German Herbert Ihlefeld Hauptmann
Career Summaries - Luftwaffe Officers 1935 - 1945
Section G - K
IHLEFELD, Herbert. (DOB: 01.06.14 in Pinnow/Pommern). (RES, DKG). 1933 entered the
Reichsheer, assigned to Inf.Rgt. 5. 03.35(34?) joined the Luftwaffe. (n.d.) assigned to I./JG 132.
1938 volunteered for J/88 of the Legion Condor in Spain. 21.02.38 Uffz., with 2. J/88. 13.03.38
Uffz., 2. J/88. 11.05.38 Uffz., with 2. J/88. 12.07.38 Fw., with 2. J/88. 01.08.38 Ofw., I.(J)/LG.
1938-39 was a member of the aerobatic team of the Luftwaffe. 06.06.39 Uffz., 2. J/88 awarded the
Spanienkreuzes in Gold mit Brillanten. 07.39 Lt., Kunstflugstaffel. 01.08.39 assigned to I.
(Jagd-)/LG 2. 20.08.39 promo to Lt. 29.05.40 Lt., Stab I.(J)/LG 2. 01.06.40 promo to Oblt. 06.40
in Stab I.(J)/LG 2, appt Staka 2.(J)/LG 2 (to 31.08.40). 30.06.40 Lt., Stab I./LG 2 unhurt - Bf 109 E
crash-landed SW St. Omer after combat with Blenheim. 13.09.40 Oblt., awarded Ritterkreuz, I./JG
77. 17.09.40 appt Kdr. I.(J)/LG 2. 01.10.40 promo to Hptm. 17.01.41 Hptm., Stab I./LG 2.
01.03.41 Hptm., Stab I./LG 2. 13.03.41 Hptm., Stab I./LG 2. 06.04.41 Hptm., Kdr. I./LG 2
WIA/POW – Bf 109 E crashed, suffered a head injury, captured and became a POW in Yugoslavia for
a few days. 22.06.41 Hptm., Kdr. I.(J)/LG 2 (to 05.12.41) 12.06.41 awarded the Ehrenpokal.
27.06.41 Hptm., awarded Eichenlaub, Kdr. I./JG 77. 10.07.41 Hptm., Stab I./JG 77. 15.10.41 Hptm.,
Stab I./JG 77. 05.12.41 appt Kdr. I./JG 77 (to 30.04.42). 27.12.41 Hptm., Stab I./JG 77. 19.01.42
Hptm., Stab I./JG 77. 17.03.42 Hptm., Stab I./JG 77. 24.04.42 Hptm., awarded Schwerter, Kdr. I./JG
77. 09.04.42 Hptm., awarded DKG, I./JG 77. c.01.05.42 promo to Maj. 11.05.42 temporary duty
with Stab/JG 51 for instruction as a Geschwaderführer. 21.06.42 Maj., appt Kommodore JG 52 (to
22.07.42). 22.07.42 WIA or injured - when his Fi 156 C-2 (CQ+QC) crashed at Taganrog airfield due
to a locked rudder). 28.10.42 WIA. 29.10.42 Maj., appt Kdr. JFS 3 (to 06.12.42). 07.12.42 Maj.,
appt Kommodore JG 103 due to unit renaming (to 20.07.43). 19.07.43 appt Kommodore JG 25
(actually Kdr. I./JG 25 - to 12.43). 01.08.43 promo to Obstlt. 13.11.43 Hptm., Stab/JGr. 25.
01.12.43 trf to Stab/30. Jagddivision. 01.05.44 Maj., in Stab/30. Jagddiv., appt Kommodore JG 11 (to
20.05.44). 20.05.44 appt Kommodore JG 1 (to 05.05.45). 01.08.44 Obstlt., Stab JG 1. 26.11.44
Obstlt., Stab/JG 1. 30.01.45 promo to Oberst. 01.01.45 Obstlt., Kommodore Stab/JG 1 unhurt -
crashed in an Fw 190 A-9 force-landed vic Rotterdam due to AA. Credited with 130 air victories
(including 7 in Spain) in over 1,000 combat missions. †08.08.95 in Wenningsen/Niedersachsen
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