List of World War II aces from Germany explained

This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Germany. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. It is relatively certain that 2,500 German fighter pilots attained ace status, having achieved at least five aerial victories.

German day and night fighter pilots claimed roughly 70,000 aerial victories during World War II, over 25,000 British or American and over 45,000 Soviet aircraft. 103 German fighter pilots each shot down 100 or more enemy aircraft, for a total of approximately 15,400 victories. Approximately 360 German fighter pilots shot down from 40 to 99 enemy aircraft for a total of approximately 21,000 victories. Approximately 500 German fighter pilots shot down from 20 to 39 enemy aircraft for a total of approximately 15,000 victories. These achievements were honored with 453 German day fighter pilots and Zerstörer (destroyer) fighter pilots and 85 German night fighter pilots (including 14 crew members), for a total of 538 German fighter pilots, receiving the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

German losses, on the other hand, were very high as well. Roughly 12,000 German day fighter pilots were killed or are still missing in action, with a further 6,000 being wounded. The Zerstörer (destroyer) pilots suffered about 2,800 casualties, either killed or missing in action, plus another 900 wounded in action. German night fighter losses were also high, in the magnitude of 3,800 pilots or crew members killed or missing and 1,400 wounded. Hans-Ulrich Rudel was the most decorated flying ace in the Luftwaffe, primarily as a ground-attack bomber pilot with over 800 vehicles destroyed in addition to his victories over opposing aircraft.

Background

There are a number of reasons why Germany's highest-scoring pilots shot down many more aircraft than the most successful Allied pilots. During the first years of the war, German day fighter pilots tended to enjoy favourable tactical circumstances; for instance, during the Battle of Britain British pilots generally tried to attack the German bombers rather than the fighters protecting them. German combat tactics during this period also tended to be superior to those of the Allies, with formation leaders in particular often having a higher chance of success.

Formal and informal Luftwaffe practices also contributed to the high numbers of victories achieved by some pilots. The normal practice in fighter units was for the highest-scoring pilot to lead formations, regardless of their rank, which placed them in the best position to shoot down Allied aircraft. The German pilots also typically conducted much more combat flying than their Allied equivalents: while the western Allied air forces frequently rested their fighter pilots or rotated them out of combat zones after a certain number of missions or flying hours, German pilots were required to fly until they became casualties.

Accuracy of claims

See main article: Confirmation and overclaiming of aerial victories.

During the 1990s, the German archives made available to the public, including microfilm rolls of wartime records not seen since January 1945.They show that although the Luftwaffe generally did not accept a "kill" without a witness (in which instance it was considered only a probable and didn't count in the victory scoring process), some pilots habitually submitted unwitnessed claims and these sometimes made it through the verification process, particularly if they were made by pilots with established records.Unlike all of the other air forces that fought during World War II, the Luftwaffe did not accept shared claims, but sometimes it happened. Each claim should have referred to a particular aircraft, but some victories were awarded to other pilots who had claimed the destruction of the same aircraft.From mid-year 1943 through 1944, the OKW communiques often overstated Allied bomber losses by a factor of up to two; these claims existed only in the communiques and weren't used in victory scoring. Defenders of the German fighter pilots maintain that overclaims were eliminated during the confirmation process, but the microfilms show that this wasn't always the case.Stringent reviews and comparisons of Allied archives and German archives show that 90 percent of the claims submitted were confirmed, or found to be "in order" for confirmation, up to the time the system broke down altogether in 1945.

Aces


A

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Hans Adam*Leutnant11JG 51KIA 12 March 1945
Heinz-Günther Hans Adam*5JG 26KIFA 20 December 1942
Helmut Adam*Unteroffizier12EJGr Ost, JG 52KIA 1 July 1942
Hans Adelhütte*Oberleutnant15–20KG 41, KG 3, NJG 7, NJG 3KIA 13 August 1944
Horst AdemeitMajor166/160JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 7 August 1944
Walter AdolphHauptmann28/25/24 (+1 in Spain; +4 unconfirmed)/21J/88, JG 27, JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 18 September 1941
Gustav Ahlbrand*Unteroffizier14JG 52KIA 22 August 1943
Heinrich-Wilhelm AhnertOberfeldwebel57JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 15 August 1942
Peter Ahrens*Leutnant11JG 26KIFA 4 March 1945
Johann Aistleitner*Hauptmann13/11/12JG 26KIA 14 January 1944
Egon Albrecht-Lemke25/18+ZG 76, SKG 210, ZG 1, JG 76Knight's Cross
KIA 25 August 1944
Heinz Albrecht*Oberfeldwebel6+JG 11KIA 2 May 1945
Vicente AldecoaLeutnant8JG 51
Herbert Aloe*Hauptmann35JG 54German Cross
KIA 21 June 1944
Heinz Hans AltendorfOberleutnant24JG 53German Cross
POW 16 December 1941
Rudolf AltendorfHauptmann29/25/24LG 1, NJG 3, NJG 4, NJG 1, NJG 5
Herbert AltnerLeutnant23/21/18ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 11
Ernst-Georg AltnorthoffOberleutnant11JG 27
Alfred AmbsLeutnant8JG 7
Hermann Amend*Unteroffizier10JG 5KIA 5 August 1944
Georg AmonOberfeldwebel9JG 53POW 2 April 1945
Peter "Pit" AndelLeutnant6JG 26
Werner AndresOberstleutnant5JG 3
Lorenz Andresen*Oberleutnant5+JG 5KIA 20 July 1944
Heinz Angres*Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel8JG 3KIA 16 October 1944
Paul AngstLeutnant5JG 3, EJG 1
Robert Anlauf*Feldwebel10JG 52KIA 28 March 1945
Walter Appel*Gefreiter5JG 27KIA 14 June 1944
Jose Damaso Arango-LopezHauptmann6JG 51
Elmar ArensmeyerFeldwebel16/10JG 51, JG 101, EJGr Ost
Heinz ArnoldOberfeldwebel49/48JG 5, JG 7KIA 17 April 1945
Walter ArnoldLeutnant8/6JG 27
Rudolf ArtnerUnteroffizier20JG 5
Heinrich Asche8JG 54
Roloff von Aspern*Oberleutnant19JG 21, JG 76, JG 54KIA 17 November 1940
Hermann AubrechtOberfeldwebel31/28JG 51German Cross
Hans-Heinz AugensteinOberleutnant46/41/40NJG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 6 December 1944 - 10 km NW of Münster-Handorf airfield by a 85 Sqdn Mosquito
Jakob Augustin*Leutnant16JG 2MIA 15 July 1942
Hans AutenriethHauptmann23/22/21NJG 1, NJG 4German Cross
Vdenko AvdicLeutnant8JG 52, JG 104
Luis Azqueta-BrunetOberleutnant5JG 51

B

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Sophus BaagoeOberleutnant14ZG 76Knight's Cross
KIA 14 May 1941
Werner BaakeHauptmann43/41/40NJG 1Knight's Cross
Emil BabenzOberfeldwebel23JG 26, JG 53German Cross
Otto Rudolf Bach*Leutnant9+JG 2, EJGr West, JG 1incl. 8 heavy bombers
KIA 7 August 1944
Fridolin Bachhuber*Feldwebel10JG 103, JG 105, JG 54KIA 1 January 1945
Friidrich-Karl Bachmann*Oberleutnant31JG 52KIA 4 September 1942
Fritz BachmannLeutnant5JG 5, JG 2
Herbert Bachnick80/78JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 7 August 1944
Johann Badum54/50+JG 77Knight's Cross
KIA 12 January 1943
Hans Baer*Hauptmann910.(N)/JG 72, 12.(N)/JG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5KIFA 20/21 December 1943 in crash at Garwitz near Parchim due to engine exploding on takeoff
Jens Bahnsen*Feldwebel18JG 27, JG 53KIA 19 August 1943
Günther BahrOberfeldwebel37/35NJG 6Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Bahr*Leutnant8+JG 2, JG 5KIA 13 July 1942
Eberhard BaierUnteroffizier6KG 51
Josef BaldesOberfeldwebel5JG 5
Wilfried Balfanz*Oberleutnant8JG 51, JG 53KIA 24 June 1941
Wilhelm BalthasarMajor47 (incl. 7 in Spain)/45JG 27, JG 3, JG 2, JG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 July 1941
Fritz BärFeldwebel8JG 51
"Pritzel" Heinrich BärOberstleutnant222/221/220/208JG 51, JG 77, JG 1, JG 3, EJG 2, JV 44Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 21 heavy bombers
Wilfried Balfanz*Oberleutnant10JG 51KIA 24 June 1941
Kuno Balz*Feldwebel12JG 51KIA 18 March 1943
Herbert BareutherLeutnant55JG 51, JG 3German Cross
KIA 30 April 1945
Gerhard BarkhornMajor301/300JG 2, JG 52, JG 6, JV 44Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Gerhard-Alfred Bärsdorf*Leutnant7/5JG 300KIA 28 July 1944
Walter BarteMajor18NJG 1, NJG 3
Heinrich BartelsOberfeldwebel99/94JG 5, JG 27Knight's Cross
KIA 23 December 1944
Franz BartenHauptmann52JG 51, JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 4 August 1944
Hieronymus Bartosch*Unteroffizier13JG 51KIA 21 February 1944
Erich Bartz30JG 51
Wilhelm BatzMajor237/233JG 52Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Helmut BaudachOberfeldwebel20+JG 2, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7KIA 22 February 1945
Alfons Bauer*Unteroffizier5JG 51KIA 8 August 1941
Franz Bauer*Hauptmann9JG 53KIA 18 June 1944
Herbert BauerMajor11StG 2, SG 103Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Konrad BauerOberfeldwebel68/57/38+JG 51, JG 3, JG 300Knight's Cross
incl. 32 heavy bombers
Viktor BauerOberst106/104JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Wolfrat BauerOberleutnant6NJG 1KIA 4 January 1943 in crash at Duisburg-Hamborn; shot down by 'friendly' Flak
Helmut Bauhuber*Unteroffizier13JG 51KIA 12 July 1944
Helmut Baumann*Leutnant38JG 51KIA 17 February 1944
Hans-Joachim BeckOberleutnant5NJG 101
Rudolf Beck*Feldwebel10JG 51KIA 27 November 1942
Karl-Heinz Becker7NJG 11
Ludwig BeckerHauptmann46/4414.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 1, NJG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 February 1943
Martin Becker58/56/54NJG 4, NJG 6Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Paul BeckerLeutnant20/19JG 27
Friedrich BeckhOberstleutnant48/40JG 51, JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 21 June 1942
Gerhard Beckh*Oberleutnant12JG 51KIA 11 January 1944
Franz-Josef BeerenbrockLeutnant117/111JG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Artur BeeseOberleutnant22JG 26German Cross
Wilhelm Beier38/37/36NJG 2, NJG 1Knight's Cross
Hans Beißwenger152/150JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 6 March 1943
Theodor BellinghausenHauptmann8/7NJG 100
Helmut Belser36JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 19 June 1942
Jakob BenderOberleutnant6ZG 76, NJG 1, NJ-Schule 1, NJG 101, NJG 102
Karl-Heinz Bendert55/44JG 27, JG 104Knight's Cross
Helmut BennemannOberstleutnant93/92/89JG 52, JG 53Knight's Cross
Anton BenningLeutnant28/14/13+JG Herrmann, JG 300, JG 301, JG 302Knight's Cross
Sigfried Benz6JG 26
Friedrich BergerOberleutnant5NJG 3, NJGr 10
Horst Berger*26JG 5KIA 8 May 1944
Götz Bergmann*Leutnant16+JG 51KIA 20 July 1944
Helmut BergmannHauptmann36/33NJG 4, NJG 1Knight's Cross
Max Bernhardt*Unteroffizier11+JG 51KIA 10 August 1943
Heinz-Edgar BerresHauptmann52/49JG 53Knight's Cross
MIA 25 July 1943
Hans Berschwinger*Oberfeldwebel20/12/11NJG 2, NJG 1KIA 15 February 1944
Günther BertramOberleutnant35/29/28KG 4, NJG 100
Otto BertramMajor22 (incl. 9 in Spain)/24J/88, JG 2, JG 101, JG 6Knight's Cross
Arthur BethFeldwebel17JG 5
Siegfried BethkeHauptmann12JG 2
Erich Beulich*Oberfeldwebel10JG 5KIA 14 September 1943
Ernst BeutelspacherOberleutnant5SG 2Knight's Cross
KIA 22 July 1944
Gerhard Beutin*Oberfeldwebel60JG 54KIA 1 February 1943
Franz BeyerMajor81/84JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 11 February 1944
Georg BeyerOberleutnant7JG 26
Heinz BeyerOberfeldwebel27JG 5
Konrad BeyerFeldwebel13NJG 4
Werner BielefeldLeutnant21JG 51
Ludwig BietmannHauptmann6NJG 1KIA 10/11 September 1942
Josef BiggeLeutnant6JG 2, JGr West, EJG 1WIA 6 September 1943 in crash on landing at Saint-André-de-l’Eure
Heinz BirkOberfeldwebel14JG 5
Hans-Georg BirkenstockOberleutnant7NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6KIA 19/20 May 1944 in crash at Vossenack/Eifel
Hans-Joachim BirknerLeutnant117JG 52Knight's Cross
KIFA 14 December 1944
Emil BitschHauptmann108/106JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 15 March 1944
Helmut BittkauOberleutnant11JG 51
Franz BlazytkoOberfeldwebel30JG 27
Joachim BlechschmidtOberstleutnant17ZG 1Knight's Cross
MIA 13 July 1943
Günther BleckmannMajor33SG 1, SG 2Knight's Cross
KIA 1 June 1944
Paul Bley*Oberleutnant8ZG 26KIFA 28 October 1944
Walter BlumeMajor8JG 26, JG 27
Hans-Ekkehard Bob60/57JG 54, JG 3, JG 51, EJG 2, JV 44Knight's Cross
Eberhard Bock*Hauptmann28JG 3, JG 1, JG 104, JG 27KIA 28 May 1944
Heinz Bock*Leutnant5NJG 101, NJG 1KIA 2/3 October 1943
Karl Böhm-TettelbachOberstleutnant6ZG 26
Kurt BohnFeldwebel5JG 26
Paul BohnOberleutnant5NJG 2
Otto BöhnerOberleutnant5JG 53
Herbert Bönsch*Hauptmann11Z./KG 30, NJG 1, NJG 2KIA night of 31 July/1 August 1942
Helmut-Felix BolzHauptmann56/22JG 2
Eckart-Wilhelm von BoninMajor39/35/3314.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 102Knight's Cross
Hubertus von BoninOberstleutnant77 (incl. 4 in Spain)/65JG 26, JG 52, JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 15 December 1943
Kurt BonowHauptmann8NJG 100, NJGr 10
Hans Boos*Oberleutnant41JG 51KIA 21 April 1943
Adolf BorchersMajor132JG 51, JG 52Knight's Cross
Walter BorchersOberstleutnant59/43/40ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1945
Eberhard von BoremskiHauptmann90/88+JG 3, EJG 1Knight's Cross
Ernst Börngen45/41/35JG 27Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim BorreckUnteroffizier5JG 26
Karl BorrisMajor43JG 26Knight's Cross
Oskar BöschFeldwebel18JG 3, JG 301, JG 7
Wolfgang Böwing-TreudingOberleutnant46JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 11 February 1943
Richard BrandOberfeldwebel32JG 51
Felix-Maria Brandis*Oberleutnant14JG 5
Kurt BrändleMajor180/170JG 53, JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 November 1943
Paul BrandtLeutnant30/29JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
Walter BrandtOberleutnant57/42LG 2, JG 77, JG 3Knight's Cross
Hans-Heinrich Breitfeld*Hauptmann9NJG 5KIA 9/10 April 1945 on approach to Lübeck-Blankensee
Peter BremerOberfeldwebel38JG 54
Joachim BrendelHauptmann189JG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Heinz BretnützHauptmann37/32JG 53Knight's Cross
DOW 27 June 1941
Klaus BretschneiderOberleutnant34/24/22JG 300Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
Wendelin Breukel*Leutnant13NJG 2KIFA 1 March 1944 during low level transit flight
Adolf BrevesHauptmann18/17NJG 1
Walter BrieglebOberleutnant24NJG 3, NJG 2
Franz BrinkhausHauptmann13NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3
Arnold BrinkmannHauptmann16NJG 3
Hugo BrochLeutnant81JG 54Knight's Cross
Wilhelm BromenOberleutnant7SG 2, SG 151, SG 9Knight's Cross
Friedrich Brock5JG 54, JG 26
Horst Brock*Leutnant17+JG 3KIA 3 November 1943
Jürgen Brocke42/39JG 77Knight's Cross
KIA 15 September 1942
Hugo BrönnerOberleutnant16JG 51
Herbert BroennleLeutnant59/58JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 4 July 1943
Albert BrunnerOberfeldwebel53JG 5Knight's Cross
KIA
Josef BrunnerFeldwebel7NJG 1, NJG 6
Hermann BuchnerLeutnant58SG 2, JG 7Knight's Cross
Horst Bucholz5JG 51
Max BucholzMajor28JG 3, JG 5, JG 101Knight's Cross
Alfred Budde*Leutnant20JG 54KIA 27 December 1944
Adolf Buhl*Oberleutnant5LG 2KIA 27 September 1940
Kurt BühligenOberstleutnant112/99+JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 24 heavy bombers
Johannes BunzekLeutnant75/78JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 11 December 1943
Eberhard BurathOberleutnant6JG 1, JG 51
Lutz-Wilhelm BurckhardtHauptmann69/58/57+JG 77, JG 1Knight's Cross
Alfred BurkOberleutnant28/27JG 52, JG 27
Josef BürschgensHauptmann10JG 26
Erwin BuschOberleutnant8JG 26
Rudolf Busch*Hauptmann40/27+JG 51KIA 17 January 1943
Franz Buschmann*10/8NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 3KIA 28 June 1944
Heinz Busse*Oberleutnant22/19JG 51KIA 25 August 1944
Rolf BussmannHauptmann23/20Z./KG 30, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5
Erich BüttnerOberfeldwebel24/21JG 51, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7KIA 20 March 1945
Johannes Büttner16JG 51

C

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Horst CarganicoMajor60JG 5Knight's Cross
KIA 27 May 1944
Georg Christl7ZG 26, JG 10Knight's Cross
Herbert Christmann*Oberleutnant5JG 11, JG 50KIA 20 August 1944
Ernst ChristofFeldwebel9JG 26
Emil CladeHauptmann26JG 27
Georg Claus*Oberleutnant18JG 51KIA 11 November 1940
Erwin ClausenMajor132/100JG 77, JG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 October 1943
Max ClericoHauptmann7JG 54
Karlheinz CordesLeutnant43+JG 54
Wilhelm Crinius114JG 53Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Peter CrumpOberleutnant24JG 26
Franz CzechFeldwebel60/33JG 3

D

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Klaus Dadd*Feldwebel14JGr Ost, JG 52KIA 19 June 1943
Walther DahlOberst129/128/90+JG 3, JG 300Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans Dahmen*Gefreiter5JGr West, JG 105, JG 300KIA 2 March 1945
Hugo DahmerHauptmann45/36JG 26, JG 5, JG 2Knight's Cross
Helmut DahmsOberfeldwebel28/24NJG 5, NJG 100
Friedrich DahnLeutnant25JG 77, JG 5
Paul-Heinrich DähneHauptmann99+JG 52, JG 1Knight's Cross
KIFA 24 April 1945
Hans DammersLeutnant113/103JG 52Knight's Cross
DOW 17 March 1944
Emil Darjes82JG 54
Franz Daspelgruber*Oberleutnant46JG 3KIA 16 July 1943
Rudi DassowLeutnant22/22+ZG 76, JG 6Knight's Cross
Richard DelakowitzOberleutnant7NJG 4
Karl-Emil Demuth10+JG 1
Gustav Denk67JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 13 February 1943
Robert Denzel*Leutnant9NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2KIA 25/26 June 1943
Adolf DickfeldOberst136/132JG 52, JG 2, JG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erwin DiekwischHauptmann12StG 1Knight's Cross
Ulrich DiesingGeneralmajor15ZG 1Knight's Cross
KICA 17 April 1945
Willi Dimter*Oberleutnant7NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2KIA 17 September 1942
Fritz Dinger67/64JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 27 July 1943
Hans DippleHauptmann21JG 26
Heinrich DittlmannOberfeldwebel60JG 51
Gottfried DietzeLeutnant5JG 26
Anton DöbeleLeutnant94/93JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 11 November 1943
Hans DöbrichFeldwebel65JG 5Knight's Cross
Kurt DombacherOberleutnant68JG 5, JG 51Knight's Cross
Otto DommeratzkyLeutnant38/11+LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 151Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 13 October 1944
Georg DörffelMajor30+LG 2, SG 1, SG 4Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 May 1944
Arnold DöringLeutnant23/5+/5KG 53, NJG 300,
JG 3, JG 5		Knight's Cross
Wilhelm DormannHauptmann14NJG 1, NJG 102
Werner DörnbrackMajor29/23+LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 4Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz DörrHauptmann128/122JG 5Knight's Cross
Edgar DörreFeldwebel9JG 26
Karl DörschelnOberleutnant7NJG 101, NJG 6
Hans Dortenmann38/39JG 26, JG 54Knight's Cross
Heinrich DreisbachOberfeldwebel16JG 5
Martin DrewesMajor52/48/45ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ernst-Georg DrünklerHauptmann47 (incl. two by day)/45/43ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 3Knight's Cross
Alfred DruschelOberst7+LG 2, SG 1, SG 4Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
MIA 1 January 1945
Rudi DüdingOberfeldwebel18/16NJG 5, NJG 100
Ernst DüllbergMajor45/43JG 3, JG 27, JG 76, JG 7Knight's Cross
Friedrich DünkelHauptmann10NAG 2, NAG 4, NAG 1
Peter DüttmannLeutnant150/147JG 52Knight's Cross

E

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Karl EbbighausenHauptmann7/10JG 26
Heinz EbelingOberleutnant18JG 26Knight's Cross
Kurt Ebener57/51JG 3, JG 11Knight's Cross
Kurt EbersbergerHauptmann30/31JG 26
Helmut Eberspächer7SKG 10, NSGr 20, SG 151Knight's Cross
Manfred EberweinOberleutnant44+JG 54
Reinhold Eckardt24/20ZG 52, ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 30 July 1942
Franz EckerleHauptmann59JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 14 February 1942
Georg-Peter EderMajor78/50+JG 51, JG 26, JG 1, JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
incl. 36 heavy bombers
Johannes Edmann*Oberfeldwebel5JG 5, JG 26, JGr. WestKIA 21 March 1944
Walter EhleMajor36/34/33ZG 1, NJG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 17 November 1943
Karl-Heinz EhlenLeutnant7JG 26
Hans EhlersMajor55/48JG 3, JG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 27 December 1944
incl. 24 heavy bombers
Rudolf EhrenbergerOberfeldwebel47JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 8 March 1944
Peter EhrhardtOberleutnant22/20NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 11
Heinrich EhrlerMajor209/182+JG 5, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 April 1945
Diethelm von Eichel-StreiberMajor96/91JG 1, JG 26, JG 51, JG 27, JV 44Knight's Cross
Günther EichhornLeutnant8JG 5
Heinrich EickhoffOberleutnant6JG 27
Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel35JG 3German Cross
Franz EisenachMajor129JG 54Knight's Cross
Xaver EllenriederLeutnant13JG 26
Franz EllesFeldwebel5JG 27
Willi ElstermannHauptmann7JGr 152, ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, ZG 26, JG 6
Walter EngelHauptmann10/9KG 3, NJG 5Knight's Cross
Wilhelm EngelOberleutnant20/18NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6WIA 23/24 February 1945
Siegfried Engfer59/58JG 3, JG 1Knight's Cross
Egon Engling*Feldwebel12NJG 2, NJG 3KIA 26 March 1945
Hubert EngstOberfeldwebel10+/5JG Herrmann, JG 300
Albert Espenlaub*Oberfeldwebel14JG 27
Wolf-Udo EttelOberleutnant124/121JG 3, JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 17 July 1943
Heinz EwaldLeutnant84/83JG 5, JG 52Knight's Cross
Wolfgang EwaldMajor78 (incl. 1 in Spain)/65JG 52, JG 3Knight's Cross
Waldemar Eyrich*Feldwebwel36JG 53, JG 3KIA 11 April 1944

F

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Helmut Fahlbusch*Leutnant6ZG 76KIA 1 May 1940
Wolfgang FalckOberst7ZG 1, NJG 1Knight's Cross
Horst-Günther von FassongHauptmann136/63JG 51, JG 11Knight's Cross
KIA 1 January 1945
Hans-Joachim FastUnteroffizier5JG 26
Josef FederleOberfeldwebel7NJG 6WIA 14/15 March 1945
Leopold FellererHauptmann41/36/35NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 6Knight's Cross
Georg FenglerOberleutnant16/14NJG 1
Walter Fenske*Hauptmann15LG 1, NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 100, NJGr 10Died at 27 March 1944 due to injuries sustained in a non-operational crash at 26 March
Frithjof FenschLeutnant12NJG 4
Heinz Ferger*Hauptmann19NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2KIA 9/10 April 1945 on approach to Lübeck-Blankensee
Herbert Findeisen67JG 54Knight's Cross
Günter Fink46/48JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 15 May 1943
August Fischer12/10NJG 5, NJG 100
Siegfried FischerOberfeldwebel15StG 1, SG 1Knight's Cross
Kurt FladrichHauptmann15NJG 1, NJG 4
Erwin FleigLeutnant66/55+JG 51Knight's Cross
Otto FönnekoldOberleutnant136/134JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 31 August 1944
Hermann Förster*Oberfeldwebel13/1211.(N)/JG 2, NJG 1, JG 27KIA 14 December 1941
Josef FörsterOberleutnant15NJG 2, NJG 3
Paul FörsterMajor8ZG 26, NJG 1
Josef Fözö27 (3 incl. Spain)/23JG 51, JG 108Knight's Cross
Gustav FrancsiLeutnant56/60/59NJG 200, NJG 100Knight's Cross
Hans-Dieter FrankMajor55/53/51ZG 1, NJG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 27/28 September 1943
Heinz Frank8LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 151Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
DOW 7 October 1944
Rudolf FrankLeutnant46/45/43NJG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26/27 April 1944
Alfred Franke60/59/58JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 9 September 1942
Richard FranzOberleutnant15JG 27, JG 77, JG 3, JG 11
Ludwig FranzisketMajor43/39JG 27Knight's Cross
Max Franzisket*Hauptmann6+ZG 76, JG 77, JG 5, ZG 1MIA 19 July 1943
Hans FreseLeutnant44JG 3
Wilhelm FreuwörthOberfeldwebel58/48JG 52, JG 26Knight's Cross
Hugo FreyHauptmann32/17JG 11, JG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1944
Siegfried FreytagMajor102/89JG 77Knight's Cross
Herbert Friebel*Leutnant58/57JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 15 May 1944
Gerhard FriedrichMajor30/29NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6Knight's Cross
KIA 16 March 1945
Günther Friedrich*Hauptmann6NJG 4, NJG 1KIA 27/28 September 1943
Gustav FrielinghausHauptmann74/69JG 3Knight's Cross
Heinz de FriesOberfeldwebel10NJG 100
Otto FriesLeutnant15NJG 1
Hans-Jürgen FrölichFeldwebel5JG 26
Karl FuchsOberfeldwebel64JG 54
Robert Fuchs17+JG 54
Erich Führmann5JG 11
Heinrich FüllgrabeOberleutnant65/63JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 30 January 1945
Ralph FurchLeutnant31JG 51
Hans Fuß71/69JG 3Knight's Cross
KIFA 10 November 1942
Hugo FütscherFeldwebel5NJG 3PoW night of 31 December 1944 - 1 January 1945

G

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Josef GablOberfeldwebel42/28+JG 51
Kurt GablerOberleutnant16JG 300
Otto GaiserLeutnant74JG 51Knight's Cross
"Dolfo" Adolf GallandGeneralleutnant104/101JG 27, JG 26, JV 44Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Paul GallandLeutnant17JG 26
Wilhelm-Ferdinand (Wutz) GallandMajor54/56JG 26Knight's Cross
Bernd Gallowitsch64JG 51, JG 7Knight's Cross
Fritz Gammel*Oberfeldwebel19JG 53MIA 4 September 1942
Josef Gärtner6JG 26
Wilhelm GäthMajor9JG 26
Werner GaykoOberleutnant14JG 5
August GeigerHauptmann53/50NJG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29/30 September 1943
Friedrich Geisshardt102/93LG 2, JG 77, JG 26, JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 6 April 1942
Wolfgang Gendelmeyer*Leutnant8JG 3KIA 1 August 1942
Hannes GentzenMajor18JG 102
Dieter GerhardOberleutnant5JG 1
Günther GerhardsLeutnant8JG 52
Werner Gerhardt*Oberfeldwebel13/12JG 2, JG 1, JG 26KIA 19 August 1942
Erich Gerlitz*Major18JG 51, JG 27, JG 53, JG 5KIA 16 March 1944
Lorenz GerstmayrOberfeldwebel15NJG 3Admitted to Luftwaffe hospital in Amsterdam on 7 July 1944, died 29 May 1945
Werner Gerth*Hauptmann38/23JG 3, JG 300, JG 400Knight's Cross
KIA 2 November 1944
Herbert GieseckeOberfeldwebel6NJG 3
Vinzenz GiessübelOberfeldwebel6NJG 1, NJG 2
Paul GildnerOberleutnant48/43ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIFA 24/25 February 1943
Gerhard Gleuwitz11+JG 52
Rudolf Glöckner33JG 5, JG 7German Cross
Adolf Glunz71/69JG 52, JG 26, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Heinz GolinskiFeldwebel47JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 16 October 1942
Erich Gollasch*Oberleutnant7NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 100MIA 25/26 September 1943
Gordon GollobOberst150/146JG 3, JG 77Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Kurt Goltzsch*Oberleutnant43JG 2Knight's Cross
Heinz GomannFeldwebel12JG 26, JG 7
Heinz GossowOberfeldwebel12/6KG 3, JG 300, JG 301, JG 7Knight's Cross
Heinz GottlobOberleutnant6JG 26
Franz GötzMajor63JG 53, JG 26Knight's Cross
Hans GötzHauptmann82JG 54Knight's Cross
Walter GrabmannGeneralmajor13 (incl. 7 in Spain)LG 1, ZG 76Knight's Cross
Friedrich (Fritz) GraeffOberleutnant6ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4WIA 8/9 July 1943
Hermann GrafOberst212/206JG 52, JG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Hartmann GrasserMajor103/96+JG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Berthold GraßmuckOberfeldwebel65JG 52Knight's Cross
Karl GratzLeutnant138JG 52, JG 2Knight's Cross
Hans Gref*Oberleutnant16ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 100, NJGr 10KIA 26 March 1944
Hermann GreinerHauptmann51/50NJG 2, NJG 1, NJSch 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Karl-Heinz Greisert*Major34JG 2, JG 3KIA 22 July 1942
Heinrich GrieseMajor13NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6WIA 12/13 September 1944
Heinz Grimm*Leutnant27/26NJG 1Knight's Cross
DOW 13 October 1943
Josef GrimmUnteroffizier5JG 27
Alfred GrislawskiHauptmann133/127JG 52, JG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Helmut GrollmusLeutnant75JG 54Knight's Cross
Fritz Gromotka29JG 27Knight's Cross
Alfred Gross52JG 54, JG 26
Detlev GrossfussOberleutnant18JG 2
Erich GrothMajor11ZG 2, ZG 76
Viktor GruberFeldwebel10JG 27
Hans GrünbergOberleutnant82/78JG 3, JG 52, JG 7 JV 44Knight's Cross
Walter Grünlinger*Leutnant7JG 26KIA 4 September 1943
Gerhard GrzymallaFeldwebel7/8JG 26
Hermann GuhlLeutnant15LG 2, JG 26
Joachim Günther11JG 26
Wolf GütterLeutnant6NJG 3WIA 14/15 July 1944
Gerhard Guttmann*Felwebel7JG 26KIA 27 March 1944

H

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Gerhard Haak*Feldwebel10JG 54KIA 25 October 1941
Sigurd HaalaOberleutnant42JG 54, JG 26German Cross
Friedrich HaasLeutnant74JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 9 April 1945
Ernst Haase*Oberfeldwebel8+JG 302German Cross
KIA 25 February 1945
Horst Haase*Major82/62/54JG 51, JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 26 November 1944
Helmut Haberda*Oberleutnant59JG 52German Cross
KIA 8 May 1943
Karl Haberland*Oberleutnant9JG 3, JG 2KIA 27 January 1944
Wilhelm Hachfeld*Hauptmann11LG 2, JG 51, ZG 2Knight's Cross
KIFA 2 December 1942
August HachtelOberleutnant5JG 400Knight's Cross
Joachim HackerLeutnant32/21JG 51
Anton HacklMajor192/180+JG 77, JG 11, JG 26, JG 300Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 34 heavy bombers
Heinrich "Heinz" HacklerLeutnant56JG 77Knight's Cross
KIA 1 January 1945
Heinz-Martin HadeballHauptmann33/28NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6, NJGr 10Knight's Cross
Alfred HaeslerMajor5V.(Z)/LG 1, ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4WIA 10/11 August 1943
Anton "Toni" HafnerOberleutnant204/203JG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 17 October 1944
Ludwig HäfnerLeutnant52JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 10 November 1942
Walter Hagenah15JG 3, JG 7
Johannes HagerHauptmann48/41NJG 1Knight's Cross
Franz Hahn*17+/14+JG 77, JG 51, JG 4KIA 22 January 1944
Hans "Assi" HahnMajor108/105JG 2, JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans von Hahn31JG 53, JG 1, JG 103Knight's Cross
Hans HahnLeutnant15/11NJG 1, NJG 2Knight's Cross
KIA 11/12 October 1941
Siegfried HahnHauptmann10ZG 76, NJG 3
Josef HaiböckHauptmann73JG 26, JG 52, JG 3Knight's Cross
Karl Haisch*Oberfeldwebel10NJG 3KIFA 20 March 1943
Heinz HalstrickFeldwebel11JG 5
Joachim HamerLeutnant35/29JG 51
Alfred HammerHauptmann26JG 53
Karl Hammerl*Leutnant67/63JG 52Knight's Cross
MIA 2 March 1943
Gotthard HandrickOberst10 (+5 in Spain)JG 26, JG 77Gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Heinz Hanke9JG 1
Günther HannakHauptmann47LG 2, JG 77, JG 27Knight's Cross
Gottfried HanneckOberleutnant6NJG 1WIA 1/2 February 1945
Horst HannigOberleutnant98JG 54, JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 15 May 1943
Joachim Hanss*Leutnant10NJG 5KIA 7/8 July 1944
Harro HarderHauptmann22 (+11 in Spain)JG 53
Jürgen HarderMajor64JG 53, JG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIFA 17 February 1945
Hans HartigsOberleutnant6JG 26
Andreas HartlFeldwebel8JG 302
Erich HartmannMajor352JG 52, JG 53Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Ludwig HartmannOberfeldwebel13JG 2
Hans-Dieter HartweinOberleutnant16JG 5
Helmut HaugkHauptmann18ZG 76, ZG 26Knight's Cross
Werner HaugkLeutnant9StG 77, ZG 76Knight's Cross
KIA 18 October 1944
Hans HausschildFeldwebel7NJG 100, NJG 200
Wilhelm HauswirthFeldwebel50JG 52
Alfred HeckmannOberleutnant71/69JG 3, JG 26, JV 44Knight's Cross
Günther HeckmannLeutnant20/16JG 51, JG 1, JG 7
Hubert Heckmann5JG 1, JG 7
Ernst Heesen*Leutnant32/28JG 2, NJG 1, JG 3, JG 1KIA 3 May 1943
Alfred HeidelOberfeldwebel8JG 27
Bruno Heilig*Oberleutnant7NJG 2, NJG 3KIFA 6/7 January 1945
Joseph HeimGefreiter5JG 7KIA 10 April 1945
Friedrich HeimannOberfeldwebel41JG 51
Kurt HeinFeldwebel8JG 26
Hans-Joachim HeineckeHauptmann28JG 27
Engelbert HeinerOberleutnant15KG 27, NJG 6Knight's Cross
KIA 18/19 March 1945
Gerd HeintzeFeldwebel5NJG 5, NJG 100
Emil Heinzelmann*Feldwebel5NJG 1KIFA 7 May 1944
Richard Heller*Leutnant22ZG 26, ZG 10Knight's Cross
KIA 5 April 1945
Horst Hennig*Hauptmann7KG 77, NJG 3Knight's Cross
KIFA 7/8 October 1944
Eberhard HenriciOberleutnant6JG 26
Wilhelm HenselerOberleutnant10NJG 1
Helmut Henz*Hauptmann6JG 77KIA 25 May 1941
Wilhelm HergetMajor72ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 4, JV 44Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
PoW 2 May 1945
Kurt HermannOberleutnant9NJG 2
Rolf HermichenMajor64JG 26, JG 11, JG 104Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
incl. 26 heavy bombers
Hajo HerrmannOberst9/4KG 4, KG 30, JG Herrmann, JG 300Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Kurt HerrmannOberleutnant9I.(Z)/LG 1, Z./KG 30, NJG 2PoW 10/11 March 1941
Gerhard Herzog*Stabsfeldwebel11ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 6KIA 20/21 October 1943
Heinrich HeuserFeldwebel5JG 26
Hans-Joachim HeyerLeutnant53JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 9 November 1942
Otto-Heinrich Hilleke6JG 26
Ernst-Erich HirschfeldOberleutnant24/17JG 54, JG 300Knight's Cross
KIA 28 July 1944
Heinz-Horst HissbachHauptmann34/27KG 28, KG 40, NJG 2Knight's Cross
KIA 14/15 April 1945
Walter Höckner*Major68JG 77, JG 26, JG 1, JG 4Knight's Cross
KIFA 25 August 1944
Heinrich HöfemeierOberleutnant96JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 7 August 1943
Friedrich Hoffmann*Leutnant11JG 27
Gerhard Hoffmann125/130JG 52Knight's Cross
KIFA 17 April 1945
Heinrich HoffmannOberfeldwebel63JG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 October 1941
Hermann Hoffmann7JG 26
Reinhold HoffmannOberleutnant66JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 24 May 1944
Reinhold HoffmannFeldwebel8JG 3
Werner HoffmannMajor52 / 51/50ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5Knight's Cross
Karl-Wilhelm HofmannOberleutnant44JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 26 March 1945
Erich HohagenMajor56JG 51, JG 2, JG 27, JG 7, JV 44Knight's Cross
Werner HohenbergFeldwebel27JG 52, JG 2
Walter HollFeldwebel7JG 26
Kurt Holler*Major19/18/11+ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4KIA 21/22 June 1943
Otto Holler*Unteroffizier5NJG 100KIA 9/10 March 1944
Helmuth HoltzFeldwebel56JG 51
Gerhard HomuthMajor63JG 27, JG 54Knight's Cross
MIA 2 August 1943
Werner HopfHauptmann21NJG 5
Helmuth HoppeHauptmann22JG 26German Cross
Jürgen Hörschelmann*Leutnant16JGr Süd, JG 3KIA 12 May 1944
Walter HortenOberleutnant5JG 26
Anton Hörwick*Oberfeldwebel27NJG 2, NJG 7Knight's Cross
KIA 19 February 1945
Dietrich HrabakOberst125JG 76, JG 54, JG 52Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz HrdlickaHauptmann96/60JG 77, JG 2Knight's Cross
KIA 25 March 1945
Ferdinand HromadnikLeutnant6NJG 4
Herbert HubatschFeldwebel5NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 6WIA 6 September 1944
Rudolf HüblOberfelwebel9JG 1
Eckhard Hübner*Leutnant47JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 28 March 1942
Werner HübnerOberfeldwebel7JG 51
Wilhelm Hübner*Leutnant62JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 7 April 1945
Rolf HuckHauptmann6NJG 3
Karl HülshoffOberleutnant11/10KG 54, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 102
Alfred Humer*16JG 3KIA 10 February 1944
Herbert HuppertzMajor68JG 51, JG 5, JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 8 June 1944
Werner Husemann34/33NJG 1, NJG 3Knight's Cross
Wolf-Dietrich HuyHauptmann40JG 77Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

I

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Hans IfflandLeutnant11JG 3
Herbert IhlefeldOberst130 (incl. 7 in Spain)I(J)/LG 2, JG 77, JG 52,
JGr.25, JG 11, JG 1		Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Iro IlkMajor9/8LG 1, JG 300Knight's Cross
KIA 25 September 1944
Eduard IskenOberfeldwebel56/44+JG 77, JGr 200,
I(F)/123, JG 53		Knight's Cross

J

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Egbert JaacksOberfeldwebel44+JG 76, JG 77, JG 53
Hans-Joachim JabsOberstleutnant50/48ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ernst JäckelFeldwebel8JG 26
Alfred JakobiLeutnant8JG 77, JG 5
Wolfgang JankHauptmann11NJG 3, NJG 200
Erich JauerFeldwebel12JG 26
Kurt Jenisch*Leutnant8JG 27
Peter JenneHauptmann17/12+JG 300Knight's Cross
KIA 2 March 1945
Josef JenneweinLeutnant86/83JG 26, JG 51Knight's Cross
MIA 27 July 1943
Heinrich JessenOberleutnant6JG 26
Hans JohannsenLeutnant8JG 26
Horst John*Feldwebel13JG 52, JG Herrmann, JG 300KIA 18/19 November 1943
Wilhelm JohnenHauptmann34/33NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6Knight's Cross
Hermann-Friedrich Joppien70/59JG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 28 August 1941
Günther JostenOberleutnant178JG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erich JungOberleutnant27NJG 2
Harald JungHauptmann20JG 51
Heinrich Jung*68/65JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 30 July 1943

K

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Kurt KadlcickOberleutnant6NJG 4
Erbo Graf von KageneckHauptmann67JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
DOW 12 January 1942
Adolf KaiserOberleutnant16NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 100
Emil Kaiser13JG 27
Herbert KaiserLeutnant68JG 77, JG 1, JV 44Knight's Cross
Peter KaldenOberleutnant84JG 51Knight's Cross
Rolf KaldrackHauptmann21 (+3 in Spain)ZG 76Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 February 1942
Ernst KalinowskiOberfeldwebel5ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 3
Adolf Kalkum19JG 53
Herbert KaminskiMajor7ZG 76, JG 53Knight's Cross
Hans-Karl Kamp*24ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 4, JG 300KIA 31 December 1944
Fritz KarchHauptmann47JG 2Knight's Cross
Hans KarlewskiMajor6KG 53, NJG 101, NJG 1, NJG 2
Eberhard KarossLeutnant11/10NJG 5, NJG 100
Kurt KarstenOberfeldwebel6NJG 4, Luftbeobachterstaffel 7, NJG 6
Erich KayserLeutnant5+/6NJG 5, NJG 100PoW 25 January 1945, east of Labiau (present-day Polessk, Kaliningrad oblast)
Dietrich KehlOberleutnant6JG 26
Georg KeilLeutnant20+JG 2
Josef KeilUnteroffizier16JG 3, JG 301
Günther KelchHauptmann13JG 26
Johannes KellerUnteroffizier23JG 51
Lothar KellerHauptmann23 (incl. 3 in Spain)JG 3Knight's Cross
Otto KellerLeutnant13NJG 5
Kurt Kelter60JG 54
Heinz KemethmüllerOberleutnant89JG 3, JG 26Knight's Cross
Karl-Heinz KempfLeutnant65JG 54, JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 3 September 1944
Karl KennelMajor34ZG 26, ZG 2, SG 1, SG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Gerhard KepplerLeutnant7JG 27
Georg Kiefner12JG 26, JV 44
Johannes KielHauptmann25ZG 26, ZG 76Knight's Cross
KIA 29 January 1944
Willy KientschOberleutnant53JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29 January 1944
Rüdiger von KirchmayrHauptmann20+JG 1, JG 11, JV 44
Joachim Kirschner188/181JG 3, JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
17 December 1943
Otto KittelOberleutnant267/265+JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
16 February 1945
Ernst Klager22JG 53
Alfons Klein39/38JG 52, JG 11Knight's Cross
Johann KleinStabsfeldwebel10JG 52
Hans Klein*5JG 2KIA 14 March 1941
Rudolf KlemmMajor42/43JG 54, JG 26Knight's Cross
Heinrich KlöpperOberleutnant94/89JG 51, JG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 29 November 1943
Reinhold KnackeHauptmann45/44ZG 1, NJG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3/4 February 1943
Kurt KnappeOberfeldwebel56JG 51, JG 2Knight's Cross
KIA 3 September 1943
Hans KnauthHauptmann26JG 51
Wolfgang Knieling*Oberleutnant8NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 6KIA 6/7 July 1944
Heinz KnokeHauptmann33JG 1, JG 11Knight's Cross
1/2 victory +12 unconfirmed
Gerhard Koall38JG 3, JG 54Knight's Cross
Günther Köberich*Hauptmann14NJG 3, NJG 2KIA 8 April 1944 at Quakenbrück airfield
Hans-Günther KochOberfeldwebel9+JG 51
Harry KochHauptmann21+JG 26, JG 2
Herbert KochOberleutnant17NJG 3
Robert KochFeldwebel5NJG 1PoW 6/7 October 1944
Josef KociokLeutnant33ZG 76, SKG 210, 10.(NJ)/ZG 1, NJG 200Knight's Cross
KIA 26/27 September 1943
Hans-Heinrich KoenigHauptmann28/25ZG 76, NJG 3, Jagdstaffel Helgoland, JG 11Knight's Cross
KIA 24 May 1944
Armin KöhlerMajor69JG 27, JG 77Knight's Cross
Walter KöhneLeutnant20+JG 52, JG 1, JG 11, EJG 2
Hans KolbowOberleutnant27JG 20, JG 51Knight's Cross
Reinhard KollakStabsfeldwebel49ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 4Knight's Cross
Helmut Konter*Leutnant15–20/15NJG 5, NJG 100MIA in April 1945
Gerhard Köppen85JG 52Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA May 5 1942
Hans-Günter von Kornatzki*Oberstleutnant6JG 132, JG 52, JG 4KIA 12 September 1944
Friedrich KörnerOberleutnant36JG 27Knight's Cross
Berthold KortsLeutnant113/108JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 29 August 1943
Eduard KoslowskiOberfeldwebel12JG 53, JG 26
Wolfgang KosseHauptmann18+JG 26, JG 5, JG 1, JG 3
Alfons Köster25/20NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 6/7 January 1945
Franz KösterUnteroffizier6JG 7, EJG 2, JV 44
Oskar Köstler*Leutnant6NJG 1KIA 9/10 April 1943
Willi Kothmann13JG 27
Herbert KowalskiOberfeldwebel5JG 27
Heinrich KrafftHauptmann78JG 51, JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 14 December 1942
Josef Kraft56/51NJG 4, NJG 5, NJG 6, NJG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Josef Krahforst*11NJG 4KIA 27/28 September 1944
Karl-Heinz Krahl24JG 2, JG 3Knight's Cross
Erich KrainikUnteroffizier12JG 27
Benno KratzOberfeldwebel6NJG 6WIA 25/26 March 1945
Hans KrauseHauptmann29/28NJG 3, NJG 101, NJG 4Knight's Cross
Herbert KrenzOberfeldwebel12JG 27
Hans-Joachim KroschinskiLeutnant76JG 54Knight's Cross
Heinz Krug9JG 26
"the Count" Walter KrupinskiHauptmann197JG 52, JG 11, JG 26, JV 44Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Fritz Kruse*Oberfeldwebel6NJG 1KIFA 17/18 May 1943
Elias KühleinLeutnant20+JG 51
Wilhelm KükenOberfeldwebel45JG 51, JGr Ost
Franz KunzOberleutnant12JG 53, JG 26
Josef KunzLeutnant17JG 5
Wolfgang Kuthe*Oberleutnant8NJG 3, NJG 2, NJG 1KIFA 14 April 1943
Herbert KutschaHauptmann47JG 3, JG 27, JG 11Knight's Cross
Otto KutznerFeldwebel10NJG 3WIA 7/8 March 1945

L

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
August LambertOberleutnant116/103SG 2, SG 77Knight's Cross
KIA 17 April 1945
Robert Landau*5NJG 5KIA 19/20 July 1943
Günther LandtLeutnant22JG 53
Emil LangHauptmann173/103JG 54, JG 26Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
18 in one day
Friedrich LangeLeutnant7JG 26
Heinz LangeMajor70/73JG 21, JG 54, JG 51Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim LangerFeldwebel9+JG 51, JG 7
Karl-Heinz LangerMajor30JG 3Knight's Cross
Erwin LaskowskiOberfeldwebel46JG 51, JG 11Knight's Cross
Kurt LasseOberleutnant39JG 77Knight's Cross
KIA 8 October 1941
Fritz LauHauptmann28/23/22NJG 1Knight's Cross
Karl LaubOberfeldwebel7JG 26
Richard Launer8NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6
Bernhard Lausch36JG 51
Heinz Leber*Leutnant54JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 1 June 1943
Alois Lechner*Major45NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 100Knight's Cross
MIA 23 February 1944
Karl-Heinz Leesmann37JG 52, JG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 25 July 1943
Erwin LeiboldOberfeldwebel11JG 26
Hans-Robert (Hans) Leickhardt*Major1314.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 5KIA 5/6 March 1945
Erich Leie118/121JG 2, JG 51, JG 77Knight's Cross
KIA 7 March 1945
Hermann LeisteLeutnant30JG 54
Siegfried LemkeHauptmann96JG 2Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Lemke131JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 December 1943
Helmut LennartzFeldwebel8+JG 11, JG 7, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny
Helmut LentOberst110/112ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
DoW 7 October 1944 following crash on 5 October, on approach to Paderborn airfield
Richard LepplaMajor68JG 51, JG 105, JG 6Knight's Cross
Heinrich LeschOberleutnant7JG 5
Heinrich Leschert*Oberfeldwebel23JG 53KIA 10 August 1942
Hermann Leube*Hauptmann20NJG 3KIA 27/28 December 1944
Rolf LeuchsMajor8NJG 1, NJG 6, NJGr 10
Rudolf Leuschel*Hauptmann9JG 26KIA 25 February 1944
Erwin LeykaufOberleutnant33JG 54
Fritz LiebeltLeutnant15JG 51
Kurt LiedkeHauptmann11JG 53, NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5
Karl von Lieres und WilkauOberleutnant32JG 27
Frank Liesendahl*Hauptmann~5JG 53, JG 2Knight's Cross
KIA 17 July 1942
Arnold LignitzMajor25JG 51, JG 54Knight's Cross
MIA 30 September 1941
Friedrich LindelaubOberfeldwebel5JG 26
Anton LindnerOberleutnant73JG 51Knight's Cross
Lothar Linke28/27ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2Knight's Cross
KIFA 13/14 May 1943
Rudi LinzLeutnant70JG 5Knight's Cross
KIA 9 February 1945
Helmut LipfertHauptmann203/200JG 52, JG 53Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-WeißenfeldMajor51/49ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIFA 12 March 1944
Wolfgang LippertHauptmann29 (+4 in Spain)JG 53, JG 27Knight's Cross
KIA 3 December 1941
Stefan LitjensOberfeldwebel38JG 53Knight's Cross
Gerhard LoosOberleutnant92JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1944
Kurt Loos*Hauptmann11ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, JG 300KIA 24 March 1945
Walter LoosOberfeldwebel38JG 301, JG 3Knight's Cross
Ferdinand LöschenkohlLeutnant11JG 3, JG 7
Fritz LosigkeitMajor68JG 26, JG 1, JG 51, JG 77Knight's Cross
August LübkingOberfeldwebel38JG 5, JG 7
Werner LucasHauptmann106/105JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 24 October 1943
Max-Hermann LückeOberleutnant81JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 8 November 1943
Fritz LüddeckeOberfeldwebel51JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 10 August 1944
Robert LüddekeOberfeldwebel112./KG 2, Nachtjagdkette 1, NJG 1, NJG 2
Franz LüdersFeldwebel5JG 26
Herbert Ludwig*Leutnant13–14NJG 1, NJG 2, NJSch 1, NJG 101, NJG 6KIA 23/24 April 1945
Herbert LütjeOberstleutnant53/4812.(N)/JG 2, NJG 1, NJG 6Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Johannes LutterHauptmann12ZG 1, ZG 76, ZG 2, SKG 210, SKG 10, SG 4Knight's Cross
Günther LützowOberst108 (incl. 5 in Spain)/105/200JG 3, JV 44Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
MIA 24 April 1945
August LuyOberfeldwebel5+JG 5

M

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Ernst MaakHauptmann6JG 27, JG 11
Werner Machold32JG 2Knight's Cross
Walter Mackens*Oberfeldwebel9JG 52, JG 53, JG 300KIA 5 January 1944
Wilhelm Mackenstedt6JG 26
Anton MaderOberstleutnant86/78JG 2, JG 77, JG 54Knight's Cross
Lothar Mai*Oberfeldwebel45/44JG 51KIA 27 August 1943
Karl Maisch17NJG 5, NJG 100
Wilhelm Makrocki*Major9ZG 76, ZG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 21 May 1941
Günther Freiherr von MaltzahnOberst68JG 53Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Rudolf MangelsdorfOberfeldwebel8NJG 3, NJG 2
Egon MangoldHauptmann510.(NJ)/ZG 1, NJG 100, NJG 200
Gerhard Marburg*Oberfeldwebel7JG 3, JG 4KIFA 3 September 1944
Heinz Marquardt121JG 51Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim MarseilleHauptmann158/152JG 52, JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
KIFA 30 September 1942
Karl-Heinrich Matern12ZG 1, ZG 76Knight's Cross
Otto Materne*Hauptmann5NJG 4KIA 6 September 1944
Walter MatoniMajor34JG 27, JG 26, JG 2, JG 11Knight's Cross
Kurt MatzakOberleutnant16NJG 1
Willi Maximowitz*Oberfeldwebel15+JG 1, JG 3MIA 20 April 1945
Marian Mazurek*Feldwebel34JG 53KIA 9 June 1943
Egon MayerOberstleutnant102JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 2 March 1944
incl. 26 heavy bombers
Hans-Karl MayerHauptmann39 (incl. 8 in Spain)JG 53, JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 17 October 1940
Wilhelm MayerLeutnant27JG 26Knight's Cross
Maximilian MayerlHauptmann76JG 51, EJG 1Knight's Cross
Erhardt MeckeFeldwebel10JG 5
Helmut MeckelOberleutnant25JG 3Knight's Cross
KIFA 8 May 1943
Ulrich von MeienMajor8KG 27, NJG 100, NJG 5
Johann-Hermann MeierLeutnant77JG 26, JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 15 March 1944
Julius MeimbergMajor53JG 2, JG 53Knight's Cross
Hans MeissnerLeutnant19NJG 3
Dieter Meister*10+KG 40, ZG 1, JG 2KIA 21 November 1944
Ludwig MeisterHauptmann41/33NJG 1, NJG 4Knight's Cross
Karl-Heinz MeltzerFeldwebel61JG 52
Arthur Mendl8+JG 5
Karl MentnichOberfeldwebel6JG 27
Hans-Jörg MerkleFeldwebel30JG 52
Helmut MertensHauptmann97JG 3Knight's Cross
Werner Methfessel*8LG 1KIA 17 May 1940
Rudolf Metz*Leutnant10JG 5, JG 3, JG 4KIA 6 October 1944
Manfred MeurerHauptmann65/63NJG 1, NJG 5Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 21/22 January 1944
Karl-Heinz "Conny" MeyerMajor11JG 26
Eduard MeyerLeutnant22ZG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 31 March 1942
Otto Meyer*Hauptmann21/14JG 27KIA 12 July 1944
Walter MeyerLeutnant18JG 54, JG 26
Georg MichalekMajor59JG 3Knight's Cross
Gerhard MichalskiOberstleutnant73JG 53, JG 4Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Rudolf MiethigHauptmann101/100JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 10 June 1943
Klaus MietuschMajor72JG 26Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 17 September 1944
Walter Milius8NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 4, JG 400
Wilhelm MinkOberfeldwebel72JG 51, EJG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 12 March 1945
Heinz MischFeldwebel8NJG 2, NJG 3
Bruno MischkotLeutnant7JG 26, JG 3, JG 2, EJG 2
Helmut Missner*Oberfeldwebel82JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 12 September 1944
Ernst-Wilhelm ModrowHauptmann33NJG 1Knight's Cross
"Vati" Werner MöldersOberst115 (incl. 14 in Spain)/108JG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
KIFA 22 November 1941
Klaus MöllerOberfeldwebel10NJG 3, NJG 2
Wilhelm MoritzMajor44/41JG 51, JG 3Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Morlock*Oberfeldwebel16NJG 1KIA 4/5 November 1944
August MorsLeutnant60JG 5Knight's Cross
KIA 8 August 1944
August Müller*Oberfeldwebel49JG 51KIA 6 April 1945
Friedrich-Karl "Nasen" MüllerMajor30/29N.J.V.K., JG Herrmann,JG 300, NJGr 10, NJG 11Knight's Cross
Friedrich-Karl "Tutti" MüllerOberstleutnant140/139JG 53, JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29 May 1944
incl. 23 heavy bombers
Fritz MüllerLeutnant23JG 7
Hans-Hermann MüllerHauptmann16NJG 2, NJG 3, SG 151, NSGr 20
Kurt Müller*Oberlfeldwebel5ZG 2KIA 7 April 1940
Rudolf Müller94JG 5Knight's Cross
Died in POW camp 21 June 1943
Siegfried MüllerLeutnant10JG 51, JG 3, JG 7
Wilhelm MüllerOberfeldwebel10JG 26
Gerhard Müller-DühneLeutnant5JG 26
Joachim MünchebergMajor135JG 26, JG 51, JG 77Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 23 March 1943
Georg MunderlohOberfeldwebel18JG 54
Leopold MünsterLeutnant95JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 8 May 1944
Karl MunzLeutnant60JG 52, JG 7
Hubert MütherichOberleutnant43/39JG 51, JG 54

N

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Josef Nabrich*Oberleutnant18/17NJG 101, NJG 1KIA 27 November 1944
Heinz NackeMajor12ZG 76, NJG 3Knight's Cross
Johannes Naumann34JG 26, JG 6, JG 7Knight's Cross
Kurt Necessany*Oberleutnant6KG 40, ZG 1MIA 14 February 1944
Willi NemitzLeutnant81/82JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 11 April 1943
Wolfgang NeuHauptmann9JG 26
Hermann NeuhoffLeutnant40JG 53Knight's Cross
Eduard NeumannOberstleutnant13 (incl. 2 in Spain)JG 26, JG 27
Helmut NeumannLeutnant62JG 5Knight's Cross
Klaus Neumann37JG 51, JG 3, JG 7, JV 44Knight's Cross
Berthold NeyMajor19/8NJG 2, NJG 3WIA 3/4 March 1945
Siegfried Ney*Oberfeldwebel12/11NJG 1, NJG 2KIA 27/28 March 1942
Hans-Wolfgang von Niebelschütz*Hauptmann9NJG 4, NJG 5KIA 2/3 January 1944
Karl-Gottfried NordmannOberst78/75JG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Jakob NorzLeutnant117/104JG 5Knight's Cross
KIA 16 September 1944
"Nowi" Walter NowotnyMajor258/256JG 54, Kdo Nowotny,
JG 101		Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
KIA 8 November 1944

O

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Heinz Oberheide*Feldwebel10/7NJG 3KIA 8 February 1945
Anton Oberhofer*Unteroffizier12JG 52KIA 7 March 1944
Friedrich ObleserOberleutnant120/112+JG 52Knight's Cross
Walter OesauOberst125 (incl. 8 in Spain)/127JG 1, JG 2, JG 51, J/88Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 11 May 1944
Walter OhlroggeLeutnant77JG 3, JG 7Knight's Cross
Robert OlejnikMajor42JG 2, JG 3, JG 1, JG 400Knight's Cross
Emil OmertHauptmann70/55JG 3, JG 2, JG 77Knight's Cross
KIA 24 April 1944
Theo OsterkampGeneralleutnant38 (incl. 32 in World War I)JG 51Knight's Cross
Max-Hellmuth OstermannOberleutnant102ZG 1, JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 9 August 1942

P

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Karl Paashaus*Oberleutnant15JG 53German Cross
KIA 22 August 1944
Horst PatuschkaHauptmann23NJG 2Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1943
Georg PavenzingerOberfeldwebel5JG 51
Hans Peterburs18ZG 76, ZG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 11 January 1944
Viktor PetermannOberleutnant64JG 52, JG 7Knight's Cross
Erhard Peters*Hauptmann23NJG 3, NJG 4KIA 20 February 1944
Horst PetzschlerFanhnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel26JG 3, JG 51Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe
Karl-Georg PfeifferOberfeldwebel10NJG 1
Rudolf PflanzHauptmann52JG 2Knight's Cross
KIA 31 July 1942
Helmut PfüllerOberfeldwebel27+JG 51
Hans PhilippMajor206/195JG 54, JG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 8 October 1943
Wilhelm PhilippOberfeldwebel81/79+JG 54Knight's Cross
Johann PichlerLeutnant75JG 77Knight's Cross
Anton-Rudolf Piffer26JG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 17 June 1944
Rolf PingelMajor28 (incl. 6 in Spain)JG 26, JG 53Knight's Cross
Karl-Heinrich Plücker*Oberleutnant42JG 52KIA 10 May 1944
Josef Pöhs43JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 30 December 1943
Hubert PölzHauptmann11StG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans PragerLeutnant16JG 26, JG 54
Alexander PreinfalkOberfeldwebel80JG 77, JG 51, JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 12 December 1944
Bela PreislerUnteroffizier6JG 5
Rolf PriggeOberfänrich5JG 27, JG 7
Josef "Pips" PrillerOberst101JG 51, JG 26Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Herbert PuschmannHauptmann54JG 51Knight's Cross

Q

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Wilhelm Quack*Feldwebel17JG 54KIA 8 January 1942
Klaus Quaet-FaslemMajor49JG 53, JG 3Knight's Cross
KIFA 30 January 1944
Richard Quante*Oberfeldwebel49/41JG 51KIA 14 August 1942
Josef Quarde*Fähnrich52JG 54KIA 5 March 1945
Karl-Heinz Quaritsch*Leutnant9JG 53KIA 14 June 1942
Ernst QuasinowskiOberleutnant19J/88, JG 52
Werner QuastFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel84JG 52Knight's Cross
Gerhard QuerengasserFeldwebel5+JG 2

R

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Rudolf RademacherOberleutnant126/93JG 54, JG 7Knight's Cross
Waldemar Radener37/23JG 26, JG 300Knight's Cross
Günther RaduschOberst64 (+1 in Spain)NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Gerhard RahtHauptmann58/59NJG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Alfons RaichOberleutnant10JG 3
Günther RallMajor275/274JG 52, JG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.26.
Karl Rammelt41JG 51Knight's Cross
Alfred RauchLeutnant60JG 51Knight's Cross
Paul-Hubert RauhHauptmann31NJG 4Knight's Cross
Karl-Wolfgang Redlich*Major41 (incl. 2 in Spain)JG 27Knight's Cross
KIA 29 May 1944
Hans ReiffOberfeldwebel54JG 3
Ernst-Wilhelm ReinertOberleutnant174/168JG 77, JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Hans-Günther ReinhardOberfeldwebel42JG 54
Peter ReischerOberleutnant20JG 26
Hans RemmerHauptmann27/21JG 27Knight's Cross
KIA 2 April 1944
Anton ReschOberleutnant91JG 52Knight's Cross
Rudolf ReschMajor94 (incl. 1 in Spain)JG 52, JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 11 July 1943
Willi ReschkeOberfeldwebel28JG 302, JG 301Knight's Cross
incl. 20 heavy bombers
Ralph von RettbergOberst8ZG 26, ZG 1Knight's Cross
Ernst RichterOberfeldwebel8JG 54
Hans RichterLeutnant22JG 27
Eckhard RochOberleutnant5JG 26
Gustav RödelOberst98JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans RöhrigHauptmann75JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 13 July 1943
Detlev Rohwer38JG 3, JG 1Knight's Cross
Heinz Rökker64NJG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Herbert RollwageOberleutnant102JG 53Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Oskar Romm92JG 51, JG 3Knight's Cross
Theodor RossiwallOberstleutnant19 (incl. 2 in Spain)ZG 76, NJG 4Knight's Cross
Edmund RoßmannLeutnant93JG 52Knight's Cross
Willi Roth20JG 26, JG 103, JG 102, JV 44
Günther RübellHauptmann50JG 51, JG 104Knight's Cross
Hans-Ulrich RudelOberst9+SG 2Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds (sole recipient in the entire Wehrmacht)
Erich RudorfferMajor222/219JG 2, JG 54, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
13 in one mission
Helmut RüfflerOberfeldwebel98/88JG 3Knight's Cross
Franz RuhlOberleutnant36JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
Friedrich RuppLeutnant52JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 15 May 1943
Martin RysavyOberleutnant8JG 26

S

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Heinz SachsenbergLeutnant104JG 52Knight's Cross
Florian SalwenderFeldwebel25JG 77, JG 5POW Died in Soviet Prison
Carl Sattig*Hauptmann53JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 10 August 1942
Erwin Sawallisch*Oberfeldwebel35JG 27Suicide
Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-WittgensteinMajor83/79NJG 2, NJG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 21/22 January 1944
Günther SchackHauptmann174JG 51, JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans SchäferFeldwebel6JG 3
Hans SchäferOberleutnant12NJG 2, NJG 3
Johann SchalkOberst15ZG 26, NJG 3, NJG 4Knight's Cross
Franz SchallHauptmann137/133JG 52, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7Knight's Cross
KIFA 10 April 1945
mission-to-claim ratio of 4.01.
Ludwig ScharfUnteroffizier7+JG 5
Gerhard SchaschkeHauptmann19+ZG 76
Paul Schauder21JG 26
Jakob SchausLeutnant23NJG 4
Günther ScheelLeutnant71JG 54Knight's Cross
MIA 16 July 1943
only 70 combat missions, with a mission-to-claim ratio of 0.99.
Klaus ScheerLeutnant24/23NJG 100
Rudolf ScheffelHauptmann7ZG 1, ZG 26Knight's Cross
Wolfgang SchellmannOberstleutnant26 (incl. 12 in Spain)JG 2, JG 27Knight's Cross
KIA 22 June 1941
Fritz SchellwatOberfeldwebel19NJG 1
Wolfgang SchenckOberstleutnant18SG 2, ZG 1, SKG 210, KG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Georg SchentkeOberleutnant90/87JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 25 December 1942
Karl-Heinz ScherflingOberfeldwebel33NJG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 21 July 1944
Ernst ScheufeleOberleutnant14JG 5, JG 4
Erich ScheydaOberfeldwebel20JG 26
Franz SchießHauptmann67JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 2 September 1943
Wilhelm SchillingOberleutnant63JG 54, EJG 1Knight's Cross
Hans Schleef98JG 3, JG 5, JG 4Knight's Cross
KIA 31 December 1944
Hermann SchleinhegeLeutnant97/96JG 3, JG 54Knight's Cross
Joachim SchlichtingMajor8 (incl. 5 in Spain)JG 27Knight's Cross
Karl-Friedrich SchlossteinHauptmann5+JG 77, JG 5
Johann SchmidMajor45JG 2, JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 6 November 1941
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.34.
Dietrich SchmidtHauptmann39NJG 1Knight's Cross
Erich SchmidtOberleutnant47JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 31 August 1941
Franz Schmidt*Unteroffizier6JG 77KIA 4 November 1941
Heinz SchmidtHauptmann173JG 52Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 5 September 1943
mission-to-claim ratio of 4.05.
Johannes SchmidtOberleutnant12JG 26
Rudolf Schmidt*Feldwebel42JG 77Knight's Cross
KIA 6 April 1942
Winfried SchmidtHauptmann19JG 3
Lothar SchmittLeutnant7LG 2, SG 1
Hans Schmoller-HaldyHauptmann12JG 54
Heinz-Wolfgang SchnauferMajor121/119NJG 1, NJG 4Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Top Night Fighter Ace of World War II
August SchneiderLeutnant9JG 5
Gerhard Schneider41JG 51, JGr Ost
Hugo SchneiderOberleutnant6JG 27
Walter Schneider20JG 26
Karl-Heinz SchnellMajor72JG 51, JG 53, JV 44Knight's Cross
"Wumm" Siegfried Schnell93JG 54, JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 25 February 1944
Karl "Quax" SchnörrerLeutnant46JG 54, JG 7, Kdo NowotnyKnight's Cross
Herbert SchobHauptmann28 (incl. 6 in Spain)LG 1, ZG 76, ZG 26Knight's Cross
Rudolf SchoenertMajor64NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJGr 10, NJG 5Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erich SchöfbockLeutnant8JG 27
Günther ScholzMajor34 (+1 in Spain)JG 54, JG 5
Helmut SchönfelderOberfeldwebel56JG 51Knight's Cross
Gerhard SchöpfelMajor45JG 26, JG 4, JG 6Knight's Cross
Georg Schott*Oberleutnant21LG 2, JG 1KIA 27 September 1943
Herbert SchrammHauptmann40JG 53, JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 1 December 1943
Alfred SchreiberLeutnant5ZG 26, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7KIFA 26 November 1944
Georg SchröderHauptmann12JG 2
Werner SchröerMajor114/106JG 3, JG 27, JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 26 heavy bombers
mission-to-claim ratio of 1.73.
Fritz Schröter11JG 2, SKG 10, SG 5, SG 4Knight's Cross
Walter SchuckOberleutnant206/181JG 5, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Leo SchuhmacherLeutnant23ZG 76, JG 1, JV 44Knight's Cross
Franz Schulte*Feldwebel46JG 77Knight's Cross
KIA 12 August 1942
Helmuth SchulteHauptmann25NJG 5Knight's Cross
Otto Schultz73JG 51Knight's Cross
Gerhard SchulwitzLeutnant9JG 26
Otto SchulzOberleutnant51JG 27Knight's Cross
KIA 17 June 1942
Werner SchumacherUnteroffizier30JG 5
Heinz Schumann*Major21JG 51, JG 2 SKG 10Knight's Cross
KIFA 8 November 1943
Franz SchwaigerLeutnant67JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 24 April 1944
Günther SchwaneckeHauptmann14JG 77, JG 5
Gerhard SchwartzFeldwebel20JG 51
Günther SchwarzOberfeldwebel40/38JG 51
Georg SeckelHauptmann34JG 77, JG 200, JG 4
Günther SeegerOberleutnant56JG 53, JG 2Knight's Cross
Georg Seelmann39JG 51, JG 103Knight's Cross
Hermann SegatzHauptmann40/33JG 26, JG 51, JG 5, JG 1
Georg SeidelOberfeldwebel47/45JG 51
Alfred SeidlOberleutnant31JG 53, JG 3, JG 7
Johannes SeifertOberstleutnant57JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 25 November 1943
Reinhard SeilerMajor109 (incl. 9 in Spain)JG 54, JG 104Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erich von Selle7JG 26
Waldemar SemelkaLeutnant65JG 52Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.69.
Paul SemrauMajor46NJG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 8 February 1945
Fritz Sengschmitt15ZG 76, ZG 26
Heinrich SetzMajor138JG 27, JG 77Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 13 March 1943
mission-to-claim ratio of 1.99.
Peter Siegler*Feldwebel48JG 54Knight's Cross
MIA 24 September 1942
Rudolf SigmundHauptmann29NJG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 4 October 1943
Friedrich SimonOberfeldwebel22+JG 51
Siegfried SimschHauptmann54JG 52, JG 11Knight's Cross
KIA 8 June 1944
Rudolf SinnerMajor39JG 27
Kurt SochatzyOberleutnant38JG 3Knight's Cross
Waldemar SöffingLeutnant35JG 26
Gerhard SommerHauptmann20JG 11, JG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 12 May 1944
Hermann Sommer*Oberfeldwebel19NJG 2, NJG 102KIA 11 February 1944
Wolfgang SpäteMajor99JG 54, JG 400, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Günther SpechtOberstleutnant34ZG 26, JG 11Knight's Cross
MIA 1 January 1945
Wilhelm SpiesMajor20ZG 26Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 27 January 1942
Robert SprecklesOberfeldwebel6+JG 11, JG 1
Peter SpodenHauptmann24/23NJG 5, NJG 6
Gustav SprickOberleutnant31JG 26Knight's Cross
Karl StadekOberfeldwebel25+JG 51
Hans-Arnold StahlschmidtOberleutnant60JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 7 September 1942
Hermann StaigerMajor63JG 51, JG 26, JG 1, JG 7Knight's Cross
incl. 26 heavy bombers
Friedrich-Wilhelm Stakejahn9JG 5, SG 4
Otto StammbergerOberleutnant7JG 26
Karl Steffen*Oberfeldwebel59JG 52Knight's Cross
MIA 8 August 1943
Hans-Joachim Steffens*Leutnant21JG 51KIA 30 July 1941
Friedrich "Fritz" StehleOberleutnant21ZG 2, ZG 26, JG 6, JG 7German Cross
Leopold "Bazi" SteinbatzLeutnant99/98JG 52Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 23 June 1942
Franz SteinerOberfeldwebel8JG 27, JG 1, JG 11, JV 44
Günter SteinhausenLeutnant40JG 27Knight's Cross
KIA 6 September 1942
Ulrich SteinhilperOberleutnant5JG 52
"Macky" Johannes SteinhoffOberst176/168JG 26, JG 52, JG 77Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Wilhelm SteinmannMajor44JG 27, JG 4, JV 44Knight's Cross
Heinrich SteisLeutnant20JG 27German Cross
Andreas SterlOberfeldwebel54JG 52German Cross
Heinrich SterrOberleutnant130JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 26 November 1944
Franz Stigler26JG 27, JV 44German Cross
Bruno StolleHauptmann35LG 1, JG 2, JG 11Knight's Cross
"Max" Maximilian Stotz189/182JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 19 August 1943
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.65.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Strakeljahn9JG 5, SG 4Knight's Cross
KIA 6 July 1944
Hubert StrasslOberfeldwebel67JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 8 July 1943
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.30.
Erwin Straznicky*Oberleutnant30LG 2, JG 77, JG 3MIA 3 October 1942
Werner StreibOberst66NJG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Hans StrelowLeutnant68JG 51Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 22 May 1942
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.94.
Fritz StritzelStabsfeldwebel11JG 2
Karl StroheckerOberfeldwebel14NJG 100
Heinz StrüningHauptmann56ZG 26, KG 30, NJG 2, NJG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 25 December 1944
Werner StumpfOberfeldwebel48JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 13 October 1942
Gustav SturmLeutnant21JG 27, JG 3, JG 51, EJG 2, JG 7
Heinrich SturmHauptmann158/157JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 22 December 1944
Alfred SurauLeutnant45JG 3
Ernst SüßOberleutnant68JG 52Knight's Cross
KIA 20 December 1943
Paul SzameitatHauptmann29NJG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 2 January 1944
Wilhelm SzuggarOberfeldwebel10 (incl. 5 in Spain)JG 52, JG 26

T

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Adolph TabbatFeldwebel6JG 26
Otto TangeOberleutnant68/63JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 30 July 1943
Kurt TangermannLeutnant45JG 54
Kurt TanzerLeutnant of the Reserves143/35+JG 51Knight's Cross
Gabriel TautscherUnteroffizier58JG 51
Fritz TegtmeierOberleutnant146JG 54, JG 7Knight's Cross
Waldemar TeigeOberleutnant12KG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 3 October 1942
Alfred Teumer76/74JG 54, JG 7Knight's Cross
KIFA 4 October 1944
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.95.
Edwin ThielHauptmann76/71JG 52, JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 14 July 1944
Werner Thierfelder27ZG 26Knight's Cross
KIFA 18 July 1944
Wolfgang ThimmigOberstleutnant23NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 4
Gerhard ThybenOberleutnant157JG 3, JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.45.
Ekkehard TichyHauptmann25JG 53, JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 16 August 1944
Horst Tietzen27 (incl. 7 in Spain)JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 18 August 1940
Günther TonneMajor~20SKG 210, SKG 10, ZG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 15 July 1943
Wolfgang TonneHauptmann122/120JG 53Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 20 April 1943
Eduard TrattMajor38ZG 1, ZG 26Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 22 February 1944
Hannes TrautloftOberst58 (incl. 5 in Spain)JG 51, JG 54Knight's Cross
Rudolf TrenkelHauptmann138/132JG 77, JG 52Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.62.
Willi TritschOberleunant20/12LG 2, SG 1, SG 151, SG 152Knight's Cross

U

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Kurt "Kuddel" UbbenMajor111/110/93JG 77, JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 27 April 1944
Richard Ubelbacher*Feldwebel7JG 2KIA 3 March 1943
Hans-Joachim Uhl*Unteroffizier5JG 54KIA 11 August 1943
Lothar Uhlig*Oberfeldwebel8ZG 1, JG 76KIA 25 August 1944
Martin UhlmannFeldwebel5NJG 4
Friedrich Graf von Uiberacker*Leutnant7JG 26KIA 6 December 1942
Martin UlbrichOberfeldwebel35/32+JG 51
Horst Ulenberg*Leutnant16JG 26KIA 12 July 1941
Johanes UngarUnteroffizier5JG 52
Willy UngerLeutnant21JG 3, JG 7Knight's Cross
Oswald Unterlerchner11+JG 54
Robert Unzeitig10/9JG 26
Ludwig UschmannUnteroffizier5JG 54

V

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Heinrich VandeweerdOberfähnrich6JG 26
Bernhard VechtelOberleutnant108JG 51Knight's Cross
Heinz Venth*17/14JG 51MIA 16 July 1944
Helmut ViedebanttMajor23ZG 1, SG 10Knight's Cross
KIA 1 May 1945
Heinz VinkeOberleutnant54/51NJG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 February 1944
Otto Vinzent45JG 54
Gerhard Vivroux*Feldwebel10JG 3WIA 25 October 1944
Ferdinand VöglHauptmann29JG 27
Heinz-Gerhard VogtOberleutnant48/47JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 14 January 1945
Maximilian VolkeOberfeldwebel36JG 77Remains of plane and pilot found in 2007 near Modena, Italy.
Heinz Völker*Leutnant9NJG 2KIA 22 July 1944

W

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Friedrich WachowiakLeutnant140/86JG 52, JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 16 July 1944
Edmund WagnerOberfeldwebel57JG 51Knight's Cross
KIA 13 November 1941
Rudolf WagnerLeutnant81JG 51Knight's Cross
MIA 11 December 1943
Hans WaldmannOberleutnant134/131JG 52, JG 3, JG 7Knight's Cross
KIFA 18 March 1945
Horst Walther35/34JG 51
Siegfried Wandam14NJG 1
Joachim WandelHauptmann75JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 7 October 1942
Karl-Heinz Weber136/132JG 51, JG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 7 June 1944
Heinrich WefersOberfeldwebel51JG 52, JG 54
Günther WegmannOberleutnant14ZG 26, EKdo 262, JG 7
Alfred Wehmeyer18ZG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 1 June 1942
Hans-Dieter WeihsLeutnant8JG 7
Hans WeikHauptmann36JG 3, EJGr Ost, EJG 2Knight's Cross
Dietrich WeinitschkeFeldwebel18JG 5
Gottfried Weiroster*Leutnant6JGr 50, JG 11KIA 26 November 1943
Ernst Weismann*Oberleutnant69JG 51Knight's Cross
MIA 13 August 1942
Robert "Bazi" WeissHauptmann121/122JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29 December 1944
Theodor "Theo" WeissenbergerMajor208JG 5, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Kurt WelterOberleutnant63JG 300, NJGr 10, NJG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans-Gerd WennekersOberfeldwebel11JG 11
Peter Werfft, Dr.Major26JG 27Knight's Cross
Heinz WernickeLeutnant117/118JG 54Knight's Cross
KIFA 27 December 1944
Ulrich Wernitz101JG 54Knight's Cross
Franz von WerraHauptmann21JG 3, JG 53Knight's Cross
KIFA 25 October 1941
Otto WeßlingOberleutnant83JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 19 April 1944
Walther Wever44JG 51, JG 7Knight's Cross
KIFA 10 April 1945
Helmut WickMajor56JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 28 November 1940
Johannes Wiese133/118JG 52, JG 77Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
12 in one mission
Wolf-Dietrich WilckeOberst162/155JG 53, JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 23 March 1944
Karl WilliusOberleutnant50JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 8 April 1944
Alexander von Winterfelt*Oberstleutnant13JG 2, JG 77Knight's Cross
KIFA 16 May 1942
Eugen Wintergerst*Oberfeldwebel8JG 77, JG 1KIA 4 September 1943
Hermann WischnewskiOberfähnrich28JG 300Knight's Cross
Heinrich WohlersMajor29NJG 4, NJG 6Knight's Cross
KIFA 15 March 1944
Ulrich WöhnertLeutnant86JG 54Knight's Cross
Franz WoidichOberleutnant110/81JG 27, JG 52, JG 400Knight's Cross
Erich WoitkeHauptmann26 (+4 in Spain)J/88, JG 3, JG 52, JG 77, JG 27, JG 11, JG 300, JG 1German Cross in Gold
Albin WolfOberleutnant144/142JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 22 April 1944
Hermann WolfLeutnant57/55JG 52, JG 11, JG 7Knight's Cross
Robert Wolf33NJG 5
Walter WolfrumOberleutnant137/134JG 52Knight's Cross
Helmut Woltersdorf23NJG 1German Cross
KIA 2 June 1942
Waldemar WübkeHauptmann14JG 54, JG 101German Cross
Karl WünschLeutnant20JG 27German Cross
Otto Würfel*79/77JG 51Knight's Cross
MIA 23 February 1944
Josef "Sepp" WurmhellerMajor102/103JG 53, JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 22 June 1944
Heinrich WurzelHauptmann12JG 302, JG 301German Cross

Z

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Hans Zacher*Feldwebel6JG 51KIA 17 October 1944
Friedrich Zander*Oberfeldwebel34JG 54, JG 1incl. 1 heavy bomber
KIA 26 December 1944
Ernst ZechlinHauptmann10/8NJG 2, NJG 5
Karl-Ludwig Zeddies*Feldwebel7JG 51KIA 26 March 1943
Otmar Zehart*Oberleutnant6Sturmstaffel 1, JG 3, JG 4incl. 6 heavy bombers
KIA 26 December 1944
Josef Zeiner*Fähnrich5JG 3incl. 5 heavy bombers
KIA 3 March 1945
Alfred ZeisLeutnant53JG 53
Joachim ZellerFahnenjunker-Feldwebel6JG 26
Walter ZellotLeutnant85/84JG 53Knight's Cross
KIA 10 September 1942
Ulrich Zemper*Feldwebel6JG 53KIA 28 July 1944
Emil Zibler*35JG 3KIA 5 July 1943
Siegfried ZickLeutnant20JG 1, JG 11
Kurt Ziegenfuss*Feldwebel6JG 51KIA 22 April 1944
Helmut ZiegenhagenOberleutnant15JG 76, JG 5, JG 54, JG 11
Helmut Ziehm*20JG 51KIA 9 April 1945
Kurt Ziemann*Oberfeldwebel6+SG 4KIA 23 January 1945
Heinz ZiemerFeldwebel6JG 11
Helmut Zilken*Oberleutnant12JG 54KIA 16 March 1942
Günther Zilling*Oberfähnrich6JG 54KIA 2 August 1944
Herbert Zimmer*Feldwebel20JG 3incl. 1 heavy bomber
KIA 20 March 1944
Claus Zimmermann*Leutnant7JG 52KIA 29 July 1942
Hans-Jörg Zimmermann*Oberleutnant6JG 52KIA 1 September 1941
Oskar ZimmermannLeutnant34/28+JG 51, JG 3Knight's Cross
Dieter ZinkLeutnant11JG 3incl. 10 heavy bombers
Füllbert Zink*Hauptmann36JG 26German Cross
KIA 14 March 1943
Igor Zirkenbach*Leutnant6JG 27KIA 8 August 1940
Josef Zirngibl*Oberfeldwebel9JG 26incl. 3 heavy bombers
KIA 21 June 1944
Paul ZornerMajor59/58NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJG 5Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz-Josef Zoufahl*Oberfeldwebel26JG 51German Cross
KIA 24 July 1944
Gerhard ZschäbitzFeldwebel12JG 52
Herwig Zusig*Oberleutnant12JG 77, JG 1KIA 19 August 1943
Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart69/66JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 12 January 1943
Josef ZwernemannHauptmann126/123JG 52, JG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
incl. 5 heavy bombers
KIA 8 April 1944
Rudi ZweskenOberfeldwebel45~/23+JG 52, JG 300incl. 14+ heavy bombers
Knight's Cross
Ludwig Zwittnig*Oberleutnant6JG 3incl. 2 heavy bombers
KIA 18 April 1945

Pilots with more than 100 aerial victory claims

According to Obermaier, 103 Luftwaffe pilots were credited with more than 100 aerial victories. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and list 94 Luftwaffe pilots in this category. The authors differentiate between confirmed and unconfirmed claims. In consequence the following pilots were not listed by Mathews and Foreman.

Additionally, Spick lists Horst-Günther von Fassong with 136 aerial victories, Rudolf Rademacher with 126 aerial victories, and Herbert Rollwage with 102 aerial victories. Further more, the US historian David T. Zabecki states that Friedrich Wachowiak was credited with 140 aerial victories, and Paul-Heinrich Dähne with 100 aerial victories.


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Heavy bomber aces

The Luftwaffe fighter force defended the airspace of German-occupied territory against attack, first by RAF Bomber Command and then against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the Combined Bomber Offensive. In particular, combating the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers, flying in a combat box, posed a challenge to the Luftwaffe daytime fighter force. In consequence, the destruction of a heavy bomber, or the Herausschuss (separation shot)—a severely damaged heavy bomber forced to separate from its combat box which was counted as an aerial victory—was considered an exceptional achievement. In consequence, the Luftwaffe introduced a point system in 1943 which accounted for the difficulties in shooting down a heavy bomber. Although a single heavy bomber shot down or damaged still counted as one aerial victory, the accumulated points earned a fighter pilot awards, medals and promotions. The point system worked as follows:


NameHeavy bomber claims Total wartime claimsUnitNotes
44/14/10102JG 53, JG 106Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
36/23+78/50+JG 51, JG 2, JG 1, JG 26, Kdo Nowotny, EJG 2, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
34/16+192/180+JG 77, JG 11, JG 26, JG 300Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
32/1368/38+JG 51, JG 3, JG 300Knight's Cross
30/22+129/128/90+JG 3, JG z.b.v., JG 300, EJG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
26/23114/106JG 3, JG 27, JG 54Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
26/27102JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 2 March 1944
2664ZG 1, ZG 76, SKG 210, JG 26, JG 11, JG 104Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
2663JG 51, JG 26, JG 1, JG 7Knight's Cross
2626JG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 17 June 1944
2532JG 1, JG 11Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1944
25/1721JG 1, JG 11German Cross
KIA 1 January 1945
24112/99+JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
2455JG 3, JG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 27 December 1944
23140/139JG 53, JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29 May 1944
23/1126/12JG 302, JG 301
2238JG 3, JG 301Knight's Cross
2236JG 3, EJGr Ost, EJG 2Knight's Cross
2238JG 3, JG 300, JG 400Knight's Cross
21222/220/208JG 51, JG 77, JG 1, JG 3, EJG 2, JV 44Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
2147JG 2Knight's Cross
2122/21JG 3, JG 7Knight's Cross
20+102/103JG 53, JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
2053JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29 January 1944
2028ZG 76, NJG 3, JG 11Knight's Cross
2028JG 302, JG 301Knight's Cross
20/1771/69JG 52, JG 26, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
19/17+37JG 51, JG 3, JG 7, JV 44Knight's Cross
19/1333/15JG 1, JG 11Knight's Cross
18/14133/127JG 52, JG 1Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
1828/13+JG 106, JG 301Knight's Cross
1768JG 51, JG 5, JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 8 June 1944
1756JG 77, JGr 200,
I(F)/123, JG 53		Knight's Cross
17/12 37/23JG 26, JG 300Knight's Cross
17/1534/22JG 300Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
16126/93JG 54, JG 7Knight's Cross
1675JG 77Knight's Cross
1645/41JG 27Knight's Cross
1621ZG 2, ZG 26, JG 6, JG 7German Cross
1595JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 8 May 1944
1583JG 3Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 19 April 1944
1534ZG 26, JG 1, JG 11Knight's Cross
KIA 1 January 1945
15/1420JG 11, JG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 12 May 1944
14+ 23+JG 52, JG 300Knight's Cross
14132/100JG 77, JG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 October 1943
14125 (incl. 8 in Spain)/127JG 1, JG 2, JG 51, J/88Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 11 May 1944
1446JG 51, JG 11Knight's Cross
1434JG 27, JG 26, JG 2, JG 11Knight's Cross
1426JG 27Knight's Cross
1398JG 27Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
1373JG 53, JG 4Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
1372JG 26Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 17 September 1944
1369JG 27, JG 77Knight's Cross
1356JG 51, JG 2, JG 27, JG 7, JV 44Knight's Cross
1321JG 27, JG 3, JG 51, EJG 2, JG 7
12+93JG 54, JG 2Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 25 February 1944
1244/41JG 51, JG 3Knight's Cross
1236JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
1222ZG 1, ZG 76, JG 6 Knight's Cross
1217/12+ZG 1, ZG 26, JG 300Knight's Cross
KIA 2 March 1945
11222/219JG 2, JG 54, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
1150JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 8 April 1944
1141JG 51Knight's Cross
1134/28+JG 51, JG 3
1127JG 2German Cross
KIA 20 October 1943
11/525JG 53, JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 16 August 1944
1120JG 1, JG 11
1111JG 3
1116JG 3KIA 12 May 1944
1112JG 11, JG 7
10101JG 51, JG 26Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
10 82/78JG 3, JG 52, JG 7 JV 44Knight's Cross
1069/66JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 12 January 1943
1064JG 53, JG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIFA 17 February 1945
1058SG 2, JG 7Knight's Cross
1062/54JG 51, JG 3Knight's Cross
KIA 26 November 1944
1055JG 27, JG 104Knight's Cross
1042/43JG 54, JG 26Knight's Cross
1029JG 27Knight's Cross
1028 (incl. 6 in Spain)LG 1, ZG 76, ZG 26Knight's Cross
1023ZG 76, JG 1, JV 44Knight's Cross
1022JG 2KIA 25 July 1944
1011JG 51, JG 302, JG 3, JG 7
1011JG 3
9+12LG 1, JG 1, JG 11
946JG 54, JG 7, Kdo NowotnyKnight's Cross
945/43JG 3, JG 27, JG 76, EJG 2, JG 7Knight's Cross
927JG 53German Cross
KIA 2 July 1944
924JG 300, JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 28 July 1944
920+JG 52, JG 1, JG 11, EJG 2
910Sturmstaffel 1, JG 3
910JG 5, JG 3, JG 4KIA 6 October 1944
8+10+JG 300
8+10+JG 11, JV 44
894JG 51, JG 1Knight's Cross
KIA 29 November 1943
892JG 51, JG 3Knight's Cross
898/88JG 3Knight's Cross
856JG 53, JG 2Knight's Cross
Wilhelm-Ferdinand (Wutz) Galland854/56JG 26Knight's Cross
848JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 14 January 1945
827/21JG 27Knight's Cross
KIA 2 April 1944
820JG 27German Cross
21 November 1944
815+JG 1, JG 3MIA 20 April 1945
815JG 51, JG 3, JG 7German Cross
814JG 300
810JG 27
810JG 3KIA 1 January 1945
88JG 3KIA 16 October 1944
88JG 1KIA 5 January 1944
7+20±JG 1, JG 11
7+8+JG 302German Cross
KIA 25 February 1945
7209/182+JG 5, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 April 1945
7208JG 5, JG 7Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
773JG 51Knight's Cross
734JG 26, JG 6, JG 7Knight's Cross
721+JG 26, JG 1German Cross
KIA 22 December 1943
719JG 51, JG 3German Cross
KIA 23 August 1944
718JG 3, JG 301, JG 7
715JG 53KIA 22 August 1944
715JG 3, JG 7German Cross
713JG 27
712JG 27German Cross
79JG 27
77JG 1, JG 11
6+10+JG 1German Cross
6+8+JG 1, EJG 2
6212/206JG 52, JG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
668JG 52, JG 77, JG 26, JG 1, JG 4Knight's Cross
KIA 25 August 1944
Reinhold Hoffmann6/566JG 54Knight's Cross
KIA 24 May 1944
647SKG 210, ZG 1, ZG 76, JG 3, JG 11, JG 27Knight's Cross
644JG 26Knight's Cross
KIA 26 March 1945
622JG 26German Cross
618JGr. 200, JG 27German Cross
610JG 27KIA 29 June 1944
69JG 1
69JG 27KIA 6 August 1944
68JG 27, JG 1, JG 11, JV 44
66JG 51,JG 302
66JG 3
66JG 302
5+8+JG 1, JG 11, JG 6, JG 7
5137/133JG 52, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7Knight's Cross
KIFA 10 April 1945
5126/123JG 52, JG 11Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 8 April 1944
563JG 53, JG 26Knight's Cross
549/48JG 5, JG 7KIA 17 April 1945
510JG 26, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7
510JG 300, JG 302, JG 106
510JG 26
57JG Hermann, JG 300
56JG 77

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