Heinz "Wimmersal"
Sachsenberg
Heinz “Wimmersal” Sachsenberg was born on 12 July 1922 at
Dessau in Sachsen-Anhalt.
His uncle, Gotthard Sachsenberg, was a fighter pilot in World War 1 recording 31
victories and receiving the Pour-le-Merite. Following flying training,
Sachsenberg was posted to JG 52, based in the southern sector of the Eastern
Front, in the autumn of 1942. Feldwebel Sachsenberg was assigned to 6./JG 52. He
achieved his first victory on 21 April 1943, when he shot down a Russian Il-2
Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft.
By the end of the 1943, he had 52 confirmed victories,
including four victories on 26 July to record his 18th through 21st victories,
and a further four on 4 August (23-26). In January 1944, Sachsenberg’s Bf 109
G-6 “Yellow 8” was badly damaged by a Russian fighter and he had to crash-land
back at his airfield. He just managed to scramble clear of his machine before it
exploded.
He was recommended for the award of the Ritterkreuz at the
end of March after 76 victories but was destined not to receive the award until
he had achieved 101 victories. On 7 May, he shot down six Russian aircraft
(77-82). He recorded five victories on 8 June (97-101). On 9 June 1944
Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel Sachsenberg was awarded the Ritterkreuz for 101
victories. On 23 August 1944, he was shot down in Bf 109 G-6 (W.Nr. 166 233)
“Yellow 1” and badly injured over Romania by USAAF P-51 fighters. On 3 March
1945, he had raised his victory total to 103 victories when he shot down P-51
over Hungary. On 16 April Sachsenberg shot down a P-39 for his 104th and last
victory.
Four members of Platzschutzstaffel - from left to right: Lt.
Karl-Heinz Hofmann, Hptm. Klaus Faber (2 v.), Lt. Heinz Sachsenberg and Hptm.
Waldemar Wübke (15~ v.). Photo was taken at Ainring on 1 May 1945.
Later, Sachsenberg transferred to JG 7 to fly Me 262 jet
fighters. Here, he briefly led 9./JG 7 before joining JV 44 in April 1945.
Sachsenberg was tasked with setting up a Platzschutzstaffel, flying Fw 190 D-9
fighters, to protect the Me 262s during their most vulnerable phases - take-off
and landing. The unit was variously known as the Sachsenberg-Schwarm or the
Papagei Staffel. Sachsenberg died of complications from the wounds he received
during the war on 17 June 1951.
“Wimmersal” Sachsenberg flew 520 missions in recording 104 aerial
victories. All but one of his victories were recorded on the Eastern Front.
No |
Date |
Time |
A/c Type |
Unit |
Location / Comments |
1 |
21.4.1943
|
11:10 |
Il-5 |
6./JG 52 |
75 451: 1.000m [SW
Novorossisk] |
2 |
8.5.1943
|
7:18 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
85 142: at 3.000m
[2km W Abinskaja] |
3 |
15.5.1943
|
9:50 |
P-40 |
6./JG 52 |
85 141: at 3.500m
[7km S Krimskaya] |
4 |
25.5.1943
|
10:04 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
65 462 [E
Kubardinka] |
5 |
26.5.1943
|
15:55 |
Il-5 |
6./JG 52 |
76 852: at 800m |
6 |
27.5.1943
|
11:50 |
Il-5 |
6./JG 52 |
65 241: at 200m |
7 |
29.5.1943
|
18:18 |
Il-5 |
6./JG 52 |
75 231 |
8 |
29.5.1943
|
18:18 |
Il-5 |
6./JG 52 |
76 892 |
9 |
5.6.1943
|
11:32 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
85 114: at 1.200m |
10 |
5.6.1943
|
11:34 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
85 112: at 900m |
11 |
6.6.1943
|
7:35 |
LaGG-5 |
6./JG 52 |
76 894: at 2.800m |
12 |
6.6.1943
|
7:36 |
LaGG-5 |
6./JG 52 |
76 894L at 2.800m |
13 |
8.6.1943
|
9:27 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
76 862 |
14 |
11.6.1943
|
10:19 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
76 684: at 400m |
15 |
13.6.1943
|
10:37 |
LaGG-5 |
6./JG 52 |
85 144: at 3.000m |
16 |
20.7.1943
|
15:05 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
75 452: at 4.000m |
17 |
22.7.1943
|
8:15 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
76 892: at 300m |
18 |
26.7.1943
|
6:10 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
75 363 |
19 |
26.7.1943
|
6:20 |
Il-5 |
6./JG 52 |
65 293 |
20 |
26.7.1943
|
10:25 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
76 882: at 400m |
21 |
26.7.1943
|
18:20 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
75 262: at 1.000m |
22 |
30.7.1943
|
6:25 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
75 234: at 600m |
23 |
4.8.1943
|
11:12 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
61 383 at 1.000m |
24 |
4.8.1943
|
13:40 |
LaGG-5 |
6./JG 52 |
61 363 at 1.000m |
25 |
4.8.1943
|
13:47 |
LaGG-5 |
6./JG 52 |
61 271 at 400m |
26 |
4.8.1943
|
16:00 |
R-5 |
6./JG 52 |
61 292 |
27 |
6.8.1943
|
10:50 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
61 394 at 800m |
28 |
6.8.1943
|
10:54 |
Il-2 |
6./JG 52 |
61 363 at 300m |
29 |
7.8.1943
|
18:30 |
LaGG-5 |
6./JG 52 |
60 832 at 600m |
30 |
8.8.1943
|
18:22 |
Boston III |
6./JG 52 |
60 744 at 5.500m |
31 |
10.8.1943
|
13:34 |
LaGG-5 |
6./JG 52 |
71 771: at 800m |
32 |
12.8.1943
|
5:35 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
41 684: at 2.000m |
33 |
12.8.1943
|
10:50 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
51 513: at 1.000m |
34 |
12.8.1943
|
10:53 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
51 373: at 100m |
35 |
17.8.1943
|
6:56 |
Il-2 |
6./JG 52 |
41 464: at 1.000m |
36 |
17.8.1943
|
9:40 |
Il-2 |
6./JG 52 |
51 371: at 500m |
37 |
19.8.1943
|
16:05 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
51 593: at 2.000m |
38 |
21.8.1943
|
18:18 |
LaGG-5 |
6./JG 52 |
51 593: at 4.500m |
39 |
19.11.1943
|
14:29 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
66 64 Mitte: at
6.000m |
40 |
20.11.1943
|
10:17 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
66 677: at 2.500m |
41 |
21.11.1943
|
9:48 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
66 611: at 5.000m |
42 |
25.11.1943
|
8:59 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
66 643: at 6.000m |
43 |
26.11.1943
|
13:59 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
66 5632: at 2.500m |
44 |
28.11.1943
|
7:10 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
66 85 Mitte: at
500m |
45 |
4.12.1943
|
11:56 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
66 673 |
46 |
5.12.1943
|
7:15 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
W Taman: at 200m |
47 |
5.12.1943
|
12:30 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
S Kossa-Tusla: at
3.000m |
48 |
6.12.1943
|
10:35 |
MiG-3 |
6./JG 52 |
SW Taman |
49 |
7.12.1943
|
14:50 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
W Taman |
50 |
7.12.1943
|
14:55 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
NW Taman |
51 |
31.12.1943
|
14:18 |
Il-2 |
6./JG 52 |
66 522: at 1.000m |
52 |
31.12.1943
|
15:20 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
66 521: at 500m |
53 |
3.1.1944
|
11:15 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
66 644 at 4.000m [Bagerovo/Krim] |
54 |
17.1.1944
|
9:04 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
66 641 at 6.500m |
55 |
17.1.1944
|
11:37 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
66 564 at 3.500m |
56 |
17.1.1944
|
14:40 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
66 613 |
57 |
18.1.1944
|
9:32 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
66 641 at 5.000m |
58 |
22.1.1944
|
13:28 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
66544 at 500m |
59 |
22.1.1944
|
13:40 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
66532 at 1.000m |
60 |
23.1.1944
|
7:25 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
66613 at 4.000m |
61 |
24.1.1944
|
7:10 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
66 643 at 200m |
62 |
24.1.1944
|
12:48 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
66594 at 200m |
63 |
7.2.1944
|
11:05 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
66 643 at 4.000m |
64 |
7.2.1944
|
13:43 |
Yak-9 |
6./JG 52 |
66 532 at 2.000m |
65 |
12.2.1944
|
8:36 |
Yak-9 |
6./JG 52 |
66 641 |
66 |
15.2.1944
|
8:37 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
66 641 at 4.000m |
67 |
11.3.1944
|
11:50 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
46 343: at 4.500m |
68 |
11.3.1944
|
15:00 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
37 854: at 4.000m |
69 |
13.3.1944
|
8:37 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
56 794: at 2.000m |
70 |
13.3.1944
|
8:42 |
Il-2 |
6./JG 52 |
56 873 |
71 |
16.3.1944
|
14:15 |
Yak-9 |
6./JG 52 |
47 773: at 6.000m |
72 |
17.3.1944
|
10:05 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
46 352 |
73 |
17.3.1944
|
13:38 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
47 773 at 500m |
74 |
18.3.1944
|
16:50 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
36 283 |
75 |
22.3.1944
|
10:40 |
LaGG-3 |
6./JG 52 |
66 538: at 2.000m |
76 |
22.3.1944
|
10:45 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
66 641: at 1.000m |
77 |
7.5.1944
|
8:34 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
35 611: at 4.500m |
78 |
7.5.1944
|
10:35 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
35 474: at 2.000m |
79 |
7.5.1944
|
14:25 |
Il-2 |
6./JG 52 |
35 612: at 300m |
80 |
7.5.1944
|
14:40 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
35 453: at 1.500m |
81 |
7.5.1944
|
18:05 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
35 612: at 3.000m |
82 |
7.5.1944
|
18:25 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
35 443: at 2.000m |
83 |
8.5.1944
|
15:40 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
35 472: at 2.000m |
84 |
9.5.1944
|
11:35 |
Il-2 |
6./JG 52 |
35 611: at 800m |
85 |
9.5.1944
|
11:38 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
35 472: at 2.000m |
86 |
9.5.1944
|
11:43 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
35 473: at 1.500m |
87 |
30.5.1944
|
11:42 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
78 623: at 3.000m |
88 |
30.5.1944
|
17:27 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
78 672: at 2.500m |
89 |
31.5.1944
|
8:45 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
78 812: at 1.000m |
90 |
31.5.1944
|
12:19 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
7864 Mitte: at
3.000m |
91 |
31.5.1944
|
16:40 |
Yak-1 |
6./JG 52 |
78 643: at 1.000m |
92 |
31.5.1944
|
16:44 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
78 642: at 1.600m |
93 |
2.6.1944
|
8:55 |
Pe-2 |
6./JG 52 |
78 683: at 3.000m |
94 |
2.6.1944
|
14:47 |
Yak-7 |
6./JG 52 |
78 563: at 1.500m |
95 |
2.6.1944
|
16:05 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
78 564: at 5.000m |
96 |
6.6.1944
|
8:04 |
Pe-2 |
6./JG 52 |
78 652: at 6.000m |
97 |
8.6.1944
|
10:30 |
LaGG-5 |
6./JG 52 |
78 551: at 4.000m |
98 |
8.6.1944
|
10:36 |
LaGG-5 |
6./JG 52 |
78 552: at 3.500m |
99 |
8.6.1944
|
13:13 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
78 562: at 6.000m |
100 |
8.6.1944
|
13:14 |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
78 141: at 6.000m |
101 |
8.6.1944
|
19:22 |
Il-2 |
6./JG 52 |
78 592: at 300m |
102 |
22.8.1944
|
13:25 |
Boston |
6./JG 52 |
97 573: at 5.000m |
103 |
3.3.1945
|
- |
P-51 |
6./JG 52 |
Hungary |
104 |
16.4.1945
|
- |
P-39 |
6./JG 52 |
- |
Victories : 104
Awards : Ehrenpokal (2 October 1943)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (17 October 1943)
Ritterkreuz (9 June 1944)
Units : JG 52, JG 7, JV 44
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