List of World War II aces from Germany: G–L explained

See main article: List of World War II aces from Germany. This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Germany with their surname starting from G to L. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Aces are listed alphabetically by last name.

Aces

By surname:A–F M–P Q–S T–Z

G

Name	Rank	Claims	Unit	Notes
Josef Gabl	Oberfeldwebel	42/28+	JG 51
Kurt Gabler	Oberleutnant	16	JG 300
Otto Gaiser	Leutnant	74	JG 51	Knight's Cross
"Dolfo" Adolf Galland	Generalleutnant	104/101	JG 27, JG 26, JV 44	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Paul Galland	Leutnant	17	JG 26
Wilhelm-Ferdinand (Wutz) Galland	Major	54/56	JG 26	Knight's Cross
Bernd Gallowitsch		64	JG 51, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Fritz Gammel*	Oberfeldwebel	19	JG 53	MIA 4 September 1942
Josef Gärtner		6	JG 26
Wilhelm Gäth	Major	9	JG 26
Werner Gayko	Oberleutnant	14	JG 5
August Geiger	Hauptmann	53/50	NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 29/30 September 1943
Friedrich Geisshardt		102/93	LG 2, JG 77, JG 26, JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 6 April 1942
Wolfgang Gendelmeyer*	Leutnant	8	JG 3	KIA 1 August 1942
Hannes Gentzen	Major	18	JG 102
Dieter Gerhard	Oberleutnant	5	JG 1
Günther Gerhards	Leutnant	8	JG 52
Werner Gerhardt*	Oberfeldwebel	13/12	JG 2, JG 1, JG 26	KIA 19 August 1942
Erich Gerlitz*	Major	18	JG 51, JG 27, JG 53, JG 5	KIA 16 March 1944
Lorenz Gerstmayr	Oberfeldwebel	15	NJG 3	Admitted to Luftwaffe hospital in Amsterdam on 7 July 1944, died 29 May 1945
Werner Gerth*	Hauptmann	38/23	JG 3, JG 300, JG 400	Knight's Cross KIA 2 November 1944
Herbert Giesecke	Oberfeldwebel	6	NJG 3
Vinzenz Giessübel	Oberfeldwebel	6	NJG 1, NJG 2
Paul Gildner	Oberleutnant	48/43	ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIFA 24/25 February 1943
Gerhard Gleuwitz		11+	JG 52
Rudolf Glöckner		33	JG 5, JG 7	German Cross
Adolf Glunz		71/69	JG 52, JG 26, JG 7	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Heinz Golinski	Feldwebel	47	JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 16 October 1942
Erich Gollasch*	Oberleutnant	7	NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 100	MIA 25/26 September 1943
Gordon Gollob	Oberst	150/146	JG 3, JG 77	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Kurt Goltzsch*	Oberleutnant	43	JG 2	Knight's Cross
Heinz Gomann	Feldwebel	12	JG 26, JG 7
Heinz Gossow	Oberfeldwebel	12/6	KG 3, JG 300, JG 301, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Heinz Gottlob	Oberleutnant	6	JG 26
Franz Götz	Major	63	JG 53, JG 26	Knight's Cross
Hans Götz	Hauptmann	82	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Walter Grabmann	Generalmajor	13 (incl. 7 in Spain)	LG 1, ZG 76	Knight's Cross
Friedrich (Fritz) Graeff	Oberleutnant	6	ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4	WIA 8/9 July 1943
Hermann Graf	Oberst	212/206	JG 52, JG 11	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Hartmann Grasser	Major	103/96+	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Berthold Graßmuck	Oberfeldwebel	65	JG 52	Knight's Cross
Karl Gratz	Leutnant	138	JG 52, JG 2	Knight's Cross
Hans Gref*	Oberleutnant	16	ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 100, NJGr 10	KIA 26 March 1944
Hermann Greiner	Hauptmann	51/50	NJG 2, NJG 1, NJSch 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Karl-Heinz Greisert*	Major	34	JG 2, JG 3	KIA 22 July 1942
Heinrich Griese	Major	13	NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6	WIA 12/13 September 1944
Heinz Grimm*	Leutnant	27/26	NJG 1	Knight's Cross DOW 13 October 1943
Josef Grimm	Unteroffizier	5	JG 27
Alfred Grislawski	Hauptmann	133/127	JG 52, JG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Helmut Grollmus	Leutnant	75	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Fritz Gromotka		29	JG 27	Knight's Cross
Alfred Gross		52	JG 54, JG 26
Detlev Grossfuss	Oberleutnant	18	JG 2
Erich Groth	Major	11	ZG 2, ZG 76
Viktor Gruber	Feldwebel	10	JG 27
Hans Grünberg	Oberleutnant	82/78	JG 3, JG 52, JG 7 JV 44	Knight's Cross
Walter Grünlinger*	Leutnant	7	JG 26	KIA 4 September 1943
Gerhard Grzymalla	Feldwebel	7/8	JG 26
Hermann Guhl	Leutnant	15	LG 2, JG 26
Joachim Günther		11	JG 26
Wolf Gütter	Leutnant	6	NJG 3	WIA 14/15 July 1944
Gerhard Guttmann*	Felwebel	7	JG 26	KIA 27 March 1944

H

Name	Rank	Claims	Unit	Notes
Gerhard Haak*	Feldwebel	10	JG 54	KIA 25 October 1941
Sigurd Haala	Oberleutnant	42	JG 54, JG 26	German Cross
Friedrich Haas	Leutnant	74	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 9 April 1945
Ernst Haase*	Oberfeldwebel	8+	JG 302	German Cross KIA 25 February 1945
Horst Haase*	Major	82/62/54	JG 51, JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 26 November 1944
Helmut Haberda*	Oberleutnant	59	JG 52	German Cross KIA 8 May 1943
Karl Haberland*	Oberleutnant	9	JG 3, JG 2	KIA 27 January 1944
Wilhelm Hachfeld*	Hauptmann	11	LG 2, JG 51, ZG 2	Knight's Cross KIFA 2 December 1942
August Hachtel	Oberleutnant	5	JG 400	Knight's Cross
Joachim Hacker	Leutnant	32/21	JG 51
Anton Hackl	Major	192/180+	JG 77, JG 11, JG 26, JG 300	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords incl. 34 heavy bombers
Heinrich "Heinz" Hackler	Leutnant	56	JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 1 January 1945
Heinz-Martin Hadeball	Hauptmann	33/28	NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6, NJGr 10	Knight's Cross
Alfred Haesler	Major	5	V.(Z)/LG 1, ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4	WIA 10/11 August 1943
Anton "Toni" Hafner	Oberleutnant	204/203	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 17 October 1944
Ludwig Häfner	Leutnant	52	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 10 November 1942
Walter Hagenah		15	JG 3, JG 7
Johannes Hager	Hauptmann	48/41	NJG 1	Knight's Cross
Franz Hahn*		17+/14+	JG 77, JG 51, JG 4	KIA 22 January 1944
Hans "Assi" Hahn	Major	108/105	JG 2, JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans von Hahn		31	JG 53, JG 1, JG 103	Knight's Cross
Hans Hahn	Leutnant	15/11	NJG 1, NJG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 11/12 October 1941
Siegfried Hahn	Hauptmann	10	ZG 76, NJG 3
Josef Haiböck	Hauptmann	73	JG 26, JG 52, JG 3	Knight's Cross
Karl Haisch*	Oberfeldwebel	10	NJG 3	KIFA 20 March 1943
Heinz Halstrick	Feldwebel	11	JG 5
Joachim Hamer	Leutnant	35/29	JG 51
Alfred Hammer	Hauptmann	26	JG 53
Karl Hammerl*	Leutnant	67/63	JG 52	Knight's Cross MIA 2 March 1943
Gotthard Handrick	Oberst	10 (+5 in Spain)	JG 26, JG 77	Gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Heinz Hanke		9	JG 1
Günther Hannak	Hauptmann	47	LG 2, JG 77, JG 27	Knight's Cross
Gottfried Hanneck	Oberleutnant	6	NJG 1	WIA 1/2 February 1945
Horst Hannig	Oberleutnant	98	JG 54, JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 15 May 1943
Joachim Hanss*	Leutnant	10	NJG 5	KIA 7/8 July 1944
Harro Harder	Hauptmann	22 (+11 in Spain)	JG 53
Jürgen Harder	Major	64	JG 53, JG 11	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIFA 17 February 1945
Hans Hartigs	Oberleutnant	6	JG 26
Andreas Hartl	Feldwebel	8	JG 302
Erich Hartmann	Major	352	JG 52, JG 53	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Ludwig Hartmann	Oberfeldwebel	13	JG 2
Hans-Dieter Hartwein	Oberleutnant	16	JG 5
Helmut Haugk	Hauptmann	18	ZG 76, ZG 26	Knight's Cross
Werner Haugk	Leutnant	9	StG 77, ZG 76	Knight's Cross KIA 18 October 1944
Hans Hausschild	Feldwebel	7	NJG 100, NJG 200
Wilhelm Hauswirth	Feldwebel	50	JG 52
Alfred Heckmann	Oberleutnant	71/69	JG 3, JG 26, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Günther Heckmann	Leutnant	20/16	JG 51, JG 1, JG 7
Hubert Heckmann		5	JG 1, JG 7
Ernst Heesen*	Leutnant	32/28	JG 2, NJG 1, JG 3, JG 1	KIA 3 May 1943
Alfred Heidel	Oberfeldwebel	8	JG 27
Bruno Heilig*	Oberleutnant	7	NJG 2, NJG 3	KIFA 6/7 January 1945
Joseph Heim	Gefreiter	5	JG 7	KIA 10 April 1945
Friedrich Heimann	Oberfeldwebel	41	JG 51
Kurt Hein	Feldwebel	8	JG 26
Hans-Joachim Heinecke	Hauptmann	28	JG 27
Engelbert Heiner	Oberleutnant	15	KG 27, NJG 6	Knight's Cross KIA 18/19 March 1945
Gerd Heintze	Feldwebel	5	NJG 5, NJG 100
Emil Heinzelmann*	Feldwebel	5	NJG 1	KIFA 7 May 1944
Richard Heller*	Leutnant	22	ZG 26, ZG 10	Knight's Cross KIA 5 April 1945
Horst Hennig*	Hauptmann	7	KG 77, NJG 3	Knight's Cross KIFA 7/8 October 1944
Eberhard Henrici	Oberleutnant	6	JG 26
Wilhelm Henseler	Oberleutnant	10	NJG 1
Helmut Henz*	Hauptmann	6	JG 77	KIA 25 May 1941
Wilhelm Herget	Major	72	ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 4, JV 44	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves PoW 2 May 1945
Kurt Hermann	Oberleutnant	9	NJG 2
Rolf Hermichen	Major	64	JG 26, JG 11, JG 104	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves incl. 26 heavy bombers
Hajo Herrmann	Oberst	9/4	KG 4, KG 30, JG Herrmann, JG 300	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Kurt Herrmann	Oberleutnant	9	I.(Z)/LG 1, Z./KG 30, NJG 2	PoW 10/11 March 1941
Gerhard Herzog*	Stabsfeldwebel	11	ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 6	KIA 20/21 October 1943
Heinrich Heuser	Feldwebel	5	JG 26
Hans-Joachim Heyer	Leutnant	53	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 9 November 1942
Otto-Heinrich Hilleke		6	JG 26
Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld	Oberleutnant	24/17	JG 54, JG 300	Knight's Cross KIA 28 July 1944
Heinz-Horst Hissbach	Hauptmann	34/27	KG 28, KG 40, NJG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 14/15 April 1945
Walter Höckner*	Major	68	JG 77, JG 26, JG 1, JG 4	Knight's Cross KIFA 25 August 1944
Heinrich Höfemeier	Oberleutnant	96	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 7 August 1943
Friedrich Hoffmann*	Leutnant	11	JG 27
Gerhard Hoffmann		125/130	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIFA 17 April 1945
Heinrich Hoffmann	Oberfeldwebel	63	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 3 October 1941
Hermann Hoffmann		7	JG 26
Reinhold Hoffmann	Oberleutnant	66	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 24 May 1944
Reinhold Hoffmann	Feldwebel	8	JG 3
Werner Hoffmann	Major	52 / 51/50	ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5	Knight's Cross
Karl-Wilhelm Hofmann	Oberleutnant	44	JG 26	Knight's Cross KIA 26 March 1945
Erich Hohagen	Major	56	JG 51, JG 2, JG 27, JG 7, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Werner Hohenberg	Feldwebel	27	JG 52, JG 2
Walter Holl	Feldwebel	7	JG 26
Kurt Holler*	Major	19/18/11+	ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4	KIA 21/22 June 1943
Otto Holler*	Unteroffizier	5	NJG 100	KIA 9/10 March 1944
Helmuth Holtz	Feldwebel	56	JG 51
Gerhard Homuth	Major	63	JG 27, JG 54	Knight's Cross MIA 2 August 1943
Werner Hopf	Hauptmann	21	NJG 5
Helmuth Hoppe	Hauptmann	22	JG 26	German Cross
Jürgen Hörschelmann*	Leutnant	16	JGr Süd, JG 3	KIA 12 May 1944
Walter Horten	Oberleutnant	5	JG 26
Anton Hörwick*	Oberfeldwebel	27	NJG 2, NJG 7	Knight's Cross KIA 19 February 1945
Dietrich Hrabak	Oberst	125	JG 76, JG 54, JG 52	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz Hrdlicka	Hauptmann	96/60	JG 77, JG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 25 March 1945
Ferdinand Hromadnik	Leutnant	6	NJG 4
Herbert Hubatsch	Feldwebel	5	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 6	WIA 6 September 1944
Rudolf Hübl	Oberfelwebel	9	JG 1
Eckhard Hübner*	Leutnant	47	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 28 March 1942
Werner Hübner	Oberfeldwebel	7	JG 51
Wilhelm Hübner*	Leutnant	62	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 7 April 1945
Rolf Huck	Hauptmann	6	NJG 3
Karl Hülshoff	Oberleutnant	11/10	KG 54, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 102
Alfred Humor*		16	JG 3	KIA 10 February 1944
Herbert Huppertz	Major	68	JG 51, JG 5, JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 8 June 1944
Werner Husemann		34/33	NJG 1, NJG 3	Knight's Cross
Wolf-Dietrich Huy	Hauptmann	40	JG 77	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

I

Name	Rank	Claims	Unit	Notes
Hans Iffland	Leutnant	11	JG 3
Herbert Ihlefeld	Oberst	130 (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 Ilk	Major	9/8	LG 1, JG 300	Knight's Cross KIA 25 September 1944
Eduard Isken	Oberfeldwebel	56/44+	JG 77, JGr 200, I(F)/123, JG 53	Knight's Cross

J

Name	Rank	Claims	Unit	Notes
Egbert Jaacks	Oberfeldwebel	44+	JG 76, JG 77, JG 53
Hans-Joachim Jabs	Oberstleutnant	50/48	ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ernst Jäckel	Feldwebel	8	JG 26
Alfred Jakobi	Leutnant	8	JG 77, JG 5
Wolfgang Jank	Hauptmann	11	NJG 3, NJG 200
Erich Jauer	Feldwebel	12	JG 26
Kurt Jenisch*	Leutnant	8	JG 27
Peter Jenne	Hauptmann	17/12+	JG 300	Knight's Cross KIA 2 March 1945
Josef Jennewein	Leutnant	86/83	JG 26, JG 51	Knight's Cross MIA 27 July 1943
Heinrich Jessen	Oberleutnant	6	JG 26
Hans Johannsen	Leutnant	8	JG 26
Horst John*	Feldwebel	13	JG 52, JG Herrmann, JG 300	KIA 18/19 November 1943
Wilhelm Johnen	Hauptmann	34/33	NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6	Knight's Cross
Hermann-Friedrich Joppien		70/59	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 28 August 1941
Günther Josten	Oberleutnant	178	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erich Jung	Oberleutnant	27	NJG 2
Harald Jung	Hauptmann	20	JG 51
Heinrich Jung*		68/65	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 30 July 1943

K

Name	Rank	Claims	Unit	Notes
Kurt Kadlcick	Oberleutnant	6	NJG 4
Erbo Graf von Kageneck	Hauptmann	67	JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves DOW 12 January 1942
Adolf Kaiser	Oberleutnant	16	NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 100
Emil Kaiser		13	JG 27
Herbert Kaiser	Leutnant	68	JG 77, JG 1, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Peter Kalden	Oberleutnant	84	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Rolf Kaldrack	Hauptmann	21 (+3 in Spain)	ZG 76	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 3 February 1942
Ernst Kalinowski	Oberfeldwebel	5	ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 3
Adolf Kalkum		19	JG 53
Herbert Kaminski	Major	7	ZG 76, JG 53	Knight's Cross
Hans-Karl Kamp*		24	ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 4, JG 300	KIA 31 December 1944
Fritz Karch	Hauptmann	47	JG 2	Knight's Cross
Hans Karlewski	Major	6	KG 53, NJG 101, NJG 1, NJG 2
Eberhard Kaross	Leutnant	11/10	NJG 5, NJG 100
Kurt Karsten	Oberfeldwebel	6	NJG 4, Luftbeobachterstaffel 7, NJG 6
Erich Kayser	Leutnant	5+/6	NJG 5, NJG 100	PoW 25 January 1945, east of Labiau (present-day Polessk, Kaliningrad oblast)
Dietrich Kehl	Oberleutnant	6	JG 26
Georg Keil	Leutnant	20+	JG 2
Josef Keil	Unteroffizier	16	JG 3, JG 301
Günther Kelch	Hauptmann	13	JG 26
Johannes Keller	Unteroffizier	23	JG 51
Lothar Keller	Hauptmann	23 (incl. 3 in Spain)	JG 3	Knight's Cross
Otto Keller	Leutnant	13	NJG 5
Kurt Kelter		60	JG 54
Heinz Kemethmüller	Oberleutnant	89	JG 3, JG 26	Knight's Cross
Karl-Heinz Kempf	Leutnant	65	JG 54, JG 26	Knight's Cross KIA 3 September 1944
Karl Kennel	Major	34	ZG 26, ZG 2, SG 1, SG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Gerhard Keppler	Leutnant	7	JG 27
Georg Kiefner		12	JG 26, JV 44
Johannes Kiel	Hauptmann	25	ZG 26, ZG 76	Knight's Cross KIA 29 January 1944
Willy Kientsch	Oberleutnant	53	JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 29 January 1944
Rüdiger von Kirchmayr	Hauptmann	20+	JG 1, JG 11, JV 44
Joachim Kirschner		188/181	JG 3, JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves 17 December 1943
Otto Kittel	Oberleutnant	267/265+	JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords 16 February 1945
Ernst Klager		22	JG 53
Alfons Klein		39/38	JG 52, JG 11	Knight's Cross
Johann Klein	Stabsfeldwebel	10	JG 52
Hans Klein*		5	JG 2	KIA 14 March 1941
Rudolf Klemm	Major	42/43	JG 54, JG 26	Knight's Cross
Heinrich Klöpper	Oberleutnant	94/89	JG 51, JG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 29 November 1943
Reinhold Knacke	Hauptmann	45/44	ZG 1, NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 3/4 February 1943
Kurt Knappe	Oberfeldwebel	56	JG 51, JG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 3 September 1943
Hans Knauth	Hauptmann	26	JG 51
Wolfgang Knieling*	Oberleutnant	8	NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 6	KIA 6/7 July 1944
Heinz Knoke	Hauptmann	33	JG 1, JG 11	Knight's Cross 1/2 victory +12 unconfirmed
Gerhard Koall		38	JG 3, JG 54	Knight's Cross
Günther Köberich*	Hauptmann	14	NJG 3, NJG 2	KIA 8 April 1944 at Quakenbrück airfield
Hans-Günther Koch	Oberfeldwebel	9+	JG 51
Harry Koch	Hauptmann	21+	JG 26, JG 2
Herbert Koch	Oberleutnant	17	NJG 3
Robert Koch	Feldwebel	5	NJG 1	PoW 6/7 October 1944
Josef Kociok	Leutnant	33	ZG 76, SKG 210, 10.(NJ)/ZG 1, NJG 200	Knight's Cross KIA 26/27 September 1943
Hans-Heinrich Koenig	Hauptmann	28/25	ZG 76, NJG 3, Jagdstaffel Helgoland, JG 11	Knight's Cross KIA 24 May 1944
Armin Köhler	Major	69	JG 27, JG 77	Knight's Cross
Walter Köhne	Leutnant	20+	JG 52, JG 1, JG 11, EJG 2
Hans Kolbow	Oberleutnant	27	JG 20, JG 51	Knight's Cross
Reinhard Kollak	Stabsfeldwebel	49	ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 4	Knight's Cross
Helmut Konter*	Leutnant	15–20/15	NJG 5, NJG 100	MIA in April 1945
Gerhard Köppen		85	JG 52	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves MIA May 5, 1942
Hans-Günter von Kornatzki*	Oberstleutnant	6	JG 132, JG 52, JG 4	KIA 12 September 1944
Friedrich Körner	Oberleutnant	36	JG 27	Knight's Cross
Berthold Korts	Leutnant	113/108	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 29 August 1943
Eduard Koslowski	Oberfeldwebel	12	JG 53, JG 26
Wolfgang Kosse	Hauptmann	18+	JG 26, JG 5, JG 1, JG 3
Alfons Köster		25/20	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 6/7 January 1945
Franz Köster	Unteroffizier	6	JG 7, EJG 2, JV 44
Oskar Köstler*	Leutnant	6	NJG 1	KIA 9/10 April 1943
Willi Kothmann		13	JG 27
Herbert Kowalski	Oberfeldwebel	5	JG 27
Heinrich Krafft	Hauptmann	78	JG 51, JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 14 December 1942
Josef Kraft		56/51	NJG 4, NJG 5, NJG 6, NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Josef Krahforst*		11	NJG 4	KIA 27/28 September 1944
Karl-Heinz Krahl		24	JG 2, JG 3	Knight's Cross
Erich Krainik	Unteroffizier	12	JG 27
Benno Kratz	Oberfeldwebel	6	NJG 6	WIA 25/26 March 1945
Hans Krause	Hauptmann	29/28	NJG 3, NJG 101, NJG 4	Knight's Cross
Herbert Krenz	Oberfeldwebel	12	JG 27
Hans-Joachim Kroschinski	Leutnant	76	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Heinz Krug		9	JG 26
"the Count" Walter Krupinski	Hauptmann	197	JG 52, JG 11, JG 26, JV 44	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Fritz Kruse*	Oberfeldwebel	6	NJG 1	KIFA 17/18 May 1943
Elias Kühlein	Leutnant	20+	JG 51
Wilhelm Küken	Oberfeldwebel	45	JG 51, JGr Ost
Franz Kunz	Oberleutnant	12	JG 53, JG 26
Josef Kunz	Leutnant	17	JG 5
Wolfgang Kuthe*	Oberleutnant	8	NJG 3, NJG 2, NJG 1	KIFA 14 April 1943
Herbert Kutscha	Hauptmann	47	JG 3, JG 27, JG 11	Knight's Cross
Otto Kutzner	Feldwebel	10	NJG 3	WIA 7/8 March 1945

L

Name	Rank	Claims	Unit	Notes
August Lambert	Oberleutnant	116/103	SG 2, SG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 17 April 1945
Robert Landau*		5	NJG 5	KIA 19/20 July 1943
Günther Landt	Leutnant	22	JG 53
Emil Lang	Hauptmann	173/103	JG 54, JG 26	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves 18 in one day
Friedrich Lange	Leutnant	7	JG 26
Heinz Lange	Major	70/73	JG 21, JG 54, JG 51	Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Langer	Feldwebel	9+	JG 51, JG 7
Karl-Heinz Langer	Major	30	JG 3	Knight's Cross
Erwin Laskowski	Oberfeldwebel	46	JG 51, JG 11	Knight's Cross
Kurt Lasse	Oberleutnant	39	JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 8 October 1941
Fritz Lau	Hauptmann	28/23/22	NJG 1	Knight's Cross
Karl Laub	Oberfeldwebel	7	JG 26
Richard Launer		8	NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6
Bernhard Lausch		36	JG 51
Heinz Leber*	Leutnant	54	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 1 June 1943
Alois Lechner*	Major	45	NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 100	Knight's Cross MIA 23 February 1944
Karl-Heinz Leesmann		37	JG 52, JG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 25 July 1943
Erwin Leibold	Oberfeldwebel	11	JG 26
Hans-Robert (Hans) Leickhardt*	Major	13	14.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 5	KIA 5/6 March 1945
Erich Leie		118/121	JG 2, JG 51, JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 7 March 1945
Hermann Leiste	Leutnant	30	JG 54
Siegfried Lemke	Hauptmann	96	JG 2	Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Lemke		131	JG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 4 December 1943
Helmut Lennartz	Feldwebel	8+	JG 11, JG 7, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny
Helmut Lent	Oberst	110/112	ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds DoW 7 October 1944 following crash on 5 October, on approach to Paderborn airfield
Richard Leppla	Major	68	JG 51, JG 105, JG 6	Knight's Cross
Heinrich Lesch	Oberleutnant	7	JG 5
Heinrich Leschert*	Oberfeldwebel	23	JG 53	KIA 10 August 1942
Hermann Leube*	Hauptmann	20	NJG 3	KIA 27/28 December 1944
Rolf Leuchs	Major	8	NJG 1, NJG 6, NJGr 10
Rudolf Leuschel*	Hauptmann	9	JG 26	KIA 25 February 1944
Erwin Leykauf	Oberleutnant	33	JG 54
Fritz Liebelt	Leutnant	15	JG 51
Kurt Liedke	Hauptmann	11	JG 53, NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5
Karl von Lieres und Wilkau	Oberleutnant	32	JG 27
Frank Liesendahl*	Hauptmann	~5	JG 53, JG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 17 July 1942
Arnold Lignitz	Major	25	JG 51, JG 54	Knight's Cross MIA 30 September 1941
Friedrich Lindelaub	Oberfeldwebel	5	JG 26
Anton Lindner	Oberleutnant	73	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Lothar Linke		28/27	ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2	Knight's Cross KIFA 13/14 May 1943
Rudi Linz	Leutnant	70	JG 5	Knight's Cross KIA 9 February 1945
Helmut Lipfert	Hauptmann	203/200	JG 52, JG 53	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld	Major	51/49	ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIFA 12 March 1944
Wolfgang Lippert	Hauptmann	29 (+4 in Spain)	JG 53, JG 27	Knight's Cross KIA 3 December 1941
Stefan Litjens	Oberfeldwebel	38	JG 53	Knight's Cross
Gerhard Loos	Oberleutnant	92	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 6 March 1944
Kurt Loos*	Hauptmann	11	ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, JG 300	KIA 24 March 1945
Walter Loos	Oberfeldwebel	38	JG 301, JG 3	Knight's Cross
Ferdinand Löschenkohl	Leutnant	11	JG 3, JG 7
Fritz Losigkeit	Major	68	JG 26, JG 1, JG 51, JG 77	Knight's Cross
August Lübking	Oberfeldwebel	38	JG 5, JG 7
Werner Lucas	Hauptmann	106/105	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 24 October 1943
Max-Hermann Lücke	Oberleutnant	81	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 8 November 1943
Fritz Lüddecke	Oberfeldwebel	51	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 10 August 1944
Robert Lüddeke	Oberfeldwebel	11	2./KG 2, Nachtjagdkette 1, NJG 1, NJG 2
Franz Lüders	Feldwebel	5	JG 26
Herbert Ludwig*	Leutnant	13–14	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJSch 1, NJG 101, NJG 6	KIA 23/24 April 1945
Herbert Lütje	Oberstleutnant	53/48	12.(N)/JG 2, NJG 1, NJG 6	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Johannes Lutter	Hauptmann	12	ZG 1, ZG 76, ZG 2, SKG 210, SKG 10, SG 4	Knight's Cross
Günther Lützow	Oberst	108 (incl. 5 in Spain)/105/200	JG 3, JV 44	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords MIA 24 April 1945
August Luy	Oberfeldwebel	5+	JG 5

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