Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart
Oberleutnant
 
Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart
 
    Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart was born on 3 May 1914 at Saargemünd in Lothringen. He joined the army in 1935 but later transferred to the Luftwaffe and underwent flying training. Zweigart was posted to 9./JG 54 in autumn 1940. On 10 November, he gained his first victory when he shot down a RAF Blenheim twin-engine bomber near De Kooi in Holland. However, it was over the Eastern front that Zweigart would claim the majority of his victories. By the end of 1941, he had nine victories to his credit. He had increased his victory total to 15 by May 1942 and, by the end of October, his total stood at 44. On 29 December, Zweigart claimed four victories to record his 51st through 54th victories. Oberfeldwebel Zweigart was awarded the Ritterkreuz on 22 January 1943 for 54 victories. Shortly after the award of the Ritterkreuz, Zweigart was transferred to undertake instructional duties. He returned to 9./JG 54, now based on the Western front undertaking Reichsverteidigung duties, in May 1943. Zweigart recorded his 58th victory on 25 July. However, he was shot down in aerial combat with USAAF four-engine bombers on 27 July. He was able to bale out of his stricken Bf 109 G-6 (W.Nr. 15 678) “Yellow 7” although he sustained wounds in the engagement. Zweigart was transferred to 7./JG 54 on 16 October 1943. In March 1944, he transferred to 8./JG 54. Finally in May, he transferred to the Gruppenstab of III./JG 54. Meanwhile, he achieved considerable success against the USAAF four-engine bombers. On 6 March, he claimed three USAAF B-17 bombers shot down. On 8 June 1944, Zweigart was shot down in Fw 190 A-8 (W.Nr. 170 736) “Black 3” in aerial combat near Le Cambaux. He baled out but was then shot and killed while hanging in his parachute.
    Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart was credited with 69 victories. He recorded 53 victories over the Eastern front. Of his 16 victories recorded over the Western front, at least 11 were four-engine bombers
 
No
Date
Time
A/c Type
Unit
Location
1.
10.11.1940
12:20
 Blenheim 9./JG 54 20km NE De Kooi
2.
22.6.1941
14:21
 I-153 9./JG 54 -
3.
30.6.1941
12:32
 SB-3 9./JG 54 -
4.
6.7.1941
18:50
 SB-3 9./JG 54 -
5.
14.7.1941
16:20
 SB-2 9./JG 54 -
6.
11.9.1941
9:55
 I-18 9./JG 54 -
7.
30.9.1941
16:30
 Il-2 9./JG 54 -
8.
5.11.1941
13:05
 I-26 9./JG 54 -
9.
1.12.1941
9:27
 I-18 9./JG 54 -
10.
9.2.1942
15:57
 Il-2 9./JG 54 -
11.
9.2.1942
16:12
 I-26 9./JG 54 -
12.
4.4.1942
15:14
 Pe-2 9./JG 54 -
13.
6.4.1942
8:03
 P-40 9./JG 54 -
14.
25.4.1942
11:32
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 -
15.
25.4.1942
11:40
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 -
16.
28.5.1942
9:04
 I-16 9./JG 54 10 131: at 1.200m
17.
28.5.1942
9:04
 I-16 9./JG 54 -
18.
30.7.1942
19:45
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 18 224: at 600m
19.
2.8.1942
16:52
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 00 234: at 2.200m
20.
2.8.1942
19:12
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 00 164: at 1.500m
21.
13.8.1942
17:53
 P-40 9./JG 54 18 261: at 2.500m
22.
13.8.1942
17:55
 P-40 9./JG 54 18 264: at 2.000m
23.
28.8.1942
11:23
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 10 181: at 1.000m
24.
29.8.1942
10:28
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 10 164: at 2.500m
25.
29.8.1942
10:33
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 10 164: at 2.000m
26.
31.8.1942
17:16
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 10191: at 2.500m
27.
31.8.1942
17:20
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 10 164: at 2.000m
28.
1.9.1942
10:55
 LaGG-3 9./JG 54 10 254: at 2.500m
29.
2.9.1942
10:12
 LaGG-3 9./JG 54 00 212: at 1.500m
30.
2.9.1942
18:39
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 10 113: at 800m
31.
3.9.1942
11:02
 P-40 9./JG 54 10 154: at 2.000m
32.
3.9.1942
11:07
 P-40 9./JG 54 10 254: at 2.000m
33.
9.9.1942
11:12
 P-40 9./JG 54 10 242: at 1.000m
34.
9.9.1942
17:20
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 00 264: at 2.000m
35.
15.9.1942
6:04
 P-40 9./JG 54 10 241: at 1.800m
36.
20.9.1942
17:28
 LaGG-3 9./JG 54 10 254: at 2.200m
37.
21.9.1942
11:07
 P-40 9./JG 54 10 161: at 1.800m
38.
28.9.1942
14:46
 LaGG-3 9./JG 54 01 881: at 800m
39.
28.9.1942
15:21
 Hurricane 9./JG 54 00 264: at 2.000m
40.
29.9.1942
6:46
 LaGG-3 9./JG 54 00 251: at 3.000m
41.
26.10.1942
8:45
 Il-2 9./JG 54 28 263: at 1.200m
42.
26.10.1942
13:57
 LaGG-3 9./JG 54 18 234: at 800m
43.
30.10.1942
8:55
 LaGG-3 9./JG 54 28 113: at 2.500m
44.
30.10.1942
9:37
 LaGG-3 9./JG 54 29 783: at 2.500m
45.
7.11.1942
8:48
 P-40 9./JG 54 38 742 at 4.500m
46.
7.11.1942
8:57
 P-40 9./JG 54 28 834 at 3.500m
47.
14.11.1942
11:35
 LaGG-3 9./JG 54 10 262 at 1.500m
48.
22.11.1942
11:45
 Pe-2 9./JG 54 90 441
49.
17.12.1942
10:50
 MiG-3 9./JG 54 46 214 at 3.000m
50.
25.12.1942
12:50
 Il-2 9./JG 54 07 724 at 150m
51.
29.12.1942
8:36
 Yak-1 9./JG 54 07 642 at 3.000m
52.
29.12.1942
8:40
 La-5 9./JG 54 07 591 at 3.000m
53.
29.12.1942
8:49
 La-5 9./JG 54 07 733 at 4.000m
54.
29.12.1942
11:16
 Yak-1 9./JG 54 07 594 at 2.500m
?
25.6.1943
9:03
 B-17 9./JG 54 SW Dörpen: 7.500m
?
18.7.1943
7:15
 P-51 9./JG 54 off Katwijk
58.
25.7.1943
15:19
 Spitfire 9./JG 54 NW Ijmuiden
59.
27.7.1943
20:13
 Ventura 9./JG 54 Haarlem
60.
12.8.1943
8:52
 B-17 9./JG 54 Kerken-Kempen
61.
29.11.1943
14:58
 B-17 HSS 7./JG 54 Cloppenburg area: 8.900m
62.
20.2.1944
12:57
 B-17 7./JG 54 ID: 7.000m 
63.
20.2.1944
13:06
 B-17 7./JG 54 JE: 7.000m
64.
6.3.1944
11:58
 B-17 7./JG 54 Söge-Cloppenburg
65.
6.3.1944
-
 B-17 7./JG 54 -
66.
6.3.1944
14:49
 B-17 7./JG 54 Rheinsehlen: 500m
67.
18.3.1944
15:20
 B-17 8./JG 54 Lahr-Biberach
68.
19.5.1944
13:10
 B-24 Stab III./JG 54 HB 4
69.
27.5.1944
12:19
 B-17 Stab III./JG 54 Ballons de Voges
 
Victories : 69
Awards : Ehrenpokal (26 October 1942)
                Deutsches Kreuz in Gold (17 November 1942)
                Ritterkreuz (22 January 1943)
Units : JG 54
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