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Bf-110G Zerstörer NJG6.7 (2Z+FR) $Wilhem Johnen Neubiberg 1945 00 Profile 00: Messerschmitt Bf-110G-4 '2Z+FR of 7./NJG6, Neubiberg 1945. This aircraft was equipped with aerials for FuG 220 SN-2d mounted on the nose and with the dipoles angled at 45 degrees. Additional aerials for a FuG 101 altimeter were mounted under the port wing, straight 'Ebersbacher' flame dampers were fitted, and the 'Schrage Musik' installation was located further to the rear of the canopy than observed on other machines. A 90 mm armoured windscreen was fitted and, although unusual, the white rudder is confirmed by the detail photograph (Photo 02). The uppersurface camouflage on the wings, horizontal tail and fuselage sides was 75 but oversprayed with 76 in such a way that small areas of the 75 remained.
Bf-110G Zerstörer NJG6.7 (2Z+FR) $Wilhem Johnen Neubiberg 1945 01-02 Photo’s 01-02: Among the aircraft photographed at Neubiberg in 1945 was tllis Bf-110G-4 of 7./NJG6. Although abandoned at the end of hostilities, that it was once the pride of the crews who flew and maintained it is evident from tl1e port fll1 which had been painstakingly decorated with a Ritterkreuz, although when this photograph was taken it had been removed as a souvenir. Each of me 32 victory bars is marked witl1 a date and the sequence of RAF and Soviet victories represented by the 21st to 30th bars confirms that this was the aircraft once flown by Oblt. Wilhem Johnen when Kommandeur of III./NJG6. Note, however, that tl1e sequence of bars does not exactly match Johnen's known victory tally as his first Soviet victory was his 23rd rather than the 22nd as shown. As on the C9+EN which he flew with NJG5, there is therefore one bar missing which results in the aircraft being decorated with 32 bars and a portrayal of the Ritterkreuz, whereas Johnen received this award after 33 victories. The four Soviet victories were all B-25s shot down over Hungary between 11 and 26 August 1944.
Bf-110G NJG6.5 (C9+EN) $Wilhelm Johnen WNr 740055 Dubendorf April 28 1944 01 Photo’s 01-02: When Oblt. Wilhelm Johnen, the Staffelkapitän of 6./NJG5, landed this Bf-110G4 at Dubendorf on the night of 27/28 April 1944, it was at first feared that he had defected and his family was immediately arrested. In fact, however, after destroying an RAF bomber as his 19th victory near Strasbourg in eastern France, the pursuit of the remaining bombers had continued close to the Swiss border. Johnen then experienced trouble with an overheating port engine, shut the engine down and headed for home but was blinded by searchlights and so lost his bearings that when the searchlights directed him to an airfield, he landed, only to find that he had strayed into Swiss airspace and was in neutral Switzerland. There, the aircraft and the two other members of his crew were interned. As this machine, an almost new Bf-110G4 WNr. 740055, was equipped with the latest SN-2b airborne intercept radar, 'Lichtenstein' C-1 and oblique armament, its landing intact in neutral territory was of major concern to the Germans who wished details of its equipment to remain secret. In a deal between the German and Swiss authorities, it was arranged that the Bf-110 would be destroyed, in return for which the Swiss would be sold a number of Bf-109Gs. The Bf-110 was duly destroyed on the night of 19 May 1944 and the crew repatriated, but neither the Swiss nor the Germans had been entirely honest with each other. The Swiss had examined and recorded details of the radar before the aircraft was destroyed, while the Bf-109Gs sold to the Swiss were in such poor condition that, post-war, both Messerschmitt and Daimler-Benz were obliged to pay compensation. The Bf-110 was camouflaged in a form of Wellenmuster finish on the uppersurfaces comprising 76 over a base of 75, while the lower surfaces were 76 with the underside of the starboard wing overpainted with black but which terminated in a soft, undulating line just short of the leading edge.
Bf-110G NJG6.5 (C9+EN) $Wilhelm Johnen WNr 740055 Dubendorf April 28 1944 03 Photo 03: The victory markings on Oblt. Johnen's aircraft were slightly out-of-date as the tally on the port fin recorded only 17 of the 18 victories with which Oblt. Johnen was credited up to the night of 27/28 April. After being repatriated, Johnen later became Kommandeur of III./NJG6 and increased his victories to 33, for which he was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 31 October 1944. He survived the war with a total of 34 confirmed victories.
Pilots NJG1.1 $Wilhelm Johnen 01 Photo 01: After qualifying as a pilot, Wilhelm Johnen joined I./NJG1 and flew his first night operation on 26 February 1942, during which time he achieved his first aerial victory but was also shot down and badly wounded. Despite this some what erratic start, Johnen went on to complete over 200 missions and achieved 34 victories.
Pilots NJG1.1 $Wilhelm Johnen 02 Photo 02: Looking somewhat bemused by the fuss, Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke of I./NJG1 is wearing his recently awarded Knight's Cross, presented to him on 1 July 1942 for shooting down 23 bombers. On 28/29 July 1942, Knacke became the first German night fighter pilot to shoot down an RAF Mosquito. He continued to score steadily throughout the rest of 1942 but was killed on the night of 3/4 February 1943 when his total number of victories stood at 44. Knacke was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves three days later. On his right in this photograph is Wilhelm Johnen.
Pilots NJG1.1 $Wilhelm Johnen with Werner Streib June 1943 01 Photo 01: On 30 June 1943, Werner Streib bade farewell to I/.NJG1, which he had commanded since 18 October 1940 and, promoted to Major, he became Kommodore of NJG1. To Streib's left is the officer who succeeded him as Kommandeur of I/.NJG1, Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank. Looking on from the far end of the line is Leutnant Wilhelm Johnen.
Pilots NJG1.3 $Wilhelm Johnen 01 Photo 01: After qualifying as a pilot, Wilhelm Johnen joined I./NJG1 and flew his first night operation on 26 February 1942, during which time he achieved his first aerial victory but was also shot down and badly wounded. Despite this some what erratic start, Johnen went on to complete over 200 missions and achieved 34 victories.
Pilots NJG1.3 $Wilhelm Johnen 01 Photo 01: Awarded the Knight's Cross on 29 October 1944, by war's end Wilhelm Johnen had been made Kommandeur of llI./NJG6 and finished the conflict with 34 confirmed kills.
Pilots NJG1.3 $Wilhelm Johnen 03 Photo 03: A very youthful 'Wim' Johnen poses for the camera.
Pilots NJG1.3 $Wilhelm Johnen July 1941 01 Photo 01: Johnen with his overall black Bf-110E at Schleswig in about July 1941, shortly after he joined 3./NJG1, at that time commanded by Oberleutnant Walter Fenske. Note the Nachtjagd emblem, barely visible behind the port engine.
Wilhelm Johnen 1932 01 Photo 01: Johnen with an Fw-44 'Stieglitz', one of the most popular types of aircraft flown by trainee pilots at the A/B Schulen. This radial engined biplane was first flown in the summer of 1932 and proved to be rugged and agile. It was produced in large numbers and established Kurt Tank and his Focke Wulf Company as a serious aircraft manufacturer.
Wilhelm Johnen with Paul Mahle 1944 01 Photo 01: Wilhem Johnen (CENTRE) and his Bordschutze, Ofw. Paul Mahle (RIGHT), shown towards the end of the 'Battle of Berlin' in early 1944. The fin of their Bf no is marked with 14 victory bars, johnen's total after destroying a Lancaster on 27 january, one of three he shot down that night.
Wilhelm Johnen Bordfunker Paul Mahle grave 01 Photo 01: After shooting down a Wellington bomber on the night of 26 March 1942, Johnen's aircraft was badly damaged by return fire from a Stirling. Johnen himself was able to parachute to safety but his Bordfunker, Obergefieiter Albrecht Risop, was killed by the first burst of gunfire from the Stirling. Risop's body was later recovered from the fighter and buried in Südlohn, close to where his aircraft crashed.
"I gave a short burst of fIre from my cannon and the Wellington caught fire ... " LEUTNANT WILHELM JOHNEN, I./NJG1.
After I finished my course of studies at the Grammar School in Homberg, in the Lower Rhine region, war broke out and I volunteered for service in the Luftwaffe on the basis of the qualifications I already had as a glider pilot. My training as a pilot in the Luftwaffe until my qualification as a night fighter pilot took place in Zeltweg, Vienna, Munich and Stuttgart. I trained on all types of aircraft up to blind-flying on multi-engined machines.
I flew my first operation on night fighters with the famous Gruppe I./NJG1, which was based at Venlo in Holland, only about 32 kilometres away from my home town. This first operational flight, which took place on 26 February 1942, turned out to be nothing short of a catastrophe. British bombers were heading for the Ruhr area, which was defended by heavy Flak and searchlight units. My brief was to shoot down any bombers caught in the searchlights above 5,000 metres.
As I flew towards the target, I felt as if I was flying into Hell itself. Anti-aircraft shells were exploding at all heights. Searchlights were sweeping the area looking for bombers and bombs were exploding in the whole Ruhr area. Then I saw a Wellington coned by searchlights very near to us and on my heading.
I gave a short burst from my cannon, and the Wellington caught fire and dived down into the inferno. After the attack on the Ruhr area was over, I turned on a north-westerly heading in the direction of Holland. Suddenly my radio operator, Risop, came up on the intercom - "Herr Leutnant, there's a four engined aircraft right above us!" Unbelievingly I looked up against the starlit sky, because I had never seen a four-engined aeroplane before. It must have been a Short Stirling. My radio man's last words were, "Have a go, Herr Leutnant, and God be with us!" I made my attack obliquely from the port side and below. The bomber met our attack with all guns blazing, ripping open the cabin and fatally wounding my radio operator. A bullet wounded me across the surface of my left leg, while further bullets hit my Verey cartridges and the aircraft's fuel tanks.
The Me 110 was burning furiously. It went into a flat spin, losing height rapidly. I jettisoned the cabin roof and tried in vain to abandon the machine. The immense centrifugal force was pressing me back against the side of the cabin. I was sure that my end had come. Then there was an explosion, and I was hurled from the aircraft. I knew that I was on fire. I pulled my parachute ripcord immediately. The parachute opened - and then came the next shock: the parachute had been torn by bullets and one of the panels was fluttering in the wind. With all the strength I could muster I pulled the lines on the sound side of the parachute towards myself to try and stop the panels from turning inside-out. In this way I came to earth with a bang - or, rather a splash - in a lake in the vicinity of Südlohne. Fortunately, I still had my signal pistol, so I fired a cartridge into the air and hoped for salvation. Two men rowed out to me in a small boat and rescued me from my miserable plight. Two hours later I was in bed in a hospital in Duisburg with one leg badly shot-up and severe burns. It was about four months before my recovery was complete. Risop, my radio operator, found his last resting place in Südlohne.
Pilots NJG6.8 $Wilhelm Johnen
Wilhelm Johnen Wilhelm 'Wim' Johnen was born in the small town of Homberg, situated on the western bank of the Rhine River and close to the industrial city of Duisburg, on 9 October 1921. He remained in Homberg until the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939, by which time he had just completed his sUldies and obtained his Abitur. The following month, Johnen turned 18 and he applied to join the Luftwaffe on the basis of qualifications he had already attained as a glider pilot. His formal application to become an officer was accepted and he began his training as an officer cadet with Fliegerausbildungsregiment Nr. 32 at Pardubitz (now Pardubice) in Czechoslovakia, where he received basic infantry training. Having endured several months of field exercises, marching and shooting practice, 'Wim' Johnen spent the next eight months learning to fly elementary and advanced single-engined aircraft and qualified for his pilot's badge on 21 September 1940.
Selected to fly multi-engined aircraft, he was then posted to C-Schule 11 at Zeltweg-Steiermark in Austria and, during a three-month training period, flew such twin-engined aircraft as the He-111 and Do-17 as well as the three-engined Ju-52. On obtaining the 'C' grading to his pilot's licence which allowed him to fly multi-engined aircraft, Johnen attended the Blindjlugschule at Wien-Aspern before progressing to Schleissheim, near Munich, where he received Zerstörer training and, on 1 April 1941, was commissioned as a Leutnant.
It was at about this time, and due mainly to the RAF's intensified air attacks against Germany, that Johnen decided to join the Nachtjagd. The war, which he feared would be over by the time his training was complete, had now become more personal. His home-town, and particularly the surrounding area of Duisburg, with its Thyssen steel factories and large inland port, had been identified as an important, strategic target within the industrial Ruhr valley and had been specifically attacked on a number of occasions by RAF Bomber Command. As his home was in the outskirts of Duisburg, he naturally feared for the safety of his family and it was this concern that led him to apply to join the Nachtjagd. Accordingly, on 18 May 1941, he began his night fighter training at Stuttgart-Echterdingen. His regular Bordfunker was Gefreiter Albrecht Risop, whom he had first met during their training at Schleissheim. After six weeks of intense instruction, Johnen and Risop were transferred to the operational night fighter Staffel 3./NJG1, arriving at this unit's airfield in Schleswig on 25 June 1941.
On 11 July 1941, after a brief period of familiarisation with the Staffel, Johnen flew his first operational mission, during which he encountered a Wellington bomber. However, he failed to shoot it down and thus became aware of the fundamental difficulties involved in fighting at night. Almost another eight months and a further 28 missions passed before, on the evening of 26 March 1942, he took off from Venlo 1 and, at 23.30 hrs, intercepted a Wellington which he shot down north-west of Wesel as his first victory 2 A few minutes later, Risop spotted a four-engined bomber which he identified as a Short Stirling. After a brief exchange of fire between the aircraft, the cockpit and fuselage of Johnen's Bf-110 was raked with machine gun fire and the petrol tanks set ablaze. The same burst of gunfire also killed Risop and wounded Johnen, who then desperately fought to extricate himself from the burning cockpit. Nevertheless, the stricken fighter plunged 3,000 metres with Johnen still aboard before it exploded and threw him clear. Although he was then able to safely parachute to the ground, Johnen received second degree burns to his face and a large number of shell splinters in his left leg kept him from operational flying for two-and-a-half months.
1. 3.jNJG1 transferred from Schleswig back to Venia on 1 December 1941.
2. It is highly probable that this aircraft was Wellington X3589 KO-F from 115 Squadron, which crashed at Uedem, approximately 35 kilometres west of Wesel.
A short time after his return to operations, during an RAF raid on Essen on the night of 16/17 June 1942, Johnen shot down a Wellington as his second victory. In recognition of this achievement, he was awarded the Iron Cross Second Class on 26 July 1942.
On 1 December 1942, 3./NJG1 was re-designated 5./NJG5 and transferred to Parchim in north-eastern Germany under the command of Obit. Leopold Fellerer. Due to the airfield's location, 5./NJG5 was less active than units stationed further westwards, and during the first five months of the new year Johnen flew only a small number of sorties. However, in May 1943, the Staffel was posted back to the west to help counter the increasing raids against the Ruhr, and in the early hours of 22 June 1943, after more than a year since his last victory, Johnen finally increased his personal tally by shooting down two bombers during a raid on Krefeld. Three nights later, he intercepted and shot down a Halifax as his fifth confirmed victory, and on 1 July 1943, Johnen was promoted to Oberleutnant.
In August 1943, when Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris' prolonged offensive began against the German capital, later known as the 'Battle of Berlin' and which lasted until February 1944, 5./NJG5 was once again operating from Parchim and found itself in the thick of the battle. On 24 August 1943, Johnen claimed a Stirling and a Halifax to the north-west of Berlin, and four days later he was awarded the Iron Cross First Class.
Later, with 18 victories, and a growing reputation as a capable night fighter with leadership potential, he was made Staffelkapitän of 6./NJG5 on 31 March 1944. The following month, II./NJG5 was transferred to Leipheim in southern Germany, but when the airfield was badly damaged during a daylight raid, the Gruppe moved to Hagenau in western France.
At 00.48 hrs on 28 April 1944, Johnen took off from Hagenau with Oberfeldwebel Paul Mahle 3 and Leutnant 'Brinos' Kamprath, with orders to intercept 322 Lancasters that had been tasked to destroy armament factories in Friedrichshafen, a small town in southern Germany situated on the banks of Lake Constance. After shooting down one Lancaster, Johnen was hit by return fire from another which set fire to his fighter's port engine. Flying on one engine and with no other option, he was forced to land his aircraft at the nearest available airfield, which turned out to be Dubendorf in neutral Switzerland. Surrendering to Swiss soldiers, the three-man crew was interned and lengthy negotiations with the Swiss government followed. Naturally, as Johnen's aircraft was fitted with SN-2, 'Naxos' and 'Schrage Musik', the Germans did not want it to fall into Allied hands, and in an agreement finally reached between the German and Swiss Intelligence Services, it was arranged that the machine would be destroyed. In exchange, the Swiss would receive 12 Bf-109G-6 fighters from the Luftwaffe at a favourable price. The Bf-110 was subsequently blown up on 18 May 1944, and Johnen and his crew were released six days later.
3. Paul Mahle had been a weapons technician at Parchim and, together with Rudolf Schonert, had developed the first operational 'Schrage Musik' weapons installation. By the time of this particular operation, Mahle had been Johnen's regular Bordschutze for several months. Kamprath, the Gruppe's Signals Officer, was filling in for Johnen's regular Bordfunker who was away on leave.
Meanwhile, however, as it was at first believed that the crew had defected, the families of the crew had been arrested and imprisoned by the Gestapo. Later, after it had been established that the crew had carried out an emergency landing due to combat damage, the families were released and the authorities hushed up the whole incident.
On 10 May 1944, II./NJG5 was re-designated III./NJG6 and Johnen was given command of 8./NJG6. From June 1944 the Gruppe, under the command of Major Herbert Lutje, was transferred to Steinamanger in Hungary, close to the Austrian border. Operating from this airfield, III./NJG6 was tasked with defending Vienna and Budapest from Allied bombers operating from Italy. Over a period of three months, between 26 June and 21 September 1944, Johnen shot down a further 14 aircraft 4 taking his number of confirmed victories to 33. A month later, on 1 October 1944, he was promoted to Hauptmann and, a few weeks later, on 29 October, he was awarded the Knight's Cross.
With the Russians advancing through Hungary, III./NJG6 was forced to withdraw within Germany's own borders to Leipheim, Neubiberg and then to Bad Aibling, south of Munich. On 13 February 1945, Johnen became Gruppenkommandeur of III./NJG6, and a month later, during a raid against Würzburg on the night of 15/16 March 1945, he shot down a Lancaster for his 34th and final victory of the war.
On the night of 30 April 1945, with the Americans in control of the area around Munich, Hauptmann Will1elm Johnen gave the men of his Gruppe orders to destroy their remaining aircraft before they fell into enemy hands. When the war finally ended on 8 May 1945, Johnen was held for a short time in American captivity and later studied for several years at Munich University where he obtained an engineering degree in construction. He was then employed by a contractor working for Messerschmitt Pre-Fabricated Buildings, owned by Professor Willi Messerschmitt, and later formed his own construction company, which he managed for almost 40 years. Wilhelm Johnen died at his home in Uberlingen on Lake Constance, on 7 February 2002.
Wilhelm ‘Wim’ Johnen was born on 9 October 1921 at Homberg in Niederrhein. In June 1941, Johnen was posted to NJG1. Leutnant Johnen was assigned to 3./NJG1. He gained his first victory on the night of 26/27 March 1942, when he shot down a RAF Wellington twin-engine bomber. He then attacked a RAF Stirling four-engine bomber but his Bf-110D-3 (W.Nr. 4224) G9+FL was hit by return fire from the bomber’s gunners killing his crewman and wounding Johnen in the left leg. Johnen managed to bale out of the burning aircraft. He was to spend a considerable time in hospital for treatment to his burns and wounded leg. He returned to combat duty in July 1942. On 1 October, 3./NJG1 was redesignated 1./NJG5. In December, 1./NJG5 was redesignated 5./NJG5. Johnen recorded seven victories during 1943. In January 1944, he added a further seven victories, including three RAF Lancaster four-engine bombers on the night of 27/28 January to record his 13th through 15th victories. He downed a further three Lancasters on the night of 15/16 February (16-18).
On 3 March 1944, Johnen was appointed Staffelkapitän of 6./NJG5. On the night of 27/28 April, Johnen shot down a RAF Lancaster four-engine bomber. He and his crew then made contact with another over Lake Constance heading west for Switzerland. Johnen attacked the Lancaster but his Bf-110G-4 (W.Nr. 740055) C9+EN received hits in the encounter setting the port engine alight. Coned by Swiss searchlights and with a dead engine Johnen was obliged to land at the Swiss airfield at Zürich-Dubendorf. Johnen and his crew were interned only to be repatriated some days later amid much political manoeuvering. Johnen was appointed Staffelkapitän of 8./NJG6 on 10 May 1944 based in Hungary. In a little over two months, Johnen added 11 victories to his tally, including four Russian Mitchell twin-engine bombers. Oberleutnant Johnen was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 23 July for 33 victories. In autumn 1944, Johnen was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III./NJG6. He led the unit until the end of the war.
Post-war, Johnen attended university and gained an Engineering degree. In 1952 he worked with Professor Willi Messerschmitt before taking up construction engineering, successfully running his own business. Johnen died on 7 February 2002 at Überlingen. ‘Wim’ Johnen was credited with 34 victories in over 200 missions. All his victories were recorded at night. Included in his victory total are 24 four-engine bombers.
No Date Time A/c Type Unit Location / Comments 1 26.3.1942 23:30 Wellington 3./NJG1 Essen 2 17.6.1942 1:00 Wellington 3./NJG1 Holland 3 22.6.1943 1:43 Halifax 3./NJG1 5km E Roosendaal 4 22.6.1943 2:33 Wellington 3./NJG1 NWHaamstede 5 25.6.1943 1:01 Halifax 3./NJG1 3km N Rosenburg 6 24.8.1943 1:03 Stirling 5./NJG5 NW Berlin 7 24.8.1943 1:08 Halifax 5./NJG5 WNW Berlin 8 1.9.1943 0:58 Lancaster 5./NJG5 30km SW Berlin 9 3.1.1944 2:56 Lancaster 5./NJG5 20km SW Berlin 10 3.1.1944 3:16 Lancaster 5./NJG5 70km SW Berlin 11 6.1.1944 3:27 Lancaster 5./NJG5 Near Tütos 12 20.1.1944 19:36 Lancaster 5./NJG5 NNW Berlin 13 27.1.1944 20:36 Lancaster 5./NJG5 SSE Berlin 14 27.1.1944 20:57 Lancaster 5./NJG5 SSE Berlin 15 27.1.1944 21:17 Lancaster 5./NJG5 SW Berlin 16 15.2.1944 20:34 Viermot 5./NJG5 SE Damgarten 17 15.2.1944 20:44 Lancaster 5./NJG5 UF 18 15.2.1944 21:20 Lancaster 5./NJG5 NNW Berlin 19 28.4.1944 1:31 Lancaster 6./NJG5 Near Besançon 20 26.6.1944 0:22 Wellington 8./NJG6 SE Hungary / Wellington X (LN748) “E” of the 205BG 21 7.7.1944 1:17 Wellington 8./NJG6 7km N St Polten 22 7.7.1944 1:25 Wellington 8./NJG6 S Pyhra 23 11.8.1944 2:08 Mitchell 8./NJG6 SE Hungary 24 15.8.1944 22:59 Mitchell 8./NJG6 SE Hungary 25 21.8.1944 22:42 Mitchell 8./NJG6 SE Hungary 26 22.8.1944 22:23 Halifax 8./NJG6 13km S Szombor / Halifax II of the 614 Sq 205BG 27 26.8.1944 21:53 Halifax 8./NJG6 SE Hungary / Halifax II of the 1586 Flight 205 BG (Polish crew) 28 26.8.1944 22:30 Mitchell 8./NJG6 SE Hungary 29 27.8.1944 21:50 Halifax 8./NJG6 SE Hungary / Halifax II of the 1586 Flight 205BG (Polish crew) 30 28.8.1944 22:12 Halifax 8./NJG6 SE Hungary 31 10.9.1944 22:38 Halifax 8./NJG6 SE Hungary / probably Liberator VI of the 1586 Flight 205BG 32 13.9.1944 21:30 Halifax 8./NJG6 SE Hungary / probably Liberator VI of the 1586 Flight 205BG 33 21.9.1944 20:32 Halifax 8./NJG6 SE Hungary / probably Liberator VI of the 31Sq 205BG 34 16.3.1945 2:45 Lancaster Stab III./NJG6 15km SE Würzburg Victories : 34 Awards : Ehrenpokal (20 March 1943) Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (23 July 1944) Ritterkreuz (29 October 1944) Units : NJG1, NJG5, NJG6 http://www.luftwaffe.cz/johnen.html
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