List of World War II aces from Germany

Messerschmitt Bf 109, the backbone of the Luftwaffe fighter force in World War II

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] German day and night fighter pilots claimed roughly 70,000 aerial victories during World War II, 25,000 over British or American and 45,000 over Russian flown aircraft. 103 German fighter pilots shot down more than 100 enemy aircraft for a total of roughly 15,400 aerial victories. Roughly a further 360 pilots claimed between 40 and 100 aerial victories for round about 21,000 victories. Another 500 fighter pilots claimed between 20 and 40 victories for a total of 15,000 victories. It is relatively certain that 2,500 German fighter pilots attained ace status, having achieved at least 5 aerial victories.^[2] These achievements were honored with 453 German day and Zerstörer (destroyer) pilots having received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 85 night fighter pilots, including 14 crew members, were awarded 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 in the magnitude of 3,800 pilots or crew members killed or missing and 1,400 wounded.^[4]

Background

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, German pilots were required to fly until they became casualties.^[5]

Accuracy of claims

In the 1990s, the German archives made available microfilm rolls of wartime records, not seen since January 1945, available to the public.^[6] These showed that while in theory the Luftwaffe did not accept a kill without a witness, which was considered only a probable, in practice some units habitually submitted unwitnessed claims and these sometimes made it through the verification process, particularly if they were made by pilots with already established records.^[6] In theory the Luftwaffe did not accept shared claims, but it happened. In theory each separate claim should have referred to a particular aircraft, but in practice some victories were awarded to other pilots who had claimed the destruction of the same aircraft.^[6] In 1943 the daily OKW communiques (Wehrmachtbericht) of this period habitually overstated American bomber losses by a factor of two or more. Defenders of German fighter pilots have always maintained that these were reduced during the confirmation process. But the microfilms prove this not to be the case.^[6] Some 80 – 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.^[6]

Contents 

• 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

  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).

A

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Franz Achleitner	Oberleutnant	5	JG 3
Heinz-Günther Adam	Leutnant	7	JG 26
Horst Ademeit*	Major	166[7]	JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 7 August 1944
Walter Adolph*	Hauptmann	24 (+1 in Spain; +4 unconfirmed)[8]	JG 27, JG 26	Knight's Cross KIA 18 September 1941
Ulrich Adrian*	Oberleutnant	5	JG 5, JG 7	KIFA 5 October 1941
Heinrich-Wilhelm Ahnert*	Oberfeldwebel	57[8]	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 15 August 1942
Peter Ahrens	Leutnant	11	JG 26
Johann Aistleitner*	Hauptmann	12	JG 26	KIA 14 January 1944
Egon Albrecht*	Hauptmann	25[8]	ZG 76, SKG 210, ZG 1, JG 76	Knight's Cross KIA 25 August 1944
Rudolf Alf*	Oberfeldwebel	12	JG 2	KIFA 26 November 1944
Ernst-George Altnorthoff	Oberleutnant	11	JG 27
Alfred Ambs	Leutnant	7	JG 7
Peter Andel	Leutnant	6	JG 26
Ernst Andres*	Oberleutnant	28	NJG 2, NJG 4	Knight's Cross KIA 11 February 1945
Lorenz Andreson		8	JG 5
Heinz Arnold*	Oberfeldwebel	49	JG 5, JG 7	KIA 17 April 1945
Hans-Jakob Arnoldy*	Leutnant	7	JG 77	KIA 14 April 1941
Rudolf Artner		20	JG 5
Hans-Heinz Augenstein*	Hauptmann	46[9]	NJG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 7 December 1944
Jakob Augustin*	Leutnant	15	JG 2	MIA 15 July 1942

B

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Sophus Baagoe*	Hauptmann	14	ZG 76	Knight's Cross KIA 14 May 1941
Werner Baake	Hauptmann	41[9]	NJG 1	Knight's Cross
Emil Babenz	Oberfeldwebel	24	JG 26
Herbert Bachnick*	Leutnant	80	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 7 August 1944
Erwin Bacsila	Major	34	ZG 1, JG 26, JG 52, JG 77, JG 400, JG 3, JG 301
Johann Badum*	Leutnant	54	JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 12 January 1943
Jens Bahnsen*	Feldwebel	18	JG 27, JG 53
Günther Bahr	Oberfeldwebel	37	NJG 6	Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Bahr		7	JG 5
Wilhelm Balthasar*	Major	47(+7 in Spain)	JG 27, JG 3, JG 2, JG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 3 July 1941
"Pritzel" Heinrich Bär	Oberst	220[10]	JG 51, JG 77, JG 1, JG 3, EJG 2, JV 44	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Herbert Bareuther*	Leutnant	55	JG 51, JG 3	German Cross in Gold KIA 30 April 1945
"Gerd" Gerhard Barkhorn	Major	301[10]	JG 2, JG 52, JG 6, JV 44	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Gerhard Bärsdorf*	Leutnant	7	JG 300	KIA 28 July 1944
Heinrich Bartels*	Oberfeldwebel	99[11]	JG 5, JG 27	Knight's Cross KIA 23 December 1944
Franz Barten*	Hauptmann	52	JG 51, JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 4 August 1944
Erich Bartz	Unteroffizier	30	JG 51
"Willi" Wilhelm Batz	Major	237[10]	JG 52	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Helmut Baudach*	Oberfeldwebel	20	JG 2 EKdo 262 Kdo Nowotny JG 7
Franz Bauer*	Hauptmann	9	JG 53	KIA 18 June 1944
Herbert Bauer	Major	11	St.G 2, SG 103
Konrad Bauer	Oberleutnant	57	JG 51, JG 3, JG 300	Knight's Cross
Viktor Bauer	Oberst	106[12]	JG 3	Knight's Cross
Karl-Heinz Becker	Feldwebel	7	NJG 11
Ludwig Becker*	Hauptmann	46[9]	NJG 11	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Martin Becker	Hauptmann	58	NJG 4, NJG 6	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Paul Becker	Leutnant	20	JG 27
Friedrich Beckh*	Oberstleutnant	48	JG 51, JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 21 June 1942
Franz-Josef Beerenbrock	Leutnant	117[13]	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Artur Beese	Oberleutnant	22	JG 26
Wilhelm Beier	Oberleutnant	38	NJG 2, NJG 1	Knight's Cross
Hans Beißwenger*	Oberleutnant	152[14]	JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves MIA 6 March 1943
Ludwig Bellof	Oberfeldwebel	25		Knight's Cross
Helmut Belser*	Hauptmann	36	JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 19 June 1942
Karl-Heinz Bendert	Oberleutnant	55	JG 27, JG 104	Knight's Cross
Helmut Bennemann	Oberstleutnant	93	JG 52, JG 53	Knight's Cross
Anton Benning	Leutnant	28	JG 106, JG 301	Knight's Cross
Sigfried Benz	Leutnant	6	JG 26
Helmut Bergmann	Hauptmann	36	NJG 4, NJG 1	Knight's Cross
Heinz-Edgar Berres*	Hauptmann	53	JG 53	Knight's Cross MIA 25 July 1943
Hans Berschwinger	Oberfeldwebel	20	NJG 1, NJG 2
Günther Bertram	Oberleutnant	35	KG 4, NJG 100
Otto Bertram	Major	22(9 in Spain)	J/88, JG 2, JG 101, JG 6	Knight's Cross
Arthur Beth		16	JG 5
Siegfried Bethke	Hauptmann	14	JG 2
Erich Beulich		10	JG 5
Ernst Beutelspacher*	Oberleutnant	5	SG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 22 July 1944
Gerhard Beutin*	Oberfeldwebel	60	JG 54
Franz Beyer*	Major	81	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 11 February 1944
Georg Beyer	Oberleutnant	8	JG 26
Heinz Beyer	Oberfeldwebel	33	JG 5
Heinz Birk		14	JG 5
Hans-Joachim Birkner*	Leutnant	117[13]	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIFA 14 December 1944
Emil Bitsch*	Hauptmann	108[12]	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 15 March 1944
Franz Blazytko	Oberfeldwebel	30	JG 27
Joachim Blechschmidt*	Oberstleutnant	17	ZG 1	Knight's Cross MIA 13 July 1943
Günther Bleckmann*	Major	33	SG 1, SG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 1 June 1944
Paul Bley*	Oberleutnant	9	ZG 26	KIFA 28 October 1944
Günther Blömertz	Leutnant	10	JG 26
Walter Blume	Major	14	JG 26, JG 27
Hans-Ekkehard Bob	Major	60	JG 54, JG 3, JG 51, EJG 2, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Eberhard Bock*	Hauptmann	28	JG 3, JG 1, JG 104, JG 27	KIA 28 May 1944
Paul Bohm		6	NJG 2
Karl Böhm-Tettelbach	Oberstleutnant	10	ZG 26
Kurt Bohn	Feldwebel	5	JG 26
Otto Böhner	Oberleutnant	5	JG 53
Helmut-Felix Bolz	Major	20 (+3 in Spain)	JG 2
Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin	Major	39	NJG 1	Knight's Cross
Hubertus von Bonin*	Oberstleutnant	77(+4 in Spain)	JG 26, JG 52, JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 15 December 1943
Adolf Borchers	Major	132[15]	JG 51, JG 52	Knight's Cross
Walter Borchers*	Oberstleutnant	59	ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5	Knight's Cross KIA 6 March 1945
Eberhard von Boremski	Hauptmann	104	JG 3, EJG 1	Knight's Cross
Ernst Börngen	Hauptmann	41	JG 27	Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Borreck	Unteroffizier	5	JG 26
Karl Borris	Major	43	JG 26	Knight's Cross
Oscar Bösch		18	JG 3
Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding*	Oberleutnant	46	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 11 February 1943
Franz Bozicek		5	JG 5
Felix-Maria Brandis*	Oberleutnant	18	JG 5
Kurt Brändle*	Major	180[7]	JG 53, JG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 3 November 1943
Paul Brandt	Leutnant	30	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 24 December 1944
Walter Brandt	Oberleutnant	57	LG 2, JG 77, JG 3	Knight's Cross
Peter Bremer	Oberfeldwebel	40	JG 54
Joachim Brendel	Hauptmann	189[7]	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Heinz Bretnütz*	Hauptmann	37	JG 53	Knight's Cross DOW 27 June 1941
Klaus Bretschneider*	Oberleutnant	34	JG 300	KIA 24 December 1944
Wendelin Breukel	Leutnant	14	NJG 2, NJG 4
Adolf Breves	Hauptmann	17	NJG 1
Hugo Broch	Leutnant	81	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Friedrich Brock	Hauptmann	8	JG 54, JG 26
Horst Brock*	Leutnant	17	JG 3	KIA 3 November 1943
Jürgen Brocke*	Leutnant	42	JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 15 September 1942
Herbert Broennle*	Leutnant	58	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 4 July 1943
Albert Brunner*	Oberfeldwebel	53	JG 5	Knight's Cross KIA 7 May 1943
Hermann Buchner	Leutnant	58	SG 2, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Max Bucholz	Major	30	JG 3, JG 5, JG 101	Knight's Cross
Alfred Budde*	Leutnant	21	JG 54	KIA 27 December 1944
Adolf Buhl*	Oberleutnant	7	LG 2	KIA 27 September 1940
"Bu-Mann" Kurt Bühligen	Oberstleutnant	112[12]	JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Harry von Bülow-Bothkamp	Oberst	18 (+6 in World War I)	JG 77, JG 2, NJG 101, NJG 105	Knight's Cross
Johannes Bunzek*	Leutnant	75[16]	JG 52	Knight's Cross 11 December 1943
Eberhard Burath	Oberleutnant	7	JG 1, JG 51
Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt	Hauptmann	69	JG 77, JG 1	Knight's Cross
Alfred Burk	Oberleutnant	28	JG 52, JG 27
Josef Bürschgens	Hauptmann	10	JG 26
Erwin Busch	Oberleutnant	8	JG 26
Rudolf Busch		40	JG 51
Heinz Busse	Oberleutnant	22	JG 51
Erich Büttner*	Oberfeldwebel	8	EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7	KIA 20 March 1945
Johannes Büttner		16	JG 51
Bruno Buzzi		9	JG 5

C

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Horst Carganico*	Major	60	JG 5	Knight's Cross KIA 27 May 1944
Georg Christl	Major	7	ZG 26, JG 10	Knight's Cross
Ernst Christof	Feldwebel	9	JG 26
Emil Clade	Hauptmann	27	JG 27	90th birthday in 2006
Erwin Clausen*	Major	132[15]	JG 77, JG 11	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 4 October 1943
Max Clerico		7	JG 54
Helmut Conter	Leutnant	15	NJG 100
Heino Cordes	Leutnant	62	JG 54
Wilhelm Crinius	Leutnant	114[13]	JG 53	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Peter Crump	Leutnant	31	JG 26
Franz Czech	Feldwebel	60	JG 3

D

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Walther Dahl	Oberst	128[15]	JG 3, JG 300	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hugo Dahmer	Hauptmann	57	JG 26, JG 5, JG 2	Knight's Cross
Helmut Dahms	Oberfeldwebel	24	NJG 100
Friedrich Dahn		26	JG 5
Paul-Heinrich Dähne*	Hauptmann	99	JG 52, JG 1	Knight's Cross
Hans Dammers*	Leutnant	113[12]	JG 52	Knight's Cross DOW 17 March 1944
Emil Darjes		82	JG 54
Rudi Dassow	Leutnant	22	ZG 76, JG 6	Knight's Cross
Karl-Emil Demuth		16	JG 1
Gustav Denk*	Oberleutnant	67	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 13 February 1943
Adolf Dickfeld	Oberst	136[14]	JG 52, JG 2, JG 11	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erwin Diekwisch	Hauptmann	12	StG 1	Knight's Cross
Ulrich Diesing	Generalmajor	15	ZG 1	Knight's Cross
Fritz Dinger*	Oberleutnant	67	JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 27 July 1943
Hans Dipple	Hauptmann	19	JG 26
Hans Dirksen	Feldwebel	5	JG 26
Heinrich Dittlmann	Oberfeldwebel	57	JG 51
Gottfried Ditze	Leutnant	5	JG 26
Anton Döbele*	Leutnant	94	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 11 November 1943
Hans Döbrich	Feldwebel	65	JG 5	Knight's Cross
Kurt Dombacher	Oberleutnant	68	JG 5, JG 51	Knight's Cross
Otto Dommeratzky*	Leutnant	38	LG 2, Sch.G 1, SG 2, SG 151	KIA 13 October 1944
Georg Dörffel*	Major	30	LG 2, SG 1, SG 4	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 26 May 1944
Arnold Döring	Leutnant	23	KG 53, NJG 300, JG 3, JG 5	Knight's Cross
Franz Dörr	Hauptmann	128[15]	JG 5	Knight's Cross
Edgar Dörre	Feldwebel	9	JG 26
Hans Dortenmann	Oberleutnant	38	JG 26, JG 54	Knight's Cross
Heinrich Dreisbach		16	JG 5
Martin Drewes	Major	52	ZG 76, NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ernst-Georg Drünkler	Hauptmann	47	ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5	Knight's Cross
Alfred Druschel*	Oberst	7	LG 2, SG 1, SG 4	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords MIA 1 January 1945
Rudi Düding		18	NJG 100
Ernst Düllberg	Major	45	JG 3, JG 27, JG 76, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Peter Düttmann	Oberleutnant	150[14]	JG 52	Knight's Cross

E

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Karl Ebbighausen	Hauptmann	7	JG 26
Heinz Ebeling	Oberleutnant	18	JG 26	Knight's Cross
Kurt Ebener	Oberleutnant	57	JG 3, JG 11	Knight's Cross
Kurt Ebersberger	Hauptmann	27	JG 26
Helmut Eberspächer	Hauptmann	7	SKG 10	Knight's Cross
Manfred Eberwein	Oberleutnant	56	JG 54
Reinhold Eckardt*	Oberleutnant	22	NJG 1, NJG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 30 July 1942
Franz Eckerle*	Hauptmann	59	JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves MIA 14 February 1942
Georg-Peter Eder	Major	78	JG 51, JG 26, JG 1, JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Johannes Edmann	Oberfeldwebel	5	JG 26
Walter Ehle*	Major	39	NJG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 17 November 1943
Karl-Heinz Ehlen	Leutnant	7	JG 26
Hans Ehlers*	Major	54	JG 3, JG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 27 December 1944
Rudolf Ehrenberger*	Oberfeldwebel	49	JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 8 March 1944
Heinrich Ehrler*	Major	209[10]	JG 5, JG 7	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 4 April 1945
Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber	Major	96	JG 1, JG 26, JG 51, JG 27, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Günther Eichhorn		7	JG 5
Heinrich Eickhoff	Oberleutnant	6	JG 27
Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel	Oberleutnant	35	JG 3	German Cross in Gold
Franz Eisenach	Major	129[15]	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Xaver Ellenrieder	Leutnant	12	JG 26
Franz Elles	Feldwebel	5	JG 27
Walter Engel	Hauptmann	10	NJG 1, NJG 5	Knight's Cross
Siegfried Engfer	Oberleutnant	58	JG 3, JG 1	Knight's Cross
Hubert Engst	Oberfeldwebel	20	JG 300
Dieter Erichsen	Oberfähnrich	5	NJG 4, NJG 6
Albert Espenlaub*	Oberfeldwebel	14	JG 27
Wolf-Udo Ettel*	Oberleutnant	124[13]	JG 3, JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 17 July 1943
Heinz Ewald	Leutnant	84	JG 5, JG 52	Knight's Cross
Wolfgang Ewald	Major	78 (+1 in Spain)	JG 52, JG 3	Knight's Cross

F

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Wolfgang Falck	Oberst	7	ZG 1, NJG 1	Knight's Cross
Horst-Günther von Fassong*	Hauptmann	136[15]	JG 51, JG 11	Knight's Cross KIA 1 January 1945
Hans-Joachim Fast	Unteroffizier	5	JG 26
Leopold Fellerer	Hauptmann	41[9]	NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6	Knight's Cross
Georg Fengler	Oberleutnant	16	NJG 4
Herbert Findeisen	Hauptmann	67	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Günter Fink*	Hauptmann	46	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 15 May 1943
August Fischer	Hauptmann	10	NJG 100
Erwin Fleig	Leutnant	66	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Josef Flögel	Oberfeldwebel	25	NJG 1	Knight's Cross
Otto Fönnekold*	Oberleutnant	136[15]	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 31 August 1944
Hermann Förster*	Oberfeldwebel	13	JG 27
Josef Fözö	Major	27 (3 in Spain)	JG 51, JG 108	Knight's Cross
Gustav Francsi	Oberleutnant	56	NJG 100	Knight's Cross
Hans-Dieter Frank*	Major	55	NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIFA 27/28 September 1943
Rudolf Frank*	Leutnant	45[9]	NJG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 26/27 April 1945
Alfred Franke*	Leutnant	60	JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 9 September 1942
Richard Franz	Oberleutnant	18	JG 27, JG 77, JG 3, JG 11
Ludwig Franzisket	Major	43	JG 27	Knight's Cross
Hans Frese	Leutnant	44	JG 3
Wilhelm Freuwörth	Oberfeldwebel	58	JG 52, JG 26	Knight's Cross
Hugo Frey*	Hauptmann	32	JG 11, JG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 6 March 1944
Siegfried Freytag	Major	102[11]	JG 77	Knight's Cross
Herbert Friebel	Leutnant	58	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Gerhard Friedrich*	Major	33	NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6	Knight's Cross KIA 16 March 1945
Gustav Frielinghaus	Hauptmann	74[16]	JG 3	Knight's Cross
Heinz de Fries	Oberfeldwebel	10	NJG 100
Hans-Jürgen Frölich	Feldwebel	5	JG 26
Karl Fuchs	Oberfeldwebel	67	JG 54
Robert Fuchs	Oberfeldwebel	23	JG 54
Erich Führmann	Oberfeldwebel	5	JG 11
Heinrich Füllgrabe*	Oberleutnant	67	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 30 January 1945
Ralph Furch	Leutnant	32	JG 51
Hans Fuß*	Leutnant	71	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIFA 10 November 1942

G

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Pepi Gabl	Oberfeldwebel	38	JG 51
Otto Gaiser	Leutnant	74[16]	JG 51	Knight's Cross
"Dolfo" Adolf Galland	Generalleutnant	104[12]	JG 27, JG 26, JV 44	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Paul Galland*	Leutnant	17	JG 26
Wilhelm-Ferdinand (Wutz) Galland*	Major	55	JG 26	Knight's Cross
Bernd Gallowitsch	Major	64	JG 51, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Fritz Gammel*	Oberfeldwebel	19	JG 53	MIA 4 September 1942
Josef Gärtner	Oberfeldwebel	6	JG 26
Wilhelm Gäth	Major	14	JG 26
Werner Gayko		13	JG 5
August Geiger*	Hauptmann	54	NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 29/30 September 1943
Friedrich Geisshardt*	Hauptmann	102[11]	LG 2, JG 77, JG 26, JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 6 April 1942
Wolfgang Gendelmeyer*	Leutnant	10	JG 3	KIA 1 August 1942
Hannes Gentzen	Major	18	JG 102
Dieter Gerhard	Oberleutnant	8	JG 1
Günther Gerhards		18	JG 52
Werner Gerhardt		13	JG 2, JG 1, JG 26
Erich Gerlitz*	Major	18	JG 51, JG 27, JG 53, JG 5
Werner Gerth*	Hauptmann	27	JG 3, JG 300, JG 400	Knight's Cross
Paul Gildner*	Oberleutnant	48[9]	NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIFA 24/25 February 1943
Gerhard Gleuwitz		13	JG 52
Rudolf Glockner	Oberleutnant	32	JG 5, JG 7	German Cross in Gold
Adolf Glunz	Oberleutnant	71[16]	JG 26, JG 7	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Heinz Golinski*	Feldwebel	47	JG 53	Knight's Cross
Gordon Gollob	Oberst	150[14]	JG 3, JG 77	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Kurt Goltzsch*	Oberleutnant	43	JG 2	Knight's Cross
Heinz Gomann		12	JG 26, JG 7
Heinz Gossow	Oberfeldwebel	13	KG 33, JG 300, JG 301, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Heinz Gottlob		6	JG 26
Franz Götz	Major	63	JG 53, JG 26	Knight's Cross
Hans Götz*	Hauptmann	82	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Walter Grabmann	Generalmajor	6 (+7 in Spain)	LG 1, ZG 76	Knight's Cross
Hermann Graf	Oberst	212[10]	JG 52, JG 11	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Hartmann Grasser	Major	103[12]	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Berthold Graßmuck*	Oberfeldwebel	65	JG 52	Knight's Cross
Karl Gratz	Leutnant	138[14]	JG 52, JG 2	Knight's Cross
Hermann Greiner	Hauptmann	50[9]	NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Karl-Heinz Greisert*	Major	34	JG 2, JG 3	KIA 22 July 1942
Heinz Grimm*	Leutnant	27	NJG 1	Knight's Cross DOW 13 October 1943
Josef Grimm	Unteroffizier	5	JG 27
Alfred Grislawski	Hauptmann	133[15]	JG 52, JG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Helmuth Grollmus*	Leutnant	75[16]	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Fritz Gromotka	Leutnant	29	JG 27	Knight's Cross
Alfred Gross	Leutnant	52	JG 54, JG 26
Erich Groth		13	ZG 2, ZG 76
Viktor Gruber	Feldwebel	10	JG 27
Hans Grünberg	Oberleutnant	82	JG 3, JG 52, JG 7 JV 44	Knight's Cross
Walter Grünlinger		7	JG 26
Gerhard Grzymalla		7	JG 26
Hermann Guhl		15	LG 2, JG 26
Joachim Günther		11	JG 26
Gerhard Guttmann		10	JG 26

H

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Friedrich Haas	Leutnant	74[16]	JG 52	Knight's Cross
Horst Haase*	Major	56	JG 51, JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 26 November 1944
Wilhelm Hachfeld*	Hauptmann	12	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	JG 51
Anton Hackl	Major	192[7]	JG 77, JG 11, JG 26, JG 300	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Heinrich "Heinz" Hackler*	Leutnant	56	JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 1 January 1945
Heinz-Martin Hadeball	Hauptmann	33	NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6, NJGr 10	Knight's Cross
Anton "Toni" Hafner*	Oberleutnant	204[7]	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 17 October 1944
Ludwig Häfner*	Leutnant	52	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 10 November 1942
Walter Hagenah	Leutnant	17	JG 3, JG 7
Johannes Hager	Hauptmann	48	NJG 1	Knight's Cross
Franz Hahn*	Hauptmann	17	JG 77, JG 51, JG 4	KIA 22 January 1944
Hans "Assi" Hahn	Major	108[12]	JG 2, JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans von Hahn	Major	34	JG 53, JG 1, JG 103	Knight's Cross
Hans Hahn*	Leutnant	13	NJG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 11/12 October 1941
Josef Haiböck	Hauptmann	77	JG 26, JG 52, JG 3	Knight's Cross
Heinz Halstrick		13	JG 5
Joachim Hamer	Leutnant	35	JG 51
Alfred Hammer		26	JG 53
Karl Hammerl*	Leutnant	67	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	LG 2, JG 77, JG 27	Knight's Cross
Horst Hannig*	Oberleutnant	98[11]	JG 54, JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 15 May 1943
Harro Harder	Hauptmann	22 (+11 in Spain)	JG 53
Jürgen Harder*	Major	64	JG 53, JG 11	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIFA 17 February 1945
Hans Hartigs	Oberleutnant	7	JG 26
Andreas Hartl	Feldwebel	11	JG 302
"Bubi" Erich Hartmann	Major	352[10]	JG 52, JG 53	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Ludwig Hartmann		10	JG 2
Hans-Dieter Hartwein		16	JG 5
Horst Hasse		82	JG 51, JG 3
Helmut Haugk	Hauptmann	18	ZG 76, ZG 26	Knight's Cross
Werner Haugk*	Leutnant	9	StG 77, ZG 76	Knight's Cross KIA 18 October 1944
Wilhelm Hauswirth	Feldwebel	54	JG 52
Alfred Heckmann	Oberleutnant	71	JG 3, JG 26, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Günther Heckmann	Leutnant	20	JG 51, JG 1, JG 7
Hubert Heckmann		5	JG 1, JG 7
Guenther Otto Heeger	Hauptmann	90
Alfred Heidel		9	JG 27
Joseph Heim*	Gefreiter	5	JG 7	KIA 10 April 1945
Friedrich Heimann	Oberfeldwebel	30	JG 51
Kurt Hein	Feldwebel	8	JG 26
Hans-Joachim Heinecke	Hauptmann	28	JG 27
Engelbert Heiner*	Oberleutnant	15	NJG 6	Knight's Cross KIA 18/19 March 1945
Richard Heller*	Leutnant	22	ZG 26, ZG 10	Knight's Cross KIA 5 April 1945
Bodo Helms		6	JG 5
Horst Hennig*	Hauptmann	7	KG 77, NJG 3	Knight's Cross KIFA 7/8 October 1944
Eberhard Henrici	Oberleutnant	7	JG 26
Helmut Henz*	Hauptmann	6	JG 77	KIA 25 May 1941
Wilhelm Herget	Major	73	ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 4, JV 44	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Kurt Hermann		9	NJG 2
Rolf Hermichen	Major	64	JG 26, JG 11, JG 104	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hajo Herrmann	Oberst	9	KG 4, KG 30, JG 300	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Heinrich Heuser	Feldwebel	5	JG 26
Hans-Joachim Heyer*	Leutnant	53	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 9 November 1942
Otto-Heinrich Hilleke	Leutnant	6	JG 26
Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld*	Oberleutnant	24	JG 300, JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 28 July 1944
Heinz-Horst Hißbach*	Hauptmann	34	NJG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 15 April 1945
Walter Höckner*	Major	68	JG 77, JG 26, JG 1, JG 4	Knight's Cross KIFA 25 August 1944
Heinrich Höfemeier*	Oberleutnant	96	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 7 August 1943
Friedrich Hoffmann*	Leutnant	11	JG 27
Gerhard Hoffmann*	Leutnant	125[13]	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIFA 17 April 1945
Heinrich Hoffmann*	Oberfeldwebel	63	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hermann Hoffmann		8	JG 26
Karl Hoffmann		70	JG 52
Reinhold Hoffmann*	Leutnant	67	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 24 May 1944
Werner Hoffmann	Major	51	ZG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5	Knight's Cross
Karl-Wilhelm Hofmann*	Oberleutnant	44	JG 26	Knight's Cross KIA 26 March 1945
Erich Hohagen	Major	56	JG 51, JG 2, JG 27, JG 7, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Werner Hohenberg	Oberfeldwebel	33	JG 52, JG 2
Georg Höhn		6	JG 5
Walter Holl		7	JG 26
Kurt Holler		18	NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 4
Helmuth Holtz		56	JG 51
Gerhard Homuth*	Major	63	JG 27, JG 54	Knight's Cross MIA 2 August 1943
Helmuth Hoppe		24	JG 26
Jürgen Hörschelmann	Oberleutnant	44	JG 3
Walter Horten		7	JG 26
Anton Horwick*	Oberfeldwebel	27	NJG 2, NJG 7	Knight's Cross KIA 19 February 1945
Dietrich Hrabak	Oberst	125[13]	JG 76, JG 54, JG 52	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz Hrdlicka*	Hauptmann	60	JG 77, JG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 25 March 1945
Rudolf Hübl		20	JG 1
Eckhard Hübner*	Leutnant	47	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 28 March 1942
Werner Hübner		7	JG 51
Wilhelm Hübner*	Leutnant	62	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 7 April 1945
Karl Hülshoff		11	NJG 2
Herbert Huppertz*	Major	68	JG 51, JG 5, JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 8 June 1944
Werner Husemann	Major	34	NJG 1, NJG 3	Knight's Cross
Wolf-Dietrich Huy	Hauptmann	40	JG 77	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

I

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Hans Iffland		18	JG 3
Herbert Ihlefeld	Oberst	130 (+7 in Spain)[15]	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	10	LG 1, JG 300	Knight's Cross KIA 25 September 1944
Eduard Isken	Oberfeldwebel	56	JG 77, JGr 200, I(F)/123, JG 53	Knight's Cross

J

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Hans-Joachim Jabs	Oberstleutnant	50[9]	ZG 76, NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ernst Jäckel	Feldwebel	8	JG 26
Alfred Jakobi		10	JG 5
Erich Jauer		13	JG 26
Kurt Jenisch*	Leutnant	9	JG 27
Peter Jenne*	Hauptmann	17	JG 300	Knight's Cross KIA 2 March 1945
Josef Jennewein*	Leutnant	86	JG 26, JG 51	Knight's Cross MIA 27 July 1943
Heinrich Jessen	Oberleutnant	6	JG 26
Hans Johannsen	Leutnant	8	JG 26
Wilhelm Johnen	Hauptmann	34	NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6	Knight's Cross
Hermann-Friedrich Joppien*	Hauptmann	70	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 28 August 1941
Günther Josten	Oberleutnant	178[7]	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Harald Jung	Hauptmann	20	JG 51
Heinrich Jung*	Hauptmann	68	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 30 July 1943

K

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Erbo Graf von Kageneck*	Hauptmann	67	JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves DOW 12 January 1942
Emil Kaiser		8	JG 1
Herbert Kaiser	Leutnant	68	JG 77, JG 1, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Peter Kalden	Oberleutnant	84	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Rolf Kaldrack*	Hauptmann	21 (+3 in Spain)	ZG 76	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 3 February 1942
Adolf Kalkum	Feldwebel	57	JG 53
Herbert Kaminski	Major	7	ZG 76, JG 53	Knight's Cross
Fritz Karch	Hauptmann	47	JG 2	Knight's Cross
Eberhard Kaross	Leutnant	10	NJG 100
August Kayser		25
Dietrich Kehl	Oberleutnant	6	JG 26
Georg Keil	Leutnant	36	JG 2
Josef Keil	Oberfeldwebel	16	JG 3, JG 301
Günther Kelch	Hauptmann	13	JG 26
Hannes Keller	Unteroffizier	24	JG 51
Lothar Keller	Hauptmann	23 (+3 in Spain)	JG 3	Knight's Cross
Kurt Kelter		60	JG 54
Heinz Kemethmüller	Leutnant	89	JG 3, JG 26	Knight's Cross
Karl-Heinz Kempf*	Leutnant	65	JG 54, JG 26	Knight's Cross KIA 3 September 1944
Karl Kennel	Major	34	ZG 26, ZG 2, SG 1, SG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Gerhard Keppler		12	JG 27
Georg Kiefner		12	JG 26, JV 44
Johannes Kiel*	Hauptmann der Reserve	25	ZG 26, ZG 76	Knight's Cross KIA 29 January 1944
Willy Kientsch*	Oberleutnant	53	JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 29 January 1944
Rüdiger von Kirchmayr		29	JG 1, JG 11, JV 44
Joachim Kirschner*	Hauptmann	188[7]	JG 3, JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves 17 December 1943
Otto Kittel*	Oberleutnant	267[10]	JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords 16 February 1945
Ernst Klager		22	JG 53
Alfons Klein	Oberleutnant	40 (+1 in Spain)	JG 52, JG 11	Knight's Cross
Erich Klein		5	JG 5
Hans Klein		10	JG 52
Rudolf Klemm		42	JG 54, JG 26	Knight's Cross
Heinrich Klöpper*	Oberleutnant	94	JG 51, JG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 29 November 1943
Reinhold Knacke*	Hauptmann	44	ZG 1, NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 3/4 February 1943
Kurt Knappe*	Oberfeldwebel	56	JG 51, JG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 3 September 1943
Hans Knauth		26	JG 51
Emil Knittel		50	JG 54
Heinz Knoke	Hauptmann	31	JG 1 & JG 11	Knight's Cross 1/2 victory {Not awarded}+12 unconfirmed
Gerhard Koall		37	JG 3, JG 54	Knight's Cross
Hans-Günther Koch		15	JG 51
Harry Koch		30	JG 26, JG 2
Josef Kociok*	Oberfeldwebel	33	ZG 76, SKG 210, 10(NJ)/ZG 1	Knight's Cross
Hans-Heinrich Koenig		28	ZG 76, NJG 3, JG 11	Knight's Cross
Armin Köhler	Major	69	JG 27, JG 77	Knight's Cross
Walter Köhne	Leutnant	30	JG 52, JG 1, JG 11, EJG 2
Hans Kolbow	Oberleutnant	27	JG 20, JG 51	Knight's Cross
Reinhard Kollak	Stabsfeldwebel	49[9]	NJG 1, NJG 4	Knight's Cross
Gerhard Köppen	Leutnant	85	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	JG 27	Knight's Cross
Berthold Korts*	Leutnant	113[12]	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 29 August 1943
Eduard Koslowski		13	JG 53, JG 26
Wolfgang Kosse		46	JG 26, JG 5, JG 1, JG 3
Alfons Köster	Hauptmann	26	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 6 January 1945
Franz Köster	Unteroffizier	7
Willi Kothmann		13	JG 27
Herbert Kowalski		5	JG 27
Heinrich Krafft*	Hauptmann	78	JG 51, JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 14 December 1942
Josef Kraft	Hauptmann	56	NJG 1, NJG 6	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Karl-Heinz Krahl	Hauptmann	24	JG 2, JG 3	Knight's Cross
Erich Krainik		13	JG 27
Herbert Krenz		12	JG 27
Hans-Joachim Kroschinski	Leutnant	76	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Heinz Krug		9	JG 26
"the Count" Walter Krupinski	Hauptmann	197[7]	JG 52, JG 11, JG 26, JV 44	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Elias Kühlein	Leutnant	36	JG 51
Wilhelm Küken	Oberfeldwebel	45	JG 51, JGr Ost
Franz Kunz		12	JG 53, JG 26
Josef Kunz		16	JG 5
Herbert Kutscha	Hauptmann	47	JG 3, JG 27, JG 11	Knight's Cross

L

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
August Lambert*	Oberleutnant	116[13]	SG 2, SG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 17 April 1945
Günther Landt		23	JG 53
Emil "Bully" Lang*	Hauptmann	173[7]	JG 54, JG 26	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves 18 in one day
Friedrich Lange	Leutnant	8	JG 26
Gerhard Lange	Hauptmann	5	JG 6
Heinz Lange	Major	70	JG 21, JG 54, JG 51	Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Langer		10	JG 51, JG 7
Karl-Heinz Langer	Major	30	JG 3	Knight's Cross
Erwin Laskowski	Oberfeldwebel	46	JG 51, JG 11	Knight's Cross
Kurt Lasse*	Oberleutnant	39	JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 8 October 1941
Karl Laub	Oberfeldwebel	7	JG 26
Bernhard Lausch	Oberfeldwebel	39	JG 51
Heinz Leber	Leutnant	54	JG 51
Alois Lechner*	Major	45	NJG 100, NJG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 23 February 1944
Karl-Heinz Leesmann*	Major	37	JG 52, JG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 25 July 1943
Erwin Leibold	Oberfeldwebel	11	JG 26
Erich Leie*	Major	118[13]	JG 2, JG 51, JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 7 March 1945
Hermann Leiste	Leutnant	29	JG 54
Siegfried Lemke	Hauptmann	96	JG 2	Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Lemke*	Hauptmann	131[15]	JG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 4 December 1943
Helmut Lennartz	Feldwebel	13	JG 11, JG 7, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny
Helmut Lent*	Oberst	110	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Richard Leppla	Major	68	JG 51, JG 105, JG 6	Knight's Cross
Heinrich Lesch		8	JG 5
Heinrich Leschert*	Oberfeldwebel	23	JG 53	KIA 10 August 1942
Rudolf Leuschel	Hauptmann	9	JG 26
Erwin Leykauf	Oberleutnant	33	JG 54
Fritz Liebelt	Leutnant	25	JG 51
Carl von Lieres	Oberleutnant	31	JG 27
Frank Liesendahl*	Hauptmann	50	JG 53, JG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 17 July 1942
Arnold Lignitz	Major	25	JG 51, JG 54	Knight's Cross
Friedrich Lindelaub	Oberfeldwebel	5	JG 26
Theodor Lindemann	Oberleutnant	7	JG 26
Anton Lindner	Oberleutnant	73[16]	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Walter Lindner		64	JG 52
Lothar Linke*	Oberleutnant	27	ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 14 May 1943
Rudi Linz*	Leutnant	70	JG 5	Knight's Cross KIA 9 February 1945
Helmut Lipfert	Hauptmann	203[7]	JG 52, JG 53	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld*	Major	51	NJG 1	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	JG 53	Knight's Cross
Gerhard Loos*	Oberleutnant	92	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 6 March 1944
Walter Loos	Oberfeldwebel	38	JG 301, JG 3	Knight's Cross
Fritz Losigkeit	Major	68	JG 26, JG 1, JG 51, JG 77	Knight's Cross
August Lübking		38	JG 5, JG 7
Werner Lucas*	Hauptmann	106[12]	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 24 October 1943
Max-Hermann Lücke*	Oberleutnant	78	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 8 November 1943
Fritz Lüddecke*	Oberfeldwebel	51	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 10 August 1944
Rudolf Lüder		6	JG 5
Herbert Lütje	Oberstleutnant	50	NJG 1, NJG 6	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Johannes Lutter	Hauptmann	12	ZG 1, ZG 76, ZG 2, SKG 210, SKG 10, SG 4	Knight's Cross
Richard Lutzka		5	JG 5
Günther Lützow*	Oberst	108 (5 in Spain)[12]	JG 3, JV 44	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords MIA 24 April 1945
August Luy		35	JG 5

M

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Ernst Maack		8	JG 27, JG 11
Werner Machold	Oberleutnant	32	JG 2	Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Mackenstedt		6	JG 26
Anton Mader	Oberstleutnant	86	JG 2, JG 77, JG 54	Knight's Cross
Heinz Mahlkuch		16	JG 77
Lothar Mai	Leutnant	45	JG 51
Wilhelm Makrocki		9	ZG 76, JG 26
Günther Freiherr von Maltzahn	Oberst	68	JG 53	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Gerhard Marburg*	Oberfeldwebel	7	JG 3, JG 4	KIFA 3 September 1944
Heinz Marquardt	Oberfeldwebel	121[13]	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Marseille*	Hauptmann	158[14]	JG 52, JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds KIFA 30 September 1942
Karl-Heinrich Matern	Hauptmann	12	ZG 1, ZG 76	Knight's Cross
Walter Matoni	Major	34	JG 27, JG 26, JG 2, JG 11	Knight's Cross
Kurt Matzak	Leutnant	18	NJG 1
Willi Maximowitz*	Oberfeldwebel	27	JG 1, JG 3	MIA 20 April 1945
Lothar May		45	JG 51
Marian Mazurek*	Feldwebel	35	JG 53	KIA 9 June 1943
Egon Mayer*	Oberstleutnant	102[11]	JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords KIA 2 March 1944
Hans-Karl Mayer	Hauptmann	39 (+8 in Spain)	JG 53, JG 26	Knight's Cross KIA 17 October 1940
Otto Mayer		22	JG 27
Wilhelm Mayer	Leutnant	27	JG 26	Knight's Cross
Maximilian Mayerl	Hauptmann	76	JG 51, EJG 1	Knight's Cross
Erhardt Mecke		12	JG 5
Helmut Meckel	Oberleutnant	21	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIFA 8 May 1943
Johann-Hermann Meier*	Leutnant	78	JG 26, JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 15 March 1944
Julius Meimberg	Major	53	JG 2, JG 53	Knight's Cross
Dieter Meister*	Oberleutnant	8	KG 40, ZG 1, JG 2	KIA 21 November 1944
Ludwig Meister	Hauptmann	39	NJG 1, NJG 4	Knight's Cross
Karl-Heinz Meltzer	Leutnant	74	JG 52
Arthur Mendl		9	JG 5
Robert Menge		20 (4 in Spain)	JG 26
Karl Mentnich		7	JG 27
Hans-Jörg Merkel		30	JG 52
Helmut Mertens	Hauptmann	97	JG 3	Knight's Cross
Werner Methfessel		8	LG 1
Rudolf Metz*	Leutnant	10	JG 5, JG 3, JG 4	KIA 6 October 1944
Manfred Meurer*	Hauptmann	65	NJG 1, NJG 5	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 21/22 January 1944
Conny Meyer		16	JG 26
Eduard Meyer*	Leutnant	22	ZG 26	Knight's Cross KIA 31 March 1942
Walter Meyer		18	JG 54, JG 26
Gerhard Michalski	Oberstleutnant	73[16]	JG 53, JG 4	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Rudolf Miethig*	Hauptmann	101[11]	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 10 June 1943
Klaus Mietusch*	Major	72[16]	JG 26	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 17 September 1944
Wilhelm Mink*	Oberfeldwebel	72[16]	JG 51, EJG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 12 March 1945
Bruno Mischkot		7	JG 26, JG 3, JG 2, EJG 2
Helmut Missner*	Oberfeldwebel	82	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 12 September 1944
Erich Mix		13 (+3 in World War I)	JG 1, JG 2, JG 53
Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow	Major	34	NJG 1	Knight's Cross
"Vati" Werner Mölders*	Oberst	115 (14 in Spain)[13]	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds KIFA 22 November 1941
Wilhelm Moritz	Major	44	JG 51, JG 3	Knight's Cross
August Mors*	Leutnant	60	JG 5	Knight's Cross KIA 8 August 1944
Friedrich-Karl "Nasen" Müller	Major	30	NJG 11, JG 300	Knight's Cross
Friedrich-Karl "Tutti" Müller*	Oberstleutnant	140[14]	JG 53, JG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 29 May 1944
Fritz Müller	Leutnant	22	JG 7
Kurt Müller	Oberleutnant	5	JG 26
Rudolf Müller*	Oberfeldwebel	94	JG 5	Knight's Cross Died in POW camp 21 June 1943
Siegfried Müller	Leutnant	17	JG 51, JG 3, JG 7
Wilhelm Müller	Oberfeldwebel	10	JG 26
Gerhard Müller-Dühne	Leutnant	5	JG 26
Joachim Müncheberg*	Major	135[15]	JG 26, JG 51, JG 77	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords KIA 23 March 1943
Georg Munderloh	Oberfeldwebel	20	JG 54
Leopold Münster*	Leutnant	95	JG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 8 May 1944
Karl Munz	Leutnant	60[17]	JG 52, JG 7
Hubert Mütherich	Oberleutnant	43	JG 51, JG 54

N

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Heinz Nacke	Major	14	ZG 76, NJG 3	Knight's Cross
Johannes Naumann	Major	34	JG 26, JG 6, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Kurt Necesany*	Oberleutnant	6	KG 40, ZG 1	MIA 14 February 1944
Willi Nemitz*	Leutnant	81	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 11 April 1943
Wolfgang Neu	Hauptmann	12	JG 26
Hermann Neuhoff	Leutnant	40	JG 53	Knight's Cross
Eduard Neumann	Oberstleutnant	11 (+2 in Spain)	JG 26, JG 27
Helmut Neumann	Leutnant	62	JG 5	Knight's Cross
Klaus Neumann	Leutnant	37	JG 51, JG 3, JG 7, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Siegfried Ney	Oberfeldwebel	11	NJG 1
Karl-Gottfried Nordmann	Oberst	78	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Jakob Norz*	Leutnant	117[13]	JG 5	Knight's Cross KIA 16 September 1944
"Nowi" Walter Nowotny*	Major	258[10]	JG 54, Kdo Nowotny, JG 101	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds KIA 8 November 1944

O

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Friedrich Obleser	Oberleutnant	120[13]	JG 52	Knight's Cross
Walter Oesau*	Oberst	125 (+8 in Spain)[13]	JG 1, JG 2, JG 51, J/88	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords KIA 11 May 1944
Walter Ohlrogge	Leutnant	77	JG 3, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Robert Olejnik	Major	41	JG 2, JG 3, JG 1, JG 400	Knight's Cross
Emil Omert*	Hauptmann	70	JG 3, JG 2, JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 24 April 1944
Theo Osterkamp	Generalleutnant	6 (+32 in World War I)	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Max-Hellmuth Ostermann*	Oberleutnant	102[11]	ZG 1, JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords KIA 9 August 1942

P

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Horst Patuschka*	Hauptmann	23	NJG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 6 March 1943
Georg Pavenzinger	Feldwebel	5	JG 51
Hans Peterburs	Oberfeldwebel	18	ZG 76, ZG 1	Knight's Cross
Viktor Petermann	Oberleutnant	64	JG 52, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Erhard Peters	Leutnant	64	JG 52, JG 7
Horst Petzschler	Oberfeldwebel	26	JG 3, JG 51	Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe
Karl Pfeiffer	Oberfeldwebel	10	NJG 1
Rudolf Pflanz*	Hauptmann	52	JG 2	Knight's Cross KIA 31 July 1942
Helmut Pfüller	Oberfeldwebel	28	JG 51
Hans Philipp*	Major	206[7]	JG 54, JG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords KIA 8 October 1943
Wilhelm Philipp	Oberfeldwebel	81	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Johann Pichler	Leutnant	75[16]	JG 77	Knight's Cross
Anton-Rudolf Piffer*	Leutnant	26	JG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 17 June 1944
Rolf Pingel	Major	28 (+6 in Spain)	JG 26, JG 53	Knight's Cross
Karl-Heinz Plücker	Oberleutnant	34	JG 1, JG 52
Josef Pöhs*	Oberleutnant	43	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 30 December 1943
Hans Prager	Leutnant	23	JG 26
Alexander Preinfalk*	Oberfeldwebel	78	JG 77, JG 51, JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 12 December 1944
Bela Preisler	Unteroffizier	6	JG 5
Rolf Prigge	Oberfänrich	5	JG 27, JG 7
Josef "Pips" Priller	Oberst	101[11]	JG 51, JG 26	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Herbert Puschmann	Hauptmann	57	JG 51	Knight's Cross

Q

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Klaus Quaet-Faslem*	Major	49	JG 53, JG 3	Knight's Cross KIFA 30 January 1944
Richard Quante*	Feldwebel	49	JG 51	KIA 14 August 1942
Werner Quast	Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel	84	JG 52	Knight's Cross

R

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Rudolf Rademacher	Oberleutnant	126[15]	JG 54, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Waldemar Radener	Oberleutnant	37	JG 26, JG 300	Knight's Cross
Günther Radusch	Oberst	64 (1 in Spain)	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Gerhard Raht	Hauptmann	58	NJG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Günther Rall	Major	275[10]	JG 52, JG 11	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Karl Rammelt	Major	46	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Alfred Rauch	Leutnant	60[17]	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Paul-Hubert Rauh	Hauptmann	31	NJG 4	Knight's Cross
Karl-Wolfgang Redlich*	Major	43 (2 in Spain)	JG 27	Knight's Cross KIA 29 May 1944
Hans Reiff	Oberfeldwebel	48	JG 3
Ernst-Wilhelm Reinert	Oberleutnant	174[7]	JG 77, JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Hans-Günther Reinhard	Oberfeldwebel	44	JG 54
Peter Reischer	Oberleutnant	19	JG 26
Hans Remmer*	Hauptmann	27	JG 27	Knight's Cross KIA 2 April 1944
Anton Resch	Oberleutnant	91	JG 52	Knight's Cross
Rudolf Resch*	Major	94 (1 in Spain)	JG 52, JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 11 July 1943
Willi Reschke	Oberfeldwebel	28	JG 302, JG 301	Knight's Cross
Ralph von Rettberg	Oberst	8	ZG 26, ZG 1	Knight's Cross
Ernst Richter	Oberfeldwebel	20	JG 54
Hans Richter	Leutnant	22	JG 27
Eckhard Roch	Leutnant	5	JG 26
Gustav Rödel	Oberst	98[11]	JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans Röhrig*	Hauptmann	75[16]	JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 13 July 1943
Detlev Rohwer	Hauptmann	38	JG 3, JG 1	Knight's Cross
Heinz Rökker	Hauptmann	64	NJG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Herbert Rollwage	Oberleutnant	102[11]	JG 53	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Oskar Romm	Oberleutnant	92	JG 51, JG 3	Knight's Cross
Theodor Rossiwall	Oberstleutnant	21	ZG 76, NJG 4	Knight's Cross
Edmund Roßmann	Leutnant	93	JG 52	Knight's Cross
Willi Roth	Leutnant	20	JG 26
Günther Rübell	Hauptmann	47	JG 51, JG 104	Knight's Cross
Hans-Ulrich Rudel	Oberst	9	SG 2	Knight's Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Erich Rudorffer	Major	222[10]	JG 2, JG 54, JG 7	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords 13 in one mission
Helmut Rüffler	Oberfeldwebel	98	JG 3	Knight's Cross
Franz Ruhl*	Oberleutnant	36	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 24 December 1944
Friedrich Rupp*	Leutnant	52	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 15 May 1943
Martin Rysavy	Oberleutnant	8	JG 26

S

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Heinz Sachsenberg	Leutnant	104[12]	JG 52	Knight's Cross
Florian Salwender	Oberfeldwebel	25	JG 77, JG 5	POW Died in Soviet Prison
Carl Sattig*	Hauptmann	53	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 10 August 1942
Erwin Sawallisch*	Oberfeldwebel	36	JG 27	Suicide
Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein*	Major	83	NJG 2, NJG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords KIA 21/22 January 1944
Günther Schack	Hauptmann	174[7]	JG 51, JG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Emil Schact		25
Hans Schäfer	Leutnant	18	JG 3
Johann Schalk	Oberst	21	ZG 26, NJG 3, NJG 4	Knight's Cross
Franz Schall*	Hauptmann	137[14]	JG 52, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7	Knight's Cross KIFA 10 April 1945
Ludwig Scharf		18	JG 5
Gerhard Schaschke	Hauptmann	22	ZG 76
Paul Schauder	Hauptmann	20	JG 26
Günther Scheel*	Leutnant	71	JG 54	Knight's Cross MIA 16 July 1943 only 70 combat missions
Klaus Scheer	Leutnant	24	NJG 100
Rudolf Scheffel	Hauptmann	7	ZG 1, ZG 26	Knight's Cross
Wolfgang Schellmann*	Oberstleutnant	26 (+12 in Spain)	JG 2, JG 27	Knight's Cross KIA 22 June 1941
Wolfgang Schenck	Oberstleutnant	18	SG 2, ZG 1, SKG 210, KG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Georg Schentke*	Oberleutnant	90	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 25 December 1942
Karl-Heinz Scherfling*	Oberfeldwebel	33	NJG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 21 July 1944
Ernst Scheufele		18	JG 5, JG 4
Erich Scheyda		20	JG 26
Franz Schieß*	Hauptmann	67	JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 2 September 1943
Wilhelm Schilling	Oberleutnant	63	JG 54, EJG 1	Knight's Cross
Hans Schleef*	Oberleutnant	99	JG 3, JG 5, JG 4	Knight's Cross KIA 31 December 1944
Hermann Schleinhege	Leutnant	97	JG 3, JG 54	Knight's Cross
Joachim Schlichting	Major	8 (+5 in Spain)	JG 27	Knight's Cross
Karl-Friedrich Schlosstein		8	JG 77, JG 5
Johann Schmid*	Major	45	JG 2, JG 26	KIA 6 November 1941
Dietrich Schmidt	Hauptmann	43	NJG 1	Knight's Cross
Erich Schmidt*	Oberleutnant	47	JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 31 August 1941
Gottfried Schmidt		8	JG 26
Heinz Schmidt*	Hauptmann	173[7]	JG 52	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves MIA 5 September 1943
Johannes Schmidt		12	JG 26
Rudolf Schmidt*	Feldwebel	42	JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 6 April 1942
Winfrid Schmidt		19	JG 3
Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer	Major	121	NJG 1, NJG 4	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds Top Night Fighter Ace of World War II
August Schneider		11	JG 5
Gerhard Schneider		41	JG 51, JGr Ost
Hugo Schneider		9	JG 27
Walter Schneider		20	JG 26
Karl-Heinz Schnell	Major	72[16]	JG 51, JG 53, JV 44	Knight's Cross
"Wumm" Siegfried Schnell*	Major	93	JG 54, JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 25 February 1944
Karl "Quax" Schnörrer		46	JG 54, JG 7, Kdo Nowotny	Knight's Cross
Herbert Schob	Hauptmann	28 (+6 in Spain)	LG 1, ZG 76, ZG 26	Knight's Cross
Rudolf Schoenert	Major	64	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJGr 10, NJG 5	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erich Schöfbock		14	JG 27
Günther Scholz		34 (+1 in Spain)	JG 54, JG 5
Helmut Schönfelder	Oberfeldwebel	56	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Gerhard Schöpfel	Major	45	JG 26, JG 4, JG 6	Knight's Cross
Georg Schott*	Oberleutnant	20	LG 2, JG 1	KIA 27 September 1943
Herbert Schramm*	Hauptmann	42	JG 53, JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 1 December 1943
Alfred Schreiber*	Leutnant	7	ZG 26, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7	KIFA 26 November 1944
Werner Schröer	Major	114[12]	JG 3, JG 27, JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Fritz Schröter	Major	11	JG 2, SKG 10, SG 5, SG 4	Knight's Cross
Hans Schubert		8	JG 1
Walter Schuck	Oberleutnant	206[7]	JG 5, JG 7	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Leo Schuhmacher	Leutnant	23	ZG 76, JG 1, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Franz Schulte*	Feldwebel	46	JG 77	Knight's Cross KIA 12 August 1942
Helmuth Schulte	Hauptmann	25	NJG 5	Knight's Cross
Otto Schultz	Hauptmann	73[16]	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Gerhard Schulwitz		9	JG 26
Otto Schulz*	Oberleutnant	51	JG 27	Knight's Cross KIA 17 June 1942
Werner Schumacher		30	JG 5
Heinz Schumann		21	JG 51, JG 2 SKG 10
Franz Schwaiger*	Leutnant	67	JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 24 April 1944
Günther Schwanecke		10	JG 77, JG 5
Gerhard Schwartz		20	JG 51
Günther Schwarz		40	JG 51
Georg Seckel		40	JG 77, JG 200, JG 4
Günther Seeger	Oberleutnant	56	JG 53, JG 2	Knight's Cross
Georg Seelmann	Oberleutnant	39	JG 51, JG 103	Knight's Cross
Hermann Segatz		40	JG 26, JG 51, JG 5, JG 1
Georg Seidel		47	JG 51
Alfred Seidl		31	JG 53, JG 3, JG 7
Johannes Seifert	Oberstleutnant	57	JG 26	Knight's Cross
Reinhard Seiler	Major	109 (+9 in Spain)[12]	JG 54, JG 104	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erich von Selle		7	JG 26
Waldemar Semelka		75	JG 52	Knight's Cross
Paul Semrau*	Major	46[9]	NJG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 8 February 1945
Fritz Sengschmitt		15	ZG 76, ZG 26
Heinrich Setz*	Major	138[14]	JG 27, JG 77	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 13 March 1943
Peter Siegler*	Feldwebel	48	JG 54	Knight's Cross MIA 24 September 1942
Rudolf Sigmund*	Hauptmann	28	NJG 1	Knight's Cross KIA 4 October 1943
Friedrich Simon		22	JG 51
Siegfried Simsch		54	JG 52, JG 11	Knight's Cross KIA 8 June 1944
Rudolf Sinner		39	JG 27
Kurt Sochatzy		39	JG 3	Knight's Cross
Waldemar Söffing		35	JG 26
Gerhard Sommer		20	JG 11, JG 1	Knight's Cross
Hermann Sommer		19	NJG 2, NJG 102
Wolfgang Späte	Major	99	JG 54, JG 400, JG 7	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Günther Specht*	Oberstleutnant	34	ZG 26, JG 11	Knight's Cross MIA 1 January 1945
Wilhelm Spies*	Major	20	ZG 26	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 27 January 1942
Robert Spreckles		12	JG 11, JG 1
Gustav Sprick	Oberleutnant	31	JG 26	Knight's Cross
Karl Stadek		29	JG 51
Hans-Arnold Stahlschmidt*	Oberleutnant	59	JG 27	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves MIA 7 September 1942
Hermann Staiger	Major	63	JG 51, JG 26, JG 1, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Friedrich-Wilhelm Stakejahn		9	JG 5, SG 4
Otto Stammberger	Oberleutnant	7	JG 26
Karl Steffen*	Oberfeldwebel	59	JG 52	MIA 14 August 1943
Hans-Joachim Steffens	Leutnant	22	JG 51
Leopold "Bazi" Steinbatz*	Leutnant	99[11]	JG 52	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords KIA 23 June 1942
Franz Steiner	Oberfeldwebel	12	JG 27, JG 1, JG 11, JV 44
Günter Steinhausen*	Leutnant	40	JG 27	Knight's Cross KIA 6 September 1942
Ulrich Steinhilper	Oberleutnant	5	JG 52
"Macky" Johannes Steinhoff	Oberst	176[7]	JG 26, JG 52, JG 77	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Wilhelm Steinmann	Major	44	JG 27, JG 4, JV 44	Knight's Cross
Heinrich Steis	Leutnant	21	JG 27
Heinrich Sterr*	Oberleutnant	130[15]	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 26 November 1944
Franz Stigler	Oberleutnant	45	JG 27, JV 44
Bruno Stolle	Hauptmann	35	LG 1, JG 2, JG 11	Knight's Cross
"Max" Maximilian Stotz*	Hauptmann	189[7]	JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves MIA 19 August 1943
Friedrich-Wilhelm Strakeljahn*	Oberfeldwebel	9	JG 5, SG 4	Knight's Cross KIA 6 July 1944
Hubert Strassl*	Oberfeldwebel	67	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 8 July 1943
Erwin Straznicky*	Oberleutnant	36	LG 2, JG 77, JG 3	MIA 3 October 1942
Werner Streib	Oberst	66	NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Hans Strelow*	Leutnant	68	JG 51	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 22 May 1942
Fritz Stritzel	Stabsfeldwebel	19	JG 2
Karl Strohecker	Oberfeldwebel	24	NJG 100
Heinz Strüning*	Hauptmann	56	ZG 26, KG 30, NJG 2, NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 25 December 1944
Werner Stumpf*	Oberfeldwebel	47	JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 13 October 1942
Gustav Sturm	Oberleutnant	22	JG 27, JG 3, JG 51, EJG 2, JG 7
Heinrich Sturm*	Hauptmann	157[14]	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 22 December 1944
Alfred Surau	Oberfeldwebel	46	JG 3
Ernst Süß*	Oberleutnant	68	JG 52	Knight's Cross KIA 20 December 1943
Paul Szameitat*	Hauptmann	29	NJG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 2 January 1944
Willi Szuggar	Oberfeldwebel	9 (+5 in Spain)	JG 52, JG 26

T

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Adolph Tabbat	Feldwebel	6	JG 26
Otto Tange*	Oberleutnant	68	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 30 July 1943
Kurt Tangermann	Leutnant	46	JG 54
Kurt Tanzer	Leutnant of the Reserves	143[14]	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Gabriel Tautscher	Unteroffizier	55	JG 51
Fritz Tegtmeier	Oberleutnant	146[14]	JG 54, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Alfred Teumer*	Oberleutnant	76[16]	JG 54, JG 7	Knight's Cross KIFA 4 October 1944
Edwin Thiel*	Hauptmann	76[16]	JG 52, JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 14 July 1944
Werner Thierfelder*	Hauptmann	27	ZG 26	Knight's Cross KIFA 18 July 1944
Wolfgang Thimmig	Oberstleutnant	24	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 4
Gerhard Thyben	Oberleutnant	157[14]	JG 3, JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ekkehard Tichy*	Hauptmann	25	JG 53, JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 16 August 1944
Horst Tietzen*	Hauptmann	27 (+7 in Spain)	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 18 August 1940
Günther Tonne*	Major	15	SKG 210, SKG 10, ZG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 15 July 1943
Wolfgang Tonne*	Hauptmann	122[13]	JG 53	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 20 April 1943
Eduard Tratt*	Major	38	ZG 1, ZG 26	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 22 February 1944
Hannes Trautloft	Oberst	57 (+4 in Spain)	JG 51, JG 54	Knight's Cross
Rudolf Trenkel	Hauptmann	138[14]	JG 77, JG 52	Knight's Cross

U

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Kurt "Kuddel" Ubben*	Major	110[12]	JG 77, JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 27 April 1944
Hermann Ulbrich	Feldwebel	33	JG 51
Horst Ulenberg	Leutnant	17	JG 26
Willy Unger	Leutnant	24	JG 3, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Robert Unzeitig	Leutnant	10	JG 26

V

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Heinrich Vandeweerd	Oberfähnrich	6	JG 26
Bernhard Vechtel	Oberleutnant	108[12]	JG 51	Knight's Cross
Heinz Venth*	Oberleutnant	17	JG 51	MIA 16 July 1944
Helmut Viedebantt*	Major	23	ZG 1, SG 10	Knight's Cross KIA 1 May 1945
Heinz Vinke*	Oberleutnant	54	NJG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 26 February 1944
Otto Vinzent	Oberleutnant	45	JG 54
Gerhard Vivroux*	Feldwebel	11	JG 3	WIA 25 October 1944
Ferdinand Vögl	Hauptmann	33	JG 27
Heinz-Gerhard Vogt*	Oberleutnant	48	JG 26	Knight's Cross KIA 14 January 1945
Maximilian Volke*	Oberfeldwebel	37	JG 77	Remains of plane and pilot found in 2007 near Modena, Italy.

W

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Friedrich Wachowiak*	Leutnant	86	JG 52, JG 3	Knight's Cross KIA 16 July 1944
Edmund Wagner*	Oberfeldwebel	56	JG 51	Knight's Cross KIA 13 November 1941
Rudolf Wagner*	Leutnant	81	JG 51	Knight's Cross MIA 11 December 1943
Hans Waldmann*	Oberleutnant	134[15]	JG 52, JG 3, JG 7	Knight's Cross KIFA 18 March 1945
Horst Walther	Oberleutnant	35	JG 51
Siegfried Wandam	Oberleutnant	10	NJG 1
Joachim Wandel*	Hauptmann	75	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 7 October 1942
Karl-Heinz Weber*	Hauptmann	136[15]	JG 51, JG 1	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 7 June 1944
Heinrich Wefers		52	JG 52, JG 54
Günther Wegmann	Oberleutnant	21	ZG 26, EKdo 262, JG 7
Alfred Wehmeyer*	Oberleutnant	18	ZG 26	Knight's Cross KIA 1 June 1942
Hans-Dieter Weihs	Leutnant	8	JG 7
Hans Weik	Hauptmann	36	JG 3, EJGr Ost, EJG 2	Knight's Cross
Dietrich Weinitschke	Feldwebel	18	JG 5
Gottfried Weiroster*	Leutnant	6	JGr 50, JG 11	KIA 26 November 1943
Ernst Weismann*	Oberleutnant	69	JG 51	Knight's Cross MIA 13 August 1942
Robert "Bazi" Weiss*	Hauptmann	121[13]	JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 29 December 1944
Theodor "Theo" Weissenberger	Major	208[10]	JG 5, JG 7	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Kurt Welter	Oberleutnant	63	JG 300, NJGr 10, NJG 11	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans-Gerd Wennekers		24
Peter Werfft, Dr.	Major	26	JG 27	Knight's Cross
Heinz Wernicke*	Leutnant	117[13]	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIFA 27 December 1944
Ulrich Wernitz	Leutnant	101[11]	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Franz von Werra*	Hauptmann	21	JG 3, JG 53	Knight's Cross KIFA 25 October 1941
Otto Weßling*	Oberleutnant	83	JG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 19 April 1944
Walther Wever*	Oberleutnant	44	JG 51, JG 7	Knight's Cross KIFA 10 April 1945
Helmut Wick*	Major	56	JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves MIA 28 November 1940
Johannes Wiese	Major	133[15]	JG 52, JG 77	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves 12 in one mission
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke*	Oberst	162[14]	JG 53, JG 3	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords KIA 23 March 1944
Karl Willius*	Oberleutnant	50	JG 26	Knight's Cross KIA 8 April 1944
Alexander von Winterfelt*	Oberstleutnant	13	JG 2, JG 77	Knight's Cross KIFA 16 May 1942
Eugen Wintergerst*	Leutnant	22	JG 77, JG 1	KIA 4 September 1943
Hermann Wischnewski	Oberfähnrich	28	JG 300	Knight's Cross
Heinrich Wohlers*	Major	29	NJG 4, NJG 6	Knight's Cross KIFA 15 March 1944
Ulrich Wöhnert	Leutnant	86	JG 54	Knight's Cross
Franz Woidich	Oberleutnant	110[12]	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[14]	JG 54	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 22 April 1944
Hermann Wolf	Leutnant	57	JG 52, JG 11, JG 7	Knight's Cross
Robert Wolf	Leutnant	21	NJG 5
Walter Wolfrum	Oberleutnant	137[14]	JG 52	Knight's Cross
Helmut Woltersdorf*	Oberleutnant	19	NJG 1	KIA 2 June 1942
Waldemar Wübke	Hauptmann	16	JG 54, JG 101
Karl Wünsch	Leutnant	25	JG 27
Otto Würfel*	Leutnant	79	JG 51	Knight's Cross MIA 23 February 1944
Josef "Sepp" Wurmheller*	Major	102[11]	JG 53, JG 2	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords KIA 22 June 1944
Heinrich Wurzer	Hauptmann	26	JG 302, JG 301

Z

Name	Rank	Total wartime victories	Unit	Notes
Joachim Zeller		7	JG 26
Walter Zellot*	Leutnant	85	JG 53	Knight's Cross KIA 10 September 1942
Oskar Zimmermann	Leutnant	34	JG 51, JG 3	Knight's Cross
Füllbert Zink	Hauptmann	36	JG 26
Josef Zirngibl	Oberfeldwebel	9	JG 26
Paul Zorner	Major	59	NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJG 5	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz-Josef Zoufahl	Oberfeldwebel	26	JG 51
Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart*	Oberleutnant	69	JG 54	Knight's Cross KIA 12 January 1943
Josef Zwernemann*	Hauptmann	126[13]	JG 52, JG 11	Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves KIA 8 April 1944
Rudi Zwesken	Oberfeldwebel	25	JG 52, JG 300	Knight's Cross

References

Citations

1. Spick 1996, pp. 3–4.
2. Obermaier 1989, p. 241.
3. Obermaier 1989, p. 14.
4. Obermaier 1989, p. 242.
5. Spick 1996
6. Caldwell & Muller 2007, p. 96.
7. Spick 1996, p. 228.
8. Obermaier 1989, p. 81.
9. Spick 1996, p. 244.
10. Spick 1996, p. 227.
11. Spick 1996, p. 233.
12. Spick 1996, p. 232.
13. Spick 1996, p. 231.
14. Spick 1996, p. 229.
15. Spick 1996, p. 230.
16. Spick 1996, p. 237.
17. Spick 1996, p. 241.

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