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词条 Theo Osterkamp
释义

  1. Early life and World War I

  2. Interwar years

  3. World War II

  4. Post-war career

  5. Awards and decorations

  6. See also

  7. Notes

  8. References

     Citations  Bibliography 
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|name=Theo Osterkamp
|birth_date={{Birth date|1892|4|15|df=y}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1975|1|2|1892|4|15|df=y}}
|birth_place=Düren, Rhine Province, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
|death_place=Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
|image=Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R22853, Theodor Osterkamp.png
|image_size=250
|caption=Theo Osterkamp
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|branch={{navy|German Empire}}
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|rank=Generalleutnant
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World War I

World War II

Battle of France

Battle of Britain


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Theodor "Theo" Osterkamp (15 April 1892 – 2 January 1975){{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=33, 55}} was a German fighter pilot during World War I and World War II. A flying ace, he achieved 32 victories in World War I.{{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=55}} In World War II, he led Jagdgeschwader 51 through the Battle of Britain and claimed a further 6 victories, in the process becoming one of only a few men to score victories in both world wars.

Early life and World War I

Osterkamp was born in Aschersleben,{{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=33}} modern day Saxony-Anhalt. When the First World War started he was studying forestry but decided to enlist in the German Army.{{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=33}} He was rejected for service due to his "slight build"{{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=33}} and he instead enlisted in the Marinefliegerkorps in August 1914.{{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=33}} He then flew with the 2. Marine-Fliegerabteilung in Flanders. During 1915–1916, he served as an air observer, and became the first German pilot to fly a land-based aircraft to England on a reconnaissance-mission. Osterkamp claimed his first (but unconfirmed) kill on 6 September 1916 as an observer to pilot Leutnant zur See Wilhelm Mattheus in a LVG C.II two-seater aircraft.{{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=33}} In March 1917, he joined the Kampffliegerschule (Combat pilot school) in Putzig and then joined Marine Feld Jagdstaffel 1 on the 14th of April 1917{{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=33}} On 21 March 1917, Leutnant Osterkamp took command of Marine Feld Jagdstaffel 2 {{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=39}} He scored a total of 32 victories during the war,{{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=55}} and was awarded the Prussian military order Pour le Mérite{{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=55}} on 2 September 1918,{{sfn|Sumner|2005|p=63}} and was one of the last individuals to receive it.

Interwar years

Osterkamp joined the new Luftwaffe on August 1, 1933 with the rank of Hauptmann. {{sfn|Weal|2006|p=7}} He also participated in the second, third and fourth FAI International Tourist Plane Contest Challenge 1930 (11th place), Challenge 1932 (12th place) and Challenge 1934 (5th place). By the time the war broke out in September 1939 he was a Oberstleutnant in command of the Jagdfliegerschule 1 (JF1).{{sfn|Weal|2006|p=7}}

World War II

On 19 September 1939, Oberst Osterkamp was appointed Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing).[1]{{sfn|Weal|2006|p=7}} During the Battle of France, he claimed four victories.{{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=33, 55}} During the Kanalkampf period of the Battle of Britain in July 1940, he claimed a further two victories, (a Bristol Blenheim on 1 June and a Spitfire on 13 July 1940) bringing his total to six. He was replaced as commander of JG 51 by Werner Mölders on 23 July with the latter formally taking command on the 27th of July. {{sfn|Weal|2006|p=26}}{{sfn|Weal|2006|p=27}} Promoted to Generalmajor, Osterkamp was awarded his Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 August 1940.{{sfn|Weal|2006|p=31}} Following his replacement in JG 51, Osterkamp was appointed Jagdfliegerführer 2, the commander of fighter aircraft in Luftflotte 2.[2]

On 1 August 1942, he was transferred to Luftgaustab z.b.V. Afrika. On 5 April 1943, he was appointed Jagdfliegerführer Sizilien and served until replaced on 15 June by Adolf Galland. He then served in a number of staff positions until being appointed Inspekteur der Luftwaffen-Bodenorganisation (Inspector of Luftwaffe ground organisation) in 1944. After criticism from High Command, he was dismissed from the service on 21 December 1944.{{cn|date=December 2018}}

Post-war career

In 1960, he was appointed honorary chairman of the Gemeinschaft der Jagdflieger, the Association of Fighter Pilots.[3]

Awards and decorations

  • Iron Cross (1914) 2nd Class & 1st Class {{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=55}}
  • Knight's Cross of the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern with Swords {{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=55}}{{sfn|Van Wyngarden|2004|p=23}}
  • Baltic Cross 2nd Class
  • Pour le Mérite {{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=55}} (2 September 1918){{sfn|Sumner|2005|p=63}}
  • Cross of Honor
  • Flugzeugführer- und Beobachter-Abzeichen
  • Iron Cross (1939) 2nd Class & 1st Class
  • Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross {{sfn|Guttman|2012|p=55}}{{sfn|Van Wyngarden|2004|p=24}} on 22 August 1940 as Generalmajor and Jagdfliegerführer of Luftflotte 2[4]{{refn|According to Scherzer as Jagdfliegerführer 1 for his achievements as Geschwaderkommodore of Jagdgeschwader 51.[5]|group="Note"}}

See also

Pilots who flew in combat in both world wars
  • Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp, German ace in both World War I and II
  • Otto Höhne
  • Erich Mix
  • Stanley Vincent
  • Marcel Haegelen

Notes

1. ^For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations see Organisation of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
2. ^See Luftwaffe Organization
3. ^{{Cite web |work=Gemeinschaft der Flieger deutscher Streitkräfte e.V. |title=Namhafte Persönlichkeiten |url=https://fliegergemeinschaft.de/persoenlichkeiten/index.php |language=German |accessdate=7 February 2014}}
4. ^Fellgiebel 2000, p. 330.
5. ^Scherzer 2007, p. 579.

References

  • {{citation |title=Naval Aces of World War 1 part 2 (Aircraft of the Aces 104) |last=Guttman |first=Jon|year=2003 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn= 9781849086646 }}
  • {{citation |title= Jagdgeschwader 51 ‘Mölders’ (Aviation Elite Units 22) |last=Weal |first=John|year=2006 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn= 9781846030451 }}
  • {{citation |title=Fokker D VII Aces of World War 1 (part 2) |last1=Van Wyngarden |last2=Franks |first1=Greg |first2=Norman|year=2004 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn= 9781841767291 }}
  • {{citation |title= German Air Forces 1914–18 (Elite 135) |last=Sumner |first=Ian |year=2005 |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn= 9781841769240 }}

Citations

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Bibliography

{{Refbegin}}
  • {{Cite book

|last=Fellgiebel
|first=Walther-Peer
|authorlink=Walther-Peer Fellgiebel
|year=2000
|origyear=1986
|title=Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
|trans-title=The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches
|language=German
|location=Friedberg, Germany
|publisher=Podzun-Pallas
|isbn=978-3-7909-0284-6
}}
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|last=Scherzer
|first=Veit
|year=2007
|title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
|trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
|language=German
|location=Jena, Germany
|publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
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|last=Guttman
|first=Jon
|year=2012
|title=Naval Aces of World War 1 part 2 (Aircraft of the Aces 104)
|language=English
|publisher=Osprey Publishing
|isbn=9781849086646
}}{{Refend}}{{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box|

before=none|

after=Major Werner Mölders|

title=Commander of Jagdgeschwader 51 Mölders|

years=25 November 1939 – 23 July 1940


}}{{succession box|

before=unknown|

after=unknown|

title=Commander of Jagdfliegerführer 1|

years=22 July 1940 – 1 January 1941


}}{{succession box|

before=Generalmajor Kurt-Bertram von Döring|

after=Oberst Joachim-Friedrich Huth|

title=Commander of Jagdfliegerführer 2|

years=1 December 1940 – 1 August 1941


}}{{succession box|

before=General Stefan Fröhlich|

after=General Otto Hoffmann von Waldau|

title=Acting Commander of Fliegerführer Afrika|

years=April 1942 – 12 April 1942


}}{{succession box|

before=none|

after=Generalleutnant Adolf Galland|

title=Commander of Jagdfliegerführer Sizilien|

years=5 April 1943 – 15 June 1943


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