Wilhelm Moritz was born on 29 June 1913 at Hamburg-Altona.
He joined the army in 1933 but transferred to the Luftwaffe and underwent
pilot training. At the beginning of World War 2, Moritz was serving with
II./ZG 1 flying the Bf 110 Zerstörer twin-engined fighter. He participated
in the Polish campaign. In summer 1940, Moritz was transferred to II./JG
77. He was assigned to 6./JG 77. He served in Norway and western France
with this unit. On 9 September, he was appointed Staffelkapitän of 6./JG
77. Around the beginning of 1941, Moritz became Staffelkapitän of EinsatzStaffel/JFS
4. He commanded the unit until March 1942, although he probably saw no
combat during this time. The unit was later integrated into 11./JG 51.
From 4 April until 10 September1942, Moritz served as Staffelkapitän of
11./JG 1 based at Mönchen-Gladbach. During this period he was promoted
to Hauptmann. He claimed no victories while serving with this unit operating
in the German Bight area and over Holland. Moritz was transferred
to II./JG 51 on 10 September 1942. From November 1942, he was Staffelkapitän
of 12./JG 51. With this unit he claimed around 25 victories on the Eastern
Front. On 19 October 1943, Moritz was appointed Staffelkapitän of 6./JG
3 based in Germany. The unit was tasked with Reichsverteidigung duties.
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1942-43
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around 25 victories | JG 51 | |
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22.4.1944
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B-24 | Stab IV./JG 3 | Morsbach-Diersdorf |
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29.4.1944
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B-24 HSS | Stab IV./JG 3 | Salzwedel-Klötz area |
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8.5.1944
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B-24 HSS | Stab IV./JG 3 | Celle-Gifhorn area |
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8.5.1944
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B-24 HSS | Stab IV./JG 3 | 2km W Gifhorn |
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13.5.1944
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B-17 HSS | Stab IV./JG 3 | AF |
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13.5.1944
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B-17 HSS | Stab IV./JG 3 | AF |
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7.7.1944
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B-24 HSS | Stab IV./JG 3 | Oschersleben area |
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18.7.1944
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B-17 | Stab IV./JG 3 | Kempten area |
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23.8.1944
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B-24 | Stab IV./JG 3 | Mürzzuschlag |
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27.9.1944
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B-24 | Stab IV./JG 3 | |
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2.11.1944
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B-17 | Stab IV./JG 3 |