Jürgen Harder
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Jürgen Harder was a German military aviator and wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was credited with 64 enemy aircraft shot down claimed in approximately 500 com
Messerschmitt Bf 109G's of JG 53 in southern Italy
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke
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Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke was a German Luftwaffe pilot during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 162 enemy aircraft shot down in 732 combat missions. He claimed most of his victories over the Easter
Jürgen Harder
…summoned to nearby Suwałki, where Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) Albert Kesselring gave the final instructions for the upcoming attack. Hauptmann Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke, the Gruppenkommandeur of III. Gruppe, briefed his pilots that evening. On 22 June, the Geschwader crossed into Soviet airspace in support of Operation…
Wolf Dietrich Wilcke
A Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1 of JG 53, similar to those flown by Wilcke
Wilcke's grave (right) on the honor section of the cemetery in Mönchengladbach-Holt.