 24] Stab I./JG 77 63♠ 25 April 1942 12:00 I-16[31] Stab I./JG 77
44 21 March 1942 17:03 I-16[35] Stab I./JG 77 64♠ 25 April 1942 12:00 I-16[31] Stab I./JG 77
45 24 March 1942 07:00 I-26 (Yak-1)[35] Stab I./JG 77 65♠ 25 April 1942 16:00 LaGG-3[31] Stab I./JG 77
46 6 April 1942 15:00 I-61 Stab I./JG 77 66♠ 25 April 1942 16:00 LaGG-3[31] Stab I./JG 77
47 6 April 1942 16:50 R-5 Stab I./JG 77 67♠ 25 April 1942 16:00 I-153[31] Stab I./JG 77
– Claims with Jagdgeschwader 77 on the Eastern Front –[37]
Kerch, Sevastopol, Izium — May/June 1942
68 7 May 1942 14:30 R-5[38] 3./JG 77 76 20 May 1942 15:45 LaGG-3[39] 3./JG 77
69 7 May 1942 14:30 I-153[38] 3./JG 77 77?[Note 4] 28 May 1942 16:15 Yak-1 PQ 76892[39] 3./JG 77
70 7 May 1942 16:20?[Note 25] LaGG-3[38] 3./JG 77 78?[Note 4] 28 May 1942 16:15 Yak-1 PQ 76894[39] 3./JG 77
71 7 May 1942 16:35?[Note 25] LaGG-3[38] 3./JG 77
—
 1 June 1942 14:35 LaGG-3?[Note 26] PQ 66536[39] 3./JG 77
72 8 May 1942 12:35?[Note 27] I-15[38] 3./JG 77 79 9 June 1942 15:35?[Note 28] Il-2 Taman[39] 3./JG 77
73 15 May 1942 16:00 I-16[38] 3./JG 77 80 16 June 1942 17:00 LaGG-3 Taman[39] 3./JG 77
74 17 May 1942 05:27?[Note 29] LaGG-3[44] 3./JG 77 81 22 June 1942 18:50?[Note 30] LaGG-3 PQ 75152[46] 3./JG 77
75 18 May 1942 15:30?[Note 31] R-10[44] 3./JG 77 82 22 June 1942 18:55?[Note 30] LaGG-3 PQ 75161[46] 3./JG 77
– Claims with I. Gruppe/Jagdgeschwader 77 over Sicily –[47]
July – October 1942
83 11 July 1942 17:46 Spitfire[48] 3./JG 77 87 8 September 1942
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 Spitfire[49] 3./JG 77
—
 11 July 1942
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 Spitfire[48] 3./JG 77 88 10 October 1942 08:50 Spitfire[49] 3./JG 77
84 20 July 1942 14:10 Spitfire[50] 3./JG 77 89 13 October 1942 17:18 Spitfire[49] 3./JG 77
85 26 July 1942 10:10 Spitfire[50] 3./JG 77 90 15 October 1942 11:00 Spitfire[51] 3./JG 77
86 29 July 1942 10:20 Spitfire[50] 3./JG 77 91 15 October 1942 11:05 Spitfire[51] 3./JG 77
– Claims with Jagdgeschwader 77 in North Africa –[52]
October – November 1942
92 3 November 1942
—
 P-40[53] 3./JG 77 97 5 November 1942
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 P-40 north of Fukah[53] 3./JG 77
93 4 November 1942
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 P-40 west of El Dabaa[53] 3./JG 77 98 5 November 1942
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 P-40 north of Fukah[53] 3./JG 77
94 4 November 1942
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 P-40 west of El Dabaa[53] 3./JG 77 99 9 November 1942
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 P-40 east of Halfaya Pass[53] 3./JG 77
95 4 November 1942
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 P-40[53] 3./JG 77 100 10 November 1942
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 Spitfire[53] 3./JG 77
96 4 November 1942
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 P-40[53] 3./JG 77
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Notes

  1. [1]
    His name, in German, is spelled with a "sharp S"; see ß.
  2. [2]
    According to Łydżba a PZL P.11c.[8]
  3. [3]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, this claim is listed as his 2nd aerial victory claimed at 15:40 over a Hawker Hurricane.[11]
  4. [4]
    According to Mathews and Foreman, this claim is unconfirmed.[15]
  5. [5]
    This claim is not listed in Prien's 1995 book.[17]
  6. [6]
    This unconfirmed claim is not listed in Prien's 1995 book.[18]
  7. [7]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed as a Hawker Hurricane.[18]
  8. [8]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 13:00.[18]
  9. [9]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 18:45.[18]
  10. [10]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, this claim is listed as his 11th aerial victory.[18]
  11. [11]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 13:05.[18]
  12. [12]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 17:00.[21]
  13. [13]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 15:10.[27]
  14. [14]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 10:00.[27]
  15. [15]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 14:00.[27]
  16. [16]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 12:00.[27]
  17. [17]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 14:15.[27]
  18. [18]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 15:00.[32]
  19. [19]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 15:10 over an I-61.[32]
  20. [20]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 16:10 over a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-1.[32]
  21. [21]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 16:50 over a Yakovlev aircraft of unknown type.[32]
  22. [22]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 14:20 over a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-1.[32]
  23. [23]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 13:25.[34]
  24. [24]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed over a Polikarpov R-5.[36]
  25. [25]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 16:30.[40]
  26. [26]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed as a Polikarpov I-16.[41]
  27. [27]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 15:30.[40]
  28. [28]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 16:00.[42]
  29. [29]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 05:00.[43]
  30. [30]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 18:45.[45]
  31. [31]
    According to Prien's 1995 book, claimed at 15:00.[43]

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