Luftwaffe's First Experte - Werner Mölders

He was the first Luftwaffe pilot to break the records, becoming the highest-scoring ace of the Spanish Civil War. Afterwards, he becomes the first Luftwaffe pilot with 50 aerial victories, ultimately becoming the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history by breaking the record set by the famous Red Baron, Manfred Von Richthofen, in World War I and the first fighter pilot to score 100 areal victories. Although overshadowed by the more successful and famous Luftwaffe pilots, he earned his place in history by becoming their role model. His name was Werner Mölders.
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[@jorgwellmann814]

My granduncle was a pilot in his squad. His name was Heinz Josef Wiest. He died in a landing accident at St. Inglevert 1941 when the ground personnel refused to light the landing strip fire due to enemy plane attacks. Running out of fuel he landed in heavy fog crashing into a ground bunker breaking his neck.

[@axelmoelders2729]

Thanks for the value-free and fact oriented documentation, which is probably only possible abroad. As one of his nephews, I find it a pity that the Mölders Squadron 52 in Neuerburg is no longer allowed to bear the name of my uncle, an irreproachable, blameless World War II officer.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you, it means a lot to me coming from you. It is interesting Pat Pattle's cousin commented on the video about him, and now a comment from Werner Mölders' nephew. What an honor. I guess my videos are reaching the right audience.

[@IlkaEdwards]

Sir: I’m am researching some ancestors. My mother was a Mölders and because I was in the RAF and very interested in fighter jets. My cousin in Düsseldorf mentioned to me that I had a distant cousin named Werner Molders who was a famous fighter jet ace and sent me information and photos of him. I just watched the you tube and also just purchased the Werner Molders photo biography book. I have to say sir that if he was indeed your uncle I feel honored to have watched this you tube and that you are his nephew. However if you are his nephew and he’s a distant cousin of mine then it seems to me that you and I are related. My mother was in the Luftwaffe and on my birth certificate it does say Molders. I am fascinated with this fighter ace. In the WRAF I was in Air Traffic control, which was a good few years ago. Thank you again for the You Tube I feel so proud of this long ago fighter ace.

[@briankorbelik2873]

Political correctness strikes again.

[@user-bx3hz6wl5m]

Yeah, value free is how Germans can definitely be described.

[@jonathansteadman7935]

​@@user-bx3hz6wl5mthere's a village looking for a new idiot, why don't you apply for the job !!!!!!!!

[@gregj831]

A truly amazing fighter pilot and leader.

[@garymckee8857]

These men possessed outstanding skills.

[@tiezel5656]

Its a sad ending for a top scoring ace. rip mulders

[@fatcat3211]

Molders and his wingman Scully were inseparable.😄

[@briankorbelik2873]

I am very proud of men like Werner Molders. Adolf Galland, Helmet Wick, and so many others. They truly set a path in which good fighter pilots could flourish, and exchange information about aircraft and tactics, from the masters of their trade. What I liked too was that after the war, become great friends with their counterparts in the RAF as well a the US fighter pilots as well. And after a couple of drinks each side of former enimies could and would tell their counter parts the tricks of the trade for their operations.

[@Nana-rk2xn]

Ehre wem Ehre gebührt.My favorite fighter pilot

[@CL-kj5pe]

Another outstanding production! As a pilot myself and lover of history, I find it amazing to learn of the problems with motion sickness. I too had some initial problems with this and to overcome this takes an extreme level of “want to”. I appreciate the clear and concise videos you are producing. Keep up the good work! I look forward to every new video.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you!

[@bikenavbm1229]

as a Brit it is still a sad end for a Warrior. thanks for the facts.

[@dutchbrotherfan1284]

I appreciate the fact he was also aware of military vs civilian targets. 2 P-51 shot down both pilots captured after the Germans had viewed gun camera footage it showed a German pilot in his chute being gunned to death. They promptly confirmed which pilot belonged to that plane and executed him the following day.

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

I understand not wanting to strafe trains during the Battle of Britain, but didn't 109's strafe targets in Russia?

[@petrameyer1121]

@@mikhailiagacesa3406 Eastern front was especially brutal on both sides.

[@hokehinson5987]

The air war was the last battle of chivalry....typical for an overzealous American who would be a modern day 'SHERMAN' introducing total war into air combat. Americans crude... yet when the Sioux kicked Custer Arse...total war was immoral....

[@guillermohoffmann8417]

Outstanding video and production. Great to watch congrats!

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you very much!

[@robertbarlow6715]

I am American but damn what a loss.

[@Baskerville22]

At 18.17, the officer on the left - might be another famous German 'ace', Josef 'Pips' Priller. Might be.

[@dorothyburry42]

Pips Priller is not the gentleman in this shot. The man with the cleft chin is Walter Oseau and the man to his lef tin the frame at this time is Erich Leie.

[@mrford70]

Hero

[@kalebfitzgerald9102]

Amazing history Channel

[@kalebfitzgerald9102]

My grandfather was in ortona and you gave me the most info I've ever heard about it

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Thank you!

[@scarletcrusade77]

Would you ever do a video on the Western New Britain Campaign? It has multiple amphibious landings and lots of short fighting bursts, but it quiets down towards the end of the campaign with a Japanese retreat and allied chase and has an interesting tactical conclusion. I figure its possible to do in 1 - 2 videos. And basically nobodies done any videos on them so you'd definitely be the first if you did! Good work btw

[@johnfrancis2215]

One of our top aces who he attempted to shoot down turned the tables on him and sent him packing Sailor Malan

[@longtimepittsowner5589]

I too had some issue with motion sickness BUT only when flying with others as a passenger. If I’m doing the aerobatic s no problem. Strange but true!

[@neddyladdy]

There must have been someone before him to set the records in the first place.

[@hariszark7396]

"A wonderful person"... I will never comprehend why all those wonderful men were killing and dying under the orders of a mad murderer...... It's so sad.

[@skipschauer5535]

I didn't know about his motion sickness!

[@ronaldjeffers2415]

Amazes me that the Germans came out with the first jet towards the end of the war and second Vernon von Braun who made the rocket propulsion system to get us to the Moon and back my true hero Chuck Yeager Neil Armstrong how are shoes Amelia Earhart pioneers that made Aviation wonderful do not want to forget the great Charles Lindbergh

[@mikepette4422]

Werner von Braun 😉

[@scottkrater2131]

Just an opinion but I think Galland and Mölders, were both better pilots the Hartmann, despite having lower kill scores because they flew against mainly British and American opponents while Hartmann got his numbers against the less able pilots of the Soviets.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

It is a hard comparison. Hartmann's success was remarkable, it will probably be a topic of some of my future videos.

[@scottkrater2131]

@@FromtheBattlefields that's exactly why I said it's only an opinion, I couldn't prove my point, and wouldn't even try, because like you said it's complicated.

[@DannyBoy777777]

@Scott Krater What evidence do you have to base your opinions on about Soviet pilots? The uncomfortable truth is, the most successful Allied pilots against the Luftwaffe were Soviet. And from the beginning of August 1943, the bulk of the German fighter arm was based in Germany.

[@scottkrater2131]

@@DannyBoy777777 Soviet propaganda. All you have is Soviet claims. Soviets were trained to fly in formation. Even under attack. The Germans flew against the Soviets till the end of the war. They were non existent against RAF and USSAF fighters. The best pilots next to Germans was the western allies.

[@dphalanx7465]

Molders real power was in his leadership; his ability to organize & direct his fellow fighters operationally. I read a fascinating Alt-History story that involved Molders dodging his fatal air crash and living on into the war, becoming Director-General of Fighters on the Western Front, where he was able to (temporarily) hold back the daylight bomber offensive.

[@louwvandermerwe178]

He was shot down by Sailor Malan.

[@domenicozagari2443]

Too many German Heroes died in plane crashes, i think Goring was the giuda in the high office.

[@SN-qj4zm]

Visited his grave last december while visting Berlin

[@ruudvandiermen8747]

I hope hé rests in peace ,goodbye Oberst Werner Molders,from Holland, Ruud 14 02 2023.

[@kayschmitz1155]

rother is spelled rotte 2 t + spoken that way

[@WilliamPatience-ic8st]

Werner with a V.

[@markus-pg6me]

Gott ist mit ihm.

[@victorcerabino5319]

Just wish their was another reason or justification for these great Germans. It's horrific what it was about

[@alanwilson6367]

Never a fan of robot voices. I’m out.😮

[@derek6579]

Enjoyable apart from the appalling robot commentator

[@Taha.EL.Khatir.]

Vive germany 🇩🇪

[@mikepette4422]

robot voice is a robot

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Yes?

[@garynew9637]

Molders should have been put in charge of a training school.

[@fatehyabali]

Faf

[@DannyBoy777777]

There needs to be more about pilots and their supposed scores - overlcaiming was horrendous in the Second World War.

[@user-tb6uj9hz6k]

Mostly it was unintentionally overclaiming kills because there was no time to follow the smoking plane crashing on the ground. Most elite pilots had their own prides. You must accept the fact that elite men are difference from the shameless men.

[@DannyBoy777777]

@@user-tb6uj9hz6k That doesn't make grammatical sense. So I'm not clear on what your point is. The reasons are irrelevant. Over claiming happened. That is a fact. The Luftwaffe overestimated RAF losses by a factor of 3:1 in the Battle of Britain. RAF Fighter Command over claimed 4:1 during the Circus offensives, 1941/2. The Luftwaffe claimed American bombers losses by a factor of 2.5:1. Individuals like Bader, Johnson, Marseille, Galland, Mölders claimed far more than they actually destroyed. Eastern Front was even worse.

[@jamesmandahl444]

@DannyBoy777777 has and will always be a problem

[@DannyBoy777777]

@@jamesmandahl444 I know. That's the point I'm making.

[@arvo56]

For your information, Werner is pronounced 'Verner' I'm not going to watch this!

[@FromtheBattlefields]

Tell that to my robot narrator

[@robertsmith2227]

FIRST. If my favorite channel on you tube makes it I'll watch it.

[@FromtheBattlefields]

I hope you didn't regret it 😀

[@robertsmith2227]

I've not regretted watching anything here at From the Battlefields.

[@1339LARS]

Oh dear, I wish the speaker, could speak German!! //Lars

[@FromtheBattlefields]

The speaker is a robot. I hope you don't mind.

[@1339LARS]

@@FromtheBattlefields No I don´t

[@jedgarsquink]

@@FromtheBattlefields What kind of society produces people who can produce machines that can read (but not very well), but who themselves read so badly that they choose to have a machine do it?

[@FromtheBattlefields]

I can read the text in Croatian, but who would watch it then?

[@1339LARS]

@@FromtheBattlefields Sorry!!!! //Lars

[@sowasaberauch6324]

Gallant and Mölders were not good friends

[@454FatJack]

Boelcke WW 2.

[@petergard778]

CHEAP robotic voice

[@karlweber9158]

🅿🆁🅾🅼🅾🆂🅼 😈

[@shanebailey9128]

If-i-wanted-to-listen-to-a-Robot-i-would-have-watched-WALL-E! 🙉🙉🙉🐒💩💩💩👎👎👎

[@FromtheBattlefields]

No one is forcing you