Alfred Teumer
German flying ace
Died when: 26 years 236 days (319 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Alfred Teumer (11 February 1918 – 4 October 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and fighter ace during World War II.He is credited with 76 aerial victories claimed in over 300 combat missions.
This figure includes 66 aerial victories on the Eastern Front, and further ten claims over the Western Allies.Born in Neustadt am Rübenberge, Teumer grew up in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany.
In December 1941, he was posted to Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) which was fighting on the Eastern Front.Flying with this wing, Teumer claimed his first aerial victory on 28 December 1941 during the Siege of Leningrad.
Teumer was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 5.Staffel (5th squadron) of JG 54 in April 1943.He then commanded the newly created 10.
Staffel of JG 54 before he was wounded in combat on 3 September 1943.Following his recovery, he was given command of 2.Staffel of JG 54 in December 1943.
In April 1944, Teumer was transferred to 7.Staffel of JG 54 which was fighting in Defense of the Reich on the Western Front.
On 19 August 1944, Teumer was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for 76 aerial victories claimed.He was then transferred to Kommando Nowotny, an experimental unit flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.
Teumer was killed in a flying accident on 4 October 1944 at Hesepe airfield when his Me 262 suffered engine failure during the landing approach.
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