List of aerial victories claimed by Gerhard Barkhorn explained

See main article: Gerhard Barkhorn.

Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn (20 March 1919 – 11 January 1983) was a German military aviator and wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was the second most successful fighter pilot of all time after fellow pilot Erich Hartmann. Other than Hartmann, Barkhorn is the only fighter ace to ever exceed 300 claimed victories.

List of aerial victories claimed

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Barkhorn claimed 301 victories in 1,100 combat missions. He was shot down nine times, bailed out once and was wounded twice. Author Spick states his total number of combat missions was 1,104. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 300 aerial victory claims, plus one further unconfirmed claim. All of his aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front.

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 44793". The Luftwaffe grid map (German: Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360sqmi. These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3x in size.

Barkhorn joined 6. Staffel (6th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) on 18 August 1940.

ClaimDateTimeTypeLocationClaimDateTimeTypeLocation
– 6. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
12 July 194118:50DB-3625 August 194110:40I-153
228 July 194111:20I-16725 August 194112:59I-18 (MiG-1)
329 July 194117:34DB-3823 September 194116:30I-18 (MiG-1)
419 August 194113:35I-18 (MiG-1)94 October 194113:37DB-3
522 August 194112:25V-11 (Il-2)1030 November 194110:07I-61 (MiG-3)

On 1 March 1942, Barkhorn was transferred and appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 4. Staffel of JG 52.

ClaimDateTimeTypeLocationClaimDateTimeTypeLocation
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
1116 May 194206:18MiG-1878 December 194210:15P-4010km (10miles) south of Prudboy
1218 May 194205:50R-58810 December 194214:30P-403km (02miles) east of Barizynskij
1325 May 194209:24Il-28911 December 194209:25Yak-12km (01miles) west of Kulpinskij
1426 May 194205:28LaGG-33km (02miles) east of Protopopowka9011 December 194209:27Yak-12.5km (01.6miles) northwest of Kulpinskij
1526 May 194211:30Il-29111 December 194209:30Yak-14km (02miles) northwest of Kulpinskij
1627 May 194208:30MiG-19213 December 194210:45P-405km (03miles) northwest of Ssamochin
1727 May 194215:28Pe-26km (04miles) northeast of Petrovskaja9313 December 194210:50P-405km (03miles) south of Kamenko
185 June 194204:45MiG-19413 December 194211:30Il-25km (03miles) north of Tschilekow
199 June 194214:52LaGG-39517 December 194207:50Yak-11km (01miles) south of Abganerovo
2011 June 194209:45LaGG-39617 December 194210:10Yak-15km (03miles) west of Abganerovo
2114 June 194213:55LaGG-39717 December 194213:11Yak-15km (03miles) north of Shutow 2
22♠22 June 194205:52LaGG-3Kupiansk9818 December 194209:45Yak-115km (09miles) east of Werch, Komskij
23♠22 June 194205:55LaGG-3Kupiansk9918 December 194210:35Yak-18km (05miles) west of Shutowo
24♠22 June 194205:57LaGG-3Kupiansk10019 December 194209:15P-403km (02miles) south of Sety
25♠22 June 194206:25LaGG-3Kupiansk10119 December 194209:20P-401km (01miles) south of Turguta
26♠22 June 194211:45LaGG-310220 December 194208:00LaGG-35km (03miles) east of Gratschij
2723 June 194212:55Yak-11039 January 194312:45Yak-1PQ 28783, 9km (06miles) north of the Kuberke train station
vicinity of Zimovniki
2824 June 194207:48LaGG-31049 January 194312:50Yak-1PQ 28783, 2km (01miles) northwest of Zimovniki
2924 June 194207:52LaGG-310510 January 194306:17Yak-1PQ 28852, Remontnaja
3025 June 194218:05LaGG-31064 February 194309:10Yak-4PQ 44 Ost 08892, 5km (03miles) northeast of Korsertschy-Chomuty
3126 June 194213:05LaGG-31077 February 194312:10Il-2PQ 44 Ost 99472, 5km (03miles) northeast of Budjonowka
3230 June 194218:05LaGG-310811 February 194307:15I-16PQ 44 Ost 8532, 5km (03miles) southwest of Eriwanskaja
3330 June 194218:09LaGG-310911 February 194313:25LaGG-3PQ 44 Ost 8537, 5km (03miles) southeast of Gelendzhik
341 July 194206:05LaGG-311011 February 194313:30LaGG-3PQ 44 Ost 8537, 5km (03miles) northwest of Gelendzhik
351 July 194210:07Il-211111 February 194313:40I-153PQ 44 Ost 7564, 5km (03miles) southeast of Novorossiysk
361 July 194210:11Boston11212 February 194306:03I-16PQ 34 Ost 75464, 5km (03miles) southeast of Kabardinka
371 July 194219:04Hurricane11312 February 194306:10I-16PQ 34 Ost 75462, east of Kabardinka
382 July 194207:20LaGG-311412 February 194311:55Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 86552, 4km (02miles) southeast of Peltawskaja
392 July 194209:20LaGG-311512 February 194312:03Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 8659, 5km (03miles) northwest of Iwanowskaja
404 July 194206:27LaGG-311613 February 194313:34Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 8522, 4km (02miles) northwest of Georgije
Afipskaja
414 July 194210:30LaGG-311722 February 194308:15LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 75422, 1km (01miles) north of Hight 446
425 July 194217:43Hurricane11822 February 194308:20LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 75422, 3km (02miles) east of Schirokoja-Balka (Balker)
436 July 194215:30LaGG-311926 February 194310:45LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 75463, 7km (04miles) southwest of Kabardinka
449 July 194215:55LaGG-312027 February 194314:00Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 86533, 6km (04miles) northwest of Staromyschastowskaja
4510 July 194216:40LaGG-312128 April 194309:45LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 86794, 10km (10miles) east of Mingrelskaja
46♠19 July 194207:00LaGG-312229 April 194313:20LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 86792, 8km (05miles) northeast of Mingrelskaja
47♠19 July 194207:35Hurricanevicinity of Rostov12329 April 194313:50LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 85211, 2km (01miles) northwest of Nowo-Iwanowskoje
48♠19 July 194207:36Hurricanevicinity of Rostov12429 April 194317:30LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 85161, 5km (03miles) north of Kholmskaya
49♠19 July 194211:25LaGG-312530 April 194307:45SpitfirePQ 34 Ost 85161, 5km (03miles) north of Kholmskaya
50♠19 July 194215:20LaGG-312630 April 194317:15LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 85173, 3km (02miles) southwest of Usun
51♠19 July 194215:30I-161279 May 194316:55LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 76864, Kruglik
52♠20 July 194207:07LaGG-312828 May 194309:18SpitfirePQ 34 Ost 76893, 4km (02miles) southeast of Kijewskoje
53♠20 July 194213:16LaGG-312928 May 194309:48Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 76894, 10km (10miles) east of Kijewskoje
54♠20 July 194213:18LaGG-313029 May 194318:20Il-2PQ 34 Ost 75231, 4km (02miles) northwest of Krymskaja
55♠20 July 194213:20LaGG-313129 May 194318:25Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 76894, 8km (05miles) east of Kijewskoje
56♠20 July 194216:00LaGG-313231 May 194310:40P-39PQ 34 Ost 86573, 4km (02miles) south of Slawjanskaja
5721 July 194209:55I-1613331 May 194313:15Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 75231, northwest of Krymskaja
5822 July 194217:46Hurricane1348 June 194309:28LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 76831, 2km (01miles) north of Anastasiewskaja
5923 July 194204:15LaGG-313510 June 194311:59La-5PQ 34 Ost 85132, Abinskaja
6023 July 194204:25LaGG-313610 June 194318:28La-5PQ 34 Ost 76861, 10km (10miles) north of Kijewskoje
6123 July 194213:50I-15313710 June 194318:34La-5PQ 34 Ost 86731, 8km (05miles) east of Krymskaja
6224 July 194210:20I-1613830 July 194306:40Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 76893, 2km (01miles) southeast of Kijewskoje
6324 July 194215:13LaGG-31392 August 194308:00Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 99778, 2km (01miles) east of Wagoltschik
6424 July 194215:14LaGG-31402 August 194312:15Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 88292, Kuybyshev
657 October 194208:05LaGG-33km (02miles) northeast Tuapse1414 August 194315:35La-5PQ 35 Ost 61355, Tomarovka
667 October 194213:25LaGG-3PQ 95674, Gunaiberg1424 August 194316:03La-5PQ 35 Ost 61365, Belgorod
677 October 194213:29LaGG-3PQ 95674, Gunaiberg1435 August 194309:58La-5PQ 35 Ost 61365, Belgorod
687 October 194213:29LaGG-3PQ 95674, Gunaiberg1445 August 194315:55Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 61339, northwest of Belgorod
699 October 194212:50I-163km (02miles) south of Nelkokow1455 August 194316:02Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 61418, Belgorod
7020 October 194214:15R-515km (09miles) southeast of Tuapse1467 August 194307:05Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 61254, Melinowka
7125 October 194213:30LaGG-315km (09miles) southeast of Slepsowskaja1477 August 194315:20La-5PQ 35 Ost 51474, Dorogoschtsch
7225 October 194213:35LaGG-316km (10miles) southeast of Slepsowskaja1487 August 194315:27La-5PQ 35 Ost 51424, Protopopowka
7326 October 194215:30LaGG-316km (10miles) east of Aponka1497 August 194318:32La-5PQ 35 Ost 60832, Sergejewka
7426 October 194215:32LaGG-3PQ 44811, Bataku-Jurt1508 August 194306:10Il-2 m.H.PQ 35 Ost 61523, Bessonowka
7529 October 194212:42Yak-12km (01miles) north of Altebinal1518 August 194306:13Il-2 m.H.PQ 35 Ost 61523, Bessonowka
7630 October 194208:50Yak-16km (04miles) south of Lazarevskoye15212 August 194315:45La-5PQ 35 Ost 51843, 30km (20miles) east of Bogodacha
7730 October 194211:50LaGG-310km (10miles) east of Schatschi15321 August 194308:07La-5PQ 34 Ost 88295, Kurykitschewo
7830 October 194212:05LaGG-33km (02miles) southwest of Alexejewka15421 August 194311:07Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 88256, 3km (02miles) east of Kalinowka
793 November 194214:45LaGG-310km (10miles) north of Tuapse15522 August 194314:20La-5PQ 35 Ost 70763, south of Krasnij-Oskol
8010 November 194211:15LaGG-33km (02miles) southeast of Lazarevskoye15623 August 194310:00La-5PQ 34 Ost 79131, Dolegaskaja
8115 November 194209:00LaGG-33km (02miles) southeast of Lazarevskoye15723 August 194310:27La-5PQ 35 Ost 70843, 15km (09miles) east of Krassnij-Oskol
8228 November 194211:00P-4010km (10miles) northeast of Bussinowka15823 August 194314:28La-5PQ 35 Ost 70792, 3km (02miles) east of Krassnij-Oskol
8330 November 194208:30P-4010km (10miles) west of Tundutow15923 August 194314:50La-5PQ 35 Ost 70792, 5km (03miles) east of Kamyschewicha
8430 November 194208:40Yak-15km (03miles) south of Kauschino16024 August 194306:15Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 70812, 15km (09miles) east of Izium
8530 November 194208:45LaGG-310km (10miles) north of Wertjatschi16124 August 194314:34Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 70784, 15km (09miles) south of Izium
862 December 194213:50Yak-15km (03miles) south of Tundutow162?26 August 194317:05Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 76681, 15km (09miles) northwesth of Anastasijewskaja

On 1 September 1943, Barkhorn was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of II. Gruppe (2nd group) of JG 52.

ClaimDateTimeTypeLocationClaimDateTimeTypeLocation
Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
1632 September 194317:55Yak-9PQ 35 Ost 60151, 1km (01miles) north of Besljudowka2333 January 194410:45Yak-1PQ 66623
vicinity of Iljitsch
1644 September 194316:55Il-2 m.H.PQ 35 Ost 40232, 1km (01miles) north of Kotelwa
Kolontajew
23412 January 194410:07Il-2 m.H.east of Bulganak
1655 September 194310:55La-5PQ 35 Ost 4027323518 January 194411:27P-39vicinity of Kerch
1665 September 194311:05La-5PQ 35 Ost 4022223623 January 194409:27Yak-1PQ 66642
vicinity of Majak
1676 September 194314:15Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 60342, 2km (01miles) northwest of Taranowka23723 January 194409:29Yak-1vicinity of Kerch
1686 September 194314:25Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 6035, 3km (02miles) east of Taranowka23823 January 194412:15P-39PQ 66671
east of Kerch
1696 September 194317:24Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 60312, 3km (02miles) west of Ssokolowo23924 January 194414:56Yak-1Cape Tarchan
1708 September 194307:45Il-2 m.H.PQ 35 Ost 60394, 10km (10miles) west of Andrejewka24025 January 194412:50P-39PQ 66592
vicinity of Kamysh Burun
1718 September 194307:55La-5PQ 35 Ost 60352, 7km (04miles) east of Taranowka24126 January 194412:00P-39PQ 6667
1728 September 194317:23La-5PQ 35 Ost PQ 60314, 5km (03miles) southeast of Taranowka24228 January 194412:19?P-39PQ 66614
vicinity of Majak-Bakny
1739 September 194314:35Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 5179424310 February 194413:45Yak-9east of Bulganak
1749 September 194317:13La-5PQ 35 Ost 5185324410 February 194415:00Yak-9east of Bulganak
17513 September 194313:25Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 60342, northwest of Taranowka24510 February 194415:35Yak-9PQ 66533
vicinity of Bagerowo
17613 September 194313:50Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 6023424612 February 194410:46Yak-9PQ 66643
vicinity of Kerch
17720 September 194309:20R-5PQ 35 Ost 1121224712 February 194412:58Yak-1east-northeast of Bulganak
17815 November 194310:07Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66812, northwest of Taman24812 February 194413:20Yak-1PQ 66473
25km (16miles) southeast of Rusa
17915 November 194310:20Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 6659424912 February 194415:50Yak-9PQ 66614
vicinity of Majak-Bakny
18016 November 194311:57P-39PQ 34 Ost 6683225013 February 1944?12:46Yak-1Adzymuskaj
18116 November 194312:25P-39PQ 34 Ost 6659125125 February 194412:00Pe-2PQ 4641
18216 November 194314:17Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 6664, 2km (01miles) east of Bakssy25224 April 194411:25BostonPQ 35443
vicinity of Sevastopol
18319 November 194309:07Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 6664425324 April 194413:55Yak-7vicinity of Balaklava
over the Black Sea, 10km (10miles) south of Sevastopol
18419 November 194314:15P-39PQ 34 Ost 66734, south of Kerch
over the sea east of Elitigen
25426 April 194412:08Yak-7north of Balaklava
10km (10miles) south of Sevastopol
18519 November 194314:20Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66811, west of Taman25526 April 194417:10Yak-7vicinity of Belbek
18620 November 194310:15Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 6667725626 April 194417:50Yak-7vicinity of Balaklava
over the Black Sea, 10km (10miles) south of Sevastopol
18720 November 194313:40Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66643, Kolonka25727 April 194410:48Yak-7vicinity of Belbek
vicinity of Sevastopol
18820 November 194313:45P-39Kerch harbor25828 April 194412:35Yak-7PQ 35452
15km (09miles) east of Sevastopol
18921 November 194309:22Yak-9PQ 34 Ost 66641, northwest of Bakssy25928 April 194415:23Yak-7PQ 35481
15km (09miles) southeast of Sevastopol
19021 November 194313:35Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66613, northeast of Bulganak26028 April 194415:25Yak-7vicinity of Sevastopol
15km (09miles) east of Sevastopol
19126 November 194310:38Yak-1southeast of Kerch2611 May 194411:05Yak-7vicinity of Balaklava
10km (10miles) south of Sevastopol
19226 November 194314:03Yak-1southwest of Kertsch2624 May 194412:24Yak-7PQ 35624
25km (16miles) southeast of Sevastopol
19326 November 194314:05Yak-1southeast of Kertsch2635 May 194410:52Il-2 m.H.vicinity of Belbek
over the Black Sea, 15km (09miles) northwest of Sevastopol
19427 November 194309:45P-39east of Sentinel 32645 May 194411:00Yak-7PQ 35273
10km (10miles) north-northeast of Sevastopol
19528 November 194308:44Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66732, east of Eltigen2656 May 194415:10Yak-7vicinity of Katscha
19628 November 194308:47Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 665342668 May 194409:11Yak-7vicinity of Balaklava
over the Black Sea, 10km (10miles) south of Sevastopol
19728 November 194309:00Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 665942678 May 194409:17Il-2 m.H.vicinity of Balaklava
10km (10miles) south of Sevastopol
19829 November 194310:15P-39west of Cape Takyl26830 May 194416:55P-39PQ 78643
10km (10miles) south of Tudora
19929 November 194314:20Yak-1PQ Ost 66734, southeast of Eltigen26930 May 194417:05P-39PQ 78643
10km (10miles) south of Tudora
20030 November 194309:50Yak-1western Kolonka27031 May 194405:38P-39vicinity of Huși
8km (05miles) north of Iași
2011 December 194314:12Il-2 m.H.southeast of Eltigen31 May 194405:45P-39vicinity of Huși
202♠2 December 194310:27Yak-1Kossa Tusla27131 May 194406:10Il-2 m.H.PQ 78823
10km (10miles) south of Iași
203♠2 December 194310:39P-39south of Eltigen27231 May 194406:15Yak-9PQ 78643
10km (10miles) south of Tudora
204♠2 December 194310:48Il-2east of Eltigen27326 October 194414:25Yak-3PQ 18287
15km (09miles) south of Nyregynaza
205♠2 December 194314:15Yak-1Kamysh Burun27414 November 194411:45Yak-9PQ 08471
35km (22miles) west-northwest of Karcag
206♠2 December 194314:18Yak-1east of Kamysh Burun27514 November 194412:00Yak-9PQ 98635
vicinity of Jászberény
207♠2 December 194314:23Yak-1northwest of Cape Takyl276♠16 November 1944Il-2
2084 December 194309:06Il-2 m.H.east of Eltigen277♠16 November 1944Il-2
2094 December 194314:09Il-2 m.H.east of Eltigen278♠16 November 1944Il-2
2106 December 194314:21Yak-1west of Kossal Tusla279♠16 November 194413:40Yak-9?PQ 98478
vicinity of Jászberény
2116 December 194314:37Il-2southeast of Eltigen280♠16 November 194413:45Yak-9?PQ 98452
20km (10miles) southwest of Gyöngyös
2129 December 194310:18Il-2 m.H.south of Dshankoj28117 November 194410:23La-5PQ 98615
40km (30miles) east-northeast of Budapest
2139 December 194310:25Yak-1east of Kolonka28217 November 194415:00La-5?PQ 98622
30km (20miles) southwest of Gyöngyös
21417 December 194310:13P-39northeast of Bakssy28323 November 1944Il-2
21527 December 194312:11P-39PQ 34 Ost 6664, northwest of Bakssy28424 November 1944Pe-2
216♠28 December 194308:47Yak-1north of Cape Warsowka28525 December 1944Yak-9
217♠28 December 194308:53Il-2 m.H.near Dshankoj28625 December 1944Yak-9
218♠28 December 194310:20Yak-1east of Cape Khroni28729 December 1944Il-2
219♠28 December 194310:23Yak-1west of Cape Khroni28829 December 1944Boston
220♠28 December 194312:07Yak-1Kertsch harbor2892 January 1945Il-2
221♠28 December 194312:10P-39north of Bakssy2902 January 1945Il-2
222♠28 December 194312:21Yak-1Kertsch harbor2912 January 1945Yak-9
22329 December 194309:38Yak-9north of Katerles2923 January 1945Il-2
22429 December 194313:35P-39east of Opassnaja2933 January 1945Il-2
22529 December 194313:45Yak-1south of Bulganak2943 January 1945Yak-9
22629 December 194313:48Yak-1north of Dshankoj2953 January 1945Yak-9
22730 December 194309:30Yak-1northern Bulganak2964 January 1945La-5
22830 December 194313:23Yak-1east of Bulganak2974 January 1945La-5
2291 January 194410:43Yak-1PQ 66654
over the sea east of Kerch
2984 January 1945La-5
2301 January 194413:08Pe-2Cape Tarchan2994 January 1945Yak-9
2311 January 194413:09Pe-2Cape Tarchan3005 January 1945La-5
2321 January 194413:10Pe-2Cape Khroni

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