- Heinz Ebeling
Infobox Military Person
name=Heinz Ebeling
lived=birth date|1918|1|2|df=y — death date and age|1987|11|30|1918|1|2|df=y
placeofbirth=Karlsruhe ,Germany
placeofdeath=Tirol ,Germany
allegiance=flagicon|Nazi GermanyNazi Germany
branch=
serviceyears=1939–1940
rank=Oberleutnant
commands=9./JG 26
unit=JG 26
battles=World War II
*Battle of France
*Battle of Britain
awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterwork=Heinz Ebeling (
2 January 1918 –30 November 1987 ); was a "Luftwaffe " "Staffelkapitän " andflying ace duringWorld War II .Heinz Ebeling was born 2 January 1918 in
Karlsruhe . as a Leutenant he was posted to 8 Staffel,JG 26 in December 1939.His first claim was a French
Morane 406 shot down over Gramont on 17 May 1940. By the end of the French campaign, he had 5 victories. During the initial stages of theBattle of Britain , Ebeling shot down 10 British fighters in August 1940, including three victories on 12 August and two more on 15 August. Oberleutnant Ebeling was made Staffelkapitän of 9./JG 26 on 22 August 1940. On 31 August Ebeling shot down aHawker Hurricane North of London, although his Bf 109 'Emil' was itself damaged in the radiator. Ebeling managed to nurse the damaged aircraft as far as the Channel where he baled out and was rescued by German air-sea rescue seaplane. Returning to combat later the same day, Ebeling shot down 2 more Hurricanes.After claiming 3 further victories in September 1940, 9./JG 26 were converted to a 'jabo' fighter bomber role. Ebeling led the Staffel on many fighter-bomber missions over England.
On 5 November 1940 Ebeling collided with his wingman Fbw. Braun over
Dungeness , both pilots becoming prisoners for the rest of the war. Ebeling was awarded the "Ritterkreuz" on this day for 18 victories in 163 missions. [Caldwell 1991, p.63.]Ebeling died on 30 November 1987 at Obsteig in Tirol.
References
*cite web | title=Aces of the Luftwaffe|work=Heinz Ebeling| url=http://www.luftwaffe.cz/ebeling.html|accessdate=29 February| accessyear=2008
* Caldwell, Donald L. "JG 26 Top Guns of the Luftwaffe". Ivy Books, 1991. ISBN 0-8041-1050-6.
* Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer. "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945". Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas, 2000. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
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