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Hermann Schleinhege was born on 21 February, 1916 in Essen, Kingdom of Prussia, is a German World War II fighter pilot. Discover Hermann Schleinhege's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 98 years old?

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Age 98 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 21 February 1916
Birthday 21 February
Birthplace Essen, Kingdom of Prussia
Date of death 2014
Died Place Soest, Germany
Nationality Russia

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1916

Hermann Schleinhege (21 February 1916 – 11 March 2014) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II.

Schleinhege was credited with 97 aerial victories, all on the Eastern Front.

Schleinhege was born on 21 February 1916 in Essen in the Rhine Province of the German Empire.

1941

He joined the Luftwaffe before the war and upon completing his training, in February 1941, served as a flight instructor.

1942

In April 1942, he was transferred as an Unteroffizier to 6.

1944

Schleinhege was awarded the German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold) on 20 March 1944, and scored his 37th victory on 4 April.

In August 1944, Schleinhege temporarily assumed command of 4.

Staffel of JG 54 after its former commander.

Hauptmann Franz Eisenach had been transferred.

On 1 September, the Staffel was redesignated and became 7.

Staffel of JG 54.

Later that month, he command of 7.

Staffel was given to Leutnant Gerhard Thyben.

At the end of November 1944, he was promoted to Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 8.

Staffel of JG 54, remaining in this position until the end of World War II.

By the end of the year, with his squadron based in Libau supporting the troops in the isolated Courland Pocket, his score had climbed to 81.

1945

Schleinhege was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 28 January 1945, for 84 victories.

He and his pilots covered the naval evacuation of the pocket.

Based firstly from Libau until March, then from Heiligenbeil, near Königsberg, until the end of the war.

His last flight was on 8 May 1945 when he squeezed his two mechanics into his (nominally) single-seater Fw 190 and flew to Kiel to surrender to the British troops.

Schleinhege survived the war, and in three years flew 484 combat missions, all on the Eastern Front and all with JG 54.

He ended with 97 confirmed victories and a number more unconfirmed, including 54 Il-2 and Pe-2 bombers.

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Schleinhege was credited with 97 aerial victories.

Obermaier also lists him with 97 aerial victories.

Spick however lists him with 96 aerial victories claimed in an unknown number combat missions, all of which on the Eastern Front.

Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found documentation for 94 aerial victory claims, plus five further unconfirmed claims.

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 35 Ost 28734".

The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 sqmi.

These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 x in size.

1954

Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 Grünherz (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing), at the time stationed near Leningrad.

On 15 May, Schleinhege damaged his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 (Werknummer 8618—factory number) during takeoff at Lyuban.

After Schleinhege's transfer to the Geschwaderstab (headquarters flight) of JG 54, he began flying as wingman to the unit commanders, including Hannes Trautloft, Hubertus von Bonin (78 victories) and Anton Mader (86 victories), gaining valuable experience.

Flying with the Geschwaderstab, he crashed Focke-Wulf Fw 58 Weihe B-1 (Werknummer 3576) near Oryol on 9 July.

By the end of the year when they were based in Orsha with Army Group Centre, his score stood at 32 aerial victories.

Upon completing officer training, the newly commissioned Leutnant Schleinhege was transferred to 4./JG 54 in Estonia, he claimed his 50th on 17 September.

On 9 October, now based out of Riga, he shot down two Bell P-39 Airacobras and two Il-2 ground attack aircraft.