List of World War II aces from Germany

Two aircraft were the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force during World War II: the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (shown above) and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190.

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.[1] It is relatively certain that 2,500 German fighter pilots attained ace status, having achieved at least five aerial victories.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Background[edit]

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.[5]

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.[6]

Accuracy of claims[edit]

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.[7] 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.[7] 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.[7] 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.[7] 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.[7]

Aces[edit]

  This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the pilot was either killed in action (KIA), missing in action (MIA), died of wounds (DOW) or killed in a flying accident (KIFA).
  This and the / (slash) indicates information discrepancies listed by Aders, Boiten, Caldwell, Girbig, Held, Obermaier, Spick, Ring, Mathews, Foreman and Zabecki.

A[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Hans Adam* Leutnant 11[8] JG 51 KIA 12 March 1945
Heinz-Günther Hans Adam* 5[8][9] JG 26 KIFA 20 December 1942
Helmut Adam* Unteroffizier 12[8] EJGr Ost, JG 52 KIA 1 July 1942
Hans Adelhütte* Oberleutnant 15–20[10] KG 41, KG 3, NJG 7, NJG 3 KIA 13 August 1944
Horst Ademeit* Major 166[11]/160[8] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 7 August 1944
Walter Adolph* Hauptmann 28[12]/25/24 (+1 in Spain; +4 unconfirmed)[13]/21[8] J/88, JG 27, JG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 18 September 1941
Gustav Ahlbrand* Unteroffizier 14[8] JG 52 KIA 22 August 1943
Heinrich-Wilhelm Ahnert* Oberfeldwebel 57[13][8][14] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 August 1942
Peter Ahrens Leutnant 11[9][8] JG 26 KIFA 4 March 1945
Johann Aistleitner* Hauptmann 13/11[15]/12[8] JG 26 KIA 14 January 1944
Egon Albrecht-Lemke* 25[13]/18+[8] ZG 76, SKG 210, ZG 1, JG 76 Knight's Cross
KIA 25 August 1944
Heinz Albrecht* Oberfeldwebel 6+[8] JG 11 KIA 2 May 1945
Vicente Aldecoa Leutnant 8[8] JG 51
Herbert Aloe* Hauptmann 35[8] JG 54 German Cross
KIA 21 June 1944
Heinz Hans Altendorf Oberleutnant 24[8] JG 53 German Cross
POW 16 December 1941
Rudolf Altendorf Hauptmann 29[10]/25[16]/24[8] LG 1, NJG 3, NJG 4, NJG 1, NJG 5
Herbert Altner Leutnant 23[16]/21[10]/18[16] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 11
Ernst-Georg Altnorthoff Oberleutnant 11[8] JG 27
Alfred Ambs Leutnant 8[8] JG 7
Hermann Amend* Unteroffizier 10[8] JG 5 KIA 5 August 1944
Georg Amon Oberfeldwebel 9[8] JG 53 POW 2 April 1945
Peter "Pit" Andel Leutnant 6[15][8] JG 26
Werner Andres Oberstleutnant 5[8] JG 3
Lorenz Andresen Oberleutnant 5+[8] JG 5 KIA 20 July 1944
Heinz Angres* Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel 8[8] JG 3 KIA 16 October 1944
Paul Angst Leutnant 5[8] JG 3, EJG 1
Robert Anlauf* Feldwebel 10[8] JG 52 KIA 28 March 1945
Walter Appel* Gefreiter 5[17] JG 27 KIA 14 June 1944
Jose Damaso Arango-Lopez Hauptmann 6[8] JG 51
Elmar Arensmeyer Feldwebel 16[18]/10[8] JG 51, JG 101, EJGr Ost
Heinz Arnold* Oberfeldwebel 49/48[8] JG 5, JG 7 KIA 17 April 1945
Walter Arnold Leutnant 8[17]/6[8] JG 27
Rudolf Artner Unteroffizier 20[8] JG 5
Heinrich Asche 8[8] JG 54
Roloff von Aspern* Oberleutnant 19[8] JG 21, JG 76, JG 54 KIA 17 November 1940
Hermann Aubrecht Oberfeldwebel 31[18]/28[8] JG 51 German Cross
Hans-Heinz Augenstein* Hauptmann 46[19]/41[8]/40[16] NJG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 6 December 1944 - 10 km NW of Münster-Handorf airfield by a 85 Sqdn Mosquito
Jakob Augustin* Leutnant 16[8] JG 2 MIA 15 July 1942
Hans Autenrieth Hauptmann 23[10]/22[20]/21[16] NJG 1, NJG 4 German Cross
Vdenko Avdic Leutnant 8[20] JG 52, JG 104
Luis Azqueta-Brunet Oberleutnant 5[20] JG 51

B[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Sophus Baagoe* Hauptmann 14[20] ZG 76 Knight's Cross
KIA 14 May 1941
Werner Baake 43[20]/41[19]/40[16] NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Emil Babenz Oberfeldwebel 23[20] JG 26, JG 53 German Cross
Otto Rudolf Bach* Leutnant 9+[20] JG 2, EJGr West, JG 1 incl. 8 heavy bombers[21]
KIA 7 August 1944
Fridolin Bachhuber* Feldwebel 10[20] JG 103, JG 105, JG 54 KIA 1 January 1945
Friidrich-Karl Bachmann* Oberleutnant 31[20] JG 52 KIA 4 September 1942
Fritz Bachmann Leutnant 5[20] JG 5, JG 2
Herbert Bachnick* 80[22]/78[20] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 August 1944
Johann Badum* 54[23]/50+[20] JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 12 January 1943
Hans Baer Hauptmann 9[16] 10.(N)/JG 72, 12.(N)/JG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5 KIFA 20/21 December 1943 in crash at Garwitz near Parchim due to engine exploding on takeoff[16]
Jens Bahnsen* Feldwebel 18[20] JG 27, JG 53 KIA 19 August 1943
Günther Bahr Oberfeldwebel 37[24][16]/35[20] NJG 6 Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Bahr* Leutnant 8+[20] JG 2, JG 5 KIA 13 July 1942
Eberhard Baier Feldwebel 6[16] KG 51
Wilhelm Balthasar* Major 47 (incl. 7 in Spain)[25]/45[20] JG 27, JG 3, JG 2, JG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 July 1941
Fritz Bär Feldwebel 8[18] JG 51
"Pritzel" Heinrich Bär Oberst 222[18]/221[26]/220[27]/208[20] JG 51, JG 77, JG 1, JG 3, EJG 2, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 21 heavy bombers[28]
Wilfried Balfanz* Oberleutnant 10[18] JG 51 KIA 24 June 1941
Kuno Balz* Feldwebel 12[18] JG 51 KIA 18 March 1943
Herbert Bareuther* Leutnant 55[29] JG 51, JG 3 German Cross
KIA 30 April 1945
Gerhard Barkhorn Major 301[27]/300[20] JG 2, JG 52, JG 6, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Gerhard-Alfred Bärsdorf* Leutnant 7[20]/5[16] JG 300 KIA 28 July 1944
Walter Barte Major 18[10][16] NJG 1, NJG 3
Heinrich Bartels* Oberfeldwebel 99[30]/94[20] JG 5, JG 27 Knight's Cross
KIA 23 December 1944
Franz Barten* Hauptmann 52[31][20] JG 51, JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 4 August 1944
Hieronymus Bartosch* Unteroffizier 13[18] JG 51 KIA 21 February 1944
Erich Bartz 30[20] JG 51
Wilhelm Batz Major 237[27]/233[20] JG 52 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Helmut Baudach* Oberfeldwebel 20+[20] JG 2, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7 KIA 22 February 1945
Alfons Bauer* Unteroffizier 5[18] JG 51 KIA 8 August 1941
Franz Bauer* Hauptmann 9[20] JG 53 KIA 18 June 1944
Herbert Bauer Major 11[20] StG 2, SG 103 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Konrad Bauer Oberleutnant 68[32]/57[14]/38+[20] JG 51, JG 3, JG 300 Knight's Cross
incl. 32 heavy bombers[28]
Viktor Bauer Oberst 106[33]/104[20] JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Wolfrat Bauer Oberleutnant 6[16] NJG 1 KIA 4 January 1943 in crash at Duisburg-Hamborn; shot down by 'friendly' Flak[16]
Helmut Bauhuber* Unteroffizier 13[18] JG 51 KIA 12 July 1944
Helmut Baumann* Leutnant 38[18] JG 51 KIA 17 February 1944
Hans-Joachim Beck Oberleutnant 5[16] NJG 101
Rudolf Beck* Feldwebel 10[18] JG 51 KIA 27 November 1942
Karl-Heinz Becker 7[34] NJG 11
Ludwig Becker* Hauptmann 46[19]/44[16][34] 14.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 1, NJG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 February 1943
Martin Becker 58[35][14]/56[34]/54[16] NJG 4, NJG 6 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Paul Becker Leutnant 20[17]/19[34] JG 27
Friedrich Beckh* Oberstleutnant 48[31]/40[34] JG 51, JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 21 June 1942
Gerhard Beckh* Oberleutnant 12[18] JG 51 KIA 11 January 1944
Franz-Josef Beerenbrock Leutnant 117[36]/111[34] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Artur Beese Oberleutnant 22[15][34] JG 26 German Cross
Wilhelm Beier 38[16]/37[34]/36[24] NJG 2, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Hans Beißwenger* 152[37]/150[34] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 6 March 1943
Theodor Bellinghausen Hauptmann 8[16]/7[10] NJG 100
Helmut Belser* 36[38][34] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 19 June 1942
Jakob Bender Oberleutnant 6[16] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJ-Schule 1, NJG 101, NJG 102
Karl-Heinz Bendert 55[38]/44[34] JG 27, JG 104 Knight's Cross
Helmut Bennemann Oberstleutnant 93[39]/92[40]/89[34] JG 52, JG 53 Knight's Cross
Anton Benning Leutnant 28[41]/14[16]/13+[34] JG Herrmann, JG 300, JG 301, JG 302 Knight's Cross
Sigfried Benz 6[42] JG 26
Friedrich Berger Oberleutnant 5[16] NJG 3, NJGr 10
Horst Berger* 26[34] JG 5 KIA 8 May 1944
Götz Bergmann* Leutnant 16+[18] JG 51 KIA 20 July 1944
Helmut Bergmann Hauptmann 36[24]/33[16][43] NJG 4, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Max Bernhardt* Unteroffizier 11+[18] JG 51 KIA 10 August 1943
Heinz-Edgar Berres* Hauptmann 52[44]/49[43] JG 53 Knight's Cross
MIA 25 July 1943
Hans Berschwinger* Oberfeldwebel 20[45]/12[43]/11[16] NJG 2, NJG 1 KIA 15 February 1944
Günther Bertram Oberleutnant 35[45]/29[43]/28[16] KG 4, NJG 100
Otto Bertram Major 22 (incl. 9 in Spain)[44]/24[43] J/88, JG 2, JG 101, JG 6 Knight's Cross
Arthur Beth Feldwebel 17[43] JG 5
Siegfried Bethke Hauptmann 12[43] JG 2
Erich Beulich* Oberfeldwebel 10[43] JG 5 KIA 14 September 1943
Ernst Beutelspacher* Oberleutnant 5[43] SG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 22 July 1944
Gerhard Beutin* Oberfeldwebel 60[43][46] JG 54 KIA 1 February 1943
Franz Beyer* Major 81[22]/84[43] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 February 1944
Georg Beyer Oberleutnant 7[47][43] JG 26
Heinz Beyer Oberfeldwebel 27[43] JG 5
Konrad Beyer Feldwebel 13[16] NJG 4
Werner Bielefeld Leutnant 21[18] JG 51
Ludwig Bietmann Hauptmann 6[16] NJG 1 KIA 10/11 September 1942
Josef Bigge Leutnant 6[16] JG 2, JGr West, EJG 1 WIA 6 September 1943 in crash on landing at Saint-André-de-l’Eure
Heinz Birk Oberfeldwebel 14[43] JG 5
Hans-Georg Birkenstock Oberleutnant 7[16] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 KIA 19/20 May 1944 in crash at Vossenack/Eifel
Hans-Joachim Birkner* Leutnant 117[36][43] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIFA 14 December 1944
Emil Bitsch* Hauptmann 108[33]/106[43] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 March 1944
Helmut Bittkau Oberleutnant 11[48] JG 51
Franz Blazytko Oberfeldwebel 30[43] JG 27
Joachim Blechschmidt* Oberstleutnant 17[49] ZG 1 Knight's Cross
MIA 13 July 1943
Günther Bleckmann* Major 33[43] SG 1, SG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 June 1944
Paul Bley* Oberleutnant 8[43] ZG 26 KIFA 28 October 1944
Walter Blume Major 8[43] JG 26, JG 27
Hans-Ekkehard Bob 60[49]/57[50] JG 54, JG 3, JG 51, EJG 2, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Eberhard Bock* Hauptmann 28[17] JG 3, JG 1, JG 104, JG 27 KIA 28 May 1944
Heinz Bock* Leutnant 5[16] NJG 101, NJG 1 KIA 2/3 October 1943
Karl Böhm-Tettelbach Oberstleutnant 6[50] ZG 26
Kurt Bohn Feldwebel 5[47] JG 26
Paul Bohn Oberleutnant 5[50][16] NJG 2
Otto Böhner Oberleutnant 5 JG 53
Herbert Bönsch* Hauptmann 11[16] Z./KG 30, NJG 1, NJG 2 KIA night of 31 July/1 August 1942
Helmut-Felix Bolz Hauptmann 56[14]/22[50] JG 2
Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin Major 39[24]/35[16]/33[50] 14.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 102 Knight's Cross
Hubertus von Bonin* Oberstleutnant 77 (incl. 4 in Spain)[22]/65[50] JG 26, JG 52, JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 December 1943
Kurt Bonow Hauptmann 8[16] NJG 100, NJGr 10
Hans Boos* Oberleutnant 41[48] JG 51 KIA 21 April 1943
Adolf Borchers Major 132[51][50] JG 51, JG 52 Knight's Cross
Walter Borchers* Oberstleutnant 59[52][14]/43[50]/40[16] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1945
Eberhard von Boremski Hauptmann 90[53]/88+[50] JG 3, EJG 1 Knight's Cross
Ernst Börngen 45[17]/41[49]/35[50] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Borreck Unteroffizier 5[54] JG 26
Karl Borris Major 43[55][50] JG 26 Knight's Cross
Oskar Bösch Feldwebel 18[50] JG 3, JG 301, JG 7
Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding* Oberleutnant 46[56][50] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 February 1943
Richard Brand Oberfeldwebel 32[48] JG 51
Felix-Maria Brandis* Oberleutnant 14[50] JG 5
Kurt Brändle* Major 180[11]/170[50] JG 53, JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 November 1943
Paul Brandt Leutnant 30[57]/29[58] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
Walter Brandt Oberleutnant 57[14]/42[57][58] LG 2, JG 77, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Hans-Heinrich Breitfeld* Hauptmann 9[16] NJG 5 KIA 9/10 April 1945 on approach to Lübeck-Blankensee
Peter Bremer Oberfeldwebel 38[58] JG 54
Joachim Brendel Hauptmann 189[11][58] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Heinz Bretnütz* Hauptmann 37[59]/32[58] JG 53 Knight's Cross
DOW 27 June 1941
Klaus Bretschneider* Oberleutnant 34[59]/24[16]/22[58] JG 300 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
Wendelin Breukel* Leutnant 13[58][16] NJG 2 KIFA 1 March 1944 during low level transit flight
Adolf Breves Hauptmann 18[45]/17[58][16] NJG 1
Walter Briegleb Oberleutnant 24[16] NJG 3, NJG 2
Franz Brinkhaus Hauptmann 13[16] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3
Arnold Brinkmann Hauptmann 16[16] NJG 3
Hugo Broch Leutnant 81[22][58] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Bromen Oberleutnant 7[60] SG 2, SG 151, SG 9 Knight's Cross
Friedrich Brock 5[58] JG 54, JG 26
Horst Brock* Leutnant 17+[58] JG 3 KIA 3 November 1943
Jürgen Brocke* 42[61]/39[58] JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 September 1942
Hugo Brönner Oberleutnant 16[48] JG 51
Herbert Broennle* Leutnant 59[14]/58[61][58] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 4 July 1943
Albert Brunner* Oberfeldwebel 53[61][58] JG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA
Josef Brunner Feldwebel 7[16] NJG 1, NJG 6
Hermann Buchner Leutnant 58[62][58][14] SG 2, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Horst Bucholz 5[48] JG 51
Max Bucholz Major 28[62][63] JG 3, JG 5, JG 101 Knight's Cross
Alfred Budde* Leutnant 20[63] JG 54 KIA 27 December 1944
Adolf Buhl* Oberleutnant 5[63] LG 2 KIA 27 September 1940
Kurt Bühligen Oberstleutnant 112[33]/99+[63] JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 24 heavy bombers[28]
Johannes Bunzek* Leutnant 75[64]/78[63] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 December 1943
Eberhard Burath Oberleutnant 6[63] JG 1, JG 51
Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt Hauptmann 69[65]/58[66]/57+[63] JG 77, JG 1 Knight's Cross
Alfred Burk Oberleutnant 28[67]/27[63] JG 52, JG 27
Josef Bürschgens Hauptmann 10[55] JG 26
Erwin Busch Oberleutnant 8[68] JG 26
Rudolf Busch* Hauptmann 40[48]/27+[63] JG 51 KIA 17 January 1943
Franz Buschmann* 10[45]/8[16] NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 3 KIA 28 June 1944
Heinz Busse* Oberleutnant 22[48]/19[63] JG 51 KIA 25 August 1944
Rolf Bussmann Hauptmann 23[45]/20[16] Z./KG 30, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5
Erich Büttner* Oberfeldwebel 24[48]/21[63] JG 51, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7 KIA 20 March 1945
Johannes Büttner 16[63] JG 51

C[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Horst Carganico* Major 60[69][63] JG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA 27 May 1944
Georg Christl 7[70] ZG 26, JG 10 Knight's Cross
Herbert Christmann* Oberleutnant 5[63] JG 11, JG 50 KIA 20 August 1944
Ernst Christof Feldwebel 9[71][63] JG 26
Emil Clade Hauptmann 26[63] JG 27
Georg Claus* Oberleutnant 18[18] JG 51 KIA 11 November 1940
Erwin Clausen* Major 132[51]/100[63] JG 77, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 October 1943
Max Clerico Hauptmann 7[63] JG 54
Karlheinz Cordes Leutnant 43+[63] JG 54
Wilhelm Crinius 114[36][63] JG 53 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Peter Crump Oberleutnant 24[63] JG 26
Franz Czech Feldwebel 60[46]/33[63] JG 3

D[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Klaus Dadd* Feldwebel 14[72] JGr Ost, JG 52 KIA 19 June 1943
Walther Dahl Oberst 129[73]/128[51]/90+[72] JG 3, JG 300 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans Dahmen* Gefreiter 5[72] JGr West, JG 105, JG 300 KIA 2 March 1945
Hugo Dahmer Hauptmann 45[74]/36[72] JG 26, JG 5, JG 2 Knight's Cross
Helmut Dahms Oberfeldwebel 28[16]/24[72] NJG 5, NJG 100
Friedrich Dahn Leutnant 25[72] JG 77, JG 5
Paul-Heinrich Dähne* Hauptmann 99+[30][72] JG 52, JG 1 Knight's Cross
Hans Dammers* Leutnant 113[33]/103[72] JG 52 Knight's Cross
DOW 17 March 1944
Emil Darjes 82[39] JG 54
Franz Daspelgruber* Oberleutnant 46[72] JG 3 KIA 16 July 1943
Rudi Dassow Leutnant 22[75]/22+[72] ZG 76, JG 6 Knight's Cross
Richard Delakowitz Oberleutnant 7[45][16] NJG 4
Karl-Emil Demuth 10+[72] JG 1
Gustav Denk* 67[75][72] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 13 February 1943
Robert Denzel* Leutnant 9[16] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 25/26 June 1943
Adolf Dickfeld Oberst 136[37]/132[72] JG 52, JG 2, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erwin Diekwisch Hauptmann 12[76] StG 1 Knight's Cross
Ulrich Diesing Generalmajor 15 ZG 1 Knight's Cross
Willi Dimter* Oberleutnant 7[45][16] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 17 September 1942
Fritz Dinger* 67[77]/64[72] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 27 July 1943
Hans Dipple Hauptmann 21[78] JG 26
Heinrich Dittlmann Oberfeldwebel 60[72] JG 51
Gottfried Dietze Leutnant 5[72] JG 26
Anton Döbele* Leutnant 94[40][39]/93[72] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 November 1943
Hans Döbrich Feldwebel 65[79][72] JG 5 Knight's Cross
Kurt Dombacher Oberleutnant 68[32][72] JG 5, JG 51 Knight's Cross
Otto Dommeratzky* Leutnant 38[80]/11+[81] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 151 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 13 October 1944
Georg Dörffel* Major 30+[81] LG 2, SG 1, SG 4 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 May 1944
Arnold Döring Leutnant 23[82]/5+[81]/5[16] KG 53, NJG 300,
JG 3, JG 5 		Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Dormann Hauptmann 14[45][16] NJG 1, NJG 102
Werner Dörnbrack Major 29[83]/23+[81] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 4 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz Dörr Hauptmann 128[51]/122[81] JG 5 Knight's Cross
Edgar Dörre Feldwebel 9[78] JG 26
Karl Dörscheln Oberleutnant 7[16] NJG 101, NJG 6
Hans Dortenmann 38[78]/39[81] JG 26, JG 54 Knight's Cross
Heinrich Dreisbach Oberfeldwebel 16 JG 5
Martin Drewes Major 52[35]/48[16]/45[81] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ernst-Georg Drünkler Hauptmann 47 (incl. two by day)[84]/45[81]/43[16] ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
Alfred Druschel* Oberst 7+[81] LG 2, SG 1, SG 4 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
MIA 1 January 1945
Rudi Düding Oberfeldwebel 18[45]/16[81][16] NJG 5, NJG 100
Ernst Düllberg Major 45[85]/43[81] JG 3, JG 27, JG 76, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Friedrich Dünkel Hauptmann 10[81] NAG 2, NAG 4, NAG 1
Peter Düttmann Oberleutnant 150[37]/147[81] JG 52 Knight's Cross

E[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Karl Ebbighausen Hauptmann 7[78]/10[81] JG 26
Heinz Ebeling Oberleutnant 18[81][86] JG 26 Knight's Cross
Kurt Ebener 57[87]/51[81] JG 3, JG 11 Knight's Cross
Kurt Ebersberger Hauptmann 30[88]/31[81] JG 26
Helmut Eberspächer 7[81][16] SKG 10, NSGr 20, SG 151 Knight's Cross
Manfred Eberwein Oberleutnant 44+[81] JG 54
Reinhold Eckardt* 24[16]/20[81] ZG 52, ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 30 July 1942
Franz Eckerle* Hauptmann 59[81] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 14 February 1942
Georg-Peter Eder Major 78[22]/50+[89] JG 51, JG 26, JG 1, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
incl. 36 heavy bombers[28]
Johannes Edmann* Oberfeldwebel 5[89] JG 5, JG 26, JGr. West KIA 21 March 1944
Walter Ehle* Major 36[24]/34[89]/33[16] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 17 November 1943
Karl-Heinz Ehlen Leutnant 7[88] JG 26
Hans Ehlers* Major 55[90]/48[89] JG 3, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 27 December 1944
incl. 24 heavy bombers[28]
Rudolf Ehrenberger* Oberfeldwebel 47[89] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 8 March 1944
Peter Ehrhardt Oberleutnant 22[45]/20[16] NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 11
Heinrich Ehrler* Major 209[27]/182+[89] JG 5, JG 7 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 April 1945
Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber Major 96[40]/91[89] JG 1, JG 26, JG 51, JG 27, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Günther Eichhorn Leutnant 8[89] JG 5
Heinrich Eickhoff Oberleutnant 6[89] JG 27
Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel 35[89] JG 3 German Cross
Franz Eisenach Major 129[51][89] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Xaver Ellenrieder Leutnant 13[91] JG 26
Franz Elles Feldwebel 5[89] JG 27
Willi Elstermann Hauptmann 7[16] JGr 152, ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, ZG 26, JG 6
Walter Engel Hauptmann 10[92][16]/9[89][45] KG 3, NJG 5 Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Engel Oberleutnant 20[45]/18[16] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 WIA 23/24 February 1945
Siegfried Engfer 59[93]/58[89] JG 3, JG 1 Knight's Cross
Egon Engling* Feldwebel 12[45][16] NJG 2, NJG 3 KIA 26 March 1945
Hubert Engst Oberfeldwebel 10+[89]/5[16] JG Herrmann, JG 300
Albert Espenlaub* Oberfeldwebel 14[94] JG 27
Wolf-Udo Ettel* Oberleutnant 124[36]/121[95] JG 3, JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 17 July 1943
Heinz Ewald Leutnant 84[53]/83[95] JG 5, JG 52 Knight's Cross
Wolfgang Ewald Major 78 (incl. 1 in Spain)[22]/65[95] JG 52, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Waldemar Eyrich* Feldwebwel 36[95] JG 53, JG 3 KIA 11 April 1944

F[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Helmut Fahlbusch* Leutnant 6[95] ZG 76 KIA 1 May 1940
Wolfgang Falck Oberst 7[95] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Horst-Günther von Fassong* Hauptmann 136[51]/63[95] JG 51, JG 11 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 January 1945
Hans-Joachim Fast Unteroffizier 5[96] JG 26
Josef Federle Oberfeldwebel 7[16] NJG 6 WIA 14/15 March 1945
Leopold Fellerer Hauptmann 41[19]/36[95]/35[16] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
Georg Fengler Oberleutnant 16[97]/14[16] NJG 1
Walter Fenske* Hauptmann 15[16] LG 1, NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 100, NJGr 10 Died at 27 March 1944 due to injuries sustained in a non-operational crash at 26 March
Frithjof Fensch Leutnant 12[16] NJG 4
Heinz Ferger* Hauptmann 19[16] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 9/10 April 1945 on approach to Lübeck-Blankensee
Herbert Findeisen Hauptmann 67[79][95] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Günter Fink* 46[98]/48[95] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 May 1943
August Fischer 12[97]/10[16] NJG 5, NJG 100
Siegfried Fischer Oberfeldwebel 15[99][100] StG 1, SG 1 Knight's Cross
Kurt Fladrich Hauptmann 15[16] NJG 1, NJG 4
Erwin Fleig Leutnant 66[79]/55+[95] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Otto Fönnekold* Oberleutnant 136[51]/134[100] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 31 August 1944
Hermann Förster* Oberfeldwebel 13[94]/12[16] 11.(N)/JG 2, NJG 1, JG 27 KIA 14 December 1941
Josef Förster Oberleutnant 15[16] NJG 2, NJG 3
Paul Förster Major 8[16] ZG 26, NJG 1
Josef Fözö Major 27 (3 incl. Spain)[101]/23[100] JG 51, JG 108 Knight's Cross
Gustav Francsi Oberleutnant 56[35]/60[100]/59[16] NJG 200, NJG 100 Knight's Cross
Hans-Dieter Frank* Major 55[35]/53[16]/51[100] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 27/28 September 1943
Heinz Frank* 8[102][100] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 151 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
DOW 7 October 1944
Rudolf Frank* Leutnant 46[16]/45[19]/43[100] NJG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26/27 April 1944
Alfred Franke* 60[46]/59[103]/58[100] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 9 September 1942
Richard Franz Oberleutnant 15[100] JG 27, JG 77, JG 3, JG 11
Ludwig Franzisket Major 43[104]/39[100] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Max Franzisket* Hauptmann 6+[100] ZG 76, JG 77, JG 5, ZG 1 MIA 19 July 1943
Hans Frese Leutnant 44[100] JG 3
Wilhelm Freuwörth Oberfeldwebel 58[96]/48[100] JG 52, JG 26 Knight's Cross
Hugo Frey* Hauptmann 32[105]/17[100] JG 11, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1944
Siegfried Freytag Major 102[30]/89[100] JG 77 Knight's Cross
Herbert Friebel* Leutnant 58[106]/57[100] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 May 1944
Gerhard Friedrich* Major 30[106]/29[16] NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
KIA 16 March 1945
Günther Friedrich* Hauptmann 6[16] NJG 4, NJG 1 KIA 27/28 September 1943
Gustav Frielinghaus Hauptmann 74[64]/69[100] JG 3 Knight's Cross
Heinz de Fries Oberfeldwebel 10[45][16] NJG 100
Otto Fries Leutnant 15[16] NJG 1
Hans-Jürgen Frölich Feldwebel 5[96] JG 26
Karl Fuchs Oberfeldwebel 64[107] JG 54
Robert Fuchs 17+[107] JG 54
Erich Führmann 5 JG 11
Heinrich Füllgrabe* Oberleutnant 65[69]/63[107] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 30 January 1945
Ralph Furch Leutnant 31[107] JG 51
Hans Fuß* 71[32]/69[107] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIFA 10 November 1942
Hugo Fütscher Feldwebel 5[16] NJG 3 PoW night of 31 December 1944 - 1 January 1945

G[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Josef Gabl Oberfeldwebel 42[108]/28+[107] JG 51
Kurt Gabler Oberleutnant 16[16] JG 300
Otto Gaiser Leutnant 74[64] JG 51 Knight's Cross
"Dolfo" Adolf Galland Generalleutnant 104[33]/101[107] JG 27, JG 26, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Paul Galland* Leutnant 17[109][107] JG 26
Wilhelm-Ferdinand (Wutz) Galland* Major 54[110]/56[107] JG 26 Knight's Cross
Bernd Gallowitsch 64[69] JG 51, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Fritz Gammel* Oberfeldwebel 19[107] JG 53 MIA 4 September 1942
Josef Gärtner 6[110] JG 26
Wilhelm Gäth Major 9[107] JG 26
Werner Gayko Oberleutnant 14[107] JG 5
August Geiger* Hauptmann 53[35]/50[16] NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29/30 September 1943
Friedrich Geisshardt* 102[30]/93[111] LG 2, JG 77, JG 26, JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 6 April 1942
Wolfgang Gendelmeyer* Leutnant 8[111] JG 3 KIA 1 August 1942
Hannes Gentzen Major 18[111] JG 102
Dieter Gerhard Oberleutnant 5[111] JG 1
Günther Gerhards Leutnant 8[111] JG 52
Werner Gerhardt* Oberfeldwebel 13[112]/12[111] JG 2, JG 1, JG 26 KIA 19 August 1942
Erich Gerlitz* Major 18[111] JG 51, JG 27, JG 53, JG 5 KIA 16 March 1944
Lorenz Gerstmayr Oberfeldwebel 15[16] NJG 3 Admitted to Luftwaffe hospital in Amsterdam on 7 July 1944, died 29 May 1945
Werner Gerth* Hauptmann 38[113]/23[111] JG 3, JG 300, JG 400 Knight's Cross
KIA 2 November 1944
Herbert Giesecke Oberfeldwebel 6[16] NJG 3
Vinzenz Giessübel Oberfeldwebel 6[16] NJG 1, NJG 2
Paul Gildner* Oberleutnant 48[19]/43[16] ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIFA 24/25 February 1943
Gerhard Gleuwitz 11+[111] JG 52
Rudolf Glöckner 33[111] JG 5, JG 7 German Cross
Adolf Glunz 71[64][114]/69[111] JG 52, JG 26, JG 7 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Heinz Golinski* Feldwebel 47[115][111] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 16 October 1942
Erich Gollasch* Oberleutnant 7[16] NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 100 MIA 25/26 September 1943
Gordon Gollob Oberst 150[37]/146[111] JG 3, JG 77 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Kurt Goltzsch* Oberleutnant 43[116] JG 2 Knight's Cross
Heinz Gomann Feldwebel 12[117] JG 26, JG 7
Heinz Gossow Oberfeldwebel 12[116]/6[16] KG 3, JG 300, JG 301, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Heinz Gottlob Oberleutnant 6[117] JG 26
Franz Götz Major 63[69] JG 53, JG 26 Knight's Cross
Hans Götz* Hauptmann 82[53] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Walter Grabmann Generalmajor 13 (incl. 7 in Spain)[116] LG 1, ZG 76 Knight's Cross
Friedrich (Fritz) Graeff Oberleutnant 6[16] ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4 WIA 8/9 July 1943
Hermann Graf Oberst 212[27]/206[118] JG 52, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Hartmann Grasser Major 103[33]/96+[118] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Berthold Graßmuck* Oberfeldwebel 65[69] JG 52 Knight's Cross
Karl Gratz Leutnant 138[37][118] JG 52, JG 2 Knight's Cross
Hans Gref* Oberleutnant 16[16] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 100, NJGr 10 KIA 26 March 1944
Hermann Greiner Hauptmann 51[119]/50[16] NJG 2, NJG 1, NJSch 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Karl-Heinz Greisert* Major 34[118] JG 2, JG 3 KIA 22 July 1942
Heinrich Griese Major 13[16] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 WIA 12/13 September 1944
Heinz Grimm* Leutnant 27[41]/26[16] NJG 1 Knight's Cross
DOW 13 October 1943
Josef Grimm Unteroffizier 5[120] JG 27
Alfred Grislawski Hauptmann 133[51]/127[118] JG 52, JG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Helmut Grollmus* Leutnant 75[64] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Fritz Gromotka 29[121] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Alfred Gross 52[117] JG 54, JG 26
Detlev Grossfuss Oberleutnant 18[16] JG 2
Erich Groth Major 11[118] ZG 2, ZG 76
Viktor Gruber Feldwebel 10[120][122] JG 27
Hans Grünberg Oberleutnant 82[53]/78[122] JG 3, JG 52, JG 7 JV 44 Knight's Cross
Walter Grünlinger* Leutnant 7[122] JG 26 KIA 4 September 1943
Gerhard Grzymalla Feldwebel 7[123]/8[122] JG 26
Hermann Guhl Leutnant 15[124] LG 2, JG 26
Joachim Günther 11[124] JG 26
Wolf Gütter Leutnant 6[16] NJG 3 WIA 14/15 July 1944
Gerhard Guttmann* Felwebel 7[122] JG 26 KIA 27 March 1944

H[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Gerhard Haak* Feldwebel 10[122] JG 54 KIA 25 October 1941
Sigurd Haala Oberleutnant 42[122] JG 54, JG 26 German Cross
Friedrich Haas* Leutnant 74[64][122] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 9 April 1945
Ernst Haase* Oberfeldwebel 8+[122] JG 302 German Cross
KIA 25 February 1945
Horst Haase* Major 82[39]/62[108]/54[122] JG 51, JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 26 November 1944
Helmut Haberda* Oberleutnant 59[122] JG 52 German Cross
KIA 8 May 1943
Karl Haberland* Oberleutnant 9[16] JG 3, JG 2 KIA 27 January 1944
Wilhelm Hachfeld* Hauptmann 11[125] 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[108]/21[122] JG 51
Anton Hackl Major 192[11]/180+[122] JG 77, JG 11, JG 26, JG 300 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 34 heavy bombers[28]
Heinrich "Heinz" Hackler* Leutnant 56[126] JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 January 1945
Heinz-Martin Hadeball Hauptmann 33[24]/28[16] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6, NJGr 10 Knight's Cross
Alfred Haesler Major 5[16] V.(Z)/LG 1, ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4 WIA 10/11 August 1943
Anton "Toni" Hafner* Oberleutnant 204[11]/203[122] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 17 October 1944
Ludwig Häfner* Leutnant 52[126] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 10 November 1942
Walter Hagenah 15[122] JG 3, JG 7
Johannes Hager Hauptmann 48[127]/41[16] NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Franz Hahn* 17+[108]/14+[122] JG 77, JG 51, JG 4 KIA 22 January 1944
Hans "Assi" Hahn Major 108[33]/105[128] JG 2, JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans von Hahn 31[128] JG 53, JG 1, JG 103 Knight's Cross
Hans Hahn* Leutnant 15[16]/11[128] NJG 1, NJG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 11/12 October 1941
Siegfried Hahn Hauptmann 10[16] ZG 76, NJG 3
Josef Haiböck Hauptmann 73[128] JG 26, JG 52, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Karl Haisch* Oberfeldwebel 10[16] NJG 3 KIFA 20 March 1943
Heinz Halstrick Feldwebel 11[128] JG 5
Joachim Hamer Leutnant 35[108]/29[128] JG 51
Alfred Hammer Hauptmann 26[128] JG 53
Karl Hammerl* Leutnant 67[65]/63[69] 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[129] LG 2, JG 77, JG 27 Knight's Cross
Gottfried Hanneck Oberleutnant 6[16] NJG 1 WIA 1/2 February 1945
Horst Hannig* Oberleutnant 98[30] JG 54, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 15 May 1943
Joachim Hanss* Leutnant 10[16] NJG 5 KIA 7/8 July 1944
Harro Harder Hauptmann 22 (+11 in Spain) JG 53
Jürgen Harder* Major 64[69] JG 53, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIFA 17 February 1945
Hans Hartigs Oberleutnant 6[124] JG 26
Andreas Hartl Feldwebel 8[128] JG 302
Erich Hartmann Major 352[27][128] JG 52, JG 53 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Ludwig Hartmann Oberfeldwebel 13[128] JG 2
Hans-Dieter Hartwein Oberleutnant 16[128] JG 5
Helmut Haugk Hauptmann 18[129] ZG 76, ZG 26 Knight's Cross
Werner Haugk* Leutnant 9[130] StG 77, ZG 76 Knight's Cross
KIA 18 October 1944
Hans Hausschild Feldwebel 7[16] NJG 100, NJG 200
Wilhelm Hauswirth Feldwebel 50[128] JG 52
Alfred Heckmann Oberleutnant 71[131]/69[128] JG 3, JG 26, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Günther Heckmann Leutnant 20[132]/16[133] JG 51, JG 1, JG 7
Hubert Heckmann 5[133] JG 1, JG 7
Ernst Heesen* Leutnant 32[134]/28[133] JG 2, NJG 1, JG 3, JG 1 KIA 3 May 1943
Alfred Heidel Oberfeldwebel 8[133] JG 27
Bruno Heilig* Oberleutnant 7[16] NJG 2, NJG 3 KIFA 6/7 January 1945
Joseph Heim* Gefreiter 5[133] JG 7 KIA 10 April 1945
Friedrich Heimann Oberfeldwebel 41[133] JG 51
Kurt Hein Feldwebel 8[131] JG 26
Hans-Joachim Heinecke Hauptmann 28[133] JG 27
Engelbert Heiner* Oberleutnant 15[135][16] KG 27, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
KIA 18/19 March 1945
Gerd Heintze Feldwebel 5[16] NJG 5, NJG 100
Emil Heinzelmann* Feldwebel 5[16] NJG 1 KIFA 7 May 1944
Richard Heller* Leutnant 22[136] ZG 26, ZG 10 Knight's Cross
KIA 5 April 1945
Horst Hennig* Hauptmann 7[136] KG 77, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
KIFA 7/8 October 1944
Eberhard Henrici Oberleutnant 6[131] JG 26
Wilhelm Henseler Oberleutnant 10[16] NJG 1
Helmut Henz* Hauptmann 6[133] JG 77 KIA 25 May 1941
Wilhelm Herget Major 72[137][16] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 4, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
PoW 2 May 1945
Kurt Hermann Oberleutnant 9[138] NJG 2
Rolf Hermichen Major 64[69] JG 26, JG 11, JG 104 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
incl. 26 heavy bombers[28]
Hajo Herrmann Oberst 9[139]/4[16] KG 4, KG 30, JG Herrmann, JG 300 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Kurt Herrmann Oberleutnant 9[16] I.(Z)/LG 1, Z./KG 30, NJG 2 PoW 10/11 March 1941
Gerhard Herzog* Stabsfeldwebel 11[16] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 6 KIA 20/21 October 1943
Heinrich Heuser Feldwebel 5[140] JG 26
Hans-Joachim Heyer* Leutnant 53[136] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 9 November 1942
Otto-Heinrich Hilleke 6[140] JG 26
Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld* Oberleutnant 24[141]/17[16] JG 54, JG 300 Knight's Cross
KIA 28 July 1944
Heinz-Horst Hissbach* Hauptmann 34[141]/27[16] KG 28, KG 40, NJG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 14/15 April 1945
Walter Höckner* Major 68[32] JG 77, JG 26, JG 1, JG 4 Knight's Cross
KIFA 25 August 1944
Heinrich Höfemeier* Oberleutnant 96[40][39] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 August 1943
Friedrich Hoffmann* Leutnant 11[120] JG 27
Gerhard Hoffmann* 125[36]/130[138] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIFA 17 April 1945
Heinrich Hoffmann* Oberfeldwebel 63[69] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hermann Hoffmann 7[140] JG 26
Reinhold Hoffmann* Leutnant 66[79] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 May 1944
Reinhold Hoffmann Feldwebel 8[138] JG 3
Werner Hoffmann Major 52[35] / 51/50[16] ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5 Knight's Cross
Karl-Wilhelm Hofmann* Oberleutnant 44[142] JG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 26 March 1945
Erich Hohagen Major 56[143] JG 51, JG 2, JG 27, JG 7, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Werner Hohenberg Feldwebel 27[144] JG 52, JG 2
Walter Holl Feldwebel 7[144] JG 26
Kurt Holler* Major 19[145]/18[16]/11+[144] ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4 KIA 21/22 June 1943
Otto Holler* Unteroffizier 5[16] NJG 100 KIA 9/10 March 1944
Helmuth Holtz Feldwebel 56[144] JG 51
Gerhard Homuth* Major 63[69] JG 27, JG 54 Knight's Cross
MIA 2 August 1943
Werner Hopf Hauptmann 21[16] NJG 5
Helmuth Hoppe Hauptmann 22[144] JG 26 German Cross
Jürgen Hörschelmann* Leutnant 16[144] JGr Süd, JG 3 KIA 12 May 1944
Walter Horten Oberleutnant 5[144] JG 26
Anton Hörwick* Oberfeldwebel 27 NJG 2, NJG 7 Knight's Cross
KIA 19 February 1945
Dietrich Hrabak Oberst 125[36][144] JG 76, JG 54, JG 52 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz Hrdlicka* Hauptmann 96[39]/60[146] JG 77, JG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 25 March 1945
Ferdinand Hromadnik Leutnant 6[16] NJG 4
Herbert Hubatsch Feldwebel 5[16] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 6 WIA 6 September 1944
Rudolf Hübl Oberfelwebel 9[144] JG 1
Eckhard Hübner* Leutnant 47[146] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 28 March 1942
Werner Hübner Oberfeldwebel 7[132] JG 51
Wilhelm Hübner* Leutnant 62[69] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 April 1945
Rolf Huck Hauptmann 6[16] NJG 3
Karl Hülshoff Oberleutnant 11[145]/10[16] KG 54, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 102
Alfred Humer* 16[147] JG 3 KIA 10 February 1944
Herbert Huppertz* Major 68[32] JG 51, JG 5, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 8 June 1944
Werner Husemann 34[148]/33[16] NJG 1, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
Wolf-Dietrich Huy Hauptmann 40[149] JG 77 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

I[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Hans Iffland Leutnant 11[147] JG 3
Herbert Ihlefeld Oberst 130 (incl. 7 in Spain)[51] 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[150]/8[16] LG 1, JG 300 Knight's Cross
KIA 25 September 1944
Eduard Isken Leutnant 56[150]/44+[147] JG 77, JGr 200,
I(F)/123, JG 53 		Knight's Cross

J[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Egbert Jaacks Oberfeldwebel 44+[147] JG 76, JG 77, JG 53
Hans-Joachim Jabs Oberstleutnant 50[19]/48[147][16] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ernst Jäckel Feldwebel 8[151] JG 26
Alfred Jakobi Leutnant 8[147] JG 77, JG 5
Wolfgang Jank Hauptmann 11[16] NJG 3, NJG 200
Erich Jauer Feldwebel 12[151] JG 26
Kurt Jenisch* Leutnant 8[152] JG 27
Peter Jenne* Hauptmann 17[153]/12+[147] JG 300 Knight's Cross
KIA 2 March 1945
Josef Jennewein* Leutnant 86[53][39]/83[147] JG 26, JG 51 Knight's Cross
MIA 27 July 1943
Heinrich Jessen Oberleutnant 6[151] JG 26
Hans Johannsen Leutnant 8[151] JG 26
Horst John* Feldwebel 13[16] JG 52, JG Herrmann, JG 300 KIA 18/19 November 1943
Wilhelm Johnen Hauptmann 34[24]/33[147][16] NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
Hermann-Friedrich Joppien* 70[32][65]/59[154] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 28 August 1941
Günther Josten Oberleutnant 178[11][154] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erich Jung Oberleutnant 27[16] NJG 2
Harald Jung Hauptmann 20[155] JG 51
Heinrich Jung* 68[32]/65[154] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 30 July 1943

K[edit]

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Kurt Kadlcick Oberleutnant 6[16] NJG 4
Erbo Graf von Kageneck* Hauptmann 67[25] JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
DOW 12 January 1942
Adolf Kaiser Oberleutnant 16[16] NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 100
Emil Kaiser Oberleutnant 13[154] JG 27
Herbert Kaiser Leutnant 68[79] JG 77, JG 1, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Peter Kalden Oberleutnant 84[53] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Rolf Kaldrack* Hauptmann 21 (+3 in Spain)[156] ZG 76 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 February 1942
Ernst Kalinowski Oberfeldwebel 5[16] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 3
Adolf Kalkum Oberfeldwebel 19[154] JG 53
Herbert Kaminski Major 7[157] ZG 76, JG 53 Knight's Cross
Hans-Karl Kamp* Major 24[16] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 4, JG 300 KIA 31 December 1944
Fritz Karch Hauptmann 47[158] JG 2 Knight's Cross
Hans Karlewski Major 6[16] KG 53, NJG 101, NJG 1, NJG 2
Eberhard Kaross Leutnant 11[154]/10[16] NJG 5, NJG 100
Kurt Karsten Oberfeldwebel 6[16] NJG 4, Luftbeobachterstaffel 7, NJG 6
Erich Kayser Leutnant 5+[159]/6[16] 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+[159] JG 2
Josef Keil Unteroffizier 16[159] JG 3, JG 301
Günther Kelch Hauptmann 13[159] JG 26
Johannes Keller Unteroffizier 23[159] JG 51
Lothar Keller Hauptmann 23 (incl. 3 in Spain)[158] JG 3 Knight's Cross
Otto Keller Leutnant 13[16] NJG 5
Kurt Kelter Leutnant 60[46] JG 54
Heinz Kemethmüller 89[53][160] JG 3, JG 26 Knight's Cross
Karl-Heinz Kempf* 65[69] JG 54, JG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 3 September 1944
Karl Kennel Major 34[161] ZG 26, ZG 2, SG 1, SG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Gerhard Keppler Leutnant 7[159] JG 27
Georg Kiefner Leutnant 12[160] JG 26, JV 44
Johannes Kiel* Hauptmann der Reserve 25[162] ZG 26, ZG 76 Knight's Cross
KIA 29 January 1944
Willy Kientsch* Oberleutnant 53[163] JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29 January 1944
Rüdiger von Kirchmayr Hauptmann 20+[159] JG 1, JG 11, JV 44
Joachim Kirschner* 188[11]/181[159] JG 3, JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
17 December 1943
Otto Kittel* Oberleutnant 267[27]/265+[159] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
16 February 1945
Ernst Klager 22[164] JG 53
Alfons Klein 39[165]/38[164] JG 52, JG 11 Knight's Cross
Johann Klein Stabsfeldwebel 10[164] JG 52
Hans Klein* 5[164] JG 2 KIA 14 March 1941
Rudolf Klemm Major 42[165]/43[164] JG 54, JG 26 Knight's Cross
Heinrich Klöpper* Oberleutnant 94[40]/89[164] JG 51, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 29 November 1943
Reinhold Knacke* Hauptmann 45[16]/44[104] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3/4 February 1943
Kurt Knappe* Oberfeldwebel 56[166] JG 51, JG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 3 September 1943
Hans Knauth Hauptmann 26[164] JG 51
Wolfgang Knieling* Oberleutnant 8[16] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 6 KIA 6/7 July 1944
Heinz Knoke Hauptmann 33[167] JG 1, JG 11 Knight's Cross
1/2 victory {Not awarded}+12 unconfirmed
Gerhard Koall 38[168] JG 3, JG 54 Knight's Cross
Günther Köberich* Hauptmann 14[16] NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 8 April 1944 at Quakenbrück airfield
Hans-Günther Koch Oberfeldwebel 9+[164] JG 51
Harry Koch Hauptmann 21+[164] JG 26, JG 2
Herbert Koch Oberleutnant 17[16] NJG 3
Robert Koch Feldwebel 5[16] NJG 1 PoW 6/7 October 1944
Josef Kociok* Leutnant 33[16][24] ZG 76, SKG 210, 10.(NJ)/ZG 1, NJG 200 Knight's Cross
KIA 26/27 September 1943
Hans-Heinrich Koenig* Hauptmann 28[169]/25[16] ZG 76, NJG 3, Jagdstaffel Helgoland, JG 11 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 May 1944
Armin Köhler Major 69[32] JG 27, JG 77 Knight's Cross
Walter Köhne Leutnant 20+[164] JG 52, JG 1, JG 11, EJG 2
Hans Kolbow Oberleutnant 27[170] JG 20, JG 51 Knight's Cross
Reinhard Kollak Stabsfeldwebel 49[16][19] ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 4 Knight's Cross
Helmut Konter* Leutnant 15–20[145]/15[16] NJG 5, NJG 100 MIA in April 1945
Gerhard Köppen 85[53] JG 52 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans-Günter von Kornatzki* Oberstleutnant 6 JG 132, JG 52, JG 4 KIA 12 September 1944
Friedrich Körner Oberleutnant 36[171] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Berthold Korts* Leutnant 113[33]/108[172] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 29 August 1943
Eduard Koslowski Oberfeldwebel 12[173] JG 53, JG 26
Wolfgang Kosse Hauptmann 18+[172] JG 26, JG 5, JG 1, JG 3
Alfons Köster 25[41]/20[16] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 6/7 January 1945
Franz Köster Unteroffizier 6[172] JG 7, EJG 2, JV 44
Oskar Köstler* Leutnant 6[16] NJG 1 KIA 9/10 April 1943
Willi Kothmann Leutmann 13[172] JG 27
Herbert Kowalski Oberfeldwebel 5[171] JG 27
Heinrich Krafft* Hauptmann 78[22] JG 51, JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 14 December 1942
Josef Kraft 56[35]/51[16] NJG 4, NJG 5, NJG 6, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Josef Krahforst* 11[16] NJG 4 KIA 27/28 September 1944
Karl-Heinz Krahl 24[174] JG 2, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Erich Krainik Unteroffizier 12[172] JG 27
Benno Kratz Oberfeldwebel 6[16] NJG 6 WIA 25/26 March 1945
Hans Krause Hauptmann 29[16]/28[145] NJG 3, NJG 101, NJG 4 Knight's Cross
Herbert Krenz Oberfeldwebel 12[172] JG 27
Hans-Joachim Kroschinski Leutnant 76[22] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Heinz Krug 9[173] JG 26
"the Count" Walter Krupinski Hauptmann 197[11][175] JG 52, JG 11, JG 26, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Fritz Kruse* Oberfeldwebel 6[16] NJG 1 KIFA 17/18 May 1943
Elias Kühlein Leutnant 20+[175] JG 51
Wilhelm Küken Oberfeldwebel 45[175] JG 51, JGr Ost
Franz Kunz Oberleutnant 12[173] JG 53, JG 26
Josef Kunz Leutnant 17[175] JG 5
Wolfgang Kuthe* Oberleutnant 8[16] NJG 3, NJG 2, NJG 1 KIFA 14 April 1943
Herbert Kutscha Hauptmann 47[176] JG 3, JG 27, JG 11 Knight's Cross
Otto Kutzner Feldwebel 10[16] NJG 3 WIA 7/8 March 1945

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Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
August Lambert* Oberleutnant 116[36]/103[175] SG 2, SG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 17 April 1945
Robert Landau* Oberleutnant 5[16] NJG 5 KIA 19/20 July 1943
Günther Landt Leutnant 22[175] JG 53
Emil Lang* Hauptmann 173[11][177]/103[175] JG 54, JG 26 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
18 in one day
Friedrich Lange Leutnant 7[178] JG 26
Heinz Lange Major 70[32]/73[178] JG 21, JG 54, JG 51 Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Langer Feldwebel 9+[178] JG 51, JG 7
Karl-Heinz Langer Major 30[179] JG 3 Knight's Cross
Erwin Laskowski Oberfeldwebel 46[180] JG 51, JG 11 Knight's Cross
Kurt Lasse* Oberleutnant 39[180] JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 8 October 1941
Fritz Lau Hauptmann 28[145]/23[178]/22[16] NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Karl Laub Oberfeldwebel 7[177] JG 26
Richard Launer 8[16] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6
Bernhard Lausch 36[178] JG 51
Heinz Leber* Leutnant 54[181] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 June 1943
Alois Lechner* Major 45[98][16] NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 100 Knight's Cross
MIA 23 February 1944
Karl-Heinz Leesmann* 37[181] JG 52, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 25 July 1943
Erwin Leibold Oberfeldwebel 11[177] JG 26
Hans-Robert (Hans) Leickhardt* Major 13[16] 14.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 5 KIA 5/6 March 1945
Erich Leie* Major 118[36]/121[178] JG 2, JG 51, JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 March 1945
Hermann Leiste Leutnant 30[178] JG 54
Siegfried Lemke Hauptmann 96[40] JG 2 Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Lemke* Hauptmann 131[51][178] JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 December 1943
Helmut Lennartz Feldwebel 8+[178] JG 11, JG 7, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny
Helmut Lent* Oberst 110[137][16]/112[178] 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[79] JG 51, JG 105, JG 6 Knight's Cross
Heinrich Lesch Oberleutnant 7[178] JG 5
Heinrich Leschert* Oberfeldwebel 23[178] JG 53 KIA 10 August 1942
Hermann Leube* Hauptmann 20[16] NJG 3 KIA 27/28 December 1944
Rolf Leuchs Major 8[16] NJG 1, NJG 6, NJGr 10
Rudolf Leuschel* Hauptmann 9[177] JG 26 KIA 25 February 1944
Erwin Leykauf Oberleutnant 33[182] JG 54
Fritz Liebelt Leutnant 15[182] JG 51
Kurt Liedke Hauptmann 11[16] JG 53, NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5
Karl von Lieres und Wilkau Oberleutnant 32[182] JG 27
Frank Liesendahl* Hauptmann ~5[183] JG 53, JG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 17 July 1942
Arnold Lignitz* Major 25[184] JG 51, JG 54 Knight's Cross
MIA 30 September 1941
Friedrich Lindelaub Oberfeldwebel 5[177] JG 26
Anton Lindner Oberleutnant 73[64] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Lothar Linke* Oberleutnant 28[41]/27[16] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2 Knight's Cross
KIFA 13/14 May 1943
Rudi Linz* Leutnant 70[32] JG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA 9 February 1945
Helmut Lipfert Hauptmann 203[11]/200[182] JG 52, JG 53 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld* Major 51[35]/49[16] 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[185] JG 53 Knight's Cross
Gerhard Loos* Oberleutnant 92[40] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1944
Kurt Loos* Hauptmann 11[16] ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, JG 300 KIA 24 March 1945
Walter Loos Oberfeldwebel 38[185] JG 301, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Ferdinand Löschenkohl Leutnant 11[182] JG 3, JG 7
Fritz Losigkeit Major 68[79] JG 26, JG 1, JG 51, JG 77 Knight's Cross
August Lübking Oberfeldwebel 38[182] JG 5, JG 7
Werner Lucas* Hauptmann 106[33]/105[186] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 October 1943
Max-Hermann Lücke* Oberleutnant 81[22] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 8 November 1943
Fritz Lüddecke* Oberfeldwebel 51[186] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 10 August 1944
Robert Lüddeke Oberfeldwebel 11[16] 2./KG 2, Nachtjagdkette 1, NJG 1, NJG 2
Franz Lüders Feldwebel 5[186] JG 26
Herbert Ludwig* Leutnant 13–14[16] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJSch 1, NJG 101, NJG 6 KIA 23/24 April 1945
Herbert Lütje Oberstleutnant 53[35]/48[16] 12.(N)/JG 2, NJG 1, NJG 6 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Johannes Lutter Hauptmann 12[186] ZG 1, ZG 76, ZG 2, SKG 210, SKG 10, SG 4 Knight's Cross
Günther Lützow* Oberst 108 (incl. 5 in Spain)[33]/105/200[186] JG 3, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
MIA 24 April 1945
August Luy Oberfeldwebel 5+[186] JG 5

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Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Ernst Maak Hauptmann 6[186] JG 27, JG 11
Werner Machold Hauptmann 32[187] JG 2 Knight's Cross
Walter Mackens* Oberfeldwebel 9[16] JG 52, JG 53, JG 300 KIA 5 January 1944
Wilhelm Mackenstedt Oberfeldwebel 6[188] JG 26
Anton Mader Oberstleutnant 86[53][39]/78[186] JG 2, JG 77, JG 54 Knight's Cross
Lothar Mai* Oberfeldwebel 45[189]/44[186] JG 51 KIA 27 August 1943
Karl Maisch Oberfeldwebel 17[16] NJG 5, NJG 100
Wilhelm Makrocki* Major 9[186] ZG 76, ZG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 21 May 1941
Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn Oberst 68[32][65] JG 53 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Rudolf Mangelsdorf Oberfeldwebel 8[16] NJG 3, NJG 2
Egon Mangold Hauptmann 5[16] 10.(NJ)/ZG 1, NJG 100, NJG 200
Gerhard Marburg* Oberfeldwebel 7[190] JG 3, JG 4 KIFA 3 September 1944
Heinz Marquardt 121[36][190] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Marseille* Hauptmann 158[37]/152[190] JG 52, JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
KIFA 30 September 1942
Karl-Heinrich Matern 12[191] ZG 1, ZG 76 Knight's Cross
Otto Materne* Hauptmann 5[16] NJG 4 KIA 6 September 1944
Walter Matoni Major 34[192] JG 27, JG 26, JG 2, JG 11 Knight's Cross
Kurt Matzak Oberleutnant 16[190]