Heinz-Gerhard Vogt
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| Gerhard Vogt | |
|---|---|
| 29 November 1911 – 14 January 1945 (aged 33) | |
| Place of birth | Raudten near Lüben, Germany |
| Place of death | Köln, Germany |
| Allegiance |  Nazi Germany |
| Service/branch |  Luftwaffe |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Oberleutnant |
| Unit | JG 26 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Gerhard Vogt was a former German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Gerhard Vogt scored 48 victories in 174 missions. All of his victories were recorded over the Western front included eight four-engined bombers.
[edit] Military career
He claimed his first victory when he shot down a RAF Supermarine Spitfire fighter over Calais on 6 November 1941. On 15 June 1944, Leutnant Vogt took command of 7./JG 26 when Oberleutnant Waldemar Radener was seriously wounded in aerial combat. Vogt was appointed Staffelkapitän of 5./JG 26 on 14 August 1944, replacing Hauptmann Walter Matoni. Vogt led 5./JG 26 during Operation Bodenplatte, the attack on the Allied airfields in the Netherlands and Belgium on 1 January 1945 by USAAF fighters. Vogt was shot down and killed by USAAF P-51 Mustangs of the 78th Fighter Group in his FW 190 D-9 near Cologne.[1]
In his combat career Vogt shot down two prominent Allied fighter aces, Australian ace Tony Gaze (12.5 confirmed, 4 probable and 5 damaged victories) and Claude Weaver (12.5 confirmed and 3 probable victories). Vogt was shot down by enemy pilots by six times.
[edit] Awards
[edit] References
- ^ Caldwell 1991, p. 328.
- Aces of the Luftwaffe. Heinz-Gerhard Vogt. Retrieved on 28 April 2008.
- Caldwell, Donald. JG 26 Top Guns of the Luftwaffe, New York: Ivy Books, 1991. ISBN 0-8041-1050-6.
- Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
- Patzwall, Klaus D. & Scherzer, Veit. Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 - 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II. Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, 2001. ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
