Kurt Buhligen - Signed Aviation Prints

Kurt Buhligen

Kurt Buhligen was born in 1917. He had a strong desire to fly so he joined the Luftwaffe on its inception. He joined initially as a mechanic but his forceful character soon qualified him as fighter pilot material. The Luftwaffe accepted his request for a transfer, and he underwent pilot training throughout 1938 – 1939. By July 1940 he was assigned to JG2 Richthofen. He scored his first victory on 4th September 1940 during the Battle of Britain, one year later his score had risen to 21. In December 1942 he was transferred to Tunisia, where he showed what a true fighter pilot he was – shooting down no less than forty aircraft. Transferred back to the west in defence of his homeland in early 1943, his score had reached 96. By 1944 he had shot down his 100th victim. While flying over Soviet held territory his engine malfunctioned and he was forced to land. He was captured by the Russians and held as a POW until 1950. He had scored a total of 112 victories. Buhligen loved to fight P-47s. He would let the P-47 get on his tail, then would do an Immelmann Loop, come up on the P-47s tail and shoot it down. He was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. Buhligen died at his home on 11th August 1985. All our signatures of Kurt Buhligen were signed during an interview in the 1980s.

Kurt Buhligen
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Kurt Buhligen
Squadron details

JG2
Country : Germany

JG2

Jagdgeschwader 2 was formed from parts of Jagdgeschwader 131 "Richthofen" on 1 May 1939 in Döberitz and its first commander was Oberst Robert Ritter von Greim. At the outbreak of the war JG 2 was tasked with defence of the Reich and based in the Berlin area under Luftgaukommando III. Stab and II. Gruppe were equipped with the Bf 109E and were located at Döberitz with 10.(N) staffel flying the Bf 109D in Straussberg.

10.(N) Staffel was one of the first night fighter units formed in the Luftwaffe. Later this staffel was expanded into IV.(N) Gruppe. This Gruppe gained the Luftwaffe’s first night kill over the RAF Bomber Command on the night of 25/26 on April 1940 when Ofw Förster shot down a Handley Page Hampden.

The unit saw little combat until the Western offensive against France and the Low Countries from 10 May 1940 onwards. During the campaign against France, JG 2 was tasked with escorting raids and defending German airspace to the south of Heinz Guderian's Panzer forces which were encircling the French and the British Expeditionary Force further north. Leutnant Helmut Wick, who later became part of a trio of outstanding aces (including Adolf Galland from Jagdgeschwader 26 (JG 26) and Werner Mölders from Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51)) in the Battle of Britain, attained his first and the Geschwader's second kill on 22 November 1939, a French Curtiss Hawk Model 75. The first victory for the JG 2 was scored by Oberfeldwebel Kley (3. Staffel) at the same day.

JG 2 took part in the Battle of Britain, operating Bf 109Es over the South Coast of England and the English Channel from bases in Cherbourg and Normandy. Major Helmut Wick emerged as one of the Battle’s top Luftwaffe aces, claiming 31 kills for a personal total of 56, before being killed (MIA) in action versus Spitfires of No. 609 Squadron in November 1940. Wick was seen to bail out successfully but was not found by German Air/Sea Rescue attempts. The Spitfire who dispatched him was immediately shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz. Ofw. Schnell, Ofw. Machold and Olt. Hans "Assi" Hahn also claimed heavily during this period, with 16 kills each. Some 42 JG 2 pilots were killed or made POW during the battle.

Known Victory Claims - Kurt Buhligen
DATE	PILOT	UNIT	JG	CLAIMED	LOCATION	TIME	FRONT

04/09/1940	Uffz. Kurt Bühligen	2	JG 2	Hurricane	Dover	10	Western Front
11/09/1940	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	6	JG 2	Hurricane	-	16.35	Western Front
26/09/1940	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	6	JG 2	Spitfire	-	-	Western Front
30/09/1940	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	6	JG 2	Spitfire	N. Portland	12.28	Western Front
01/10/1940	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	6	JG 2	Hurricane	S. Bournemouth	-	Western Front
07/10/1940	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	6	JG 2	Hurricane	S. Portland	16.52	Western Front
07/10/1940	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	6	JG 2	Hurricane	S. Portland	-	Western Front
07/11/1940	Uffz. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Hurricane	S. Insel Wight	15.28	Western Front
21/06/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	Boulogne-Hardelot	16.36	Western Front
21/06/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	Boulogne-Le Touquet	16.5	Western Front
21/06/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	Boulogne-Le Touquet	16.51	Western Front
07/07/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	-	15.32	Western Front
10/07/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	-	12.18	Western Front
10/07/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	-	12.21	Western Front
11/07/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	-	14.55	Western Front
23/07/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	-	13.27	Western Front
23/07/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	-	13.23	Western Front
07/08/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	-	17.48	Western Front
12/08/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Hurricane	-	19.07	Western Front
16/08/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	Stab. II	JG 2	Spitfire	-	19.42	Western Front
19/08/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Spitfire	-	12.01	Western Front
21/08/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Spitfire	-	15.09	Western Front
26/08/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Spitfire	-	16.22	Western Front
04/09/1941	Ofw. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Spitfire	-	-	Western Front
19/08/1942	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	-	8.1	Western Front
19/08/1942	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	Hafen Dieppe	13.24	Western Front
19/08/1942	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	60km N. St. Valéry	16.42	Western Front
19/08/1942	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	60km N. St. Valéry	16.53	Western Front
03/12/1942	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	S. Tebourba: 3000m	10.55	Western Front
18/12/1942	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	10km W. Djebel Quantra: 5500m	11.06	Western Front
26/12/1942	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-38	5km E. Djebel Abiod: 3500m	13.32	Western Front
26/12/1942	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-38	S. Djebel Taboussa: tiefflug	13.4	Western Front
04/01/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Marauder	15km SSW Tdidjana: 900m	10.44	Western Front
04/01/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Curtiss P-40	8km SW Tdidjana: 100m	10.4	Western Front
08/01/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	P-38	S. Djebel el Obeid: 500m	15.42	Western Front
08/01/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	P-38	20km S. Kairouan: 1500m	14.47	Western Front
08/01/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	P-38	2km W. Djebel Toerl: 1600m	15.29	Western Front
14/01/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-38	40km E. El Ayasche: 8500m	12.5	Western Front
21/01/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Curtiss P-40	2km W. Djebel Trozza: 200m	8.44	Western Front
21/01/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Curtiss P-40	N. Pribon: 1000m	8.39	Western Front
22/01/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-40	2km W. Ouselltia: 10m	14.2	Western Front
28/01/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-38	50km SW Kairouan: 5000m	14.15	Western Front
30/01/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	35km NW Kairouan: 600m	7.4	Western Front
30/01/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	30km WNW Kairouan: 1500m	7.38	Western Front
30/01/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	NW Djebel el Rahan: 1800m	7.36	Western Front
02/02/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Curtiss P-40	40km NW Kairouan: tiefflug	8.14	Western Front
02/02/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Curtiss P-40	20km SW Kairouan: tiefflug	8.2	Western Front
02/02/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Airacobra	20km W. Kairouan: tiefflug	8.17	Western Front
02/02/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Curtiss P-40	10km S. Djebel Dedjedia: tiefflug	8.16	Western Front
02/02/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	14km NE Kairouan: tiefflug	9.15	Western Front
03/02/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	30km NW Kairouan: tiefflug	9	Western Front
03/02/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	25km SW Kairouan: tiefflug	9.02	Western Front
03/02/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	5km E. Pichon: tiefflug	9.04	Western Front
03/02/1943	Ltn. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	5km N. Pichon: tiefflug	9.06	Western Front
04/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	200m SW Ousseltia: 1800m	16.12	Western Front
04/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	SW Ousseltia: 1800m	16.13	Western Front
04/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	15-20km S. Ousseltia: 1800m	16.16	Western Front
09/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Curtiss P-40	S. Djebel Bou Gaboursi: tiefflug	13.53	Western Front
09/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Curtiss P-40	S. Djebel Bou Gaboursi: tiefflug	13.51	Western Front
10/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	E. Djebel Bou Zid: 300m	13.45	Western Front
14/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	NW Djebel Trozza: tiefflug	16.21	Western Front
14/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	16km SW Hadje el Toum: 300m	8.25	Western Front
14/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	20km W. Sidi bou Zid: 2000m	11	Western Front
14/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	25km NW Sidi bou Zid: 2000m	11.02	Western Front
15/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-38	E. Djebel Martila: 5000m	15.03	Western Front
15/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-38	15km SW Fondouk: 6000m	14.59	Western Front
15/02/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-38	N. Djebel Trozza: 4000m	15.13	Western Front
08/03/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	35km NWN Kairouan: 800m	9.38	Western Front
08/03/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	35km NW Kairouan: 100m	9.39	Western Front
12/03/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-38	SE Mateur: 1500m	4.27	Western Front
12/03/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-38	W. Djebel Trossa: 7500m	14.22	Western Front
12/03/1943	Oblt. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	P-38	E. Djebel Siben-Habber: 5000m	14.24	Western Front
15/05/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Mustang	1157/05 Ost: 2600m	17.16	Western Front
17/05/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	4	JG 2	Spitfire	1067/15 West: 9000m	10.58	Western Front
04/07/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	P-47	10km WNW Cap d'Antifer: 7500m	13.22	Western Front
04/07/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Spitfire	S. Vaucelles: 3000m [NNW Caen]	17.32	Western Front
14/07/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Spitfire	4km NW Trouville: 50m	9.05	Western Front
15/07/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Typhoon	bei Tours-en-Vimeu: 1000m [Somme]	16.34	Western Front
16/07/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Spitfire	15-20km W. Somme Estuary: 6500m	20.1	Western Front
18/07/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Spitfire	Foucaucourt-en-Santerre: 2500m	18.35	Western Front
30/07/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Typhoon	05 Ost S/11/5/9 500m	16	Western Front
30/07/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	N. Rotterdam: 7000m	9.25	Western Front
17/08/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	S. Tongeren: 7-500m [Limburg]	17.22	Western Front
19/08/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Spitfire	E. Abbéville: 3500m	12.43	Western Front
02/09/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	Mustang	NW Auxi-le-Château: tiefflug	9.56	Western Front
06/09/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	Vailly: 7000m [NNE Troyes]	9.48	Western Front
06/09/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	0148/05 Ost: 5000m	14.35	Western Front
06/09/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	6km NW Neufchâtel: 5000m	13.1	Western Front
09/09/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2		05 Ost S/1167: 3000m	15.53	Western Front
14/10/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	bei Sneek: 7000m	13.45	Western Front
26/11/1943	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	SE Paris: 7500m	10.38	Western Front
29/01/1944	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	P-47	05 Ost S/PL: 1000m [Durbuy Raum]	11.15	Western Front
05/02/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	P-47	SW Étampes: 6500m	11.5	Western Front
05/02/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-24	Raum Vendôme: 6500m	11.2	Western Front
24/02/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	05 Ost/FK: 7000m	12.28	Western Front
24/02/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	GR-3 to FR-9: 6500m [1km E. Dümmer]	12.3	Western Front
25/02/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	05 Ost S/TJ/TK: 6500m	12.33	Western Front
18/03/1944	Hptm. Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-24	10km SSW Forges: 4000m	13.21	Western Front
28/04/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab II.	JG 2	B-17	HF: 5000m [40km E. Bourges]	11.58-12.25	Western Front
06/06/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab	JG 2	P-47	TU 7: 1200m [5-10km v. Ornemündung]	11.57	Western Front
07/06/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab	JG 2	P-47	UU-1-4: 4000m [Caen/Carpiquet]	19.07	Western Front
07/06/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab	JG 2	P-47	UU-1: 4000m [N. Caen]	19.09	Western Front
12/06/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab	JG 2	P-47	04 Ost N/AC-5: 1000m [St. André]	6.04	Western Front
05/07/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab	JG 2	P-51	UB: 1200m [Bernay-Le Neubourg]	15.52	Western Front
05/07/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab	JG 2	P-47	05 Ost S/UB-8: 2500m [Beaumont]	15.49	Western Front
05/07/1944	Major Kurt Bühligen	Stab	JG 2	P-47	15 West S/UU-6: 1500m [Caen]	10.55	Western Front

Known Claims : 106

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