List of World War II aces from Germany: A–F

Main article: List of World War II aces from Germany
World War II aces
from Germany
Aces from Austria

This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Germany with their surname starting from A to F. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.[1] Aces are listed alphabetically by last name.

Aces

By surname: G–L  • M–P  • Q–S  • T–Z

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

A

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Hans Adam* Leutnant 11[2] JG 51 KIA 12 March 1945
Heinz-Günther Hans Adam* 5[2][3] JG 26 KIFA 20 December 1942
Helmut Adam* Unteroffizier 12[2] EJGr Ost, JG 52 KIA 1 July 1942
Hans Adelhütte* Oberleutnant 15–20[4] KG 41, KG 3, NJG 7, NJG 3 KIA 13 August 1944
Horst Ademeit* Major 166[5]/160[2] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 7 August 1944
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.61.[6]
Walter Adolph* Hauptmann 28[7]/25/24 (+1 in Spain; +4 unconfirmed)[8]/21[2] J/88, JG 27, JG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 18 September 1941
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.82.[9]
Gustav Ahlbrand* Unteroffizier 14[2] JG 52 KIA 22 August 1943
Heinrich-Wilhelm Ahnert* Oberfeldwebel 57[8][2][10] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 August 1942
Peter Ahrens* Leutnant 11[3][2] JG 26 KIFA 4 March 1945
Johann Aistleitner* Hauptmann 13/11[11]/12[2] JG 26 KIA 14 January 1944
Egon Albrecht-Lemke* 25[8]/18+[2] ZG 76, SKG 210, ZG 1, JG 76 Knight's Cross
KIA 25 August 1944
Heinz Albrecht* Oberfeldwebel 6+[2] JG 11 KIA 2 May 1945
Vicente Aldecoa Leutnant 8[2] JG 51
Herbert Aloe* Hauptmann 35[2] JG 54 German Cross
KIA 21 June 1944
Heinz Hans Altendorf Oberleutnant 24[2] JG 53 German Cross
POW 16 December 1941
Rudolf Altendorf Hauptmann 29[4]/25[12]/24[2] LG 1, NJG 3, NJG 4, NJG 1, NJG 5
Herbert Altner Leutnant 23[12]/21[4]/18[12] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 11
Ernst-Georg Altnorthoff Oberleutnant 11[2] JG 27
Alfred Ambs Leutnant 8[2] JG 7
Hermann Amend* Unteroffizier 10[2] JG 5 KIA 5 August 1944
Georg Amon Oberfeldwebel 9[2] JG 53 POW 2 April 1945
Peter "Pit" Andel Leutnant 6[11][2] JG 26
Werner Andres Oberstleutnant 5[2] JG 3
Lorenz Andresen* Oberleutnant 5+[2] JG 5 KIA 20 July 1944
Heinz Angres* Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel 8[2] JG 3 KIA 16 October 1944
Paul Angst Leutnant 5[2] JG 3, EJG 1
Robert Anlauf* Feldwebel 10[2] JG 52 KIA 28 March 1945
Walter Appel* Gefreiter 5[13] JG 27 KIA 14 June 1944
Jose Damaso Arango-Lopez Hauptmann 6[2] JG 51
Elmar Arensmeyer Feldwebel 16[14]/10[2] JG 51, JG 101, EJGr Ost
Heinz Arnold* Oberfeldwebel 49/48[2] JG 5, JG 7 KIA 17 April 1945
Walter Arnold Leutnant 8[13]/6[2] JG 27
Rudolf Artner Unteroffizier 20[2] JG 5
Heinrich Asche 8[2] JG 54
Roloff von Aspern* Oberleutnant 19[2] JG 21, JG 76, JG 54 KIA 17 November 1940
Hermann Aubrecht Oberfeldwebel 31[14]/28[2] JG 51 German Cross
Hans-Heinz Augenstein* Oberleutnant 46[15]/41[2]/40[12] 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[2] JG 2 MIA 15 July 1942
Hans Autenrieth Hauptmann 23[4]/22[16]/21[12] NJG 1, NJG 4 German Cross
Vdenko Avdic Leutnant 8[16] JG 52, JG 104
Luis Azqueta-Brunet Oberleutnant 5[16] JG 51

B

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Sophus Baagoe* Oberleutnant 14[16] ZG 76 Knight's Cross
KIA 14 May 1941
Werner Baake Hauptmann 43[16]/41[15]/40[12] NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Emil Babenz Oberfeldwebel 23[16] JG 26, JG 53 German Cross
Otto Rudolf Bach* Leutnant 9+[16] JG 2, EJGr West, JG 1 incl. 8 heavy bombers[17]
KIA 7 August 1944
Fridolin Bachhuber* Feldwebel 10[16] JG 103, JG 105, JG 54 KIA 1 January 1945
Friidrich-Karl Bachmann* Oberleutnant 31[16] JG 52 KIA 4 September 1942
Fritz Bachmann Leutnant 5[16] JG 5, JG 2
Herbert Bachnick* 80[18]/78[16] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 August 1944
Johann Badum* 54[19]/50+[16] JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 12 January 1943
Hans Baer* Hauptmann 9[12] 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[12]
Jens Bahnsen* Feldwebel 18[16] JG 27, JG 53 KIA 19 August 1943
Günther Bahr Oberfeldwebel 37[20][12]/35[16] NJG 6 Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Bahr* Leutnant 8+[16] JG 2, JG 5 KIA 13 July 1942
Eberhard Baier Unteroffizier 6[16] KG 51
Josef Baldes Oberfeldwebel 5[16] JG 5
Wilfried Balfanz* Oberleutnant 8[16] JG 51, JG 53 KIA 24 June 1941
Wilhelm Balthasar* Major 47 (incl. 7 in Spain)[21]/45[16] JG 27, JG 3, JG 2, JG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 July 1941
Fritz Bär Feldwebel 8[14] JG 51
"Pritzel" Heinrich Bär Oberstleutnant 222[14]/221[22]/220[23]/208[16] JG 51, JG 77, JG 1, JG 3, EJG 2, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 21 heavy bombers[24]
Wilfried Balfanz* Oberleutnant 10[14] JG 51 KIA 24 June 1941
Kuno Balz* Feldwebel 12[14] JG 51 KIA 18 March 1943
Herbert Bareuther* Leutnant 55[25] JG 51, JG 3 German Cross
KIA 30 April 1945
Gerhard Barkhorn Major 301[23]/300[16] JG 2, JG 52, JG 6, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.67.[6]
Gerhard-Alfred Bärsdorf* Leutnant 7[16]/5[12] JG 300 KIA 28 July 1944
Walter Barte Major 18[4][12] NJG 1, NJG 3
Heinrich Bartels* Oberfeldwebel 99[26]/94[16] JG 5, JG 27 Knight's Cross
KIA 23 December 1944
Franz Barten* Hauptmann 52[27][16] JG 51, JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 4 August 1944
Hieronymus Bartosch* Unteroffizier 13[14] JG 51 KIA 21 February 1944
Erich Bartz 30[16] JG 51
Wilhelm Batz Major 237[23]/233[16] JG 52 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
mission-to-claim ratio of 1.88.[28]
Helmut Baudach* Oberfeldwebel 20+[16] JG 2, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7 KIA 22 February 1945
Alfons Bauer* Unteroffizier 5[14] JG 51 KIA 8 August 1941
Franz Bauer* Hauptmann 9[16] JG 53 KIA 18 June 1944
Herbert Bauer Major 11[16] StG 2, SG 103 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Konrad Bauer Oberfeldwebel 68[29]/57[10]/38+[16] JG 51, JG 3, JG 300 Knight's Cross
incl. 32 heavy bombers[24]
Ludwig Bauer* Oberleutnant 12[13] JG 27 MIA
Viktor Bauer Oberst 106[30]/104[16] JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.77.[6]
Wolfrat Bauer Oberleutnant 6[12] NJG 1 KIA 4 January 1943 in crash at Duisburg-Hamborn; shot down by 'friendly' Flak[12]
Helmut Bauhuber* Unteroffizier 13[14] JG 51 KIA 12 July 1944
Helmut Baumann* Leutnant 38[14] JG 51 KIA 17 February 1944
Hans-Joachim Beck Oberleutnant 5[12] NJG 101
Rudolf Beck* Feldwebel 10[14] JG 51 KIA 27 November 1942
Karl-Heinz Becker 7[31] NJG 11
Ludwig Becker* Hauptmann 46[15]/44[12][31] 14.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 1, NJG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 February 1943
Martin Becker 58[32][10]/56[31]/54[12] NJG 4, NJG 6 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Paul Becker Leutnant 20[13]/19[31] JG 27
Friedrich Beckh* Oberstleutnant 48[27]/40[31] JG 51, JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 21 June 1942
Gerhard Beckh* Oberleutnant 12[14] JG 51 KIA 11 January 1944
Helmut Beckmann Leutnant 18[13] JG 27
Franz-Josef Beerenbrock Leutnant 117[33]/111[31] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.41.[6]
Artur Beese Oberleutnant 22[11][31] JG 26 German Cross
Wilhelm Beier 38[12]/37[31]/36[20] NJG 2, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Hans Beißwenger* 152[34]/150[31] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 6 March 1943
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.29.[9]
Theodor Bellinghausen Hauptmann 8[12]/7[4] NJG 100
Helmut Belser* 36[35][31] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 19 June 1942
Jakob Bender Oberleutnant 6[12] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJ-Schule 1, NJG 101, NJG 102
Karl-Heinz Bendert 55[35]/44[31] JG 27, JG 104 Knight's Cross
Helmut Bennemann Oberstleutnant 93[36]/92[37]/89[31] JG 52, JG 53 Knight's Cross
Anton Benning Leutnant 28[38]/14[12]/13+[31] JG Herrmann, JG 300, JG 301, JG 302 Knight's Cross
Sigfried Benz 6[39] JG 26
Friedrich Berger Oberleutnant 5[12] NJG 3, NJGr 10
Horst Berger* 26[31] JG 5 KIA 8 May 1944
Götz Bergmann* Leutnant 16+[14] JG 51 KIA 20 July 1944
Helmut Bergmann Hauptmann 36[20]/33[12][40] NJG 4, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Max Bernhardt* Unteroffizier 11+[14] JG 51 KIA 10 August 1943
Heinz-Edgar Berres* Hauptmann 52[41]/49[40] JG 53 Knight's Cross
MIA 25 July 1943
Hans Berschwinger* Oberfeldwebel 20[42]/12[40]/11[12] NJG 2, NJG 1 KIA 15 February 1944
Günther Bertram Oberleutnant 35[42]/29[40]/28[12] KG 4, NJG 100
Otto Bertram Major 22 (incl. 9 in Spain)[41]/24[40] J/88, JG 2, JG 101, JG 6 Knight's Cross
Arthur Beth Feldwebel 17[40] JG 5
Siegfried Bethke Hauptmann 12[40] JG 2
Erich Beulich* Oberfeldwebel 10[40] JG 5 KIA 14 September 1943
Ernst Beutelspacher* Oberleutnant 5[40] SG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 22 July 1944
Gerhard Beutin* Oberfeldwebel 60[40][43] JG 54 KIA 1 February 1943
Franz Beyer* Major 81[18]/84[40] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 February 1944
Georg Beyer Oberleutnant 7[44][40] JG 26
Heinz Beyer Oberfeldwebel 27[40] JG 5
Konrad Beyer Feldwebel 13[12] NJG 4
Werner Bielefeld Leutnant 21[14] JG 51
Ludwig Bietmann Hauptmann 6[12] NJG 1 KIA 10/11 September 1942
Josef Bigge Leutnant 6[12] JG 2, JGr West, EJG 1 WIA 6 September 1943 in crash on landing at Saint-André-de-l’Eure
Heinz Birk Oberfeldwebel 14[40] JG 5
Hans-Georg Birkenstock Oberleutnant 7[12] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 KIA 19/20 May 1944 in crash at Vossenack/Eifel
Hans-Joachim Birkner* Leutnant 117[33][40] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIFA 14 December 1944
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.42.[9]
Emil Bitsch* Hauptmann 108[30]/106[40] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 March 1944
Helmut Bittkau Oberleutnant 11[45] JG 51
Franz Blazytko Oberfeldwebel 30[40] JG 27
Joachim Blechschmidt* Oberstleutnant 17[46] ZG 1 Knight's Cross
MIA 13 July 1943
Günther Bleckmann* Major 33[40] SG 1, SG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 June 1944
Paul Bley* Oberleutnant 8[40] ZG 26 KIFA 28 October 1944
Walter Blume Major 14[13]/8[40] JG 26, JG 27
Hans-Ekkehard Bob 60[46]/57[47] JG 54, JG 3, JG 51, EJG 2, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Eberhard Bock* Hauptmann 28[13] JG 3, JG 1, JG 104, JG 27 KIA 28 May 1944
Heinz Bock* Leutnant 5[12] NJG 101, NJG 1 KIA 2/3 October 1943
Karl Böhm-Tettelbach Oberstleutnant 6[47] ZG 26
Kurt Bohn Feldwebel 5[44] JG 26
Paul Bohn Oberleutnant 5[47][12] NJG 2
Otto Böhner Oberleutnant 5 JG 53
Herbert Bönsch* Hauptmann 11[12] Z./KG 30, NJG 1, NJG 2 KIA night of 31 July/1 August 1942
Karl Bolte* Leutnant 6[13] JG 27 KIA
Helmut-Felix Bolz Hauptmann 56[10]/22[47] JG 2
Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin Major 39[20]/35[12]/33[47] 14.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 102 Knight's Cross
Hubertus von Bonin* Oberstleutnant 77 (incl. 4 in Spain)[18]/65[47] JG 26, JG 52, JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 December 1943
Kurt Bonow Hauptmann 8[12] NJG 100, NJGr 10
Hans Boos* Oberleutnant 41[45] JG 51 KIA 21 April 1943
Adolf Borchers Major 132[48][47] JG 51, JG 52 Knight's Cross
Walter Borchers* Oberstleutnant 59[49][10]/43[47]/40[12] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1945
Eberhard von Boremski Hauptmann 90[50]/88+[47] JG 3, EJG 1 Knight's Cross
Ernst Börngen 45[13]/41[46]/35[47] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Borreck Unteroffizier 5[51] JG 26
Karl Borris Major 43[52][47] JG 26 Knight's Cross
Oskar Bösch Feldwebel 18[47] JG 3, JG 301, JG 7
Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding* Oberleutnant 46[53][47] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 February 1943
Richard Brand Oberfeldwebel 32[45] JG 51
Felix-Maria Brandis* Oberleutnant 14[47] JG 5
Kurt Brändle* Major 180[5]/170[47] JG 53, JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 November 1943
Paul Brandt Leutnant 30[54]/29[55] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
Walter Brandt Oberleutnant 57[10]/42[54][55] LG 2, JG 77, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Hans-Heinrich Breitfeld* Hauptmann 9[12] NJG 5 KIA 9/10 April 1945 on approach to Lübeck-Blankensee
Peter Bremer Oberfeldwebel 38[55] JG 54
Joachim Brendel Hauptmann 189[5][55] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Heinz Bretnütz* Hauptmann 37[56]/32[55] JG 53 Knight's Cross
DOW 27 June 1941
Klaus Bretschneider* Oberleutnant 34[56]/24[12]/22[55] JG 300 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
Wendelin Breukel* Leutnant 13[55][12] NJG 2 KIFA 1 March 1944 during low level transit flight
Adolf Breves Hauptmann 18[42]/17[55][12] NJG 1
Walter Briegleb Oberleutnant 24[12] NJG 3, NJG 2
Franz Brinkhaus Hauptmann 13[12] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3
Arnold Brinkmann Hauptmann 16[12] NJG 3
Hugo Broch Leutnant 81[18][55] JG 54 Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 4.00.[6]
Wilhelm Bromen Oberleutnant 7[57] SG 2, SG 151, SG 9 Knight's Cross
Friedrich Brock 5[55] JG 54, JG 26
Horst Brock* Leutnant 17+[55] JG 3 KIA 3 November 1943
Jürgen Brocke* 42[58]/39[55] JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 September 1942
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.57.[6]
Hugo Brönner Oberleutnant 16[45] JG 51
Herbert Broennle* Leutnant 59[10]/58[58][55] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 4 July 1943
Albert Brunner* Oberfeldwebel 53[58][55] JG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 May 1943
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.55.[9]
Josef Brunner Feldwebel 7[12] NJG 1, NJG 6
Hermann Buchner Leutnant 58[59][55][10] SG 2, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Horst Bucholz 5[45] JG 51
Max Bucholz Major 28[59][60] JG 3, JG 5, JG 101 Knight's Cross
Alfred Budde* Leutnant 20[60] JG 54 KIA 27 December 1944
Adolf Buhl* Oberleutnant 5[60] LG 2 KIA 27 September 1940
Kurt Bühligen Oberstleutnant 112[30]/99+[60] JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 24 heavy bombers[24]
Johannes Bunzek* Leutnant 75[61]/78[60] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 December 1943
Eberhard Burath Oberleutnant 6[60] JG 1, JG 51
Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt Hauptmann 69[62]/58[63]/57+[60] JG 77, JG 1 Knight's Cross
Alfred Burk Oberleutnant 28[64]/27[60] JG 52, JG 27
Josef Bürschgens Hauptmann 10[52] JG 26
Erwin Busch Oberleutnant 8[65] JG 26
Rudolf Busch* Hauptmann 40[45]/27+[60] JG 51 KIA 17 January 1943
Franz Buschmann* 10[42]/8[12] NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 3 KIA 28 June 1944
Heinz Busse* Oberleutnant 22[45]/19[60] JG 51 KIA 25 August 1944
Rolf Bussmann Hauptmann 23[42]/20[12] Z./KG 30, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5
Erich Büttner* Oberfeldwebel 24[45]/21[60] JG 51, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7 KIA 20 March 1945
Johannes Büttner 16[60] JG 51

C

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Horst Carganico* Major 60[66][60] JG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA 27 May 1944
Georg Christl 7[67] ZG 26, JG 10 Knight's Cross
Herbert Christmann* Oberleutnant 5[60] JG 11, JG 50 KIA 20 August 1944
Ernst Christof Feldwebel 9[68][60] JG 26
Emil Clade Hauptmann 26[60] JG 27
Georg Claus* Oberleutnant 18[14] JG 51 KIA 11 November 1940
Erwin Clausen* Major 132[48]/100[60] JG 77, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 October 1943
Max Clerico Hauptmann 7[60] JG 54
Karlheinz Cordes Leutnant 43+[60] JG 54
Wilhelm Crinius 114[33][60] JG 53 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Peter Crump Oberleutnant 24[60] JG 26
Franz Czech Feldwebel 60[43]/33[60] JG 3

D

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Klaus Dadd* Feldwebel 14[69] JGr Ost, JG 52 KIA 19 June 1943
Walther Dahl Oberst 129[70]/128[48]/90+[69] JG 3, JG 300 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans Dahmen* Gefreiter 5[69] JGr West, JG 105, JG 300 KIA 2 March 1945
Hugo Dahmer Hauptmann 45[71]/36[69] JG 26, JG 5, JG 2 Knight's Cross
Helmut Dahms Oberfeldwebel 28[12]/24[69] NJG 5, NJG 100
Friedrich Dahn Leutnant 25[69] JG 77, JG 5
Paul-Heinrich Dähne* Hauptmann 99+[26][69] JG 52, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIFA 24 April 1945
Hans Dammers* Leutnant 113[30]/103[69] JG 52 Knight's Cross
DOW 17 March 1944
Emil Darjes 82[36] JG 54
Franz Daspelgruber* Oberleutnant 46[69] JG 3 KIA 16 July 1943
Rudi Dassow Leutnant 22[72]/22+[69] ZG 76, JG 6 Knight's Cross
Richard Delakowitz Oberleutnant 7[42][12] NJG 4
Karl-Emil Demuth 10+[69] JG 1
Gustav Denk* 67[72][69] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 13 February 1943
Robert Denzel* Leutnant 9[12] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 25/26 June 1943
Adolf Dickfeld Oberst 136[34]/132[69] JG 52, JG 2, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erwin Diekwisch Hauptmann 12[73] StG 1 Knight's Cross
Ulrich Diesing* Generalmajor 15 ZG 1 Knight's Cross
KICA 17 April 1945
Willi Dimter* Oberleutnant 7[42][12] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 17 September 1942
Fritz Dinger* 67[74]/64[69] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 27 July 1943
Hans Dipple Hauptmann 21[75] JG 26
Heinrich Dittlmann Oberfeldwebel 60[69] JG 51
Gottfried Dietze Leutnant 5[69] JG 26
Anton Döbele* Leutnant 94[37][36]/93[69] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 November 1943
Hans Döbrich Feldwebel 65[76][69] JG 5 Knight's Cross
Kurt Dombacher Oberleutnant 68[29][69] JG 5, JG 51 Knight's Cross
Otto Dommeratzky* Leutnant 38[77]/11+[78] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 151 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 13 October 1944
Georg Dörffel* Major 30+[78] LG 2, SG 1, SG 4 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 May 1944
Arnold Döring Leutnant 23[79]/5+[78]/5[12] KG 53, NJG 300,
JG 3, JG 5 		Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Dormann Hauptmann 14[42][12] NJG 1, NJG 102
Werner Dörnbrack Major 29[80]/23+[78] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 4 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz Dörr Hauptmann 128[48]/122[78] JG 5 Knight's Cross
Edgar Dörre Feldwebel 9[75] JG 26
Karl Dörscheln Oberleutnant 7[12] NJG 101, NJG 6
Hans Dortenmann 38[75]/39[78] JG 26, JG 54 Knight's Cross
Heinrich Dreisbach Oberfeldwebel 16 JG 5
Martin Drewes Major 52[32]/48[12]/45[78] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ernst-Georg Drünkler Hauptmann 47 (incl. two by day)[81]/45[78]/43[12] ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
Alfred Druschel* Oberst 7+[78] LG 2, SG 1, SG 4 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
MIA 1 January 1945
Rudi Düding Oberfeldwebel 18[42]/16[78][12] NJG 5, NJG 100
Ernst Düllberg Major 45[82]/43[78] JG 3, JG 27, JG 76, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Friedrich Dünkel Hauptmann 10[78] NAG 2, NAG 4, NAG 1
Peter Düttmann Leutnant 150[34]/147[78] JG 52 Knight's Cross

E

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Karl Ebbighausen Hauptmann 7[75]/10[78] JG 26
Heinz Ebeling Oberleutnant 18[78][83] JG 26 Knight's Cross
Kurt Ebener 57[84]/51[78] JG 3, JG 11 Knight's Cross
Kurt Ebersberger Hauptmann 30[85]/31[78] JG 26
Helmut Eberspächer 7[78][12] SKG 10, NSGr 20, SG 151 Knight's Cross
Manfred Eberwein Oberleutnant 44+[78] JG 54
Reinhold Eckardt* 24[12]/20[78] ZG 52, ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 30 July 1942
Franz Eckerle* Hauptmann 59[78] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 14 February 1942
Georg-Peter Eder Major 78[18]/50+[86] JG 51, JG 26, JG 1, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
incl. 36 heavy bombers[24]
Johannes Edmann* Oberfeldwebel 5[86] JG 5, JG 26, JGr. West KIA 21 March 1944
Walter Ehle* Major 36[20]/34[86]/33[12] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 17 November 1943
Karl-Heinz Ehlen Leutnant 7[85] JG 26
Hans Ehlers* Major 55[87]/48[86] JG 3, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 27 December 1944
incl. 24 heavy bombers[24]
Rudolf Ehrenberger* Oberfeldwebel 47[86] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 8 March 1944
Peter Ehrhardt Oberleutnant 22[42]/20[12] NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 11
Heinrich Ehrler* Major 209[23]/182+[86] JG 5, JG 7 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 April 1945
Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber Major 96[37]/91[86] JG 1, JG 26, JG 51, JG 27, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Günther Eichhorn Leutnant 8[86] JG 5
Heinrich Eickhoff Oberleutnant 6[86] JG 27
Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel 35[86] JG 3 German Cross
Franz Eisenach Major 129[48][86] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Xaver Ellenrieder Leutnant 13[88] JG 26
Franz Elles Feldwebel 5[86] JG 27
Willi Elstermann Hauptmann 7[12] JGr 152, ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, ZG 26, JG 6
Walter Engel Hauptmann 10[89][12]/9[86][42] KG 3, NJG 5 Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Engel Oberleutnant 20[42]/18[12] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 WIA 23/24 February 1945
Siegfried Engfer 59[90]/58[86] JG 3, JG 1 Knight's Cross
Egon Engling* Feldwebel 12[42][12] NJG 2, NJG 3 KIA 26 March 1945
Hubert Engst Oberfeldwebel 10+[86]/5[12] JG Herrmann, JG 300
Albert Espenlaub* Oberfeldwebel 14[91] JG 27
Wolf-Udo Ettel* Oberleutnant 124[33]/121[92] JG 3, JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 17 July 1943
Heinz Ewald Leutnant 84[50]/83[92] JG 5, JG 52 Knight's Cross
Wolfgang Ewald Major 78 (incl. 1 in Spain)[18]/65[92] JG 52, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Waldemar Eyrich* Feldwebwel 36[92] JG 53, JG 3 KIA 11 April 1944

F

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Helmut Fahlbusch* Leutnant 6[92] ZG 76 KIA 1 May 1940
Wolfgang Falck Oberst 7[92] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Horst-Günther von Fassong* Hauptmann 136[48]/63[92] JG 51, JG 11 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 January 1945
Hans-Joachim Fast Unteroffizier 5[93] JG 26
Josef Federle Oberfeldwebel 7[12] NJG 6 WIA 14/15 March 1945
Leopold Fellerer Hauptmann 41[15]/36[92]/35[12] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
Georg Fengler Oberleutnant 16[94]/14[12] NJG 1
Walter Fenske* Hauptmann 15[12] 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[12] NJG 4
Heinz Ferger* Hauptmann 19[12] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 9/10 April 1945 on approach to Lübeck-Blankensee
Herbert Findeisen 67[76][92] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Günter Fink* 46[95]/48[92] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 May 1943
August Fischer 12[94]/10[12] NJG 5, NJG 100
Siegfried Fischer Oberfeldwebel 15[96][97] StG 1, SG 1 Knight's Cross
Kurt Fladrich Hauptmann 15[12] NJG 1, NJG 4
Erwin Fleig Leutnant 66[76]/55+[92] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Otto Fönnekold* Oberleutnant 136[48]/134[97] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 31 August 1944
Hermann Förster* Oberfeldwebel 13[91]/12[12] 11.(N)/JG 2, NJG 1, JG 27 KIA 14 December 1941
Josef Förster Oberleutnant 15[12] NJG 2, NJG 3
Paul Förster Major 8[12] ZG 26, NJG 1
Josef Fözö 27 (3 incl. Spain)[98]/23[97] JG 51, JG 108 Knight's Cross
Gustav Francsi Leutnant 56[32]/60[97]/59[12] NJG 200, NJG 100 Knight's Cross
Hans-Dieter Frank* Major 55[32]/53[12]/51[97] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 27/28 September 1943
Heinz Frank* 8[99][97] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 151 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
DOW 7 October 1944
Rudolf Frank* Leutnant 46[12]/45[15]/43[97] NJG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26/27 April 1944
Alfred Franke* 60[43]/59[100]/58[97] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 9 September 1942
Richard Franz Oberleutnant 15[97] JG 27, JG 77, JG 3, JG 11
Ludwig Franzisket Major 43[101]/39[97] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Max Franzisket* Hauptmann 6+[97] ZG 76, JG 77, JG 5, ZG 1 MIA 19 July 1943
Hans Frese Leutnant 44[97] JG 3
Wilhelm Freuwörth Oberfeldwebel 58[93]/48[97] JG 52, JG 26 Knight's Cross
Hugo Frey* Hauptmann 32[102]/17[97] JG 11, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1944
Siegfried Freytag Major 102[26]/89[97] JG 77 Knight's Cross
Herbert Friebel* Leutnant 58[103]/57[97] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 May 1944
Gerhard Friedrich* Major 30[103]/29[12] NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
KIA 16 March 1945
Günther Friedrich* Hauptmann 6[12] NJG 4, NJG 1 KIA 27/28 September 1943
Gustav Frielinghaus Hauptmann 74[61]/69[97] JG 3 Knight's Cross
Heinz de Fries Oberfeldwebel 10[42][12] NJG 100
Otto Fries Leutnant 15[12] NJG 1
Hans-Jürgen Frölich Feldwebel 5[93] JG 26
Karl Fuchs Oberfeldwebel 64[104] JG 54
Robert Fuchs 17+[104] JG 54
Erich Führmann 5 JG 11
Heinrich Füllgrabe* Oberleutnant 65[66]/63[104] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 30 January 1945
Ralph Furch Leutnant 31[104] JG 51
Hans Fuß* 71[29]/69[104] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIFA 10 November 1942
Hugo Fütscher Feldwebel 5[12] NJG 3 PoW night of 31 December 1944 - 1 January 1945

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