Photo from Uhlig's Flugzeugführerschein
showing him as a Flieger.
ca. June 40
Born:
24 March 1921 in Dresden.
Units:
00.00.42-00.00.00 I./ Zerostörergeschwader 1
00.00.00-16.02.44 10./ Zerostörergeschwader 1
17.02.44-31.07.44 II./ Zerostörergeschwader 26 "Horst Wessel", 4 Staffel
01.08.44-17.09.44 II./ Jagdgeschwader 6 "Horst Wessel", 5 Staffel
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Rank:
00.05.41 Leutnant
30.04.43 Oberleutnant
Awards:
19.08.40 Flugzeugführer Abzeichen (Pilots Badge)
22.07.42 Frontflug-Spange für Jäger in Bronze (Operational flying clasp in Bronze for fighters)
22.09.42 Eiserne Kreuz 2 klasse(Iron Cross 2nd Class)
14.06.44 Geschwaderband "Horst Wessel" (Squadron cuff-title "Horst Wessel")
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History:
1940
19 August 40
After completion of his pilot training Fahnenjunker Unteroffizier Werner Uhlig is awarded the Flugzeugführer Abzeichen (Pilots Badge).
1941
Photo from Uhlig's Ausweis showing
him as a Leutnat. ca. May 41
1942
22 July 42
Leutnant Uhlig is awarded the Frontflug-Spange für Jäger in Bronze (Operational flying clasp in Bronze for fighters)
22 September 42
Leutnant Uhlig receives the Eiserne Kreuz 2. Klasse (Iron Cross 2nd Class)
1944
Photo from Uhlig's soldbuch showing
him as a Leutnant. ca. Mar. 44
14 June 44
Oberleutnant Uhlig is awarded the Geschwaderband Horst Wessel (Horst Wessl commerative unit cuff title).
Geschwader Horst Wessel cuff-title
17 September 44
The II Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 6 undertook two missions missions on the 17th and Uhlig was involved in second mission on the day. While the exact circumstances around his loss are unknown it is believed that 5th staffel was engaged by Allied fighters and in the ensuing combat 5. / JG 6 lost four aircraft., Oberleutnant Uhlig was one of the losses shot down over Kleve (Vermisst Raum Kleve-Nimwegen), near Köln, while flying an FW190 A-8 (WNr. 173826) weiss 1. Further research has showed that JG 6 aparently fought 19 Squadron of Royal Air
Force. The 8 Mustangs III claimed one Fw 190 destroyed and 4 damaged for the loss of one of them. As far as can be determined only Oblt. Uhlig was killed. If he was the only JG 6
loss that day he may have been shot down by F/L Eric Stanley Hughes, the Flight Leader of 19 Squadron. There was, however another RAF Mustang Squadron in
the area, 65 Squadron.
Present
Werner Uhlig is buried in the Bonn north military cemetery (Federal Republic of Germany). Final grave location: Row 109 grave 929
No Victory Claims:
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