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{{Short description|WWII German Fighter Pilot Ace}}
{{Infobox military person
|name=Walter Wolfrum
|birth_date={{Birth date|1923|5|23|df=y}}
|death_date={{Death date and age|2010|8|26|1923|5|23|df=yes}}
|birth_place=Schmölz, [[Küps]]
|death_place=[[Schwabach]], Germany
|image=Walter Wolfrum.jpg
|caption=Walter Wolfrum
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|branch={{air force|Nazi Germany}}
|serviceyears=1940–1945
|rank=''[[Oberleutnant]]'' (first lieutenant)
|commands=1./[[JG 52]]
|unit=[[JG 52]]
|battles={{hidden
|''See battles''
|[[World War II]]
*[[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]]
:*[[Battle of the Caucasus]]
|-
|headerstyle=background:#dbdbdb
|style=text-align:center;
}}
|awards=[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
|laterwork=[[Gold leaf]] business<br />[[Aerobatics]] pilot & coach
}}

'''Walter Wolfrum''' (23 May 1923 – 26 August 2010) was a German [[military aviation|military aviator]] who served in the [[Luftwaffe]] during [[World War II]]. As a [[fighter ace]], he flew 424 combat missions and claimed 137 aerial victories—that is, 137 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. This ties him for 43rd place among [[List of World War II air aces|highest scoring]] fighter aces. He was also a recipient of the [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]], the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II.

==Military career==
On 10 May 1944, Wolfrum was appointed ''[[Staffelkapitän]]'' (squadron leader) of 1. ''Staffel'' of [[Jagdgeschwader 52|''Jagdgeschwader'' 52]] (JG&nbsp;52—52nd Fighter Wing), succeeding ''Oberleutnant'' Karl-Heinz Plücker who was [[killed in action]].{{sfn|Schreier|1990|p=187}} On 20 May, Wolfrum claimed six aerial victories, an [[Aviators who became ace in a day|"ace-in-a-day"]] achievement.{{sfn|Bergström|2008|p=55}} He became a double "ace-in-a-day" following eleven aerial victories on 30 May 1944.{{sfn|Weal|2004|p=107}} The next day, he again claimed six aircraft shot down, again making him an "ace-in-a-day".{{sfn|Bergström|2008|p=55}} On 1 June 1944, Wolfrum was credited with his 100th aerial victory. He was the 74th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=244}} On 16 July, Wolfrum again became a double "ace-in-a-day" when he claimed ten aircraft shot down in combat near Kamionka, northeast of [[Lviv]]. Following these ten victories, he was severely wounded requiring a lengthy period of convalescence.{{sfn|Weal|2004|p=109}} In consequence, ''Oberleutnant'' Manfred Eberwein was given command of 1. ''Staffel''.{{sfn|Schreier|1990|p=187}}

On 31 August 1944, ''[[Oberst]]'' (Colonel) [[Dietrich Hrabak]], ''[[Geschwaderkommodore]]'' (wing commander) of JG&nbsp;52 submitted a report, requesting a preferential promotion for Wolfrum to ''[[Oberleutnant]]'' (first lieutenant). The application was seconded by General [[Hans Seidemann]], commander-in-chief of the [[8th Air Corps (Germany)|VIII. ''Fliegerkorps'']], on 8 September. The request was approved and the promotion backdated to 1 September.{{sfn|MacLean|2007|p=482}} Following his convalescence on 4 February 1945, Wolfrum retook command of 1. ''Staffel'' of JG&nbsp;52. Consequently, Eberwein was transferred.{{sfn|Barbas|2006|pp=277, 349}} At the time, I. ''Gruppe'' was based at [[Wierzbie, Nysa County|Weidengut]], present-day Wierzbie in Poland.{{sfn|Barbas|2006|p=276}} At the end of the war, Wolfrum surrendered to the US [[90th Infantry Division (United States)|90th Infantry Division]].{{sfn|Heaton|Lewis|Olds|Schulze|2011|p=72}}

==Later life==
Following the end of World War II, according to Wolfrum's own account, he and [[Hans-Ulrich Rudel]] were in contact in the first years. The two had briefly met twice during the war. Wolfrum's girlfriend Irene Rühl had a friend who worked for the Americans as a secretary at a hospital in [[Fürth]] where Rudel was being treated. With the help of this friend, Rudel's release papers were signed and he was set free.{{sfn|Wolfrum|2009|p=175}} Wolfrum states that he then periodically aided Rudel as a motorcycle driver and courier. Additionally, Wolfrum's father helped Rudel's father, Johannes Rudel, find a new home and position as a pastor in [[Gunzenhausen]]. At the time, Rudel was getting in contact with his former comrades from [[Schlachtgeschwader 2|''Schlachtgeschwader'' 2]]. With the aid of these comrades, Rudel had set up a smuggling ring across the various zones of [[Allied-occupied Germany]]. The official currency in Germany at the time was still the ''[[Reichsmark]]'' and its exchange rate varied from zone to zone. Rudel and his men built an illegal business, disguised as a haulage company, around this discrepancy in exchange rates by smuggling large sums of money from one zone to another, buying and selling currency with a profitable margin.{{sfn|Wolfrum|2009|pp=176–177}} Wolfrum states that his contact with Rudel ended in 1948 after Rudel had left for Argentina.{{sfn|Wolfrum|2009|p=177}}

Wolfrum then became a successful [[aerobatics]] pilot, winning the German Championship in 1962 and taking second place in 1961, 1963, 1964 and 1966.{{sfn|Carson|1986|p=212}} He died on 26 August 210 at the age of {{age|1923|5|23|2010|8|26}} in [[Schwabach]], Germany.{{sfn|Dixon|2023|p=143}}

==Summary of career==
===Aerial victory claims===
According to US historian [[David T. Zabecki]], Wolfrum was credited with 137 aerial victories.{{sfn|Zabecki|2019|p=329}} Mathews and Foreman, authors of ''Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims'', researched the [[German Federal Archives]] and state that Wolfrum was credited with 134 aerial victories, plus sixteen further unconfirmed claims. All of his victories were claimed on the Eastern Front.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|pp=1444–1447}}

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = ''Planquadrat''), for example "PQ 34 Ost 76891". The Luftwaffe grid map ({{lang|de|Jägermeldenetz}}) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 [[Minute of arc|minutes]] of [[latitude]] by 30 minutes of [[longitude]], an area of about {{Convert|360|sqmi|sqkm}}. These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area {{Convert|3|x|4|km|mi|abbr=on|sp=us}} in size.{{sfn|''Planquadrat''}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders collapsible" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none; text-align:right; width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan="10" | Chronicle of aerial victories
|-
| colspan="10" style="text-align: left;" |
{{legend|#fbec5d;|This and the ♠ ([[Ace of spades]]) indicates those aerial victories which made Wolfrum an "[[Aviators who became ace in a day|ace-in-a-day]]", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day. |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#e3d9ff|This and the – (dash) indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Wolfrum did not receive credit.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#faecc8|This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Barbas, Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Balke, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
|-
!scope="col"| Claim
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Time
!scope="col" width="120px"| Type
!scope="col"| Location
!scope="col" style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | Claim
!scope="col"| Date
!scope="col"| Time
!scope="col" width="120px"| Type
!scope="col"| Location
|-
! colspan="12" | – 5. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 52 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|pp=1444–1445}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — 4 February – 31 December 1943</small>
|-
| 1
| 28 May 1943
| 11:16
| [[Yakovlev Yak-1|Yak-1]]
| PQ 34 Ost 76891{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=383}}<br />vicinity of Kiyevskoye
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 11
| 9 September 1943
| 06:28
| Yak-1
| PQ 35 Ost 51872{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=389}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Bohodukhiv]]
|-
| 2
| 21 July 1943
| 05:16
| [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1|MiG-1]]
| PQ 34 Ost 88432{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=385}}<br />{{Convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Marienheim (Perekrestovo)
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 3 October 1943
| 11:00+
| [[Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3|LaGG-3]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=390}}
| vicinity of Usin
|-
| 3
| 22 July 1943
| 04:20
| [[Ilyushin Il-2|Il-2]]
| PQ 34 Ost 88253{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=385}}<br />vicinity of Stepanovka
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 12
| 21 October 1943
| 09:50
| Il-2 m.H.<ref group="Note" name="Il-2 m.H."/>
| PQ 35 Ost 10121{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=391}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Pereiaslav]]
|-
| 4
| 24 July 1943
| style="background:#faecc8" | 08:03?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 08:04.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1444}}|group="Note"}}
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 88432{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=386}}<br />{{Convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Marienheim (Perekrestovo)
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 13
| 21 October 1943
| 14:45
| [[Lavochkin La-5|La-5]]
| PQ 35 Ost 11784, south of Jekrownik{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=391}}<br />vicinity of Pereiaslav
|-
| 5
| 25 July 1943
| 11:20
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 88262{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=386}}<br />vicinity of Jalisawehino
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 14
| 22 October 1943
| 09:19
| La-5
| PQ 35 Ost 10134{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=391}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Pereiaslav
|-
| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 25 July 1943
| 11:30
| Yak-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=386}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 15
| 22 October 1943
| 09:20
| La-5
| PQ 35 Ost 10133{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=391}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Pereiaslav
|-
| 6
| 2 August 1943
| 11:44
| Il-2 m.H.{{refn|The "m.H." refers to an Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner ({{lang|de|mit Heckschütze}}).|group="Note"|name="Il-2 m.H."}}
| PQ 34 Ost 88261, {{Convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Marinowka{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=386}}<br />vicinity of Jalisawehino
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 16
| 22 October 1943
| 09:30
| Yak-1
| PQ 35 Ost 10124{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=391}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Pereiaslav
|-
| 7
| 8 August 1943
| 09:37
| Yak-1
| {{Convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Kiyevskoye{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=387}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 17
| 3 November 1943
| 14:32
| Yak-1
| PQ 35 Ost 01332{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=391}}
|-
| 8
| 24 August 1943
| 05:25
| [[Bell P-39 Airacobra|P-39]]
| PQ 34 Ost 75494{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=388}}<br />[[Black Sea]], {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Gelendzhik]]
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 18
| 6 November 1943
| 09:22
| Yak-1
| PQ 35 Ost 01564{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=392}}
|-
| 9
| 5 September 1943
| 13:40
| [[Yakovlev Yak-9|Yak-9]]
| PQ 35 Ost 60182{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=389}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of [[Merefa]]
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 19
| 6 December 1943
| 09:29
| Il-2 m.H.<ref group="Note" name="Il-2 m.H."/>
| southeast of Eltigen{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=394}}
|-
| 10
| 6 September 1943
| 17:35
| Yak-1
| PQ 35 Ost 50262{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=389}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Merefa
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 20
| 11 December 1943
| 12:11
| P-39
| east of [[Kerch]]{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=394}}
|-
! colspan="12" | – 5. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 52 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|pp=1445–1446}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — 1 January – 31 December 1944</small>
|-
| 21
| 7 February 1944
| 14:15
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 66642{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=192}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}<br />vicinity of Majak
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 46
| 22 March 1944
| 10:45
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 66642{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />vicinity of Bulganak{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}<br />east of Bulganak
|-
| 22
| 10 February 1944
| style="background:#faecc8" | 11:54?{{Refn|According to Barbas claimed at 11:59.{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}|group="Note"}}
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 66592{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=192}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}<br />vicinity of Kamysh-Burun
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 47
| 22 March 1944
| 13:59
| P-39
| PQ 34 Ost 66642{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}<br />vicinity of Majak
|-
| 23
| 12 February 1944
| 09:06
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 66642{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=192}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}<br />vicinity of Majak
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 48
| 26 March 1944
| 09:16
| [[Yakovlev Yak-7|Yak-7]]
| PQ 34 Ost 47773{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}<br />vicinity of Tachigary
|-
| 24
| 12 February 1944
| 14:19
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 66594, east of Kamysh-Burun{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=192}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 49
| 26 March 1944
| 14:02
| style="background:#faecc8" | Yak-9?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a [[Yakovlev Yak-7]].{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1445}}|group="Note"}}
| PQ 34 Ost 47784{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}<br />{{Convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Dzhankoy]]
|-
| 25
| 13 February 1944
| 12:45
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 66613{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=192}}<br />Adshin Uschkaj{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 50
| 26 March 1944
| 15:47
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 47741{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />PQ 47771{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}<br />south of [[Hromivka, Crimea|Gromovka]]
|-
| 26
| 13 February 1944
| 13:03
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 66641{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=192}}<br />east-northeast of Bulganak{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 51
| 26 March 1944
| 16:06
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 47741{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />{{Convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Dornburg
|-
| 27
| 14 February 1944
| style="background:#faecc8" | 08:08?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 08:05.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1445}}|group="Note"}}
| P-39
| PQ 34 Ost 66641{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=192}}<br />vicinity of Bulganak{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}<br />east of Bulganak
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 52
| 1 April 1944
| 14:50
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 65163{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=195}}<br />over sea, southeast of Cape Takyl
|-
| 28
| 14 February 1944
| 08:13
| [[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk|P-40]]
| PQ 34 Ost 66643{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=192}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}<br />vicinity of Kerch
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 53
| 1 April 1944
| 14:57
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 66872{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=195}}<br />over sea, southeast of Cape Takyl
|-
| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 14 February 1944
| 08:20{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}
| P-40{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 54
| 3 April 1944
| 10:01
| Il-2 m.H.<ref group="Note" name="Il-2 m.H."/>
| PQ 34 Ost 56213{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=195}}<br />[[Sea of Azov]]
|-
| 29
| 14 February 1944
| 11:27
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 66643{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=359}}{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}<br />vicinity of Kerch
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 7 April 1944
| 08:00+
| Yak-7{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=195}}
| vicinity of [[Perekop]]
|-
| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 14 February 1944
| 15:00+
| Yak-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}
| vicinity of Kerch{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=360}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 7 April 1944
| 16:00+
| Yak-7{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=195}}
| vicinity of Perekop
|-
| 30
| 15 February 1944
| 06:57
| P-39
| PQ 34 Ost 66643{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}<br />PQ 66811{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=360}}<br />vicinity of Taman
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 55
| 8 April 1944
| 12:31
| Il-2 m.H.<ref group="Note" name="Il-2 m.H."/>
| PQ 34 Ost 46112{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=195}}<br />vicinity of Grammatikowo
|-
| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 26 February 1944
| 12:30
| Yak-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}
| vicinity of Kerch{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=360}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 56
| 8 April 1944
| style="background:#faecc8" | 16:29?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:28.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1446}}|group="Note"}}
| Il-2 m.H.<ref group="Note" name="Il-2 m.H."/>
| PQ 34 Ost 46112{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=195}}<br />vicinity of Grammatikowo
|-
| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 27 February 1944
| 16:00+
| Yak-1
| vicinity of Perekop{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=360}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 8 April 1944
| 16:30
| Il-2 m.H.<ref group="Note" name="Il-2 m.H."/>{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=195}}
| vicinity of Perekop
|-
| 31
| 28 February 1944
| style="background:#faecc8" | 14:20?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 14:26.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1445}}|group="Note"}}
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 66564{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=360}}<br />vicinity of Kerch
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 8 April 1944
| 16:30
| Il-2 m.H.<ref group="Note" name="Il-2 m.H."/>{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=195}}
| vicinity of Perekop
|-
| 32
| 2 March 1944
| 10:26
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 66811{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=360}}<br />vicinity of Taman
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 57
| 9 April 1944
| 07:02
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 37833, {{Convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Karankij{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />vicinity of An-Najman
|-
| 33
| 2 March 1944
| 10:33
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 66732{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=360}}<br />vicinity of Tobetschik
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 58
| 9 April 1944
| 07:23
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 47774, {{Convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on}} east-northeast of Karankij{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />vicinity of Tachigary
|-
| 34
| 11 March 1944
| 12:13
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 66533{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}<br />PQ 66643{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=360}}<br />vicinity of Kerch
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 59
| 9 April 1944
| 14:12
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 46152{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />west of Mikhaylovka
|-
| 35
| 11 March 1944
| 12:25
| P-39
| PQ 34 Ost 66572{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=193}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=360}}<br />vicinity of Apassnaja
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 60
| 9 April 1944
| 16:40
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 46112{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />vicinity of Grammatikowo
|-
| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 13 March 1944
| 13:30
| P-39{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}
| vicinity of Kerch{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 10 April 1944
| 13:00+
| Yak-7{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}
| vicinity of Perekop
|-
| 36
| 14 March 1944
| style="background:#faecc8" | 07:27?{{Refn|According to Barbas, Mathews and Foreman claimed at 07:29.{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1445}}|group="Note"}}
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 47731{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}<br />{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Gelendzhik
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 61
| 10 April 1944
| 17:50
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 46114{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />east of Tomoschewka
|-
| 37
| 16 March 1944
| 15:31
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 37694{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />{{Convert|35|km|mi|abbr=on}} west-northwest of Akkerman
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 62
| 11 April 1944
| 10:56
| Il-2 m.H.<ref group="Note" name="Il-2 m.H."/>
| PQ 34 Ost 46324{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />vicinity of Dzhankoy
|-
| 38
| 17 March 1944
| 06:09
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 47772{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />vicinity of Karankut
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 63
| 11 April 1944
| 15:02
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 46172{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} west-northwest of Dzhankoy
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 39♠
| 19 March 1944
| style="background:#faecc8" | 07:28?{{Refn|According to Barbas claimed at 07:25.{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}|group="Note"}}
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 66812{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}<br />vicinity of Taman
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 64
| 12 April 1944
| 16:36
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 46514{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Tokultschak
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 40♠
| 19 March 1944
| 07:31
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 66674, northeast of Kossa Tulsa{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />vicinity of Kossa Tulsa{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 65
| 12 April 1944
| 16:38
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 46574{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Tokultschak
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 41♠
| 19 March 1944
| 10:58
| [[Douglas A-20 Havoc|Boston]]
| PQ 34 Ost 26281{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />{{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} east-northeast of [[Novyi Buh]]
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 66
| 13 April 1944
| 11:08
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 46742{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Karankut
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 42♠
| 19 March 1944
| 14:50
| Il-2
| PQ 34 Ost 26833{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />{{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Yartsevo
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 67
| 14 April 1944
| 15:57
| Yak-7
| PQ 34 Ost 35422{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />{{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Sevastopol]]
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 43♠
| 19 March 1944
| 14:54
| Il-2
| PQ 34 Ost 36712{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />Black Sea, {{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of [[Yevpatoria]]
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 68
| 15 April 1944
| 06:40
| Il-2 m.H.<ref group="Note" name="Il-2 m.H."/>
| PQ 34 Ost 35472{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Sevastopol
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 44♠
| 19 March 1944
| 14:58
| Il-2
| PQ 34 Ost 36572{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />{{Convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Kyzylorda|Ak-Mechet]]
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 69
| 15 April 1944
| 06:41
| style="background:#faecc8" | LaGG-3?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as a [[Ilyushin Il-2]].{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1446}}|group="Note"}}
| PQ 34 Ost 35611{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=196}}<br />Black Sea, {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Sevastopol
|-
| 45
| 22 March 1944
| 10:39
| Yak-1
| PQ 34 Ost 66641{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=194}}<br />vicinity of Bulganak{{sfn|Barbas|2005|p=361}}<br />east of Bulganak
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" |
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="12" | – 1. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 52 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|pp=1446–1447}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — 1 January – April 1945</small>
|-
| 70
| 16 May 1944
| 18:10
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Grigoriopol]]
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 102
| 6 June 1944
| 16:14
| P-39
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [[Țuțora]]
|-
| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 16 May 1944
| {{Center|—}}
| Il-2
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 103
| 7 July 1944
| 10:14
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Kovel]]
|-
| 71
| 17 May 1944
| 13:13
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Grigoriopol
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 104
| 7 July 1944
| 16:50
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Kovel
|-
| 72
| 17 May 1944
| 18:30
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Grigoriopol
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 105
| 7 July 1944
| 16:54
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southwest of Kovel
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 73♠
| 20 May 1944
| 14:47
| Yak-1
| vicinity of Grigoriopol
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 106
| 7 July 1944
| 16:55
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southwest of [[Ternopil]]
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 74♠
| 20 May 1944
| 14:50
| Yak-1
| vicinity of Grigoriopol
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 107
| 14 July 1944
| 09:34
| P-39
| {{Convert|55|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Lutsk]]
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 75♠
| 20 May 1944
| 14:52
| Yak-9
| vicinity of Grigoriopol
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 108
| 14 July 1944
| 14:37
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Ternopil
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 76♠
| 20 May 1944
| 16:55
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Grigoriopol
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 109
| 14 July 1944
| 17:29
| La-5
| vicinity of Ternopil
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 77♠
| 20 May 1944
| 17:14
| La-5
| {{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Grigoriopol
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 110
| 15 July 1944
| 10:53
| Il-2
| {{Convert|55|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Lutsk
|-
| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 20 May 1944
| {{Center|—}}
| LaGG-3
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 111
| 15 July 1944
| 16:55
| P-39
| {{Convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Busk, Ukraine|Busk]]
|-
| 78
| 22 May 1944
| 10:37
| La-5
| vicinity of Grigoriopol
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 112
| 15 July 1944
| 17:02
| P-39
| {{Convert|55|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Lutsk
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 79♠
| 30 May 1944
| 04:29
| La-5
| {{Convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 113
| 15 July 1944
| 17:14
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Volodymyr-Volynskyi|Włodzimierz]]
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 80♠
| 30 May 1944
| 06:30
| P-39
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[Iași]]
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 114♠
| 16 July 1944
| 07:09
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Busk
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 81♠
| 30 May 1944
| 09:33
| P-39
| {{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Iași
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 115♠
| 16 July 1944
| 07:14
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Busk
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 82♠
| 30 May 1944
| 09:47
| P-39
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 116♠
| 16 July 1944
| 09:07
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Ternopil
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 83♠
| 30 May 1944
| 11:37
| P-39
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 117♠
| 16 July 1944
| 09:15
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of [[Zolochiv, Lviv Oblast|Zolochiv]]
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 84♠
| 30 May 1944
| 14:09
| P-39
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Iași
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 118♠
| 16 July 1944
| 12:15
| La-5
| {{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} east-northeast of Ternopil
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 85♠
| 30 May 1944
| 14:13
| P-39
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Iași
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 119♠
| 16 July 1944
| 12:25
| La-5
| {{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} east-northeast of Ternopil
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 86♠
| 30 May 1944
| 14:20
| P-39
| {{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Iași
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 120♠
| 16 July 1944
| 12:27
| La-5
| {{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} east-northeast of Ternopil
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 87♠
| 30 May 1944
| 16:07
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Iași
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 121♠
| 16 July 1944
| 12:30
| La-5
| {{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} east-northeast of Ternopil
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 88♠
| 30 May 1944
| 16:20
| P-39
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Iași
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 122♠
| 16 July 1944
| 15:40
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Zolochiv
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 89♠
| 30 May 1944
| 18:07
| P-39
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 123♠
| 16 July 1944
| 15:52
| P-39
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Zolochiv
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 90♠
| 31 May 1944
| 12:59
| P-39
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 124
| 10 February 1945
| 16:00~
| Yak-9{{sfn|Barbas|2006|p=423}}
|
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 91♠
| 31 May 1944
| 13:18
| P-39
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 125
| 5 March 1945
| 14:00~
| Yak-9{{sfn|Barbas|2006|p=423}}
| vicinity of [[Wierzbie, Nysa County|Weidengut]]
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 92♠
| 31 May 1944
| 13:26
| P-39
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 126
| 7 March 1945
| 13:00~
| Pe-2
| vicinity of Weidengut
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 93♠
| 31 May 1944
| 16:12
| P-39
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 11 March 1945
| 16:15~
| Yak-9
| vicinity of Weidengut
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 94♠
| 31 May 1944
| 18:53
| P-39
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 127
| 15 March 1945
| 14:10~
| Il-2
| vicinity of Weidengut
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 95♠
| 31 May 1944
| 19:07
| P-39
| {{Convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of [[Botoșani]]
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 128
| 15 March 1945
| 17:00~
| P-39
| vicinity of Weidengut
|-
| 96
| 1 June 1944
| 11:43
| LaGG
| {{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Iași
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 129
| 15 March 1945
| 17:00~
| P-39
| vicinity of Weidengut
|-
| 97
| 1 June 1944
| 11:47
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Iași
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 130
| 15 March 1945
| 17:00~
| P-39
| vicinity of Weidengut
|-
| 98
| 1 June 1944
| 14:14
| Yak-9
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 131
| 16 April 1945
| 11:10~
| P-39
| vicinity of Weidengut
|-
| 99
| 1 June 1944
| 14:20
| P-39
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Țuțora
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 132
| 16 April 1945
| 11:10~
| P-39
| vicinity of Weidengut
|-
| style="background:#e3d9ff;" | {{Center|—}}
| 1 June 1944
| {{Center|—}}
| P-39
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 133
| 17 April 1945
| 10:15~
| Yak-9
| vicinity of Görlitz
|-
| 100
| 4 June 1944
| 15:07
| P-39
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Iași
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 134
| 17 April 1945
| 13;10~
| Yak-9
| vicinity of Görlitz
|-
| 101
| 4 June 1944
| 16:35
| P-39
| {{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} northwest of Iași
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" |
|
|
|
|
|}

===Awards===
* [[Eastern Front Medal]]
* [[Iron Cross]] (1939)
** 2nd Class (28 July 1943){{sfn|Dixon|2023|pp=142–143}}
** 1st Class (22 September 1943){{sfn|Dixon|2023|p=143}}
* [[Wound Badge]] (1939) in Gold
* [[Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe]] for Fighter Pilots in Gold (22 July 1943)
* [[Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe]] on 24 April 1944 as ''[[Leutnant]]'' and pilot{{sfn|Patzwall|2008|p=221}}{{refn|According to Obermaier on 20 April 1944.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=227}}|group="Note"}}
* [[German Cross]] in Gold on 18 May 1944 as ''Leutnant'' in the 5./''Jagdgeschwader'' 52{{sfn|Patzwall|Scherzer|2001|p=522}}
* [[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]] on 27 July 1944 as ''Leutnant'' and pilot in the 5./''Jagdgeschwader'' 52{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=452}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as pilot in the I./''Jagdgeschwader'' 52.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=797}}|group="Note"}}

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group="Note"}}

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  |year=2012
  |title=Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 12/II—Einsatz im Osten—4.2. bis 31.12.1943
  |trans-title=The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 12/II—Action in the East—4 February to 31 December 1943
  |language=de
  |location=Eutin, Germany
  |publisher=Buchverlag Rogge
  |isbn=978-3-942943-05-5
}}
* {{Cite book
  |last1=Prien
  |first1=Jochen
  |last2=Stemmer
  |first2=Gerhard
  |last3=Balke
  |first3=Ulf
  |last4=Bock
  |first4=Winfried
  |year=2022
  |title=Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 15/II—Einsatz im Osten—1.1. bis 31.12.1944
  |trans-title=The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 15/II—Action in the East—1 January to 31 December 1944
  |language=de
  |location=Eutin, Germany
  |publisher=Buchverlag Rogge
  |isbn=978-3-942943-28-4
}}
* {{Cite book
  |last=Scherzer
  |first=Veit
  |year=2007
  |title=Die Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives
  |trans-title=The Knight's Cross Bearers 1939–1945 The Holders of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939 by Army, Air Force, Navy, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm and Allied Forces with Germany According to the Documents of the Federal Archives
  |language=de
  |location=Jena, Germany
  |publisher=Scherzers Militaer-Verlag
  |isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
}}
* {{Cite book
  |last=Schreier
  |first=Hans
  |year=1990
  |title=JG 52 Das erfolgreichste Jagdgeschwader des 2. Weltkriegs
  |trans-title=JG 52 The Most Successful Fighter Wing of World War II
  |language=de
  |location=Berg am See
  |publisher=K. Vowinckel
  |isbn=978-3-921655-66-5
}}
* {{Cite book
  |last=Weal
  |first=John
  |year=2004
  |title=Jagdgeschwader 52: The Experten
  |series=Aviation Elite Units
  |volume=15
  |location=Oxford, UK
  |publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]]
  |isbn=978-1-84176-786-4
}}
* {{Cite book
  |last=Wolfrum
  |first=Walter
  |editor-last=Cronauer
  |editor-first=Peter
  |year=2009
  |title=Unbekannte Pflicht - Meine Erinnerungen als Jagd- und Kunstflieger 1923 – 2009
  |trans-title=Unknown Duty - My Memories as a fighter and Aerobatics Pilot 1923 – 2009
  |language=de
  |location=Moosburg, Germany
  |publisher=NeunundzwanzigSechs
  |isbn=978-3-9811615-4-0
}}
* {{Cite book
  |editor-last=Zabecki
  |editor-first=David T.
  |editor-link=David T. Zabecki
  |year=2019
  |title=The German War Machine in World War II
  |location=Santa Barbara, California
  |publisher=[[ABC-Clio]]
  |isbn=978-1-44-086918-1
}}
{{Refend}}

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