Wiegand, Gerhard 'Gerd' (Jagdgeschwader 26)
- Date of birth:
- March 30th, 1922
- Date of death:
- May 23rd, 1994
- Nationality:
- German (1933-1945, Third Reich)
Biography
00.00.1940: Erg.JGr. West
01.11.1942: 8./ JG 26 "Schlageter"
14.11.1942: WIA - Fw 190 A-3 Werknummer 682 coded 'Black 4' force-landed at St. Omer after engine failure
30.07.1943: Fw., 8./ JG 26, WIA - Fw 190 force-landed near Tongeren after damage by return B-17 fire
20.10.1943: Fw., 4./ JG 26
24.02.1944: Fw., 4./ JG 26
08.03.1944: WIA to the left hand - Fw 190 A-6 Werknummer 550.718 coded 'Blue 6' shot down by P-47s of 56 FG near Damme
29.03.1944: Fw., 4./ JG 26 awarded the DKiG
17.04.1944: Fw., awarded the Ehrenpokal.
11.06.1944: Lt., JG 26, WIA - Fw 190 A-8 coded 'Blue 5' shot down by P-38s of 55 FG 15km North of Compiègne - broke a thigh bone, resulting in never returning to combat Pilot credited with 25 victories
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Segelflieger-Abzeichen, C-Stufe Gold
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- JG 26
- Awarded on:
- November 1942
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 4. Staffel, JG 26
- Awarded on:
- March 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- 4. Staffel, Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter"
- Awarded on:
- March 29th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Feldwebel (Sergeant)
- Unit:
- Flugzeugführer
- Awarded on:
- April 14th, 1944
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
- Unit:
- 4. Staffel, JG 26
- Awarded on:
- June 1944
Sources
- Photo 1:
- Photo: Kracker Luftwaffe Archive
- - Die Ordensträger der Deutschen Wehrmacht
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