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Oberleutnant Adolf Glunz - Signed Aviation Art


Cranston Fine Arts Aviation Art World War Two Veteran Signatures Germany D to G Glunz, Adolf

[UP] - Dahlmann. Kurt - Dahmer, Hugo - Denz, Adolf - Dickfeld, Adolf - Dorschen, Karl - Drees, Gustav - Drewes, Martin - Ebhardt, Rolf - Eisenach, Franz - Elles, Franz - Erker, Walter - Ewald, Heinz - Fahrmann, Gottfried - Fickel, Helmut - Fischer, Erwin - Fries, Otto - Galland, Adolf - Genth, Karl-Georg - Gerling, Theo - Giefing, Ernest - Glunz, Adolf - Graf, Hermann - Grislawski, Alfred


Oberleutnant Adolf Glunz

Adolf Glunz served with 4/JG-52 on both the Channel Coast and then in Russia. Returning to the English Channel with II./JG-25 he became one of the most successful fighter pilots on the Western Front. Adolf Glunz saw combat continuously right up to the war end and, remarkably, was never shot down or wounded in over 574 missions, many whilst flying the Fw190. Awarded the Knight's Cross in 1943, he acheived a personal score of 71 victories. He died 1st August 2002.



Awarded the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross
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Oberleutnant Adolf Glunz - Signed Aviation Art

Day of the Fighters by Nicolas Trudgian.


Day of the Fighters by Nicolas Trudgian.
One of 2 editions available.
Both editions feature 4 additional signatures.
£420.00

Hunters at Dawn by Robert Taylor.


Hunters at Dawn by Robert Taylor.
2 of 5 editions available.
All 5 editions feature up to 8 additional signatures.
£215.00 - £325.00

The Channel Dash by Robert Taylor.


The Channel Dash by Robert Taylor.
Both editions sold out.
One edition features 5 additional signatures.



Text for the above items :

Day of the Fighters by Nicolas Trudgian.

The pilots of I Gruppe JG-1 were up early on August 17, 1943. It5 was high summer, and even as the first streaks of light appeared in the sky to the east, four pilots got airborne out of Deelan, Holland, and headed for the coast. It was the first routine reconnaissance of the morning. By 0730 German listening services were picking up signals indicating large formations of enemy aircraft assembling to the west of Great Yarmouth, South East England. By 0800 it was clear to the German interceptor fighter groups stationed in Holland that this was going to be no ordinary day. Shortly after 0930 the first wave of a force of some 375 B-17s and B-24s, heavily escorted by fighters, started crossing the Dutch coast south of the Scheldt estuary, their destination Schweinfurt and Regensburg. They were shadowed by the German fighters of 1, 2 & 3 Gruppe along their entire route over Europe. When the Allied fighter escort turned back at the limit of their range, the Luftwaffe fighters made their attack. It was the start of a day of incessant aerial combat which raged all the way across Holland, Belgium and Germany, and all the way back to the coast again as the Americans returned to England. It was one of the longest air-to-air battles of the war and became known by the Luftwaffe pilots as the Day of the Fighters.


Hunters at Dawn by Robert Taylor.

Those Aces with over 100 victories were exceptional. To reach 200 victories was a spectacular achievement. Yet two men went even further and accomplished a feat that will never be repeated - both of them shot down more than 300 enemy aircraft which placed them in a league of their own. They were the elite of the elite, and their names are legendary - Erich Hartmann and Gerhard Barkhorn. It is no surprise that these iconic Aces scored their victories whilst flying with the legendary fighter wing JG52. Active from the beginning of the war, the unit fought in the Battle of France, but suffered terrible losses during the Battle of Britain before transferring to the Eastern Front at the outset of Operation Barbarossa, and it was here that it solidified its fearsome reputation. Operating the Bf109 throughout the war, the Geschwader boasted some of the greatest Luftwaffe pilots of world war two among its ranks - including the top three Aces of all time. Such renowned pilots as Gunther Rall (275 victories), Wilhelm Batz (237 victories), Hermann Graf (212 victories) and Helmut Lipfert (203 victories) helped this formidable unit notch up more than 10,000 victories, making it the most successful fighter wing in history. Hunters at Dawn features Hptm. Gerhard Barkhorn, Gruppenkommandeur of II./JG52. The great Ace, flying his Bf109 G-6, leads the Stab as they climb out from their base near the Black Sea, early November 1943. The crisp air of day break is temporarily punctuated by the roar of Daimler-Benz engines as the deadly Messerschmitt fighters set off on their daily hunt for Soviet aircraft over the front line.


The Channel Dash by Robert Taylor.

Mesherschmitt ME109s of JG 2 fly close escort as the German capital Ships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen, accompanied by a naval flotilla, round the tip of the Cherbourg Peninsula at dawn, February 12th 1942.


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Known Victory Claims - Adolf Glunz

DATE

PILOT

UNIT

JG

CLAIMED

LOCATION

TIME

FRONT

07/05/1941Gefr. Adolf Glunz4JG 52Spitfire3-5km E. Deal: 5-600m7.56Western Front
19/05/1941Gefr. Adolf Glunz4JG 52SpitfireCanterbury: 3000m12.4Western Front
26/06/1941Uffz. Adolf Glunz4JG 52DB-3-9.33Eastern Front
03/07/1941Uffz. Adolf Glunz4JG 52DB-3NE Borissow18.2Eastern Front
03/07/1941Uffz. Adolf Glunz4JG 52DB-3NE Borissow18.23Eastern Front
27/08/1941Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireBergues8.25Western Front
05/11/1941Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireGravelines10.4Western Front
08/11/1941Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26Spitfire15km N. Calais: tiefflug13.08Western Front
09/01/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireWSW Le Touquet: 50-60m13.08Western Front
12/01/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireE. Eu17.08Western Front
13/03/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26Spitfirevor Dungeness: tiefflug16.29Western Front
10/04/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireÉtaples17.43Western Front
14/04/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireCalais18.5Western Front
25/04/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireAbbéville16.43Western Front
17/05/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireArdres11.35Western Front
05/06/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26Spitfire15km WNW Ault: tiefflug15.5Western Front
08/06/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireWNW Dünkirchen13.59Western Front
28/06/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireS. Hastings21.16Western Front
31/07/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireW. Berck-sur-Mer15.01Western Front
31/07/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireW. Berck-sur-Mer15.08Western Front
19/08/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26Spitfire5-8km W. Dieppe: 1500m10.28Western Front
05/09/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireW. Berck-sur-Mer: 20m11.41Western Front
02/11/1942Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26Spitfire10-15km W. Berck-sur-Mer: 7000-500m16.57Western Front
03/02/1943Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26Spitfire-15.3Western Front
17/02/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireArdres: 4000m10.45-50Western Front
26/02/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26Spitfirebei St. Omer: 1500m10.37Western Front
08/03/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireRouen: 6000-7000m14.06-08Western Front
14/03/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26Spitfire2-3km SW Boulogne: 1500-2500m17.59Western Front
28/03/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26MosquitoS. Lille: 10m18.41Western Front
28/03/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26MosquitoS. Lille: 10m18.42Western Front
03/04/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireLe Touquet: 5700-6000m16.08Western Front
04/04/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireSW Dieppe: 7000-8000m14.42Western Front
05/04/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26B-17Dinteloord: 7000m15.38-15.40Western Front
11/06/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireN. Doullens: 4000m16.42Western Front
16/06/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26Spitfire20km NW Cap Gris Nez: 1000-200m7.07Western Front
20/06/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26SpitfireSE Etaples bei Lefaux: 4000-5000m13.35Western Front
24/06/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26B-17W. Bergen-op-Zoom: 6000-7000m09.15-20Western Front
26/06/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26P-47N. Neufchâtel: 7000m18.54Western Front
04/07/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26Spitfirebei Amiens17.45Western Front
12/08/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26B-17W. Mönchen-Gladbach: 4-5000m9.28Western Front
17/08/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26B-17Insel Schouwen: 7000-8000m17.35Western Front
31/08/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26B-17S. Le Tréport: 7000-8000m19.32Western Front
03/09/1943Fw. Adolf Glunz4JG 26B-17E. Paris: 7000-8000m10.35Western Front
03/10/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26Spitfire-16Western Front
10/10/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17Harskamp: 7000m15.41Western Front
14/10/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26P-47LL-6 Budel 15km S. Eindhoven14Western Front
11/11/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17SW Dordrecht: 6000m14.55Western Front
11/11/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17SW Dordrecht14.57Western Front
14/11/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26MosquitoSW Lille: 8000m16Western Front
26/11/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26P-47Domont: 6000m [N. Paris]10.4Western Front
26/11/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17Le Neuville: 3500-4000m11.03Western Front
01/12/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26SpitfireSW Arras: 4000-5000m10.03Western Front
01/12/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26SpitfireSW Arras: 4000-5000m10.05Western Front
21/12/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26SpitfireSW Douai: 6000m11.5Western Front
31/12/1943Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17Raum Bannalec: 4000m [SW Rosporden]15Western Front
07/01/1944Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26P-47Raum Boulogne: 4000m13.4Western Front
11/02/1944Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-171½km S. Fréval: 1600-2600m14.05Western Front
21/02/1944Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-176km W. Bergen-aan-Zee: 7000m15.5Western Front
22/02/1944Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17Gahlen 7km W. Dorsten: 7000m12.5Western Front
22/02/1944Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17Geilenkirchen15.4Western Front
22/02/1944Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17Garzweiler SW Grevenbroich: 6000m15.35Western Front
22/02/1944Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17NE Wesel: 5700m13.1Western Front
22/02/1944Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17-12.55Western Front
22/02/1944Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26P-4715km NW Geilenkirchen: 2000m15.3Western Front
25/02/1944Ofw. Adolf Glunz5JG 26B-17-17Western Front
09/05/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26P-51LL-7: 7000m [7km E. Turnhout]9.51Western Front
09/05/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26P-51LK-9: 7000m [7km SSW Turnhout]9.57Western Front
11/05/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26B-2450km NE Orléans: 6-7000m14.00-05Western Front
10/06/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26P-47TA-UA: 3-4000m [Tricqueville-Lisieux]17.56Western Front
10/06/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26P-47TA-UA: 2500-3000m [Tricqueville-Lisieux]17.58Western Front
10/06/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26P-47TA-UA: 2500-3000m [Tricqueville-Lisieux]17.58Western Front
18/06/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26P-51AT-9: 150m [Flers]17.29Western Front
21/09/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26DC-3Nijmegen: 2000-3000m17.18Western Front
02/10/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26SpitfireJM-89: 3000m [Oss/Grave]12.15Western Front
13/10/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26P-38NN-9: 3000m [Aachen]15Western Front
24/12/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26P-47PL-PM : 3500-4000m [Durbuy-Stavelot]12.27Western Front
24/12/1944Ltn. Adolf Glunz6JG 26P-47PL-PM : 3500-4000m [Durbuy-Stavelot]12.28Western Front
01/01/1945Oblt. Adolf Glunz6JG 26SpitfireS. Fl.Pl. Brüssel-Evere9.25Western Front

Known Claims : 78

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