Emil Omert was born on 15 January 1918 at Ginolfs
in the Rhön region of Unterfranken. Omert was posted to II./JG 3 on 1 February
1940. His stay with the unit was short as Oberfeldwebel Omert was soon
transferred to 4./JG 2. By the end of 1940, he was serving with 9./JG 77.
He gained his first victory on 6 April 1941, when he shot down a Yugoslavian
Ikarus fighter during the invasion of the Balkans. He was also to undertake
many ground-attack misisons during this campaign. Omert claimed two RAF
aircraft shot down during the invasion of Crete. Operating over the Eastern
front, Omert shot down five Russian SB-2 twin-engine bombers on 26 June
1941. By the end of 1941, he had 39 victories to his credit. He had also
received promotion to officer rank. On 10 February, Omert was appointed
Staffelkapitän of 8./JG 77. Leutnant Omert was awarded the Ritterkreuz
on 19 March 1942 for 45 victories. He claimed his 50th victory on 12 June.
He flew his 500th mission of World War 2 on 22 June. When III./JG 77 relocated
to North Africa in October 1942, Omert had 53 victories to his credit.
He claimed six victories over North Africa. He was later to claim a further
eight victories over Sicily and southern Italy. He was wounded in aerial
combat on 13 July 1943. From 29 January till 31 March 1944 he was acting
Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG 77. On 4 April 1944, Omert was appointed Gruppenkommandeur
of III./JG 77 based in Romania. He claimed three USAAF four-engine bombers
shot down in this theatre. Omert was shot down in aerial combat with USAAF
four-engine bombers over Finta Mare on 24 April 1944. He baled out of Bf
109 G-6 (W.Nr. 160 826) “Yellow 1”, but was then shot dead while hanging
in his parachute.
Emil Omert was credited with 70 victories in over
700 missions, including 125 fighter-bomber and ground attack missions.
He recorded 20 victories over the Western front,
including four four-engine bombers. In addition
he claimed 25 aircraft destroyed on the ground and a Russian high-speed
patrol boat sunk.
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6.4.1941
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Ikarus IK-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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14.5.1941
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Hurricane | 9./JG 77 | Maleme / Hurricane of 33 Sqn, RAF |
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26.5.1941
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Blenheim | 9./JG 77 | Maleme / Maryland (1607) of 24 Sqn, SAAF flown by Cmdt Goumin, 1 killed, 3 POW |
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24.6.1941
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SB-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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26.6.1941
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SB-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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26.6.1941
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SB-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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26.6.1941
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SB-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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26.6.1941
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SB-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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26.6.1941
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SB-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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4.7.1941
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DB-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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7.7.1941
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DB-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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7.7.1941
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DB-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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10.7.1941
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DB-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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10.7.1941
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DB-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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4.8.1941
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R-10 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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20.8.1941
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Su-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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2.9.1941
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DB-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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8.9.1941
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I-16 | 9./JG 77 | Berislav / I-16SPB of 63 BAB, VVS-ChF |
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23.9.1941
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I-153 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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25.9.1941
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SB-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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28.9.1941
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Il-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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30.9.1941
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Il-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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2.10.1941
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MiG-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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9.10.1941
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MiG-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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9.10.1941
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MiG-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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9.10.1941
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MiG-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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10.10.1941
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MiG-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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12.10.1941
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I-16 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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18.10.1941
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LaGG-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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20.10.1941
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I-153 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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20.10.1941
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SB-2 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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20.10.1941
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MiG-3 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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23.10.1941
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I-16 | 9./JG 77 | Perekop / I-16 of 32 IAP, VVS flown by Kapitan Arseniy Shubikov, killed |
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23.10.1941
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I-15 | 9./JG 77 | Perekop / I-16 of 32 IAP, VVS |
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26.10.1941
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I-16 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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9.12.1941
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I-15 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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9.12.1941
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I-15 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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9.12.1941
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I-15 | 9./JG 77 | - |
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11.12.1941
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E/a | 9./JG 77 | - |
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24.1.1942
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R-5 | Stab III./JG 77 | - |
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23.2.1942
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I-15 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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23.2.1942
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I-153 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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14.3.1942
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MiG-3 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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16.3.1942
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DB-3 | 8./JG 77 | 5682 at 200m |
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16.3.1942
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I-18 | 8./JG 77 | near Kerch / probably Yak-1 |
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9.5.1942
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I-16 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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20.5.1942
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Pe-2 | 8./JG 77 | 79 241 at 2000m |
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26.5.1942
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Il-2 | 8./JG 77 | 60 832 at 10m |
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26.5.1942
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Il-2 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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12.6.1942
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Il-2 | 8./JG 77 | 35 441 at 20m |
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18.6.1942
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Il-2 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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12.9.1942
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LaGG-3 | 8./JG 77 | 10 242 at 2.000m |
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13.9.1942
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Il-2 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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7.11.1942
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P-40 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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10.12.1942
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P-40 | 8./JG 77 | 91/3/5 |
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21.12.1942
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P-40 w.b. | 8./JG 77 | damaged |
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14.1.1943
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P-40 | 8./JG 77 | 42253 |
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31.1.1943
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P-38 | 8./JG 77 | 94153 |
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31.1.1943
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P-38 | 8./JG 77 | 94143 |
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26.2.1943
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P-40 | 8./JG 77 | 4353 |
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26.2.1943
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P-40 | 8./JG 77 | 4874 |
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4.4.1943
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Spitfire | 8./JG 77 | 10km NW Cekleira |
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23.6.1943
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P-38 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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24.6.1943
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P-38 o.Zg | 8./JG 77 | no witness / not confirmed |
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27.7.1943
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P-51 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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10.8.1943
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P-38 | 8./JG 77 | - |
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19.2.1944
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Spitfire | Stab II./JG 77 | 15km NE Nettuno at 20m |
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19.2.1944
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Spitfire | Stab II./JG 77 | Marta at 200m |
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5.4.1944
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B-24 | Stab III./JG 77 | 55 143 at 6500m |
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5.4.1944
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B-24 | Stab III./JG 77 | 55242 at 3000m |
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15.4.1944
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B-24 | Stab III./JG 77 | - |
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21.4.1944
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B-24 | Stab III./JG 77 | - |
Victories : 70
Awards : Ehrenpokal (25 January 1942)
Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (17 February 1943)
Ritterkreuz (19 March 1942)
Units : JG 3, JG 2, JG 77
