Tribute to Walter Krupinski by Ivan Berryman. (GS) SCN51 Among those encircled in the

Among those encircled in the pocket were the men and guns of Sturmgeschutz Brigade 301

Kinderheim

and on 17th September was awarded the Military Cross

a triumph which rendered the British Navy unchallenged in supremacy for over a century

both of Hopgood's port engines took direct hits and burst into flames as other rounds ripped through the starboard wing

Tribute to Walter Krupinski by Ivan Berryman. (GS) SCN51 Among those encircled in theDHM6738GS. Tribute to Walter Krupinski by Ivan Berryman. Originally flying Me109s with JG52 at the end of the Battle of Britain, Walter Krupinski then transferred to the Eastern Front and had scored more than 50 victories by the end of 1942, earning him the Knight's Cross. He took on a young and struggling Erich Hartmann and tutored him in aerial combat Hartmann went on to become the leading Ace in history with 352 victories. Commanding 7. JG52 in