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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
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With 21 nocturnal aerial victories claimed, Gildner was the second highest scoring night fighter pilot at the end of 1941. At the time, in first place was Streib with 22 nocturnal aerial victories claimed, and in third place with 20 nocturnal victories was
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at 22.45 hrs. Still alive but unable to escape the aircraft, Gildner perished in the flames. Two eye witnesses wanted to help him but were kept at a distance by the exploding ammunition. Gildner was posthumously awarded the
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credited with 44 aerial victories, including two by day, claimed in approximately 160 combat missions making him one of the more successful night fighter pilots in the
Luftwaffe. All of his victories were claimed over the
320:(1st squadron) of NJG 1 in February 1943. After crash landing his Me-110 following engine failure, Gildner couldn't escape from his burning plane and perished in the flames. Posthumously, Gildner was awarded the
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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
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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
307:(NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing), and Gildner transferred to this unit. There he claimed his first nocturnal aerial victory on the night of 2/3 September 1940. On 9 July 1941, he was awarded the
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282:(Reich Labour Service), he joined the military service in 1933, at first with an infantry regiment before he transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1935. Trained as a pilot, Gildner served with
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Gildner was credited with 44—two daytime and 42 nighttime—aerial victories, claimed in about 160 combat missions. Foreman, Parry and
Mathews, authors of
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after his 16th aerial victory, 14 of which claimed at night. At the end of 1941, Gildner was the second leading night fighter pilot of the
Luftwaffe.
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Air War 1941: The
Turning Point: Part One: The Day by Day Account of Air Operations Over Northwest Europe: From the Battle of Britain to the Blitz
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Bearers of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939–1945 — The Owners of the Highest Award of the Second World War of all Wehrmacht Branches
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Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939–1945 — Die Inhaber der höchsten Auszeichnung des Zweiten Weltkrieges aller Wehrmachtteile
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training to handle the aircraft in difficult situations. For pilots destined to fly multi-engine aircraft, the training was completed with the
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Heinz Huhn to bail out. and crash landed his aircraft at a crossroads on the outskirts of the town Dongen, just near
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of NJG 1, Gildner claimed his first aerial victory as a night fighter pilot on the night of 2/3 September 1940. The bomber, a
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Gildner claimed his last two aerial victories on the night of 19/20 February 1943. The claim over two
Halifax bombers north of
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Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 1—Vorkriegszeit und Einsatz über Polen—1934 bis 1939
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The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 1—Pre-War Period and Action over Poland—1934 to 1939
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Following the Battle of France, Falck was tasked with the creation of the Luftwaffe's first night fighter wing,
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during a British attack on Hamburg. Flight Lieutenant Dickinson, DFC, and his crew with the exception of the
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141 (ZG 141—141st Destroyer Wing). I./ZG 141 was based at Jüterbog-Damm and was equipped with the
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Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crew losses: 1943
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Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crew losses: 1942
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Wellington. Gildner's opponent was the only Lancaster lost in the raid out of 52 committed.
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584:(NJG 1—1st Night Fighter Wing). His former unit, I./ZG 1 formed the nucleus of I.
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3800:] (in German). MĂĽnchen, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985.
3778:] (in German). MĂĽnchen, Germany: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH & Co. KG. 1985.
3733:] (in German) (4th ed.). Bad Friedrichshall, Germany: Friedrichshaller Rundblick.
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and found records for 41 nocturnal victory claims. Mathews and Foreman also published
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A map of part of the Kammhuber Line. The 'belt' and night fighter 'boxes' are shown.
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instead. On the night of 14/15 February 1943, Gildner claimed the destruction of a
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World War II in Europe had begun on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces
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The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 1, 1 September 1939 to 31 December 1941
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unit where he served as a pilot. In the fall of 1938, he was posted to the 6.
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668:. On 13 March 1941 Gildner accounted for Wellington Mark I C N2746 BU-M from
494:, leading Falck to conduct his first experiments of nocturnal aerial combat.
438: D-1. On 1 May 1939, I./ZG 141 was renamed again and became the I.
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The Wehrmacht Reports 1939–1945 Volume 2, 1 January 1942 to 31 December 1943
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Die Wehrmachtberichte 1939–1945 Band 2, 1. Januar 1942 bis 31. Dezember 1943
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Nachtjagd: the night fighter versus bomber war over the Third Reich, 1939–45
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Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2000).
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with loss of the crew. According to Boiten, the Stirling may have been
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was shot down by Gildner after taking off for an intruder sortie from
765:(second lieutenant) in July. On 8/9 March 1942, Gildner shot down the
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Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the Netherlands
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The Knight's Cross Bearers of the Luftwaffe Fighter Force 1939 – 1945
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The Luftwaffe War Diaries – The German Air Force in World War II
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3662:] (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall.
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on 8/9 July 1942. Lent, operating in the vicinity, accounted for a
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Recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
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Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims — Volume 2 G–L
2297:(19 June 1941, 13 March 1942, 27 March 1942 and 23 April 1942)
3710:] (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Militaer-Verlag.
3656:
Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941 – 1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II
449:(ZG 1—1st Destroyer Wing) and was the equipped with the
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The German Cross 1941 – 1945 History and Recipients Volume 2
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555:. It consisted of a series of control sectors equipped with
3639:] (in German). Mainz, Germany: Verlag Dieter Hoffmann.
3633:
Die Ritterkreuzträger der Luftwaffe Jagdflieger 1939 – 1945
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In early 1933, Gildner joined the military service of the
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3578:] (in German). Stuttgart, Germany: Motorbuch Verlag.
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Foreman, John; Parry, Simon; Mathews, Johannes (2004).
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was detached from JG 132 and was reassigned as I.
3756:] (in German). OsnabrĂĽck, Germany: Biblio-Verlag.
3498:] (in German). Friedberg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas.
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276:. Following graduation from school and the compulsory
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992:, listing Gildner with 43 claims, including two as a
684:. Five of the crew including Boyer became prisoners.
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and an associated night fighter. Each sector named a
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The Avro Manchester: The legend Behind the Lancaster
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10 km (6.2 mi) north-northwest of Ameland
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of NJG 1 which was placed under the command of
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2107:15 km (9.3 mi) north of Schiermonnikoog
2028:20 km (12 mi) northwest of Terschelling
1755:20 km (12 mi) northwest of Terschelling
833:of NJG 1 when his friend and commander of 1.
230:(1 February 1914 – 24 February 1943) was a German
3685:] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck.
2353:Organization of the Luftwaffe during World War II
1703:15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Leeuwarden
3612:Mathews, Andrew Johannes; Foreman, John (2015).
3264:
2263:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
948:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
921:). On 24 February 1943 flying near Fliegerhorst
322:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
220:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
2366:Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims
2314:For a list of Luftwaffe night fighter aces see
1725:7 km (4.3 mi) southeast of Groningen
1360:8 km (5.0 mi) southeast of Groningen
1018:Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims
990:Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims
953:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub
4431:List of German World War II night fighter aces
3754:The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2: L–Z
3404:. Vol. 1. Midland Counties Publications.
3216:
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2491:
2317:List of German World War II night fighter aces
1914:20 km (12 mi) northwest of Vlieland
825:On 3 February 1943, Gildner was on his way to
624:, the pilot and another crewmember were taken
356:, he completed his compulsory labour service (
2006:30 km (19 mi) northwest of Ameland
821:German War Cemetery Ysselsteyn - Paul Gildner
8:
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416:. This squadron was subordinated to the II.
340:of south-western Poland, at the time in the
314:Gildner was appointed squadron leader of 1.
3654:Patzwall, Klaus D.; Scherzer, Veit (2001).
3379:Nachtjagd, Defenders of the Reich 1940–1943
2340:Erweiterter Luftwaffen-FlugzeugfĂĽhrerschein
2226:15 km (9.3 mi) north of Vlieland
2174:45 km (28 mi) west of Vlissingen
996:pilot, plus one further unconfirmed claim.
4511:Luftwaffe personnel killed in World War II
3879:
3750:Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z
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2370:Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 – 1945
2204:20 km (12 mi) north of Vlieland
1678:20 km (12 mi) east-northeast of
1569:8 km (5.0 mi) west-southwest of
1014:Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 – 1945
998:
982:Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939 – 1945
759:(first lieutenant), bypassing the rank of
739:. On 18 May 1942, Gildner was awarded the
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20:
4526:Burials at Ysselsteyn German war cemetery
3731:The Oak Leaves Bearers 1939–1945 Volume 2
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2384:According to Scherzer as pilot in the 4./
2142:20 km (12 mi) west of Schouwen
1478:47 km (29 mi) north of Ameland
1456:57 km (35 mi) north of Ameland
348:. Following graduation from school and a
289:(ZG 1—1st Destroyer Wing), flying a
3534:Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939–1945
3288:
2711:
2424:
2278:196th Oak Leaves on 26 February 1943 as
636:bombers. The first bomber was Whitley V
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3553:Luftwaffe Aces in the Battle of Britain
3339:; Antipov, Vlad; Sundin, Claes (2003).
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1960:70 km (43 mi) west of Petten
801:Lancaster during the British attack on
332:Gildner was born on 1 February 1914 in
3341:Graf & Grislawski – A Pair of Aces
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1594:10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of
3727:Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2
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1779:3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of
1185:3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of
7:
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2437:Bergström, Antipov & Sundin 2003
4516:Recipients of the Gold German Cross
3936:Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein
2368:, this claim was unconfirmed while
2342:), also known as the C-Certificate.
862:bomber. The Wellington was likely
14:
4094:Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-WeiĂźenfeld
3442:. Midland Counties Publications.
3423:. Midland Counties Publications.
3253:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3241:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3229:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3200:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3185:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3173:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3161:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3149:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3137:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3125:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3108:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3079:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3067:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3052:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3037:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3025:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3013:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
3001:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
2989:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
2977:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
2960:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
2948:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
2933:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
2903:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
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2864:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
2799:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
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2504:Foreman, Parry & Mathews 2004
2267:Knight's Cross on 9 July 1941 as
2072:southwest of Norden Westermarsch
1150:9 km (5.6 mi) south of
628:and two further crewmembers were
16:German World War II fighter pilot
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4456:
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714:Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
709:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
618:. The Hampden was identified as
309:Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
104:
4506:German World War II flying aces
3466:: An Operational Reference Book
3343:. Hamilton MT: Eagle Editions.
890:. The Stirling crashed west of
3616:. Walton on Thames: Red Kite.
3536:. Walton on Thames: Red Kite.
3464:The Bomber Command War Diaries
2778:Everitt & Middlebrook 2014
2338:Advanced Pilot's Certificate (
1002:Chronicle of aerial victories
724:(1st Night Fighter Division).
531:Battle of the Heligoland Bight
377:, an infantry regiment of the
85:Ysselsteyn German war cemetery
1:
4436:List of top World War II aces
3572:Luftkrieg bei Nacht 1939–1945
3517:. Air Research Publications.
3381:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire:
336:, present-day Niemcza in the
4531:Reich Labour Service members
3438:Chorley, William R. (1996).
3419:Chorley, William R. (1994).
3400:Chorley, William R. (1992).
3265:Patzwall & Scherzer 2001
2293:Mentioned four times in the
963:(Block M—Row 4—Grave 81) at
905:may have been misidentified
781:. The aircraft crashed near
644:was on a bombing mission to
3860:"Whitley Bomber Z9306 KN-S"
3321:. New York: Da Capo Press.
898:also from No. 90 Squadron.
860:Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
634:Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
74:German-occupied Netherlands
4557:
3576:Air War at Night 1939–1945
3570:Hinchliffe, Peter (1998).
3217:Mathews & Foreman 2015
2879:Mathews & Foreman 2015
2492:Mathews & Foreman 2015
2249:in Gold on 18 May 1942 as
1859:northwest of Terschelling
919:Royal Australian Air Force
529:Following the 1939 aerial
505:bomber in the vicinity of
338:Lower Silesian Voivodeship
4423:
3725:Stockert, Peter (2012) .
3631:Obermaier, Ernst (1989).
3402:RAF Bomber Command Losses
3362:. London: Crowood Press.
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813:Squadron leader and death
648:and crashed southeast of
268:, Gildner grew up in the
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4426:Only nocturnal victories
4284:Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin
3909:Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer
3488:Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer
2243:(1939) 2nd and 1st Class
1053:Serial No./Squadron No.
850:(squadron leader) of 1.
749:) and was promoted from
547:had established a night
513:fighter on 5 June 1940.
93:(Block M-row 4-grave 81)
3700:Scherzer, Veit (2007).
3377:Bowman, Martin (2016).
2729:, Essen—8–9 March 1942.
2329:Flight training in the
986:German Federal Archives
870:which crashed into the
777:on its mission to bomb
746:Deutsches Kreuz in Gold
614:on its mission to bomb
598:. Now flying in the 3.
537:campaign. By mid-1940,
511:Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
237:during World War II, a
3896:with 30+ aerial claims
3748:Thomas, Franz (1998).
3593:Kirby, Robert (2015).
3513:Foreman, John (1993).
3317:Bekker, Cajus (1994).
1330:vicinity of Burlanger
952:
829:to take command of 3.
822:
745:
727:Whitley V Z9306 KN-S,
713:
704:
526:
414:Manfred von Richthofen
4412:Friedrich-Karl MĂĽller
4380:Karl-Heinz Scherfling
4364:Heinz-Martin Hadeball
4161:Hans-Heinz Augenstein
3820:The National Archives
3358:Boiten, Theo (1997).
1936:northwest of Ameland
976:Aerial victory claims
915:No. 467 Squadron RAAF
820:
690:
664:, was shot down near
652:. The second Whitley
610:, was shot down near
524:
397:aerial reconnaissance
328:Early life and career
324:on 26 February 1943.
253:missions against the
130:Years of service
4348:Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow
4185:Ernst-Georg DrĂĽnkler
3889:German World War II
3551:Goss, Chris (2020).
2284:and pilot in the 3./
2271:and pilot in the 3./
2050:vicinity of Ameland
1881:Waddenzee, north of
931:Messerschmitt Bf 110
911:No. 156 Squadron RAF
691:From left to right,
604:Handley Page Hampden
543:(Brigadier General)
535:Defence of the Reich
517:Night fighter career
451:Messerschmitt Bf 110
436:Messerschmitt Bf 109
350:vocational education
291:Messerschmitt Bf 110
251:Defense of the Reich
198:Defense of the Reich
4324:Heinz-Horst HiĂźbach
3470:Pen and Sword Books
3459:Middlebrook, Martin
3383:Pen and Sword Books
3337:Bergström, Christer
3303:, pp. 58, 477.
2881:, pp. 388–389.
2854:, pp. 100–101.
2842:, pp. 125–126.
2672:, pp. 198–221.
2387:Nachtjagdgeschwader
2372:confirm this claim.
2286:Nachtjagdgeschwader
2273:Nachtjagdgeschwader
2257:Nachtjagdgeschwader
2120:Nachtjagdgeschwader
2085:Nachtjagdgeschwader
1656:Nachtjagdgeschwader
1522:north of Groningen
1241:Nachtjagdgeschwader
1126:Nachtjagdgeschwader
1064:Zerstörergeschwader
958:German War Cemetery
807:No. 75 Squadron RAF
729:No. 77 Squadron RAF
680:Whitley T4298 near
678:No. 51 Squadron RAF
594:(First Lieutenant)
580:Nachtjagdgeschwader
445:Zerstörergeschwader
432:Zerstörergeschwader
371:Infanterie-Regiment
359:Reichsarbeitsdienst
342:Province of Silesia
303:Nachtjagdgeschwader
285:Zerstörergeschwader
279:Reichsarbeitsdienst
3836:"Crews and Losses"
3597:. Fonthill Media.
1837:north of Vlieland
1209:19 September 1940
1174:18 September 1940
856:Vickers Wellington
823:
721:Nachtjagd-Division
705:
660:, on a mission to
551:system dubbed the
527:
470:Norwegian Campaign
405:(6th Squadron) of
183:Invasion of Poland
146:(first lieutenant)
50:Kingdom of Prussia
4444:
4443:
4416:
4408:
4400:
4392:
4384:
4376:
4368:
4360:
4356:Gerhard Friedrich
4352:
4344:
4336:
4328:
4320:
4312:
4304:
4296:
4288:
4280:
4272:
4264:
4245:
4237:
4229:
4221:
4213:
4205:
4197:
4189:
4181:
4173:
4165:
4157:
4149:
4141:
4133:
4125:
4106:
4098:
4090:
4082:
4074:
4070:Hans-Dieter Frank
4066:
4058:
4050:
4042:
4034:
4026:
4018:
4010:
3991:
3983:
3975:
3967:
3959:
3940:
3921:
3913:
3807:978-3-423-05944-2
3785:978-3-423-05944-2
3763:978-3-7648-2300-9
3740:978-3-9802222-9-7
3717:978-3-938845-17-2
3692:978-3-923457-54-0
3669:978-3-931533-45-8
3646:978-3-87341-065-7
3623:978-1-906592-19-6
3604:978-1-78155-285-8
3585:978-3-613-01861-7
3562:978-1-5267-5424-0
3543:978-0-9538061-4-0
3524:978-1-871187-22-9
3505:978-3-7909-0284-6
3449:978-0-9045-9791-2
3430:978-0-9045-9789-9
3411:978-1-906537-40-1
3392:978-1-4738-4986-0
3369:978-1-86126-086-4
3350:978-0-9721060-4-7
3328:978-0-306-80604-9
2866:, pp. 10–67.
2530:, pp. 33–34.
2461:Prien et al. 2000
2449:Prien et al. 2000
2232:
2231:
2217:19 February 1943
2195:19 February 1943
2163:14 February 1943
2133:14 February 1943
2063:4 September 1942
1694:27 December 1941
1669:30 November 1941
1139:3 September 1940
1038:
1031:
984:, researched the
971:Summary of career
225:
224:
193:Battle of Britain
94:
4548:
4501:Luftwaffe pilots
4473:
4472:
4471:
4461:
4460:
4459:
4452:
4414:
4406:
4398:
4390:
4388:Paul-Hubert Rauh
4382:
4374:
4366:
4358:
4350:
4342:
4334:
4326:
4318:
4310:
4302:
4294:
4286:
4278:
4270:
4262:
4260:Leopold Fellerer
4243:
4235:
4233:Dietrich Schmidt
4227:
4219:
4211:
4203:
4195:
4187:
4179:
4171:
4163:
4155:
4147:
4139:
4131:
4123:
4104:
4096:
4088:
4080:
4072:
4064:
4056:
4048:
4040:
4032:
4024:
4016:
4008:
3989:
3981:
3979:Rudolf Schoenert
3973:
3965:
3957:
3938:
3919:
3911:
3888:
3887:
3880:
3874:
3872:
3870:
3855:
3853:
3851:
3846:on 3 August 2019
3842:. Archived from
3831:
3829:
3827:
3811:
3789:
3767:
3744:
3721:
3696:
3673:
3650:
3627:
3608:
3589:
3566:
3547:
3528:
3509:
3483:
3479:978-1-78346360-2
3457:Everitt, Chris;
3453:
3434:
3415:
3396:
3373:
3354:
3332:
3304:
3298:
3292:
3286:
3280:
3274:
3268:
3262:
3256:
3250:
3244:
3238:
3232:
3226:
3220:
3214:
3203:
3197:
3188:
3182:
3176:
3170:
3164:
3158:
3152:
3146:
3140:
3134:
3128:
3122:
3111:
3105:
3094:
3088:
3082:
3076:
3070:
3064:
3055:
3049:
3040:
3034:
3028:
3022:
3016:
3010:
3004:
2998:
2992:
2986:
2980:
2974:
2963:
2957:
2951:
2945:
2936:
2930:
2921:
2915:
2906:
2900:
2894:
2888:
2882:
2876:
2867:
2861:
2855:
2849:
2843:
2837:
2831:
2825:
2819:
2813:
2802:
2796:
2781:
2775:
2769:
2763:
2757:
2751:
2742:
2736:
2730:
2724:
2715:
2709:
2700:
2694:
2685:
2679:
2673:
2667:
2661:
2655:
2646:
2640:
2634:
2628:
2622:
2616:
2610:
2604:
2598:
2592:
2586:
2580:
2571:
2565:
2554:
2548:
2531:
2525:
2519:
2513:
2507:
2501:
2495:
2489:
2476:
2470:
2464:
2458:
2452:
2446:
2440:
2434:
2428:
2422:
2392:
2382:
2373:
2362:
2356:
2349:
2343:
2327:
2321:
2312:
2295:Wehrmachtbericht
2151:No. 196 Squadron
2098:13 October 1942
1893:No. 114 Squadron
1716:20 January 1942
1634:31 October 1941
1610:31 October 1941
1585:13 October 1941
1339:No. 214 Squadron
1275:No. 105 Squadron
1162:No. 144 Squadron
1036:
1029:
1021:
1011:
999:
955:
868:No. 196 Squadron
787:Bristol Blenheim
748:
716:
630:killed in action
608:No. 144 Squadron
503:Bristol Blenheim
499:Battle of France
484:Aalborg airfield
369:as a cadet with
298:Battle of France
235:military aviator
206:
188:Battle of France
119:
110:
108:
107:
92:
66:
63:24 February 1943
35:
21:
4556:
4555:
4551:
4550:
4549:
4547:
4546:
4545:
4481:
4480:
4479:
4469:
4467:
4457:
4455:
4447:
4445:
4440:
4419:
4404:Hans Leickhardt
4332:Werner Husemann
4308:GĂĽnther Bertram
4300:Helmut Bergmann
4248:
4217:Walter Borchers
4209:Reinhold Knacke
4129:Hermann Greiner
4121:Reinhard Kollak
4109:
4102:Werner Hoffmann
3994:
3971:GĂĽnther Radusch
3943:
3924:
3897:
3885:
3877:
3868:
3866:
3858:
3849:
3847:
3834:
3825:
3823:
3814:
3808:
3792:
3786:
3770:
3764:
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3724:
3718:
3699:
3693:
3676:
3670:
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3647:
3630:
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3592:
3586:
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3544:
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3525:
3512:
3506:
3486:
3480:
3456:
3450:
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3431:
3418:
3412:
3399:
3393:
3376:
3370:
3357:
3351:
3335:
3329:
3316:
3312:
3307:
3301:Fellgiebel 2000
3299:
3295:
3287:
3283:
3277:Fellgiebel 2000
3275:
3271:
3263:
3259:
3251:
3247:
3239:
3235:
3227:
3223:
3215:
3206:
3198:
3191:
3183:
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3135:
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3019:
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3007:
2999:
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2987:
2983:
2975:
2966:
2958:
2954:
2946:
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2931:
2924:
2916:
2909:
2901:
2897:
2889:
2885:
2877:
2870:
2862:
2858:
2852:Hinchliffe 1998
2850:
2846:
2838:
2834:
2826:
2822:
2814:
2805:
2797:
2784:
2776:
2772:
2764:
2760:
2752:
2745:
2737:
2733:
2725:
2718:
2710:
2703:
2695:
2688:
2680:
2676:
2668:
2664:
2658:Hinchliffe 1998
2656:
2649:
2641:
2637:
2629:
2625:
2617:
2613:
2605:
2601:
2593:
2589:
2581:
2574:
2566:
2557:
2549:
2534:
2528:Hinchliffe 1998
2526:
2522:
2514:
2510:
2502:
2498:
2490:
2479:
2473:Hinchliffe 1998
2471:
2467:
2459:
2455:
2447:
2443:
2435:
2431:
2423:
2410:
2406:
2401:
2396:
2395:
2383:
2376:
2363:
2359:
2350:
2346:
2328:
2324:
2313:
2309:
2304:
2237:
2183:No. 90 Squadron
2041:12 August 1942
1791:No. 83 Squadron
1734:No. 49 Squadron
1620:Schiermonnikoog
1560:15 August 1941
1307:No. 21 Squadron
1229:No. 77 Squadron
1197:No. 58 Squadron
1106:
1035:
1028:
1009:
1008:
978:
973:
888:No. 90 Squadron
842:Reinhold Knacke
837:of NJG 1,
815:
775:No. 83 Squadron
767:Avro Manchester
658:No. 77 Squadron
642:No. 58 Squadron
626:prisoner of war
545:Josef Kammhuber
519:
488:Royal Air Force
462:
330:
270:Weimar Republic
255:Royal Air Force
211:
210:
202:
173:
157:
105:
103:
95:
91:
68:
64:
44:
43:1 February 1914
26:
17:
12:
11:
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4420:
4418:
4417:
4409:
4401:
4393:
4385:
4377:
4369:
4361:
4353:
4345:
4340:Wilhelm Johnen
4337:
4329:
4321:
4313:
4305:
4297:
4289:
4281:
4273:
4268:Ludwig Meister
4265:
4256:
4254:
4250:
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4246:
4238:
4230:
4222:
4214:
4206:
4198:
4190:
4182:
4174:
4166:
4158:
4150:
4145:Johannes Hager
4142:
4134:
4126:
4117:
4115:
4111:
4110:
4108:
4107:
4099:
4091:
4083:
4075:
4067:
4062:Heinz StrĂĽning
4059:
4051:
4046:Gustav Francsi
4043:
4035:
4030:Wilhelm Herget
4027:
4019:
4011:
4002:
4000:
3996:
3995:
3993:
3992:
3984:
3976:
3968:
3963:Manfred Meurer
3960:
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3768:
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3722:
3716:
3703:Bundesarchives
3697:
3691:
3674:
3668:
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3590:
3584:
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3368:
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3333:
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3311:
3308:
3306:
3305:
3293:
3291:, p. 335.
3281:
3279:, p. 163.
3269:
3267:, p. 137.
3257:
3245:
3233:
3221:
3219:, p. 389.
3204:
3189:
3177:
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3141:
3129:
3112:
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3083:
3071:
3056:
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2922:
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2895:
2883:
2868:
2856:
2844:
2832:
2820:
2818:, p. 124.
2803:
2782:
2770:
2768:, p. 148.
2758:
2743:
2731:
2716:
2714:, p. 380.
2701:
2697:Obermaier 1989
2686:
2674:
2662:
2660:, p. 100.
2647:
2645:, p. 215.
2635:
2633:, p. 284.
2623:
2611:
2599:
2587:
2585:, p. 488.
2572:
2555:
2532:
2520:
2508:
2496:
2494:, p. 388.
2477:
2465:
2463:, p. 314.
2453:
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2441:
2429:
2427:, p. 379.
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1982:Western Front
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1927:23 April 1942
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3254:
3249:
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3242:
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3230:
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3109:
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3080:
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3053:
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3038:
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3026:
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3014:
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2990:
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2978:
2973:
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2961:
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2950:, p. 18.
2949:
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2935:, p. 17.
2934:
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2552:
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4153:Paul Gildner
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