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Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann
Helmut Bennemann was born 16th March 1915. During the Battle of Britain Helmut Bennemann was Gruppenadjutant with I./JG52 on the Channel Front. In April 1942 he was Staffelkapitan of 3./JG52 in the east and was appointed Kommandeur of I./JG52 from June 1942 until October 1943. Posted to Italy in November 1943, he was promoted to Kommodore of JG53 (Ace of Spades) in this theatre and in the defence of Germany. He commanded JG53 on Operation Bodenplatte. Helmut Bennemann flew over 400 missions, scoring 92 victories and was awarded the Knight's Cross. He died 17th November 2007.
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Assault on the Capital by Robert Taylor Robert Taylors final painting in his 60th Anniversary trilogy features a scene from the attacks on the afternoon of September 7, 1940. Led by Herbert Ihlefeld, Me109Es of II/LG 2 dive through the bomber formation giving chase to Hurricanes of 242 Squadron as Ju88s of KG30, having unloaded their bombs, head for home. One Ju88 has been hit and is already losing height, and will not return. Following behind He111s of KG53 try to keep formation as they fly through flak. The sky is alive with action. |
The Long Short Days by Robert Taylor. It was known as the Jagdverbande, the fighter arm of the Luftwaffe, and by June 1940 it boasted some of the world's greatest fighter pilots. With tactics honed to perfection, these battle-seasoned veterans dominated the skies of Europe. But as the war progressed, the Luftwaffe fighter pilots faced another battle, the increasingly desperate war of attrition as the Allied air forces slowly, but inevitably, ground the German war machine into defeat. By early 1945 Allied air supremacy was overwhelming. And yet despite overwhelming odds, from within their ranks came the most successful air Aces ever to fly in combat - names such as Hans-Joachim Marseille, the top-scoring fighter pilot in the West, the legendary Erich Rudorffer who scored more multiple victories than any other pilot and of course the Fighter General, Adolf Galland, who achieved all of his 104 victories in the West. In total more than 100 Luftwaffe fighter pilots are known to have scored 100 or more victories, and 568 Jagdverbande flyers were holders of the Knight's Cross, Germany's highest awarded military honor. Robert Taylor's stunning painting, beautifully captures a group of Bf109Gs from III./JG26, as they return to their forward base after a long fighter sweep along the Channel coast in early 1944. In his unmistakable style, and with inordinate skill, Robert deftly evokes a moment of rare tranquility amidst the carnage of war as the lengthening sun glints across the frozen landscape during the short days of winter. |
Eagles at Dawn by Robert Taylor. On Thursday, August 24, 1944 a 22-year old Oberleutnant Erich Hartmann powered his Mel09G fighter in a spectacular low pass over his squadrons airstrip in north-eastern Rumania, wagging his wings to the cheering Luftwaffe personnel on the ground below. The young flaxen-haired pilot had just become the first fighter Ace in history to bring down 300 enemy aircraft in combat. As World War II drew to its close, after three and a half years of continual aerial combat, this gifted young fighter pilot brought his final tally of aerial victories to 352, bringing down a Yak-7 during the last of his 1400 missions on May 8, 1945. He was the most successful fighter pilot of all time. In this dramatic rendition, we see captured a brilliantly colourful midwinter scene during the final phase of the war on the Eastern Front. Glinting in the sub-zero early morning sunlight as fresh snow begins to fall, and led by their Gruppenkommandeur Erich Hartmann, the Mel09G fighters of I./JG-53 scramble off the snow-covered airstrip at Veszprem in Hungary, February 1945. They will intercept waves of Russian fighters and bombers in the skies above Czechoslovakia in a last ditch attempt to repel the impending invasion of Germany. |
| Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann Aircraft details |
 Me109 Manufacturer : Messerschmitt Built : 33984 | Me109 Willy Messerschmitt designed the BF109 during the early 1930s. The Bf109 was one of the first all metal monocoque construction fighters with a closed canopy and retractable undercarriage. The engine of the Me109 was a V12 aero engine which was liquid-cooled. The Bf109 first saw operational service during the Spanish Civil War and flew to the end of World War II, during which time it was the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter squadrons. During the Battle of Britian the Bf109 was used in the role of an escort fighter, a role for which it was not designed for, and it was also used as a fighter bomber. During the last days of May 1940 Robert Stanford-Tuck, the RAF ace, got the chance to fly an Me109 which they had rebuilt after it had crash landed. Stanford-Tuck found out that the Me109 was a wonderful little plane, it was slightly faster than the Spitfire, but lacked the Spitfire manoeuvrability. By testing the Me109, Tuck could put himself inside the Me109 when fighting them, knowing its weak and strong points. With the introduction of the improved Bf109F in the spring of 1941, the type again proved to be an effective fighter during the invasion of Yugoslavia and during the Battle of Crete and the invasion of Russia and it was used during the Siege of the Mediteranean island of Malta. The Bf109 was the main fighter for the Luftwaffe until 1942 when the Fw190 entered service and shared this position, and was partially replaced in Western Europe, but the Me109 continued to serve on the Eastern Front and during the defence of the Reich against the allied bombers. It was also used to good effect in the Mediterranean and North Africa in support of The Africa Korps. The Me109 was also supplied to several German allies, including Finland, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, and Slovakia. The Bf109 scored more kills than any other fighter of any country during the war and was built in greater numbers with a total of over 31,000 aircraft being built. The Bf109 was flown by the three top German aces of the war war. Erich Hartmann with 352 victories, Gerhard Barkhorn with 301 victories and Gunther Rall with 275 kills. Bf109 pilots were credited with the destruction of 100 or more enemy aircraft. Thirteen Luftwaffe Aces scored more than 200 kills. Altogether this group of pilots were credited with a total of nearly 15,000 kills, of which the Messerschmitt Bf109 was credited with over 10,000 of these victories. The Bf109 was the most produced warplane during World War II, with 30,573 examples built during the war, and the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 units produced up to April 1945. Bf109s remained in foreign service for many years after World War II. The Swiss used their Bf109Gs well into the 1950s. The Finnish Air Force did not retire their Bf109Gs until March 1954. Romania used its Bf109s until 1955. The Spanish Hispanos flew even longer. Some were still in service in the late 1960s. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oberstleutnant Helmut Bennemann Squadron details |
JG52 Country : Germany | JG52 The most successful Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II, with a claim total of more than 10,000 victories over enemy aircraft. It was home to the top three scoring Experten of the Luftwaffe, Erich Hartmann, Gerhard Barkhorn and Günther Rall. The unit flew the various marks of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 exclusively through the war. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
JG53 Country : Germany | JG53 Pik-As was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II. It operated in Western Europe and in the Mediterranean. Jagdgeschwader 53 - or as it was better known, the "Pik As" (Ace of Spades) Geschwader - was one of the oldest German fighter units of World War II with its origins going back to 1937. JG53 flew the various models of Bf-109 throughout the second world war. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Known Victory Claims - Helmut Bennemann | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 26/08/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Spitfire | Dover: 1500-1000m | 12.5 | Western Front |
| 31/08/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Hurricane | Südrand London: 3500m | 13.5 | Western Front |
| 01/09/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Spitfire | Sittingbourne: 4000m | 11.45 | Western Front |
| 02/09/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Spitfire | Canterbury: 2000m | 14 | Western Front |
| 07/09/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Hurricane | London: 4000-5000m | 17.55 | Western Front |
| 15/09/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Hurricane | Südrand London: 6000m | 15.3 | Western Front |
| 15/09/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Hurricane | Themesmündung: 6000m | 15.3 | Western Front |
| 15/09/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Hurricane | Themesmündung: 6000m | 15.4 | Western Front |
| 24/09/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Spitfire | 10km vor Dover: 2000-2500m | 14.35 | Western Front |
| 24/09/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Spitfire | vor Dover: 2500-3000m | 14.4 | Western Front |
| 12/10/1940 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 2 | JG 52 | Spitfire | SE London | 17.25 | Western Front |
| 03/10/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | I-16 | - | 15.1 | Eastern Front |
| 28/10/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | I-153 | - | 14.15 | Eastern Front |
| 28/10/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | Il-2 | - | 14.25 | Eastern Front |
| 29/10/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | I-18 | - | 8.17 | Eastern Front |
| 14/11/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | DB-3 | - | 9.55 | Eastern Front |
| 16/11/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | Pe-2 | - | 9.53 | Eastern Front |
| 02/12/1941 | Oblt. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | I-61 | - | 14.2 | Eastern Front |
| 27/05/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | Il-2 | 60 83: 50m | 16.05 | Eastern Front |
| 27/05/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | Il-2 | 70 71: tiefflug | 19.2 | Eastern Front |
| 31/05/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | I-153 | 60 864: 50m | 16.45 | Eastern Front |
| 12/06/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | 3 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 70 221: 1200m | 17.2 | Eastern Front |
| 31/07/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Jak-1 | 07 181: 800m | 10.4 | Eastern Front |
| 01/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Jak-1 | 07 853: tiefflug | 14.45 | Eastern Front |
| 04/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Il-2 | 66 453: tiefflug | 5.13 | Eastern Front |
| 05/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | I-153 | 65 230: tiefflug | 10.13 | Eastern Front |
| 05/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | I-153 | 65 230: 20m | 10.13 | Eastern Front |
| 10/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | MBR-2 | 85 520: 100m | 15.5 | Eastern Front |
| 13/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 86 771: tiefflug | 8.18 | Eastern Front |
| 21/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | U-2 | 55 763: tiefflug | 8.4 | Eastern Front |
| 22/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 54 433: 3000m | 8.25 | Eastern Front |
| 22/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 64 173: tiefflug | 13.15 | Eastern Front |
| 23/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Pe-2 | 54 452: 2800m | 6.42 | Eastern Front |
| 23/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Il-2 | 54 452: 2800m | 6.42 | Eastern Front |
| 27/08/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Il-2 | 46 362: tiefflug | 14.27 | Eastern Front |
| 03/09/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 57 753: tiefflug | 6.4 | Eastern Front |
| 03/09/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Il-2 | 46 253: 100m | 14.35 | Eastern Front |
| 04/09/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Pe-2 | 46 412: 700m | 5.58 | Eastern Front |
| 23/09/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 40 840: 3000m | 11.5 | Eastern Front |
| 24/09/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 49 150: 2000m | 16.35 | Eastern Front |
| 16/10/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | MiG-3 | 49 432: tiefflug | 9.55 | Eastern Front |
| 17/10/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | MiG-3 | 49 273: 400m | 10.1 | Eastern Front |
| 24/10/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Pe-2 | 49 471: 6000m | 14.35 | Eastern Front |
| 24/10/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | La-5 | 49 272: 1000m | 14.2 | Eastern Front |
| 24/10/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Jak-1 | 49 131: 2500m | 11.05 | Eastern Front |
| 25/10/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Jak-1 | 49 462: 1500m | 16.05 | Eastern Front |
| 29/10/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | MiG-3 | 49 294: 4000m | 15.3 | Eastern Front |
| 01/11/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | MiG-3 | 49 452: 1500m | 11.45 | Eastern Front |
| 02/11/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | MiG-3 | 59 143 | 9.5 | Eastern Front |
| 26/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | La-5 | 01 762: 200m | 10.3 | Eastern Front |
| 26/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | MiG-1 | 01 572: tiefflug | 10.5 | Eastern Front |
| 27/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Pe-2 | 01 721: 1500m | 11.29 | Eastern Front |
| 28/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Il-2 | 91 864: 400m | 7.2 | Eastern Front |
| 28/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Il-2 | 91 864: 300m | 7.22 | Eastern Front |
| 28/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Il-2 | 91 863: 100m | 7.23 | Eastern Front |
| 28/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Il-2 | 01 763: sicht | 7.3 | Eastern Front |
| 28/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Pe-2 | 01 783: 3000m | 10 | Eastern Front |
| 28/12/1942 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Pe-2 | 01 763: 2800m | 10.03 | Eastern Front |
| 17/03/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-5 | 61 664: 2200m | 12.45 | Eastern Front |
| 18/03/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 61 891: 400m | 16.1 | Eastern Front |
| 19/03/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-5 | 62 110: 1000m | 10.13 | Eastern Front |
| 19/03/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-5 | 60 212: 1000m | 10.13 | Eastern Front |
| 19/03/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Pe-2 | 61 851: 1000m | 10.42 | Eastern Front |
| 19/03/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Pe-2 | 61 851: 1000m | 10.48 | Eastern Front |
| 26/03/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | MiG-3 | 71 794: 300m | 9.15 | Eastern Front |
| 29/03/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Il-7 | 61 451: 800m | 12.23 | Eastern Front |
| 17/04/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 75 492: 200m | 11.16 | Eastern Front |
| 17/04/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 74 424: tiefst. [S. Novorossiysk] | 11.23 | Eastern Front |
| 17/04/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Airacobra | 75 431: 5000m | 15.07 | Eastern Front |
| 17/04/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | Airacobra | 75 533: 3500m | 15.09 | Eastern Front |
| 21/04/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 75 423: 400m | 9.25 | Eastern Front |
| 27/04/1943 | Hptm. Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | LaGG | - | 14.52 | Eastern Front |
| 09/05/1943 | Major Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | I-16 Rata | 98 840: 1000m | 10.03 | Eastern Front |
| 09/05/1943 | Major Helmut Bennemann | Stab I. | JG 52 | I-16 Rata | 98 730: 1000m | 10.06 | Eastern Front |
| 15/12/1943 | Major Helmut Bennemann | Stab | JG 53 | B-26 | SW Circano [?]: 2000m | 11.15 | Western Front |
| 25/04/1944 | Major Helmut Bennemann | Stab | JG 53 | B-24 | 15km SW Forli: 5000m | 11.33 | Western Front |
| 08/10/1944 | Obstlt. Helmut Bennemann | Stab | JG 53 | P-47 | - | - | Western Front |
| 29/10/1944 | Oberstltn. Helmut Bennemann | Stab | JG 53 | P-51 | u.a. Jöhlingen: 4300m | 11.45 | Western Front |
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