List of World War II aces from Germany

This is a list of fighter aces in World War II from Germany. For other countries see List of World War II aces by country

Luftwaffe Rules of Confirmation

The Luftwaffe had a very stringent approval process for the confirmation of aerial victories.Brown 2000, pp. 281–282.]

* Without a witness, a Luftwaffe fighter pilot had no chance to have his victory claim confirmed. Such a claim, even if filed, would not pass beyond group level.
* The final destruction or explosion of an enemy aircraft in the air, or bail-out of the pilot, had to be observed either on gun-camera film or by at least one other human witness. The witness could be the German pilot's wingman, squadron mate, or a ground observer of the encounter.
* There was no possibility, as with some RAF and USAAF pilots, of having a victory credited because the claiming officer was a gentleman and a man of his word. The German rule was simply "no witness – no kill."
*The German system was impartial, inflexible, and far less error-prone than either the British or American procedures. German fighter pilots had to wait several months, a year, or sometimes even longer for a kill confirmation to reach them from the German High Command.

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References

* Brown, Russell (2000). "Desert Warriors: Australian P-40 Pilots at War in the Middle East and North Africa, 1941-1943". Maryborough, Queensland, Australia: Banner Books. ISBN 1-875-59322-5.
* Spick, Mike (1996). "Luftwaffe Fighter Aces". New York: Ivy Books. ISBN 0-8041-1696-2.
* Sims, Edward H (1982). "Jagdflieger Die großen Gegner von einst" (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-115-9.
* Toliver, Raymond F. & Constable, Trevor J. (1998), "Das waren die Deutschen Jagdflieger-Asse 1939-1945". Motorbuch Verlag. ISBN 3-87943-193-0