Oberleutnant Wilhelm Moritz

Personal information

Born June 29. 1913 in Hamburg/Altona

Career before joining 6. Staffel/JG 77

• Trained at unknown Fliegerschule
• Promoted to the rank of Leutnant at unknown date, probably before starting his career as an operational pilot
• Flew Zerstörer in ZG 1 before joining II./JG 77
• Promoted to the rank of Oberleutnant at unknown date before September 9. 1940

Career in 6. Staffel/JG 77

• Joined 6. Staffel at unknown date summer 1940
• Arrived in Norway with II./JG 77 on April 11. 1940 ?
• Replaced Franz-Heinz Lange as Staffelkapitän 6./JG 77 September 9. 1940
• Left II./JG 77 and took over EinsatzStaffel/JFS 4 around newyear 1941

Career after leaving II./JG 77

• Staffelkapitän of EinsatzStaffel/JFS 4 from newyear 1941 until March 1942. Probably no combat missions during this period
• Brought EinsatzStaffel/JFS 4 into JG 1 forming a new 11./JG 1, after the first IV. Gruppe of JG 1 became the nucleus for JG 5 in March 1942. Served as Staffelkapitän of 11./JG 1 from April 4. 1942 until September 10. 1942. During this period he was promoted to Hauptmann at June 1. 1942. He claimed no Abschüsse while serving with this unit operating in the German Bight area and Holland.
• Staffelkapitän of 12. Staffel in IV./JG 51 from October ?. 1942 until October 18. 1943. He claimed around 25 Abschüsse while serving with this unit operating on the Eastern front
• Probably served in the Stab/JG 3 for some months. No details known at present date. Could have been serving in another unit in the period from October 18. 1943 until April 18. 1944
• Served as GruppenKommandeur of IV.(Sturm)/JG 3 from April 18. 1944 until December 5. 1944. Awarded the Ritterkreuz after an aerial battle over Oschersleben July 7. 1944, where II./JG 4 scored approximately 30 victories against four-engine bombers. Was promoted to the rank of Major on October 1. 1944. Claimed 11 Ab- und Herausschüsse while serving in this unit, all Viermotorigen Bomber. Claims 34-44.
• Served as GruppenKommandeur of IV./EJG 1 from December ?. 1944 until March??? 1945. Probably did not fly combat missions while serving in this unit
• Served as GruppenKommandeur of II./JG 4 from April ? 1945 until May ? 1945 or the end of the war in the ETO. Probably did not fly combat missions while serving in this unit
• Wilhelm Moritz survived the war with the rank of Major and 44 confirmed victories in aerial combat, and was awarded the Ritterkreuz. He currently live in Canada.

Aircraft

Oberleutnant Wilhelm Moritz is known to have flown the following aircraft of II./JG 77:

Aerial Victories

None recorded while serving in II./JG 77

Aerial Combat Defeats and Accidents

None recorded while serving in II./JG 77

Revised: 2000-02-03