Albin Wolf
Albin Wolf
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Albin Wolf
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Born | (1920-10-28)28 October 1920 Naila |
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. south of Pskov |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
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Luftwaffe |
Years of service | 1940–44 |
Rank | Oberleutnant |
Unit | JG 54 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (posthumous) |
Albin Wolf (28 October 1920 – 2 April 1944) was a German World War II Luftwaffe flying ace and posthumous recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub).[1]
Credited with 144 victories, he was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and killed in action on 2 April 1944.
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Military career
Wolf was transferred to the 6th squadron of Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) in May 1942 on the Eastern Front.[Note 1] He achieved his aerial victories 37–40 on 3 August 1943. By 4 September 1943 he had accumulated 78 victories. In November 1943, Wolf was credited with his 100th aerial victory. He was the 59th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[2] Wolf received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) for 117 victories on 22 November 1943. Wolf crash landed on a transfer flight on 29 December 1943 and was severely wounded. He was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the 6./JG 54 on 11 March 1944.[3]
Albin Wolf's 135th aerial victory claimed on 23 March 1944 was also Jagdgeschwader 54's 7000th of the war. Wolf was killed in action south-east of Pskov on 2 April 1944. His Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6 (Werknummer 551142—factory number) took a direct hit from an anti-aircraft shell. He was posthumously promoted to Oberleutnant and honoured with the 464th Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) on 27 April 1944.[3][4]
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939)
- Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe(30 April 1943)[3]
- German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943 as Oberfeldwebel in the 6./JG 54[6]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients of Jagdgeschwader 54
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