Gerhard Marburg was born on 11 January 1921 at Dresden.
By February 1944, Feldwebel Marburg was serving with Sturmstaffel 1, flying
heavily armoured and armed Fw 190 fighters against the growing numbers
of Allied four-engine bombers raiding Germany. He recorded his initial
victories on 21 February, when he scrambled after USAAF four-engine bombers
raiding airfields in central and northwest Germany. In the subsequent aerial
combat he shot down a B-17 over Harderwijk and, ten minutes later, recorded
a Herauschuß of another near Zwolle. By the end of April, Oberfeldwebel
Marburg had raised his victory total to five, including four four-engine
bombers. About this time Sturmstaffel 1 was incorporated into IV./JG 3
to become 11./JG 3. Marburg recorded two victories while serving with 11./JG
3, both USAAF B-24 four-engine bombers shot down on 8 May 1944 in the Peine-Wolfsburg
area, to raise his victory total to seven. In mid-May 1944, Marburg was
transferred to the Stabsstaffel of II./JG 4 based at Salzwedel. Here he
flew as wingman to Oberstleutnant Hans-Günther
von Kornatzki (6 victories, killed in action 12 September 1944), Gruppenkommandeur
of II./JG 4. On 3 September 1944, Marburg was killed in a flying accident.
Gerhard Marburg was credited with seven victories.
All his victories were recorded over the Western
front and included six four-engine bombers.
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21.2.1944
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B-17 | Sturmst. 1 | Harderwijk |
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21.2.1944
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B-17 HSS | Sturmst. 1 | W Zwolle |
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11.4.1944
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B-24 | Sturmst. 1 | Haldersleben |
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11.4.1944
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B-24 | Sturmst. 1 | Haldersleben |
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18.4.1944
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P-51 | Sturmst. 1 | Stendal area |
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8.5.1944
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B-24 | 11./JG 3 | Peine-Wolfsburg |
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8.5.1944
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B-24 | 11./JG 3 | Peine-Wolfsburg |
Victories : 7
Awards :
Units : Sturmstaffel 1, JG 3, JG 4