Werner Junck

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German general (1895–1976)

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nameWerner Junck
birth_date
death_date
birth_placeMagdeburg, Province of Saxony, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
death_placeMunich, Bavaria West Germany
placeofburialMunich Waldfriedhof
allegiance
branchLuftwaffe
serviceyears1914–1923
1934–1944
rankGeneralleutnant
commands2nd Fighter Corps
unitJagdstaffel 8
battles
awardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross
laterworkHeinkel chief test pilot
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Werner Karl Otto Junck (28 December 1895 – 6 August 1976) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II, serving in Iraq and later in the Baltic campaign. He claimed five aerial victories during World War I.

Early life

Werner Junck was born in Magdeburg, the Province of Saxony, the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire, on 28 December 1895. He was interested in aviation, and learned to fly in 1913.

Career

World War I

Junck entered military service as an artillery officer as World War I began. In 1916, he was posted to Flieger-Abteilung (Flier Detachment) 33 of the Die Fliegertruppen (the flying troops).

In October 1916, as Die Fliegertruppen morphed into the Luftstreitkräfte, Junck was transferred to a fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel 8. He achieved his first aerial victory on 24 April 1917, downing a 20 Squadron FE.2d east of Ypres. He rose to command of the Jasta on 4 April 1918 and stayed with it through the war's end. Junck was wounded three times and shot down four SPADs in northern France before the Armistice. His five victories made him an ace.

Interwar period

Werner Junck was an instructor at the Reichswehr's secret Lipetsk fighter-pilot school in the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1928.

Later in 1934, he joined the nascent Luftwaffe with the rank of major. By 1938 or 1939, he was an Oberstleutnant commanding Jagdgruppe 334.

World War II

Junck's best-known role in World War II was as Fliegerführer (squadron commander) of unit Sonderkommando Junck (Special Force Junck), the Luftwaffe component of the Sonderstab F mission in Iraq in early May 1941. The purpose of Special Staff F was to aid General Rashid Ali's rebel government after it overthrew the pro-British regime the previous month. On 29 May, the mission retreated from Iraq.

Later in the war, Junck led forces as Jagdfliegerführer Deutsche Bucht (Fighter Leader German Bight) in the Baltic campaign.

Later years

In 1960 he was appointed honorary chairman of the Gemeinschaft der Jagdflieger, the Association of Fighter Pilots.

Promotions

  • 10 August 1914 Kriegsfreiwilliger (War Volunteer)
  • 2 March 1915 Gefreiter (Private E-2 / Lance Corporal)
  • 21 July 1915 Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier (Officer Candidate with Corporal/NCO/Junior Sergeant rank)
  • 2 September 1915 Fähnrich (Officer Cadet)
  • 30 September 1913 Leutnant (2nd Lieutenant) without Patent
    • 28 June 1917 received Patent from 12 November 1914
    • 1 July 1922 received Reichswehr Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 September 1915 (145)
  • 24 May 1923 Charakter als Oberleutnant (Honorary 1st Lieutenant) with effect from 31 May 1923
  • 1 July 1934 DLV-Fliegerkapitän (Captain) with Rank Seniority (RDA) from 1 May 1930
    • German Air Sports Association ranks were awarded because the Luftwaffe was still "camouflaged".
    • 26 February with effect from 1 March 1935 rank renamed Hauptmann (Captain)
  • 1 April 1935 Major (5)
  • 20 April 1937 Oberstleutnant (Lieutenant Colonel) with effect from 1 April 1937 (17)
  • 30 September 1939 Oberst (Colonel) with effect and RDA from 1 October 1939 (6)
  • 1 April 1943 Generalmajor (Major General)
  • 1 December 1944 Generalleutnant (Lieutenant General)

Awards and decorations

Endnotes

References

  • Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell (1993). Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918. Oxford:Grub Street. , .
  • Krzyżan, Marian (1988). Międzynarodowe turnieje lotnicze 1929-1934. Warsaw: WKiŁ. .
  • {{Cite book |last=Obermaier |first=Ernst |year=1989 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945 |language=German |location=Mainz, Germany |publisher=Verlag Dieter Hoffmann |isbn=978-3-87341-065-7
  • {{Cite book |last=Scherzer |first=Veit |year=2007 |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945: Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives |language=German |location=Jena, Germany |publisher=Scherzers Militär-Verlag |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2

before=Oberst Bruno Loerzer| after=Major Hans Klein| title=Commander of Jagdgeschwader 53 Pik As| years=April 1938 – September 1939 before=Generalmajor Bruno Loerzer| after=Generalmajor Kurt-Bertram von Döring| title=Inspekteur der Jagdflieger| years=1 February 1939 – 4 June 1940 before=Oberst Gerd von Massow| after=Generalmajor Max Ibel| title= Jagdfliegerführer 3| years=5 June 1940 – 30 April 1941 before=none| after=none| title= Fliegerführer| years=6 May 1941 – 29 May 1941 before=Generalmajor Carl-Alfred Schumacher| after=Generalmajor Hermann Frommherz| title= Jagdfliegerführer Deutsche Bucht| years=1 August 1941 – 31 March 1942 before=none| after=Generalleutnant Kurt-Bertram von Döring| title= Commander of 3. Jagd-Division| years=1 May 1942 – 15 September 1943 before=Generalleutnant Joachim-Friedrich Huth| after=Oberst Carl Vieck| title= Commander of 4. Jagd-Division| years=15 September 1943 – 30 September 1943 before=none| after=General Alfred Bülowius| title= Commander of II. Jagdkorps| years=15 September 1943 – 30 June 1944

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References

  1. Obermaier 1989, p. 141.
  2. Franks et al 1993, p. 139.
  3. His three wounds qualified him for a [[Wound Badge. Silver Wound Badge]], though there is no record it was awarded to him.[http://www.theaerodrome.com/medals/germany/wb.php German Wound Badge page, The Aerodrome website]
  4. "Bundesarchiv Internet - Lipezk. Die geheime Fliegerschule und Erprobungsstätte der Reichswehr in der Sowjetunion".
  5. (9 May 2011). "Hitlers vergessene Irak-Mission: Nazis über Bagdad".
  6. "Namhafte Persönlichkeiten". Gemeinschaft der Flieger deutscher Streitkräfte e.V..
  7. Scherzer 2007, p. 425.

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