German Heinz Klöpper JG77
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
KLÖPPER, Heinrich (Heinz). (DOB: 09.01.18 in Gross-Bülten-Peine/Hannover). (W.B.K.
Hildesheim). (R, DKG). 03.40 in 2./JG 77. 15.05.40 Lt., in 2./JG 77. 1941 assigned to 11./JG 51.
22.06.41 Fw., 11./JG 51. 11.07.41 Fw., 11./JG 51. 04.08.41 Fw., 11./JG 51. 13.08.41 Ofw., 11./JG
51. 09.09.41 Ofw., 11./JG 51. 06.10.41 Ofw., 11./JG 51. 20.10.41 Fw., 11./JG 51 awarded the
Ehrenpokal. 29.05.42 Ofw., 11./JG 51. 04.06.42 Ofw., 11./JG 51. 25.08.42 Ofw., 11./JG 51.
04.09.42 Ofw., awarded Ritterkreuz, 11./JG 51. 07.09.42 awarded the DKG. 30.10.42 Ofw., 11./JG
51. 11.11.42 Ofw., 11./JG 51. 05.43 appt Staka 7./JG 1 (to 29.11.43). 25.06.43 Oblt., Staka 7./JG 1
unhurt - Bf 109 G-6 (Yellow 1 + ) emergency/belly-landing at Oltmannsfehn. 01.07.43 promo to
Oblt. (Kr.O./Fl.). 10.10.43 Oblt., 7./JG 1. 13.11.43 Oblt., 7./JG 1 unhurt - Bf 109 G-6 (White 1)
emergency landing at Kamper/Neustadt. 29.11.43 Oblt., 7./JG 1 MIA – in Bf 109 G-6/U4 (White 1 +
I) following a fighter engagement with two P-38 Lightnings of 55 FG over the Zuider-See in Holland;
crashed WSW of Mepel/Netherlands - apparently misjudged height. No known grave. Credited with
over 500 combat missions and 94 air victories.
According to Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945: Ysselsteyn. Buried as unknown
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