List of German World War II night fighter aces

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A German Bf 110G-4 night fighter at the RAF Museum in London.

Template:World War II aces from Germany A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.[1] German day and night fighter pilots claimed roughly 70,000 aerial victories during World War II, 25,000 over British or American and 45,000 over Soviet flown aircraft. 103 German fighter pilots shot down more than 100 enemy aircraft for a total of roughly 15,400 aerial victories. Roughly a further 360 pilots claimed between 40 and 100 aerial victories for round about 21,000 victories. Another 500 fighter pilots claimed between 20 and 40 victories for a total of 15,000 victories. According to Obermeier, it is relatively certain, that 2,500 German fighter pilots attained ace status, having achieved at least 5 aerial victories.[2] 453 German day and Zerstörer (destroyer) pilots received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 85 night fighter pilots, including 14 crew members, were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.[3] The list is sorted by the number of aerial victories claimed at night.

Due to the worsening war situation for Germany and Luftwaffe policies, night fighter aces remained in frontline roles until they were killed or wounded in combat or no longer capable of flying due to exhaustion.[4]

German night fighter aces[edit | edit source]

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Name Rank Night
victories claimed		 Day
victories claimed		 Total wartime
victories claimed		 Unit Notes
Template:Sortname[5] Major 121[6]/119[7] 0 121 NJG 1, NJG 4 Nicknamed "The Spook of St. Trond",
Template:Sortname*[5] Oberst 102 8 110[6]/112[8] ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3 killed in flying accident 7 October 1944[9]
Template:Sortname*[5] Major 83[6]/79[10] 0 83 NJG 2 killed in action 21 January 1944[11]
Template:Sortname[5] Oberst 67 1 68 ZG 1, NJG 1 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[5] Hauptmann 65 0 65 NJG 1, NJG 5 killed in action 21 January 1944[12] Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Oberst 64[13] 1 65 ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Major 64[14] 0 64 NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJGr 10, NJG 5 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Hauptmann 63 1 64 NJG 2 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Major 59 0 59 NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJG 5 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Hauptmann 58 0 58 NJG 4, NJG 6 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname Hauptmann 58[5]/59[13] 0 58[15]/59[16] NJG 3, NJG 2 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Major 57 16 73 ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 4, JV 44 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Oberleutnant 56 7 63 JG 301, Kdo Welter, NJG 11 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Oberleutnant 56 0 56 NJG 100 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Hauptmann 56 0 56 NJG 4, NJG 5, NJG 6, NJG 1 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[5] Hauptmann 56 0 56 ZG 26, NJG 2, NJG 1 killed in action 25 December 1944[17]
Template:Sortname*[5] Hauptmann 55 0 55 ZG 1, NJG 1 killed in action 27 September 1943[18] Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[5] Oberfeldwebel 54 0 54 NJG 1 killed in action 26 February 1944[19]
Template:Sortname*[5] Hauptmann 53 0 53 NJG 1 killed in action 29 September 1943[18] Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[5] Major 51 0 51 ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5 killed in flying accident 22 March 1944[12]
Template:Sortname[5] Major 50 1 51 ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Stabsfeldwebel 49 0 49 NJG 1, NJG 4 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Hauptmann 47 4 51 NJG 1 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[5] Oberstleutnant 47 3 50 NJG 1, NJG 6 Template:Center
Template:Sortname[20] Hauptmann 47 1 48 NJG 1 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[21] Oberleutnant 46 2 48 ZG 1, NJG 1 killed in action 24 February 1943[21] Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[22] Hauptmann 46 0 46 NJG 1 killed in action 7 December 1944[22] Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[23] Major 46[24] 0 46 NJG 2 killed in action 8 February 1945[23]
Template:Sortname[25] Hauptmann 45 2 47 ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[26] Leutnant 45 0 45 NJG 3 killed in action 27 April 1944[26] Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[27] Major 45 0 45 NJG 2, NJG 100 missing in action 23 February 1944 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[21] Hauptmann 44 0 46 NJG 1, NJG 2 killed in action 26 February 1943[21] Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[28] Hauptmann 44 0 44 ZG 1, NJG 1 killed in action 3 February 1943 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[29] Oberstleutnant 43 16 59 NJG 5 killed in action 6 March 1945 Template:Center
Template:Sortname[23] Major 43 6 49 ZG 76, NJG 1 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[30] Hauptmann 41 0 41 NJG 1 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[31] Hauptmann 40 0 40 NJG 1 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[32] Hauptmann 39 2 41 NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[33] Hauptmann 38 1 39 NJG 1, NJG 4 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[34] Major 37 2 39 NJG 1, NJG 102 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[35] Major 35 4 39 ZG 1, NJG 1 killed in flying accident 18 November 1943 Template:Center
Template:Sortname[36] Oberleutnant 38 0 38 NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 3 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[37] Hauptmann 36[38] 0 36 NJG 4, NJG 1 killed in action 6 August 1944 Template:Center
Template:Sortname Oberleutnant 35[38] 0 35 NJG 100 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[39] Oberfeldwebel 34 3 37 SKG 210, NJG 4, NJG 6 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[40] Hauptmann 34 0 34 NJG 2 killed in action 14 April 1945 Template:Center
Template:Sortname[41] Major 34 0 34 NJG 1, NJG 3 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[42] Hauptmann 34 0 34 NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[43] Hauptmann 34 0 34 NJG 1 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[44] Hauptmann 33 0 33 NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6, NJGr 10 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[45] Oberfeldwebel 33 0 33 NJG 1 killed in action 21 July 1944 Template:Center
Template:Sortname[46] Major 31 0 31 NJG 1, NJG 4 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[47] Major 30 0 30 NJG 4, NJG 6 killed in action 16 March 1945 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[48] Hauptmann 30 0 30 NJG 2, NJG 3 killed in action 10 April 1945 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[49] Major 30 0 30 NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 5 missing in action 5 March 1945 Template:Center
Template:Sortname[50] Major 30 0 30 JG 300, NJGr 10 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[51] Major 29 0 29 NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 killed in flying accident 15 March 1944 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[52] Hauptmann 28 1 29 NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 3 killed in action 2 January 1944 Template:Center
Template:Sortname[53] Oberstleutnant 28 22 50 ZG 76, NJG 1 Template:Center
Template:Sortname[54] Hauptmann 28 0 28 NJG 1 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname Hauptmann 28 0 28 NJG 3, NJG 4, NJG 101 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[55] Hauptmann 27 2 28 NJG 1 killed in action 4 October 1943 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[56] Leutnant 26 1 27 NJG 1 died of wounds 13 October 1943 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[57] Hauptmann 25 1 26 NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3 killed in action 6 January 1945 Template:Center
Template:Sortname[58] Hauptmann 25 0 25 NJG 5, NJG 6 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[59] Oberleutnant 24[Note 1] 3 27 ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2 killed in action 14 May 1943 Template:Center
Template:Sortname Hauptmann 24[60]/23[61] 0 0 NJG 5, NJG 6 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname[60] Oberstleutnant 23[61] 0 23 NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 4 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname Hauptmann 23[62]/22[63] 0 23 NJG 1, NJG 4 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[64] Hauptmann 23 0 23 NJG 2 killed in flying accident 6 March 1943 Template:Center
Template:Sortname Hauptmann 22+[13] 2 29[62]/24[65] ZG 2, LG 1, NJG 3, NJG 4, NJG 5 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname* Oberfeldwebel 21[66] 12[66] 33[67] ZG 76, SKG 210, 10(NJ)/ZG 1, NJG 200 killed in action 26 September 1943
Template:Sortname* Leutnant 21[51] 0 21 NJG 5 killed in action 23 April 1944 Template:Center
Template:Sortname* Oberfeldwebel 20[68] 0 20 NJG 1, NJG 2 killed in action 15 February 1944 Template:Center
Template:Sortname* Oberleutnant 19[68] 3[68] 22[69] NJG 1, NJG 3 killed in action 30 July 1942 Template:Center
Template:Sortname[68] Hauptmann 18 0 18 NJG 1 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[70] Hauptmann 17 0 17 NJG 200 missing in action 28/29 July 1943 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[51] Oberleutnant 16 8 24 ZG 141, ZG 76, NJG 1 killed in action 2 June 1942 Template:Center
Template:Sortname Oberfähnrich 16[60] 2 18 JG 300 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname* Hauptmann 16[71] 59 75[72] JG 54 killed in action 7 October 1942 Template:Center
Template:Sortname* Feldwebel 15[66] 0 15 NJG 1 killed in action 18 August 1943 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[73] Oberleutnant 14[68] 20 34 JG 300 killed in action 24 December 1944 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[20] Leutnant 13 0 13 NJG 2 killed in flying accident 11 October 1941 Template:Center
Template:Sortname* Oberfeldwebel 11[48] 0 11 NJG 6 killed in action 19 March 1945 Template:Center
Template:Sortname Hauptmann 10[51] 0 10 NJG 2, NJG 5 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname* Feldwebel 10[49]/7[74] 0 10[49]/7[74] NJG 3 killed in action 8 February 1945 Template:Center
Template:Sortname Oberst 9[48] 0 9 JG 300 Template:Center
Template:Sortname*[40] Oberleutnant 8[66] 16[66] 24 JG 300 killed in action 28 July 1944 Template:Center
Template:Sortname* Oberleutnant 8[51] 0 8 NJG 5 killed in action 16 December 1943 Template:Center
Template:Sortname Hauptmann 7[62] 0 7 NJG 11 Template:Center Template:Center
Template:Sortname* Oberleutnant 6[75] 0 6[76] JG 300 Killed when plane ran out of fuel 29/30 September Template:Center
Template:Sortname Hauptmann 6[48] 0 6 NJG 3 Template:Center Template:Center

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  1. ↑ Spick 1996, pp. 3–4.
  2. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 241.
  3. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 14.
  4. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 6.
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 Scutts 1998, p. 88.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Spick 1996, p. 242.
  7. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1519.
  8. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1505.
  9. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 23.
  10. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1517.
  11. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 34.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Obermaier 1989, p. 57.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1542.
  14. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 243.
  15. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 75.
  16. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1514.
  17. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 67.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Obermaier 1989, p. 61.
  19. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 66.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 Obermaier 1989, p. 127.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Obermaier 1989, p. 56.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 Obermaier 1989, p. 82.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Obermaier 1989, p. 77.
  24. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 244.
  25. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 103.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Obermaier 1989, p. 68.
  27. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 155.
  28. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 55.
  29. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 92.
  30. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 83.
  31. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 197.
  32. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 110.
  33. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 167.
  34. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 91.
  35. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 106.
  36. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 86.
  37. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 87.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 Heaton & Lewis 2008, p. 149.
  39. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 84.
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Obermaier 1989, p. 133.
  41. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 138.
  42. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 141.
  43. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 170.
  44. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 126.
  45. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 194.
  46. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 184.
  47. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 114.
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 Aders 1978, p. 234.
  49. ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 Aders 1978, p. 236.
  50. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 171.
  51. ↑ 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 Aders 1978, p. 239.
  52. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 213.
  53. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 62.
  54. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 154.
  55. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 206.
  56. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 121.
  57. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 149.
  58. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 202.
  59. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 159.
  60. ↑ 60.0 60.1 60.2 Aders 1978, p. 238.
  61. ↑ 61.0 61.1 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1525.
  62. ↑ 62.0 62.1 62.2 Aders 1978, p. 232.
  63. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1480.
  64. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 177.
  65. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1479.
  66. ↑ 66.0 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 Aders 1978, p. 235.
  67. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 245.
  68. ↑ 68.0 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 Aders 1978, p. 233.
  69. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 105.
  70. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 199.
  71. ↑ Spick 1996, p. 237.
  72. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 220.
  73. ↑ Obermaier 1989, p. 94.
  74. ↑ 74.0 74.1 Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1512.
  75. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1544.
  76. ↑ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1513.


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