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33 victory ace Leutnant Heinz Knoke's Messerschmitt Bf 109G of 5./JG 11. On 27 September 1943, Knoke shot down a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress, Elusive Elcy, of the 94th Bomb Group using Werfer-Granate 21 unguided rockets launched from modified mortar tubes. For more, see my Facebook group - Eagles Of The Reich

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USAAF fighters surprise the Luftwaffe

27th September 1943: The P-47 Thunderbolt makes its appearance alongside the B-17 bombers of the 8th Air Force in Europe, along with the P-51 Lightnings

American Air Force Ground Crew Service a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt in England, 1943. The ground crew servicing the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt flown by Captain Johnson. Sergeant George Baltimore is working on the petrol tank, Corporal Jack Kazanjac on top of the engine, Sergeant Howard Buckner by the cockpit, and Private Albert Asplint on the wing

The USAAF had only just started to give publicity to their new fighters which were now arriving in England in numbers. A P-47 Thunderbolt flown by Lieutenant Colonel Hough taxiis past a P-38 Lightning. Passed for publication 3rd August 1943.

In the bombing war against Germany, the early expectation that the USAAF Flying Fortresses would be sufficiently well-armed to defend themselves had proven to be misplaced. Furthermore, the Germans had been quick to re-organise their air defences to cope with attacks from the RAF at night and the USAAF by day.

But the bombing war saw constantly evolving tactics on both sides. It was obvious from the heavy losses that they were suffering that the bombers needed fighter escorts. They now began to make their appearance, although they still did not have the range to go all the way deep into Germany.

Heinz Knoke (1921 1993) was credited with 33 confirmed aerial victories, all claimed over the West, and claimed a further 19 unconfirmed kills in over 2,000 flights. His total included 19 USAAF heavy bombers.

Heinz Knoke1 was already an accomplished Luftwaffe pilot by 1943, well on his way to his possible final tally of 52 aircraft. He and his fellow pilots in his flight had mastered a successful approach for taking on the B-17s. Today, however, there was a surprise:

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Heinz Knoke and his son Robert, 1975.

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Spitfire AA810 of RAF No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit. These aircraft were painted blue (and sometimes even pink), heavily stripped down and unarmed with the pilots often flying deep into enemy territory to photograph targets. This particular shoe design is based on the aircraft flown by FltLt Alastair “Sandy” Gunn. 🤙😎. . Alastair Donald Mackintosh "Sandy" Gunn (27 September 1919 – 6 April 1944), was a Spitfire photo reconnaissance pilot during World War 2. . On the morning of 5 March 1942, Gunn took off from RAF Wick in his Supermarine Spitfire AA810 on a photo reconnaissance mission to photograph the battleship Tripitz on the Norwegian coastline. He was shot down by two Bf-109s from Jagdgruppe Losigkeit, flown by Heinz Knoke and Dieter Gerhard. Gunn bailed out before his Spitfire crashed near Langurda, Norway, and he was made a prisoner of war. . Gunn took part in the "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III in March 1944 and sadly was one of the men re-captured and subsequently executed by the Gestapo. 😔. . In 2018 the wreckage of his aircraft was found and is currently undergoing restoration to airworthy condition with @spitfireaa810 👏 . Unique aviation apparel and gifts for the aviation enthusiast. 🎁 . . www.iloveahangar.com 🤙😎 . 🛫FREE SHIPPING! 📦 🌎 . ��CUSTOM REQUESTS AVAILABLE ⚒ (For custom request please complete the Custom Design Request form at www.iloveahangar.com) . www.iloveahangar.com 👍 #aviationlovers #instagramaviation #spitfireaa810 #supermarinespitfire #warbirds #raf #ww2aviation #reconpilot #navypilot #rafpilot #duxfordairshow #battleofbritain #battleofbritainmemorialflight #sandygunn #thegreatescape #militarypilot #avgeek #aviationhistory #converseallstars #chucktaylors #canvasshoes #airshows https://www.instagram.com/p/B-10RzBBvW5/?igshid=5oedp6naujug

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Heinz Knoke - wstąpił do Luftwaffe na początku wojny, by w końcu zostać dowódcą dywizjonu lotnictwa myśliwskiego. Niesłychanie odważny i utalentowany pilot, zaliczył ponad dwa tysiące lotów, zestrzeliwując kilkadziesiąt nieprzyjacielskich samolotów. Wykonał ponad czterysta lotów bojowych, zanim pod koniec wojny został ciężko ranny i okaleczony. Za dokonania odznaczono go Krzyżem Rycerskim. W 1951 r. Heinz Knoke został wybrany do legislatury Dolnej Saksonii jako członek Partii Socjalistycznej Rzeszy. Chociaż Sąd Najwyższy Republiki Federalnej Niemiec ogłosił, że partia ta jest nielegalna w 1952 r., Knoke pozostał w polityce jako członek rady parafialnej Gemeinde Schortens ( Gemeindeparlament ) od kwietnia 1954 r. Przez kilka lat pracował również jako Manager w Jever Pilsener Brauhaus. Był członkiem Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP, Partia Liberalno-Demokratyczna) i został wybrany do parlamentu wspólnotowego / parlamentu parafialnego w wyborach w październiku 1956 r., Gdzie powrócił na urząd w marcu 1961 r., We wrześniu 1964 r. I we wrześniu Wybory w 1968 roku. Przeszedł na emeryturę w październiku 1972 r., a w połowie lat 80. dołączył do Uniwersytetu w Osnabrück, aby studiować literaturę i filozofię. W latach 50. Knoke napisał książkę o swojej wojennej karierze zatytułowaną "Latałem po Führerze", którą opublikował C. Boesendahl w 1952 r. (Wersja angielska została pierwotnie opublikowana w 1953 r.). Książka stała się klasycznym lotnictwem, jako jedna z pierwszych narracji jakościowych, które pojawią się na Zachodzie, jak powiedział jeden z asów Luftwaffe.

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I Flew for the Fuhrer by Heinz Knoke Book Review

Throughout history, men have fought for a number of reasons, be it for country, God, money, glory, world domination etc. For Heinz Knoke, it was the former and a bit of the etc. The book I shall be reviewing is I Flew for The Führer, an autobiography by Heinz Knoke. A German fighter pilot during world war 2. The book contains the details from his childhood in the countryside, to his training as a pilot, and lastly to the eventual fall of the Nazi regime.

During his younger years, Heinz Knoke was the son of a policeman in the peaceful town of Hamelin, Germany. From a young age, he became fascinated by planes and flight, which was quite recently invented, and wanted to become a pilot himself. It was on July 6, 1938, where he was able to fly a plane for the first time. The plane was an old transport plane, which only cost him a few marks, for a fifteen-minute joyride. It was also on the same day , and the year which was the height of the mobilization of the German forces, where he was given the opportunity to take the preliminary examination for entry into the Luftwaffe, the German air force. During his training, there was an incident where he, with his flight instructor in tow, nearly crashed into a nearby church. Fortunately, his flight instructor, Senior Lieutenant Woll, was able to bring the plane back in control and narrowly avoided plummeting to their doom. 

After his training, he was first stationed in the Eastern front where he took part in initial operations during the invasion of the Soviet Union, and was later reassigned to the Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG1) in July 1941. A few months later, on August 28, 1941, he got married to Elisabeth “Lilo” Markowski. In February, 1942, he participated in Operation Donnerkeil. In 1943, as the United States stationed more bombers in England, Allied bombing intensified, and as a result, so did the Luftwaffe’s operations to intercept and defend against them. Since the American B-24 bombers were heavily armed and were well defended, the Luftwaffe had difficulty in effectively shooting them down. Heinz Knoke and his friend Dieter Gerhardt, later developed a strategy to disrupt the strong defense of the combat box formation of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF). It was during that period of time, 1943-1944 where he obtained most of his confirmed kills and was recognised as an ace pilot. In April 1944, he was assigned to an experimental station in Bavaria to test flight a new wonder weapon of the Third Reich, the Messerschmitt Me 262, one of the first fighter planes powered by a jet combustion engine. On April 29 of the same year, he was shot down, but survived. During the Allies’ naval invasion of Normandy, he was still recovering from his wounds. He fought in the Western front and was shot down once more, but was able to barely escape Allied capture. On April 27, 1945, he was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross, one of the highest awards in the German military.

As with nearly every German citizen during the early years of world war 2, Heinz Knoke was supportive of the war and was proud to be of service to the Fatherland. However, nearing the end of the war, he began to become disheartened over the immense loss of life and destruction which Germany was headed to. 

This book is easily one of my favorite world war 2 books, as it holds the memories of a normal human being. At first, I was kind of surprised upon seeing him become an ace pilot, as well as receiving the Knight’s Cross. It shows just how well this book had made me realize that he was nobody special, and was just living his life the way he wanted to under the circumstances. If you are a war history enthusiast like me, I would definitely recommend that you read this book.

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I Flew for the Fuhrer (Heinz Knoke – 1956) (ID:95177) EUR 5.63End Date: Monday Jul-2-2018 16:03:31 ISTBuy It Now for only: EUR 5.63Buy It Now | Add to watch list

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Messerschmitt Bf 109G6R6 5.JG11 Black 1 Heinz Knoke Jever Germany May 1943

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Heinz Knoke photographed by Robert Knoke, 1990.

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Heinz Knoke celebrating his Birthday with artist friend Leiv Donnan (left) at his Studio at In der Steinriede 6, Hannover, 1977.

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Heinz Knoke Tagesschau (News), Oil on Canvas 1980

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Heinz Knoke 1966

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Umarmung (The Hug) 1969