Karl-Heinz "Heino" Greisert
Major
 
Karl-Heinz Greisert
 
    Karl-Heinz “Heino” Greisert was born on 2 February 1908. Greisert gained combat experience with the Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. Leutnant Greisert was assigned to 2. Staffel of J 88. He recorded his first, and only, victory during that conflict when he shot down a Russian made, Republican flown I-16 fighter on 30 November 1937. At the outbreak of World War 2, Greisert was serving with JG 2. He gained his initial successes of World War 2 during the Battle of France flying with 2./JG 2. By the end of the French campaign, Oberleutnant Greisert’s victory total stood at six. Greisert was promoted to command II./JG 2 on 3 September 1940. Following the death of Major Helmut Wick (56 victories, RK-EL) in aerial combat on 28 October 1940, Hauptmann Greisert was appointed acting Geschwaderkommodore of JG 2 until 16 February 1941. On 17 April 1942, he claimed one of the RAF’s new Lancaster four-engine bombers shot down. Twelve of the new bombers were undertaking a daylight mission to bomb the MAN diesel-engine workshops at Augsburg when they flew over Beaumont-le-Roger. Greisert was able to lead II./JG 2 in an attack that claimed three of bombers shot down. Greisert remained in charge of II./JG 2 until 8 May 1942. On 18 May 1942, Greisert was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III./JG 3 based on the Eastern Front. Major Greisert added a further 11 victories to his victory tally. In the first 16 days of July alone, he claimed eight victories, including six Russian Il-2 Sturmovik ground-attack aircraft. On 22 July 1942, Greisert was shot down in a low-level aerial combat with a Russian I-16 fighter. He successfully baled out of his damaged Bf 109 F-4 (W.Nr. 8652) but, due to his lack of altitude, his parachute failed to open and Greisert was killed. He was a recipient of the Deutsches Kreuz in Gold.
    “Heino” Greisert was credited with 34 victories. He recorded 11 victories over the Eastern front, including six Il-2 Sturmoviks. Included in his total are eleven Spitfires.
 
No
Date
Time
A/c Type
Unit
Location / Comments
1
30.11.1937
-
 I-16 2./J 88 Spain
2
14.5.1940
17:15
 Battle 2./JG 2 Sedan-Bouillon-Charleville
3
23.5.1940
14:15
 Hurricane 2./JG 2 La Bassé
4
25.5.1940
16:10
 Morane 406 2./JG 2 S Bapaume
5
6.6.1940
13:15
 Hawk 75 2./JG 2 N Soissons
6
15.6.1940
7:45
 Hawk 75 2./JG 2 -
7
18.7.1940
11:20
 Spitfire 2./JG 2 Isle of Wight
8
11.8.1940
-
 Hurricane 2./JG 2 -
9
31.8.1940
9:40
 Hurricane 2./JG 2 Dover
10
28.11.1940
17:15
 Spitfire III./JG 2 Isle of Wight
11
6.4.1941
16:00
 Blenheim II./JG 2 Brest
12
21.6.1941
1:63
 Spitfire II./JG 2 Boulogne-Hardelot
13
22.6.1941
16:15
 Spitfire II./JG 2 St-Omer-Gravelines
14
4.7.1941
15:10
 Spitfire II./JG 2 Hazebrouck-Lens-Hardelot
15
24.7.1941
12:30
 Spitfire II./JG 2 Hazebrouck
16
16.8.1941
13:53
 Spitfire II./JG 2 -
17
19.8.1941
12:01
 Spitfire II./JG 2 -
18
26.8.1941
19:17
 Spitfire II./JG 2 -
19
20.9.1941
16:50
 Spitfire II./JG 2 -
20
27.9.1941
15:30
 Spitfire II./JG 2 Le Touquet
21
12.2.1942
13:46
 Swordfish II./JG 2 10km N Gravelines
22
12.2.1942
13:50
 Swordfish II./JG 2 2258/05 Ost
23
17.4.1942
17:06
 Lancaster II./JG 2 le Tilleul-Lambert / Lancaster of 44 Sqn, RAF
24
26.5.1942
15:00
 Il-2 III./JG 3 15km SE Balakleya
25
28.6.1942
12:00
 LaGG-3 III./JG 3 -
26
28.6.1942
17:10
 MiG-3 III./JG 3 -
27
1.7.1942
13:15
 Il-2 III./JG 3 -
28
4.7.1942
19:27
 BB-22 III./JG 3 Apparently Su-2
29
7.7.1942
18:15
 Il-2 III./JG 3 -
30
9.7.1942
19:20
 Il-2 III./JG 3 -
31
9.7.1942
19:23
 Il-2 III./JG 3 Voronezh
32
13.7.1942
12:40
 Il-2 III./JG 3 -
33
16.7.1942
17:20
 Pe-2 III./JG 3 -
34
16.7.1942
17:25
 Pe-2 III./JG 3 -

Victories : 34
Awards : Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (5 June 1942)
Units : JG 2, JG 3

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