# Hans Dammers
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{{short description|German World War II fighter pilot (1913–1944)}}
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{{Infobox military person
|name=Hans Dammers
|birth_date={{birth date|1913|12|8|df=y}}
|death_date={{death date and age|1944|3|17|1913|12|8|df=y}}
|birth_place= Scherpenberg near [Moers](/source/Moers)
|death_place=[Stanislau](/source/Ivano-Frankivsk)
|image=Hans Dammers.jpg
|caption=Dammers as a ''Feldwebel''
|nickname=
|allegiance={{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|branch={{air force|Nazi Germany}}
|service_years=
|rank=''[Leutnant](/source/Leutnant)'' (posthumous)
|commands=
|unit= [JG 52](/source/JG_52), [EJGr Ost](/source/EJGr_Ost)
|battles=[World War II](/source/World_War_II)
|awards=[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross)
|other_work=
}}
'''Hans Dammers''' (8 August 1913 – 17 March 1944) was a German [Luftwaffe](/source/Luftwaffe) [military aviator](/source/military_aviation) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). As a [fighter ace](/source/fighter_ace), he was credited with 113 aerial victories claimed in an unknown number of combat missions. During his numerous ground attack missions he destroyed eleven aircraft, eight locomotives, 39 horse-drawn wagons, 34 trucks, three anti-aircraft emplacements and one armored reconnaissance vehicle.
Born in Scherpenberg near [Moers](/source/Moers), Dammers was trained as a fighter pilot and was posted to [''Jagdgeschwader'' 52](/source/Jagdgeschwader_52) (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) in 1941. Fighting on the [Eastern Front](/source/Eastern_Front_(World_War_II)), he claimed his first aerial victory on 31 August 1941 during [Operation Barbarossa](/source/Operation_Barbarossa), the German invasion of the Soviet Union. On 23 August 1942, Dammers was awarded the [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross) for 58 aerial victories claimed. He was credited with his 100th aerial victory on 5 May 1943. He then served as an instructor with ''[Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost](/source/Erg%C3%A4nzungs-Jagdgruppe_Ost)'', a supplementary fighter pilot training unit. In January 1944, he was posted to 9. ''[Staffel](/source/Organization_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1933%E2%80%931945))'' (9th squadron) of JG 52. Dammers died on 17 March 1944 in a hospital at [Stanislau](/source/Ivano-Frankivsk) from wounds sustained in a [mid-air collision](/source/mid-air_collision).
==Career==
Dammers was born on 8 December 1913 in Scherpenberg, present-day a borough of [Moers](/source/Moers), at the time in the [Rhine Province](/source/Rhine_Province) of the [German Empire](/source/German_Empire). Following flight training as a fighter pilot,{{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 the 7. ''[Staffel](/source/Organization_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1933%E2%80%931945))'' (7th squadron) of [''Jagdgeschwader'' 52](/source/Jagdgeschwader_52) (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing), a squadron of III. ''[Gruppe](/source/Organization_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1933%E2%80%931945))'' (3rd group) of JG 52, in the summer of 1941.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=99}}
===War against the Soviet Union===
Following its brief deployment in the [Balkan Campaign](/source/Balkan_Campaign_(World_War_II)), III. ''Gruppe'' was ordered to [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest) by mid-June.{{sfn|Weal|2004|p=56}} There, the unit was subordinated to the ''Luftwaffenmission Rumänien'' (Luftwaffe Mission Romania) and reequipped with the new, more powerful [Messerschmitt Bf 109](/source/Messerschmitt_Bf_109) F-4 model. On 21 June 1941, the ''Gruppe'' was ordered to [Mizil](/source/Mizil) in preparation of [Operation Barbarossa](/source/Operation_Barbarossa), the German invasion of the Soviet Union. Its primary objective was to provide fighter protection for the oil fields and refineries at [Ploiești](/source/Ploie%C8%99ti).{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=53}} Prior to the invasion, ''Major'' [Gotthard Handrick](/source/Gotthard_Handrick) was replaced by ''Major'' Albert Blumensaat as commander of III. ''Gruppe''. Blumensaat was then replaced by ''Hauptmann'' [Hubertus von Bonin](/source/Hubertus_von_Bonin) on 1 October. At the time, von Bonin was still in convalescence so that ''Hauptmann'' Franz Höring, the commander of 9. ''Staffel'', was also made the acting ''[Gruppenkommandeur](/source/Gruppenkommandeur)'' (group commander).{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=65}} On 27 August, III. ''Gruppe'' had reached an airfield named Stschastliwaja located approximately {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} east-southeast of [Oleksandriia](/source/Oleksandriia).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=63}} There, Dammers claimed his first aerial victory on 31 August over a [Polikarpov I-16](/source/Polikarpov_I-16) fighter aircraft. The following day, he was credited with another I-16 fighter shot down.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=329}}
On 24 September, III. ''Gruppe'' moved to the [Poltava Air Base](/source/Poltava_Air_Base), supporting the [17th Army](/source/17th_Army_(Wehrmacht)) in the [First Battle of Kharkov](/source/First_Battle_of_Kharkov).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=65}} On 14 October, Dammers claimed his third aerial victory over another I-16 fighter. Three days later, he claimed an I-26 fighter, an early Luftwaffe designation for a [Yakovlev Yak-1](/source/Yakovlev_Yak-1) fighter.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=330}} On 23 October, III. ''Gruppe'' moved from Poltava to [Chaplynka](/source/Chaplynka).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=66}} The following day, he claimed a [Polikarpov I-15](/source/Polikarpov_I-15) fighter aircraft near [Ishun](/source/Krasnoperekopsk).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=331}} On 2 November, the ''Gruppe'' moved to [Taganrog](/source/Taganrog) where they stayed until 1 January 1942.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=66}} During this period, Dammers claimed two I-16 fighters on 6 December, another I-16 fighter on 9 December, and his last claim in 1941, a further I-16 fighter, on 27 December.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|pp=333–334}}
thumb|300px|left|The German advance: May to November 1942.
{{legend|#fff8d5|to 7 July}}
{{legend|#ffd2b9|to 22 July}}
{{legend|#ebd7ff|to 1 August}}
{{legend|#ccffcd|to 18 November}}
On 29 April, III. ''Gruppe'' had relocated to Zürichtal, a small village at the [Inhul](/source/Inhul) in the former German settlement west of [Feodosia](/source/Feodosia) in the [Crimea](/source/Crimea) during the [Crimean campaign](/source/Crimean_campaign). On 1 May, the ''Gruppe'' was subordinated to [VIII. ''Fliegerkorps''](/source/8th_Air_Corps_(Germany)) and was supporting the [11th Army](/source/11th_Army_(Wehrmacht)) in the [Battle of the Kerch Peninsula](/source/Battle_of_the_Kerch_Peninsula) and the [Siege of Sevastopol](/source/Siege_of_Sevastopol_(1941%E2%80%931942)).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=93}} That day, he claimed his first aerial victory of 1942 and tenth in total when he shot down a [Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1](/source/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-1) fighter.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=337}} Operating from Zürichtal, Dammers claimed eight further aerial victories, increasing his total to 18 victories claimed.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|pp=337–339}} On 12 May III. ''Gruppe'' relocated again and was ordered to an airfield named Kharkov-[Rogan](/source/Rogan%2C_Ukraine), {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} east of Kharkov where they participated in the [Second Battle of Kharkov](/source/Second_Battle_of_Kharkov).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=94}} The next day, Dammers claimed three aerial victories over MiG-1 fighters in the combat area of [Staryi Saltiv](/source/Staryi_Saltiv) on the [Donets](/source/Donets).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|pp=339–340}} Over the next weeks, III. ''Gruppe'' was moved several times. On 19 May, the ''Gruppe'' moved to [Barvinkove](/source/Barvinkove) where they stayed until 12 June mostly fighting over the encircled Soviet forces in the [Izium](/source/Izium) salient.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=94}} Here, Dammers claimed an [Ilyushin Il-2](/source/Ilyushin_Il-2) [ground-attack aircraft](/source/ground-attack_aircraft) and three [Petlyakov Pe-2](/source/Petlyakov_Pe-2) bombers on 26 May.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=341}}
The ''Grupp'' was then ordered to [Belgorod](/source/Belgorod) and to Grakowo, located approximately halfway between Kharkov and [Kupiansk](/source/Kupiansk), on 22 June.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=95}} That day, Dammers became an "[ace-in-a-day](/source/Aviators_who_became_ace_in_a_day)" for the first time when shot down five Soviet fighter aircraft.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=343}} On 28 June, German forces had launched [Case Blue](/source/Case_Blue), the strategic summer offensive in [southern Russia](/source/southern_Russia). On 7 July, [Army Group A](/source/Army_Group_A) began their advance towards the oil fields in the [Caucasus](/source/Caucasus).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=98}} On 10 July, Dammers was awarded the [German Cross](/source/German_Cross) in Gold ({{lang|de|Deutsches Kreuz in Gold}}).{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=205}} Three days later, III. ''Gruppe'' moved to an airfield at [Luhanske](/source/Luhanske%2C_Bakhmut_Raion).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=97}} There on 17 July, Dammers (flying Bf 109 G-2 ''Werknummer'' 13435—factory number) and his wingman ''Unteroffizier'' Kurt Keser jumped Soviet Yak-1 fighter pilot (then ''Starshiy Leytenant'') [Aleksandr Pokryshkin](/source/Aleksandr_Pokryshkin), but the future second highest scoring Soviet ace managed to shoot both down. Keser was killed and Dammers bailed out.{{sfn|Bergström|Dikov|Antipov|Sundin|2006|p=43}}{{sfn|Barbas|2010|pp=97, 304}}
On 19 July, III. ''Gruppe'' moved to Taganrog, staying there until 29 July.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=97}} Dammers continued his successes, shooting down two [Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3](/source/Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov_LaGG-3)s on 28 July, and on 6 August 1942 he claimed an [Polikarpov I-153](/source/Polikarpov_I-153) biplane fighter and two LaGG-3s. Dammers was awarded the [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross) ({{lang|de|Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes}}) on 23 August 1942, nominated after 51 aerial victories.{{sfn|Schreier|1990|p=176}} The presentation was made by [Hermann Graf](/source/Hermann_Graf).{{sfn|Page|2020|p=90}} On 27 August, III. ''Gruppe'' reached an airfield named Gonschtakowka located north-northeast of [Mozdok](/source/Mozdok) on the [Terek](/source/Terek_(river)). There Dammers became an "ace-in-a-day" for the second time on 5 September over five [Curtiss P-40 Warhawk](/source/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk) fighters which took his total to 63 aerial victories claimed.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=348}} On 19 September, III. ''Gruppe'' reached an airfield named Soldatskaya, west of Mozdok. The ''Gruppe'' would remain here until 1 January 1943 but would also use airfields at Mozdok and [Digora](/source/Digora).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=102}} Operating from Soldatskaya, Dammers increased his number of aerial victories to 75 by 18 September.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|pp=348–350}} By the end of 1942, his total number of aerial victories had increased to 89, making him the fourth most successful fighter pilot of III. ''Gruppe''.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=104}}
On 15 March 1943, Dammers' 7. ''Staffel'' was placed under the command of ''Oberleutnant'' [Walter Krupinski](/source/Walter_Krupinski).{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=474}} The ''Gruppe'' was moved to the combat area of the [Kuban bridgehead](/source/Kuban_bridgehead) on 1 April 1943 where it was based at an airfield at [Taman](/source/Taman%2C_Russia). Operating from Taman until 2 July, III. ''Gruppe'' also flew missions from [Kerch](/source/Kerch) on 12 May, from [Sarabuz](/source/Hvardiiske%2C_Simferopol_Raion) and [Saky](/source/Saky) on 14 May, Zürichtal, present-day Solote Pole, a village near the urban settlement [Kirovske](/source/Kirovske%2C_Crimea) on 23 May, and [Yevpatoria](/source/Yevpatoria) on 25/26 June.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=137}} On 5 May 1943, Dammers was credited with his 100th aerial victory, claiming two LaGG fighters that day.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=358}} He was the 39th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=243}}
===Fighter pilot instructor and death===
thumb|right|upright=0.6|''Karaya'' emblem
In May 1943, Dammers transferred to ''[Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost](/source/Erg%C3%A4nzungs-Jagdgruppe_Ost)'', specialized training unit for new fighter pilots destined for the Eastern Front, as an instructor. On 23 July, he was severely injured in a ground accident when his Bf 109 overturned at [Laleu Airfield](/source/La_Rochelle_%E2%80%93_%C3%8Ele_de_R%C3%A9_Airport). Following his recovery, he was transferred to 9. ''Staffel'' of JG 52, also known as the ''Karaya-Staffel'', of JG 52 in January 1944.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=205}} At the time, 9. ''Staffel'' was under the command of ''Oberleutnant'' [Erich Hartmann](/source/Erich_Hartmann).{{sfn|Brown|Reed|1988|p=13}} This ''Staffel'' was also subordinated to III. ''Gruppe'' of JG 52. Its commanding officer von Bonin had been replaced by ''Hauptmann'' [Günther Rall](/source/G%C3%BCnther_Rall) on 5 July 1943.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=474}}
III. ''Gruppe'' was based at [Mala Vyska](/source/Mala_Vyska) in early January 1944. On night of 9/10 January, the airfield was overrun by Soviet [T-34](/source/T-34) tanks and had to be abandoned in a hurry. The ''Gruppe'' then moved to an airfield at Novokrasne located approximately {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} east of [Pervomaisk](/source/Pervomaisk%2C_Mykolaiv_Oblast).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=179}} The ''Gruppe'' stayed in Mala Vyska until 22 February when it withdrew to [Uman](/source/Uman).{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=180}} On 6 March, II. ''Gruppe'' headed to [Kalynivka](/source/Kalynivka%2C_Vinnytsia_Oblast) and to [Vinnytsia](/source/Vinnytsia) on 8 March and then to [Proskuriv](/source/Khmelnytskyi%2C_Ukraine) on 12 March.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=180}} There, Dammers claimed his last two aerial victories, a LaGG fighter on 12 March and another the following day.{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=374}}
Dammers' Bf 109 G-6 (''Werknummer'' 20162—factory number) "yellow 9" was struck on 13 March 1944 by debris from a shot down [Lavochkin La-5](/source/Lavochkin_La-5) near Oleschyn.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=266}}{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=316}} Dammers bailed out but his [parachute](/source/parachute) got caught on his wing. Dammers succumbed to his injuries and died in hospital on 17 March 1944 in [Stanislau](/source/Ivano-Frankivsk), present-day Ivano-Frankivsk.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=99}}{{sfn|Weal|2004|p=103}} He was [posthumously promoted](/source/posthumous_promotion) to ''[Leutnant](/source/Leutnant)'' (second lieutenant).{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=99}} Dammers was married to Gertrud Dammers, née Falkenburg. The couple had two sons, Manfred and Hans-Joachim.{{sfn|Page|2020|p=90}}
==Summary of career==
===Aerial victory claims===
According to US historian [David T. Zabecki](/source/David_T._Zabecki), Dammers was credited with 113 aerial victories.{{sfn|Zabecki|2019|p=330}} Authors Obermaier and Spick also list Dammers with 113 aerial victories claimed in an unknown number combat missions, plus further 23 unwitnessed claims.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=99}}{{sfn|Spick|1996|p=232}} In numerous ground attack missions, he destroyed eleven aircraft, eight locomotives, 39 horse-drawn wagons, 34 trucks, three anti-aircraft emplacements and one armored reconnaissance vehicle.{{sfn|Weal|2001|p=74}} Mathews and Foreman, authors of ''Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims'', researched the [German Federal Archives](/source/German_Federal_Archives) and found records for 103 aerial victory claims, all of which claimed on the Eastern Front.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|pp=205–207}}
Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = ''Planquadrat''), for example "PQ 06894". The Luftwaffe grid map ({{lang|de|Jägermeldenetz}}) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15 [minutes](/source/Minute_of_arc) of [latitude](/source/latitude) by 30 minutes of [longitude](/source/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](/source/Ace_of_spades)) indicates those aerial victories which made Dammers an "[ace-in-a-day](/source/Aviators_who_became_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|#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" | – Claims with 7. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 52{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=205}} –
Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941
|-
| 1
| 31 August 1941
| 10:11
| [I-16](/source/Polikarpov_I-16){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=71}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 4
| 17 October 1941
| 07:27
| I-26 ([Yak-1](/source/Yakovlev_Yak-1)){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=74}}
|
|-
| 2
| 1 September 1941
| 18:15
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=71}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 5
| 24 October 1941
| 12:50
| [I-15](/source/Polikarpov_I-15){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=75}}
| vicinity of [Ishun](/source/Krasnoperekopsk)
|-
| 3
| 14 October 1941
| 16:51
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2003|p=74}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" |
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="12" | – Claims with 7. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 52{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=205}} –
Winter War — 6 December 1941 – 28 April 1942
|-
| 6
| 6 December 1941
| 08:25
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=153}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 8
| 9 December 1941
| 08:58
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=153}}
|
|-
| 7
| 6 December 1941
| 13:51
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=153}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 9
| 27 December 1941
| 11:20
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2005|p=153}}
|
|-
! colspan="12" | – Claims with 7. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 52{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|pp=205–206}} –
Eastern Front — 29 April 1942 – 3 February 1943
|-
| 10
| 29 April 1942
| 17:39
| [MiG-1](/source/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-1){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=542}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 50
| 27 July 1942
| 07:01
| [R-5](/source/Polikarpov_R-5){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=551}}
|
|-
| 11
| 30 April 1942
| 13:34
| I-61 ([MiG-3](/source/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-3)){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=542}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 51
| 28 July 1942
| 18:35
| [LaGG-3](/source/Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov_LaGG-3){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=551}}
|
|-
| 12
| 2 May 1942
| 18:08
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=544}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 52
| 28 July 1942
| 18:35
| LaGG-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=551}}
|
|-
| 13
| 3 May 1942
| 07:08
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=544}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 53
| 6 August 1942
| 11:02
| [I-153](/source/Polikarpov_I-153)
| PQ 06894{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=551}}
|-
| 14
| 5 May 1942
| style="background:#faecc8" | 18:18?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 12:39.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=205}}|group="Note"}}
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=544}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 54
| 6 August 1942
| 13:15
| LaGG-3
| PQ 05233{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=551}}
|-
| 15
| 8 May 1942
| 15:43
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=544}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 55
| 6 August 1942
| 13:19
| LaGG-3
| PQ 16774, west of Armawir{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=551}}
|-
| 16
| 8 May 1942
| 15:48
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=545}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 56
| 15 August 1942
| 08:29
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34412{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=553}}
|-
| 17
| 9 May 1942
| 12:24
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=545}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 57
| 15 August 1942
| 08:35
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34434{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=553}}
|-
| 18
| 9 May 1942
| 12:29
| Yak-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=545}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 58
| 31 August 1942
| style="background:#faecc8" | 16:03?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 16:12.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=206}}|group="Note"}}
| LaGG-3
| PQ 49392{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=555}}
{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [Stalingrad](/source/Stalingrad)
|-
| 19
| 13 May 1942
| 11:25
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=545}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 59♠
| 5 September 1942
| 09:35
| [P-40](/source/Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk)
| PQ 49294{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=556}}
{{Convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Stalingrad
|-
| 20
| 13 May 1942
| 14:12
| MiG-1
| {{Convert|3|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of [Staryi Saltiv](/source/Staryi_Saltiv){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=545}}
vicinity of Saltow
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 60♠
| 5 September 1942
| 09:38
| P-40
| PQ 59321{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=556}}
|-
| 21
| 13 May 1942
| 14:23
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=545}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 61♠
| 5 September 1942
| 09:45
| P-40
| PQ 59193{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=556}}
|-
| 22
| 14 May 1942
| 04:12
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=545}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 62♠
| 5 September 1942
| 12:40
| P-40
| PQ 49411{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=556}}
{{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Stalingrad
|-
| 23
| 14 May 1942
| 04:14
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=545}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#fbec5d;" | 63♠
| 5 September 1942
| 12:43
| P-40
| PQ 49413{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=556}}
vicinity of [Krasnaya Sloboda](/source/Krasnoslobodsk%2C_Volgograd_Oblast)
|-
| 24
| 14 May 1942
| 11:22
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=546}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 64
| 8 September 1942
| 06:11
| Yak-1
| PQ 49294{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=557}}
{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Stalingrad
|-
| 25
| 16 May 1942
| 07:25
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=546}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 65
| 13 September 1942
| 16:07
| [Il-2](/source/Ilyushin_Il-2)
| PQ 49331{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=558}}
over Stalingrad
|-
| 26
| 16 May 1942
| 07:26
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=546}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 66
| 14 September 1942
| 12:33
| Yak-1
| PQ 49362{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=558}}
{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Stalingrad
|-
| 27
| 17 May 1942
| 17:03
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=546}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 67
| 14 September 1942
| 16:02
| LaGG-3
| PQ 49272{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=558}}
{{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Stalingrad
|-
| 28
| 18 May 1942
| 10:25
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=546}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 68
| 14 September 1942
| 16:12
| LaGG-3
| PQ 49413{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=558}}
vicinity of Krasnaya Sloboda
|-
| 29
| 18 May 1942
| 10:25
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=546}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 69
| 15 September 1942
| 04:57
| [La-5](/source/Lavochkin_La-5)
| PQ 49283{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=558}}
{{Convert|20|-|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Stalingrad
|-
| 30
| 19 May 1942
| 07:58
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=547}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 70
| 15 September 1942
| 14:08
| LaGG-3
| PQ 49411{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=558}}
{{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Stalingrad
|-
| 31
| 24 May 1942
| 17:52
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=547}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 71
| 15 September 1942
| 14:15
| LaGG-3
| PQ 49274{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=558}}
{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Stalingrad
|-
| 32
| 26 May 1942
| 11:13
| Il-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=547}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 72
| 17 September 1942
| 12:40
| LaGG-3
| PQ 49412{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
{{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Stalingrad
|-
| 33
| 26 May 1942
| 15:38
| [Pe-2](/source/Petlyakov_Pe-2){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=547}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 73
| 17 September 1942
| 16:51
| LaGG-3
| PQ 49424{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Stalingrad
|-
| 34
| 26 May 1942
| 15:47
| Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=547}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 74
| 18 September 1942
| 14:25
| La-5
| PQ 49133{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
{{Convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Grebenka
|-
| 35
| 26 May 1942
| 15:53
| Pe-2{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=547}}
| east of [Izium](/source/Izium)
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 75
| 18 September 1942
| 14:29
| LaGG-3
| PQ 49212{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
northeast of Grebenka
|-
| 36
| 31 May 1942
| 16:44
| I-16{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=548}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 76
| 20 September 1942
| 06:58
| Yak-1
| PQ 40742{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
|-
| 37
| 1 June 1942
| 06:52
| LaGG-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=548}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 77
| 20 September 1942
| 07:02
| Yak-1
| PQ 40743{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
|-
| 38
| 1 June 1942
| 06:56
| LaGG-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=548}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 78
| 22 September 1942
| 14:37
| Yak-1
| PQ 49423{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
{{Convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Stalingrad
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 39♠
| 22 June 1942
| 08:30
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=549}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 79
| 22 September 1942
| 14:38
| Yak-1
| PQ 49401{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
vicinity of Kurpjok
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 40♠
| 22 June 1942
| 08:34
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=549}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 80
| 22 September 1942
| 14:56
| Yak-1
| PQ 49413{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
vicinity of Krasnaya Sloboda
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 41♠
| 22 June 1942
| 14:16
| LaGG-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=549}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 81
| 23 September 1942
| 16:30
| Yak-1
| PQ 40794{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
{{Convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Grebenka
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 42♠
| 22 June 1942
| 14:34
| [Hurricane](/source/Hawker_Hurricane){{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=549}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 82
| 23 September 1942
| 16:34
| Yak-1
| PQ 40753{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
{{Convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [Gumrak](/source/Volgograd_International_Airport)
|-
| style="background:#fbec5d;" | 43♠
| 22 June 1942
| 14:40
| Hurricane{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=549}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 83
| 25 September 1942
| 16:15
| Yak-1
| PQ 40734{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=559}}
{{Convert|35|-|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Grebenka
|-
| 44
| 23 June 1942
| 16:37
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=549}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 84
| 24 November 1942
| 11:54
| LaGG-3
| PQ 43213{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=564}}
|-
| 45
| 25 June 1942
| 07:53
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=550}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 85
| 28 November 1942
| 13:40
| LaGG-3
| PQ 44761{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=564}}
|-
| 46
| 17 July 1942
| 10:12
| I-15{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=551}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 86
| 28 November 1942
| 13:41
| Il-2
| PQ 44733{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=564}}
|-
| 47
| 21 July 1942
| 07:26
| MiG-1{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=551}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 87
| 28 November 1942
| style="background:#faecc8" | 13:50?{{Refn|According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13:49.{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=206}}|group="Note"}}
| LaGG-3
| PQ 44593{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=564}}
|-
| 48
| 21 July 1942
| 12:40
| LaGG-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=551}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 88
| 29 November 1942
| 13:36
| MiG-1
| PQ 44761{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=564}}
|-
| 49
| 21 July 1942
| 12:46
| LaGG-3{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=551}}
|
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 89
| 29 November 1942
| 13:40
| MiG-1
| PQ 44734{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2006|p=564}}
|-
! colspan="12" | – Claims with 7. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 52{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=206}} –
Eastern Front — 4 February – 31 December 1943
|-
| 90
| 20 March 1943
| 06:40
| Pe-2
| PQ 34 Ost 66493{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=478}}
lake north of Cape Achileon
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey; background:#faecc8" | 96?{{Refn|This claim is not listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, and Bock.{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=479}}|group="Note"}}
| 28 April 1943
| 17:36
| LaGG
| north of Mertschanskaja
|-
| 91
| 16 April 1943
| 14:45
| [P-39](/source/Bell_P-39_Airacobra)
| PQ 34 Ost 85114{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=479}}
vicinity of Mertschanskaja
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 97
| 29 April 1943
| 17:10
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 75263{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=480}}
vicinity of Nowo-Bakanskaja
|-
| 92
| 18 April 1943
| 16:17
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 75451{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=479}}
{{Convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of [Novorossiysk](/source/Novorossiysk)
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 98
| 3 May 1943
| 13:35
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 85151, northeast of [Abinsk](/source/Abinsk)aja{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=480}}
vicinity of Abinsk
|-
| 93
| 23 April 1943
| 17:11
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 75411{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=479}}
vicinity of Vasilyevka
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 99
| 4 May 1943
| 09:10
| P-39
| PQ 34 Ost 85112{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=480}}
north of Mertschanskaja
|-
| 94
| 27 April 1943
| 17:19
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 85114, east of Krymskaja{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=479}}
vicinity of Mertschanskaja
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 100
| 5 May 1943
| 11:01
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 85181{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=480}}
northeast of Usun
|-
| 95
| 28 April 1943
| 13:18
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 85172, southwest of Abinskaja{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=479}}
southwest of Abinsk
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 101
| 5 May 1943
| 11:08
| LaGG-3
| PQ 34 Ost 85123{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Rodeike|Bock|2012|p=480}}
east of Mertschanskaja
|-
! colspan="12" | – Claims with 9. ''Staffel'' of ''Jagdgeschwader'' 52{{sfn|Mathews|Foreman|2014|p=207}} –
Eastern Front — March 1944
|-
| 102
| 12 March 1944
| 16:40
| LaGG
| PQ 25 Ost 7035{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=259}}{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=374}}
| style="border-left: 3px solid grey;" | 103
| 13 March 1944
| 08:50
| LaGG
| PQ 25 Ost 60632{{sfn|Prien|Stemmer|Balke|Bock|2022|p=259}}{{sfn|Barbas|2010|p=374}}
vicinity of [Balakliia](/source/Balakliia)
|}
===Awards===
* [Iron Cross](/source/Iron_Cross) (1939) 2nd and 1st Class{{sfn|Dixon|2023|p=223}}
* [Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe](/source/Honor_Goblet_of_the_Luftwaffe) on 29 June 1942 as ''[Unteroffizier](/source/Unteroffizier)'' and pilot{{sfn|Patzwall|2008|p=63}}
* [German Cross](/source/German_Cross) in Gold on 10 July 1942 as ''Unteroffizier'' in the 7./''Jagdgeschwader'' 52{{sfn|Patzwall|Scherzer|2001|p=78}}{{refn|According to Obermaier on 20 July 1942.{{sfn|Obermaier|1989|p=89}}|group="Note"}}
* [Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross](/source/Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross) on 23 August 1942 as ''[Feldwebel](/source/Feldwebel)'' and pilot in the 9./''Jagdgeschwader'' 52{{sfn|Fellgiebel|2000|p=157}}{{refn|According to Scherzer as pilot in the 7./''Jagdgeschwader'' 52.{{sfn|Scherzer|2007|p=265}}|group="Note"}}
==Notes==
{{Reflist|group="Note"}}
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|first4=Winfried
|year=2006
|title=Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 9/II—Vom Sommerfeldzug 1942 bis zur Niederlage von Stalingrad—1.5.1942 bis 3.2.1943
|trans-title=The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 9/II—From the 1942 Summer Campaign to the Defeat at Stalingrad—1 May 1942 to 3 February 1943
|language=de
|location=Eutin, Germany
|publisher=Struve-Druck
|isbn=978-3-923457-77-9
}}
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|first1=Jochen
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|last3=Rodeike
|first3=Peter
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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
}}
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|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
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|isbn=978-3-942943-28-4
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|year=2007
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|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 Miltaer-Verlag
|isbn=978-3-938845-17-2
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|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
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|isbn=978-3-921655-66-5
}}
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|last=Spick
|first=Mike
|year=1996
|title=Luftwaffe Fighter Aces
|location=New York
|publisher=[Ivy Books](/source/Ivy_Books)
|isbn=978-0-8041-1696-1
|url-access=registration
|url=https://archive.org/details/luftwaffefighter00mike
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|volume=37
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|location=Oxford, UK
|year=2001
|isbn=978-1-84176-084-1
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|last=Weal
|first=John
|year=2004
|title=Jagdgeschwader 52: The Experten
|series=Aviation Elite Units
|volume=15
|location=Oxford, UK
|publisher=[Osprey Publishing](/source/Osprey_Publishing)
|isbn=978-1-84176-786-4
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|editor-last=Zabecki
|editor-first=David T.
|editor-link=David T. Zabecki
|year=2019
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|publisher=[ABC-Clio](/source/ABC-Clio)
|isbn=978-1-44-086918-1
}}
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==External links==
*{{Cite web|work=Traditionsgemeinschaft Jagdgeschwader 52|title=Hans Dammers|url=http://www.jg52.net/ritterkreuztraeger/hans-dammers|language=de|access-date=2 July 2012}}
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