Karl-Heinz Weber

Karl-Heinz Weber (30 January 1922 – 7 June 1944) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Weber was credited with 136 aerial victories—that is, 136 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. All his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front in over 500 combat missions.

Karl-Heinz Weber
Karl-Heinz Weber during World War 2
Nickname(s)	Benjamin
Born	(1922-01-30)30 January 1922 Heringsdorf
Died	7 June 1944(1944-06-07) (aged 22) south of Rouen, France
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Luftwaffe
Years of service	1939–44
Rank	Hauptmann (captain)
Unit	JG 51, JG 1
Commands held	III./JG 1
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Career

Karl-Heinz Weber was born on 30 January 1922 in Heringsdorf in the province of Pomerania, a Free State of Prussia. A pre-war glider pilot, he volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe in late 1939. Leutnant Weber was posted to 7. Staffel (7th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing) on 1 October 1940.[Note 1] He claimed his first aerial victory on 24 June 1941 during the opeing phase of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.[1]

During the Battle of Rzhev on 3 September 1942, Weber claimed a Petlyakov Pe-2 twin-engined dive bomber shot down in combat southwest of Sychyovka. [2] Later that day, the airfield at Dugino came under Soviet bomber attack, during its defense, he was shot down and wounded in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Werknummer 8240—factory number) northwest of Dugino.[3] While Weber was recovering from his injuries, III. Gruppe was relocated to Jesau, near Königsberg in East Prussia for conversion to the Focke Wulf Fw 190 A-2 and A-3. On 19 November 1942, Soviet forces launched the Velikiye Luki offensive operation. During this operation, Weber claimed a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 fighter east-southeast of Zubtsov on 15 January 1943.[4]

On 5 June 1943, Weber temporarily was given command of 7. Staffel, replacing Hauptmann Herbert Wehnelt who had fallen ill.[5] During the Battle of Kursk on 12 July, Weber and his wingman Unteroffizier Heinrich Dittlmann shot down Mladshiy Leytenant Nikolay Zhukov and Leytenant Nikolay Safonov from 32 GIAP (Guard Fighter Air Regiment).[6]

On 13 August, Weber was then officially appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the Staffel.[5] The day before, he had been credited with his 100th aerial victory.[7] He was the 49th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[8]

Group commander and death

Emblem of III./JG 1

Weber was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of III. Gruppe (3rd group) of Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1—1st Fighter Wing) on 3 June 1944.[9] Only four days later, on 7 June, Weber led III. Gruppe of JG 1 from Beauvais–Tillé against Allied fighters south of Rouen on his first mission over the Invasion Front. It is assumed that he was shot down and killed in his Bf 109 G-6/AS (Werknummer 410 399) by P-51 Mustang fighters from No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron.[10][11]

Following Weber's death, command of III. Gruppe was temporarilly given to Haupmann Alfred Grislawski who had led 8. Staffel of JG 1.[12] Weber's body was never recovered. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub).[1]

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

Authors Prien, Rodeike, Obermaier and Spick list Korts with 136 aerial victories claimed in over 500 combat missions.[1][9][13] Matthews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 132 aerial victory claims, plus one further unconfirmed claim. All of his aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front.[14]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 57744". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 minutes of latitude by 30 minutes of longitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km²). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 × 4 km in size.[15]

Chronicle of aerial victories
This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Weber an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.   This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Matthews and Foreman.
Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location	Unit	Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location	Unit
– Claims with III./Jagdgeschwader 51 on the Eastern Front[11] – Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941
1	24 June 1941	19:05	SB-2[16]		7./JG 51	7	8 August 1941	15:25	DB-3[17]		Stab III./JG 51
2	30 June 1941	—	SB-2[18]		7./JG 51	8	18 August 1941	08:35	DB-3[17]		Stab III./JG 51
3	1 July 1941	—	V-11 (Il-2)[19]		7./JG 51	9?[Note 2]	18 August 1941	—	DB-3[17]		Stab III./JG 51
4	12 July 1941	—	DB-3[19]		7./JG 51	10	8 October 1941	14:00	SB-3[20]		Stab III./JG 51
5	23 July 1941	18:57	SB-2	northeast of Babruysk[21]	7./JG 51	11	24 October 1941	11:18	DB-3[22]		Stab III./JG 51
6	28 July 1941	—	Pe-2[21]		7./JG 51	12	25 October 1941	09:33	DB-3[22]		7./JG 51
– Claims with III./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front – Winter War — 5 December 1941 – 30 April 1942
13?[Note 3]	18 February 1942	—	unknown[23]		7./JG 51	14?[Note 3]	8 March 1942	—	unknown[24]		7./JG 51
– Claims with Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front[25] – 1 May 1942 – 3 February 1943
15?[Note 3]	1 July 1942	—	unknown[26]		7./JG 51	24	2 September 1942	12:09	LaGG-3	east of Sychyovka[27]	7./JG 51
16	5 July 1942	05:03	Il-2[26]		7./JG 51	25	3 September 1942	14:20	Pe-2	southwest of Sychyovka[27]	7./JG 51
17	5 July 1942	05:09?[Note 4]	Pe-2[26]		7./JG 51	26	15 January 1943	13:42	MiG-3	PQ 57744[28] 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Zubtsov	7./JG 51
18	10 July 1942	10:18	MiG-1[26]		7./JG 51	27	29 January 1943	08:30	Pe-2	PQ 63194, southeast of Oryol[28] 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Zmiyekka	7./JG 51
19	2 August 1942	16:50	Il-2	PQ 57711[29] 25 km (16 mi) east of Zubtsov	7./JG 51	28	29 January 1943	08:31	Pe-2	PQ 63322, southeast of Oryol[28] 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Glazunovka	7./JG 51
20	6 August 1942	18:17	Il-2	PQ 56112[29] 40 km (25 mi) north-northeast of Gagarin	7./JG 51	29	3 February 1943	08:16	Il-2	PQ 73524[28] 20 km (12 mi) west of Livny	7./JG 51
21	8 August 1942	12:50	MiG-3	PQ 47843[27] 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Zubtsov	7./JG 51	30	3 February 1943	12:08	Il-2	PQ 73714[28] 40 km (25 mi) east of Zolotukhino	7./JG 51
22	9 August 1942	05:15	LaGG-3	PQ 47792[27] 20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Zubtsov	7./JG 51	31	3 February 1943	12:15	Il-2	PQ 73823[28] 25 km (16 mi) south-southeast of Livny	7./JG 51
23	24 August 1942	07:43	Il-2	PQ 47573[27] 20 km (12 mi) west of Rzhev	7./JG 51
– Claims with III./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front[30] – 4 February – 31 December 1943
32	23 February 1943	12:28?[Note 5]	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 54173, 20 km (12 mi) east of Zhizdra[32] 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Zhizdra	7./JG 51	73	30 July 1943	11:51	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 64587[33] 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Telchje	7./JG 51
33	23 February 1943	12:33	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 44242[32] 20 km (12 mi) east-northeast of Zhizdra	7./JG 51	74	1 August 1943	09:31	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 54736[33] 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Kromy	7./JG 51
34	24 February 1943	10:50	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 44221[32] 25 km (16 mi) north of Zhizdra	7./JG 51	75	1 August 1943	17:50?[Note 7]	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 53369[34] vicinity of Znamenskoje	7./JG 51
35	24 February 1943	10:53	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 45882[32] 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Kirov	7./JG 51	76	1 August 1943	18:02	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 53455[34] 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Sockowo	7./JG 51
36	17 March 1943	11:55	LaGG-3?[Note 8]	PQ 35 Ost 53643[35] 25 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Trosna	7./JG 51	77	2 August 1943	08:54	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 53451[34] 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Kromy	7./JG 51
37?[Note 3]	18 March 1943	09:15	MiG-3[35]		7./JG 51	78	2 August 1943	13:12	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 53614[34] 25 km (16 mi) west of Trosna	7./JG 51
38	7 May 1943	04:27	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 44312[35] 20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Seschtschinskaja	7./JG 51	79	3 August 1943	06:17	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 53551[34] 15 km (9.3 mi) south-southeast of Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky	7./JG 51
39	11 May 1943	12:38?[Note 9]	MiG-1	PQ 35 Ost 63443[35] 20 km (12 mi) north of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	80	3 August 1943	12:03	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 53616[34] 25 km (16 mi) west of Trosna	7./JG 51
40	12 May 1943	12:11	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 73534[35] 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Livny	7./JG 51	81♠	4 August 1943	05:51	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 53527[34] 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Kromy	7./JG 51
41	14 May 1943	19:10	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 63372[35] 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Glazunowka	7./JG 51	82♠	4 August 1943	10:08	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 53429[34] 20 km (12 mi) east of Znamenskoje	7./JG 51
42	2 June 1943	10:53	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 63564[36] 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	83♠	4 August 1943	10:41	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 54824[34] 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Naryschkino	7./JG 51
43	8 June 1943	19:15	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 63113[36] vicinity of Oryol	7./JG 51	84♠	4 August 1943	13:21	Yak-7	PQ 35 Ost 53421[34] 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Kromy	7./JG 51
44	8 June 1943	19:18	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 64844[36] 20 km (12 mi) south of Mtsensk	7./JG 51	85♠	4 August 1943	13:37	Curtuss P-40	PQ 35 Ost 53223[34] 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky	7./JG 51
45♠	5 July 1943	04:03	MiG-3	PQ 35 Ost 63621[37] 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	86	6 August 1943	12:51	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 54723[34] 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Dudorovskiy	7./JG 51
46♠	5 July 1943	13:29	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 63644, 37 km (23 mi) southeast Oryol[37] 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	87	6 August 1943	15:18	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 54569[34] 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Znamenskoje	7./JG 51
47♠	5 July 1943	13:52	Boston	PQ 35 Ost 63593[37] 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	88	7 August 1943	06:11	Boston	PQ 35 Ost 53561[38] 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky	7./JG 51
48♠	5 July 1943	18:11	Yak-1	PQ 35 Ost 63563[37] 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	89	8 August 1943	16:05	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 35453[38] 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk	7./JG 51
49♠	5 July 1943	18:33	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 63562[37] 15 km (9.3 mi) east-northeast of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	90	9 August 1943	08:48	Yak-9	PQ 35 Ost 35633[38] 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk	7./JG 51
50	6 July 1943	04:21	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 63724[37] 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	91	9 August 1943	12:31	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 35404[38] 25 km (16 mi) north-northwest of Spas-Demensk	7./JG 51
51	6 July 1943	04:35	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 63544[37] 20 km (12 mi) west of Zolotukhino	7./JG 51	92	9 August 1943	16:08	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 35633[38] 25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Yelnya	7./JG 51
52	6 July 1943	09:18	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 63693[37] 10 km (6.2 mi) south-southeast of Trosna	7./JG 51	93	9 August 1943	16:23	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 35446[38] 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk	7./JG 51
53	6 July 1943	13:21	La-5?[Note 10]	PQ 35 Ost 63754[39] 20 km (12 mi) west-southwest of Zolotukhino	7./JG 51	94	10 August 1943	15:01	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 45543[38] vicinity of Spas-Demensk	7./JG 51
54	7 July 1943	15:07?[Note 11]	MiG-3	PQ 35 Ost 63743[39] 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Fatez	7./JG 51	95	11 August 1943	15:32	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	south-southeast of Yelnya[38] south-southeast of Yelnya	7./JG 51
55	8 July 1943	12:22	MiG-3	PQ 35 Ost 63814[39] 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Zolotukhino	7./JG 51	96	11 August 1943	16:22	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	east of Yelnya[38]	7./JG 51
56	8 July 1943	17:30	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 53832[39] 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Zolotukhino	7./JG 51	97	12 August 1943	17:24	Pe-2	southwest of Szaskino[38]	7./JG 51
57	10 July 1943	13:05	MiG-1	PQ 35 Ost 63582[39] 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	98	12 August 1943	17:32	La-5	north of Wesselucha[38]	7./JG 51
58	11 July 1943	18:04	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 63533[39] vicinity of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	99	12 August 1943	17:37	La-5	south of Kamenka[38]	7./JG 51
59	12 July 1943	05:16	DB-3	PQ 35 Ost 73143[39] 20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Belev	7./JG 51	100	12 August 1943	17:40	La-5	south of Kamenka[38]	7./JG 51
60	12 July 1943	09:03	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 63232[39] 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Verkhovye	7./JG 51	101	10 October 1943	09:48	Yak-9	PQ 35 Ost 06155, southeast of Nevel[40]	7./JG 51
61	12 July 1943	14:00?[Note 12]	Yak-7	PQ 35 Ost 64353[41] 20 km (12 mi) east of Zalegoshch	7./JG 51	102	10 October 1943	10:07	Yak-4	45 km (28 mi) northwest of Vitebsk[40]	7./JG 51
62	13 July 1943	13:08	DB-3	PQ 35 Ost 63291[41] 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Zalegoshch	7./JG 51	103	14 October 1943	06:42	Yak-7	PQ 35 Ost 15552, 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Gorki[40]	7./JG 51
63	13 July 1943	13:09	DB-3	PQ 35 Ost 63293[41] 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Zalegoshch	7./JG 51	104	20 October 1943	09:58	Yak-9	PQ 35 Ost 02258, 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Loyew[40]	7./JG 51
64	13 July 1943	13:11	DB-3	PQ 35 63432, 27 km (17 mi) south-southwest of Nowosil[41] 40 km (25 mi) east-southeast of Zmiyekka	7./JG 51	105	22 October 1943	10:07	Yak-9	PQ 35 Ost 03856, Loyew[42]	7./JG 51
65	14 July 1943	18:28	Yak-7	PQ 35 Ost 64642[41] 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Mtsensk	7./JG 51	106	30 October 1943	11:58	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 03846, 28 km (17 mi) south-southeast of Rechytsa[42]	7./JG 51
66	16 July 1943	07:57	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 64387[41] 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Bolkhov	7./JG 51	107	10 November 1943	11:12	Yak-7	PQ 25 Ost 96261, Nevel[42]	7./JG 51
67	17 July 1943	05:08?[Note 13]	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 53215[41] vicinity of Naryschkino	7./JG 51	108	12 November 1943	12:58	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 06768[42] 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Vitebsk	7./JG 51
68	17 July 1943	07:14	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 63633[41] vicinity of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	109	22 November 1943	10:21	Boston	PQ 35 Ost 03691[42] 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Gomel	7./JG 51
69	17 July 1943	07:16	Il-2 m.H.[Note 6]	PQ 35 Ost 63536[41] 25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Maloarkhangelsk	7./JG 51	110	22 November 1943	10:27	Boston	PQ 35 Ost 03662[42] 20 km (12 mi) south of Gomel	7./JG 51
70	19 July 1943	08:57	MiG-3	PQ 35 Ost 64889[33] 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mtsensk	7./JG 51	111	23 December 1943	11:47	Yak-9	PQ 35 Ost 03181[43] 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Zhlobin	7./JG 51
71	20 July 1943	17:03	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 64846[33] 20 km (12 mi) south of Mtsensk	7./JG 51	112	23 December 1943	11:53	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 03326[43] 20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Zhlobin	7./JG 51
72	28 July 1943	14:03	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 64488[33] 20 km (12 mi) west-northwest of Bolkhov	7./JG 51
– Claims with III./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front –[44] 1 January 1944 – ?
113	25 January 1944	08:32	Yak-9	30 km (19 mi) south-southwest of Zhlobin	7./JG 51	126	23 February 1944	14:02	Yak-7	15 km (9.3 mi) north of Rogatschew	7./JG 51
114	25 January 1944	12:50	Yak-7	10 km (6.2 mi) north of Mosyr	7./JG 51	127	27 February 1944	10:57	Yak-4	10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Rogatschew	7./JG 51
115	6 February 1944	11:42	Yak-7	15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Gorodok	7./JG 51	128	10 March 1944	15:51	Yak-7	20 km (12 mi) southwest of Liosno	7./JG 51
116	7 February 1944	11:54	P-40	15 km (9.3 mi) north-northwest of Mogilew	7./JG 51	129	10 March 1944	15:51	Yak-7	20 km (12 mi) southwest of Liosno	7./JG 51
117	7 February 1944	12:08	La-5	10 km (6.2 mi) south of Gorodok	7./JG 51	130	31 March 1944	11:29	Il-2	15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Kovel	7./JG 51
118	9 February 1944	13:47	Il-2	15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Gorodok	7./JG 51	131	1 April 1944	09:42	Il-2	20 km (12 mi) northwest of Kovel	7./JG 51
119	9 February 1944	13:51	Il-2	20 km (12 mi) southwest of Gorodok	7./JG 51	132	1 April 1944	09:46	Il-2	15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Kovel	7./JG 51
120	12 February 1944	13:53	Yak-7	10 km (6.2 mi) south of Kamary	7./JG 51	133	3 April 1944	09:13	Il-2	10 km (6.2 mi) south of Kovel	7./JG 51
121	12 February 1944	14:06	Yak-7	10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Kamary	7./JG 51	134	5 April 1944	08:58	Yak-7	15 km (9.3 mi) north of Lubomi	7./JG 51
122	18 February 1944	15:06	La-5	20 km (12 mi) southwest of Gorodok	7./JG 51	135	5 April 1944	09:18	Yak-7	vicinity of Ukmerge	7./JG 51
123	22 February 1944	12:06	Boston	15 km (9.3 mi) south of Stara Bychow	7./JG 51	136	7 April 1944	12:28	Yak-7	10 km (6.2 mi) north of Kovel	7./JG 51
124	22 February 1944	12:16	Il-2	15 km (9.3 mi) north of Rogatschew	7./JG 51	137	17 April 1944	06:36	LaGG-3	10 km (6.2 mi) north of Kovel	7./JG 51
125	22 February 1944	15:48	Il-2	10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Rogatschew	7./JG 51

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (6 July 1941)[45]
  • 1st Class (17 August 1941)[45]
• Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Leutnant and pilot[46][Note 14]
• German Cross in Gold on 16 March 1943 as Leutnant in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 51[47]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 12 November 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelführer of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[48][49]
  • 529th Oak Leaves on 20 July 1944 on (posthumously) and Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"[48][50]

Notes

1. For an explanation of Luftwaffe unit designations see Organisation of the Luftwaffe during World War II.
2. According to Matthews and Foreman this claim is unconfirmed.[11]
3. This claim is not listed by Matthews and Foreman.[11]
4. According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 05:08.[11]
5. According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 12:26.[31]
6. The "m.H." refers to a Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).
7. According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 17:56.[31]
8. According to Matthews and Foreman claimed as a Lavochkin La-5.[31]
9. According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 12:35.[31]
10. According to Matthews and Foreman claimed as a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3.[31]
11. According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 15:04.[31]
12. According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 19:00.[31]
13. According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 05:06.[31]
14. According to Obermaier and Thomas on 30 September 1942.[1][45]

References

Citations

1. Obermaier 1989, p. 68.
2. Prien et al. 2006, pp. 319, 332.
3. Prien et al. 2006, pp. 319, 337.
4. Prien et al. 2006, pp. 321, 334.
5. Prien et al. 2012, p. 56.
6. Bergström 2007, p. 85.
7. Weal 1998, p. 64.
8. Obermaier 1989, p. 244.
9. Prien & Rodeike 1996, p. 997.
10. Prien & Rodeike 1996, pp. 1008–1009, 1186.
11. Matthews & Foreman 2015, p. 1378.
12. Prien & Rodeike 1996, p. 1009.
13. Spick 1996, p. 230.
14. Matthews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1378–1381.
15. Planquadrat.
16. Prien et al. 2003, p. 302.
17. Prien et al. 2003, p. 307.
18. Prien et al. 2003, p. 303.
19. Prien et al. 2003, p. 304.
20. Prien et al. 2003, p. 308.
21. Prien et al. 2003, p. 305.
22. Prien et al. 2003, p. 309.
23. Prien et al. 2005, p. 107.
24. Prien et al. 2005, p. 108.
25. Matthews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1378–1379.
26. Prien et al. 2006, p. 330.
27. Prien et al. 2006, p. 332.
28. Prien et al. 2006, p. 334.
29. Prien et al. 2006, p. 331.
30. Matthews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1379–1380.
31. Matthews & Foreman 2015, p. 1379.
32. Prien et al. 2012, p. 60.
33. Prien et al. 2012, p. 66.
34. Prien et al. 2012, p. 67.
35. Prien et al. 2012, p. 61.
36. Prien et al. 2012, p. 62.
37. Prien et al. 2012, p. 63.
38. Prien et al. 2012, p. 68.
39. Prien et al. 2012, p. 64.
40. Prien et al. 2012, p. 71.
41. Prien et al. 2012, p. 65.
42. Prien et al. 2012, p. 72.
43. Prien et al. 2012, p. 73.
44. Matthews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1380–1381.
45. Thomas 1998, p. 419.
46. Patzwall 2008, p. 213.
47. Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 498.
48. Scherzer 2007, p. 770.
49. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 437.
50. Fellgiebel 2000, p. 85.

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External links

• "Aces of the Luftwaffe". Karl-Heinz Weber. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
• "Lexikon der Wehrmacht". Karl-Heinz Weber. Retrieved 28 December 2008.