Fritz Tegtmeier

Fritz Tegtmeier (30 July 1917 – 8 April 1999) was a World War II Luftwaffe 146 aerial victories Flying ace and recipient of the coveted Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.[1] The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.[2]

Fritz Tegtmeier
Fritz Tegtmeier
Born(1917-07-30)30 July 1917
Sundern, Westphalia
Died8 April 1999(1999-04-08) (aged 81)
Greven
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/branchBalkenkreuz (Iron Cross) Luftwaffe
RankOberleutnant (first lieutenant)
UnitJG 54, EJGr Ost, JG 7
Battles/wars
See battles

World War II

AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Military career

Fritz Tegtmeier was posted to the 2. Staffel (2nd Squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) in October 1940. He was severely injured on 17 November 1940 when his Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1 (Werknummer 6043—factory number) suffered engined failure, resulting in crash landing at Jever Airfield.[3] He returned to his Staffel in the spring of 1941 and claimed his first aerial victory on 22 June 1941, the first day of Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front.[4]

On 8 September, I. Gruppe moved to an airfield at Siversky located southwest of Leningrad.[5] There, on 11 September he was again severely injured in a collision in his Bf 109 F-2 resulting in a crash landing at Siversky.[6] He returned to active duty in April 1942 and was assigned to the 1. Staffel of JG 54. By the end of 1942 he had claimed 24 aerial victories.

On 14 January 1943, Tegtmeier became an "ace-in-a-day" for the first time. That day, pilots of I. Gruppe had claimed 30 aerial victories (Luftsiege).[7] He claimed aerial victories number 36 and 37 on 23 January. On 3 May 1943 he claimed numbers 51–53 and was posted to Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost as fighter pilot instructor. He returned to front line duty, this time with the 3. Staffel of JG 54, in September 1943. In November 1943 he achieved his 75th aerial victory. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 28 March 1944 following his 99th aerial victory.[8] Tegtmeier was promoted to Leutnant on 20 April 1944. He claimed his 100th and 101st aerial victory on 3 May 1944. He was the 71st Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[9] On 1 September 1944, he was made Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the 3. Staffel of JG 54. He succeeded Leutnant Otto Kittel who was trasferred.[10] By the end of 1944 his score of aerial victories stood at 139 claims. When he was transferred to Jagdgeschwader 7 (JG 7—7th Fighter Wing) for flight training on the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter in March 1945 his score stood at 146 aerial victories. Fritz Tegtmeier had been nominated for the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub).[11]

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Tegtmeier was credited with 146 aerial victories.[12] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 146 aerial victory claims, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front.[13]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 01852". 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 square miles (930 km2). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.[14]

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Tegtmeier an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.
  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim Date Time Type Location Claim Date Time Type Location
– 2. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[15]
Operation Barbrossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941
1 23 June 1941?[Note 1] 10:24 SB-2[16] 5 13 August 1941 15:42 I-18 (MiG-1)[17]
2 24 June 1941 05:44 SB-2[16] 6 14 August 1941 05:07 I-18 (MiG-1)[17]
3 24 June 1941 05:48 SB-2[16] 7 3 September 1941 15:50 I-16 1 km (0.62 mi) north of Krasnogvardeysk[18]
4 18 July 1941 13:54 I-18 (MiG-1)[19] 8 15 November 1941 11:20 I-18 (MiG-1)[20]
– 2. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[21]
Eastern Front — 1 May 1942 – 3 February 1943
9 10 June 1942 10:20 Pe-2[22] 24 30 December 1942 12:13?[Note 2] Pe-2 PQ 01852[24]
25 km (16 mi) northwest of Shlisselburg
10 22 June 1942 18:45 MiG-3[25] 25 7 January 1943 11:30 LaGG-3 PQ 01762[26]
20 km (12 mi) north-northeast of Leningrad
11 22 July 1942 10:26 Yak-1[27] 26 12 January 1943 09:35 P-40 PQ 00251[26]
15 km (9.3 mi) west-southwest of Shlisselburg
12 23 July 1942 09:30 MiG-3[27] 27 12 January 1943 14:22 Il-2 PQ 10184[26]
east of Mga
13 1 August 1942 16:40 LaGG-3 PQ 00172[27]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Selo		 28♠ 14 January 1943 09:02 La-5 PQ 10181[26]
east of Mga
14 5 August 1942 15:10 MiG-3 PQ 20542[28]
45 km (28 mi) east of Lyuban		 29♠ 14 January 1943 09:05 La-5 PQ 10193[26]
east of Mga
15 5 August 1942 15:13 MiG-3 PQ 20593[28]
45 km (28 mi) northeast of Chudovo		 30♠ 14 January 1943 09:10 Il-2 PQ 00292[26]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Mga
16 7 August 1942 13:30 P-40 PQ 20731[28]
45 km (28 mi) east-northeast of Chudovo		 31♠ 14 January 1943 14:30 Il-2 PQ 00294[29]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Mga
17 11 August 1942 14:23?[Note 3] Il-2 PQ 28311[28]
20 km (12 mi) east-northeast of Demyansk		 32♠ 14 January 1943 14:33?[Note 4] Il-2 PQ 00274[29]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Mga
18 20 August 1942 06:20 Yak-1 PQ 47662[28]
15 km (9.3 mi) south of Staritsa		 33 16 January 1943 09:35 Il-2 PQ 10142[29]
south of Shlisselburg
19 25 August 1942 14:20 Yak-1 PQ 36573[30]
25 km (16 mi) south-southeast of Gagarin		 34 16 January 1943 09:43 Yak-1 PQ 10311[29]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Mga
20 26 August 1942 13:30 R-5 PQ 47864[30]
20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Zubtsov		 35 22 January 1943 08:46 Yak-1 PQ 10212[29]
45 km (28 mi) west of Volkhov
21 5 September 1942 12:40 Yak-1 PQ 10841[31]
southeast of Shlisselburg		 36 23 January 1943 13:05 Yak-1 PQ 10191[32]
east of Mga
22 5 September 1942 12:45 Yak-1 PQ 10954[31]
southeast of Shlisselburg		 37 23 January 1943 13:38 Il-2 PQ 00411[32]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Pushkin
23 11 September 1942 16:35 I-16 PQ 00223[31]
20 km (12 mi) west of Shlisselburg		 38 24 January 1943 13:35 La-5 PQ 10143[32]
south of Shlisselburg
– 2. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[23]
Eastern Front — 4 February – March 1943
39 10 February 1943 11:15 Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 10142[33]
south of Shlisselburg		 42 21 February 1943 13:00 La-5 PQ 36 Ost 00412[34]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Pushkin
40 17 February 1943 12:05 Yak-1 PQ 36 Ost 00281[33]
20 km (12 mi) west of Mga		 43 23 February 1943 07:05 Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 00412[34]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Pushkin
41 21 February 1943 10:50 LaGG-3 PQ 36 Ost 00442[34]
10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Slutsk		 44 23 February 1943 07:10 Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 00283[34]
20 km (12 mi) west of Mga
– 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[35]
Eastern Front — April – 31 December 1943
 ?[Note 5] 3 March 1943 11:10 I-16 20 km (12 mi) east of Leningrad[23] 61 5 October 1943 13:21 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 02682[37]
45 3 April 1943 12:45 Yak-1?[Note 6] PQ 36 Ost 00421[38]
Pushkin-Mga		 62 9 October 1943 07:20 P-39 PQ 35 Ost 07772[37]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Nevel
 ?[Note 5] 10 April 1943 11:50 Yak-1 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Lomonosov[23] 63 14 October 1943 08:15 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 15512, southeast of Bajewo[39]
20 km (12 mi) north-northeast of Krassnyj
46?[Note 7] 11 April 1943 18:25 Il-2 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Leningrad[38] 64 20 October 1943 11:35 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 06312[39]
47 13 April 1943 17:57?[Note 8] Pe-2 PQ 36 Ost 00163[38]
10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Leningrad		 65 21 October 1943 10:45 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 02232[39]
48 2 May 1943 19:05 Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 00463[38]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Tosno		 66 21 October 1943 10:50 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 02233, east of Lojew[39]
49 2 May 1943 19:07 Il-2 PQ 36 Ost 00273[38]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Mga		 67 22 October 1943 08:20 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 15332[39]
15 km (9.3 mi) north of Krassnyj
50 3 May 1943 17:45 La-5 PQ 26 Ost 90252[38]
15 km (9.3 mi) west-southwest of Shlisselburg		 68 22 October 1943 10:40 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 05282[39]
east of Kshischtschew
51 14 September 1943 11:52?[Note 9] Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 26231[40]
25 km (16 mi) northeast of Moschna		 69 27 October 1943 09:15 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 15342[41]
20 km (12 mi) west of Krassnyj
52 14 September 1943 16:30 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 25663[40]
25 km (16 mi) east of Schatalowka		 70 28 October 1943 12:45 Boston PQ 35 Ost 03823[41]
53 15 September 1943 08:50 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 26732[40]
10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Moschna		 71 28 October 1943 12:47 Boston PQ 35 Ost 03824[41]
54 15 September 1943 14:00?[Note 10] Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 35492[40]
15 km (9.3 mi) west of Yelnya		 72 28 October 1943 12:50 Boston PQ 35 Ost 03864[41]
55 15 September 1943 14:15 Il-2 PQ 35 Ost 35531[40]
20 km (12 mi) southeast of Yelnya		 73 28 October 1943 12:53 Pe-2 PQ 35 Ost 03893[41]
56 17 September 1943 11:00 La-5 PQ 35 Ost 35321[40]
20 km (12 mi) west of Yelnya		 74 6 November 1943 09:50 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 06154[41]
57 22 September 1943 17:38 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 12742[37] 75 6 November 1943 09:55 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 06163, Lake Ssennitza[41]
58 22 September 1943 17:40 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 12721[37] 76?[Note 7] 17 November 1943 07:50 LaGG-3[42]
59 26 September 1943 12:20 Yak-9 PQ 35 Ost 25532[37]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Schatalowka		 77 8 December 1943 14:00 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 06384[42]
60 5 October 1943 13:20 LaGG-3 PQ 35 Ost 02682[37]
– 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[43]
Eastern Front — 1 January – September 1944
78 3 February 1944 14:15 Il-2 101 26 May 1944 18:50 La-5 Baltic Sea, 25 km (16 mi) north-northwest of Hungerburg
79 3 February 1944 14:17 Il-2 102 15 June 1944 07:37 Il-2
80 7 February 1944 07:37 La-5 103 16 June 1944 19:00 Yak-9
81 7 February 1944 10:36 La-5 104 16 June 1944 19:00 Yak-9
82 7 February 1944 10:37 La-5 105 14 July 1944 17:58 Yak-9
83 7 February 1944 11:05 La-5 106 16 July 1944 08:35 Yak-9
84 7 February 1944 11:07 La-5 107 16 July 1944 08:40 P-39
85 12 February 1944 14:30 La-5 108 21 July 1944 09:20 Yak-9
86 16 February 1944 14:10 Yak-9 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Narva 109 21 July 1944 09:25 Yak-9
87 24 February 1944 11:00 Yak-9 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Narva 110 22 July 1944 15:55 La-5
88 25 February 1944 11:10 Il-2 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Narva 111 22 July 1944 19:15 LaGG-3
89 6 March 1944 07:55 La-5 25 km (16 mi) south of Narva 112 27 July 1944 15:55 Pe-2
90 6 March 1944 08:05 Yak-9 southwest of Narva 113 28 July 1944 15:15 Yak-9
91 7 March 1944 12:36 La-5 30 km (19 mi) west-southwest of Narva 114 1 August 1944 12:17 La-5
92 8 March 1944 15:46 Il-2 Baltic Sea, 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Kunda 115 6 August 1944 18:39 Yak-9
93 8 March 1944 16:10 Il-2 Baltic Sea, 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Kunda 116 7 August 1944 13:43 P-39
94 8 March 1944 16:23 Yak-9 Baltic Sea, 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Kunda 117 7 August 1944 18:20 La-5
95 9 March 1944 09:08 La-5 southwest of Narva 118 7 August 1944 18:24 La-5
96 23 March 1944 15:35 Il-2 119 16 August 1944 10:45 La-5
97 1 April 1944 10:12 LaGG-3 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Pskov 120 25 August 1944 09:23 Pe-2
98 2 April 1944 15:25 La-5 northeast of Kunda 121 27 August 1944 15:05 Yak-9
99 4 April 1944 08:19 La-5 northeast of Kunda 122 27 August 1944 15:10 Pe-2
100 20 May 1944 12:31 Yak-1 Baltic Sea, 20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Hungerburg 123 29 August 1944 18:30 La-5
– 3. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[44]
Eastern Front — September – October 1944
124♠ 14 September 1944 10:00 Yak-9 35 km (22 mi) northwest of Kreuzburg 132 17 September 1944 13:22 Yak-9 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Pasewalk
125♠ 14 September 1944 12:00 P-39 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Pasewalk 133 20 September 1944 11:13 Yak-9 45 km (28 mi) south of Riga
126♠ 14 September 1944 12:03 P-39 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Pasewalk 134 10 October 1944 09:07 La-5 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Riga
127♠ 14 September 1944 12:04 Yak-9 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Pasewalk 135 12 October 1944 12:25 Il-2 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Riga
128♠ 14 September 1944 12:10 Il-2 45 km (28 mi) northeast of Pasewalk 136 12 October 1944 16:05 Pe-2 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Riga
129♠ 14 September 1944 16:40 Pe-2 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Riga 137 12 October 1944 16:07 Pe-2 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Riga
130 15 September 1944 09:33 Il-2 50 km (31 mi) north-northwest of Kreuzburg 138 29 October 1944 19:56 Il-2 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Telsche
131 17 September 1944 12:40 Yak-9 40 km (25 mi) south-southeast of Riga 139 30 October 1944 11:35 Pe-2 40 km (25 mi) east of Libau
According to Mathews and Foreman, aerial victories 140 to 146 were not documented.[45]

Awards

Notes
  1. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed on 3 June 1941.[15]
  2. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:15.[23]
  3. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:25.[15]
  4. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:32.[23]
  5. This claim is not listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock.[36]
  6. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1.[23]
  7. This claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.[23]
  8. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 15:57.[23]
  9. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 11:51.[23]
  10. According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:10.[23]
  11. According to Scherzer on 26 March 1944 as pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 54.[48]

References

Citations
  1. Spick 1996, p. 229.
  2. Spick 1996, pp. 3–4.
  3. Prien et al. 2003a, p. 120.
  4. Weal 2001, p. 43.
  5. Prien et al. 2003b, p. 191.
  6. Prien et al. 2003b, p. 207.
  7. Page 2020, p. 12.
  8. Weal 2001, p. 108.
  9. Obermaier 1989, p. 244.
  10. Prien et al. 2022, p. 375.
  11. Obermaier 1989, p. 214.
  12. Zabecki 2019, p. 329.
  13. Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1307–1310.
  14. Planquadrat.
  15. Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1307.
  16. Prien et al. 2003b, p. 199.
  17. Prien et al. 2003b, p. 201.
  18. Prien et al. 2003b, p. 202.
  19. Prien et al. 2003b, p. 200.
  20. Prien et al. 2003b, p. 204.
  21. Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1307–1308.
  22. Prien et al. 2006, p. 86.
  23. Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1308.
  24. Prien et al. 2006, p. 95.
  25. Prien et al. 2006, p. 88.
  26. Prien et al. 2006, p. 96.
  27. Prien et al. 2006, p. 89.
  28. Prien et al. 2006, p. 90.
  29. Prien et al. 2006, p. 98.
  30. Prien et al. 2006, p. 91.
  31. Prien et al. 2006, p. 93.
  32. Prien et al. 2006, p. 99.
  33. Prien et al. 2012, p. 169.
  34. Prien et al. 2012, p. 170.
  35. Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1308–1309.
  36. Prien et al. 2012, p. 171.
  37. Prien et al. 2012, p. 185.
  38. Prien et al. 2012, p. 173.
  39. Prien et al. 2012, p. 186.
  40. Prien et al. 2012, p. 184.
  41. Prien et al. 2012, p. 187.
  42. Prien et al. 2012, p. 188.
  43. Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1309.
  44. Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1309–1310.
  45. Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1310.
  46. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 470.
  47. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 419.
  48. Scherzer 2007, p. 738.

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