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Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased) - Art prints and originals signed by Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased)

Fritz Tegtmeier

Fritz Tegtmeier
The signature of Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased)

8 / 4 / 1999Died : 8 / 4 / 1999

Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased)

Born in 1917 he joined 2/JG-54 in October 1940, but after being injured in a crash it wasn't until 1941 that he achieved his first victory. A brief time as a fighter Instructor in 1943 he returned to the Russian Front and his score soon started to mount, By May 1944 he had over 100 victories. August 1944 saw his appointment as Staffelkapitan of 3/JG-54. In March 1945 he transferred to JG-7 flying Me262 Jet. By the end of the war he had flown 700 combat missions and had 146 victories. He was awarded the Knights Cross. Fritz Tegtmeier died on 8th April 1999 aged 81.


Items Signed by Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased)

Erich Rudorffer commanding I./JG7 flying the Me262. Erich Rudorffer was the master of multiple scoring - achieving more multiple victories than any other pilot. ......
Ready for Combat by Ivan Berryman. (B)
Price : £380.00
Erich Rudorffer commanding I./JG7 flying the Me262. Erich Rudorffer was the master of multiple scoring - achieving more multiple victories than any other pilot. ......

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 Me262 of I./JG7 is prepared for an early morning sortie. ......
Morning Maintenance by Ivan Berryman. (B)
Price : £480.00
Me262 of I./JG7 is prepared for an early morning sortie. ......

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 Fighter pilot with JG54 who went on to fly the Me262 with JG7, scoring 146 victories in 700 combat missions.  A Knight's Cross recipient, he died in 1999. ......
Clipped Signature - Fritz Tegtmeier.
Price : £45.00
Fighter pilot with JG54 who went on to fly the Me262 with JG7, scoring 146 victories in 700 combat missions. A Knight's Cross recipient, he died in 1999. ......

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Fighter general shows Dolfo Galland leading a schwarm of BF109s out low at tree top height over the Kent countryside after doing battle with spitfires, during the last week of August 1940. This remarkable pilot was awarded the Knights Cross as a Majo......
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.
Price : £230.00
Fighter general shows Dolfo Galland leading a schwarm of BF109s out low at tree top height over the Kent countryside after doing battle with spitfires, during the last week of August 1940. This remarkable pilot was awarded the Knights Cross as a Majo......

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 Fighter general shows Dolfo Galland leading a schwarm of BF109s out low at tree top height over the Kent countryside after doing battle with spitfires, during the last week of August 1940. This remarkable pilot was awarded the Knights Cross as a Maj......
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian. (Y)
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Fighter general shows Dolfo Galland leading a schwarm of BF109s out low at tree top height over the Kent countryside after doing battle with spitfires, during the last week of August 1940. This remarkable pilot was awarded the Knights Cross as a Maj......NOT
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 Messerschmitt Me262s of JG7 race back to their base at Brandenburg after intercepting a USAAF bomber raid on Munich, and Luftwaffe air bases in the area. Below them a B-26 has crash-landed in the fields still covered with a sprinkling of late winter......
Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian.
Price : £430.00
Messerschmitt Me262s of JG7 race back to their base at Brandenburg after intercepting a USAAF bomber raid on Munich, and Luftwaffe air bases in the area. Below them a B-26 has crash-landed in the fields still covered with a sprinkling of late winter......

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 Messerschmitt Me262s of JG7 race back to their base at Brandenburg after intercepting a USAAF bomber raid on Munich, and Luftwaffe air bases in the area. Below them a B-26 has crash-landed in the fields still covered with a sprinkling of late winter......
Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
Price : £440.00
Messerschmitt Me262s of JG7 race back to their base at Brandenburg after intercepting a USAAF bomber raid on Munich, and Luftwaffe air bases in the area. Below them a B-26 has crash-landed in the fields still covered with a sprinkling of late winter......

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 Messerschmitt Me262s of JG7 race back to their base at Brandenburg after intercepting a USAAF bomber raid on Munich, and Luftwaffe air bases in the area. Below them a B-26 has crash-landed in the fields still covered with a sprinkling of late winter......
Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX)
Price : £300.00
Messerschmitt Me262s of JG7 race back to their base at Brandenburg after intercepting a USAAF bomber raid on Munich, and Luftwaffe air bases in the area. Below them a B-26 has crash-landed in the fields still covered with a sprinkling of late winter......

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 Riga, Latvia, 30th June 1944.  Recently promoted Leutnant Otto <i>Bruno</i> Kittel. of 3 Staffel, JG54, chases his quarry at treetop level during a late evening sortie.  The downing of this flying tank brought his tally on this day to 4, a Yak, a P3......
Hunting Sturmoviks by David Pentland. (B)
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Riga, Latvia, 30th June 1944. Recently promoted Leutnant Otto Bruno Kittel. of 3 Staffel, JG54, chases his quarry at treetop level during a late evening sortie. The downing of this flying tank brought his tally on this day to 4, a Yak, a P3......

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 Zhitomir, Russia, February 1943.  On 6th January 1943, Gefreiter Hugo Broch was posted to II./JG54 on the eastern front, and assigned to 6./JG54.  His first combat experiences were as Kaczmarek (wingman) to Horst Adameit (166 victories) and Heinrich......
Jagers by David Pentland. (B)
Price : £475.00
Zhitomir, Russia, February 1943. On 6th January 1943, Gefreiter Hugo Broch was posted to II./JG54 on the eastern front, and assigned to 6./JG54. His first combat experiences were as Kaczmarek (wingman) to Horst Adameit (166 victories) and Heinrich......

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Zhitomir, Russia, February 1943.  On 6th January 1943, Gefreiter Hugo Broch was posted to II./JG54 on the eastern front, and assigned to 6./JG54.  His first combat experiences were as Kaczmarek (wingman) to Horst Adameit (166 victories) and Heinrich ......
Jagers by David Pentland. (P)
Price : £680.00
Zhitomir, Russia, February 1943. On 6th January 1943, Gefreiter Hugo Broch was posted to II./JG54 on the eastern front, and assigned to 6./JG54. His first combat experiences were as Kaczmarek (wingman) to Horst Adameit (166 victories) and Heinrich ......

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Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased)


Me262 Aircraft Pilot Signature Print Pack.
Pack Price : £650.00
Saving : £485
Aviation Print Pack. ......

Titles in this pack :

Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
Defenders of the Reich by Graeme Lothian. (APD)
Clash Over Remagen by Nicolas Trudgian.
Alpine Thunder by Nicolas Trudgian.

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Nicolas Trudgian Me262 Pilot Signatures Print Pack.
Pack Price : £600.00
Saving : £450
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
Clash Over Remagen by Nicolas Trudgian.
Alpine Thunder by Nicolas Trudgian.
Alpine Scramble by Nicolas Trudgian. (APD)

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Me262 Jet Fighter Print Pack.
Pack Price : £850.00
Saving : £660
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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In Defense of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. (C)
Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
Running the Gauntlet by Robert Taylor.
Defenders of the Reich by Graeme Lothian. (B)

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Battle of Britain Signature Print Pack.
Pack Price : £360.00
Saving : £594
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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At the Setting of the Sun by Simon Atack.
Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman. (H)
In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (F)
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.
Hurricane Mk.IIC by Ivan Berryman. (F)
Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman.

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Battle of Britain Me109 Print Pack.
Pack Price : £400.00
Saving : £345
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Stormclouds Gather by Nicolas Trudgian
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.
Adolf Galland / Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4 by Ivan Berryman (B)
JG52 - Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman.

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Nicolas Trudgian Me262 Aviation Print with THREE FREE PRINTS!
Pack Price : £500.00
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Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
Messerschmitt Me262B-1a/U1 by Ivan Berryman.
Defenders of the Reich by Graeme Lothian. (B)
First of the Jets by Nicolas Trudgian.

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Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE!
Pack Price : £440.00
Saving : £220
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian.
The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F)
LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D)
Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D)
Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman.

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Rare Me262 Aircraft Prints by Nicolas Trudgian.
Pack Price : £700.00
Saving : £390
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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In Defense of the Reich by Nicolas Trudgian. (C)
Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
Messerschmitt Me262B-1a/U1 by Ivan Berryman.

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Pack 515. Pack of two German Me109 aviation prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian.
Pack Price : £290.00
Saving : £280
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Eagles on the Channel Front by Robert Taylor.
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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Pack 600. Pack of two German Luftwaffe Me109 prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian.
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Aviation Print Pack. ......

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In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. (GS)
Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman (P)
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German Me262 Aircraft Prints with Signatures by Nicolas Trudgian and Graeme Lothian.
Pack Price : £430.00
Saving : £265
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
Defenders of the Reich by Graeme Lothian. (APD)

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Knights Cross Pilot Presentation Edition Prints by Ivan Berryman.
Pack Price : £450.00
Saving : £190
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Ready for Combat by Ivan Berryman. (B)
Fw190A-4, Winter 1944 by Ivan Berryman. (B)

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Me262 Aircraft Pilot Signature Prints by Nicolas Trudgian.
Pack Price : £460.00
Saving : £220
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Return of the Hunters by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
Clash Over Remagen by Nicolas Trudgian.

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Adolf Galland Battle of Britain Aviation Art.
Pack Price : £240.00
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Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Adolf Galland / Messerschmitt Bf109 E-4 by Ivan Berryman (B)
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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Pilot Signature Luftwaffe Bf109 Prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian.
Pack Price : £300.00
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Air Armada by Robert Taylor.
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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Luftwaffe Me109 Signature Prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian.
Pack Price : £260.00
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Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Eagle Strike by Simon Atack.
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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WW2 Luftwaffe Me109 Signature Prints by Robert Taylor and Graeme Lothian.
Pack Price : £220.00
Saving : £200
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Homeward Bound by Anthony Saunders.
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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Luftwaffe Aces Signature Aviation Prints by Graeme Lothian.
Pack Price : £325.00
Saving : £185
Aviation Print Pack. ......

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Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.
Eagles Over the Steppe by Graeme Lothian.

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Heinz Lange German WW2 Ace Aviation Art by Nicolas Trudgian and Graeme Lothian.
Pack Price : £260.00
Saving : £180
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Mountain Wolf by Nicolas Trudgian. (B)
Fighter General by Graeme Lothian.

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Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased)

Squadrons for : Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased)
A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased). A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name.
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(239) JG54


Country : Germany

JG54
JG54

I./JG 54 was initially formed as I./JG 70 near Nuremberg in July 1939, just two short months before hostilities broke out. As was to become tradition within Grunherzgeschwader, the Gruppe took the Nurember coat-of-arms (a veritcally divided shield with a black heraldic bird on the left, and red and white diagonal stripes on the right) to represent the region the unit came from.

On September 15, 1939, I./JG 70 was redesignated I./JG 54

The initial unit designation for II./JG 54 was I./JG 138. This unit was raised in 1938 after the Austrian annexation. Naturally many Austrian nationals were recruited when I./JG 138 was formed. The Aspern coat of arms (black lion's head surmounting a white cross on a red field) was taken by the Gruppe for its identity.

I./JG 138 was briefly designated I./JG 76 before finally becoming II./JG 54 on April 6, 1940.

The III./JG 54 has its roots in Prussia. Initially I./JG 21, the members were drawn from the Jesau region in Prussia. The modified Jesau coat-of-arms (a shield with a Jesau cross with three diving aircraft on a red background, with a white outline on the shield) was adopted as the Gruppe's own.

On July 15, 1939, I./JG 21 was redesignated III./JG 54. However, the bureaucratic nature of the young Luftwaffe was such that it was over a year before records would reflect the new designation. Consequently, III./JG 54 fought in Poland and France as I./JG 21.


Kommodoren of JG 54 :

Major Martin Mettig; 2 Feb 40 to 25 Aug 40.
Oberst Hannes Trautloft; 25 Aug 40 to 5 Jul 43.
Major Hubertus von Bonin; 6 Jul 43 to 15 Dec 43.
Oberstleutnant Anton Mader; 28 Jan 44 to Sep 44.
Oberst Dieter Hrabak; 1 Oct 44 to 8 May 45.

(230) JG7


Country : Germany

JG7
JG7

Nowotny was a Luftwaffe fighter-wing of World War II and the first operational jet fighter wing in the world.

It was created late in 1944 and served until the end of the war in May 1945, and it operated the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter exclusively.

JG 7 was formed under the command of Oberst Johannes Steinhoff, with Kommando Nowotny (the initial Me 262 test wing ) renumbered III./JG 7. Under the command of Major Erich Hohagen III./JG 7 was the only element of JG 7 ready to operate against the Allies. Throughout its existence JG 7 suffered from an irregular supply of new aircraft, fuel and spares. With such a radically new aircraft, training accidents were also common, with 10 Me 262s being lost in six weeks.

The technical troubles and material shortages meant initial tentative sorties were only in flight strength, usually no more than 4 or 6 aircraft. Flying from Brandenburg-Briest, Oranienburg and Parchim, the Geschwader flew intermittently against the huge USAAF bomber streams.

By the end of February 1945 JG 7 had claimed around 45 four-engine bombers and 15 fighters, but at this stage of war this success rate had no affect whatsoever on the Allied air offensive. During March JG 7 finally began to deliver larger scale attacks against the heavy bomber streams. 3 March saw 29 sorties for 8 kills claimed (one jet was lost). On 18 March III./JG 7 finally managed their biggest attack numerically thus far, some 37 Me 262s engaging a force of 1,200 American bombers and 600 fighters. This action also marked the first use of the new R4M rockets. 12 bombers and 1 fighter were claimed for the loss of 3 Me 262s.

The total numbers of aircraft shot down by JG 7 is difficult to quantify due to the loss of Luftwaffe records, but at least 136 aircraft were claimed, and research indicates as many as 420 Allied aircraft may have been claimed shot down.
Aircraft for : Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased)
A list of all aircraft associated with Leutnant Fritz Tegtmeier (deceased). A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name.
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(116) Me262


(116)


We have prints featuring Me262 aircraft.

Manufacturer : Messerschmitt
Number Built : 1400

Me262

The Messerschmitt Me-262 Swallow, a masterpiece of engineering, was the first operational mass-produced jet to see service. Prototype testing of the airframe commenced in 1941 utilizing a piston engine. General Adolf Galland, who was in charge of the German Fighter Forces at that time, pressured both Goring and Hitler to accelerate the Me-262, and stress its use as a fighter to defend Germany from Allied bombers. Hitler, however, envisioned the 262 as the aircraft which might allow him to inflict punishment on Britain. About 1400 Swallows were produced, but fortunately for the Allies, only about 300 saw combat duty. While the original plans for the 262 presumed the use of BMW jet engines, production Swallows were ultimately equipped with Jumo 004B turbojet engines. The wing design of the 262 necessitated the unique triangular hull section of the fuselage, giving the aircraft a shark-like appearance. With an 18 degree swept wing, the 262 was capable of Mach .86. The 262 was totally ineffective in a turning duel with Allied fighters, and was also vulnerable to attack during take off and landings. The landing gear was also suspect, and many 262s were destroyed or damaged due to landing gear failure. Despite its sleek jet-age appearance, the 262 was roughly manufactured, because Germany had lost access to its normal aircraft assembly plants. In spite of these drawbacks the 262 was effective. For example, on April 7, 1945 a force of sixty 262s took on a large force of Allied bombers with escort fighters. Armed with their four nose-mounted cannons, and underwing rockets the Swallows succeeded in downing or damaging 25 Allied B-17s on that single mission. While it is unlikely that the outcome of the War could have been altered by an earlier introduction or greater production totals for this aircraft, it is clear to many historians that the duration of the War might have been drastically lengthened if the Me-262 had not been too little too late.

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