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Gustav Sprick ("Micky") was born on 29 November, 1917 in Biemsen, German Empire, is an A recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Discover Gustav Sprick'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 23 years old?
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28 June, 1941 |
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Gustav "Micky" Sprick (29 November 1917 – 28 June 1941) was a Luftwaffe fighter ace and squadron leader during World War II.
He is credited with 31 victories in 192 missions.
All his victories were claimed over the Western Front.
Sprick, who was born on 29 November 1917 in Biemsen, at the time in the Principality of Lippe.
Born in Biemsen, Sprick was posted to Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (JG 26—26th Fighter Wing) in September 1939 and claimed his first aerial victory on the first day of the Battle of France.
After completing his pilot-training, Fähnrich Sprick was posted to Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" (JG 26—26th Fighter Wing) on 23 September 1939, and assigned to 8.
Staffel (8th squadron), a squadron of III.
JG 26 was named after Albert Leo Schlageter, a martyr cultivated by the Nazi Party.
Staffel was under the command of Oberleutnant Eduard Neumann and III.
Gruppe was headed by Major Ernst Freiherr von Berg.
World War II in Europe had begun on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland.
During the campaign against France, JG 26 was controlled by Jagdfliegerführer 2, Oberst Kurt-Bertram von Döring, and was deployed on the right flank of Luftflotte 2 (Air Fleet 2), supporting the attack of Army Group B against the Netherlands.
In August 1940, Sprick was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 8.
He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 1 October after gaining his 20th aerial victory.
On 10 May 1940, the opening day of Fall Gelb (the invasion of the West), the now Leutnant Sprick shot down his first enemy aircraft: a Dutch Fokker T.V twin-engined bomber, over Breda in the Netherlands.
Gruppe attacked a formation of Curtiss Hawk Model 75A fighters from Groupe de Chasse I/4 (GC—fighter group) over the Antwerp-Breda road.
The Gruppe claimed five Curtiss fighters destroyed, including Sprick's second aerial victory.
Gruppe transferred to Saint-Trond and Sprick claimed a Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 near Grammont.
Having scored nine victories by the fall of France, he had been promoted to Oberleutnant.
He was shot down however, on 14 June near Évreux, by RAF (Royal Air Force) Hurricane fighters after claiming one of their number.
But he managed to crash-land uninjured and was rescued by German troops.
On 8 August 1940, Sprick was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 8.
Staffel of JG 26, replacing Oberleutnant Kuno Wendt.
His Gruppe, III./JG 26 had a formidable team of leaders during the Battle of Britain, with the experienced Kommandeur Adolf Galland and Gerhard Schöpfel (9. Staffel), with Sprick (8. Staffel) and Joachim Müncheberg (7. Staffel).
These four pilots all had 10 or more victories and over the next 2 months claimed 50 aircraft between them.
By the end of 1940, with the battle falling back into a relatively quiet period, his score had increased to 23.
(Müncheberg had 23, Schöpfel had 22 and Galland with 58).
On 27 November, Sprick claimed an aerial victory over a Spitfire in the vicinity of Deal.
According to Mathews and Foreman, this claim is unconfirmed.
However, Sarkar states that Sprick shot down Keith Lawrence from No. 421 (Reconnaissance) Flight who was injured in the encounter that day.
On 28 June 1941, Sprick was killed in action when his Messerschmitt Bf 109 lost its wing due to structural failure.
June 1941 marked the invasion of the Soviet Union in the east.
With the majority of the Luftwaffe involved in Operation Barbarossa, it left just JG 26, JG 2 and JG 1 defending the west.
Sprick himself scored 11 victories in the battle, including a pair of Hurricanes of 85 Sqn on 31 August (his 14th & 15th victories).
He was awarded the Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 8 September, and then the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 1 October after gaining his 20th victory on 28 September.