List of World War II aces from Germany: G–L

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This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Germany with their surname starting from G to L. 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.

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Aces

By surname: A–F  • M–P  • Q–S  • T–Z

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

G

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Josef GablOberfeldwebel42 [2] /28+ [3] JG 51
Kurt GablerOberleutnant16 [4] JG 300
Otto Gaiser Leutnant74 [5] JG 51 Knight's Cross
"Dolfo" Adolf Galland Generalleutnant 104 [6] /101 [3] JG 27, JG 26, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Paul Galland*Leutnant17 [7] [3] JG 26
Wilhelm-Ferdinand (Wutz) Galland*Major54 [8] /56 [3] JG 26 Knight's Cross
Bernd Gallowitsch 64 [9] JG 51, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Fritz Gammel*Oberfeldwebel19 [3] JG 53 MIA 4 September 1942
Josef Gärtner6 [8] JG 26
Wilhelm GäthMajor9 [3] JG 26
Werner GaykoOberleutnant14 [3] JG 5
August Geiger*Hauptmann53 [10] /50 [4] NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29/30 September 1943
Friedrich Geisshardt*102 [11] /93 [12] LG 2, JG 77, JG 26, JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 6 April 1942
Wolfgang Gendelmeyer*Leutnant8 [12] JG 3 KIA 1 August 1942
Hannes GentzenMajor18 [12] JG 102
Dieter GerhardOberleutnant5 [12] JG 1
Günther GerhardsLeutnant8 [12] JG 52
Werner Gerhardt*Oberfeldwebel13 [13] /12 [12] JG 2, JG 1, JG 26 KIA 19 August 1942
Erich Gerlitz*Major18 [12] JG 51, JG 27, JG 53, JG 5 KIA 16 March 1944
Lorenz GerstmayrOberfeldwebel15 [4] NJG 3 Admitted to Luftwaffe hospital in Amsterdam on 7 July 1944, died 29 May 1945
Werner Gerth*Hauptmann38 [14] /23 [12] JG 3, JG 300, JG 400 Knight's Cross
KIA 2 November 1944
Herbert GieseckeOberfeldwebel6 [4] NJG 3
Vinzenz GiessübelOberfeldwebel6 [4] NJG 1, NJG 2
Paul Gildner*Oberleutnant48 [15] /43 [4] ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIFA 24/25 February 1943
Gerhard Gleuwitz11+ [12] JG 52
Rudolf Glöckner33 [12] JG 5, JG 7 German Cross
Adolf Glunz 71 [5] [16] /69 [12] JG 52, JG 26, JG 7 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Heinz Golinski*Feldwebel47 [17] [12] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 16 October 1942
Erich Gollasch*Oberleutnant7 [4] NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 100MIA 25/26 September 1943
Gordon Gollob Oberst150 [18] /146 [12] JG 3, JG 77 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Kurt Goltzsch*Oberleutnant43 [19] JG 2 Knight's Cross
Heinz GomannFeldwebel12 [20] JG 26, JG 7
Heinz GossowOberfeldwebel12 [19] /6 [4] KG 3, JG 300, JG 301, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Heinz GottlobOberleutnant6 [20] JG 26
Franz Götz Major63 [9] JG 53, JG 26 Knight's Cross
Hans Götz*Hauptmann82 [21] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Walter Grabmann Generalmajor13 (incl. 7 in Spain) [19] LG 1, ZG 76 Knight's Cross
Friedrich (Fritz) GraeffOberleutnant6 [4] ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4 WIA 8/9 July 1943
Hermann Graf Oberst 212 [22] /206 [23] JG 52, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Hartmann Grasser Major103 [6] /96+ [23] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Berthold Graßmuck*Oberfeldwebel65 [9] JG 52 Knight's Cross
Karl Gratz Leutnant138 [18] [23] JG 52, JG 2 Knight's Cross
Hans Gref*Oberleutnant16 [4] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 100, NJGr 10KIA 26 March 1944
Hermann Greiner Hauptmann51 [24] /50 [4] NJG 2, NJG 1, NJSch 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Karl-Heinz Greisert*Major34 [23] JG 2, JG 3 KIA 22 July 1942
Heinrich GrieseMajor13 [4] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 WIA 12/13 September 1944
Heinz Grimm*Leutnant27 [25] /26 [4] NJG 1 Knight's Cross
DOW 13 October 1943
Josef GrimmUnteroffizier5 [26] JG 27
Alfred Grislawski Hauptmann 133 [27] /127 [23] JG 52, JG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Helmut Grollmus*Leutnant75 [5] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Fritz Gromotka 29 [28] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Alfred Gross52 [20] JG 54, JG 26
Detlev GrossfussOberleutnant18 [4] JG 2
Erich GrothMajor11 [23] ZG 2, ZG 76
Viktor GruberFeldwebel10 [26] [29] JG 27
Hans Grünberg Oberleutnant82 [21] /78 [29] JG 3, JG 52, JG 7 JV 44 Knight's Cross
Walter Grünlinger*Leutnant7 [29] JG 26 KIA 4 September 1943
Gerhard GrzymallaFeldwebel7 [30] /8 [29] JG 26
Hermann GuhlLeutnant15 [31] LG 2, JG 26
Joachim Günther11 [31] JG 26
Wolf GütterLeutnant6 [4] NJG 3 WIA 14/15 July 1944
Gerhard Guttmann*Felwebel7 [29] JG 26 KIA 27 March 1944

H

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Gerhard Haak*Feldwebel10 [29] JG 54 KIA 25 October 1941
Sigurd HaalaOberleutnant42 [29] JG 54, JG 26 German Cross
Friedrich Haas*Leutnant74 [5] [29] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 9 April 1945
Ernst Haase*Oberfeldwebel8+ [29] JG 302 German Cross
KIA 25 February 1945
Horst Haase*Major82 [32] /62 [2] /54 [29] JG 51, JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 26 November 1944
Helmut Haberda*Oberleutnant59 [29] JG 52 German Cross
KIA 8 May 1943
Karl Haberland*Oberleutnant9 [4] JG 3, JG 2 KIA 27 January 1944
Wilhelm Hachfeld*Hauptmann11 [33] LG 2, JG 51, ZG 2 Knight's Cross
KIFA 2 December 1942
August HachtelOberleutnant5 JG 400 Knight's Cross
Joachim HackerLeutnant32 [2] /21 [29] JG 51
Anton Hackl Major 192 [34] /180+ [29] JG 77, JG 11, JG 26, JG 300 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
incl. 34 heavy bombers [35]
Heinrich "Heinz" Hackler*Leutnant56 [36] JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 January 1945
Heinz-Martin HadeballHauptmann33 [37] /28 [4] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6, NJGr 10 Knight's Cross
Alfred HaeslerMajor5 [4] V.(Z)/LG 1, ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4 WIA 10/11 August 1943
Anton "Toni" Hafner*Oberleutnant204 [34] /203 [29] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 17 October 1944
Ludwig Häfner*Leutnant52 [36] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 10 November 1942
Walter Hagenah15 [29] JG 3, JG 7
Johannes HagerHauptmann48 [38] /41 [4] NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Franz Hahn*17+ [2] /14+ [29] JG 77, JG 51, JG 4 KIA 22 January 1944
Hans "Assi" Hahn Major108 [6] /105 [39] JG 2, JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Hans von Hahn 31 [39] JG 53, JG 1, JG 103 Knight's Cross
Hans Hahn*Leutnant15 [4] /11 [39] NJG 1, NJG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 11/12 October 1941
Siegfried HahnHauptmann10 [4] ZG 76, NJG 3
Josef Haiböck Hauptmann73 [39] JG 26, JG 52, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Karl Haisch*Oberfeldwebel10 [4] NJG 3 KIFA 20 March 1943
Heinz HalstrickFeldwebel11 [39] JG 5
Joachim HamerLeutnant35 [2] /29 [39] JG 51
Alfred HammerHauptmann26 [39] JG 53
Karl Hammerl*Leutnant67 [40] /63 [9] JG 52 Knight's Cross
MIA 2 March 1943
Gotthard Handrick Oberst10 (+5 in Spain) JG 26, JG 77 Gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Heinz Hanke9 JG 1
Günther HannakHauptmann47 [41] LG 2, JG 77, JG 27 Knight's Cross
Gottfried HanneckOberleutnant6 [4] NJG 1WIA 1/2 February 1945
Horst Hannig*Oberleutnant98 [11] JG 54, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 15 May 1943
Joachim Hanss*Leutnant10 [4] NJG 5KIA 7/8 July 1944
Harro HarderHauptmann22 (+11 in Spain) JG 53
Jürgen Harder*Major64 [9] JG 53, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIFA 17 February 1945
Hans HartigsOberleutnant6 [31] JG 26
Andreas HartlFeldwebel8 [39] JG 302
Erich Hartmann Major 352 [22] [39] JG 52, JG 53 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
Ludwig HartmannOberfeldwebel13 [39] JG 2
Hans-Dieter HartweinOberleutnant16 [39] JG 5
Helmut Haugk Hauptmann18 [41] ZG 76, ZG 26 Knight's Cross
Werner Haugk*Leutnant9 [42] StG 77, ZG 76 Knight's Cross
KIA 18 October 1944
Hans HausschildFeldwebel7 [4] NJG 100, NJG 200
Wilhelm HauswirthFeldwebel50 [39] JG 52
Alfred Heckmann Oberleutnant71 [43] /69 [39] JG 3, JG 26, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Günther HeckmannLeutnant20 [44] /16 [45] JG 51, JG 1, JG 7
Hubert Heckmann5 [45] JG 1, JG 7
Ernst Heesen*Leutnant32 [46] /28 [45] JG 2, NJG 1, JG 3, JG 1 KIA 3 May 1943
Alfred HeidelOberfeldwebel8 [45] JG 27
Bruno Heilig*Oberleutnant7 [4] NJG 2, NJG 3KIFA 6/7 January 1945
Joseph Heim*Gefreiter5 [45] JG 7 KIA 10 April 1945
Friedrich HeimannOberfeldwebel41 [45] JG 51
Kurt HeinFeldwebel8 [43] JG 26
Hans-Joachim HeineckeHauptmann28 [45] JG 27
Engelbert Heiner*Oberleutnant15 [47] [4] KG 27, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
KIA 18/19 March 1945
Gerd HeintzeFeldwebel5 [4] NJG 5, NJG 100
Emil Heinzelmann*Feldwebel5 [4] NJG 1KIFA 7 May 1944
Richard Heller*Leutnant22 [48] ZG 26, ZG 10 Knight's Cross
KIA 5 April 1945
Horst Hennig*Hauptmann7 [48] KG 77, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
KIFA 7/8 October 1944
Eberhard HenriciOberleutnant6 [43] JG 26
Wilhelm HenselerOberleutnant10 [4] NJG 1
Helmut Henz*Hauptmann6 [45] JG 77 KIA 25 May 1941
Wilhelm Herget Major72 [49] [4] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 4, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
PoW 2 May 1945
Kurt HermannOberleutnant9 [50] NJG 2
Rolf Hermichen Major64 [9] JG 26, JG 11, JG 104 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
incl. 26 heavy bombers [35]
Hajo Herrmann Oberst9 [51] /4 [4] KG 4, KG 30, JG Herrmann, JG 300 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Kurt HerrmannOberleutnant9 [4] I.(Z)/LG 1, Z./KG 30, NJG 2 PoW 10/11 March 1941
Gerhard Herzog*Stabsfeldwebel11 [4] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 6 KIA 20/21 October 1943
Heinrich HeuserFeldwebel5 [52] JG 26
Hans-Joachim Heyer*Leutnant53 [48] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 9 November 1942
Otto-Heinrich Hilleke6 [52] JG 26
Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld*Oberleutnant24 [53] /17 [4] JG 54, JG 300 Knight's Cross
KIA 28 July 1944
Heinz-Horst Hissbach*Hauptmann34 [53] /27 [4] KG 28, KG 40, NJG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 14/15 April 1945
Walter Höckner*Major68 [54] JG 77, JG 26, JG 1, JG 4 Knight's Cross
KIFA 25 August 1944
Heinrich Höfemeier*Oberleutnant96 [55] [32] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 August 1943
Friedrich Hoffmann*Leutnant11 [26] JG 27
Gerhard Hoffmann*125 [56] /130 [50] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIFA 17 April 1945
Heinrich Hoffmann*Oberfeldwebel63 [9] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 October 1941
Hermann Hoffmann7 [52] JG 26
Reinhold Hoffmann*Oberleutnant66 [57] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 May 1944
Reinhold HoffmannFeldwebel8 [50] JG 3
Werner Hoffmann Major52 [10] / 51/50 [4] ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5 Knight's Cross
Karl-Wilhelm Hofmann*Oberleutnant44 [58] JG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 26 March 1945
Erich Hohagen Major56 [59] JG 51, JG 2, JG 27, JG 7, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Werner HohenbergFeldwebel27 [60] JG 52, JG 2
Walter HollFeldwebel7 [60] JG 26
Kurt Holler*Major19 [61] /18 [4] /11+ [60] ZG 26, NJG 1, NJG 4 KIA 21/22 June 1943
Otto Holler*Unteroffizier5 [4] NJG 100 KIA 9/10 March 1944
Helmuth HoltzFeldwebel56 [60] JG 51
Gerhard Homuth*Major63 [9] JG 27, JG 54 Knight's Cross
MIA 2 August 1943
Werner HopfHauptmann21 [4] NJG 5
Helmuth HoppeHauptmann22 [60] JG 26 German Cross
Jürgen Hörschelmann*Leutnant16 [60] JGr Süd, JG 3 KIA 12 May 1944
Walter HortenOberleutnant5 [60] JG 26
Anton Hörwick*Oberfeldwebel27 NJG 2, NJG 7 Knight's Cross
KIA 19 February 1945
Dietrich Hrabak Oberst125 [56] [60] JG 76, JG 54, JG 52 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz Hrdlicka*Hauptmann96 [32] /60 [62] JG 77, JG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 25 March 1945
Ferdinand HromadnikLeutnant6 [4] NJG 4
Herbert HubatschFeldwebel5 [4] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 6 WIA 6 September 1944
Rudolf HüblOberfelwebel9 [60] JG 1
Eckhard Hübner*Leutnant47 [62] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 28 March 1942
Werner HübnerOberfeldwebel7 [44] JG 51
Wilhelm Hübner*Leutnant62 [9] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 April 1945
Rolf HuckHauptmann6 [4] NJG 3
Karl HülshoffOberleutnant11 [61] /10 [4] KG 54, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 102
Alfred Humor*16 [63] JG 3 KIA 10 February 1944
Herbert Huppertz*Major68 [54] JG 51, JG 5, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 8 June 1944
Werner Husemann 34 [64] /33 [4] NJG 1, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
Wolf-Dietrich Huy Hauptmann40 [65] JG 77 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves

I

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Hans IfflandLeutnant11 [63] JG 3
Herbert Ihlefeld Oberst 130 (incl. 7 in Spain) [27] I(J)/LG 2, JG 77, JG 52,
JGr.25, JG 11, JG 1 		Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
Iro Ilk*Major9 [66] /8 [4] LG 1, JG 300 Knight's Cross
KIA 25 September 1944
Eduard Isken Oberfeldwebel56 [66] /44+ [63] JG 77, JGr 200,
I(F)/123, JG 53 		Knight's Cross

J

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Egbert JaacksOberfeldwebel44+ [63] JG 76, JG 77, JG 53
Hans-Joachim Jabs Oberstleutnant50 [15] /48 [63] [4] ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Ernst JäckelFeldwebel8 [67] JG 26
Alfred JakobiLeutnant8 [63] JG 77, JG 5
Wolfgang JankHauptmann11 [4] NJG 3, NJG 200
Erich JauerFeldwebel12 [67] JG 26
Kurt Jenisch*Leutnant8 [68] JG 27
Peter Jenne*Hauptmann17 [69] /12+ [63] JG 300 Knight's Cross
KIA 2 March 1945
Josef Jennewein*Leutnant86 [21] [32] /83 [63] JG 26, JG 51 Knight's Cross
MIA 27 July 1943
Heinrich JessenOberleutnant6 [67] JG 26
Hans JohannsenLeutnant8 [67] JG 26
Horst John*Feldwebel13 [4] JG 52, JG Herrmann, JG 300 KIA 18/19 November 1943
Wilhelm Johnen Hauptmann34 [37] /33 [63] [4] NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
Hermann-Friedrich Joppien*70 [54] [40] /59 [70] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 28 August 1941
Günther Josten Oberleutnant178 [34] [70] JG 51 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Erich JungOberleutnant27 [4] NJG 2
Harald JungHauptmann20 [71] JG 51
Heinrich Jung*68 [54] /65 [70] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 30 July 1943

K

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Kurt KadlcickOberleutnant6 [4] NJG 4
Erbo Graf von Kageneck*Hauptmann67 [72] JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
DOW 12 January 1942
Adolf KaiserOberleutnant16 [4] NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 100
Emil Kaiser13 [70] JG 27
Herbert Kaiser Leutnant68 [57] JG 77, JG 1, JV 44 Knight's Cross
Peter Kalden Oberleutnant84 [21] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Rolf Kaldrack*Hauptmann21 (+3 in Spain) [73] ZG 76 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3 February 1942
Ernst KalinowskiOberfeldwebel5 [4] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 3
Adolf Kalkum19 [70] JG 53
Herbert Kaminski Major7 [74] ZG 76, JG 53 Knight's Cross
Hans-Karl Kamp*24 [4] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 4, JG 300 KIA 31 December 1944
Fritz KarchHauptmann47 [75] JG 2 Knight's Cross
Hans KarlewskiMajor6 [4] KG 53, NJG 101, NJG 1, NJG 2
Eberhard KarossLeutnant11 [70] /10 [4] NJG 5, NJG 100
Kurt KarstenOberfeldwebel6 [4] NJG 4, Luftbeobachterstaffel 7, NJG 6
Erich KayserLeutnant5+ [76] /6 [4] NJG 5, NJG 100 PoW 25 January 1945, east of Labiau (present-day Polessk, Kaliningrad oblast)
Dietrich KehlOberleutnant6 JG 26
Georg KeilLeutnant20+ [76] JG 2
Josef KeilUnteroffizier16 [76] JG 3, JG 301
Günther KelchHauptmann13 [76] JG 26
Johannes KellerUnteroffizier23 [76] JG 51
Lothar Keller Hauptmann23 (incl. 3 in Spain) [75] JG 3 Knight's Cross
Otto KellerLeutnant13 [4] NJG 5
Kurt Kelter60 [77] JG 54
Heinz Kemethmüller Oberleutnant89 [21] [78] JG 3, JG 26 Knight's Cross
Karl-Heinz Kempf*Leutnant65 [9] JG 54, JG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 3 September 1944
Karl Kennel Major34 [79] ZG 26, ZG 2, SG 1, SG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Gerhard KepplerLeutnant7 [76] JG 27
Georg Kiefner12 [78] JG 26, JV 44
Johannes Kiel*Hauptmann25 [80] ZG 26, ZG 76 Knight's Cross
KIA 29 January 1944
Willy Kientsch*Oberleutnant53 [81] JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29 January 1944
Rüdiger von KirchmayrHauptmann20+ [76] JG 1, JG 11, JV 44
Joachim Kirschner*188 [34] /181 [76] JG 3, JG 27 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
17 December 1943
Otto Kittel*Oberleutnant267 [22] /265+ [76] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
16 February 1945
Ernst Klager22 [82] JG 53
Alfons Klein39 [83] /38 [82] JG 52, JG 11 Knight's Cross
Johann KleinStabsfeldwebel10 [82] JG 52
Hans Klein*5 [82] JG 2 KIA 14 March 1941
Rudolf Klemm Major42 [83] /43 [82] JG 54, JG 26 Knight's Cross
Heinrich Klöpper*Oberleutnant94 [55] /89 [82] JG 51, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 29 November 1943
Reinhold Knacke*Hauptmann45 [4] /44 [84] ZG 1, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 3/4 February 1943
Kurt Knappe*Oberfeldwebel56 [85] JG 51, JG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 3 September 1943
Hans KnauthHauptmann26 [82] JG 51
Wolfgang Knieling*Oberleutnant8 [4] NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 5, NJG 6 KIA 6/7 July 1944
Heinz Knoke Hauptmann33 [86] JG 1, JG 11 Knight's Cross
1/2 victory {Not awarded}+12 unconfirmed
Gerhard Koall 38 [87] JG 3, JG 54 Knight's Cross
Günther Köberich*Hauptmann14 [4] NJG 3, NJG 2 KIA 8 April 1944 at Quakenbrück airfield
Hans-Günther KochOberfeldwebel9+ [82] JG 51
Harry KochHauptmann21+ [82] JG 26, JG 2
Herbert KochOberleutnant17 [4] NJG 3
Robert KochFeldwebel5 [4] NJG 1 PoW 6/7 October 1944
Josef Kociok*Leutnant33 [4] [37] ZG 76, SKG 210, 10.(NJ)/ZG 1, NJG 200 Knight's Cross
KIA 26/27 September 1943
Hans-Heinrich Koenig*Hauptmann28 [88] /25 [4] ZG 76, NJG 3, Jagdstaffel Helgoland, JG 11 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 May 1944
Armin KöhlerMajor69 [54] JG 27, JG 77 Knight's Cross
Walter KöhneLeutnant20+ [82] JG 52, JG 1, JG 11, EJG 2
Hans Kolbow Oberleutnant27 [89] JG 20, JG 51 Knight's Cross
Reinhard Kollak Stabsfeldwebel49 [4] [15] ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 4 Knight's Cross
Helmut Konter*Leutnant15–20 [61] /15 [4] NJG 5, NJG 100 MIA in April 1945
Gerhard Köppen*85 [21] JG 52 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA May 5, 1942
Hans-Günter von Kornatzki*Oberstleutnant6JG 132, JG 52, JG 4 KIA 12 September 1944
Friedrich Körner Oberleutnant36 [90] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Berthold Korts*Leutnant113 [6] /108 [91] JG 52 Knight's Cross
KIA 29 August 1943
Eduard KoslowskiOberfeldwebel12 [92] JG 53, JG 26
Wolfgang KosseHauptmann18+ [91] JG 26, JG 5, JG 1, JG 3
Alfons Köster 25 [25] /20 [4] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 6/7 January 1945
Franz Köster Unteroffizier6 [91] JG 7, EJG 2, JV 44
Oskar Köstler*Leutnant6 [4] NJG 1 KIA 9/10 April 1943
Willi Kothmann13 [91] JG 27
Herbert KowalskiOberfeldwebel5 [90] JG 27
Heinrich Krafft*Hauptmann78 [93] JG 51, JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 14 December 1942
Josef Kraft 56 [10] /51 [4] NJG 4, NJG 5, NJG 6, NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Josef Krahforst*11 [4] NJG 4 KIA 27/28 September 1944
Karl-Heinz Krahl 24 [94] JG 2, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Erich KrainikUnteroffizier12 [91] JG 27
Benno KratzOberfeldwebel6 [4] NJG 6 WIA 25/26 March 1945
Hans KrauseHauptmann29 [4] /28 [61] NJG 3, NJG 101, NJG 4 Knight's Cross
Herbert KrenzOberfeldwebel12 [91] JG 27
Hans-Joachim Kroschinski Leutnant76 [93] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Heinz Krug9 [92] JG 26
"the Count" Walter Krupinski Hauptmann 197 [34] [95] JG 52, JG 11, JG 26, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Fritz Kruse*Oberfeldwebel6 [4] NJG 1 KIFA 17/18 May 1943
Elias KühleinLeutnant20+ [95] JG 51
Wilhelm KükenOberfeldwebel45 [95] JG 51, JGr Ost
Franz KunzOberleutnant12 [92] JG 53, JG 26
Josef KunzLeutnant17 [95] JG 5
Wolfgang Kuthe*Oberleutnant8 [4] NJG 3, NJG 2, NJG 1 KIFA 14 April 1943
Herbert Kutscha Hauptmann47 [96] JG 3, JG 27, JG 11 Knight's Cross
Otto KutznerFeldwebel10 [4] NJG 3 WIA 7/8 March 1945

L

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
August Lambert*Oberleutnant116 [56] /103 [95] SG 2, SG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 17 April 1945
Robert Landau*5 [4] NJG 5 KIA 19/20 July 1943
Günther LandtLeutnant22 [95] JG 53
Emil Lang*Hauptmann173 [34] [97] /103 [95] JG 54, JG 26 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
18 in one day
Friedrich LangeLeutnant7 [98] JG 26
Heinz Lange Major70 [54] /73 [98] JG 21, JG 54, JG 51 Knight's Cross
Hans-Joachim LangerFeldwebel9+ [98] JG 51, JG 7
Karl-Heinz Langer Major30 [99] JG 3 Knight's Cross
Erwin Laskowski Oberfeldwebel46 [100] JG 51, JG 11 Knight's Cross
Kurt Lasse*Oberleutnant39 [100] JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 8 October 1941
Fritz Lau Hauptmann28 [61] /23 [98] /22 [4] NJG 1 Knight's Cross
Karl LaubOberfeldwebel7 [97] JG 26
Richard Launer8 [4] NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6
Bernhard Lausch36 [98] JG 51
Heinz Leber*Leutnant54 [101] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 June 1943
Alois Lechner*Major45 [102] [4] NJG 2, NJG 5, NJG 100 Knight's Cross
MIA 23 February 1944
Karl-Heinz Leesmann*37 [101] JG 52, JG 1 Knight's Cross
KIA 25 July 1943
Erwin LeiboldOberfeldwebel11 [97] JG 26
Hans-Robert (Hans) Leickhardt*Major13 [4] 14.(Z)/LG 1, NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 5 KIA 5/6 March 1945
Erich Leie*118 [56] /121 [98] JG 2, JG 51, JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 March 1945
Hermann LeisteLeutnant30 [98] JG 54
Siegfried Lemke Hauptmann96 [55] JG 2 Knight's Cross
Wilhelm Lemke*131 [27] [98] JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 4 December 1943
Helmut Lennartz Feldwebel8+ [98] JG 11, JG 7, EKdo 262, Kdo Nowotny
Helmut Lent*Oberst110 [49] [4] /112 [98] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
DoW 7 October 1944 following crash on 5 October, on approach to Paderborn airfield
Richard Leppla Major68 [57] JG 51, JG 105, JG 6 Knight's Cross
Heinrich LeschOberleutnant7 [98] JG 5
Heinrich Leschert*Oberfeldwebel23 [98] JG 53 KIA 10 August 1942
Hermann Leube*Hauptmann20 [4] NJG 3 KIA 27/28 December 1944
Rolf LeuchsMajor8 [4] NJG 1, NJG 6, NJGr 10
Rudolf Leuschel*Hauptmann9 [97] JG 26 KIA 25 February 1944
Erwin LeykaufOberleutnant33 [103] JG 54
Fritz LiebeltLeutnant15 [103] JG 51
Kurt LiedkeHauptmann11 [4] JG 53, NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5
Karl von Lieres und WilkauOberleutnant32 [103] JG 27
Frank Liesendahl*Hauptmann~5 [104] JG 53, JG 2 Knight's Cross
KIA 17 July 1942
Arnold Lignitz*Major25 [105] JG 51, JG 54 Knight's Cross
MIA 30 September 1941
Friedrich LindelaubOberfeldwebel5 [97] JG 26
Anton Lindner Oberleutnant73 [5] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Lothar Linke*28 [25] /27 [4] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2 Knight's Cross
KIFA 13/14 May 1943
Rudi Linz*Leutnant70 [54] JG 5 Knight's Cross
KIA 9 February 1945
Helmut Lipfert Hauptmann203 [34] /200 [103] JG 52, JG 53 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld*Major51 [10] /49 [4] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIFA 12 March 1944
Wolfgang Lippert*Hauptmann29 (+4 in Spain) JG 53, JG 27 Knight's Cross
KIA 3 December 1941
Stefan Litjens Oberfeldwebel38 [106] JG 53 Knight's Cross
Gerhard Loos*Oberleutnant92 [55] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 6 March 1944
Kurt Loos*Hauptmann11 [4] ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5, JG 300 KIA 24 March 1945
Walter Loos Oberfeldwebel38 [106] JG 301, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Ferdinand LöschenkohlLeutnant11 [103] JG 3, JG 7
Fritz Losigkeit Major68 [57] JG 26, JG 1, JG 51, JG 77 Knight's Cross
August LübkingOberfeldwebel38 [103] JG 5, JG 7
Werner Lucas*Hauptmann106 [6] /105 [107] JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 24 October 1943
Max-Hermann Lücke*Oberleutnant81 [93] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 8 November 1943
Fritz Lüddecke*Oberfeldwebel51 [107] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 10 August 1944
Robert LüddekeOberfeldwebel11 [4] 2./KG 2, Nachtjagdkette 1, NJG 1, NJG 2
Franz LüdersFeldwebel5 [107] JG 26
Herbert Ludwig*Leutnant13–14 [4] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJSch 1, NJG 101, NJG 6 KIA 23/24 April 1945
Herbert Lütje Oberstleutnant53 [10] /48 [4] 12.(N)/JG 2, NJG 1, NJG 6 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Johannes Lutter Hauptmann12 [107] ZG 1, ZG 76, ZG 2, SKG 210, SKG 10, SG 4 Knight's Cross
Günther Lützow*Oberst108 (incl. 5 in Spain) [6] /105/200 [107] JG 3, JV 44 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
MIA 24 April 1945
August LuyOberfeldwebel5+ [107] JG 5

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