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词条 Günter Steinhausen
释义

  1. Biography

  2. Aerial victory claims

  3. Awards

  4. Notes

  5. References

     Citations  Bibliography 
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|unit=JG 27
|battles=World War II
  • North African campaign

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Günther Steinhausen (born 15 September 1917 in Lobkevitz on the isle of Rügen – missing in action, 6 September 1942 near El Alamein, Egypt) was a World War II Luftwaffe Flying ace with 40 combat victories to his name. He was also a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Biography

Günther Steinhausen was born 15 September 1917 at Lobkevitz, on the island of Rügen. After flight training, Steinhausen was posted, as an Unteroffizier, to 1./JG 27 (the 1st squadron of the 27th Fighter Wing) in the spring of 1941, transferring with the unit to North Africa soon after.

The first Luftwaffe fighter unit in Africa, they were initially based at Ain-el-Gazala, just west of the besieged port of Tobruk. Flying the older Bf 109E-7, it was still found to be eminently competitive against the British squadrons based there. He recorded his first victory on 9 June, shooting down a Hawker Hurricane north of Tobruk. On 26 August 1941, Steinhausen claimed his fifth victory: probably a Tomahawk IIb AK374 of No. 250 Squadron flown by British ace Sgt. Maurice Hards (7 victories) who force-landed wounded near Mersa Matruh.{{sfn|Molesworth|2011}}{{sfn|Shores|1999|p=313}} In August, as the remaining Gruppen of Jagdgeschwader 27 transferred in to North Africa from Russia as reinforcements, I./JG 27 rotated its squadrons back to Germany to re-equip onto the Bf 109F.

After the British Operation Crusader in November and December had relieved Tobruk and driven the Axis back, in January Rommel had sufficient fuel supplies to launch his next counter-attack, and he took Benghazi on 29 January, as the aircrew retraced their steps to airfields they had abandoned only a month or so previously. On 28 March Steinhausen claimed his 10th victory, when he shot down a Kittyhawk fighter of No. 94 Squadron RAF flown by P/O Crosbie, near Timimi.

Four days after his 13th victory on 22 May 1942, Rommel launched his offensive that would eventually take the Axis forces right across Libya and into Egypt, almost to the gates of Alexandria. It was this time, as with many other pilots of JG 27 that was to be particularly successful for Steinhausen. With a rush of multiple victories he advanced his tally: a pair of South African Tomahawks on 31 May, followed by four fighters in the El Adem area on 16 June (20-23v.) and then a further four Hurricanes (of No. 238 Sqn (RAF)) on 28 June over Sidi Haneish (27-30v.).

On 9 July, Steinhausen shot down a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-24 Liberator, ("Eager Beaver"), and only the second four-engine bomber claimed by JG 27. One of six bombers of the Halverston Detachment that had been sent to attack an Axis supply convoy, it was his 34th victory.{{sfn|Weal|2003|p=83}} By now the front had stabilised at the Alamein line and both sides paused to draw breath, and build up supplies for their next offensives. In the interim, he was awarded the Ehrenpokal (Honour Goblet) on 5 August, and then the German Cross in Gold on 21 August, for his success to date.

At the end of August, activity picked up again, and Rommel launched his assault on the fortified Alamein line at the beginning of September. On 6 September 1942, on an early-morning patrol, Fw Steinhausen shot down a Hurricane of No. 7 Sqn (SAAF) or No. 274 Sqn (RAF) near El Alamein for his 40th victory. However, he was then himself shot down in his Bf 109F-4 "White 5" (Werknummer 13272—factory number) southeast of El Alamein.{{sfn|Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=544}} His body was never recovered. It is highly likely that James Francis Edwards was his victor since his combat report tallies with the action, though he only claimed a "damaged" Bf 109.{{sfn|Heaton|Lewis|2012|p=155}}

Günther Steinhausen was credited with 40 victories, all recorded over the Western Desert, all but two of those were over single-seat fighters. On 3 November he was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ({{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes}}) and promoted to Leutnant.

Aerial victory claims

Steinhausen was credited with 40 aerial victories.

Chronicle of aerial victories
VictoryDateTimeTypeLocationVictoryDateTimeTypeLocation
– 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 27 –
1 9 June 1941 05:05Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=563}} north Tobruk21 16 June 1942 18:10Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} east El Adem
2 18 June 1941Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=563}} Buq Buq22 16 June 1942 18:14Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} southwest El Adem
3 2 August 1941 18:50Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=563}}40|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest Mersa Matruh23 16 June 1942 18:20Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} east Gambut
4 2 August 1941 18:50Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=563}}40|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest Mersa Matruh24 27 June 1942 08:58Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} west-southwest El Dabaa
5 26 August 1941Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=564}} north Sidi Barrani25 27 June 1942 18:27Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} southwest Fouka
6 14 September 1941 18:15Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=564}} southeast Gasr el Ahrid26 27 June 1942 18:30Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} southwest Fouka
7 7 January 1942 13:02Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=565}} northeast Ajdabiya27 28 June 1942 11:25Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} southwest Fouka
8 9 January 1942 15:05Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=566}} east Ajdabiya28 28 June 1942 11:30Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} south Fouka
9 9 January 1942 15:30Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=566}} east Ajdabiya29 28 June 1942 11:31Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} southwest Fouka
10 28 March 1942 13:40Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=566}} south Timimi30 28 June 1942 11:33Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} southwest Fouka
11 11 April 1942 10:50Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=567}} north Bir Habex31 3 July 1942 09:15Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=569}} east-southeast El Alamein
12 25 April 1942 10:10Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=567}} east-southeast Ain el Gazala32 4 July 1942 17:05Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=569}}20|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southeast El Alamein
13 22 May 1942 07:50Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=567}}20|km|mi|abbr=on}} south Martuba33 5 July 1942 18:00Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=569}} Borg El Arab
14 28 May 1942 10:00Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=567}}5|km|mi|abbr=on}} north Gasr el Ahrid34 9 July 1942 18:00Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=569}}100|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest Bir el Astas
15 31 May 1942 07:25Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=567}} north Bir Hakeim35 22 August 1942 14:07Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=569}}7|km|mi|abbr=on}} south El Hammam
16 31 May 1942 07:35Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=567}} north Bir Hakeim36 25 August 1942 12:14Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=569}} south El Alamein
17 9 June 1942 07:53Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=567}} south Mteifel Chebir37 1 September 1942 17:46Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=570}} Alam el Halfa
18 12 June 1942 19:03Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} west El Adem38 3 September 1942 15:43Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=570}} north Manga el Rahla
19 12 June 1942 19:14Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} Ssouthwest El Adem39 3 September 1942 15:46Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=570}} north Manga el Rahla
20 16 June 1942 18:00Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=568}} east El Adem40 6 September 1942 07:57Prien|Rodeike|Stemmer|1998|p=570}} southeast El Alamein

Awards

  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
  • Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 10 August 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot{{sfn|Patzwall|2008|p=199}}{{refn|According to Obermaier on 5 August 1942.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=210}}|group="Note"}}
  • German Cross in Gold on 21 August 1942 as Feldwebel in the I./Jagdgeschwader 27{{sfn|Patzwall|Scherzer|2001|p=458}}
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 November 1942 as Feldwebel and pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 27{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=409}}{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=721}}

Notes

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