Luftwaffe Fighter Aces (36 page)

Anton Resch*
JG 52.
TV 91 (all EF). CD EF summer 43. TS 210. SR 2.31.

Eberhard von Boremski*
JG 77, JG 3, EJG 1.
TV 90 (mainly EF but possibly some F and BoB). CD F 39/40. TS 630. SR 7.00.

Heinz Kemethmüller*
JG 3, JG 26.
TV 89 (70 EF, 19 WF inc. 3 4/e). CD WF Dec. 40. TS 463. SR 5.20.

Georg Schentke*
JG 3.
TV 87 (4 F and BoB, 83 EF). CD F 40. TS not known. MIA near Stalingrad 25.12.42.

Josef Jennewein*
JG 26, JG 51.
TV 86 (5 BoB, 81 EF). CD BoB 40. TS 271. SR 3.15. MIA Orel 26.7.43.

Anton Mader*
JG 76, JG 2, JG 77, JG 11, JG 54.
TV 86 (61 EF, 25 WF inc. BoB). CD F 40. TS not known.

Friedrich Wachowiak*
JG 52, JG 3.
TV 86 at least (all EF). CD M May 41. TS not known. KIA Normandy 16.7.44.

Ulrich Wohnert*
JG 54.
TV 86 (all EF). CD EF spring 42. TS not known.

Gerhard Koppen**
JG 52.
TV 85 (probably all EF). CD and TS not known. MIA Russia 5.5.42.

Walter Zellot*
JG 53.
TV 85 (all EF). CD EF 41. TS 296. SR 3.48. KIA Stalingrad 10.9.42.

Heinz Ewald*
JG 52.
TV 84 (all EF). CD EF summer 43. TS 396. SR 4.71.

Peter Kalden*
JG 51.
TV 84 (all EF). CD EF 43. TS 538. SR 6.40. POW Danzig 11.3.45.

Werner Quast*
JG 52.
TV 84 (all EF). CD EF June 41. TS not known. POW Russia 7.8.43.

Otto Wessling**
JG 3.
TV 83 (70 EF, 13 WF inc. several 4/e). CD EF early 43. TS not known. KIA Eschwege 19.4.44.

Walter Ohlrogge*
JG 3, JG
7. TV 83 (80 EF, 3 WF). CD F May 40. SR c.400. SR c.4.82.

Emil Pusch*
Only details available TV 83 (inc. 17 4/e).

Hans Goetz*
JG 54,
TV 82 (probably all EF). CD F Jan. 40. TS 600+. SR c.7.32. KIA Russia 4.8.43.

Hans Grünberg*
JG 3, JG 7, JV 44.
TV 82 (61 EF, 21 WF inc. 14 4/e and 5 with Me 262). CD WF May 41. TS c.550. SR c.6.71.

Helmut Missner*
JG 54, EJG Ost.
TV 82 (all EF). CD and TS not known. KAS Sagan 12.9.44.

Franz Beyer*
JG 3.
TV 81 (70 EF, 21 M and WF, possibly inc. BoB). CD WF 40. TS not known. KIA Venlo 11.2.44.

Hugo Broch*
JG 54.
TV 81 (all EF). CD EF Jan. 43. TS 324. SR 4.00

Hermann Lucke*
JG
57. TV 81 (probably all EF). CD EF 42. TS not known. KAS Russia 8.11.43.

Willi Nemitz*
JG 52.
TV 81 (believed all EF). CD WF 40. TS 500+. SR c.6.17. KIA Caucasus 11.4.43.

Wilhelm Philipp*
JG 26, JG 54.
TV 81 (22 F, BoB, early WF, 55 EF, 4 WF). CD F Oct. 39. TS 500+. SR c.6.17.

Rudolf Wagner*
JG 51.
TV 81 (all EF). CD EF 42. TS not known. MIA Shitomir 11.12.43.

Herbert Bachnick*
JG 52.
TV 80 (all EF, inc. 1 4/e). CD EF Dec. 42. TS 373. SR 4.66. KIA Silesia 7.8.44.

Otto Wurfel*
JG 51.
TV 79 (all EF). CD EF 42. TS not known. MIA Rogatchev 23.2.44.

Karl-Gottfried Nordmann**
JG 77, JG 51.
TV 78 (1 P, 8 BoB and WF, 69 EF). CD P 39. TS 800+. SR c.10.26.

Georg-Peter Eder**
JG 51, JG 2, JG 1, JG 26, Kdo ‘Nowotny’, JG 7.
TV 78
(10 EF, 68 WF inc. 36 4/e, 12 with Me 262). CD EF June 41. TS not known.

Wolfgang Ewald*
JG 52, JG 3.
TV 78 (1 S, 2 F/BoB, 75 EF). CD S 37. TS not known. POW Russia 14.7.43.

Heinrich Krafft*
JG 51.
TV 78 (4 F and BoB, 74 EF). CD WF 40. TS not known. KIA Russia 14.12.42.

Alexander Preinfalk*
JG 51, JG 77, JG 53.
TV 78 (c.50 EF, remainder M and WF). TS not known. KIA WF 12.12.44.

Hubertus von Bonin*
JG 26, JG 54, JG 52.
TV 77 (4 S, 9 F and BoB, 64 EF). CD S 37. TS not known. KIA Vitebsk 15.12.43.

Josef Haibock*
JG 26, JG 52, JG 53.
TV 77 (16 F, BoB and early WF, 60 EF, 1 WF). CD F Dec. 39. TS 604. SR 7.84.

Johann-Hermann Meier*
JG 52, JG 26.
TV 77 (76 EF, 1 WF). CD EF 42. TS 305. SR 3.96. KAS WF 15.3.44.

Hans-Joachim Kroschinski*
JG 54.
TV 76 (all EF inc. 1 US 4/e). CD EF June 42. TS 360. SR 4.74.

Maximilian Mayerl*
JG 51,EJG 1.
TV 76 (4 BoB and early WF, 72 EF). CD WF 40. TS 647. SR 8.51.

Alfred Teumer*
JG 54, Kdo ‘Nowotny’.
TV 76 (66 EF, 10 WF). CD EF Dec. 41. TS 300+. SR c.3.95. KIA Hesepe 4.10.44.

Edwin Thiel*
JG 52, JG 51.
TV 76 (probably all EF). CD WF 40. TS not known. KIA EF 14.7.44.

Johann Bunzek*
JG 52.
TV 75 (all EF). CD EF 42. TS not known. KIA EF 11.12.43.

Helmut Grollmus*
JG 54.
TV 75 (all EF). CD EF 41/42. TS not known. KIA Finland 19.6.44.

Johann Pichler*
JG 77.
TV 75 (29 EF, 46 M, NA, WF, inc. 16 4/e). CD BoB Aug. 40. TS c.700. SR c.9.33. POW EF 30.8.44.

Joachim Wandel*
JG 76, JG 54.
TV 75 (mainly EF, at least 16 at night with Bf 109). CD S 38. TS not known. KIA Ostashkov 7.10.42.

Hans Roehrig*
JG 53.
TV 75 (c.50 EF, remainder M). CD and TS not known. MIA Catania 7.7.43.

Gustav Frielinghaus*
JG 3, EJG 1.
TV 74 (66 EF, 8 WF). CD EF June 41. TS c.500. SR c.6.76.

Otto Gaiser*
JG 51.
TV 74 (all EF). CD and TS not known. MIA Russia 22.1.44.

Friedrich
Haas*
JG 52.
TV 74 (probably all EF). CD EF late 43. TS 385. SR 5.20. KIA Vienna 9.4.45.

Gerhard Michalski**
JG 53, JG 4.
TV 73 (9 F and BoB, 14 EF, 26 M, 24
WF inc. 13 4/e). CD WF 40. TS 652. SR 8.93.

Anton Lindner*
JG 51, EJG 1.
TV 73 (72 EF). CD F 39. TS 650. SR 8.90.

Otto Schultz*
JG 51.
TV 73 (40 EF, 20 NA, 13 M and WF inc. 8 4/e). CD BoB 40. TS 800+. SR c. 10.96.

Klaus Mietusch**
JG 26.
TV 72 (57 F, BoB, NA and WF inc. 10 4/e, 15 EF). CD F 40. TS 452. SR 6.28. KIA Germany 17.9.44.

Wilhelm Mink*
JG 51, EJG 1.
TV 72 (70 EF, 2 WF). CD WF 40. TS not known. KIA Denmark 12.3.45.

Karl-Heinz Schnell*
JG 51, JG 102, JV 44.
TV 72 (61 EF, 11 WF). CD F 39. TS 500+. SR c.6.94.

Adolf Glunz**
JG 52, JG 26, JG
7. TV 71 (3 EF, 68 WF inc. 20 4/e). CD WF Mar. 41. TS 574. SR 8.08. never shot down/wounded.

Hans Füss*
JG 3.
TV 71 (probably all EF). CD EF 41. TS not known. KIA EF Oct. 42.

Günther Scheel*
JG 54.
TV 71 (all EF). CD EF spring 43. TS 70. SR 0.99. KIA Orel 16.7.43.

Alfred Heckmann*
JG 3, JG 26, JV 44.
TV 71 (54 EF, 17 F, BoB and WF inc. 3 4/e). CD WF 40. TS c.600. SR c.8.45.

Hermann-Friedrich Joppien**
JG 51.
TV 70 (25 BoB, 17 WF, 28 EF). CD WF 40. TS not known. KIA Bryansk 25.8.41.

Heinz Lange*
JG 21, JG 54, JG 51.
TV 70 (69 EF, 1 WF). CD P 39. TS 638. SR 9.11.

Rudi Linz*
JG 5.
TV 70 (mainly EF). CD and TS not known. KIA Norway 9.2.45.

Emil Omert*
JG 3, JG 2, JG 77.
TV 70 (50 EF, 3 M, 17 WF). CD WF 40. TS c.700. SR c. 10.00. KIA Ploesti 24.4.44.

Armin Köhler*
JG 77.
TV 69 (14 EF, 55 NA, M and WF inc. 13 4/e). CD EF Mar. 42. TS 515. SR 7.46.

Ernst Weismann*
JG 51.
TV 69 (all EF). CD EF autumn 41. TS 258. SR 3.74. MIA Rshev 13.8.42.

Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart*
JG 54.
TV 69 (54 EF, 15 WF inc. 1 4/e). CD EF 41. TS not known. KIA Normandy 8.6.44.

Günther
Freiherr
von Maltzahn**
JG 53.
TV 68 (35 WF inc. F, BoB and M, 33 EF). CD F 39. TS 500+. SR c.7.35.

Hans Strelow**
JG 51.
TV 68 (all EF). CD probably EF June 41. TS 200+. SR c.2.94. MIA EF 22.5.42.

Herbert Hüppertz**
JG 51, JG 5, JG 2.
c.68 (35 BoB and WF, 33 EF). CD WF 40. TS not known. KIA Caen 8.6.44.

Konrad Bauer*
JG 51, JG 3, JG 300.
TV 68 (18 EF, 50 WF inc. 32 4/e). CD EF Sept. 42. TS 416. SR 6.12.

Kurt Dombacher*
JGr ‘Trondheim’, JG 51.
TV 68 (all EF). CD EF May 43. TS (exc. coastal patrols) c.300. SR 4.41.

Walter Hoeckner*
JG 52, JG 77, JG 26, JG 1, JG 4.
TV 68 (56 EF, 12 WF inc. 5 4/e). CD WF 40. TS 500+. SR c.7.35. KAS 25.8.44.

Heinrich Jung*
JG 54.
TV 68 (all EF). CD WF Nov. 40. TS not known. KIA EF 30.7.43.

Herbert Kaiser*
JG 77, JG 1, JV 44.
TV 68 (42 EF, remainder F, BoB, M, NA and WF). CD P 39. TS c.1,000. SR c.14.71.

Richard Leppla*
JG 51, JG 105, JG 6.
TV 68 (12 F and BoB, 55 EF, 1 WF). CD WF 40. TS 500+. SR c.7.35.

Fritz Losigkeit*
JG 26, JG 1, JG 51, JG 77.
TV 68 (57 EF, 11 WF inc. 1 4/e). CD S 38, TS c.750. SR c.11.03.

Ernst Süss*
JG 52, JG 50, JG 11.
TV 68 (60 EF, remainder F, BoB and WF). CD F 40. TS not known. KIA Oldenburg 20.12.43.

Otto Tange*
JG 51.
TV 68 (3 early WF, 65 EF). CD WF 40. TS 426. SR 6.26. KIA Russia 30.7.43.

Hubert Strassl*
JG 51.
TV 67 (all EF). CD EF late 41. TS 221. SR 3.30. KIA Orel 8.7.43.

Hermann Staiger*
JG 51, JG 26, JG 1,JG 7.
TV 63 (50 WF, few possibly F and BoB and inc. 26 4/e later, 13 EF). CD F 40. TS 400+. SR c.6.35.

Erbo
Graf
von Kageneck**
JG 27.
TV 67 (13 F and BoB, 4 WF, 48 EF and 2 NA). CD F 39. TS not known. KIA NA 24.12.41.

Gustav Denk*
JG 52.
TV 67 (mainly EF but at least 2 BoB). CD F 39. TS 500+. SR c.7.46. KIA Krasnodar 13.2.43.

Fritz Dinger*
JG 53.
TV 67 (c.50 EF, 17 WF and M). CD WF 39/40. TS not known. KAS Sicily 27.7.43.

Herbert Findeisen*
JG 54.
TV 67 (all EF). Scored 42 victories as a reconnaissance pilot.

Franz Schiess*
JG 53.
TV 67 (14 EF, 13 NA, 40 M inc. 10 over Malta). CD WF spring 41. TS 540. SR 8.06. MIA off Capri 2.9.43.

Franz Schwaiger*
JG 3.
TV 67 (55 EF, 12 WF inc. 2 4/e). CD EF 41. TS not known. KIA Germany 24.4.44.

Erwin Flieg*
JG 51.
TV 66 (9 RAF 40/41, 57 EF). CD WF June 40. TS 506. SR 7.67. POW Russia 29.5.42.

Reinhold Hoffmann*
JG 54.
TV 66 (60 EF, 6 WF, all 4/e). CD EF 42. TS not known. KIA Brandenberg 24.5.44.

Hans Döbrich*
JG 5.
TV 65 (all EF). CD EF Feb. 42. TS 248. SR 3.82. No front-line service after injuries 16.7.43.

Heinrich Fullgräbe*
JG 52, JG 50.
TV 65 (probably all EF). CD and TS not known. KIA EF 30.1.45.

Berthold Grassmuck*
JG 52.
TV 65 (probably all EF). CD probably EF 41. TS not known. KIA Pitomnik 28.10.42.

Karl Kempf
JG 54, JG 26.
TV 65 (5 F and BoB, 49 EF, 11 WF inc. 2 4/e). CD F spring 40. TS 445. SR 6.85. KIA Belgium 3.9.44.

Waldemar Semelka*
JG 52.
TV 65 (probably all EF). CD EF 41. TS 240+. SR c.3.69. MIA Stalingrad 21.8.42.

Jurgen Harder**
JG 53, JG 11.
TV 64 (17 EF, 16NA,31 WF inc. 9 4/e). CD probably EF June 41. TS not known. KAS nr Berlin 17.2.45.

Rolf Hermichen**
ZG 1, JG 26, JG 11, JG 104.
TV 64 (11 F, BoB and early WF, 8 EF, 45 WF inc. 26 4/e). CD F 39/40. TS 629. SR 9.83.

Bernd Gallowitsch*
JG 51, I/JG 1
(with He 162). TV 64 (59 EF, 5 WF inc. BoB). CD WF June 40. TS 840. SR 13.13.

Viktor Petermann*
JG 52, JG
7. TV 64 (probably all EF). CD and TS not known.

Heinrich Hoffmann**
JG 51.
TV 63 (1 BoB, 62 EF). CD WF 40. TS 258. SR 4.10. KIA Russia 3.10.41.

Franz Goetz*
JG 53, JG 26.
TV 63 (30 F, BoB and early WF, 17 EF, remainder NA, M and WF). CD F 40. TS 766. SR 12.16.

Karl Hammerl*
JG 52.
TV 63 (probably all EF). CD F 39. TS not known. MIA Russia 2.3.43.

Gerhard Homuth*
JG 27, JG 54.
TV 63 (15 F and BoB, 46 NA and M, 2 EF). CD F 40. TS c.450. SR c.7.14. MIA Orel 3.8.43.

Wilhelm Hübner*
JG 51.
TV 62 (all EF). CD EF 43. TS not known. KIA East Prussia 7.4.45.

Helmut Neumann*
JG 5.
TV 62 (all EF). CD EF Aug. 42. TS 162. SR 2.61.

Horst Carganico*
JG
5. TV 60 (mainly EF). CD EF 41. TS c.600. SR c.10.00. KIA France 27.5.44.

August Mors*
JG
5.TV 60(48 EF, 12 WF inc. 1 4/e). CD EF June 41. TS not known. KIA France 6.8.44.

Karl Munz*
JG 52, JG 7.
TV 60 (57 EF, 3 WF inc. 1 4/e). CD WF 40. TS 600+. SR c.10.00.

Alfred Rauch*
JG 51.
TV 60 (56 EF, 6 WF and NA, at least 1 BoB and inc. 1 4/e). CD WF June 40. TS 647. SR 10.78.

The criteria adopted for night fighter
Experten
is the award of the
Ritterkreuz
for fighter combat with at least 25 victories. The same abbreviations as in Appendix 2 have been used throughout, plus RO (Radar Operator) and AG (gunner). Victories on fronts other than the West, or by day, are stated where known.

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer****
NJG 1, NJG 4.
TV 121. CD Spring 42. TS 164. SR 1.36. RO
Fritz Rumpelhardt*
shared in 100 victories and AG
Wilhelm Gänsler*
in 98.

Helmut Lent****
ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3.
TV 110 (8 by day of which 1 P, 2 German Bight and 5 Norway). CD P 39. TS c.300. SR c.2.73. KAS 5.10.44. 80 night, 8 day victories with RO
Walter Kubisch*.