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Bf 109G-6 Trop, Oblt. Alfred Grislawski, CO of 1./JG 50,
Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany, September 1943
Bf 109G-6, WNr. 18107, Uffz. Georg Amon, 7./JG 53, Torazzo, Sicily, June 1943
Alfred Grislawski was born on November 2, 1919,
in Wanne-Eickel in the Ruhr. Jagdgeschwader
50 was formed on August 15, 1943, by renaming
the Jagdgeschwader Süd, which had already
been engaged in the pursuit of reconnaissance
Mosquitos flying at high altitudes since July 21.
However, only its I. Gruppe was formed. It was led
by Hermann Graf, who was also the force behind
the creation of the Gruppe emblem painted on
the left side of the fuselage below the cockpit.
The figure of the Roten Jäger (the Red Hunter)
symbolized the Luftwaffe football team, in which
Graf played together with a number of the German
national team at the time, and which was known
as die Roten Jäger. Alfred Grislawski commanded
the 1. Staffel of this unit, as evidenced by the
white-colored tail, reserved for the commanders
of the combat formations. JG 50 existed for
a relatively short period of time, becoming part of
I./JG 301 in October 1943. Grislawski then served
with JG 1 and JG 53, increasing his score to 133
victories by the end of the war. His achievements
earned him the Knight’s Cross, which he was
awarded on July 1, 1943. On April 11, 1944,
he received the Oak leaves.
Georg Amon was born on July 1, 1920.
He joined the Luftwaffe in 1941 and began fighter
training in January 1942. In September 1942,
he was assigned to 7./JG 53, which was then
in the African theater. In the summer of 1943,
the Luftwaffe was under great pressure from
Allied air raids, resulting in the withdrawal
from the African theatre of operations and the
subsequent capture of Sicily as German forces
retreated to Italy. This aircraft was manufactured
in April or early May 1943 at the Messerschmitt
plant in Regensburg. The camouflage of RLM
74, 75 and 76 colors was complemented by
splotches of RLM 02 on the fuselage sides.
The color of the limbs of the Spade floating in the
boat is not completely confirmed, the blue color
is based on the theory that der Seemann (sailor),
which was Amon’s nickname, wore blue clothing.
The aircraft was lost on July 3, 1943, when Uffz.
Walter Reinicke was shot down flying it, falling
in captivity. In January 1944, Georg Amon began
working as a fighter instructor in the south of
France. The last day of Georg Amon’s wartime
career was April 2, 1945. He was shot down by
American anti-aircraft half-track fire. He jumped
from a low-flying, burning aircraft. With serious
burns, he was captured and survived the war.
Georg Amon achieved nine victories.
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