List of aerial victories claimed by Wilhelm Batz explained

See main article: Wilhelm Batz.

Wilhelm Batz (21 May 1916 – 11 September 1988) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Batz flew 445 combat missions and claimed 237 enemy aircraft shot down. 234 of these victories were achieved over the Eastern Front, including at least 46 Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft, but he did claim three victories, including one four-engine bomber, against the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) over the Ploieşti oil fields.

List of aerial victories claimed

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Batz was credited with 237 aerial victories. According to Spick, Batz was credited with 237 aerial victories claimed in 445 combat missions. Of this figure, 232 aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front and five over the Western Allies, including two four-engine bombers. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 233 confirmed and eight unconfirmed aerial victories, numerically ranging from 1 to 233, omitting the 223rd claim. All these victories were claimed on the Eastern Front.

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 34 Ost 85131". 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.

ClaimDateTimeTypeLocationClaimDateTimeTypeLocation
Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
111 March 194315:15LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 85131
Mingrelskaya
20 April 194316:10LaGG-3northwest of Gelendzhik
Nowor/Gelendzhik
213 March 194306:40BostonPQ 34 Ost 6662620 April 194316:12LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 75454, 10km (10miles) southwest of Kabardinka
Black Sea, 10km (10miles) south of Novorossiysk
315 April 194312:05LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 85143
east of Krymsk
720 April 194316:14Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 754927km (04miles) west of Gelendzhik
Black Sea, 10km (10miles) west of Gelendzhik
415 April 194315:17LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 85184, 10km (10miles) southeast of Abinskaya
southeast of Tscherkassowski
6 May 1943Yak-1
520 April 194311:05Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 85273
Gelendzhik
89 May 194317:00Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 76893, southeast of Kijewskoje
south of Bakanskij
– 5. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
910 June 194314:45LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 75531, south of Anapa
Black Sea, 45km (28miles) west-southwest Gelendzhik
65♠5 December 194306:10Il-2 m.H.southeast of Eltigen
1021 July 194316:43Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 75474
Black Sea, 10km (10miles) south of Novorossiysk
66♠5 December 194306:11Yak-1east of Eltigen
1122 July 194308:16?Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 85141
east of Krymsk
67♠5 December 194308:33P-39west-southwest of Eltigen
127 August 194317:50P-39PQ 34 Ost 76863, 8km (05miles) northwest of Kijewskoje
Kijewskoje
68♠5 December 194308:50Yak-1southeast of Eltigen
139 August 194308:04Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 75233, Kijewskoje
west of Krymsk
69♠5 December 194314:07Il-2 m.H.northwest of Cape Takyl
149 August 194318:15Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 75262, southwest of Krymskaja
south of Krymsk
706 December 194308:00Yak-1northeast of Eltigen
1515 August 194317:35SpitfirePQ 34 Ost 76854
east of Varenikovskaya
716 December 194308:06Yak-1south of Eltigen
165 September 194312:19Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 60342
5km (03miles) southeast of Taranovka
726 December 194310:41P-39east of Eltigen
175 September 194312:25Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 60354
15km (09miles) southeast of Taranovka
737 December 194309:30Yak-1north of Ketschegen
189 September 194306:29Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 50223
5km (03miles) southwest of Olshany
747 December 194309:38Yak-1southwest of Gorkom
199 September 194306:27Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 60142
Andrejewka
757 December 194310:10Il-2 m.H.southeast of Kerch
9 September 194306:45Yak-17610 February 194409:25Yak-1vicinity of Bulganak
east of Bulganak
209 September 194316:50Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 50212
20km (10miles) south-southeast of Bohodukhiv
7710 February 194409:40Yak-9PQ 66562
Grammatikowo
2125 September 194314:50Yak-1PQ 35 Ost 10114
10km (10miles) southwest of Perejaslav-Chmel'nickij
7810 February 194415:00Yak-9vicinity of Bulganak
east of Bulganak
223 October 194315:00Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 58812
10km (10miles) southwest of Bolschoj Tokmak
7912 February 194410:47Yak-1PQ 66642
Majak
235 October 194315:25P-39PQ 34 Ost 493238012 February 194411:15Yak-1PQ 66562
Kerch
246 October 194307:30Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 4918
65km (40miles) northwest of Dnipropetrovsk
8112 February 194415:31Yak-1PQ 66564
Kerch
257 October 194306:53La-5PQ 34 Ost 49324
60km (40miles) west-northwest of Dnipropetrovsk
8214 February 194408:15P-40?PQ 66592
Kamysh Burun
268 October 194313:20Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66623
Iljitsch
8314 February 194411:30P-39PQ 66644
Kolonka
2712 October 194309:40La-5PQ 34 Ost 49322
60km (40miles) west-northwest of Dnipropetrovsk
8414 February 194411:50Yak-1PQ 66534
Cape Tarchan
2812 October 194315:40Yak-9PQ 34 Ost 49314
Borodajewke
8515 February 194409:10P-39PQ 66644
Kolonka
2913 October 194315:45La-5PQ 35 Ost 10152
20km (10miles) south of Perejaslav-Chmel'nickij
8615 February 194414:30Yak-1PQ 66644
Kolonka
3015 October 194306:15La-5PQ 35 Ost 10161
20km (10miles) southeast of Perejaslav-Chmel'nickij
8721 February 194413:15Yak-1PQ 66562 or 66567
west of Tatarskij
3120 October 194310:10Pe-2PQ 34 Ost 39281, 2km (01miles) north of Petrowka
30km (20miles) east-northeast of Mironowka
8826 February 194415:25Yak-1PQ 66562
Grammatikowo
3220 October 194310:12Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 39251, 5km (03miles) northeast of Mlynok
30km (20miles) southeast of Kremenchuk
891 March 194408:10P-39PQ 66644
Kolonka
3321 October 194315:07Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 39612, northwest of Pjatichatki
Pjatichatki
902 March 194409:55Yak-1PQ 66534
Cape Tarchan
3425 October 194312:35Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 57182
10km (10miles) southwest of Melitopol
913 March 194413:55P-40PQ 66642
Majak
3525 October 194312:40Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 57183
10km (10miles) southwest of Melitopol
9210 March 194414:28P-39PQ 66643
Kerch
3629 October 194311:00Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 47183
25km (16miles) northwest of Ivanovka
9310 March 194414:33P-39PQ 66812
Taman
13 November 1943Yak-1vicinity of Bagerowo9411 March 194411:45Yak-1PQ 47773
Tachigary
3715 November 194312:10Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66564
Kerch
9511 March 194416:15Yak-7PQ 37862
20km (10miles) east of Perekop
3816 November 194311:40Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66832, northwest of Bakssy
east of Bulganak
9613 March 194413:30Yak-1PQ 66613
Malyj
3916 November 194313:50Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66692
Achtanisowskaja
9714 March 194413:06Yak-1PQ 47784
40km (30miles) north of Dzhankoi
4016 November 194314:15Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66661
Sea, west of Zaporozhskaya
9817 March 194408:40Yak-7vicinity of Chigari
4119 November 194315:20Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66641, northwest of Bakssy
east of Bulganak
9919 March 194407:28?P-39PQ 66612
east of Cape Khroni
4221 November 194309:15Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66643, Kolonka
east of Bakssy
10022 March 194410:43Yak-9PQ 66532
Cape Tarchan
4321 November 194309:40Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66671, east of Kerch10122 March 194414:02P-39Cape Tarchan
4425 November 194311:10LaGG-3PQ 34 Ost 66642, north of Majak
Adshim-Uschkaj
1021 April 194415:50?Yak-1?PQ 65211
Sea, southeast of Cape Takyl
4526 November 194307:40Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66561
Malyj
1031 April 194416:10Yak-7PQ 65211
Sea, southeast of Cape Takyl
4626 November 194310:37Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66812, northwest of Taman
west of Taman
1045 April 194417:02?Yak-1PQ 46112
Grammatikowo
4727 November 194313:45Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66814, southwest of Taman
Krotkow
1056 April 194413:55Yak-7PQ 47771
south of Gromovka
4828 November 194311:27Yak-1PQ Ost 66594
Kamysh Burun
1067 April 194407:15?P-40?PQ 47784
40km (30miles) north of Dzhankoi
4928 November 194311:33P-39PQ 34 Ost 66812, northwest of Taman
west of Taman
107♠8 April 194412:25Yak-7PQ 37891
20km (10miles) southeast of Perekop
5030 November 194310:20Il-2 m.H.PQ 34 Ost 66841, south of Kossa Tusla
Sea, southwest of Taman
108♠8 April 194413:07Yak-7PQ 37894
20km (10miles) southeast of Perekop
51♠1 December 194307:20Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66733, southeast of Eltigen
Sea, east of Eltigen
109♠8 April 194414:55P-40?PQ 47771
south of Gromovka
52♠1 December 194307:23Il-2 m.H.west of Cape Tusla110♠8 April 194415:08Yak-7PQ 47774
Tachigary
53♠1 December 194311:10Il-2PQ 34 Ost 66731, south of Eltigen
east of Eltigen
111♠8 April 194415:10Il-2PQ 47783
40km (30miles) north of Dzhankoi
54♠1 December 194314:09Yak-1southeast of Eltigen112♠8 April 194417:10Il-2Grammatikowo
55♠1 December 194314:10Il-2 m.H.south of Eltigen113♠10 April 194412:27Yak-7?PQ 46114
east of Tomoschewka
56♠2 December 194311:05Yak-1PQ 34 Ost 66673, west of Taman
Kossa Tusla
114♠10 April 194412:28P-39PQ 46114
east of Tomoschewka
57♠2 December 194311:35Il-2PQ 34 Ost 66811
Sea, Cape Tusla
115♠10 April 194412:29P-39PQ 46114
east of Tomoschewka
58♠2 December 194313:53LaGG-3west of Gorkam116♠10 April 194415:45Yak-1PQ 46114
east of Tomoschewka
59♠2 December 194314:15Il-2 m.H.northeast of Eltigen117♠10 April 194415:48Yak-1PQ 46114
east of Tomoschewka
60♠2 December 194314:19Il-2 m.H.southeast of Kerch
Kerch
11811 April 194414:15Yak-7PQ 36234
25km (16miles) southeast of Perekop
614 December 194306:30Il-2 m.H.south of Eltigen11913 April 194411:15Yak-7?vicinity of Sarabus
north-northeast of Sarabus
624 December 194308:20Yak-1northeast of Eltigen12013 April 194411:20Yak-1PQ 46743
10km (10miles) north of Sarabus
634 December 194309:15Il-2 m.H.southwest of Eltigen12129 April 194418:02Yak-7vicinity of Carpiti
15km (09miles) north of Iași
64♠5 December 194305:50Yak-1east of Cape Warsowka
Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
122♠2 May 194413:00P-39PQ 78711
25km (16miles) northeast of Iași
17630 June 194415:33Il-2 m.H.PQ 84287
123♠2 May 194413:07Yak-1PQ 68834
north of Târgu Frumos
17730 June 194418:49LaGGPQ 94112
124♠2 May 194415:10Il-2PQ 78753
20km (10miles) west-northwest of Iași
17815 July 194420:00P-39PQ 41651
40km (30miles) northwest of Brody
125♠2 May 194415:15P-39PQ 78723
20km (10miles) north-northeast of Roman
17915 July 194420:02P-39PQ 41644
45km (28miles) north of Busk
126♠2 May 194417:22?P-39PQ 78742
20km (10miles) west of Iași
18016 July 194413:25LaGGPQ 41629
55km (34miles) southwest of Lutsk
1273 May 194415:01Yak-7PQ 68834
north of Târgu Frumos
18116 July 194413:28Il-2 m.H.PQ 41688
30km (20miles) northwest of Brody
1283 May 194415:45?P-39PQ 78712
25km (16miles) northeast of Iași
18218 July 194415:35LaGGPQ 41395
30km (20miles) south of Wlodzimierz
1295 May 194412:18La-5PQ 68822
10km (10miles) west of Târgu Frumos
18318 July 194418:00LaGGPQ 40259
10km (10miles) northwest of Zolochiv
1305 May 194412:24La-5PQ 68831
north of Târgu Frumos
184♠19 July 194415:57LaGGPQ 32832
Luboml
1317 May 194415:20Pe-2PQ 68672
30km (20miles) north-northwest of Kishinev
185♠19 July 194416:05LaGGPQ 42712
Luboml
13210 May 194411:25La-5PQ 98754
5km (03miles) south of Grigoriopol
186♠19 July 194419:40LaGGPQ 32883
20km (10miles) east-southeast of Kholm
13310 May 194411:27La-5PQ 98761
10km (10miles) southeast of Grigoriopol
187♠19 July 194419:45Il-2 m.H.PQ 31223
25km (16miles) southeast of Kholm
13420 May 194413:20LaGGPQ 98743
15km (09miles) west-southwest of Grigoriopol
188♠19 July 194419:46Il-2 m.H.PQ 31234
25km (16miles) northeast of Hostynne
13520 May 194418:34LaGGPQ 98742
15km (09miles) west-southwest of Grigoriopol
189♠19 July 194419:51Il-2 m.H.PQ 82899
13620 May 194418:35LaGGPQ 98742
15km (09miles) west-southwest of Grigoriopol
19021 July 194416:42P-39PQ 40142
Lvov
13720 May 194418:35LaGGPQ 98742
15km (09miles) west-southwest of Grigoriopol
19126 July 194417:18LaGGPQ 30377
10km (10miles) west of Sambir
13830 May 194411:20LaGGPQ 78678
15km (09miles) north of Iași
19226 July 194417:22LaGGPQ 30511
10km (10miles) southwest of Sambir
13930 May 194411:29P-39PQ 78674
8km (05miles) north of Iași
193?7 August 1944B-24
14030 May 194417:36?P-39PQ 78812
10km (10miles) south of Iași
19412 August 194411:50Pe-2PQ 11342
30km (20miles) southwest of Opatów
141♠31 May 194406:50LaGGPQ 78683
20km (10miles) northeast of Iași
19512 August 194411:52LaGGPQ 11343
30km (20miles) southwest of Opatów
142♠31 May 194406:57Il-2PQ 78679
15km (09miles) north of Iași
19612 August 194415:58LaGGPQ 11355
20km (10miles) south-southwest of Opatów
143♠31 May 194407:05Il-2vicinity of Iași
10km (10miles) south of Iași
19715 August 194411:45Il-2 m.H.PQ 11514
25km (16miles) northwest of Mielec
144♠31 May 194407:13Il-2PQ 78814
10km (10miles) south of Iași
19815 August 194411:50Il-2 m.H.PQ 11524
20km (10miles) north-northwest of Mielec
145♠31 May 194407:15Il-2PQ 78823
10km (10miles) south of Iași
19915 August 194411:51?LaGGPQ 11525
20km (10miles) north-northwest of Mielec
146♠31 May 194411:17P-39PQ 78679
15km (09miles) north of Iași
200♠17 August 194408:23LaGGPQ 11186
10km (10miles) west of Opatów
147♠31 May 194411:20P-39PQ 78678
15km (09miles) north of Iași
201♠17 August 194412:39P-39PQ 11277
15km (09miles) east-southeast of Opatów
148♠31 May 194411:24P-39PQ 78672
Sulani
202♠17 August 194412:41P-39PQ 11413
15km (09miles) west of Sandomierz
149♠31 May 194411:33P-39PQ 78657
15km (09miles) southeast of Tudora
203♠17 August 194412:48Il-2 m.H.PQ 11415
15km (09miles) west of Sandomierz
150♠31 May 194411:39LaGGPQ 78673
15km (09miles) north of Iași
204♠17 August 194419:25P-39PQ 11278
15km (09miles) east-southeast of Opatów
151♠31 May 194416:30LaGGPQ 78678
15km (09miles) north of Iași
205♠17 August 194419:30LaGGPQ 11261
40km (30miles) east-southeast of Ostrowicz
152♠31 May 194416:45LaGGPQ 78566
15km (09miles) southwest of Tudora
206♠22 August 194412:33P-39PQ 11275
12km (07miles) east-southeast of Opatów
153♠31 May 194417:05Il-2 m.H.PQ 78814
10km (10miles) south of Iași
207♠22 August 194412:34Il-2 m.H.PQ 11285
10km (10miles) north of Sandomierz
154♠31 May 194417:08Il-2 m.H.PQ 78813
10km (10miles) south of Iași
208♠22 August 194412:34Il-2 m.H.PQ 11284
10km (10miles) north of Sandomierz
155♠31 May 194419:14P-39PQ 78359
30km (20miles) northwest of Tudora
209♠22 August 194418:47P-39PQ 11413
15km (09miles) west of Sandomierz
1562 June 194416:15P-39PQ 78558
25km (16miles) west-southwest of Tudora
210♠22 August 194418:49P-39PQ 11413
15km (09miles) west of Sandomierz
1573 June 194411:45?P-39PQ 78677
15km (09miles) north of Iași
211♠22 August 194418:57Il-2 m.H.PQ 11287
10km (10miles) north of Sandomierz
1583 June 194412:50P-39PQ 78677
15km (09miles) north of Iași
21215 October 194414:18Il-2 m.H.PQ 16689
Resita
1593 June 194413:35P-39PQ 78647
10km (10miles) south of Tudora
21315 October 194414:20?Il-2 m.H.PQ 16689
Resita
1604 June 194408:45LaGGPQ 78598
15km (09miles) northwest of Iași
21416 October 194414:14LaGGPQ 25491
15km (09miles) southeast of Turnu Serverin
1614 June 194408:55LaGGPQ 78763
10km (10miles) west of Iași
21517 October 194409:42LaGGPQ 25459
Turnu Serverin
162♠5 June 194414:56?LaGGPQ 78566
15km (09miles) southwest of Tudora
21617 October 194414:05LaGGPQ 25455
Turnu Serverin
163♠5 June 194415:04LaGGPQ 78671
15km (09miles) north of Iași
21720 October 194414:07LaGGPQ 25399
25km (16miles) south of Orsova
164♠5 June 194415:06LaGGPQ 78569
15km (09miles) southwest of Tudora
21820 October 194414:08Il-2 m.H.PQ 25477
15km (09miles) southeast of Turnu Serverin
165♠5 June 194415:14LaGGPQ 78671
15km (09miles) north of Iași
219♠23 October 194410:30Il-2 m.H.PQ 25388
25km (16miles) northeast of Majdanpek
166♠5 June 194418:40P-39PQ 78586
25km (16miles) northwest of Iași
220♠23 October 194410:33LaGGPQ 25523
30km (20miles) southwest of Turnu Serverin
167♠5 June 194419:02LaGGPQ 78591
15km (09miles) northwest of Iași
221♠23 October 194410:43?LaGGPQ 25533
25km (16miles) south-southwest of Orsova
168♠5 June 194419:07LaGGPQ 78594
Zahorne
222♠23 October 194414:00LaGGPQ 25397
25km (16miles) south of Orsova
169♠5 June 194419:17Il-2 m.H.PQ 48672
20km (10miles) north of Bistritz
223♠23 October 194414:30LaGGPQ 25349
30km (20miles) west-southwest of Orsova
1708 June 194415:30LaGGPQ 78592
15km (09miles) northwest of Iași
22426 October 194411:09LaGGPQ 25336
Orsova
1718 June 194416:25LaGGPQ 78647
10km (10miles) south of Tudora
22526 October 194411:10LaGGPQ 25338
Orsova
172?23 June 1944P-5122629 October 1944?14:18LaGGPQ 25278
25km (16miles) northwest of Turnu Serverin
173?23 June 1944P-51225?18 January 1945Yak-3
174?24 June 1944B-24226?19 January 1945Il-2
17530 June 194415:25LaGGPQ 84469227?21 January 1945Yak-9
Stab II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 –
22813 March 1945Il-223316 March 1945Il-2
22913 March 1945Il-223419 March 1945Il-2
23014 March 1945Il-223519 March 1945La-5
23114 March 1945Il-22365 April 1945Il-2
23214 March 1945Boston23716 April 1945Il-2

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