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1 Geisshardt, Friedrich Richard 'Fritz'Hptm1919/22/01Sonnefeld bei Coburg102



Courtesy CK

1 & 2(J)/LG 2 (09/39), I/JG-77 (06/41), Stfkpt in I./KG 77(08/41) Stfkpt 3./JG 77 (05/42 S.U.), II./JG 27, Kdr III./JG 26 (after Priller, 01/43)Bf 109 E "Red 13" (10/39), Bf 109E Werk # 958 "White 10 (5/40 in LG-2), Bf 109E-1 Wk# 3579 "White 14; slight dam 7/12/41), Bf 109F-4 Wk# 7236 "<1" (4/19/42 his 50th victory), Bf 109F-4 Wk# 7570 "Yellow 5" (35% dam 5/12/42; force land, combat engine dam, pilot OK), Bf 109F-4 Werk # 8450 "Yellow 5" (Sicily), Bf 109G-2 Werk # 10517 "Yellow 5" (8/42), Fw 190A-4 Wk# 2443 (lost 4/5/43) in III/JG-26
RK (30/08/41)
EL (No. 101, 23/06/42 CK)

Deutsches Kreuz - Gold (28/04/42)
EP (13/07/41)

EK 1 (10/07/40 CK) & 2 (17/09/39 CK)
Wound Badge in Silver

Fighter Operational Clasp in Gold with pendant
DOW 6 April, 1943 from wounds received from 306BG B-17 gunners on April 5th. He died from blood loss due to an abdominal wound, despite a smooth landing in his A-4 Wk# 2443 per Qu.Meister File, at Gontrode, near Ghent, Belgium. 742 missions. His first victory was a Polish P-24 near Lubica, 9 September, 1939. His 2nd, a Hurricane at Dungeness and a "damaged" Spitfire at St Margarets Bay, 4 July, 1940. His 3rd, a Blenheim over England on 13 August, 1940. His 4th, a Spitfire at Dover on 24 August, 1940. His 5th, a Spitfire at Maidstone on 7 September, 1940. His 10th, a Spitfire W of Dover on 14 February, 1941. Nearly all his victories (75) were in the East, many were multiple victories! His first known Soviet victories, an I-18 and a SB-2 on 23 June, 1941. A DB-5 on 3 September, 1941. An I-16 Rata on 23 January, 1942. An R-5 of 622 LBAP on 3 or 4 February, 1942. A Quad on 7 May, 1942; two LaGG-3s, an R-5 and an I-153. His 75th victory, a Soviet R-10 on 18 May, 1942. 9 victories in the Desert. Bowers/Lednicer, 102 victories. Added: on 10/09/39 he was a POW of the Poles briefly when forced down behind the lines - escaped in the confusion of an air raid. (CK)


with OI Knickmeyer left


Knickmeyer on left with Geisshardt right
Courtesy CK

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