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Anton Mader - Pilot Profile - Anton Mader

Anton Mader

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Victories : 86
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Country : Germany
Fought in : WW2
Fought for : Axis
Died : 19th February 1984


Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights
Cross

Latest Axis Aviation Artwork !
In early May 1941, in conditions of strict secrecy because the United States was not yet at war, seventeen pilots of the US Navy had arrived in Britain and been attached to Catalina squadrons of Coastal Command. These experienced PBY pilots were there to assist the Royal Air Force to become familiar with the Catalina, and also to gain operational experience for the US Navy. On 26th May 1941 Catalina Z of No.209 Sqn, commanded by Flying Officer Dennis Briggs RAF, with Ensign Leonard B Smith USN as co-pilot, joined the search for the Bismarck. At 1015 the aircraft was being flown in poor visibility at an altitude of 500ft when Ensign Smith sighted the Bismarck at a range of eight miles. The Catalina was flown towards the contact so that a positive identification could be made and emerged from the cloud only 500 yards from the German ship. The aircraft met a hail of anti-aircraft fire but was able to make its escape. As a result of the sighting report from Catalina Z the Bismarck was again engaged by ships and aircraft of the Royal Navy and was sunk at 1040 on 27th May 1941. Leonard Smith can be considered therefore, the first American to be directly involved in action in World War Two. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (American) for his actions.

The Aircraft That Found the Bismarck by Ivan Berryman.		 One of the all time great fighter aces, Adolf Galland is depicted flying Bf 109E-4/N of Stab/JG26 in September 1940. Galland flew 705 combat missions during World War Two and was credited with a final tally of 104 aerial victories. He survived the war and died peacefully in February 1996.

Tribute to Generalleutnant Adolf Galland by Ivan Berryman.		 Walter Briegleb is shown in his Ju88 G.7 4R+BR as he stalks his prey - on this occasion a Lancaster. Flying below their target, his crew would aim upward firing cannon at the inner wing of the bomber, igniting the fuel tanks. For the bomber crews, they were very much defenceless against this type of attack, and often had no idea of the presence of an enemy aircraft in the dark.

Tribute to Walter Briegleb by Ivan Berryman.		 The attack by Leutnant Walter Briegleb and his crew on Lancaster Mk.III ND960 DX-I of No.57 Sqn early on 22nd May 1944. Flying Me110 with codes D5+BV with his crew of Feldwebel Walter Bräunlich and Bordfunker Feldwebel Brandt, Briegleb flew undetected beneath the bomber and used the deadly 'Schräge Musik' - upward firing cannon - to hit the fuel tanks in the port wing between the fuselage and inner engine. Pulling away, he watched the aircraft burn and could see both gunners in their turrets but no return fire came. He wondered why none of the crew escaped by parachute with the bomber doomed - it disintegrated in the air over the coast of the island of Fyn, Denmark, impacting near Emtekær at 00:44hrs.<br><br><center>All of the crew were killed :<br>Flight Lieutenant Arthur Richards (Pilot)<br>Flying Officer William Woodall (Navigator)<br>Pilot Officer Athur Bugden (Flight Engineer)<br>Sergeant Thomas Edwards (Wireless Operator)<br>Flying Officer George Ferguson (Air Bomber)<br>Sergeant Harold Griffiths (Air Gunner)<br>Sergeant Cyril Woodmass (Air Gunner)

The Hunted and the Hunter by Ivan Berryman.

Anton Mader

Squadrons for : Anton Mader
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Anton Mader. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
SquadronInfo

JG2


Country : Germany
Founded : 1st May 1939
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG2		JG2

Jagdgeschwader 2 was formed from parts of Jagdgeschwader 131 Richthofen on 1 May 1939 in Döberitz and its first commander was Oberst Robert Ritter von Greim. At the outbreak of the war JG 2 was tasked with defence of the Reich and based in the Berlin area under Luftgaukommando III. Stab and II. Gruppe were equipped with the Bf 109E and were located at Döberitz with 10.(N) staffel flying the Bf 109D in Straussberg.

10.(N) Staffel was one of the first night fighter units formed in the Luftwaffe. Later this staffel was expanded into IV.(N) Gruppe. This Gruppe gained the Luftwaffe’s first night kill over the RAF Bomber Command on the night of 25/26 on April 1940 when Ofw Förster shot down a Handley Page Hampden.

The unit saw little combat until the Western offensive against France and the Low Countries from 10 May 1940 onwards. During the campaign against France, JG 2 was tasked with escorting raids and defending German airspace to the south of Heinz Guderian's Panzer forces which were encircling the French and the British Expeditionary Force further north. Leutnant Helmut Wick, who later became part of a trio of outstanding aces (including Adolf Galland from Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) and Werner Mölders from Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51)) in the Battle of Britain, attained his first and the Geschwader's second kill on 22 November 1939, a French Curtiss Hawk Model 75. The first victory for the JG 2 was scored by Oberfeldwebel Kley (3. Staffel) at the same day.

JG 2 took part in the Battle of Britain, operating Bf 109Es over the South Coast of England and the English Channel from bases in Cherbourg and Normandy. Major Helmut Wick emerged as one of the Battle’s top Luftwaffe aces, claiming 31 kills for a personal total of 56, before being killed (MIA) in action versus Spitfires of No. 609 Squadron in November 1940. Wick was seen to bail out successfully but was not found by German Air/Sea Rescue attempts. The Spitfire who dispatched him was immediately shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz. Ofw. Schnell, Ofw. Machold and Olt. Hans Assi Hahn also claimed heavily during this period, with 16 kills each. Some 42 JG 2 pilots were killed or made POW during the battle.

JG54


Country : Germany
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG54		JG54

I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from.

On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54

The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity.

I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940.

The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own.

On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21.


Kommodoren of JG 54 :

Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40.
Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43.
Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43.
Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44.
Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45.

JG77


Country : Germany
Founded : May 1939
'Ace of Hearts'

Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of JG77		JG77

Herz As (Ace of Hearts) was a Luftwaffe fighter wing during World War II. It served in all the German theaters of war, from Western Europe to the Eastern Front, and from the high north in Norway to the Mediterranean.

JG 77 was formed in May 1939 with I. and II. Gruppe. III./JG 77 was formed on 5 July 1940 in Trondheim from the II(J)./JG 186. I./ JG 77 was reorganized on 21 November 1940 into IV./JG 51 and a new I./JG 77 was established. In January 1942 I./JG 77 was transferred to I./JG 5 and a new I./JG 77 was created.

In April 1942 1. Staffel was transferred to Romania and designated the defence unit for the Ploie?ti oil fields at Mizil. (This staffel was redesignated 1./JG 4 in August 1942.)

Known Victory Claims - Anton Mader

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

09/07/1940Oblt. Anton Mader1JG 2SpitfireS. Portland20.3Western Front
24/09/1940Oblt. Anton Mader1JG 2SpitfireESE London: 5900m9.45Western Front
07/10/1940Oblt. Anton Mader1JG 2Spitfire20km N. Portland: 5500m16.57Western Front
02/07/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-16-17.5Eastern Front
06/07/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-16-12.43Eastern Front
11/07/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-16-17.4Eastern Front
27/07/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-3-14.53Eastern Front
12/08/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77R-10-12.2Eastern Front
12/08/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-16-15.27Eastern Front
12/08/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-16-15.28Eastern Front
22/08/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77Il-2-9.1Eastern Front
01/09/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-3-9.37Eastern Front
02/09/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77R-5-9.55Eastern Front
06/09/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77Il-2-14.38Eastern Front
07/09/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-16-16.35Eastern Front
08/09/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77Seversky-14.38Eastern Front
10/09/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-3-15.5Eastern Front
20/09/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-3-11Eastern Front
06/10/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77LaGG-3-11.45Eastern Front
09/10/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77V-11-13.3Eastern Front
15/10/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-3-8.35Eastern Front
15/10/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-3-15.2Eastern Front
17/10/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-16-11.15Eastern Front
19/10/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-16-15.06Eastern Front
21/10/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-5-15.2Eastern Front
21/10/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-5-15.21Eastern Front
22/10/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77R-5-11.45Eastern Front
24/10/1941Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77I-15-15.09Eastern Front
01/06/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77--Eastern Front
08/06/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-135 392: 2000m16.47Eastern Front
08/06/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-135 471: 1500m16.49Eastern Front
10/06/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77--Eastern Front
02/07/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77--Eastern Front
02/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77--Eastern Front
04/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77--Eastern Front
06/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77DB-782 151: 1500m18.07Eastern Front
06/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77DB-782 122: 1500m18.09Eastern Front
06/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77DB-783 763: 1500m18.11Eastern Front
12/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77LaGG-383 881: 2000m9.33Eastern Front
12/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77LaGG-383 833: 1800-2000m16.08Eastern Front
13/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77DB-792 332: 2000m8.06Eastern Front
13/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-192 321: 1500m8.25Eastern Front
23/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77LaGG-382 89214.21Eastern Front
25/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77Il-282 432: 2000m17.3Eastern Front
25/08/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77Il-272 293: 1800m17.33Eastern Front
05/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77Il-283 754: tiefflug17.17Eastern Front
11/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77Il-292 724: 200m16.02Eastern Front
15/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77LaGG-392 321: 1500m8.45Eastern Front
15/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77LaGG-392 471: 800m13.08Eastern Front
15/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77Il-282 432: 50m17.14Eastern Front
16/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77DB-792 372: 2000m8.5Eastern Front
16/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77DB-792 511: 1800m8.51Eastern Front
16/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77LaGG-392 381: 1200m14.41Eastern Front
18/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-182 294: 400m17.16Eastern Front
18/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77Il-292 312: 15m17.16Eastern Front
18/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-192 31217.2Eastern Front
22/09/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77MiG-192 141: 1000m15.31Eastern Front
31/10/1942Hptm. Anton MaderStab II.JG 77Il-292 774: 1500m13.55Eastern Front
19/05/1943Major Anton MaderStabJG 11B-172-3km NE Ulvezbüll : 8000m13.22Western Front
21/05/1943Major Anton MaderStabJG 11B-177572: 7500m12.56Western Front
26/07/1943Major Anton MaderStabJG 11B-179km W. Papenburg: 8500m13.21Western Front
25/02/1944Obstltn. Anton MaderStabJG 54LaGG-370 822: 2500m14.05Eastern Front
06/03/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-288 162: 20m14.37Eastern Front
07/03/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Pe-269 622: 4000m14.04Eastern Front
07/03/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Pe-279 532: 4000-50m14.04Eastern Front
02/04/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-288 36 50m16Eastern Front
03/04/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-288 352: 50m12.35Eastern Front
24/06/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-288 562: 400m19.25Eastern Front
17/07/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-2GR-9.1: 600m [S. Ostrov]16.43Eastern Front
17/07/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-2HR-2.3: 400m [S. Ostrov]16.44Eastern Front
17/07/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-2JR-1.3: 150m [S. Ostrov]16.53Eastern Front
24/07/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-2TQ-6.4: 300m [SW Okolovo]16.36Eastern Front
05/08/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54La-5JH-7.5: 650m [W. Riga]17Eastern Front
07/08/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-2KM-7.9: 500m15.16Eastern Front
07/08/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-2KN-9.1: 600m15.4Eastern Front
15/08/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54Il-2LK-4.5: 1000m17.06Eastern Front
26/08/1944Obstlt. Anton MaderStabJG 54La-5JN-6.6: 800m13.5Eastern Front

Known Claims : 77

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