List of World War II aces from Austria
This is a list of
List of World War II aces by country
List
This and the / (slash) indicates information discrepancies listed by Caldwell, Foreman, Girbig, Mathews, Obermaier, Ring, Spick, and Zabecki.
| Name | Kills | Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Achleitner | 5 | ||
| Johann Aistleitner | 13/11[1]/12[2] | KIA 14 January 1944 | |
| Erwin Bacsilla | 34 | ||
| Heinrich Bartels | 99[3]/94[4] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | KIA 23 December 1944 |
Herbert Bauer
|
11[4] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Oskar Bösch | 18[5] | POW | |
| Hermann Buchner | 58[6][7][8] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | Me 262 pilot |
| Franz Ferdinand Colloredo-Mansfeld | 3 | flew with RAF[9] | |
| Count Manfred Beckett Czernin | 18 | DFC, DSO, MC | Flew with RAF[9] |
| Hans-Heinrich Döbrich | 65[10][11] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | WIA 1943 |
| Leopold Fellerer | 41[12]/36[13] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Emmerich Fluder | 9 | MIA 31 May 1942 | |
Josef Fözö
|
27 (3 incl. Spain)[14]/23[15] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | WIFA 1942 |
| Bernd Gallowitsch | 64[16] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Gordon Gollob | 150[17]/146[18] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
|
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| Hartmann Grasser | 103[19]/96+[20] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
|
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| Karl Gratz | 138[17][20] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Josef Haiböck | 73[21] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | WIA 1944 |
| Karl Hammerl | 67[22]/63[16] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | MIA 2 March 1943 |
| Josef Jennewein | 86[23][24]/83[25] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | MIA 27 July 1942 |
| Josef Kraft | 56[26] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld | 51[26] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
|
KIFA 12 March 1944 |
| Alfred Lammer | 6 | DFC and Bar | as air gunner (later Navigator/Radar Operator) in RAF |
| Maximilian Mayerl | 76[27] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
Georg Michalek
|
59[28] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Walter Nowotny | 258[29]/256[30] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds
|
KIA 8 November 1944 |
Anton-Rudolf Piffer
|
26[31] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | KIA 17 June 1944 |
Hubert Pölz
|
11[32] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
|
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| Josef Pöhs | 43[33] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | KIFA 30 December 1943 |
Paul-Hubert Rauh
|
31[34] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Kurt Wilhelm Roehrich | 12 | KIA 19 July 1944 | |
Theodor Rossiwall
|
19 (incl. 2 in Spain)[35] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Johann Schalk | 15[36] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Franz Schall | 137[17]/133[37] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | KIFA 10 April 1945 |
| Franz Schieß | 67[10] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | KIA 2 September 1943 |
| Johann Schmid | 45[38] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | MIA 6 November 1941 |
| Walter Schneider | 20[39] | KIFA 22 December 1941 | |
| Fritz Sengschmitt | 15 | KIA 11 January 1944 | |
| Rudolf Sinner | 39[40] | ||
Kurt Sochatzy
|
38[41] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Leopold Steinbatz | 99[3]/98[42] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords
|
KIA 15 June 1942 |
| Max Stotz | 189[43]/182[44] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
|
MIA 19 August 1943 |
| Hubert Strassl | 67[45] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | KIA 8 July 1943 |
| Egon Troha | 6 | Iron Cross | POW 1940 |
| Rüdiger von Kirchmayr | 20+[46] | ||
| Friedrich Graf von Uiberacker | 7 | KIA 6 December 1942 | |
Alfred Wehmeyer
|
18[47] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | Killed AA 1 June 1942 |
| Robert Weiß | 121[48]/122[49] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
|
KIA 29 December 1944 |
| Ernst Weismann | 69[50] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | MIA 13 August 1942 |
| Dr. Peter Werfft-Wessely | 26[51] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | |
| Walter Zellot | 85[23][24]/84[52] | Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross | KIA 10 September 1942 |
References
Citations
- ^ Caldwell 1998, p. 492.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1479.
- ^ a b Spick 1996, p. 233.
- ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1480.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1483.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 96.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1484.
- ^ Zabecki 2014, p. 1618.
- ^ a b Jan J. Safarik: Air Aces Home Page; Austria - World War II - Royal Air Force
- ^ a b Spick 1996, p. 239.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1486.
- ^ Spick 1996, p. 244.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1489.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 111.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1490.
- ^ a b Spick 1996, p. 240.
- ^ a b c Spick 1996, p. 229.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1492.
- ^ Spick 1996, p. 232.
- ^ a b Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1493.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1495.
- ^ Zabecki 2014, p. 1616.
- ^ a b Spick 1996, p. 235.
- ^ a b Zabecki 2014, p. 1614.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1499.
- ^ a b Spick 1996, p. 243.
- ^ Spick 1996, p. 236.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 168.
- ^ Spick 1996, p. 227.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1512.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 179.
- ^ Obermaier 1976, p. 72.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 180.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1514.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 188.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 192.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1517.
- ^ Caldwell 1998, pp. 521–522.
- ^ Caldwell 1998, p. 522.
- ^ Ring & Girbig 1994, p. 330.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 207.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1523.
- ^ Spick 1996, p. 228.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1525.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 211.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1501.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 220.
- ^ Spick 1996, p. 231.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1528.
- ^ Spick 1996, p. 238.
- ^ Obermaier 1989, p. 222.
- ^ Mathews & Foreman 2015, p. 1530.
Bibliography
- Caldwell, Donald L. (1998). The JG 26 War Diary: Volume Two 1943–1945. London: Grub Street. ISBN 978-1-898697-86-2.
- Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015). Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims – Volume 4 S–Z. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-1-906592-21-9.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1976). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Band II Stuka- und Schlachtflieger [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe 1939–1945 Volume II Dive Bomber and Attack Aircraft] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-021-3.
- Obermaier, Ernst (1989). Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945 [The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann. ISBN 978-3-87341-065-7.
- Ring, Hans; Girbig, Werner (1994) [1971]. Jagdgeschwader 27 Die Dokumentation über den Einsatz an allen Fronten 1939–1945 [Jagdgeschwader 27 The Documentation on the Deployment on all Fronts from 1939 to 1945] (in German) (8th ed.). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-87943-215-8.
- Spick, Mike (1996). Luftwaffe Fighter Aces. New York: ISBN 978-0-8041-1696-1.
- ISBN 978-1-59884-981-3.
