List of aerial victories of Heinrich Kroll
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Heinrich Kroll (1894-1946) was a German First World War fighter ace credited with 33 confirmed aerial victories. He shot down his first five opponents while flying combat for the fighter squadron Jagdstaffel 9, beginning in November 1916. On 1 July 1917 he was transferred to command Jagdstaffel 24. By the time a severe wounding removed him from flight duty on 14 August 1918, he had scored an additional 28 victories.
List of victories
[edit]Victories are reported in chronological order, which is not necessarily the dates the victories were confirmed by headquarters.
This list is complete for entries, though obviously not for all details. Background data was abstracted from Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918, ISBN 978-0-948817-73-1, pp. 150–151, and The Aerodrome webpage on Heinrich Kroll [1]. Abbreviations were expanded by the editor creating this list.
| No. | Date | Time | Foe | Unit | Location | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 May 1917 | 1935 hours | SPAD | West of Moronvillers | ||
| 2 | 7 May 1917 | 1125 hours | SPAD | East of Auberive, France | ||
| 3 | 7 May 1917 | 1420 hours | SPAD | Saint-Hilaire-le-Grand, France | ||
| 4 | 20 May 1917 | 1850 hours | SPAD | Saint-Hilaire-le-Petit, France | ||
| 5 | 25 May 1917 | 2015 hours | SPAD S.VII | Escadrille SPA.3, Service Aéronautique | Fort de la Pompelle, France | French ace René Dorme KIA |
| Unconfirmed | 30 May 1917 | South of Moronvillers | ||||
| 6 | 20 July 1917 | 2100 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | No. 56 Squadron RFC | North of Zandvoorde | |
| 7 | 12 August 1917 | 0900 hours | Sopwith Triplane | North of Ypres, Belgium | ||
| 8 | 15 August 1917 | 1855 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory FE.2d | No. 20 Squadron RFC | North of Ypres, Belgium | |
| 9 | 9 September 1917 | 1835 hours | Sopwith Triplane | No. 1 Naval Squadron, RNAS | Northwest of Bellewaarde Lake, Belgium | |
| 10 | 12 September 1917 | 1315 hours | SPAD | No. 23 Squadron RFC | Southwest of Linselles, France | |
| 11 | 20 September 1917 | 1104 hours | SPAD | West of Zonnebeke, Belgium | ||
| 12 | 25 September 1917 | Sopwith Pup | No. 54 Squadron RFC | Southwest of Langemarck | ||
| 13 | 12 November 1917 | 1305 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 65 Squadron RFC | Northeast of Armentières, France | |
| 14 | 13 November 1917 | 1435 hours | Sopwith Camel | North of Zillebeke Lake, Belgium | ||
| 15 | 4 December 1917 | 1605 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | East of Cantaing, France | ||
| 16 | 13 January 1918 | 1107 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | No. 84 Squadron RFC | Flesquieres, France | |
| 17 | 25 January 1918 | 1735 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | Northwest of Saint Quentin, France | ||
| 18 | 29 January 1918 | 1135 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 3 Squadron RFC | Southwest of Saint Quentin, France | |
| 19 | 30 January 1918 | 1425 hours | Bristol F.2 Fighter | Hesbécourt, France | ||
| 20 | 18 February 1918 | 1220 hours | Sopwith Camel | Between Rumigny and Vendeuil, France | ||
| 21 | 17 March 1918 | 1100 hours | Sopwith Camel | No. 80 Squadron RFC | Attily, west of Saint Quentin, France | English ace Saint Cyprian Tayler KIA |
| 22 | 22 March 1918 | 1500 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | No. 53 Squadron RFC | Genlis Wood | |
| 23 | 1 April 1918 | 0815 hours | SPAD | Northwest of Noyon, France | ||
| 24 | 31 May 1918 | 1830 hours | Bréguet 14 | Remy | ||
| 25 | 7 June 1918 | 0825 hours | SPAD | Foret de Laigne | ||
| 26 and 27 | 9 Jun 1918 | 1015 hours | SPAD | Between Ellincourt and Moreuil, France | ||
| 28 | 29 June 1918 | 2125 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | No. 53 Squadron RFC | West of Villers-Bretonneux, France | |
| 29 | 29 June 1918 | 2135 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | West of Villers-Bretonneux, France | ||
| 30 | 5 July 1918 | 2145 hours | SPAD | South of Cournay | ||
| 31 | 8 August 1918 | 0940 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8 | West of Villers-Bretonneux, France | ||
| 32 | 8 August 1918 | 1625 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | |||
| 33 | 9 August 1918 | 0820 hours | Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a | West of Le Quesnel, France |