Adolf Borchers
Adolf Borchers (10 February 1913 – 9 February 1996) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He was credited with 132 aerial victories—that is, 132 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft—claimed in approximately 800 combat missions.
Adolf Borchers | |
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Born | Wendhausen near Lüneburg | 10 February 1913
Died | 9 February 1996 82) Oberstaufen-Steibis | (aged
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Condor Legion Luftwaffe |
Rank | Major (major) |
Unit | Jagdgruppe 88, JG 51, JG 52 |
Commands held | 11./JG 51, I./JG 52, III./JG 52 |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Spouse(s) | Christl Cranz |
Relations | Walter Borchers Hermann Borchers |
Other work | Ski school |
Biography
Borchers was born on 10 February 1913 in Wendhausen near Lüneburg. He had two brothers who also received the Knight's Cross. Major Walter Borchers was a night fighter pilot and wing commander. A second brother, SS-Hauptsturmführer Hermann Borchers served in the 9th SS Panzer Division Hohenstaufen.
He joined the Condor Legion in the fall of 1938 and participated as an Unteroffizier in the Spanish Civil War. After the Spanish Civil War he was transferred to 2. Staffel (2nd squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77—77th Fighter Wing) which later became 10. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing) on 21 November 1940.[Note 1] In this unit he fought in the Invasion of Poland, Battle of France and Battle of Britain, claiming two aerial victories. On 19 May 1940, he claimed his first aerial victory over a Hawker Hurricane in the vicinity of Le Cateau[1]
Following aerial combat on 31 August 1940, Borchers ditched his Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1 (Werknummer 5808—factory number) in the Thames Estuary but was rescued. That day, I. Gruppe (1st group) of JG 77 lost seven Bf 109s in combat over southeastern England, with one pilot killed in action and five taken prisoner of war.[2]
Eastern Front
During Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, he accumulated further victories and by the end of 1941 his score had increased to 23 aerial victories. After being promoted to an Officers rank he was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 11. Staffel of JG 51 on 20 August 1942, replacing Leutnant Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding who was transferred to 10. Staffel.[3] By the end of 1942, his number of aerial victories had increased to 38.[4]
In 1943, Borchers married the famed skier Christl Cranz.[5]
For 78 aerial victories Borchers was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes).[6] On 11 June 1944, he was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) replacing Hauptmann Johannes Wiese who had been injured in combat on 19 May 1944.[7] He claimed his 100 aerial victory on 24 July 1944. He was the 86th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[8] His 118th victory claimed on 2 September 1944, is also noted for claiming JG 52 10,000th aerial victory.[9][10] Borchers was given command to III. Gruppe of JG 52 on 1 February 1945.[7] Together with his comrades he surrendered to US force only to be turned over to Soviet forces.
Borchers was officially credited with shooting down 132 enemy aircraft in more than 800 combat missions, the majority were claimed on the Eastern Front and two were claimed in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain together.[11]
After World War II he and his wife, Christl Cranz, founded a Ski school which she led until 1987.
Summary of career
Aerial victory claims
Matthews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and state that Borchers was credited with 132 aerial victories, including two on the Western Front and the others on the Eastern Front.[12]
Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ PQ 47764". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km2). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 × 4 km in size.[13]
Chronicle of aerial victories | |||||||||
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This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Matthews and Foreman. | |||||||||
Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location | Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location |
– 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 –[14] Battle of France — 10 May – 25 June 1940 | |||||||||
1 | 19 May 1940 | 16:15 | Hurricane | Le Cateau[1] | |||||
– 10. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[14] Battle of Britain and on the English Channel — 25 August 1940 – 7 June 1941 | |||||||||
2 | 5 March 1941 | 14:55 | Spitfire | west of Boulogne[15] | |||||
– 10. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[16] Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941 | |||||||||
3 | 24 June 1941 | 10:28 | DB-3[17] | 14 | 27 August 1941 | 08:55 | I-16?[18][Note 2] | ||
4 | 24 June 1941 | 10:36 | DB-3[17] | 15 | 31 August 1941 | 17:30 | I-18 (MiG-1)[18] | ||
5 | 30 June 1941 | 10:45 | DB-3[20] | 16 | 3 September 1941 | 16:15 | DB-3[18] | ||
6 | 30 June 1941 | 13:10 | DB-3[20] | 17 | 10 October 1941 | 09:20 | Pe-2[21] | ||
7 | 30 June 1941 | 13:50 | SB-2[20] | 18 | 12 October 1941 | 12:45 | Douglas DC-3 (PS-84)[21] | ||
8 | 4 July 1941 | 15:17 | SB-2[22] | 19 | 12 October 1941 | 12:46 | Douglas DC-3 (PS-84)[21] | ||
9 | 5 July 1941 | 06:50 | SB-2[22] | 20 | 13 October 1941 | 10:20 | DB-3[21] | ||
10 | 14 July 1941 | 16:10 | ZKB-19?[23][Note 3] | 21 | 17 October 1941 | 10:45 | Pe-2[21] | ||
11 | 27 July 1941 | 15:50 | DB-3[24] | 22 | 24 October 1941 | 07:55 | R-3?[21][Note 4] | ||
12 | 8 August 1941 | 15:30 | DB-3[25] | 23 | 24 October 1941 | 11:05 | SB-2[21] | ||
13 | 26 August 1941 | 05:25 | DB-3[18] | ||||||
– 10. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[19] Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 30 April 1942 | |||||||||
24 | 2 February 1942 | 10:10 | DB-3[26] | 26 | 31 March 1942 | 17:30 | MiG-3[27] | ||
25 | 20 March 1942 | 11:10 | I-18 (MiG-1)[26] | ||||||
– 10. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[28] Eastern Front — 1 May – August 1942 | |||||||||
27 | 10 July 1942 | 10:05 | LaGG-3[29] | 28 | 31 July 1942 | 17:35 | Pe-2 | 10 km (6.2 mi) north-northeast of Rzhev[30] | |
– 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[28] Eastern Front — August 1942 – 3 February 1943 | |||||||||
29 | 24 August 1942 | 07:50 | LaGG-3 | PQ 47764[31] 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Zubtsov |
37 | 29 December 1942 | 09:20 | MiG-3 | PQ 07673[4] 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Oryol |
30 | 2 September 1942 | 07:05 | Il-2 | northwest of Rzhev[31] | 38 | 29 December 1942 | 09:40 | Il-2 | PQ 07722[4] |
31 | 3 September 1942 | 09:45 | Il-2 | northwest of Rzhev[31] | 39 | 5 January 1943 | 08:40 | Il-2 | PQ 07722[4] |
32 | 4 December 1942 | 13:40 | Il-2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Velikiye Luki[32] | 40 | 6 January 1943 | 10:35 | Pe-2 | PQ 07733[4] |
33 | 4 December 1942 | 13:45 | Il-2 | 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Morosolshiki[32] | 41 | 14 January 1943 | 10:25 | MiG-3 | PQ 07594[33] vicinity of Glazunovka |
34 | 14 December 1942 | 09:03 | Il-2 | 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Velikiye Luki[4] | 42 | 16 January 1943 | 14:45 | Il-2 | PQ 07352[33] |
35 | 16 December 1942 | 11:42 | Il-2 | 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Nevel[4] | 43 | 28 January 1943 | 10:45 | MiG-3 | PQ 07754[33] vicinity of Velikiye Luki |
36 | 16 December 1942 | 11:46 | Il-2 | 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Nevel[4] | |||||
– 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[28] Eastern Front — 4 February – 31 December 1943 | |||||||||
44 | 6 May 1943 | 13:10 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 63164[34] 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Oryol |
63 | 13 July 1943 | 13:40 | Il-2 m.H.[Note 5] | PQ 35 Ost 63252[35] 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Zalegoshch |
45 | 6 May 1943 | 13:20 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 63412[34] 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Zmiyovka |
64 | 13 July 1943 | 14:10 | Il-2 m.H.[Note 5] | PQ 35 Ost 63254[35] 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Zalegoshch |
46 | 6 May 1943 | 13:40 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 63471[36] 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Maloarkhangelsk |
65 | 5 August 1943 | 17:30 | LaGG-3 | southwest of Karatschew[37] |
47 | 7 May 1943 | 04:30 | MiG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63419[36] 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Zmiyovka |
66 | 13 August 1943 | 17:50 | LaGG-3 | southwest of Kharkiv[37] |
48 | 7 May 1943 | 04:35 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63244[36] 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Zalegoshch |
67 | 16 August 1943 | 06:05 | La-5 | south of Merafa[38] |
49 | 7 May 1943 | 04:39 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 64832[36] 20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Mzensk |
68 | 16 August 1943 | 13:40 | Pe-2 | east of Kasstschaja-Logan[38] |
50 | 2 June 1943 | 04:03 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63843[36] 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Zolotukhino |
69 | 18 August 1943 | 06:02 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 70793, southeast of Izium[38] |
51 | 8 June 1943 | 19:17 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 54832[36] 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Telchje |
70 | 18 August 1943 | 06:10 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 79213, north of Slawjansk[38] |
52 | 8 June 1943 | 19:22 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 64772[36] 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Telchje |
71 | 22 August 1943 | 17:40 | La-5 | east of Merefa[38] |
53 | 14 June 1943 | 03:20 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63264[39] 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Zalegoshch |
72 | 2 September 1943 | 15:45 | P-40 | west of Yelnya[38] |
54 | 5 July 1943 | 15:35 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63364[39] 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Glazunowka |
73 | 20 September 1943 | 13:35 | Il-2 m.H.[Note 5] | west of Ssinelnikowo[40] |
55 | 6 July 1943 | 07:45 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63183[39] vicinity of Zmiyovka |
74 | 27 September 1943 | 09:58 | Il-2 m.H.[Note 5] | southwest of Molochansk[40] |
56 | 7 July 1943 | 03:50 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63349[41] 10 km (6.2 mi) south-southeast of Trosna |
75 | 27 October 1943 | 07:45 | La-5 | northeast of Kriwoy-Rog[42] |
57 | 8 July 1943 | 13:35 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63551[41] 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Maloarkhangelsk |
76 | 28 October 1943 | 07:10 | P-39 | southeast of Nowo-Starodub[43] |
58 | 8 July 1943 | 13:40 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63611[41] 5 km (3.1 mi) northeast of Maloarkhangelsk |
77 | 29 October 1943 | 07:02 | P-39 | southwest of Selanoje[43] |
59 | 9 July 1943 | 08:43 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63583[41] 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk |
78 | 22 November 1943 | 09:32 | Il-2 m.H.[Note 5] | 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Annowka[43] |
60 | 10 July 1943 | 10:35 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63554[41] 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Maloarkhangelsk |
79 | 29 November 1943 | 07:32 | Il-2 | 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Kanzeropol[43] |
61 | 11 July 1943 | 12:30 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63381[41] 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Maloarkhangelsk |
80 | 29 November 1943 | 07:35 | Il-2 | 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Kanzeropol[43] |
62 | 13 July 1943 | 07:15 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 64891[35] 25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Zalegoshch |
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– 11. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 51 –[44] Eastern Front — March – May 1944 | |||||||||
81 | 7 March 1944 | 10:34 | Yak-9 | 25 km (16 mi) north-northeast of Orsha | 84 | 2 May 1944 | 15:30 | Yak-9 | 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Berezany |
82 | 7 March 1944 | 10:36 | Yak-9 | 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Krassnyj | 85 | 5 May 1944 | 18:40 | Yak-9 | vicinity of Ternopil |
83 | 17 April 1944 | 09:20 | Il-2 | 20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Dubno | 86 | 28 May 1944 | 06:32 | La-5 | 20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Ternopil |
– Stab I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 –[45] Eastern Front — July – October 1944 | |||||||||
87 | 5 July 1944 | 12:23 | R-5 | 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Brody | 105 | 26 August 1944 | 13:27 | Il-2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Opatów |
88 | 7 July 1944 | 13:32 | Yak-9 | 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Kovel | 106 | 26 August 1944 | 13:30 | Il-2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Sandomierz |
89 | 14 July 1944 | 07:54 | Yak-9 | 30 km (19 mi) north of Brody | 107 | 26 August 1944 | 17:48 | Il-2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Opatów |
90 | 14 July 1944 | 08:06 | Yak-9 | 30 km (19 mi) north of Brody | 108 | 28 August 1944 | 12:51 | Yak-9 | |
91 | 14 July 1944 | 17:55 | Yak-9 | 30 km (19 mi) north of Ternopil | 109 | 31 August 1944 | 14:09 | P-39 | 20 km (12 mi) west-northwest of Opatów |
92 | 15 July 1944 | 11:25 | Yak-9 | 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Brody | 110 | 31 August 1944 | 14:15 | Il-2 | 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Opatów |
93 | 18 July 1944 | 19:45 | Il-2 | 25 km (16 mi) east of Zolochiv | 111 | 31 August 1944 | 14:16 | Il-2 | 20 km (12 mi) west of Opatów |
94 | 22 July 1944 | 09:32 | Il-2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Berezhany | 112 | 31 August 1944 | 14:18 | Il-2 | |
95 | 22 July 1944 | 09:34 | Il-2 | vicinity of Berezhany | 113 | 1 September 1944 | 10:07 | Il-2 | 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Opatów |
96 | 22 July 1944 | 09:37 | Il-2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Berezhany | 114 | 1 September 1944 | 10:10 | Il-2 | 20 km (12 mi) west-northwest of Opatów |
97 | 23 July 1944 | 09:58 | Il-2 | 30 km (19 mi) west-southwest of Berezhany | 115 | 2 September 1944 | 10:02 | Il-2 | 20 km (12 mi) west of Opatów |
98 | 23 July 1944 | 10:01 | Il-2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Berezhany | 116 | 2 September 1944 | 10:04 | Yak-9 | 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Opatów |
99 | 24 July 1944 | 18:32 | Pe-2 | 10 km (6.2 mi) west-northwest of Stryi | 117 | 2 September 1944 | 15:56 | Il-2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Opatów |
100 | 22 August 1944 | 13:41 | Yak-9 | 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Opatów | 118 | 22 September 1944 | 11:33 | Il-2 | |
101 | 22 August 1944 | 13:45 | Il-2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Sandomierz | 119 | 23 September 1944 | 13:32 | La-5 | 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Sanok (Poland) |
102 | 22 August 1944 | 13:46 | Yak-9 | 15 km (9.3 mi) east-southeast of Opatów | 120 | 14 October 1944 | 13:12 | Il-2 | vicinity of Budsztmihaly |
103 | 24 August 1944 | 15:24 | Il-2 | 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Sandomierz | 121 | 15 October 1944 | 13:47 | Il-2 | 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Trepca |
104 | 25 August 1944 | 17:13 | Il-2 | 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Mielec | 122 | 26 October 1944 | 11:05 | Il-2 | 25 km (16 mi) south of Orșova |
– Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 –[46] Eastern Front — March 1945 | |||||||||
126 | 22 March 1945 | — |
Pe-2 | 127 | 22 March 1945 | — |
Pe-2 |
Awards
- Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st class
- Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 20 October 1941 as Oberfeldwebel in a Jagdgeschwader[47][Note 6]
- German Cross in Gold on 15 October 1942 as Oberleutnant in the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51[49]
- Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 22 November 1943 as Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 11./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[50][51]
Notes
- For an explanation of the meaning of Luftwaffe unit designation see Organization of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
- According to Matthews and Foreman claimed as a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3.[19]
- According to Matthews and Foreman claimed as an Ilyushin DB-3.[19]
- According to Matthews and Foreman claimed as an Ilyushin Il-2.[19]
- The "m.H." refers to an Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).
- According to Obermaier on 13 October 1941.[48]
References
Citations
- Prien et al. 2000, p. 390.
- Prien et al. 2002, pp. 96, 107.
- Prien et al. 2006, p. 350.
- Prien et al. 2006, p. 358.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christl Cranz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- Weal 2006.
- Weal2004, p. 121.
- Obermaier 1989, p. 243.
- Weal 2004, p. 117.
- Bergström 2008, p. 79.
- Spick 1996, p. 230.
- Matthews & Foreman 2014, pp. 124–127.
- Planquadrat.
- Matthews & Foreman 2014, p. 124.
- Prien et al. 2002, p. 106.
- Matthews & Foreman 2014, pp. 124–125.
- Prien et al. 2003, p. 334.
- Prien et al. 2003, p. 343.
- Matthews & Foreman 2014, p. 125.
- Prien et al. 2003, p. 335.
- Prien et al. 2003, p. 345.
- Prien et al. 2003, p. 336.
- Prien et al. 2003, p. 337.
- Prien et al. 2003, p. 339.
- Prien et al. 2003, p. 341.
- Prien et al. 2005, p. 119.
- Prien et al. 2005, p. 120.
- Matthews & Foreman 2014, pp. 125–126.
- Prien et al. 2006, p. 353.
- Prien et al. 2006, p. 354.
- Prien et al. 2006, p. 356.
- Prien et al. 2006, p. 357.
- Prien et al. 2006, p. 359.
- Prien et al. 2012, p. 147.
- Prien et al. 2012, p. 151.
- Prien et al. 2012, p. 148.
- Prien et al. 2012, p. 152.
- Prien et al. 2012, p. 153.
- Prien et al. 2012, p. 149.
- Prien et al. 2012, p. 154.
- Prien et al. 2012, p. 150.
- Prien et al. 2012, p. 155.
- Prien et al. 2012, p. 156.
- Matthews & Foreman 2014, p. 126.
- Matthews & Foreman 2014, pp. 126–127.
- Matthews & Foreman 2014, p. 127.
- Patzwall 2008, p. 55.
- Obermaier 1989, p. 92.
- Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 52.
- Fellgiebel 2000, p. 140.
- Scherzer 2007, p. 235.
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