Anton Mader

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German World War II flying ace (1913–1984)

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Field	Value
name	Anton Mader
birth_date
death_date
birth_place	Kaštel Novi, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary
death_place	Vienna, Austria
allegiance	Nazi Germany
Austria Austria
serviceyears	1933–1945
1955–1973
rank	Oberstleutnant (Wehrmacht)
Brigadier (Bundesheer)
branch

Anton Mader (7 January 1913 – 19 February 1984) was a German pilot during World War II. He claimed 86 victories and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He commanded the fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 54 in 1944.

Early life and career

Mader was born on 7 January 1913 in Castelnuovo, at the time in the Kingdom of Dalmatia of Austria-Hungary, present-day Kaštel Novi in Dalmatia, Croatia. He was the son of an Imperial and Royal Kapellmeister, a leader of a musical ensemble, who later served in the Austrian Armed Forces.

In 1933, Mader was conscripted into the Austrian Armed Forces serving with Alpenjägerregiment 10, the 10th Alpine Mountain Regiment. He then attended the military academy at Enns and the Theresian Military Academy at Wiener Neustadt. Promoted to Leutnant (second lieutenant), he was transferred to Fliegerregiment 2, the 2nd Flight Regiment of the Austrian Air Force. Following the Anschluss in March 1938, the forced incorporation of Austria into Nazi Germany, Mader was transferred to the Luftwaffe (the Nazi German Air Force) holding the rank of Oberleutnant (first lieutenant). On 1 April, a newly formed I. Gruppe (1st group) of Jagdgeschwader 138 (JG 138—138th Fighter Wing) stationed in Wien-Aspern also referred to as the "Wiener-Jagdgruppe" ("Vienna fighter group") was created, largely staffed with former Austrian Air Force personnel. There, Mader was made Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 3. Staffel (3rd squadron) of JG 138. On 1 May 1939, his unit I. Gruppe of JG 138 was re-designated and became I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 76 (JG 76—76th Fighter Wing). Initially equipped with the Fiat CR.32, 3. Staffel received the Messerschmitt Bf 109 B. The Gruppe was reequipped with the Bf 109 E-1 and E-3 in 1939. That year, command of 3. Staffel transferred to Oberleutnant Franz Eckerle.

World War II

World War II in Europe began on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland. In preparation of the invasion, I. Gruppe of JG 76 had been moved to an airfield at Stubendorf, present-day Izbicko in Poland, on 17 August 1939 and supported the German advance on the central and southern sectors of the front.

On 24 September 1940, Mader was appointed Staffelkapitän of 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" (JG 2—2nd Fighter Wing). He succeeded Oberleutnant Otto Bertram who was transferred.

The Gruppenkommandeur of II. Gruppe of JG 77, Hauptmann Helmut Henz, was killed in action on 25 May 1941. In consequence, Mader was given command of the Gruppe. Command of 1. Staffel of JG 2 was given to Leutnant Ulrich Adrian. In July 1941, SS-Gruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich briefly served in II. Gruppe under the command of Mader.

Eastern Front

In preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, II. Gruppe was moved to Bucharest and was located in the sector of Heeresgruppe Süd (Army Group South). II. Gruppe arrived in Bucharest on 15 June. Five days later, III. Gruppe moved to Roman. That evening, the pilots and ground crews were briefed of the upcoming invasion of the Soviet Union, which opened the Eastern Front.

Wing commander

On 1 April 1943, Mader was tasked with the formation of the newly created Jagdgeschwader 11 (JG 11—11th Fighter Wing) and became its first Geschwaderkommodore (wing commander). Command of II. Gruppe of JG 77 was given to Hauptmann Siegfried Freytag who had already severed as acting commander since 7 March.

On 28 January 1944, Mader succeeded Oberstleutnant Hubertus von Bonin, who had been killed in action on 15 December 1943, as Geschwaderkommodore of JG 54. In the fall Mader fell ill and had to transfer command of JG 54 to Oberst Dietrich Hrabak on 1 October. After hospitalization, Mader attended staff training at the Luftkriegsschule Berlin-Gatow, the air war school in Gatow. Mader was then posted to the staff of the General der Jagdflieger (General of Fighters), an office held by Oberst Gordon Gollob. In late April 1945, Mader, along with Gollob's staff, was taken prisoner of war by US forces in Austria.

Later life and service

Mader was released from captivity in June 1945. He then worked as a courier for the Embassy of the United States in Vienna. In 1955, the Austrian State Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state. Mader joined the Austrian Air Force, referred to as the Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte, holding the rank of Oberstleutnant. He served with the Fliegerführungskommando (Air Command) and was promoted to Oberst in the general staff in 1961 and to Brigadier in 1966. Mader died on 19 February 1984 at the age of in Vienna, Austria.

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Mader was credited with 86 aerial victories. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 78 aerial victory claims. This figure includes 73 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and five over the Western Allies, including three four-engined heavy bombers.

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 72263". 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 sqmi. These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 x in size.

::data[format=table] | Chronicle of aerial victories | Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location | Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location | – 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" – At the Channel and over England — 26 June 1940 – 21 June 1941 | – II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 77 – Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941 | – II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 77 – Eastern Front — 17 March – 30 April 1942 | – II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 77 – Eastern Front — 1 May – 7 November 1942 | – Stab of Jagdgeschwader 11 – Defense of the Reich — 1 April – 31 December 1943 | – Stab of Jagdgeschwader 54 – Eastern Front — 28 January – 30 September 1944 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 24 September 1940 | 09:45 | Spitfire | east-southeast of London | 2 | 7 October 1940 | 16:57 | Spitfire | 20 km north of Portland | | | | | | | | | # | 2 July 1941 | 17:50 | I-16 | | # | 12 August 1941 | 15:27 | I-16 | | | | | | | | | | # | 6 July 1941 | 12:43 | I-16 | | # | 12 August 1941 | 15:28 | I-16 | | | | | | | | | | # | 11 July 1941 | 17:40 | I-16 | | # | 22 August 1941 | 09:10 | Il-2 | | | | | | | | | | # | 27 July 1941 | 14:53 | MiG-3 | | # | 1 September 1941 | 09:37 | MiG-3 | | | | | | | | | | # | 12 August 1941 | 12:20 | R-10 (Seversky) | | # | 2 September 1941 | 09:55 | R-5 | | | | | | | | | | According to Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock, Mader claimed two undocumented aerial victories in the timeframe 22 August to 5 September 1941. These two claims are not listed by Mathews and Foreman. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 6 September 1941 | 14:38 | Il-2 | | 24 | 15 October 1941 | 15:20 | MiG-3 | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 7 September 1941 | 16:35 | I-16 | | 25 | 17 October 1941 | 11:15 | I-16 | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 8 September 1941 | 14:38 | Seversky | | 26 | 19 October 1941 | 15:06 | I-16 | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 10 September 1941 | 15:50 | MiG-3 | | 27 | 21 October 1941 | 15:20 | I-5 | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 September 1941 | 11:00 | MiG-3 | | 28 | 21 October 1941 | 15:21 | I-5 | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 6 October 1941 | 11:45 | LaGG-3 | | 29 | 22 October 1941 | 11:45 | R-5 | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 9 October 1941 | 13:30 | V-11 (Il-2) | | 30 | 24 October 1941 | 15:09 | I-15 | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 15 October 1941 | 08:35 | MiG-3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | 19 March 1942 | 15:28 | I-301 (LaGG-3) | | 34 | 24 March 1942 | 12:58 | DB-3 | | | | | | | | | | 32 | 22 March 1942 | 17:30 | I-61 (MiG-3) | | 35 | 27 March 1942 | 16:24 | I-16 | | | | | | | | | | 33 | 23 March 1942 | 11:53 | I-153 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 36 | 4 June 1942 | 12:10 | LaGG-3 | | 50 | 25 August 1942 | 17:33 | Il-2? | PQ 72263 60 km east-northeast of Tim | | | | | | | | | 37 | 8 June 1942 | 16:47 | MiG-1 | PQ 35392, Sevastopol | 51 | 5 September 1942 | 17:17 | Il-2 | PQ 83754 55 km southeast of Livny | | | | | | | | | 38 | 8 June 1942 | 16:49 | MiG-1 | PQ 35392, Sevastopol | 52 | 11 September 1942 | 16:02 | Il-2 | PQ 92724 30 km northwest of Sloboda | | | | | | | | | 39 | 14 June 1942 | 14:51 | I-153 | | 53 | 15 September 1942 | 08:45 | LaGG-3 | PQ 92321 10 km north of Voronezh | | | | | | | | | 40 | 14 June 1942 | 14:52 | I-16 | | 54 | 15 September 1942 | 13:08 | LaGG-3 | PQ 92471 25 km southeast of Voronezh | | | | | | | | | 41 | 6 August 1942 | 18:07 | Douglas DB-7 | PQ 82151 65 km northwest of Voronezh | 55 | 15 September 1942 | 17:14 | Il-2 | PQ 82432 15 km west-northwest of Voronezh | | | | | | | | | 42 | 6 August 1942 | 18:09 | Douglas DB-7 | PQ 82122 65 km northwest of Voronezh | 56 | 16 September 1942 | 08:40? | Douglas DB-7 | PQ 92372 10 km south of Voronezh | | | | | | | | | 43 | 6 August 1942 | 18:11 | Douglas DB-7 | PQ 83763 65 km south-southwest of Yelets | 57 | 16 September 1942 | 08:51 | Douglas DB-7 | PQ 92372 20 km south of Voronezh | | | | | | | | | 44 | 12 August 1942 | 09:33 | LaGG-3 | PQ 83881 50 km north-northwest of Voronezh | 58 | 16 September 1942 | 14:40? | LaGG-3 | PQ 92381 10 km south-southeast of Voronezh | | | | | | | | | 45 | 12 August 1942 | 16:05? | LaGG-3 | PQ 83833 55 km south-southeast of Yelets | 59 | 18 September 1942 | 17:06? | MiG-1 | PQ 92294 10 km north of Voronezh | | | | | | | | | 46 | 13 August 1942 | 08:06 | Douglas DB-7 | PQ 92332 20 km east-northeast of Voronezh | 60 | 18 September 1942 | 17:16 | Il-2 | PQ 92312 20 km northwest of Voronezh | | | | | | | | | 47 | 13 August 1942 | 08:25 | MiG-1 | PQ 92321 10 km north of Voronezh | 61? | 18 September 1942 | 17:20 | MiG-1 | PQ 92311 | | | | | | | | | 48 | 23 August 1942 | 14:21 | LaGG-3 | PQ 82892 20 km southwest of Voronezh | 62 | 22 September 1942 | 15:31 | MiG-1 | PQ 92141 25 km north of Voronezh | | | | | | | | | 49 | 25 August 1942 | 17:30 | Il-2? | PQ 82452 15 km west-northwest of Voronezh | 63 | 31 October 1942 | 13:55 | Il-2 | PQ 92774 30 km west-northwest of Sloboda | | | | | | | | | 64 | 19 May 1943 | 13:23 | B-17 | 2 - northeast of Arenberg | 66 | 26 July 1943 | 13:21 | B-17 | 9 km west of Papenburg | | | | | | | | | 65 | 21 May 1943 | 12:56 | B-17 | PQ 05 Ost 75/7/2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 67 | 25 February 1944 | 14:05 | LaGG-3 | PQ 26 Ost 70822 25 km southwest of Narva | 75 | 17 July 1944 | 16:44 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost HR-2/3 | | | | | | | | | 68 | 6 March 1944 | 14:37 | Il-2 | PQ 26 Ost 88162 vicinity of Pskov | 76 | 17 July 1944 | 16:53 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost HR-2/6 | | | | | | | | | 69 | 7 March 1944 | 14:04? | Pe-2 | PQ 25 Ost 69622 north of Dorpat | 77 | 24 July 1944 | 16:36 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost TQ-6/4 | | | | | | | | | 70 | 7 March 1944 | 14:07? | Pe-2 | PQ 25 Ost 79532 Lake Peipus | 78 | 5 August 1944 | 17:00 | La-5 | PQ 25 Ost JH-7/5 | | | | | | | | | 71 | 2 April 1944 | 16:00 | Il-2 | PQ 26 Ost 8836 | 79 | 7 August 1944 | 15:16 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost KM-7/9 | | | | | | | | | 72 | 3 April 1944 | 12:35 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost 88352 vicinity of Selo | 80 | 7 August 1944 | 15:40 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost KN-9/1 | | | | | | | | | 73 | 24 June 1944 | 19:25 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost 79551 vicinity of Ostrov | 81 | 15 August 1944 | 17:06 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost LK-7/5 | | | | | | | | | 74 | 17 July 1944 | 16:43 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost GR-9/1 | 82 | 26 August 1944 | 13:50 | La-5 | PQ 25 Ost JN-6/6 | | | | | | | | ::

Awards

Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 15 September 1941 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur
German Cross in Gold on 2 January 1942 as Hauptmann in the II./Jagdgeschwader 77
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 23 July 1942 as Major and Gruppenkommandeur of the II./Jagdgeschwader 77
Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Decoration of Honour in Gold (1964)
- Grand Decoration of Honour (1970)

Notes

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