{"id":7082,"date":"2017-11-26T13:14:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T11:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/?page_id=7082"},"modified":"2017-11-26T13:14:25","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T11:14:25","slug":"1-48-eduard-bf109-g-6-hptm-heinrich-ehrler-stab-iii-jg-5-alakurtti-finland-june-1943","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/?page_id=7082","title":{"rendered":"1\/48 Eduard Bf109 G-6, Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler, Stab III.\/ JG 5, Alakurtti, Finland, June 1943"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fhlvc\" data-offset-key=\"fashp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"fashp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fashp-0-0\">1\/48 Eduard Bf109 G-6, Hptm. Heinrich Ehrler, Stab III.\/ JG 5, Alakurtti, Finland, June 1943.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fhlvc\" data-offset-key=\"5lgq4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5lgq4-0-0\">Heinrich Ehrler served with the artillery in the pre-war period. He joined the Luftwaffe in January 1940, underwent training and was assigned to I.\/JG 77 (re-designated I.\/JG 5 later on). From February 27, 1945 he flew Me 262 fighters with JG 7. He died in combat with B-24 Liberator bombers on April 4, 1945.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"fhlvc\" data-offset-key=\"2qf38-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2qf38-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2qf38-0-0\">He managed to shoot down two of the bombers, ramming a third one. Ehrler is credited with 208 victories and was awarded the Knight\u00b4s Cross with Oak Leaves.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_7077.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_7077-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_7077-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_7077-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_7077.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_7077-676x451.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_7078.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone 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Heinrich Ehrler, Stab III.\/ JG 5, Alakurtti, Finland, June 1943. Heinrich Ehrler served with the artillery in the pre-war period. He joined the Luftwaffe in January 1940, underwent training and was assigned to I.\/JG 77 (re-designated I.\/JG 5 later on). From February 27, 1945 he flew Me 262 fighters with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.historicalwings.com\/?page_id=7082\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1\/48 Eduard Bf109 G-6, Hptm. 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