List of World War II aces from Germany: T–Z

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 T to Z. 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: A–F  • G–L  • M–P  • Q–S

  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, Prien, Spick, Ring, Mathews, Foreman and Zabecki.

T

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Heinrich Tammen* Unteroffizier 19[2] JG 52 KIA 30 November 1944
Otto Tange* Oberleutnant 68[3]/63[2] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 30 July 1943
Hermann Tangerding* 7[2] NAGr 21, JG 27 KIA 31 August 1942
Kurt Tangermann Leutnant 45[2] JG 54, JG 52
Ewald Tankink Oberfeldwebel 8+[2] LG 2 German Cross
Kurt Tanzer Leutnant 143[4]/35+[2] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Hans-Ulrich Tartsch* 5[2] JGr West, JG 2 KIA 8 June 1944
Rudolf Täschner* Oberfeldwebel 20[2] JG 53, JG 2 KIA 28 August 1943
Hans Taubenberger Oberleutnant 34[5]/13+[2] JG 51
Gabriel Tautscher* Unteroffizier 58[2]/55[5] JG 51 German Cross
KIA 12 January 1944
Fritz Tegtmeier Oberleutnant 146[4][2] JG 54, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Waldemar Teige* Oberleutnant 12[6][2] KG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 3 October 1942
Wilhelm Telge* Hauptmann 14[7]/13[2] NJG 1 KIA 1 September 1943
Paul Temme Oberleutnant 5[2] JG 2, JG 27
Ernst Terry* 10[8]/9 (incl. 2 in Spain)[9] J/88, JG 51 KIA 29 October 1940
Herbert Ter Steegen* Feldwebel 10–12[7] NJG 5 KIA 24 May 1944
Otto Teschner* Leutnant 6[2] NJG 1 KIFA 25 December 1944
Gerd Tetteroo 8[8] JG 51
Helmut Tetzner Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel 7+[2] NAGr 5
Alfred Teumer* Oberleutnant 76[10]/74[2] JG 54, JG 7 Knight's Cross
KIFA 4 October 1944
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.95.[11]
Hans Tewes Unteroffizier 5[2] JG 53
Bruno Tezzele* 13[2] JG 54 MIA 14 September 1944
Karl Thaler* Leutnant 27[2] JG 54 KIA 23 November 1944
Gustav Tham Hauptmann 14[7] NJG 5, NJG 10
Willi Theimann* Leutnant 45[8]/42[2] JG 51 German Cross
MIA 29 July 1943
Hans Theis Feldwebel 7[2] JG 300, JG 7
Ludwig Theopold* Oberleutnant 10[2] JG 77 KFIA 26 January 1943
Edwin Thiel* Hauptmann 76[10]/71[2] JG 52, JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 14 July 1944
Werner Thielen* Leutnant 10[2] JG 54 KIA 12 June 1944
Werner Thierfelder* Hauptmann 27[12][2] ZG 26 Knight's Cross
KIFA 18 July 1944
Oskar Thimm Feldwebel 7[2] JG 5
Wolfgang Thimmig Oberstleutnant 23[2] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 4 German Cross
Ernst Thoma Unteroffizier 7[2] JG 77
Hans Thomann* 8[2] JG 5 KIA 19 August 1943
Erich Thomas Oberleutnant 15+[13]/12[2] JG 52
Helmut Thomas* Leutnant 8[2] JG 52 KIA 12 January 1944
Friedrich Thorl* Oberleutnant 6[2] NJG 4 KIA 13 September 1944
Franz Thümer* Unteroffizier 5[2] JG 3 KIA 27 December 1942
Rudolf Thun Oberleutnant 7[7]| 5+[2] NJG 5, NJG 6
Heinrich Thüroff Leutnant 8[13]/5[2] JG 53
Gerhard Thyben Oberleutnant 157[4][2] JG 3, JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.45.[14]
Ekkehard Tichy* Hauptmann 25[15] JG 53, JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 16 August 1944
Helmut Tiedmann 7[2] JG 3
Horst Tietzen* 27 (incl. 7 in Spain)[15] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 18 August 1940
Hans Tilly* Oberfeldwebel 7[2] JG 2 KIA 7 July 1941
Horst Timme* Unteroffizier 13[2] JG 52 KIA 28 August 1943
Manfred Tischtau* Oberleutnant 9[7]/5[2] NJG 5 KIFA 20 August 1944
Werner Tismar* Hauptmann 5[2] LG 2, JG 77 KIFA 26 April 1942
Joachim Titze* Feldwebel 25[2] JG 54 KIA 29 April 1943
Johann-Jobst Todt Oberfeldwebel 10[2] JG 301, JG 7
Günther Toll 47+[2] JG 2, JG 52 German Cross
Günther Tonne* Major ~20[16] SKG 210, SKG 10, ZG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 15 July 1943
Wolfgang Tonne* Hauptmann 122[17]/120[18] JG 53 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 20 April 1943
Hans Torfer* Leutnant 7[18] JG 27, JGr Süd KIA 11 September 1944
Heinz Tornow* 12[8]/8 (incl. 2 in Spain)[19] J/88, JG 51 KIA 29 October 1940
Willi Trabert 6[20] JG 27
Rudolf Traphan* Oberfeldwebel 8[18] JG 3 KIA 11 April 1944
Eduard Tratt* Major 38[21]/35[18] ZG 1, ZG 26 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 22 February 1944
Hannes Trautloft Oberst 58 (incl. 5 in Spain)[15][18] JG 51, JG 54 Knight's Cross
Johann Trenke Feldwebel 9[18] KG 51 Knight's Cross
Rudolf Trenkel Hauptmann 138[4]/132[18] JG 77, JG 52 Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.62.[11]
Günther Treptau* Oberfeldwebel 5[18] JG 11 KIA 4 January 1945
Horst Trepte* Leutnant 7[18] JG 52 MIA 3 August 1943
Johannes Trestler* Oberfeldwebel 5+[18] ZG 1, ZG 26 KIA 31 January 1945
Eberhard Graf von Treuberg* Oberleutnant 17[18] JG 3, JG 52 KIA 1 January 1945
Werner Treusch* Leutnant 5[18] Kommando Herrmann, JG 300 KIFA 3 January 1944
Willi Tritsch Oberleunant 20[22]/12[18] LG 2, SG 1, SG 151, SG 152 Knight's Cross
Franz Trowal* Leutnant 7[18] JG 77 KIA 15 July 1944
Hans Trübenbach Major 8[18] JG 132, JG 52, LG 2
Martin Tschiersch* Leutnant 11[18] NJG 2 KIA 21 February 1945
Kurt Tyralla* Unteroffizier 7+[18] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2 KIA 7 September 1942

U

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Kurt "Kuddel" Ubben* Major 111[23]/110[24]/93[18] JG 77, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 27 April 1944
Richard Ubelbacher* Feldwebel 7[18] JG 2 KIA 3 March 1943
Hans-Joachim Uhl* Unteroffizier 5[18] JG 54 KIA 11 August 1943
Lothar Uhlig* Oberfeldwebel 8[18] ZG 1, JG 76 KIA 25 August 1944
Martin Uhlmann Feldwebel 5[18] NJG 4
Friedrich Graf von Uiberacker* Leutnant 7[18] JG 26 KIA 6 December 1942
Martin Ulbrich Oberfeldwebel 35+[8]/32+[18] JG 51
Albert Ullrich Feldwebel 11[18] JG 77, JGr Süd
Günter Ulrich* Fähnrich 5[18] JG 27, JG 7 KIA 25 March 1945
Horst Ulenberg* Leutnant 16[25][18] JG 26 KIA 12 July 1941
Hans Umbach* Oberfeldwebel 5[18] JG 1, JG 27 KIFA 27 June 1941
Johanes Ungar Unteroffizier 5[18] JG 52
Willy Unger Leutnant 21[18] JG 3, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Oswald Unterlerchner 11+[18] JG 54
Robert Unzeitig* 10[25]/9[18] JG 26 KIA 12 April 1942
Werner Ursinus Hauptmann 5[13] JG 53
Ludwig Uschmann Unteroffizier 5[18] JG 54

V

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Martin von Vacano Oberleutnant 8[18][13] JG 53, JGr Süd
Heinrich Vandeweerd Oberfähnrich 6[25][18] JG 26
Bernhard Vechtel Oberleutnant 108[24][18] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Ulrich Veh* Oberfeldwebel 5[18] JG 300 KIFA 8 March 1944
Otto Venjakob* Unteroffizier 25[18] JG 54 KIA 23 June 1944
Heinz Venth* Oberleutnant 17[8]/14[18] JG 51 MIA 16 July 1944
Erich Viebahn Hauptmann 5[18] JG 51, JG 50, JGr Süd
Helmut Viedebantt* Major 23[2] ZG 1, SG 10 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 May 1945
Martin Villing Oberfeldwebel 19+[18] JG 77, JG 5
Heinz Vinke* 54[26]/51[18] NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 February 1944
Otto Vinzent* Oberleutnant 45[18] JG 54 KIA 4 January 1944
Hermann Virchow Oberfeldwebel 5[18] SKG 10
Gerhard Vivroux* Feldwebel 10[27] JG 3 KIA 25 October 1944
Karl Vockelmann* Leutnant 9[13]/8[27] JG 53 KIA 19 May 1943
Karl-Heinrich Vögel* 7[27] JG 5 MIA 16 January 1944
Veit Vögel Stabs Adjutant 7[27] JG 51
Wolfgang Vögel* Unteroffizier 21[27] JG 3 MIA 1 August 1942
Ferdinand Vögl Hauptmann 33[28]/29[27] JG 27 German Cross
Heinz Völker* Leutnant 9[7]/8[27] NJG 2 KIA 22 July 1944
Helmut Vogel Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel 10[13] JG 53
Heinz-Gerhard Vogt* Oberleutnant 48[29]/47[27] JG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 14 January 1945
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.63.[11]
Dieter Voigt Feldwebel 17[27] SG 2 German Cross
Maximilian Volke* Oberfeldwebel 36[27] JG 77 German Cross
Remains of plane and pilot found in 2007 near Modena, Italy.
Wilhelm-Erich Volkmann* Oberleutnant 8[27] JG 51, JG 3 KIA 2 December 1944
Hans Vollet Leutnant 5[27] JG 5
Karl-Heinz Völlkopf* 6[27] NJG 2, NJG 1 KIA 21 June 1943
Hans Vorhauer* Feldwebel 8[27] JG 1 KIA 10 October 1943
Kurt Votel* Leutnant 9[27] JG 2 DOW 4 May 1941

W

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Friedrich Wachowiak* Leutnant 140[30]/86[31] JG 52, JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 16 July 1944
Edmund Wagner* Oberfeldwebel 58[8]/57[27] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 13 November 1941
Erich Wagner* Leutnant 6[27] JG 53 KIA 21 October 1943
Gerhard Wagner 13[27] NJG 5
Rudolf Wagner* 81[32] JG 51 Knight's Cross
MIA 11 December 1943
Harry Wald Feldwebel 10+[27] JG 3
Hans Waldmann* Oberleutnant 134[33]/131[27] JG 52, JG 3, JG 7 Knight's Cross
KIFA 18 March 1945
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.93.[11]
Ernst Wallner* Hauptmann 5[27] NJG 6 KIA 4 December 1944
Otto Wallner* Feldwebel 12[27] JG 51 KIFA 28 August 1943
Karl-Heinz Wallrath* Unteroffizier 5[27] JG 3 KIA 13 February 1942
Alfred Wallys* 5[27] JG 51 KIFA 8 October 1943
Adolf Walter* Oberfeldwebel 5[27] JG 52 MIA 1 September 1941
Albert Walter* Oberleutnant 37[8]/35[27] JG 51 German Cross
KIA 13 July 1944
Albert Walter* 10[27] NJG 4, NJG 6 KIA 24 February 1944
Gustav Walter* Feldwebel 7[27] JG 54 KIA 16 April 1942
Clemens Walterscheid* Leutnant 8[27] JG 2 KIA 2 July 1943
Horst Walther Oberleutnant 35[8]/34[27] JG 51 German Cross
Rudolf Walther Leutnant 22+[27] JG 52
Albrecht Walz* Oberleutnant 26[27] JG 3 German Cross
KIA 11 April 1943
Siegfried Wandam* Oberleutnant 14[27] NJG 1, NJG 5 KIA 4 July 1943
Joachim Wandel* Hauptmann 75[10] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 October 1942
Rudi Wangner* 5[27] ZG 1 KIA 27 June 1944
Alfred Warrelmann Feldwebel 6[27] ZG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2
Erich Wassermann* 7[27] JG 27 KIA 22 December 1941
Joachim Weber* Leutnant 11[27] ZG 26, JG 7 KIA 21 March 1945
Karl-Heinz Weber* Hauptmann 136[33]/132[27] JG 51, JG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 7 June 1944
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.68.[11]
Karl-Heinz Weber* Unteroffizier 31[27] JG 51 KIFA 22 September 1943
Hermann Weeber Hauptmann 5[27] ZG 76
Heinrich Wefers* Oberfeldwebel 51[27] JG 54 German Cross
KIA 18 May 1943
Günther Wegmann Oberleutnant 14[27] ZG 26, EKdo 262, JG 7 German Cross
Alfred Wehmeyer* 18[34] ZG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 June 1942
Herbert Wehnelt Hauptmann 25[27] JG 20, JG 51, EJGr West German Cross
Joachim von Wehren Oberleutnant 9[27] JG 77
Josef Weichmann Feldwebel 5[27] JG 4
Bruno Weidlich 30[27] JG 77 German Cross
Kurt Weigand* 7[35] JG 300 KIA 24 August 1944
Hans-Dieter Weihs Leutnant 8[35] JG 7
Hans Weik Hauptmann 36[36] JG 3, EJGr Ost, EJG 2 Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.78.[14]
Leoplod Weinberger* Unteroffizier 5[35] NJG 4 KIA 28 April 1944
Emil Weinmann Feldwebel 10[35] NJG 6
Walter Weinzierl* Gefreiter 5[35] JG 302 KIA 28 July 1944
Gustav Weippert Oberfeldwebel 7+[35] NAG 4 Knight's Cross
Ernst Weismann* Oberleutnant 69[37] JG 51 Knight's Cross
MIA 13 August 1942
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.74.[11]
Robert "Bazi" Weiss* Hauptmann 121[17]/122[35] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29 December 1944
Theodor "Theo" Weissenberger Major 208[38][35] JG 5, JG 7 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.40.[14]
Paul-Adolf Weitzberg* Leutnant 5[35] JG 5, JG 4 KIA 2 November 1944
Hugo Welsch* Feldwebel 28[35] JG 54 KIA 29 October 1944
Kurt Welter Oberleutnant 63[39] JG 300, NJGr 10, NJG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Rupert Weninger* 11[35] JG 53 KIA 24 June 1944
Hans-Gerd Wennekers Oberfeldwebel 11[35] JG 11
Eberhard Wenninger* Leutnant 8[35] JG 51 KIA 16 April 1944
Werner Wenzel Hauptmann 8[35] JG 27, JG 3, JG 7
Peter Werfft, Dr. Major 26[40] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Adolf Wermter Gefreiter 11+[35] JG 54
Horst Wernecke* Unteroffizier 5[35] JG 51, JG 302 KIA 29 July 1944
Otto Werner* Hauptmann 10[35] JG 2 KIA 17 March 1943
Otto Werner Unteroffizier 15[35] NAG 4, JG 77
Heinz Wernicke* Leutnant 117[17]/118[35] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIFA 27 December 1944
Ulrich Wernitz 101[41][35] JG 54 Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.38.[14]
Franz von Werra* Hauptmann 21[42] JG 3, JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIFA 25 October 1941
Johannes Werth Hauptmann 8[35] NJG 2
Johann Werthner Feldwebel 7[35] NJG 2, NJG 3
Otto Weßling* Oberleutnant 83[31] JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 19 April 1944
Helmut Wester* 10[35] JG 52 KIA 17 August 1944
Josef Westner* Leutnant 6[35] JG 51 KIA 10 August 1943
Hans-Jürgen Westphal Hauptmann 13[35] JG 26, EJGr West, JG 53, JG 106
Helmut Wettstein 20+[35] JG 54, JGr Ost
Walther Wever* Oberleutnant 44[42] JG 51, JG 7 Knight's Cross
KIFA 10 April 1945
Hubert-York Weydenhammer* Hauptmann 6[35] LG 1, JG 3 KIA 25 December 1944
Gerhard Weyl Oberleutnant 8+[35] JG 5, JG 6
Helmut Wichmann Feldwebel 5[35] JG 3
Helmut Wick* Major 56[43] JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 28 November 1940
Karl Wick Oberfeldwebel 7+[35] JG 54, JG 11
Bruno Wickert Feldwebel 5[35] JG 52
Fritz-Dietrich Wickop* Hauptmann 12[35] JG 52, JG 2, JG 1 KIA 16 May 1943
Wulf-Dietrich Widowitz* Oberleutnant 29[35] ZG 76, JG 77, JG 5 German Cross
KIA 28 July 1943
Gerhard Wiegand Leutnant 25[35] JG 26 German Cross
Heinrich-Friedrich Wiegand Feldwebel 9[35] JG 5
Werner Wiegand* 6[35] JG 1 KIA 29 March 1944
Edmund Wieland 7[35] JG 27
Paul Wielebinski* 5[35] JG 3 DOW 25 June 1944
Franz-Josef Wienhusen* Hauptmann 6[35] JG 5, JG 77, EJGr Ost, JG 4 KIA 3 December 1944
Johannes Wiese Major 133[33]/118[35] JG 52, JG 77 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
12 in one mission
Reinhard Wiese* Unteroffizier 9[35] JG 3 KIA 29 October 1942
Wilhelm Wiesinger* Oberleutnant 10[44] JG 27 KIA 23 June 1941
Gustav Wiesmahr* Leutnant 20[44] JG 52 KIFA 5 October 1943
Ernst Wiggers* Hauptmann 9[44] JG 51 KIA 11 September 1940
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke* Oberst 162[4]/155[44] JG 53, JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 23 March 1944
Karl-Heinz Wilke Oberleutnant 8[44] NAG 4 Knight's Cross
Gerhard Wille Feldwebel 13[44] JG 51 MIA 10 February 1942
Egbert Willenbrink Unteroffizier 7[44] JG 53
Dieter Willers 11[44] JG 51
Karl Willius* Oberleutnant 50[45] JG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 8 April 1944
Alexander von Winterfelt* Oberstleutnant 13[46] JG 2, JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIFA 16 May 1942
Eugen Wintergerst* Oberfeldwebel 8[44] JG 77, JG 1 KIA 4 September 1943
Hermann Wischnewski Oberfähnrich 28[47] JG 300 Knight's Cross
Heinrich Wohlers* Major 29[47] NJG 4, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
KIFA 15 March 1944
Ulrich Wöhnert Leutnant 86[31] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Franz Woidich Oberleutnant 110[24]/81[44] JG 27, JG 52, JG 400 Knight's Cross
Erich Woitke Hauptmann 26 (+4 in Spain) J/88, JG 3, JG 52, JG 77, JG 27, JG 11, JG 300, JG 1 German Cross in Gold
Albin Wolf* Oberleutnant 144[4]/142[44] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 22 April 1944
Hermann Wolf Leutnant 57[48]/55[44] JG 52, JG 11, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Robert Wolf 33[44] NJG 5
Walter Wolfrum Oberleutnant 137[4]/134[44] JG 52 Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.09.[14]
Helmut Woltersdorf* 23[44] NJG 1 German Cross
KIA 2 June 1942
Waldemar Wübke Hauptmann 14[44] JG 54, JG 101 German Cross
Helmut Wunderlich Obergefreiter 7[49] JG 77
Horst Wunderlich* Leutnant 13[49] JG 51 KIA 30 November 1942
Karl Wünsch* 22[28]/20[49] JG 27 German Cross
MIA 21 November 1944
Karl Wunschelmeyer* Oberleutnant 16[49] JG 54, JG 26 KIA 24 February 1944
Otto Würfel* Leutnant 79[32]/77[49] JG 51 Knight's Cross
MIA 23 February 1944
Heinz Wurm* Oberleutnant 12[49] ZG 1 KIA 16 September 1943
Josef "Sepp" Wurmheller* Major 102[41]/103[49] JG 53, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 22 June 1944
Wilhelm Würtz Unteroffizier 6[49] JG 54, JG 26
Heinrich Wurzel Hauptmann 12[49] JG 302, JG 301 German Cross

Z

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Hans Zacher* Feldwebel 6[50] JG 51 KIA 17 October 1944
Friedrich Zander* Oberfeldwebel 34[49] JG 54, JG 1 incl. 1 heavy bomber[51]
KIA 26 December 1944
Ernst Zechlin Hauptmann 10[52]/8[49] NJG 2, NJG 5
Karl-Ludwig Zeddies* Feldwebel 7[50] JG 51 KIA 26 March 1943
Otmar Zehart* Oberleutnant 6[49] Sturmstaffel 1, JG 3, JG 4 incl. 6 heavy bombers[51]
KIA 26 December 1944
Josef Zeiner* Fähnrich 5[49] JG 3 incl. 5 heavy bombers[53]
KIA 3 March 1945
Alfred Zeis Leutnant 53[49] JG 53
Joachim Zeller Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel 6[49] JG 26
Walter Zellot* Leutnant 85[31][54]/84[49] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 10 September 1942
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.48.[11]
Ulrich Zemper* Feldwebel 6[49] JG 53 KIA 28 July 1944
Emil Zibler* 35[49] JG 3 KIA 5 July 1943
Siegfried Zick Leutnant 20[49] JG 1, JG 11
Kurt Ziegenfuss* Feldwebel 6[50] JG 51 KIA 22 April 1944
Helmut Ziegenhagen Oberleutnant 15[49] JG 76, JG 5, JG 54, JG 11
Helmut Ziehm* 20[50] JG 51 KIA 9 April 1945
Kurt Ziemann* Oberfeldwebel 6+[49] SG 4 KIA 23 January 1945
Heinz Ziemer Feldwebel 6[49] JG 11
Helmut Zilken* Oberleutnant 12[49] JG 54 KIA 16 March 1942
Horst Ziller Oberfeldwebel 8[55] JG 27
Günther Zilling* Oberfähnrich 6[49] JG 54 KIA 2 August 1944
Herbert Zimmer* Feldwebel 20[49] JG 3 incl. 1 heavy bomber[56]
KIA 20 March 1944
Claus Zimmermann* Leutnant 7[49] JG 52 KIA 29 July 1942
Hans-Jörg Zimmermann* Oberleutnant 6[49] JG 52 KIA 1 September 1941
Oskar Zimmermann Leutnant 34[50]/28+[49] JG 51, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Dieter Zink Leutnant 11[49] JG 3 incl. 10 heavy bombers[57]
Füllbert Zink* Hauptmann 36[58][49] JG 26 German Cross
KIA 14 March 1943
Igor Zirkenbach* Leutnant 7[55]/6[49] JG 27 KIA 8 August 1940
Josef Zirngibl* Oberfeldwebel 9[58][49] JG 26 incl. 3 heavy bombers[59]
KIA 21 June 1944
Paul Zorner Major 59[26]/58[49] NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJG 5 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz-Josef Zoufahl* Oberfeldwebel 26[49] JG 51 German Cross
KIA 24 July 1944
Gerhard Zschäbitz Feldwebel 12[49] JG 52
Herwig Zusig* Oberleutnant 12[49] JG 77, JG 1 KIA 19 August 1943
Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart* 69[37]/66[49] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 12 January 1943
Josef Zwernemann* Hauptmann 126[17]/123[49] JG 52, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
incl. 5 heavy bombers[53]
KIA 8 April 1944
Rudi Zwesken Oberfeldwebel 45~[60]/23+[49] JG 52, JG 300 incl. 14+ heavy bombers[57]
Knight's Cross
Ludwig Zwittnig* Oberleutnant 6[49] JG 3 incl. 2 heavy bombers[61]
KIA 18 April 1945

References

Citations

  1. ^ Spick 1996, pp. 3–4.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1525.
  3. ^ Spick 1996, p. 239.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Spick 1996, p. 229.
  5. ^ a b Aders & Held 1993, p. 266.
  6. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 214.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Aders 1978, p. 238.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Aders & Held 1993, p. 267.
  9. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1311, 1525.
  10. ^ a b c Spick 1996, p. 237.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Spick 1996, p. 249.
  12. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 215.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Prien 1991, p. 1698.
  14. ^ a b c d e Spick 1996, p. 248.
  15. ^ a b c Obermaier 1989, p. 216.
  16. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 69.
  17. ^ a b c d Spick 1996, p. 231.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1526.
  19. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1332, 1526.
  20. ^ Ring & Girbig 1994, p. 331.
  21. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 63.
  22. ^ Obermaier 1976, p. 204.
  23. ^ Zabecki 2019, p. 330.
  24. ^ a b c Spick 1996, p. 232.
  25. ^ a b c Caldwell 1998, p. 527.
  26. ^ a b Spick 1996, p. 243.
  27. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1527.
  28. ^ a b Ring & Girbig 1994, p. 332.
  29. ^ Caldwell 1998, pp. 527–528.
  30. ^ Zabecki 2019, p. 329.
  31. ^ a b c d Spick 1996, p. 235.
  32. ^ a b Spick 1996, p. 236.
  33. ^ a b c Spick 1996, p. 230.
  34. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 220.
  35. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1528.
  36. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 221.
  37. ^ a b Spick 1996, p. 238.
  38. ^ Spick 1996, p. 227.
  39. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 73.
  40. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 222.
  41. ^ a b Spick 1996, p. 233.
  42. ^ a b Obermaier 1989, p. 223.
  43. ^ Spick 1996, p. 74.
  44. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1529.
  45. ^ Caldwell 1998, p. 529.
  46. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 225.
  47. ^ a b Spick 1996, p. 246.
  48. ^ Schreier 1990, p. 179.
  49. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1530.
  50. ^ a b c d e Aders & Held 1993, p. 268.
  51. ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1458.
  52. ^ Aders 1978, p. 239.
  53. ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1533.
  54. ^ Zabecki 2014, p. 1614.
  55. ^ a b Ring & Girbig 1994, p. 333.
  56. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1465.
  57. ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1531.
  58. ^ a b Caldwell 1998, p. 530.
  59. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1468.
  60. ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 229.
  61. ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1475.

Bibliography

  • Aders, Gebhard (1978). History of the German Night Fighter Force, 1917–1945. London: Janes. ISBN 978-0-354-01247-8.
  • Aders, Gebhard; Held, Werner (1993). Jagdgeschwader 51 'Mölders' Eine Chronik – Berichte – Erlebnisse – Dokumente [Fighter Wing 51 'Mölders' A Chronicle – Reports – Experiences – Documents] (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-613-01045-1.
  • Caldwell, Donald L. (1998). The JG 26 War Diary: Volume Two 1943–1945. London: Grub Street. ISBN 978-1-898697-86-2.
  • Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims – Volume 4 S–Z. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-21-9.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
  • Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
  • Prien, Jochen (1991). Pik-As: Geschichte des Jagdgeschwaders 53 — 3 — Das Ende in Italien 1944, Rumänien, Ungarn 1944/45, Einsatz zur Verteidigung des Reiches 1943–1945 [Ace of Spades: History of the Fighter Wing 53 — 3 — The End in Italy 1944, Romania, Hungary 1944/45, Defense of the Reich 1943–1945] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-16-8.
  • Ring, Hans; Girbig, Werner (1994) [1971]. Jagdgeschwader 27 Die Dokumentation über den Einsatz an allen Fronten 1939–1945 [Jagdgeschwader 27 The Documentation on the Deployment on all Fronts from 1939 to 1945] (in German) (8th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-215-8.
  • Schreier, Hans (1990). JG 52 Das erfolgreichste Jagdgeschwader des 2. Weltkriegs [JG 52 The Most Successful Fighter Wing of World War II] (in German). Berg am See: K. Vowinckel. ISBN 978-3-921655-66-5.
  • Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 978-0-8041-1696-1.
  • Zabecki, David T., ed. (2014). Germany at War: 400 Years of Military History. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio. ISBN 978-1-59884-981-3.
  • Zabecki, David T., ed. (2019). The German War Machine in World War II. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-Clio. ISBN 978-1-44-086918-1.