German Major Erwin Clausen JG77 100 th aerial victory
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section A - F
CLAUSEN, Erwin. (DOB: 05.08.11 in Berlin-Steglitz). (W.B.K. Swinemünde). (RE, DKG). 1931 joined the
Reichsmarine. 1935 trf to the Luftwaffe from the Kriegsmarine to receive flying training. 07.39 Ofw.,
Kunstflugstaffel. 09.39 Fw. in 3.(Jagd)/LG 2. 09.09.39 Fw., 3.(J)/LG 2. Late 1939 promo to Lt. 25.05.40
Ofw., 3./LG 2 unhurt - Bf 109 E force-landed vic Cambrai after combat with a Potez. 29.05.40 Ofw., 3.(J)/LG
2. 30.06.40 Ofw., 3./JG 77 unhurt - Bf 109 E combat with Blenheims SW of St.Omer. 20.10.40 Ofw., 3./LG
2 unhurt - damaged Bf 109 E force-landed in France after combat NW of Ashford. 01.02.41 promo to Oblt.,
and appt Staka 1.(J)/LG 2 (to 06.01.42). 22.06.41 Oblt., Staka 1./LG 2 (to 05.12.41). 06.12.41 Staka 1./JG 77
(to 30.04.42) due to unit renaming. 16.01.42 Oblt., 1./JG 77. 15.03.42 Oblt., 1./JG 77. 24.04.42 Staka 1./JG
4 (to 25.05.42). 01.05.42 appt Staka 1./JG 77 (to 27.06.42). 18.05.42 Oblt., awarded DKG, I./JG 77.
19.05.42 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, Staka 6./JG 77. 10.06.42 Oblt., 1./JG 77. 27.06.42 appt Staka 6./JG 77
(to 01.02.43). 14.07.42 Staka 6./JG 77 WIA - Bf 109 E-7 (White 4 +x) collided with another Bf 109 at
Kastornoje. 21.07.42 Oblt., 6./JG 77. 23.07.42 Oblt., awarded Eichenlaub, Staka 6./JG 77. 05.09.42 Oblt.,
6./JG 77. 11.01.43 Oblt.(Kr.O.), ordered to trf from JG 77 to Erg.JGr. Ost. 25.03.43 Hptm., appt Staka
1./Erg.Jagd-Gr. Süd (to 19.06.43). 20.06.43 appt Kdr. I./JG 11 (to 04.10.43). 17.07.43 Hptm., Stab I./JG 11.
17.08.43 Hptm., Stab I./JG 11. 27.09.43 Hptm., Stab I./JG 11. 04.10.43 Hptm., Stab I./JG 11 KIA – in Fw
190 A-5/U12/Y (Black <<+) that failed to return from an interception of U.S. bombers over the North Sea and
is believed to have crashed 115 km NW of Borkum. Posthumous promo to Maj. (RDA not assigned).
01.08.44 officially still listed as MIA. Credited with 561 combat missions and 132 air victories.
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