Josef Wurmheller
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Josef "Sepp" Wurmheller was a German Luftwaffe pilot during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 102 enemy aircraft shot down in over 300 combat missions. He claimed the majority of his aerial vi
Josef Wurmheller
His grave at Champigny-Saint-André
Herbert Huppertz
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Herbert Huppertz was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and fighter ace during World War II. He is credited between 68 and 73 aerial victories, depending on source, achieved in approximately 380 comb
Josef Wurmheller
…of Normandy on 6 June 1944. He was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of III. Gruppe of JG 2 "Richthofen" on 8 June, succeeding Hauptmann Herbert Huppertz who was killed in action near Caen earlier that day. Wurmheller claimed the last three victories of his total of 102 on 16 June 1944. He was the 80th…
Huppertz as a Hauptmann
Bf 109 Es, similar to those flown by Huppertz over France and England.
A Fw 190 fighter similar to those flown by Huppertz.
His grave at the La Cambe German war cemetery.