{{short description|German World War II flying ace}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Use American English|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox military person |name=Alfred Teumer |birth_date={{birth date|1918|2|11|df=y}} |death_date={{death date and age|1944|10|4|1918|2|11|df=y}} |image= |caption= |nickname= |birth_place=Neustadt am Rübenberge |death_place=Hesepe near Osnabrück |burial_place=Bramsche, Evangelical Cemetery |allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}} |branch={{air force|Nazi Germany}} |service_years=1934–1944 |rank=''Hauptmann'' (captain) |commands=5./JG 54, 2./JG 54, 7./JG 54,<br />2./Kdo Nowotny |unit=JG 54, Kdo Nowotny |battles=World War II |awards=Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross |other_work= }}
'''Alfred Teumer''' (11 February 1918 – 4 October 1944) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and fighter ace during World War II. He is credited with 76 aerial victories claimed in over 300 combat missions. This figure includes 66 aerial victories on the Eastern Front, and further ten claims over the Western Allies.
Born in Neustadt am Rübenberge, Teumer grew up in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. In December 1941, he was posted to ''Jagdgeschwader'' 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) which was fighting on the Eastern Front. Flying with this wing, Teumer claimed his first aerial victory on 28 December 1941 during the Siege of Leningrad. Teumer was appointed ''Staffelkapitän'' (squadron leader) of 5. ''Staffel'' (5th squadron) of JG 54 in April 1943. He then commanded the newly created 10. ''Staffel'' of JG 54 before he was wounded in combat on 3 September 1943. Following his recovery, he was given command of 2. ''Staffel'' of JG 54 in December 1943. In April 1944, Teumer was transferred to 7. ''Staffel'' of JG 54 which was fighting in Defense of the Reich on the Western Front. On 19 August 1944, Teumer was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for 76 aerial victories claimed. He was then transferred to ''Kommando'' Nowotny, an experimental unit flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Teumer was killed in a flying accident on 4 October 1944 at Hesepe airfield when his Me 262 suffered engine failure during the landing approach.
==Career== Teumer was born on 11 February 1918 in Neustadt am Rübenberge in the Province of Hanover of the German Empire. Following completion of flight and fighter pilot training,{{refn|Flight training in the Luftwaffe progressed through the levels A1, A2 and B1, B2, referred to as A/B flight training. A training included theoretical and practical training in aerobatics, navigation, long-distance flights and dead-stick landings. The B courses included high-altitude flights, instrument flights, night landings and training to handle the aircraft in difficult situations.{{sfn|Bergström|Antipov|Sundin|2003|p=17}}|group="Note"}} he was posted to 3. ''Staffel'' (3rd squadron) of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing) on 2 December 1941 during the final days of Operation Barbarossa holding the rank of ''Leutnant''.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=215}} At the time, 3. ''Staffel'' was temporarily commanded by ''Oberleutnant'' Max-Hellmuth Ostermann, who was substituting for ''Oberleutnant'' Hans Schmoller-Haldy. The ''Staffel'' was subordinated to ''Gruppe'' (1st group) of JG 54 headed by ''Hauptmann'' Erich von Selle and was based at Krasnogvardeysk, present-day Gatchina. The ''Gruppe'' fought in the northern sector of the Eastern Front in the aerial battles of the Siege of Leningrad.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|pp=195–197}}
===War against the Soviet Union=== On 28 December 1941, I. ''Gruppe'' flew combat air patrols along the Volkhov where German ground forces were retreating fighting against the Volkhov Front. During these missions, Teumer claimed his first aerial victory when he shot down a Petlyakov Pe-2 bomber.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|pp=178, 199}} On 5 January 1942, command of I. ''Gruppe'' was given to ''Hauptmann'' Franz Eckerle when Selle was transferred.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=195}} Teumer claimed his second aerial victory on 9 January over a I-26 fighter, an early war German designation for the Yakovlev Yak-1. That day, the ''Gruppe'' again flew missions in support of the ''Heer'' (army) along the Volkhov in the combat area southeast of Leningrad near Tosno. Two days later, flying over the same combat area, Teumer was credited with two I-18 fighters shot down, a reference to the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 fighter aircraft.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|pp=180, 199}} The fighting along the Volkhov continued in the second half of January, predominately in the area between Leningrad and Shlisselburg. On 26 January, Teumer claimed his fifth aerial victory when he shot down a Pe-2 bomber.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|pp=182, 199}} Then on 30 January, Teumer made an emergency landing in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (''Werknummer'' 9685—factory number) at Chudovo, damaging the aircraft to 40%.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=203}} On 14 February, Eckerle was killed in action and command of I. ''Gruppe'' went to ''Hauptmann'' Hans Philipp.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|pp=195, 203}} In early March, the ''Gruppe'' supported the German 18th Army which was fighting in the Battle of Lyuban. In these battles, Teumer claimed a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter on 5 March. The next day, he was credited with another P-40 fighter and an I-18 fighter shot down.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|pp=190, 201}}
On 9 February 1943, Teumer's Bf 109 G-2 (''Werknummer'' 10321) was hit by anti-aircraft artillery and suffered engine failure, resulting in a forced landing at Sologubowka, approximately {{convert|70|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} southeast of Saint Petersburg.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=189}} Teumer was appointed ''Staffelkapitän'' (squadron leader) of 5. ''Staffel'' of JG 54 in April 1943. He replaced ''Hauptmann'' Paul Steindl who was transferred.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=264}} On 20 June, the creation of a newly formed IV. ''Gruppe'' (4th group) of JG 54 was ordered. Its first commander was ''Hauptmann'' Erich Rudorffer.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=321}} Teumer was tasked with the creation of 10. ''Staffel'' in July, a squadron of IV. ''Gruppe''. When Rudorffer was transferred on 1 August, Teumer was briefly tasked with leading the ''Gruppe'' until its new commander, ''Hauptmann'' Rudolf Sinner, took command on 14 September.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=344}} On 3 September, he was wounded in aerial combat flying a Bf 109 G-6 northwest of Gatchina.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=351}} He was replaced ''Oberleutnant'' Robert Weiß as commander of 10. ''Staffel'' while command of IV. ''Gruppe'' briefly went to ''Oberleutnant'' Siguurd Haala.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=344}} During his convalescence, Teumer was awarded the German Cross in Gold ({{Lang|de|Deutsches Kreuz in Gold}}) on 17 October.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1312}} After his recovery, he took command of 2. ''Staffel'' of JG 54 from ''Oberleutnant'' Otto Vinzent in December 1943.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=165}} On 14 February, I. ''Gruppe'' moved to an airfield named Wesenberg near Rakvere, located approximately {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} north of Lake Peipus and {{convert|105|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} west of Narva. Here the ''Gruppe'' was subordinated to the 3. ''Flieger-Division'' (3rd Air Division) and fought in the Battle of Narva.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=315}}
===Western Front=== thumb|left|upright=1|Combat box of a 12-plane B-17 squadron. Three such boxes completed a 36-plane group box. {{olist| Lead Element |High Element |Low Element |Low Low Element}} In April 1944, Teumer was transferred to 7. ''Staffel'' of JG 54. He took command of the ''Staffel'' from ''Oberleutnant'' Rudolf Klemm who had been wounded in aerial combat on 9 April. The ''Staffel'' was subordinated to III. ''Gruppe'' led by ''Major'' Werner Schröer.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=446}} At the time, the ''Gruppe'' was based at Lüneburg Airfield and subordinated to 2. ''Jagd-Division'' (2nd Fighter Division) fighting in Defence of the Reich.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=447}} On 20 April, III. ''Gruppe'' relocated to Landau an der Isar for conversion training to the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. In consequence of this relocation, the ''Gruppe'' came under the control of 7. ''Jagd-Division'' (7th Fighter Division). Conversion training was relatively short and the ''Gruppe'' flew its first mission on the Fw 190 against attacking United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) heavy bombers on 19 May.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=439}} That day, Teumer was credited with an ''Herausschuss'' (separation shot)—a severely damaged heavy bomber forced to separate from its combat box which was counted as an aerial victory—over a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber. The ''Gruppe'' flew further missions on 22, 24, 25, 27, 28 and 29 May. On 24 May, Teumer was credited with shooting down a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber followed by another ''Herausschuss'' over a B-17 bomber on 27 May.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|pp=439, 451}}
When Allied forces launched Operation Overlord, the invasion of German-occupied Western Europe on 6 June, III. ''Gruppe'' was immediately ordered to relocate to Villacoublay Airfield. That day, the ''Gruppe'' reached Nancy, arriving in Villacoublay the following day where it was subordinated to II. ''Fliegerkorps'' (2nd Air Corps). Its primary objective was to fly fighter-bomber missions in support of the German ground forces. The ''Gruppe'' flew its first missions on 7 June to the combat area east of Caen and the Orne estuary.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=439}} Teumer claimed his first aerial victory in this combat area on 8 June when he shot down a USAAF North American P-51 Mustang fighter.{{sfn|Weal|2001|p=91}} Two days later, he was shot down in aerial combat near the Orne estuary. He managed to bail out of his Fw 190 A-8 ZY (''Werknummer'' 730384) but was wounded in the encounter.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=459}} In July, the ''Gruppe'' supported the German forces fighting in the Battle of Saint-Lô and the combat area near Paris predominantly under the control of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 26 "Schlageter" (JG 26—26th Fighter Wing). In these battles, Teumer claimed a Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter on 26 July.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|pp=440, 452}} In early August, combat shifted to Avranches, Mortain and Falaise. On 8 and 9 August, Teumer was credited with two further P-38 fighters shot down, one on each of these dates.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|pp=441, 453}}
On 16 August, III. ''Gruppe'' was withdrawn from the front and sent to München Gladbach, present-day Mönchengladbach, for a period of rest and replenishment.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=441}} There, Teumer was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross ({{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes}}) on 19 August 1944 for 76 aerial victories claimed.{{sfn|Weal|2001|p=92}} During this period, Teumer served as acting ''Gruppenkommandeur'' (group commander) of III. ''Gruppe'' until 17 September.{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=446}} Teumer, who was childhood friend of Martin Drewes,{{sfn|Drewes|2011|p=23}} took command of 2. ''Staffel'' of ''Kommando'' Nowotny, flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. The unit was named after ''Major'' Walter Nowotny and was tasked with testing the Me 262 under operational conditions. Teumer, who had received some training on the Me 262 at Rechlin, was killed in a flying accident on 4 October 1944 at Hesepe airfield. His Me 262 A-1a (''Werknummer'' 170044) had suffered engine failure during the landing approach.{{sfn|Morgan|Weal|1998|p=24}}{{sfn|Weal|2007|p=75}}
==Summary of career==
===Aerial victory claims=== According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Teumer was credited with 76 aerial victories.{{sfn|Zabecki|2014|p=1615}} Spick also lists him with 76 aerial victories, 66 of which on the Eastern Front and ten on the Western Front, claimed in over 300 combat missions.{{sfn|Spick|1996|p=237}} Mathews and Foreman, authors of ''Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims'', researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 74 aerial victory claims. This figure includes 67 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and seven over the Western Allies, including three four-engined bombers.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|pp=1312–1314}}
Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = ''Planquadrat''), for example "PQ 00283". The Luftwaffe grid map ({{lang|de|Jägermeldenetz}}) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 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 Teumer an "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|#C0EFBA|This along with the * (asterisk) indicates an ''Herausschuss'' (separation shot)—a severely damaged heavy bomber forced to separate from his combat box which was counted as an aerial victory.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend|#faecc8|This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} |- !scope="col"| Claim !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Time !scope="col" width="100px"| Type !scope="col"| Location !scope="col" style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | Claim !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Time !scope="col" width="100px"| Type !scope="col"| Location |- ! colspan="10" | – 3. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 54 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1312}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — 6 December 1941 – 30 April 1942</small> |- | 1 | 28 December 1941 | style="background:#faecc8" | 10:45?{{Refn|According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 10:43.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1312}}|group="Note"}} | Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=199}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 5 | 26 January 1942 | 13:20 | Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=199}} | |- | 2 | 9 January 1942 | 15:20 | I-26 (Yak-1){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=199}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 6 | 5 March 1942 | 11:55 | P-40{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=201}} | |- | 3 | 11 January 1942 | 15:02 | I-18 (MiG-1){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=199}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 7 | 6 March 1942 | 17:17 | P-40{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=201}} | |- | 4 | 11 January 1942 | 15:06 | I-18 (MiG-1){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=199}} | | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 8 | 6 March 1942 | 17:22 | I-18 (MiG-1){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=201}} | |- ! colspan="10" | – 1. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 54 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|pp=1312–1313}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — 1 May 1942 – 3 February 1943</small> |- | 9 | 2 September 1942 | style="background:#faecc8" | 12:23?{{Refn|According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 12:22.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1312}}|group="Note"}} | Yak-1 | PQ 00283{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=93}}<br />{{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Mga | style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 16♠ | 14 January 1943 | 08:08 | Yak-1 | PQ 10191{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=96}}<br />east of Mga |- | 10 | 12 January 1943 | 10:55 | Il-2 | PQ 10251{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=96}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} west-southwest of Shlisselburg | style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 17♠ | 14 January 1943 | 12:20 | I-16 | PQ 00292{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=98}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Mga |- | 11 | 12 January 1943 | 11:02 | Il-2 | PQ 0024{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=96}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 18♠ | 14 January 1943 | 12:22 | I-16 | PQ 00292{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=98}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Mga |- | 12 | 12 January 1943 | 12:45 | Yak-1 | PQ 00253{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=96}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} west-southwest of Shlisselburg | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 19 | 27 January 1943 | 11:27 | LaGG-3 | PQ 00263{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=100}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Shlisselburg |- | 13 | 12 January 1943 | 12:48 | Yak-1 | PQ 00432{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=96}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Mga | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 20 | 27 January 1943 | 14:10 | MiG-3 | PQ 10153{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=100}}<br />southeast of Shlisselburg |- | style="background:#fbec5d;" | 14♠ | 14 January 1943 | 07:57 | Yak-1 | PQ 10232{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=96}}<br />vicinity of Mga | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 21 | 27 January 1943 | 14:20 | LaGG-3 | PQ 10162{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=100}}<br />southeast of Shlisselburg |- | style="background:#fbec5d;" | 15♠ | 14 January 1943 | 07:59 | Yak-1 | PQ 10174{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=96}}<br />vicinity of Mga | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | | | | | |- ! colspan="10" | – 1. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 54 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1313}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — 4 February – April 1943</small> |- | 22 | 9 February 1943 | 09:34 | P-40 | PQ 36 Ost 10181{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=169}}<br />east of Mga | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 26 | 20 March 1943 | 09:10 | Il-2 | PQ 36 Ost 00414{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=172}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Pushkin |- | 23 | 16 March 1943 | 09:07 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 18223{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=172}}<br />{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} east-southeast of Staraya Russa | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 27 | 23 March 1943 | 08:05 | Yak-1 | PQ 36 Ost 00334{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=172}}<br />Pushkin |- | 24 | 16 March 1943 | 14:10 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 18219{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=172}}<br />{{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} east-southeast of Staraya Russa | style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#faecc8" | 28?{{Refn|This claim is not listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=173}}|group="Note"}} | 8 April 1943 | 14:26 | LaGG-3 | {{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Pushkin |- | 25 | 19 March 1943 | style="background:#faecc8" | 17:14?{{Refn|According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 17:04.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1312}}|group="Note"}} | I-16 | PQ 36 Ost 00414{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=172}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Pushkin | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 29 | 8 April 1943 | 14:27 | LaGG-3 | PQ 36 Ost 00413{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=173}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Pushkin |- ! colspan="14" | – 5. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 54 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1313}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — May – July 1943</small> |- | 30 | 4 May 1943 | 06:00 | La-5 | PQ 36 Ost 20474{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=270}}<br />{{Convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southeast of Volkhov | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 34 | 30 May 1943 | 20:20 | P-40 | PQ 36 Ost 10162{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=271}}<br />southeast of Shlisselburg |- | 31 | 26 May 1943 | 19:25 | La-5 | PQ 26 Ost 81141{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=271}}<br />Gulf of Finland, north of Hungerburg | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 35 | 1 June 1943 | 05:09 | LaGG-3 | PQ 36 Ost 20153{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=271}}<br />southwest of Volkhov |- | 32 | 27 May 1943 | 19:53 | LaGG-3 | PQ 36 Ost 20153{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=271}}<br />southwest of Volkhov | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 36 | 7 July 1943 | 16:27 | I-153 | PQ 36 Ost 21893{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=272}} |- | 33 | 27 May 1943 | 19:55 | LaGG-3 | PQ 36 Ost 20114{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=271}}<br />west of Volkhov | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | | | | | |- ! colspan="10" | – 10. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 54 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1313}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — August – 3 September 1943</small> |- | 37 | 17 August 1943 | 14:37 | Yak-9 | Leningrad{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=349}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 42 | 27 August 1943 | 17:02 | Il-2 | PQ 36 Ost 00173{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=349}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Selo |- | 38 | 19 August 1943 | 10:33 | LaGG-3 | PQ 36 Ost 10473{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=349}}<br />{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Lyuban | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 43 | 29 August 1943 | 17:58 | La-5 | PQ 36 Ost 00411{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=349}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Pushkin |- | 39 | 19 August 1943 | 16:27 | I-16 | PQ 36 Ost 10141{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=349}}<br />south of Shlisselburg | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 44 | 31 August 1943 | 17:48 | La-5 | PQ 36 Ost 00272{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=349}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Pushkin |- | 40 | 21 August 1943 | 11:42 | Il-2 | PQ 36 Ost 00264{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=349}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Shlisselburg | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 45 | 2 September 1943 | 16:32 | La-5 | PQ 26 Ost 90164{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=350}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Lomonosov |- | 41 | 21 August 1943 | 18:17 | Il-2 | PQ 36 Ost 10114{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=349}}<br />vicinity of Shlisselburg | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 46 | 3 September 1943 | 16:57 | Pe-2 | PQ 36 Ost 00444{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=350}}<br />{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Slutsk |- ! colspan="10" | – 2. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 54 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1313}}<br /><small>Eastern Front — December 1943 – April 1944</small> |- | 47 | 15 December 1943 | 09:45 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 06341{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=188}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 58 | 7 February 1944 | 10:25 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 05134{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=380}} |- | 48 | 16 December 1943 | 09:42 | La-5 | PQ 25 Ost 96494{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=188}}<br />north of Gorodok | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 59 | 24 February 1944 | 15:12 | Yak-9 | PQ 26 Ost 80712{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=380}}<br />{{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Narva |- | 49 | 16 December 1943 | 12:02 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 06521{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=188}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 60 | 25 February 1944 | 10:23 | Yak-9 | PQ 26 Ost 70694{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=380}}<br />{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Narva |- | 50 | 16 December 1943 | 12:03 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 06522{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=188}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 61 | 26 February 1944 | style="background:#faecc8" | 15:00?{{Refn|According to Matthews and Foreman claimed at 15:08.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1313}}|group="Note"}} | Il-2 | PQ 26 Ost 60674{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=380}}<br />Gulf of Finland, southwest of Kunda |- | 51 | 23 December 1943 | 11:48 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 06763{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=188}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 62 | 26 February 1944 | 15:29 | Il-2 | PQ 26 Ost 60591{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=380}}<br />southwest of Kunda |- | 52 | 4 January 1944 | 09:58 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost 96561{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=379}}<br />{{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Gorodok | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 63 | 26 February 1944 | 15:31 | Yak-1 | PQ 26 Ost 60592{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=380}}<br />southwest of Kunda |- | 53 | 8 January 1944 | 09:33 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 06711{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=379}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 64 | 2 April 1944 | 11:43 | Yak-9 | PQ 26 Ost 70452{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=382}}<br />Baltic Sea, northwest of Hungerburg |- | 54 | 8 January 1944 | 09:35 | La-5 | PQ 25 Ost 96692{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=379}}<br />{{Convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Gorodok | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 65 | 2 April 1944 | 15:33 | LaGG-3 | PQ 26 Ost 70433{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=382}}<br />Baltic Sea, {{Convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Kunda |- | 55 | 8 January 1944 | 09:40 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 06884{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=379}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 66 | 3 April 1944 | 17:12 | Yak-9 | PQ 26 Ost 70273{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=382}}<br />Baltic Sea, {{Convert|65|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of Kunda |- | 56 | 8 January 1944 | 12:55 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 06583{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=379}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 67 | 4 April 1944 | 09:42 | La-5 | PQ 26 Ost 60481{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=382}}<br />northeast of Kunda |- | 57 | 12 January 1944 | 08:45 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 06877{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=379}} | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | | | | | |- ! colspan="10" | – 7. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 54 –{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2015|p=1314}}<br /><small>Western Front — May – August 1944</small> |- | 68 | 19 May 1944 | 13:21 | style="background:#C0EFBA" | B-24* | PQ 15 Ost JB{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=451}}<br />south of Wittingen | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 72 | 26 July 1944 | 14:55 | P-38 | PQ 04 Ost N/BA-2{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=452}}<br />Le Merlerault |- | 69 | 24 May 1944 | 11:57 | B-17 | PQ 15 Ost DD 2{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=451}}<br />Prignitz Heath | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 73 | 8 August 1944 | 14:31 | P-38 | PQ 15 Ost S/BT-4{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=453}}<br />Mortain |- | 70 | 27 May 1944 | 12:19 | style="background:#C0EFBA" | B-17* | PQ 15 Ost DP{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=451}}<br />Elzach/Black Forest | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 74 | 9 August 1944 | 13:32 | P-38 | PQ 14 Ost N/AU-5{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=453}}<br />Falaise |- | 71 | 8 June 1944 | 06:27 | P-51 | PQ 15 West S/TU-9/2{{sfn|Prien|Balke|Stemmer|Bock|2019|p=451}}<br />Dives-sur-Mer | style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | | | | | |}
===Awards=== * Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class{{sfn|Dixon|2023|p=148}} * Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 12 April 1943 as ''Oberleutnant'' and pilot{{sfn|Patzwall|2008|p=203}} * German Cross in Gold on 17 October 1943 as ''Oberleutnant'' in the VI./''Jagdgeschwader'' 54{{sfn|Patzwall|Scherzer|2001|p=472}} * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 August 1944 as ''Oberleutnant'' and ''Staffelkapitän'' of the 7./''Jagdgeschwader'' 54{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=420}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as ''Staffelkapitän'' in the III./''Jagdgeschwader 54''.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=740}}|group="Note"}}
==Notes== {{Reflist|group="Note"}}
==References==
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