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, Toliver, Constable, 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[2][8][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] 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[2][11][13] 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[14] JG 27 KIA 14 June 1944
Jose Damaso Arango-Lopez Hauptmann 6[2] JG 51
Elmar Arensmeyer Feldwebel 16[15]/10[2] JG 51, JG 101, EJGr Ost
Heinz Arnold* Oberfeldwebel 48[2] JG 5, JG 7 KIA 17 April 1945
Walter Arnold Leutnant 8[14]/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[15]/28[2] JG 51 German Cross
Hans-Heinz Augenstein* Oberleutnant 46[13][16]/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[17]/21[12] NJG 1, NJG 4 German Cross
Vdenko Avdic Leutnant 8[17] JG 52, JG 104
Luis Azqueta-Brunet Oberleutnant 5[17] JG 51

B

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Sophus Baagoe* Oberleutnant 14[13][17] ZG 76 Knight's Cross
KIA 14 May 1941
Werner Baake Hauptmann 43[17]/41[13][16]/40[18] NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Emil Babenz Oberfeldwebel 24[13]/23[17] JG 26, JG 53 German Cross
Otto Rudolf Bach* Leutnant 9+[17] JG 2, EJGr West, JG 1 incl. 8 heavy bombers[19]
KIA 7 August 1944
Fridolin Bachhuber* Feldwebel 10[17] JG 103, JG 105, JG 54 KIA 1 January 1945
Friidrich-Karl Bachmann* Oberleutnant 31[17] JG 52 KIA 4 September 1942
Fritz Bachmann Leutnant 5[17] JG 5, JG 2
Herbert Bachnick* 80[13][20]/78[17] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 August 1944
Johann Badum* 54[13][21]/50+[17] JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 12 January 1943
Hans Baer* Hauptmann 9[18] 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[18]
Jens Bahnsen* Feldwebel 18[17] JG 27, JG 53 KIA 19 August 1943
Günther Bahr Oberfeldwebel 37[13][22][18]/35[17] NJG 6 Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Bahr* Leutnant 8+[17] JG 2, JG 5 KIA 13 July 1942
Eberhard Baier Unteroffizier 6[17] KG 51
Josef Baldes Oberfeldwebel 5[17] JG 5
Wilfried Balfanz* Oberleutnant 8[17] JG 51, JG 53 KIA 24 June 1941
Wilhelm Balthasar* Major 47 (incl. 7 in Spain)[13][23]/45[17] JG 27, JG 3, JG 2, JG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 July 1941
Fritz Bär Feldwebel 8[15] JG 51
"Pritzel" Heinrich Bär Oberstleutnant 222[15]/221[24]/220[13][25]/208[17] JG 51, JG 77, JG 1, JG 3, EJG 2, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 21 heavy bombers[26]
Wilfried Balfanz* Oberleutnant 10[15] JG 51 KIA 24 June 1941
Kuno Balz* Feldwebel 12[15] JG 51 KIA 18 March 1943
Herbert Bareuther* Leutnant 55[13][27] JG 51, JG 3 German Cross
KIA 30 April 1945
Gerhard Barkhorn Major 301[13][25]/300[17] 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[17]/5[18] JG 300 KIA 28 July 1944
Walter Barte Major 18[4][18] NJG 1, NJG 3
Heinrich Bartels* Oberfeldwebel 99[13][28]/94[17] JG 5, JG 27 Knight's Cross
KIA 23 December 1944
Franz Barten* Hauptmann 52[13][29][17] JG 51, JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 4 August 1944
Hieronymus Bartosch* Unteroffizier 13[15] JG 51 KIA 21 February 1944
Erich Bartz 30[13][17] JG 51
Wilhelm Batz Major 237[13][25]/233[17] JG 52 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
mission-to-claim ratio of 1.88.[30]
Helmut Baudach* Oberfeldwebel 20+[17] JG 2, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7 KIA 22 February 1945
Alfons Bauer* Unteroffizier 5[15] JG 51 KIA 8 August 1941
Franz Bauer* Hauptmann 9[17] JG 53 KIA 18 June 1944
Herbert Bauer Major 11[17] StG 2, SG 103 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Konrad Bauer Oberfeldwebel 68[13][31]/57[10]/38+[17] JG 51, JG 3, JG 300 Knight's Cross
incl. 32 heavy bombers[26]
Ludwig Bauer* Oberleutnant 12[14] JG 27 MIA
Viktor Bauer Oberst 106[13][32]/104[17] JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.77.[6]
Wolfrat Bauer Oberleutnant 6[33] NJG 1 KIA 4 January 1943 in crash at Duisburg-Hamborn; shot down by 'friendly' Flak[33]
Helmut Bauhuber* Unteroffizier 13[15] JG 51 KIA 12 July 1944
Heinz Baum* Feldwebel 24[34] JG 3 MIA 12 December 1942
Helmut Baumann* Leutnant 38[15] JG 51 KIA 17 February 1944
Hans-Joachim Beck Oberleutnant 5[33] NJG 101
Rudolf Beck* Feldwebel 10[15] JG 51 KIA 27 November 1942
Karl-Heinz Becker 7[35] NJG 11
Ludwig Becker* Hauptmann 46[13][16]/44[33][35] 14.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 1, NJG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 February 1943
Martin Becker 64[33]/58[10][13][36]/56[35] NJG 4, NJG 6 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Paul Becker Leutnant 20[13][14]/19[35] JG 27
Friedrich Beckh* Oberstleutnant 48[13][29]/40[35] JG 51, JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 21 June 1942
Gerhard Beckh* Oberleutnant 12[15] JG 51 KIA 11 January 1944
Helmut Beckmann Leutnant 18[14] JG 27
Franz-Josef Beerenbrock Leutnant 117[13][37]/111[35] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.41.[6]
Artur Beese Oberleutnant 22[13][11][35] JG 26 German Cross
Wilhelm Beier 38[33]/37[35]/36[13][22] NJG 2, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Hans Beißwenger* 152[13][38]/150[35] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 6 March 1943
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.29.[9]
Theodor Bellinghausen Hauptmann 8[33]/7[4] NJG 100
Helmut Belser* 36[13][39][35] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 19 June 1942
Jakob Bender Oberleutnant 6[33] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJ-Schule 1, NJG 101, NJG 102
Karl-Heinz Bendert 55[39]/54[13]/44[35] JG 27, JG 104 Knight's Cross
Helmut Bennemann Oberstleutnant 93[40]/92[13][41]/89[35] JG 52, JG 53 Knight's Cross
Anton Benning Leutnant 28[13][42]/14[33]/13+[35] JG Herrmann, JG 300, JG 301, JG 302 Knight's Cross
Sigfried Benz 6[13][43] JG 26
Friedrich Berger Oberleutnant 5[44] NJG 3, NJGr 10
Horst Berger* 26[35] JG 5 KIA 8 May 1944
Götz Bergmann* Leutnant 16+[15] JG 51 KIA 20 July 1944
Helmut Bergmann Hauptmann 36[13][22]/33[44][45] NJG 4, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Max Bernhardt* Unteroffizier 11+[15] JG 51 KIA 10 August 1943
Heinz-Edgar Berres* Hauptmann 53[13]/52[46]/49[45] JG 53 Knight's Cross
MIA 25 July 1943
Hans Berschwinger* Oberfeldwebel 20[47]/12[13][45]/11[44] NJG 2, NJG 1 KIA 15 February 1944
Günther Bertram Oberleutnant 35[13][47]/29[45]/28[44] KG 4, NJG 100
Otto Bertram Major 22 (incl. 9 in Spain)[46]/21 (incl. 8 in Spain)[13]/24[45] J/88, JG 2, JG 101, JG 6 Knight's Cross
Arthur Beth Feldwebel 17[45] JG 5
Siegfried Bethke Hauptmann 12[45] JG 2
Erich Beulich* Oberfeldwebel 10[45] JG 5 KIA 14 September 1943
Ernst Beutelspacher* Oberleutnant 5[45] SG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 22 July 1944
Gerhard Beutin* Oberfeldwebel 60[13][45][48] JG 54 KIA 1 February 1943
Franz Beyer* Major 84[45]/83[49]/81[20][50] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 February 1944
Georg Beyer Oberleutnant 8[50]/7[51][45] JG 26
Heinz Beyer Oberfeldwebel 33[50]/27[45] JG 5
Konrad Beyer Feldwebel 13[44] NJG 4
Werner Bielefeld Leutnant 21[15] JG 51
Ludwig Bietmann Hauptmann 6[44] NJG 1 KIA 10/11 September 1942
Heinrich Bierwirth Oberfeldwebel 8[50] JG 26
Josef Bigge Leutnant 6[44] JG 2, JGr West, EJG 1 WIA 6 September 1943 in crash on landing at Saint-André-de-l’Eure
Heinz Birk Oberfeldwebel 14[45] JG 5
Hans-Georg Birkenstock Oberleutnant 7[44] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 KIA 19/20 May 1944 in crash at Vossenack/Eifel
Hans-Joachim Birkner* Leutnant 117[37][45][50] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIFA 14 December 1944
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.42.[9]
Emil Bitsch* Hauptmann 108[32][50]/106[45] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 March 1944
Helmut Bittkau Oberleutnant 11[52] JG 51
Franz Blazytko Oberfeldwebel 30[45]/29[50] JG 27
Joachim Blechschmidt* Oberstleutnant 17[53] ZG 1 Knight's Cross
MIA 13 July 1943
Günther Bleckmann* Major 33[45] SG 1, SG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 June 1944
Paul Bley* Oberleutnant 8[45] ZG 26 KIFA 28 October 1944
Walter Blume Major 14[14]/8[45] JG 26, JG 27
Hans-Ekkehard Bob 60[53]/57[54] JG 54, JG 3, JG 51, EJG 2, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Eberhard Bock* Hauptmann 28[14] JG 3, JG 1, JG 104, JG 27 KIA 28 May 1944
Heinz Bock* Leutnant 5[55] NJG 101, NJG 1 KIA 2/3 October 1943
Karl Böhm-Tettelbach Oberstleutnant 6[54] ZG 26
Kurt Bohn Feldwebel 5[51] JG 26
Paul Bohn Oberleutnant 5[54][55] NJG 2
Otto Böhner Oberleutnant 5 JG 53
Herbert Bönsch* Hauptmann 11[55] Z./KG 30, NJG 1, NJG 2 KIA night of 31 July/1 August 1942
Karl Bolte* Leutnant 6[14] JG 27 KIA
Helmut-Felix Bolz Hauptmann 56[10]/22[54] JG 2
Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin Major 39[22]/35[55]/33[54] 14.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 102 Knight's Cross
Hubertus von Bonin* Oberstleutnant 77 (incl. 4 in Spain)[20]/65[54] JG 26, JG 52, JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 December 1943
Kurt Bonow Hauptmann 8[55] NJG 100, NJGr 10
Hans Boos* Oberleutnant 41[52] JG 51 KIA 21 April 1943
Adolf Borchers Major 132[56][54] JG 51, JG 52 Knight's Cross
Walter Borchers* Oberstleutnant 59[57][10]/43[54]/40[55] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1945
Eberhard von Boremski Hauptmann 90[58]/88+[54] JG 3, EJG 1 Knight's Cross
Ernst Börngen 45[14]/41[53]/35[54] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim Borreck Unteroffizier 5[59] JG 26
Karl Borris Major 43[60][54] JG 26 Knight's Cross
Oskar Bösch Feldwebel 18[54] JG 3, JG 301, JG 7
Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding* Oberleutnant 46[61][54] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 February 1943
Richard Brand Oberfeldwebel 32[52] JG 51
Felix-Maria Brandis* Oberleutnant 14[54] JG 5
Kurt Brändle* Major 180[5]/170[54] JG 53, JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 November 1943
Paul Brandt Leutnant 30[62]/29[63] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
Walter Brandt Oberleutnant 57[10]/42[62][63] LG 2, JG 77, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Hans-Heinrich Breitfeld* Hauptmann 9[64] NJG 5 KIA 9/10 April 1945 on approach to Lübeck-Blankensee
Peter Bremer Oberfeldwebel 38[63] JG 54
Joachim Brendel Hauptmann 189[5][63] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Heinz Bretnütz* Hauptmann 37[65]/32[63] JG 53 Knight's Cross
DOW 27 June 1941
Klaus Bretschneider* Oberleutnant 34[65]/24[64]/22[63] JG 300 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 December 1944
Wendelin Breukel* Leutnant 13[63][64] NJG 2 KIFA 1 March 1944 during low level transit flight
Adolf Breves Hauptmann 18[47]/17[63][64] NJG 1
Walter Briegleb Oberleutnant 24[64] NJG 3, NJG 2
Franz Brinkhaus Hauptmann 13[66] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3
Arnold Brinkmann Hauptmann 16[66] NJG 3
Hugo Broch Leutnant 81[20][63] JG 54 Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 4.00.[6]
Wilhelm Bromen Oberleutnant 7[67] SG 2, SG 151, SG 9 Knight's Cross
Friedrich Brock 5[63] JG 54, JG 26
Horst Brock* Leutnant 17+[63] JG 3 KIA 3 November 1943
Jürgen Brocke* 42[68]/39[63] JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 September 1942
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.57.[6]
Hugo Brönner Oberleutnant 16[52] JG 51
Herbert Broennle* Leutnant 59[10]/58[68][63] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 4 July 1943
Albert Brunner* Oberfeldwebel 53[68][63] JG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 May 1943
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.55.[9]
Josef Brunner Feldwebel 7[66] NJG 1, NJG 6
Hermann Buchner Leutnant 58[69][63][10] SG 2, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Horst Bucholz 5[52] JG 51
Max Bucholz Major 30[70]/28[69][71] JG 3, JG 5, JG 101 Knight's Cross
Alfred Budde* Leutnant 20[71] JG 54 KIA 27 December 1944
Adolf Buhl* Oberleutnant 5[71] LG 2 KIA 27 September 1940
Kurt Bühligen Oberstleutnant 112[32][70]/99+[71] JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 24 heavy bombers[26]
Johannes Bunzek* Leutnant 75[72][70]/78[71] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 December 1943
Eberhard Burath Oberleutnant 6[71] JG 1, JG 51
Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt Hauptmann 69[73]/61[70]/58[74]/57+[71] JG 77, JG 1 Knight's Cross
Alfred Burk Oberleutnant 28[75][70]/27[71] JG 52, JG 27
Josef Bürschgens Hauptmann 10[60][70] JG 26
Erwin Busch Oberleutnant 8[76][70] JG 26
Rudolf Busch* Hauptmann 40[52]/27+[71] JG 51 KIA 17 January 1943
Franz Buschmann* 10[47]/8[77] NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 3 KIA 28 June 1944
Heinz Busse* Oberleutnant 22[52][70]/19[71] JG 51 KIA 25 August 1944
Rolf Bussmann Hauptmann 23[47]/20[77] Z./KG 30, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5
Erich Büttner* Oberfeldwebel 24[52]/21[71] JG 51, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny, JG 7 KIA 20 March 1945
Johannes Büttner 16[71] JG 51

C

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Horst Carganico* Major 60[70][71][78] JG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA 27 May 1944
Franz Cech Feldwebel 60[70] JG 3
Georg Christl Major 7[70][79] ZG 26, JG 10 Knight's Cross
Herbert Christmann* Oberleutnant 5[71] JG 11, JG 50 KIA 20 August 1944
Ernst Christof Feldwebel 9[70][71][80] JG 26
Emil Clade Hauptmann 27[70]/26[71] JG 27
Georg Claus* Oberleutnant 18[15] JG 51 KIA 11 November 1940
Erwin Clausen* Major 132[56][70]/100[71] JG 77, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 October 1943
Max Clerico Hauptmann 7[71] JG 54
Helmut Conter Leutnant 15[70] NJG 100
Karlheinz Cordes 62[70]/43+[71] JG 54
Wilhelm Crinius 114[37][70][71] JG 53 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Peter Crump Oberleutnant 31[70]/24[71] JG 26
Franz Czech Feldwebel 60[48]/33[71] JG 3

D

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Klaus Dadd* Feldwebel 14[81] JGr Ost, JG 52 KIA 19 June 1943
Walther Dahl Oberst 129[82]/128[56]/90+[81] JG 3, JG 300 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans Dahmen* Gefreiter 5[81] JGr West, JG 105, JG 300 KIA 2 March 1945
Hugo Dahmer Hauptmann 45[83]/36[81] JG 26, JG 5, JG 2 Knight's Cross
Helmut Dahms Oberfeldwebel 28[77]/24[81] NJG 5, NJG 100
Friedrich Dahn Leutnant 25[81] JG 77, JG 5
Paul-Heinrich Dähne* Hauptmann 99+[28][81] JG 52, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIFA 24 April 1945
Hans Dammers* Leutnant 113[32]/103[81] JG 52 Knight's Cross
DOW 17 March 1944
Emil Darjes 82[40] JG 54
Franz Daspelgruber* Oberleutnant 46[81] JG 3 KIA 16 July 1943
Rudi Dassow Leutnant 22[84]/22+[81] ZG 76, JG 6 Knight's Cross
Richard Delakowitz Oberleutnant 7[47][77] NJG 4
Karl-Emil Demuth 10+[81] JG 1
Gustav Denk* 67[84][81] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 13 February 1943
Robert Denzel* Leutnant 9[77] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 25/26 June 1943
Adolf Dickfeld Oberst 136[38]/132[81] JG 52, JG 2, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erwin Diekwisch Hauptmann 12[85] StG 1 Knight's Cross
Ulrich Diesing* Generalmajor 15 ZG 1 Knight's Cross
KICA 17 April 1945
Willi Dimter* Oberleutnant 7[47][86] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 17 September 1942
Fritz Dinger* 67[87]/64[81] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 27 July 1943
Hans Dipple Hauptmann 21[88] JG 26
Heinrich Dittlmann Oberfeldwebel 60[81] JG 51
Gottfried Dietze Leutnant 5[81] JG 26
Anton Döbele* Leutnant 94[41][40]/93[81] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 11 November 1943
Hans Döbrich Feldwebel 65[89][81] JG 5 Knight's Cross
Kurt Dombacher Oberleutnant 68[31][81][90] JG 5, JG 51 Knight's Cross
Otto Dommeratzky* Leutnant 38[91]/11+[92] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 151 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 13 October 1944
Georg Dörffel* Major 30+[92] LG 2, SG 1, SG 4 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 May 1944
Arnold Döring Leutnant 23[93]/5+[92]/5[86] KG 53, NJG 300,
JG 3, JG 5 		Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Dormann Hauptmann 14[47][86] NJG 1, NJG 102
Werner Dörnbrack Major 29[94]/23+[92] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 4 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz Dörr Hauptmann 128[56]/122[92] JG 5 Knight's Cross
Edgar Dörre Feldwebel 9[88] JG 26
Karl Dörscheln Oberleutnant 7[86] NJG 101, NJG 6
Hans Dortenmann 39[92]/38[88][90] JG 26, JG 54 Knight's Cross
Heinrich Dreisbach Oberfeldwebel 16 JG 5
Martin Drewes Major 52[36][90]/48[86]/45[92] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ernst-Georg Drünkler Hauptmann 47 (incl. two by day)[95]/45[92][90]/43[86] ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
Alfred Druschel* Oberst 7+[92] LG 2, SG 1, SG 4 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
MIA 1 January 1945
Rudi Düding Oberfeldwebel 18[47][90]/16[92][96] NJG 5, NJG 100
Ewald Duhn* Feldwebel 17[92] JG 52 KIA 23 October 1941
Ernst Düllberg Major 50[90]/45[97]/43[92] JG 3, JG 27, JG 76, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Friedrich Dünkel Hauptmann 10[92] NAG 2, NAG 4, NAG 1
Otto Dürkop Unteroffizier 8[92] KG 2, JG 54
Peter Düttmann Leutnant 152[90]/150[38]/147[92] JG 52 Knight's Cross

E

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Karl Ebbighausen Hauptmann 7[88][90]/10[92] JG 26
Heinz Ebeling Oberleutnant 18[92][90][98] JG 26 Knight's Cross
Kurt Ebener 57[99][90]/51[92] JG 3, JG 11 Knight's Cross
Kurt Ebersberger Hauptmann 30[100]/31[92]/27[90] JG 26
Helmut Eberspächer 7[92][90][96] SKG 10, NSGr 20, SG 151 Knight's Cross
Manfred Eberwein Oberleutnant 56[90]/44+[92] JG 54
Reinhold Eckardt* 24[96]/22[90]/20[92] ZG 52, ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 30 July 1942
Franz Eckerle* Hauptmann 59[92][90] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 14 February 1942
Georg-Peter Eder Major 78[20][90]/50+[101] JG 51, JG 26, JG 1, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
incl. 36 heavy bombers[26]
Johannes Edmann* Oberfeldwebel 5[101][90] JG 5, JG 26, JGr. West KIA 21 March 1944
Walter Ehle* Major 36[22][90]/34[101]/33[96] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 17 November 1943
Karl-Heinz Ehlen Leutnant 7[100][90] JG 26
Hans Ehlers* Major 55[102]/54[90]/48[101] JG 3, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 27 December 1944
incl. 24 heavy bombers[26]
Rudolf Ehrenberger* Oberfeldwebel 49[90]/47[101] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 8 March 1944
Peter Ehrhardt Oberleutnant 22[47]/20[96] NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 11
Heinrich Ehrler* Major 209[25]/205[90]/182+[101] JG 5, JG 7 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 April 1945
Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber Major 96[41][90]/91[101] JG 1, JG 26, JG 51, JG 27, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Günther Eichhorn Leutnant 8[101] JG 5
Heinrich Eickhoff Oberleutnant 6[101] JG 27
Heinrich Graf von Einsiedel 35[101][90] JG 3 German Cross
Franz Eisenach Major 129[56][90][101] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Xaver Ellenrieder Leutnant 13[103]/12[90] JG 26
Franz Elles Feldwebel 5[101] JG 27
Willi Elstermann Hauptmann 7[104] JGr 152, ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, ZG 26, JG 6
Walter Engel Hauptmann 10[105][104]/9[101][47][90] KG 3, NJG 5 Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Engel Oberleutnant 20[47]/18[104] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 WIA 23/24 February 1945
Siegfried Engfer 59[106]/58[101][90] JG 3, JG 1 Knight's Cross
Egon Engling* Feldwebel 12[47][104] NJG 2, NJG 3 KIA 26 March 1945
Hubert Engst Oberfeldwebel 10+[101]/5[104] JG Herrmann, JG 300
Albert Espenlaub* Oberfeldwebel 14[107] JG 27
Wolf-Udo Ettel* Oberleutnant 124[37][90]/121[108] JG 3, JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 17 July 1943
Heinz Ewald Leutnant 84[58][90]/83[108] JG 5, JG 52 Knight's Cross
Wolfgang Ewald Major 78 (incl. 1 in Spain)[20][90]/65[108] JG 52, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Waldemar Eyrich* Feldwebwel 36[108] JG 53, JG 3 KIA 11 April 1944

F

Name Rank Claims Unit Notes
Helmut Fahlbusch* Leutnant 6[108] ZG 76 KIA 1 May 1940
Hans Fahrenberger Feldwebel 8[108] JG 27, JGr Süd
Gottfried Fahrmann Leutnant 7[108] JG 77, JG 7, JV 44
Wolfgang Falck Oberst 7[90][108] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Horst-Günther von Fassong* Hauptmann 136[56]/75–136[90]/63[108] JG 51, JG 11 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 January 1945
Hans-Joachim Fast Unteroffizier 5[90][109] JG 26
Josef Federle Oberfeldwebel 7[110] NJG 6 WIA 14/15 March 1945
Leopold Fellerer Hauptmann 41[16][90]/36[108]/35[110] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
Georg Fengler Oberleutnant 16[111][112]/14[110] NJG 1
Walter Fenske* Hauptmann 15[110] 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[110] NJG 4
Heinz Ferger* Hauptmann 19[110] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 9/10 April 1945 on approach to Lübeck-Blankensee
Herbert Findeisen 67[89][108][112] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Günter Fink* 56[112]/46[113]/48[108] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 May 1943
August Fischer 12[111]/10[112][114] NJG 5, NJG 100
Siegfried Fischer Oberfeldwebel 15[115][116] StG 1, SG 1 Knight's Cross
Kurt Fladrich Hauptmann 15[114] NJG 1, NJG 4
Erwin Fleig Leutnant 66[89][112]/55+[108] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Otto Fönnekold* Oberleutnant 136[56][112]/134[116] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 31 August 1944
Hermann Förster* Oberfeldwebel 13[107]/12[114] 11.(N)/JG 2, NJG 1, JG 27 KIA 14 December 1941
Josef Förster Oberleutnant 15[114] NJG 2, NJG 3
Paul Förster Major 8[114] ZG 26, NJG 1
Josef Fözö 27 (3 incl. Spain)[112][117]/23[116] JG 51, JG 108 Knight's Cross
Gustav Francsi Leutnant 56[36][112]/60[116]/59[114] NJG 200, NJG 100 Knight's Cross
Hans-Dieter Frank* Major 55[36][112]/53[118]/51[116] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 27/28 September 1943
Heinz Frank* 8[119][116] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2, SG 151 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
DOW 7 October 1944
Rudolf Frank* Leutnant 46[118]/45[16][112]/43[116] NJG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26/27 April 1944
Alfred Franke* 60[48]/59[112][120]/58[116] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 9 September 1942
Richard Franz Oberleutnant 15[116] JG 27, JG 77, JG 3, JG 11
Ludwig Franzisket Major 43[121][112]/39[116] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Max Franzisket* Hauptmann 6+[116] ZG 76, JG 77, JG 5, ZG 1 MIA 19 July 1943
Hans Frese Leutnant 44[116][112] JG 3
Wilhelm Freuwörth Oberfeldwebel 58[109][112]/48[116] JG 52, JG 26 Knight's Cross
Hugo Frey* Hauptmann 32[112][122]/17[116] JG 11, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1944
Siegfried Freytag Major 102[28][112]/89[116] JG 77 Knight's Cross
Herbert Friebel* Leutnant 58[112][123]/57[116] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 15 May 1944
Gerhard Friedrich* Major 30[112][123]/29[118] NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
KIA 16 March 1945
Günther Friedrich* Hauptmann 6[118] NJG 4, NJG 1 KIA 27/28 September 1943
Gustav Frielinghaus Hauptmann 74[72][112]/69[116] JG 3 Knight's Cross
Heinz de Fries Oberfeldwebel 10[47][118][112] NJG 100
Otto Fries Leutnant 15[118] NJG 1
Hans-Jürgen Frölich Feldwebel 5[112][109] JG 26
Karl Fuchs Oberfeldwebel 67[112]/64[124] JG 54
Robert Fuchs 23[112]/17+[124] JG 51
Erich Führmann 5 JG 11
Heinrich Füllgrabe* Oberleutnant 65[78][112]/63[124] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 30 January 1945
Erich Führmann Oberfeldwebel 5[112] JG 11
Ralph Furch Leutnant 31[124]/30[112] JG 51
Hans Fuß* 71[31][112]/69[124] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIFA 10 November 1942
Hugo Fütscher Feldwebel 5[118] NJG 3 PoW night of 31 December 1944 - 1 January 1945

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