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Paule Rossmann
One of the most respected leaders in JG52, Paule flew in the Battle of Britain before transferring to Russia. Hartmann began as Rossmanns wingman. In July 1943 he landed behind enemy lines in an attempt to rescue a fellow pilot but was captured by the Russians. He had scored 93 victories, and been awarded the Knights Cross. Died 4th April 2004.
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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. |
Knight's Move by Robert Taylor The awesome battleship Tirpitz under the command of Admiral Schniewind, in company with battleships Scheer and Hipper, setting sail during Operation Rosselsprung, destined for the open sea and the North Atlantic convoy traffic. Messerschmitt Me109s of JG5, based at Petsamo, provide overhead cover while flotilla escort vessels make up the fearsome armada. The magnificent Norwegian mountains provide a spectacular backdrop this comprehensively realistic and stirring World War Two image. |
Birth of a Legend by Robert Taylor. On November 5, 1942, flying wingman in a Schwarm of four Me109s of JG-52, his flight had scrambled to intercept Russian Lagg-3s and IL-2 fighter-bombers bound for the Front. Splitting into two elements they dived steeply into attack, screaming in behind and below the enemy aircraft a few hundred feet off the deck. Selecting on of the IL-2s, the rookie pilot closed at high speed, commencing firing with 20mm cannon from about two hundred feet. His first pass was unsuccessful but, undeterred, Hartmann zoomed up and dived over for a second run at the Russian machine. Holding his fire till the IL-2 filled his gun-sight, he drilled cannon shells into the oil-cooling system setting the enemy aircraft on fire. Closing rapidly from behind, Hartmanns Me109 was showered with debris from the doomed Russian plane, causing an explosion in the young pilots own aircraft, which immediately caught fire. Now at very low altitude, Hartmann had no alternative but to belly in. With great presence of mind he cut power, fuel and ignition switches as he crash-landed at high speed in a massive cloud of dirt and dust. Though he lost his aircraft, Hartmann had made his first kill, the IL-2 crashing with a resounding explosion a few miles distant. Unhurt, the young future Ace was picked up and returned to base almost immediately by a German car. And thus a legend was born: It was the first of 352 air victories that would make Hartmann the top scoring fighter pilot in history. Birth of a Legend, set in the picturesque Caucasus mountain region bathed in the golden hues of autumn, captures for posterity the dramatic moments that launched the career of a fighter pilot legend. |
| Paule Rossmann 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paule Rossmann 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Known Victory Claims - Edmund Paul Rossmann | |||||||
DATE | PILOT | UNIT | JG | CLAIMED | LOCATION | TIME | FRONT |
| 21/07/1940 | Uffz. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | Swordfish | Ärmelkanal | - | Western Front |
| 24/07/1940 | Uffz. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | Spitfire | NE Margate | - | Western Front |
| 25/07/1940 | Uffz. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | Bréguet 690 | 40km E. Margate | - | Western Front |
| 07/01/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | DB-3 | 5km SSE Karnuba: 50m | 9.5 | Eastern Front |
| 15/01/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | DB-3 | NW Karasubesar: 500m | 10.25 | Eastern Front |
| 18/02/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | I-61 | 20km NW Belgorod: 200m | 16.09 | Eastern Front |
| 23/06/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | Hurricane | 70 332: 1200m | 16.37 | Eastern Front |
| 21/07/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | I-16 Rata | 98 821: 3000m | 15.2 | Eastern Front |
| 23/08/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | I-16 Rata | 44 241: 1000m | 5.35 | Eastern Front |
| 23/08/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | I-153 | 44 213: 10m | 5.37 | Eastern Front |
| 23/08/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 281: 5m | 16.35 | Eastern Front |
| 24/08/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | Il-2 | 44 314: 500m | 11.45 | Eastern Front |
| 26/08/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 471: 300m | 17.23 | Eastern Front |
| 28/08/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 464: 500m | 14.16 | Eastern Front |
| 30/08/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | I-16 Rata | 54 213: 2000m | 9.57 | Eastern Front |
| 30/08/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 54 373: 3000m | 9.59 | Eastern Front |
| 30/08/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 54 342: 2000m | 10.01 | Eastern Front |
| 30/08/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 54 371: 3500m | 11.23 | Eastern Front |
| 05/09/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 454: 3000m | 11 | Eastern Front |
| 06/09/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | I-16 Rata | 44 453: 30m | 7.35 | Eastern Front |
| 06/09/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 451: 1100m | 14.47 | Eastern Front |
| 06/09/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | I-16 Rata | 44 460: 3000m | 16.5 | Eastern Front |
| 07/09/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 474: 300m | 12.05 | Eastern Front |
| 08/09/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 472: 3000m | 13.5 | Eastern Front |
| 08/09/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 443: 2700m | 13.51 | Eastern Front |
| 13/09/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 362: 2000m | 9.35 | Eastern Front |
| 19/09/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 54 351: 3800m | 16.38 | Eastern Front |
| 29/09/1942 | Fw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | I-16 Rata | 44 533: 1500m | 10.4 | Eastern Front |
| 09/10/1942 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | I-16 Rata | 44 482: 800m | 9.07 | Eastern Front |
| 09/10/1942 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 623: 2000m | 13.25 | Eastern Front |
| 15/10/1942 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 453: 1000m | 9.3 | Eastern Front |
| 29/10/1942 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 551: 800m | 10.15 | Eastern Front |
| 29/10/1942 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 34 694: 1000m | 13.35 | Eastern Front |
| 29/11/1942 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | R-5 | 44 743: 1500m | 5.47 | Eastern Front |
| 08/12/1942 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | Il-2 | 44 581: tiefflug | 10 | Eastern Front |
| 08/12/1942 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 44 562: 1500m | 9.54 | Eastern Front |
| 28/03/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 86 571: 3000m | 5.4 | Eastern Front |
| 30/04/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 85 743: 2000m | 8.3 | Eastern Front |
| 30/04/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG-3 | 85 741: 2000m | 8.32 | Eastern Front |
| 06/05/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG | 76 693: 900m | 16.47 | Eastern Front |
| 31/05/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG | 75 232: 1500m | 9.55 | Eastern Front |
| 31/05/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | Pe-2 | 75 232: 2200m | 14.11 | Eastern Front |
| 05/07/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG | 61 442: 2000m | 3.55 | Eastern Front |
| 05/07/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | LaGG | 61 652: 1000m | 18.09 | Eastern Front |
| 05/07/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | Il-2mH. | 61 652: 300m | 18.12 | Eastern Front |
| 06/07/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | Il-2mH. | 61 652: 300m | 10.3 | Eastern Front |
| 07/07/1943 | Ofw. Edmund Rossmann | 7 | JG 52 | Il-2mH. | 61 634: 200m | 4.58 | Eastern Front |
Known Claims : 47
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