Johannes Wiese was born on 7 May 1915 at Breslau in Schlesien. He joined the army in 1934 as an officer cadet and served with Infanterieregiment 6. He joined the Luftwaffe in 1936 with the rank of Oberfähnrich. He trained to become an observer. In October 1939, he attended fighter pilot school. In June 1941 he was posted as Adjutant to the Geschwaderstab of JG 52 based on the Eastern front. He recorded his first victory on 23 September. On 15 June 1942 he was appointed Staffelkapitän of 2./JG 52 by which time he had achieved seven victories. He became somewhat of a specialist at shooting down Russian Il-2 aircraft, numbering about 70 of this heavily armoured ground-attack type among his tally of victories. He achieved his 25th victory on 29 September. He recorded his 50th victory on 25 December. On 5 January 1943, Hauptmann Wiese was awarded the Ritterkreuz for 53 victories. He then took a spell of leave returning to the front in the end of April. He recorded his 75th victory on 7 June. On 5 July 1943, he shot down 12 Russian Il-2 Sturmoviks over the Orel-Kursk-Belgorod sector but was himself shot down and had to make a forced landing. He recorded his 100th victory on 17 July. Such was his success in the Kuban battles that he earned the nickname “Lion of Kuban”. He recorded his 125th victory on 28 October. On 13 November 1943, Hauptmann Wiese was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of I./JG 52. On 2 March 1944, he was awarded the Eichenlauben (Nr 418) for 133 victories. He was wounded on 19 May and was transferred to fighter leaders school on 11 June.
In October 1944, Wiese was transferred to the Geschwaderstab of JG 77. On 1 December 1944, Major Wiese was appointed Kommodore of JG 77. On 25 December 1944, he had to abandon his Me 109 G-14 at 9,000 metres following aerial combat with Spitfires over the Ruhr district. His parachute did not deploy until he was at 80 metres resulting in serious injuries when he struck the ground. In December 1945 be was captured by the Americans but later handed to the Russians. He was incarcerated by the Soviets until 1950. In 1956 he joined the re-formed Luftwaffe.
    Johannes Wiese was credited with 133 victories in 480 missions. Additionally he had 75 more unconfirmed claims. Included in his total are about 70 Stormoviks. Wiese was shot down and required to force-land on five occasions.
 

No	Date	Time	A/c Type	Unit	Location
1	23.9.1941	17:37	DB-3	Stab/JG 52	-
?	3.8.1942	17:00	P-2	2./JG 52	76 583: at 500m
?	4.8.1942	5:20	LaGG-3	2./JG 52	66 652: at 150m
?	5.8.1942	4:45	LaGG-3	2./JG 52	66 662: tiefflug
?	11.8.1942	8:20	LaGG-3	2./JG 52	75 272: at 2.000m
?	13.8.1942	12:50	LaGG-3	2./JG 52	75 422: at 1.000m
?	18.8.1942	16:50	I-180	2./JG 52	54 134: at 1.500m
?	21.8.1942	14:42	Yak-1	2./JG 52	64 173: at 800m
?	23.8.1942	9:57	Yak-1	2./JG 52	54 263: at 800m
?	3.9.1942	14:54	Il-2	2./JG 52	57 772: tiefflug
?	5.9.1942	14:00	Il-2	2./JG 52	46 261: at 300m
?	11.9.1942	11:10	Yak-1	2./JG 52	47 871: at 2.500m
?	13.9.1942	16:14	Il-2	2./JG 52	47 592: at 100m
?	26.9.1942	5:50	LaGG-3	2./JG 52	30 124: at 50m
?	28.9.1942	5:47	Il-2	2./JG 52	49 262: at 25m
25	29.9.1942	15:47	LaGG-3	2./JG 52	49 292: at 50m
26	2.10.1942	11:34	Il-2	2./JG 52	49 271 at 300m
26	9.10.1942	15:00	Yak-1	2./JG 52	49 733 at 2.500m
27	14.10.1942	7:30	Yak-1	2./JG 52	40 581 at 2.500m
28	17.10.1942	7:27	I-180	2./JG 52	49 272: at 2.000m
29	25.10.1942	11:23	Il-2	2./JG 52	49 423: at 400m
30	25.10.1942	14:07	Il-2	2./JG 52	49 361: at 500m
31	25.10.1942	14:12	Il-2	2./JG 52	49 362: at 400m
32	25.10.1942	14:14	Il-2	2./JG 52	49 334: at 300m
?	31.10.1942	6:05	Yak-1	2./JG 52	49 262: at 2.000m
?	31.10.1942	9:55	LaGG-3	2./JG 52	49 413: at 2.000m
?	31.10.1942	14:00	Yak-1	2./JG 52	49 412: at 2.000m
?	2.11.1942	9:05	La-5	2./JG 52	49 273 at 400m
39	16.12.1942	-	E/a	2./JG 52	-
40	16.12.1942	-	E/a	2./JG 52	-
41	16.12.1942	-	E/a	2./JG 52	-
42	16.12.1942	-	E/a	2./JG 52	-
43	16.12.1942	-	E/a	2./JG 52	-
?	17.12.1942	13:32	Il-2	2./JG 52	01 342 at 50m
?	21.12.1942	7:37	MiG-1	2./JG 52	91 864 at 400m
?	21.12.1942	7:38	MiG-1	2./JG 52	01 742 at 300m
49	25.12.1942	13:02	Il-2	2./JG 52	01 771 at 100m
50	25.12.1942	13:05	Il-2	2./JG 52	01 771 at 20m
51	25.12.1942	13:08	Il-2	2./JG 52	01 753 at 100m
52	29.12.1942	12:20	LaGG 5	2./JG 52	01 334 at 1.500m
53	29.12.1942	12:45	MiG-3	2./JG 52	00 134 at 1.000m
54	7.5.1943	12:34	Yak-1	2./JG 52	71 742: at 1.200m
55	7.5.1943	18:25	LaGG-3	2./JG 52	61 000: at 300m
56	9.5.1943	6:28	Yak-1	2./JG 52	98 853: at 4.000m
57	9.5.1943	15:25	Il-2	2./JG 52	61 455: tiefflug
58	26.5.1943	5:55	Yak-1	2./JG 52	86 777: at 900m
59	26.5.1943	8:32	Pe-2	2./JG 52	85 112: at 2.000m
60	26.5.1943	8:40	Spitfire	2./JG 52	85 152: at 2.000m
61	26.5.1943	17:37	LaGG-3	2./JG 52	75 222: at 300m
62	27.5.1943	18:28	Il-2	2./JG 52	75 262: at 100m
63	28.5.1943	18:05	Il-2	2./JG 52	75 232: at 2.500m
64	28.5.1943	18:08	Yak-1	2./JG 52	75 232: at 100m
65	28.5.1943	18:12	LaGG-5	2./JG 52	75 234: at 50m
66	30.5.1943	15:35	Il-2	2./JG 52	76 893: at 50m
67	30.5.1943	15:38	Il-2	2./JG 52	75 233: at 50m
68	2.6.1943	13:30	Il-2	2./JG 52	75 232: at 200m
69	2.6.1943	13:32	LaGG-5	2./JG 52	75 262: at 300m
70	5.6.1943	18:15	Il-2	2./JG 52	75 262: at 100m
71	5.6.1943	18:18	Il-2	2./JG 52	75 262: at 100m
72	5.6.1943	18:22	Yak-1	2./JG 52	75 262: at 100m
73	6.6.1943	17:38	Il-2	2./JG 52	76 812: at 100m
74	6.6.1943	17:42	Il-2	2./JG 52	76 683: at 100m
75	7.6.1943	9:22	LaGG-5	2./JG 52	76 823: at 700m
76	21.6.1943	17:14	Il-2	2./JG 52	76 851: at 150m
77	5.7.1943	3:47	Il-4	Stab I./JG 52	61 891 at 20m
78	5.7.1943	3:55	Il-4	Stab I./JG 52	60 123 at 100m
79	5.7.1943	4:03	Il-4	Stab I./JG 52	60 193: tiefstflug
80	5.7.1943	7:51	Il-4	Stab I./JG 52	61 321 at 500m
81	5.7.1943	8:12	Il-4	Stab I./JG 52	61321 at 300m
82	5.7.1943	9:40	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	61 352: tiefstflug
83	5.7.1943	15:25	Il-4	Stab I./JG 52	61 812: tiefstflug
84	5.7.1943	18:30	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	61 622 at 800m
85	5.7.1943	18:33	Il-4	Stab I./JG 52	61 622 at 500m
86	5.7.1943	18:40	Il-4	Stab I./JG 52	61 624 at 300m
87	5.7.1943	18:45	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	61 651 at 100m
88	5.7.1943	18:50	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	61 621 at 500m
?	6.7.1943	18:15	LaGG-5	Stab I./JG 52	61 242: tiefstflug
?	16.7.1943	5:25	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	61 212: at 1.000m
?	16.7.1943	5:30	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	61 212: tiefst.
?	17.7.1943	5:40	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	61 121: at 300m
?	17.7.1943	5:41	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	62 753: at 200m
?	17.7.1943	5:45	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	62 742: at 600m
?	17.7.1943	5:50	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	62 753: at 100m
?	18.7.1943	17:52	Yak-1	Stab I./JG 52	88 256: at 2.500m
?	18.7.1943	17:53	Yak-1	Stab I./JG 52	88 256: at 2.000m
?	20.7.1943	7:25	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	88 252: at 200m
?	22.7.1943	15:10	Yak-1	Stab I./JG 52	88 259: at 800m
?	23.7.1943	19:01	Yak-1	Stab I./JG 52	89 889: at 4.200m
?	27.7.1943	15:14	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	88 258: at 300m
?	27.7.1943	15:18	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	6 km SSE Kalinowka: at 200m
?	13.10.1943	10:23	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	58 182: at 700m
?	13.10.1943	10:26	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	58 162: at 700m
?	14.10.1943	11:58	Yak-1	Stab I./JG 52	58 154: at 2.500m
?	19.10.1943	7:58	Pe-2	Stab I./JG 52	49 312: at 400m
?	20.10.1943	10:21	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	48 283: at 200m
?	20.10.1943	10:23	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	48 281: at 300m
?	20.10.1943	10:26	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	48 281: at 200m
?	20.10.1943	10:33	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	48 291: at 250m
?	20.10.1943	10:35	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	48 283: at 300m
?	20.10.1943	12:09	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	48 294: at 500m
?	20.10.1943	12:10	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	58 181: at 500m
?	23.10.1943	15:23	LaGG-5	Stab I./JG 52	49 842: at 600m
?	28.10.1943	10:13	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	47 193: at 200m
?	28.10.1943	10:15	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	47 193: at 200m
?	28.10.1943	10:18	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	47 271: at 150m
?	28.10.1943	10:21	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	47 242: at 50m
?	6.1.1944	14:27	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	1km W Losozatka: 30m
?	7.1.1944	11:35	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	29372 at 50m
?	7.1.1944	11:38	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	29381 at 50m
?	8.1.1944	13:03	Yak-9	Stab I./JG 52	29514 at 600m
?	26.1.1944	7:59	Il-2	Stab I./JG 52	66 564 at 150m
?	22.2.1944	8:05	Yak-9	Stab I./JG 52	38 664 at 3.000m
?	22.2.1944	8:10	Yak-9	Stab I./JG 52	48 712 at 1.500m

Victories : 133
Awards : Ehrenpokal (6 November 1941)
                Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (8 February 1943)
                Ritterkreuz (5 January 1943)
                Eichenlaub (2 March 1944)
Units : JG 52, JG 77