Jürgen Brocke | |
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![]() Jürgen Brocke | |
Born | 4 February 1922 Bad Harzburg |
Died | 15 September 1942 Voronezh, Russia | (aged 20)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ |
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Years of service | 1939–42 |
Rank | Leutnant |
Unit | JG 77 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Jürgen Brocke (4 February 1922 – 15 September 1942) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Brocke claimed 42 victories in 150 missions. He was shot down on 15 September 1942 and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 9 December 1942.
On 15 September 1942, Brocke was shot down and killed in action by anti-aircraft artillery in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Werknummer 7623—factory number) southwest of Devitsa, located approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) west of Voronezh. [1]
According to Obermaier, Brocke was credited with 42 aerial victories claimed in approximately 150 combat mission on the Eastern Front. [2] Spick also lists him with 42 aerial victories and a mission-to-claim ratio of 3.57. [3] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 39 aerial victory claims, all of which claimed over the Eastern Front. [4]
Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 82133". 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 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size. [5]
Chronicle of aerial victories | |||||||||
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This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
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Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location | Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location |
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 –
[6] Eastern Front — 17 March – 30 April 1942 | |||||||||
1 | 7 April 1942 | 11:00 | I-16 [7] | Kerch | 3 | 10 April 1942 | 10:20 | I-153 [8] | |
2 | 9 April 1942 | 15:50 | I-153 [8] | 4 | 22 April 1942 | 16:55 | I-153 [8] | ||
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 –
[4] Eastern Front — 1 May – 15 September 1942 | |||||||||
5 | 13 May 1942 | 07:56 | I-180 ( Yak-7) [9] | 24 | 6 August 1942 | 18:09 | Boston | PQ 82133
[10] 60 km (37 mi) northwest of Voronezh | |
6 | 16 May 1942 | 09:40 | Yak-1 [11] | 25 | 9 August 1942 | 18:54 | LaGG-3 | PQ 92184
[10] 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Voronezh | |
7 | 21 May 1942 | 17:50 | Yak-1 | PQ 35383 [11] | 26 | 12 August 1942 | 14:48 | LaGG-3 | PQ 83674
[12] 60 km (37 mi) south-southwest of Yelets |
8 | 12 June 1942 | 12:03 | LaGG-3 [13] | 27 | 13 August 1942 | 06:12 | Yak-1 | PQ 92163
[12] 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Voronezh | |
9 | 14 June 1942 | 14:53 | I-16 [13] | 28 | 13 August 1942 | 18:20 | LaGG-3 | PQ 93714
[12] 50 km (31 mi) north of Voronezh | |
10 | 10 July 1942 | 03:45 | Yak-1 [14] | 29 | 13 August 1942 | 18:22 | LaGG-3 | PQ 92112
[12] 30 km (19 mi) north-northwest of Voronezh | |
11 | 11 July 1942 | 05:32 | LaGG-3 [15] | 30? [Note 1] | 14 August 1942 | 09:18 | Pe-2 [17] | ||
12 | 14 July 1942 | 06:47 | P-39 [18] | 31? [Note 1] | 14 August 1942 | 09:28 | Pe-2 [17] | ||
13 | 14 July 1942 | 19:33 | DB-3 [18] | 32 | 17 August 1942 | 04:18 | Boston | PQ 92312
[17] vicinity of Devitsa | |
14 | 16 July 1942 | 13:15 | LaGG-3 [18] | 33 | 5 September 1942 | 17:17 | Il-2 | PQ 82162
[17] 55 km (34 mi) northwest of Voronezh | |
15 | 18 July 1942 | 18:36 | Yak-1 [19] | 34 | 5 September 1942 | 17:22 | LaGG-3 | PQ 83851
[17] 60 km (37 mi) north-northwest of Voronezh | |
16 | 21 July 1942 | 15:00 | P-40 [19] | 35 | 5 September 1942 | 17:28 | Il-2 | PQ 83822
[20] 50 km (31 mi) south-southeast of Yelets | |
17 | 24 July 1942 | 18:41 | LaGG-3 [21] | 36 | 13 September 1942 | 10:18 | Il-2 | PQ 92731
[20] 25 km (16 mi) north-northwest of Sloboda | |
18 | 26 July 1942 | 17:52 | Pe-2 [21] | 37 | 13 September 1942 | 10:24 | Hurricane | PQ 92644 45 km (28 mi) north of Sloboda | |
19 | 26 July 1942 | 17:54 | Pe-2 [21] | 38 | 15 September 1942 | 10:30 | Il-2 | PQ 92192
[22] vicinity of Devitsa | |
20 | 26 July 1942 | 18:02 | Pe-2 [23] | 39 | 15 September 1942 | 10:39 | Pe-2 | PQ 92383
[22] vicinity of Devitsa | |
21 | 27 July 1942 | 11:39 | LaGG-3 [23] | 40 | 15 September 1942 | 10:40 | Pe-2 | PQ 92384
[22] vicinity of Devitsa | |
22 | 28 July 1942 | 07:42 | Il-2 | PQ 83872
[23] 60 km (37 mi) northwest of Voronezh |
41 | 15 September 1942 | 10:41 | Pe-2 | PQ 92512
[22] vicinity of Devitsa |
23 | 28 July 1942 | 18:58 | LaGG-3 | PQ 93783
[23] 50 km (31 mi) north of Voronezh |
Jürgen Brocke | |
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![]() Jürgen Brocke | |
Born | 4 February 1922 Bad Harzburg |
Died | 15 September 1942 Voronezh, Russia | (aged 20)
Allegiance | ![]() |
Service/ |
![]() |
Years of service | 1939–42 |
Rank | Leutnant |
Unit | JG 77 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |
Jürgen Brocke (4 February 1922 – 15 September 1942) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Brocke claimed 42 victories in 150 missions. He was shot down on 15 September 1942 and was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross on 9 December 1942.
On 15 September 1942, Brocke was shot down and killed in action by anti-aircraft artillery in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Werknummer 7623—factory number) southwest of Devitsa, located approximately 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) west of Voronezh. [1]
According to Obermaier, Brocke was credited with 42 aerial victories claimed in approximately 150 combat mission on the Eastern Front. [2] Spick also lists him with 42 aerial victories and a mission-to-claim ratio of 3.57. [3] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 39 aerial victory claims, all of which claimed over the Eastern Front. [4]
Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 82133". 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 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size. [5]
Chronicle of aerial victories | |||||||||
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This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
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Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location | Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location |
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 –
[6] Eastern Front — 17 March – 30 April 1942 | |||||||||
1 | 7 April 1942 | 11:00 | I-16 [7] | Kerch | 3 | 10 April 1942 | 10:20 | I-153 [8] | |
2 | 9 April 1942 | 15:50 | I-153 [8] | 4 | 22 April 1942 | 16:55 | I-153 [8] | ||
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 –
[4] Eastern Front — 1 May – 15 September 1942 | |||||||||
5 | 13 May 1942 | 07:56 | I-180 ( Yak-7) [9] | 24 | 6 August 1942 | 18:09 | Boston | PQ 82133
[10] 60 km (37 mi) northwest of Voronezh | |
6 | 16 May 1942 | 09:40 | Yak-1 [11] | 25 | 9 August 1942 | 18:54 | LaGG-3 | PQ 92184
[10] 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Voronezh | |
7 | 21 May 1942 | 17:50 | Yak-1 | PQ 35383 [11] | 26 | 12 August 1942 | 14:48 | LaGG-3 | PQ 83674
[12] 60 km (37 mi) south-southwest of Yelets |
8 | 12 June 1942 | 12:03 | LaGG-3 [13] | 27 | 13 August 1942 | 06:12 | Yak-1 | PQ 92163
[12] 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Voronezh | |
9 | 14 June 1942 | 14:53 | I-16 [13] | 28 | 13 August 1942 | 18:20 | LaGG-3 | PQ 93714
[12] 50 km (31 mi) north of Voronezh | |
10 | 10 July 1942 | 03:45 | Yak-1 [14] | 29 | 13 August 1942 | 18:22 | LaGG-3 | PQ 92112
[12] 30 km (19 mi) north-northwest of Voronezh | |
11 | 11 July 1942 | 05:32 | LaGG-3 [15] | 30? [Note 1] | 14 August 1942 | 09:18 | Pe-2 [17] | ||
12 | 14 July 1942 | 06:47 | P-39 [18] | 31? [Note 1] | 14 August 1942 | 09:28 | Pe-2 [17] | ||
13 | 14 July 1942 | 19:33 | DB-3 [18] | 32 | 17 August 1942 | 04:18 | Boston | PQ 92312
[17] vicinity of Devitsa | |
14 | 16 July 1942 | 13:15 | LaGG-3 [18] | 33 | 5 September 1942 | 17:17 | Il-2 | PQ 82162
[17] 55 km (34 mi) northwest of Voronezh | |
15 | 18 July 1942 | 18:36 | Yak-1 [19] | 34 | 5 September 1942 | 17:22 | LaGG-3 | PQ 83851
[17] 60 km (37 mi) north-northwest of Voronezh | |
16 | 21 July 1942 | 15:00 | P-40 [19] | 35 | 5 September 1942 | 17:28 | Il-2 | PQ 83822
[20] 50 km (31 mi) south-southeast of Yelets | |
17 | 24 July 1942 | 18:41 | LaGG-3 [21] | 36 | 13 September 1942 | 10:18 | Il-2 | PQ 92731
[20] 25 km (16 mi) north-northwest of Sloboda | |
18 | 26 July 1942 | 17:52 | Pe-2 [21] | 37 | 13 September 1942 | 10:24 | Hurricane | PQ 92644 45 km (28 mi) north of Sloboda | |
19 | 26 July 1942 | 17:54 | Pe-2 [21] | 38 | 15 September 1942 | 10:30 | Il-2 | PQ 92192
[22] vicinity of Devitsa | |
20 | 26 July 1942 | 18:02 | Pe-2 [23] | 39 | 15 September 1942 | 10:39 | Pe-2 | PQ 92383
[22] vicinity of Devitsa | |
21 | 27 July 1942 | 11:39 | LaGG-3 [23] | 40 | 15 September 1942 | 10:40 | Pe-2 | PQ 92384
[22] vicinity of Devitsa | |
22 | 28 July 1942 | 07:42 | Il-2 | PQ 83872
[23] 60 km (37 mi) northwest of Voronezh |
41 | 15 September 1942 | 10:41 | Pe-2 | PQ 92512
[22] vicinity of Devitsa |
23 | 28 July 1942 | 18:58 | LaGG-3 | PQ 93783
[23] 50 km (31 mi) north of Voronezh |