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

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This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Germany with their surname starting from T to Z. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. [1] Aces are listed alphabetically by last name.

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Aces

By surname: A–F  • G–L  • M–P  • Q–S

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

T

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Heinrich Tammen*Unteroffizier19 [2] JG 52 KIA 30 November 1944
Otto Tange*Oberleutnant68 [3] /63 [2] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 30 July 1943
Hermann Tangerding*7 [2] NAGr 21, JG 27 KIA 31 August 1942
Kurt TangermannLeutnant45 [2] JG 54, JG 52
Ewald TankinkOberfeldwebel8+ [2] LG 2 German Cross
Kurt Tanzer Leutnant143 [4] /35+ [2] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Hans-Ulrich Tartsch*5 [2] JGr West, JG 2 KIA 8 June 1944
Rudolf Täschner*Oberfeldwebel20 [2] JG 53, JG 2 KIA 28 August 1943
Hans TaubenbergerOberleutnant34 [5] /13+ [2] JG 51
Gabriel Tautscher*Unteroffizier58 [2] /55 [5] JG 51 German Cross
KIA 12 January 1944
Fritz Tegtmeier Oberleutnant146 [4] [2] JG 54, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Waldemar Teige*Oberleutnant12 [6] [2] KG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 3 October 1942
Wilhelm Telge*Hauptmann14 [7] /13 [2] NJG 1 KIA 1 September 1943
Paul TemmeOberleutnant5 [2] JG 2, JG 27
Ernst Terry*10 [8] /9 (incl. 2 in Spain) [9] J/88, JG 51 KIA 29 October 1940
Herbert Ter Steegen*Feldwebel10–12 [7] NJG 5 KIA 24 May 1944
Otto Teschner*Leutnant6 [2] NJG 1 KIFA 25 December 1944
Gerd Tetteroo8 [8] JG 51
Helmut TetznerFahnenjunker-Feldwebel7+ [2] NAGr 5
Alfred Teumer*Oberleutnant76 [10] /74 [2] JG 54, JG 7 Knight's Cross
KIFA 4 October 1944
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.95. [11]
Hans TewesUnteroffizier5 [2] JG 53
Bruno Tezzele*13 [2] JG 54 MIA 14 September 1944
Karl Thaler*Leutnant27 [2] JG 54 KIA 23 November 1944
Gustav ThamHauptmann14 [7] NJG 5, NJG 10
Willi Theimann*Leutnant45 [8] /42 [2] JG 51 German Cross
MIA 29 July 1943
Hans TheisFeldwebel7 [2] JG 300, JG 7
Ludwig Theopold*Oberleutnant10 [2] JG 77 KFIA 26 January 1943
Edwin Thiel*Hauptmann76 [10] /71 [2] JG 52, JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 14 July 1944
Werner Thielen*Leutnant10 [2] JG 54 KIA 12 June 1944
Werner Thierfelder*Hauptmann27 [12] [2] ZG 26 Knight's Cross
KIFA 18 July 1944
Oskar ThimmFeldwebel7 [2] JG 5
Wolfgang Thimmig Oberstleutnant23 [2] NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 4 German Cross
Ernst ThomaUnteroffizier7 [2] JG 77
Hans Thomann*8 [2] JG 5 KIA 19 August 1943
Erich ThomasOberleutnant15+ [13] /12 [2] JG 52
Helmut Thomas*Leutnant8 [2] JG 52 KIA 12 January 1944
Friedrich Thorl*Oberleutnant6 [2] NJG 4 KIA 13 September 1944
Franz Thümer*Unteroffizier5 [2] JG 3 KIA 27 December 1942
Rudolf ThunOberleutnant7 [7] | 5+ [2] NJG 5, NJG 6
Heinrich ThüroffLeutnant8 [13] /5 [2] JG 53
Gerhard Thyben Oberleutnant157 [4] [2] JG 3, JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.45. [14]
Ekkehard Tichy*Hauptmann25 [15] JG 53, JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 16 August 1944
Helmut Tiedmann7 [2] JG 3
Horst Tietzen*27 (incl. 7 in Spain) [15] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 18 August 1940
Hans Tilly*Oberfeldwebel7 [2] JG 2 KIA 7 July 1941
Horst Timme*Unteroffizier13 [2] JG 52 KIA 28 August 1943
Manfred Tischtau*Oberleutnant9 [7] /5 [2] NJG 5 KIFA 20 August 1944
Werner Tismar*Hauptmann5 [2] LG 2, JG 77 KIFA 26 April 1942
Joachim Titze*Feldwebel25 [2] JG 54 KIA 29 April 1943
Johann-Jobst TodtOberfeldwebel10 [2] JG 301, JG 7
Günther Toll47+ [2] JG 2, JG 52 German Cross
Günther Tonne*Major~20 [16] SKG 210, SKG 10, ZG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 15 July 1943
Wolfgang Tonne*Hauptmann122 [17] /120 [18] JG 53 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 20 April 1943
Hans Torfer*Leutnant7 [18] JG 27, JGr Süd KIA 11 September 1944
Heinz Tornow*12 [8] /8 (incl. 2 in Spain) [19] J/88, JG 51 KIA 29 October 1940
Willi Trabert6 [20] JG 27
Rudolf Traphan*Oberfeldwebel8 [18] JG 3 KIA 11 April 1944
Eduard Tratt*Major38 [21] /35 [18] ZG 1, ZG 26 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 22 February 1944
Hannes Trautloft Oberst58 (incl. 5 in Spain) [15] [18] JG 51, JG 54 Knight's Cross
Johann Trenke Feldwebel9 [18] KG 51 Knight's Cross
Rudolf Trenkel Hauptmann138 [4] /132 [18] JG 77, JG 52 Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.62. [11]
Günther Treptau*Oberfeldwebel5 [18] JG 11 KIA 4 January 1945
Horst Trepte*Leutnant7 [18] JG 52 MIA 3 August 1943
Johannes Trestler*Oberfeldwebel5+ [18] ZG 1, ZG 26 KIA 31 January 1945
Eberhard Graf von Treuberg*Oberleutnant17 [18] JG 3, JG 52 KIA 1 January 1945
Werner Treusch*Leutnant5 [18] Kommando Herrmann, JG 300 KIFA 3 January 1944
Willi Tritsch Oberleunant20 [22] /12 [18] LG 2, SG 1, SG 151, SG 152 Knight's Cross
Franz Trowal*Leutnant7 [18] JG 77 KIA 15 July 1944
Hans TrübenbachMajor8 [18] JG 132, JG 52, LG 2
Martin Tschiersch*Leutnant11 [18] NJG 2 KIA 21 February 1945
Kurt Tyralla*Unteroffizier7+ [18] LG 2, SG 1, SG 2 KIA 7 September 1942

U

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Kurt "Kuddel" Ubben*Major111 [23] /110 [24] /93 [18] JG 77, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 27 April 1944
Richard Ubelbacher*Feldwebel7 [18] JG 2 KIA 3 March 1943
Hans-Joachim Uhl*Unteroffizier5 [18] JG 54 KIA 11 August 1943
Lothar Uhlig*Oberfeldwebel8 [18] ZG 1, JG 76 KIA 25 August 1944
Martin UhlmannFeldwebel5 [18] NJG 4
Friedrich Graf von Uiberacker*Leutnant7 [18] JG 26 KIA 6 December 1942
Martin UlbrichOberfeldwebel35+ [8] /32+ [18] JG 51
Albert UllrichFeldwebel11 [18] JG 77, JGr Süd
Günter Ulrich*Fähnrich5 [18] JG 27, JG 7 KIA 25 March 1945
Horst Ulenberg*Leutnant16 [25] [18] JG 26 KIA 12 July 1941
Hans Umbach*Oberfeldwebel5 [18] JG 1, JG 27 KIFA 27 June 1941
Johanes UngarUnteroffizier5 [18] JG 52
Willy Unger Leutnant21 [18] JG 3, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Oswald Unterlerchner11+ [18] JG 54
Robert Unzeitig*10 [25] /9 [18] JG 26 KIA 12 April 1942
Werner UrsinusHauptmann5 [13] JG 53
Ludwig UschmannUnteroffizier5 [18] JG 54

V

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Martin von VacanoOberleutnant8 [18] [13] JG 53, JGr Süd
Heinrich VandeweerdOberfähnrich6 [25] [18] JG 26
Bernhard Vechtel Oberleutnant108 [24] [18] JG 51 Knight's Cross
Ulrich Veh*Oberfeldwebel5 [18] JG 300 KIFA 8 March 1944
Otto Venjakob*Unteroffizier25 [18] JG 54 KIA 23 June 1944
Heinz Venth*Oberleutnant17 [8] /14 [18] JG 51 MIA 16 July 1944
Erich ViebahnHauptmann5 [18] JG 51, JG 50, JGr Süd
Helmut Viedebantt*Major23 [2] ZG 1, SG 10 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 May 1945
Martin VillingOberfeldwebel19+ [18] JG 77, JG 5
Heinz Vinke*54 [26] /51 [18] NJG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 26 February 1944
Otto Vinzent*Oberleutnant45 [18] JG 54 KIA 4 January 1944
Hermann VirchowOberfeldwebel5 [18] SKG 10
Gerhard Vivroux*Feldwebel10 [27] JG 3 KIA 25 October 1944
Karl Vockelmann*Leutnant9 [13] /8 [27] JG 53 KIA 19 May 1943
Karl-Heinrich Vögel*7 [27] JG 5 MIA 16 January 1944
Veit VögelStabs Adjutant7 [27] JG 51
Wolfgang Vögel*Unteroffizier21 [27] JG 3 MIA 1 August 1942
Ferdinand VöglHauptmann33 [28] /29 [27] JG 27 German Cross
Heinz Völker*Leutnant9 [7] /8 [27] NJG 2 KIA 22 July 1944
Helmut VogelFahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel10 [13] JG 53
Heinz-Gerhard Vogt*Oberleutnant48 [29] /47 [27] JG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 14 January 1945
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.63. [11]
Dieter VoigtFeldwebel17 [27] SG 2 German Cross
Maximilian Volke*Oberfeldwebel36 [27] JG 77 German Cross
Remains of plane and pilot found in 2007 near Modena, Italy.
Wilhelm-Erich Volkmann*Oberleutnant8 [27] JG 51, JG 3 KIA 2 December 1944
Hans VolletLeutnant5 [27] JG 5
Karl-Heinz Völlkopf*6 [27] NJG 2, NJG 1 KIA 21 June 1943
Hans Vorhauer*Feldwebel8 [27] JG 1 KIA 10 October 1943
Kurt Votel*Leutnant9 [27] JG 2 DOW 4 May 1941

W

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Friedrich Wachowiak*Leutnant140 [30] /86 [31] JG 52, JG 3 Knight's Cross
KIA 16 July 1944
Edmund Wagner*Oberfeldwebel58 [8] /57 [27] JG 51 Knight's Cross
KIA 13 November 1941
Erich Wagner*Leutnant6 [27] JG 53 KIA 21 October 1943
Gerhard Wagner13 [27] NJG 5
Rudolf Wagner*81 [32] JG 51 Knight's Cross
MIA 11 December 1943
Harry WaldFeldwebel10+ [27] JG 3
Hans Waldmann*Oberleutnant134 [33] /131 [27] JG 52, JG 3, JG 7 Knight's Cross
KIFA 18 March 1945
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.93. [11]
Ernst Wallner*Hauptmann5 [27] NJG 6 KIA 4 December 1944
Otto Wallner*Feldwebel12 [27] JG 51 KIFA 28 August 1943
Karl-Heinz Wallrath*Unteroffizier5 [27] JG 3 KIA 13 February 1942
Alfred Wallys*5 [27] JG 51 KIFA 8 October 1943
Adolf Walter*Oberfeldwebel5 [27] JG 52 MIA 1 September 1941
Albert Walter*Oberleutnant37 [8] /35 [27] JG 51 German Cross
KIA 13 July 1944
Albert Walter*10 [27] NJG 4, NJG 6 KIA 24 February 1944
Gustav Walter*Feldwebel7 [27] JG 54 KIA 16 April 1942
Clemens Walterscheid*Leutnant8 [27] JG 2 KIA 2 July 1943
Horst WaltherOberleutnant35 [8] /34 [27] JG 51 German Cross
Rudolf WaltherLeutnant22+ [27] JG 52
Albrecht Walz*Oberleutnant26 [27] JG 3 German Cross
KIA 11 April 1943
Siegfried Wandam*Oberleutnant14 [27] NJG 1, NJG 5 KIA 4 July 1943
Joachim Wandel*Hauptmann75 [10] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 7 October 1942
Rudi Wangner*5 [27] ZG 1 KIA 27 June 1944
Alfred WarrelmannFeldwebel6 [27] ZG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2
Erich Wassermann*7 [27] JG 27 KIA 22 December 1941
Joachim Weber*Leutnant11 [27] ZG 26, JG 7 KIA 21 March 1945
Karl-Heinz Weber*Hauptmann136 [33] /132 [27] JG 51, JG 1 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 7 June 1944
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.68. [11]
Karl-Heinz Weber*Unteroffizier31 [27] JG 51 KIFA 22 September 1943
Hermann WeeberHauptmann5 [27] ZG 76
Heinrich Wefers*Oberfeldwebel51 [27] JG 54 German Cross
KIA 18 May 1943
Günther Wegmann Oberleutnant14 [27] ZG 26, EKdo 262, JG 7 German Cross
Alfred Wehmeyer*18 [34] ZG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 1 June 1942
Herbert WehneltHauptmann25 [27] JG 20, JG 51, EJGr West German Cross
Joachim von WehrenOberleutnant9 [27] JG 77
Josef WeichmannFeldwebel5 [27] JG 4
Bruno Weidlich30 [27] JG 77 German Cross
Kurt Weigand*7 [35] JG 300 KIA 24 August 1944
Hans-Dieter Weihs Leutnant8 [35] JG 7
Hans Weik Hauptmann36 [36] JG 3, EJGr Ost, EJG 2 Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.78. [14]
Leoplod Weinberger*Unteroffizier5 [35] NJG 4 KIA 28 April 1944
Emil WeinmannFeldwebel10 [35] NJG 6
Walter Weinzierl*Gefreiter5 [35] JG 302 KIA 28 July 1944
Gustav WeippertOberfeldwebel7+ [35] NAG 4 Knight's Cross
Ernst Weismann*Oberleutnant69 [37] JG 51 Knight's Cross
MIA 13 August 1942
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.74. [11]
Robert "Bazi" Weiss*Hauptmann121 [17] /122 [35] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 29 December 1944
Theodor "Theo" Weissenberger Major208 [38] [35] JG 5, JG 7 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.40. [14]
Paul-Adolf Weitzberg*Leutnant5 [35] JG 5, JG 4 KIA 2 November 1944
Hugo Welsch*Feldwebel28 [35] JG 54 KIA 29 October 1944
Kurt Welter Oberleutnant63 [39] JG 300, NJGr 10, NJG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Rupert Weninger*11 [35] JG 53 KIA 24 June 1944
Hans-Gerd WennekersOberfeldwebel11 [35] JG 11
Eberhard Wenninger*Leutnant8 [35] JG 51 KIA 16 April 1944
Werner WenzelHauptmann8 [35] JG 27, JG 3, JG 7
Peter Werfft, Dr.Major26 [40] JG 27 Knight's Cross
Adolf WermterGefreiter11+ [35] JG 54
Horst Wernecke*Unteroffizier5 [35] JG 51, JG 302 KIA 29 July 1944
Otto Werner*Hauptmann10 [35] JG 2 KIA 17 March 1943
Otto WernerUnteroffizier15 [35] NAG 4, JG 77
Heinz Wernicke*Leutnant117 [17] /118 [35] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIFA 27 December 1944
Ulrich Wernitz 101 [41] [35] JG 54 Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 2.38. [14]
Franz von Werra*Hauptmann21 [42] JG 3, JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIFA 25 October 1941
Johannes WerthHauptmann8 [35] NJG 2
Johann WerthnerFeldwebel7 [35] NJG 2, NJG 3
Otto Weßling*Oberleutnant83 [31] JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 19 April 1944
Helmut Wester*10 [35] JG 52 KIA 17 August 1944
Josef Westner*Leutnant6 [35] JG 51 KIA 10 August 1943
Hans-Jürgen WestphalHauptmann13 [35] JG 26, EJGr West, JG 53, JG 106
Helmut Wettstein20+ [35] JG 54, JGr Ost
Walther Wever*Oberleutnant44 [42] JG 51, JG 7 Knight's Cross
KIFA 10 April 1945
Hubert-York Weydenhammer*Hauptmann6 [35] LG 1, JG 3 KIA 25 December 1944
Gerhard WeylOberleutnant8+ [35] JG 5, JG 6
Helmut WichmannFeldwebel5 [35] JG 3
Helmut Wick*Major56 [43] JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
MIA 28 November 1940
Karl WickOberfeldwebel7+ [35] JG 54, JG 11
Bruno WickertFeldwebel5 [35] JG 52
Fritz-Dietrich Wickop*Hauptmann12 [35] JG 52, JG 2, JG 1 KIA 16 May 1943
Wulf-Dietrich Widowitz*Oberleutnant29 [35] ZG 76, JG 77, JG 5 German Cross
KIA 28 July 1943
Gerhard WiegandLeutnant25 [35] JG 26 German Cross
Heinrich-Friedrich WiegandFeldwebel9 [35] JG 5
Werner Wiegand*6 [35] JG 1 KIA 29 March 1944
Edmund Wieland7 [35] JG 27
Paul Wielebinski*5 [35] JG 3 DOW 25 June 1944
Franz-Josef Wienhusen*Hauptmann6 [35] JG 5, JG 77, EJGr Ost, JG 4 KIA 3 December 1944
Johannes Wiese Major133 [33] /118 [35] JG 52, JG 77 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
12 in one mission
Reinhard Wiese*Unteroffizier9 [35] JG 3 KIA 29 October 1942
Wilhelm Wiesinger*Oberleutnant10 [44] JG 27 KIA 23 June 1941
Gustav Wiesmahr*Leutnant20 [44] JG 52 KIFA 5 October 1943
Ernst Wiggers*Hauptmann9 [44] JG 51 KIA 11 September 1940
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke*Oberst162 [4] /155 [44] JG 53, JG 3 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 23 March 1944
Karl-Heinz WilkeOberleutnant8 [44] NAG 4 Knight's Cross
Gerhard WilleFeldwebel13 [44] JG 51 MIA 10 February 1942
Egbert WillenbrinkUnteroffizier7 [44] JG 53
Dieter Willers11 [44] JG 51
Karl Willius*Oberleutnant50 [45] JG 26 Knight's Cross
KIA 8 April 1944
Alexander von Winterfelt*Oberstleutnant13 [46] JG 2, JG 77 Knight's Cross
KIFA 16 May 1942
Eugen Wintergerst*Oberfeldwebel8 [44] JG 77, JG 1 KIA 4 September 1943
Hermann Wischnewski Oberfähnrich28 [47] JG 300 Knight's Cross
Heinrich Wohlers*Major29 [47] NJG 4, NJG 6 Knight's Cross
KIFA 15 March 1944
Ulrich Wöhnert Leutnant86 [31] JG 54 Knight's Cross
Franz Woidich Oberleutnant110 [24] /81 [44] JG 27, JG 52, JG 400 Knight's Cross
Erich Woitke Hauptmann26 (+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*Oberleutnant144 [4] /142 [44] JG 54 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
KIA 22 April 1944
Hermann Wolf Leutnant57 [48] /55 [44] JG 52, JG 11, JG 7 Knight's Cross
Robert Wolf33 [44] NJG 5
Walter Wolfrum Oberleutnant137 [4] /134 [44] JG 52 Knight's Cross
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.09. [14]
Helmut Woltersdorf*23 [44] NJG 1 German Cross
KIA 2 June 1942
Waldemar Wübke Hauptmann14 [44] JG 54, JG 101 German Cross
Helmut WunderlichObergefreiter7 [49] JG 77
Horst Wunderlich*Leutnant13 [49] JG 51 KIA 30 November 1942
Karl Wünsch*22 [28] /20 [49] JG 27 German Cross
MIA 21 November 1944
Karl Wunschelmeyer*Oberleutnant16 [49] JG 54, JG 26 KIA 24 February 1944
Otto Würfel*Leutnant79 [32] /77 [49] JG 51 Knight's Cross
MIA 23 February 1944
Heinz Wurm*Oberleutnant12 [49] ZG 1 KIA 16 September 1943
Josef "Sepp" Wurmheller*Major102 [41] /103 [49] JG 53, JG 2 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
KIA 22 June 1944
Wilhelm WürtzUnteroffizier6 [49] JG 54, JG 26
Heinrich WurzelHauptmann12 [49] JG 302, JG 301 German Cross

Z

NameRankClaimsUnitNotes
Hans Zacher*Feldwebel6 [50] JG 51 KIA 17 October 1944
Friedrich Zander*Oberfeldwebel34 [49] JG 54, JG 1 incl. 1 heavy bomber [51]
KIA 26 December 1944
Ernst ZechlinHauptmann10 [52] /8 [49] NJG 2, NJG 5
Karl-Ludwig Zeddies*Feldwebel7 [50] JG 51 KIA 26 March 1943
Otmar Zehart*Oberleutnant6 [49] Sturmstaffel 1, JG 3, JG 4 incl. 6 heavy bombers [51]
KIA 26 December 1944
Josef Zeiner*Fähnrich5 [49] JG 3 incl. 5 heavy bombers [53]
KIA 3 March 1945
Alfred ZeisLeutnant53 [49] JG 53
Joachim ZellerFahnenjunker-Feldwebel6 [49] JG 26
Walter Zellot*Leutnant85 [31] [54] /84 [49] JG 53 Knight's Cross
KIA 10 September 1942
mission-to-claim ratio of 3.48. [11]
Ulrich Zemper*Feldwebel6 [49] JG 53 KIA 28 July 1944
Emil Zibler*35 [49] JG 3 KIA 5 July 1943
Siegfried ZickLeutnant20 [49] JG 1, JG 11
Kurt Ziegenfuss*Feldwebel6 [50] JG 51 KIA 22 April 1944
Helmut ZiegenhagenOberleutnant15 [49] JG 76, JG 5, JG 54, JG 11
Helmut Ziehm*20 [50] JG 51 KIA 9 April 1945
Kurt Ziemann*Oberfeldwebel6+ [49] SG 4 KIA 23 January 1945
Heinz ZiemerFeldwebel6 [49] JG 11
Helmut Zilken*Oberleutnant12 [49] JG 54 KIA 16 March 1942
Horst ZillerOberfeldwebel8 [55] JG 27
Günther Zilling*Oberfähnrich6 [49] JG 54 KIA 2 August 1944
Herbert Zimmer*Feldwebel20 [49] JG 3 incl. 1 heavy bomber [56]
KIA 20 March 1944
Claus Zimmermann*Leutnant7 [49] JG 52 KIA 29 July 1942
Hans-Jörg Zimmermann*Oberleutnant6 [49] JG 52 KIA 1 September 1941
Oskar Zimmermann Leutnant34 [50] /28+ [49] JG 51, JG 3 Knight's Cross
Dieter ZinkLeutnant11 [49] JG 3 incl. 10 heavy bombers [57]
Füllbert Zink*Hauptmann36 [58] [49] JG 26 German Cross
KIA 14 March 1943
Igor Zirkenbach*Leutnant7 [55] /6 [49] JG 27 KIA 8 August 1940
Josef Zirngibl*Oberfeldwebel9 [58] [49] JG 26 incl. 3 heavy bombers [59]
KIA 21 June 1944
Paul Zorner Major59 [26] /58 [49] NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJG 5 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
Franz-Josef Zoufahl*Oberfeldwebel26 [49] JG 51 German Cross
KIA 24 July 1944
Gerhard ZschäbitzFeldwebel12 [49] JG 52
Herwig Zusig*Oberleutnant12 [49] JG 77, JG 1 KIA 19 August 1943
Eugen-Ludwig Zweigart*69 [37] /66 [49] JG 54 Knight's Cross
KIA 12 January 1943
Josef Zwernemann*Hauptmann126 [17] /123 [49] JG 52, JG 11 Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves
incl. 5 heavy bombers [53]
KIA 8 April 1944
Rudi Zwesken Oberfeldwebel45~ [60] /23+ [49] JG 52, JG 300 incl. 14+ heavy bombers [57]
Knight's Cross
Ludwig Zwittnig*Oberleutnant6 [49] JG 3 incl. 2 heavy bombers [61]
KIA 18 April 1945

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References

Citations

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1525.
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  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Spick 1996, p. 229.
  5. 1 2 Aders & Held 1993, p. 266.
  6. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 214.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Aders 1978, p. 238.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Aders & Held 1993, p. 267.
  9. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 1311, 1525.
  10. 1 2 3 Spick 1996, p. 237.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Spick 1996, p. 249.
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  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Prien 1991, p. 1698.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 Spick 1996, p. 248.
  15. 1 2 3 Obermaier 1989, p. 216.
  16. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 69.
  17. 1 2 3 4 Spick 1996, p. 231.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1526.
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  20. ↑ Ring & Girbig 1994, p. 331.
  21. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 63.
  22. ↑ Obermaier 1976, p. 204.
  23. ↑ Zabecki 2019, p. 330.
  24. 1 2 3 Spick 1996, p. 232.
  25. 1 2 3 Caldwell 1998, p. 527.
  26. 1 2 Spick 1996, p. 243.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1527.
  28. 1 2 Ring & Girbig 1994, p. 332.
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  30. ↑ Zabecki 2019, p. 329.
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  32. 1 2 Spick 1996, p. 236.
  33. 1 2 3 Spick 1996, p. 230.
  34. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 220.
  35. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1528.
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  47. 1 2 Spick 1996, p. 246.
  48. ↑ Schreier 1990, p. 179.
  49. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1530.
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  51. 1 2 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1458.
  52. ↑ Aders 1978, p. 239.
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  54. ↑ Zabecki 2014, p. 1614.
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