21 June 1942(1942-06-21) (aged 34) near Kharkov, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Weimar Republic (to 1933) Nazi Germany
Service/branch
Luftwaffe
Years of service
1926–1942
Rank
Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel)
Commands held
JG 51, JG 52
Battles/wars
World War II
Battle of Britain
Operation Barbarossa
Awards
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Friedrich Beckh (17 January 1908 – 21 June 1942) was a Luftwaffe wing commander and fighter ace of Nazi Germany during World War II. As a fighter ace, he claimed 48 aerial victories claimed in an unknown number of combat missions. This figure includes 44 claims on the Eastern Front and four over the Western Allies, for which he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He held the position of Geschwaderkommodore of fighter wing Jagdgeschwader 51 and Jagdgeschwader 52.
FriedrichBeckh (17 January 1908 – 21 June 1942) was a Luftwaffe wing commander and fighter ace of Nazi Germany during World War II. As a fighter ace...
Beckh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alois von Beck Widmanstätten (1754–1849), Austrian scientist FriedrichBeckh (1908–1942)...
Hermann Beckh (4 May 1875, in Nuremberg – 1 March 1937, in Stuttgart) was a pioneering German Tibetologist and prominent promoter of anthroposophy. Hermann...
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became an ace in a day. On 31 March 1942, then again on 5 April 1942, FriedrichBeckh, Luftwaffe fighter pilot on the Eastern Front, became a two-time ace...
for a period of rest and replenishment. When on 1 March 1941, Major FriedrichBeckh was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of IV. Gruppe of...
as does the lichen genus Beckhausia. The standard author abbreviation Beckh. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name...
(1834–1893), professor of Engineering Mechanics at Munich Polytechnic Hermann Beckh (1875–1937), pioneering Tibetologist and prominent promoter of anthroposophy...
unconfirmed claims. Siegfried Freytag, listed with 89 aerial victories. Friedrich Geißhardt, listed with 93 aerial victory claims, plus eight further unconfirmed...
(major) and on 22 June took command of JG 52. He replaced Oberstleutnant FriedrichBeckh who had been killed in action the day before. At the time, the Geschwaderstab...
Osterkamp (acting) 28 July 1940 – 7 August 1940 • Oberstleutnant FriedrichBeckh 19 July 1941 – 10 April 1942 • Major Günther Lützow (acting) September...
Show (29 November 1964 and 11 December 1966). Die Isarspatzen, Herbert Beckh und das Tanzorchester des Bayerischer Rundfunks München have recorded a...
fled from the Bavarian Soviet Republic to Bamberg. Major Albert Ritter von Beckh (1870–1958) then assumed military control. Most of the volunteers came from...
Kunsthändler und Antiquare (in German). Leipzig: Engelmann. Column 1157, Telephon. Beckh, Joachim (2005). Informationstechnik - Geschichte und Hintergründe, Band...
Joseph P. Kerwin, MC, USN 1975 Lawrence F. Dietlein, M.D. 1976 Harald J. von Beckh 1977 William Kennedy Douglas 1978 Walton L. Jones, Jr., M.D. 1979 Col. John...
that the institute began to dominate "the German economic landscape". Friedrich Hoffmann was temporarily appointed to replace Predöhl as the acting director...
Bassus, Geoponica sive Cassiani Bassi Scholastici De re rustica eclogae, H. Beckh (ed.), De Gruyter, 1994, p. v. A. McCabe, A Byzantine Encyclopaedia of Horse...
Global Information
Weimar Republic (to 1933)
Nazi Germany
Luftwaffe