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Bernhard Jope
Born(1914-05-10)10 May 1914
Leipzig
Died31 July 1995(1995-07-31) (aged 81)
Königstein im Taunus
Allegiance Nazi Germany
Service/ branchLuftwaffe
Years of service1935–45
RankOberstleutnant
CommandsKG 40,KG 100
Battles / wars
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
Other workDeutsche Luft Hansa pilot

Bernhard Jope (10 May 1914 – 31 July 1995) was a German bomber pilot duringWorld War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves ofNazi Germany. As part ofKampfgeschwader 40 (bomber wing), Jope flew missions across the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean in support of the German navy, damaging in October 1940 theRMS Empress of Britain. In 1943, he ledKampfgeschwader 100 in the attacks on theItalian battleship Roma, the British battleshipHMS Warspite andcruiserHMS Uganda, and the US cruiserUSS Savannah.

Biography

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Bernhard Jope joined the military service of the Luftwaffe on 1 April 1935 after graduating from theKönigliche Technische Hochschule zu Danzig (technical university inGdańsk-Wrzeszcz) in aircraft construction. Prior to joining the military service he had already almost completed his flight training at theDeutsche Verkehrsfliegerschule (German Air Transport School).[1]

In support of theKriegsmarine, Jope flew theFocke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor on experimental missions across theNorth Sea andAtlantic Ocean on behalf ofDeutsche Luft Hansa. On 26 October 1940 he spotted the troop transportRMS Empress of Britain which he strafed three times and severely damaged her with two 250 kgbombs, setting the ship on fire. TheEmpress of Britain was subsequently sunk byU-32, commanded byHans Jenisch, on 28 October 1940.[2]

During his time atKampfgeschwader 100 (KG 100) Jope led an attack on 9 September 1943 on the Italian battle fleet that was sailing fromLa Spezia en route toMalta, to surrender to the Allies. Jope led a formation of elevenDornier Do 217 bombers armed with theFritz X radio controlled glide bomb and in the ensuing action the 45,000 tonItalian battleship Roma was hit twice and sank. The Roma's sister ship,Italia, was hit by a single Fritz and seriously damaged, but was able to make it to Malta. In later action, Jope andKG 100 scored hits with the Fritz on the British battleshipHMS Warspite and cruiserHMS Uganda, and the US cruiserUSS Savannah.[3]

After the war

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After the war, Jope worked until his retirement as a pilot forLufthansa. Jope died on 31 July 1995, inKönigstein.

Awards

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Notes

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  1. ^According to Thomas on 29 September 1939.[4]
  2. ^According to Thomas on 13 September 1940.[4]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^abcKaiser 2010, p. 44.
  2. ^de Zenget al 2007 Vol. 1, p. 129.
  3. ^de Zenget al 2007 Vol. 2, p. 275.
  4. ^abThomas 1997, p. 330.
  5. ^Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 212.
  6. ^abScherzer 2007, p. 423.

Bibliography

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  • De Zeng, H.L.; Stankey, D.G.; Creek, E.J (2008).Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945; A Reference Source, Volume 1. Ian Allan Publishing.ISBN 978-1-85780-279-5.
  • De Zeng, H.L.; Stankey, D.G.; Creek, E.J (2008).Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945; A Reference Source, Volume 2. Ian Allan Publishing.ISBN 978-1-903223-87-1.
  • Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000) [1986].Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile [The Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas.ISBN 978-3-7909-0284-6.
  • Kaiser, Jochen (2010).Die Ritterkreuzträger der Kampfflieger—Band 1 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Bomber Fliers—Volume 1] (in German and English). Bad Zwischenahn, Germany: Luftfahrtverlag-Start.ISBN 978-3-941437-07-4.
  • Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001).Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II [The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall.ISBN 978-3-931533-45-8.
  • Scherzer, Veit (2007).Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives [The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag.ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
  • Thomas, Franz (1997).Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 1: A–K [The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 1: A–K] (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag.ISBN 978-3-7648-2299-6.
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