Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding
Oberleutnant

Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding

    Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding was born on 28 January 1922 at Hamburg. Böwing-Treuding participated in the invasion of Russia serving with JG 51. Leutnant Böwing-Treuding was assigned to 8./JG 51. He recorded his first victory on 13 July when he shot down a Russian DB-3 twin-engine bomber. Böwing-Treuding recorded one further victory with this unit, a Russian SB-3 twin engine bomber shot down on 29 July. By late August 1941, Leutnant Böwing-Treuding, was serving with 12./JG 51. He recorded his first victory with his new unit on 28 August, when he shot down a Russian SB-2 twin-engine bomber for his third victory. Böwing-Treuding claimed a Russian I-61 fighter shot down on 17 December to record his 10th victory. By June 1942, Böwing Treuding was serving with the Stabsstaffel of IV./JG 51. He had 17 victories to his credit at this time. On 1 August, Böwing-Treuding shot down a Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft to record his 20th victory. Böwing-Treuding was appointed Staffelkapitän of 10./JG 51 on 18 December 1942. His victory total had climbed to 26 by this time. Böwing-Treuding participated in many ground attack missions against Russian ground targets at this time. However, opportunities for aerial combat occurred, including, on 30 October, when Böwing-Treuding claimed three Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft shot down (34-36). By the end of 1942, he had raised his victory total to 39. On 11 February 1943, Böwing Treuding was performing a ground attack mission on Russian motor vehicles near Velikiye Luki when his Fw 190 A-4 (WNr 5777) was hit by ground fire. He was killed in the resulting crash. Böwing-Treuding was posthumously awarded the Ritterkreuz on 24 March.
    Wolfgang Böwing Treuding was credited with 46 victories. All his victories were recorded over the Eastern front and included at least 16 Il-2 Sturmoviks.
 
No
Date
Time
A/c Type
Unit
Location
1
13.7.1941
9:55
DB-3 8./JG 51 -
2
29.7.1941
4:20
SB-3 8./JG 51 -
3
28.8.1941
13:00
SB-2 12./JG 51 -
4
15.10.1941
7:21
I-61 12./JG 51 -
5
23.10.1941
14:25
I-61 12./JG 51 -
6
24.10.1941
13:19
I-18 12./JG 51 -
7
4.11.1941
8:55
DB-3 12./JG 51 -
8
5.11.1941
9:15
I-16 12./JG 51 -
9
4.12.1941
7:55
LaGG-3 12./JG 51 -
10
17.12.1941
13:30
I-61 12./JG 51 -
11
30.12.1941
14:57
Pe-2 12./JG 51 -
12
8.1.1942
10:35
R-10 12./JG 51 -
13
18.1.1942
14:22
R-5 12./JG 51 -
14
21.3.1942
15:55
Pe-2 12./JG 51 -
15
28.3.1942
13:40
Pe-2 12./JG 51 -
16
5.4.1942
12:21
Pe-2 12./JG 51 -
17
17.4.1942
8:51
Pe-2 12./JG 51 -
18
5.6.1942
18:21
Il-2 Stab IV./JG 51 -
19
6.7.1942
19:35
Il-2 Stab IV./JG 51 -
20
1.8.1942
12:34
Il-2 Stab IV./JG 51 46 212: tiefflug
21
2.8.1942
14:58
Pe-2 Stab IV./JG 51 47 564: at 800 m.
22
2.8.1942
17:35
Pe-2 Stab IV./JG 51 47 561: at 1.800 m.
23
5.8.1942
10:22
Il-2 Stab IV./JG 51 47 872: at 200 m.
24
6.8.1942
18:54
Il-2 Stab IV./JG 51 56 381: tiefflug
25
9.8.1942
8:15
MiG-3 Stab IV./JG 51 56 144: tiefflug
26
13.8.1942
18:52
Il-2 Stab IV./JG 51 56 182: tiefflug
27
23.8.1942
14:42
Il-2 11./JG 51 48 594: at 200 m.
28
2.9.1942
7:15
Il-2 11./JG 51 NW Rzhev: at 300 m.
29
5.9.1942
11:21
Il-2 11./JG 51 NNW Rzhev: at 600 m.
30
7.9.1942
16:50
Pe-2 11./JG 51 W Rzhev: at 5.700 m.
31
10.9.1942
7:08
Pe-2 11./JG 51 47 843: at 2.300 m.
32
10.9.1942
14:14
Pe-2 11./JG 51 56 541: at 4.500 m.
33
13.9.1942
17:24
Il-2 11./JG 51 45 513: no height
34
30.10.1942
9:25
Il-2 11./JG 51 Puschjanik: at 1.000 m.
35
30.10.1942
9:27
Il-2 11./JG 51 Kurino: at 1.000 m.
36
30.10.1942
10:45
Il-2 11./JG 51 Delogusovo: at 300 m.
37
17.12.1942
10:55
MiG-3 10./JG 51 2km E Location: 200 m.
38
17.12.1942
10:59
Il-2 10./JG 51 1km E Location: 100 m.
39
29.12.1942
9:50
Il-2 10./JG 51 07 593 at 300 m.
40
6.1.1943
8:50
Il-2 10./JG 51 07 593 at 500 m.
41
6.1.1943
10:40
Pe-2 10./JG 51 07 714 at 1.800 m.
42
6.1.1943
10:41
Pe-2 10./JG 51 07 583 at 1.800 m.
43
6.1.1943
10:58
Pe-2 10./JG 51 07 594 at 1.500 m.
44
7.1.1943
12:09
Pe-2 10./JG 51 07 593: tiefflug
45
26.1.1943
13:55
Pe-2 10./JG 51 07 892: at 4.000 m.
46
3.2.1943
14:01
Pe-2 10./JG 51 25 462 at 5.600 m.

 
Victories : 46
Awards : Ehrenpokal (13 September 1942)
                Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (15 October 1942)
                Ritterkreuz (24 March 1943)
Units : JG 51
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