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Josef Wurmheller
Josef "Sepp" Wurmheller (4 May 1917 – 22 June 1944) was a German ''Luftwaffe'' pilot during World War II, a fighter ace credited with 102 enemy aircraft shot down in over 300 combat missions. He claimed the majority of his aerial victories over the Western Front, and nine over the Eastern Front. Of his 93 victories over the Western Allies, at least 18–20 were four-engined bombers and 56 were against Supermarine Spitfire fighters.
Born in Hausham, Wurmheller was a glider pilot in his youth, and volunteered for military service in the ''Luftwaffe'' of the Third Reich in 1937. Following flight training he was posted to ''Jagdgeschwader'' 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing) in 1939. He claimed his first aerial victory on the Western Front on 30 September 1939, a phase of World War II dubbed the Phoney War. He then served as a flight instructor before returning to JG 53 for the Battle of Britain. In June 1941 he participated in Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 September 1941 after 32 victories. Following another tour as fighter pilot instructor, he was posted to ''Jagdgeschwader'' 2 "Richthofen" (JG 2—2nd Fighter Wing) operating on the Channel Front. Wurmheller claimed seven aerial victories during the Dieppe Raid on 19 August 1942 and after his 67th victory was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 1 October 1942.
In April 1943, Wurmheller was appointed ''Staffelkapitän'' (squadron leader) of 9. ''Staffel'' (9th squadron) of JG 2 "Richthofen". On 8 June 1944, two days after the Allied Invasion of Normandy, he was given command of III. ''Gruppe'' (3rd group) of JG 2 "Richthofen". He and his wingman were killed in a mid-air collision during combat near Alençon, France on 22 June 1944. Wurmheller was posthumously promoted to ''Major'' (major) and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords on 24 October 1944.
==Early life and career==
Wurmheller was born on 4 May 1917 in Hausham in the Kingdom of Bavaria, a federated state of the German Empire. After growing up on his uncle's farm at Schliersee, he spent four years working as a miner like his father. He was also an enthusiastic glider pilot and in 1937 he volunteered for military service in the ''Luftwaffe''. Following training as a fighter pilot, Wurmheller, holding the rank of ''Unteroffizier'' (sergeant), was posted to 2. ''Staffel'' (2nd squadron) of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing) in 1939.〔Stockert 1997, p. 184.〕〔For an explanation of ''Luftwaffe'' unit designations, see Organization of the ''Luftwaffe'' during World War II.〕
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