Helmut Lipfert

Helmut Lipfert (6 August 1916 – 10 August 1990) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II. Lipfert ranks as the world's thirteenth fighter ace.Template:Sfn Lipfert was credited with 203 victories achieved in 687 combat missions. All his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front and included a P-51 Mustang, 41 Yakovlev Yak-1, 41 Yakovlev Yak-9 fighters, two four-engine bombers and 39 Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft. He was shot down fifteen times, without being injured.

Born in Lippelsdorf, Lipfert joined the military service in 1937, at first serving with the 1st Panzer Division before he transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1941. Trained as a fighter pilot, Lipfert was posted to Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) in late 1942. He claimed his first aerial victory in January 1943. In March 1943, Lipfert was appointed acting Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 4. Staffel (4th squadron) of JG 52. Following his 90th aerial victory claimed, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in April 1944. In February 1945, Lipfert was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing). In April 1945, he claimed his 200th aerial victory and was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.

Following World War II, Lipfert became a school teacher. He died on 10 August 1990 in Einbeck, West Germany.

Early life and career

Lipfert was born on 6 August 1916 in Lippelsdorf, present-day a borough of Gräfenthal, at the time in Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, as part of the German Empire. Following the compulsory labour service (Reichsarbeitsdienst), Lipfert joined the military service with Nachrichten-Abteilung 37 (37th Signals Battalion), a unit of 1st Panzer Division on 3 November 1937.Template:Sfn

World War II

World War II in Europe had begun on Friday, 1 September 1939, when German forces invaded Poland. Lipfert, who held the rank of Unteroffizier (sergeant), participated in the Invasion of Poland and in the Battle of France as a member of the 1st Panzer Division. In early 1941, he transferred to the Luftwaffe where he trained as a fighter pilot.Template:Refn He was promoted to Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel (officer cadet) on 16 June 1942 and to Leutnant (second lientenant) on 1 August 1942.Template:Sfn

Lipfert was then posted to the Ergänzungs-Jagdgruppe Ost (Supplementary Fighter Group, East) based at Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France and then via the Frontleitstelle Krakau, front dispatch center based at Krakau, to 6. Staffel (6th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing) on 16 December 1942. At the time, JG 52 was based on the southern sector of the Eastern Front in the vicinity of Stalingrad.Template:Sfn His 6. Staffel was commanded by Oberleutnant Rudolf Resch and subordinated to II. Gruppe (4th group) of JG 52 headed by Hauptmann Johannes Steinhoff.Template:Sfn The Gruppe was based at an airfield near Morozovsk and fighting in the Battle of Stalingrad.Template:Sfn

Eastern Front

On 18 December 1942, on one of his first combat missions, Lipfert made a forced landing in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 (Werknummber 14154—factory number) due to engine failure.Template:Sfn He is remembered by contemporaries as a consistent, professional pilot and leader. He withdrew often from squadron mates into long periods of contemplation.Template:Sfn On 22 January 1943, III. Gruppe moved to an airfield at Rostov-on-Don.Template:Sfn There, Lipfert claimed his first aerial victory over a Lavochkin La-5, a radial engined fighter aircraft, on the 30 January, near Malaya Balabinka, approximately east of Rostov-on-Don.Template:Sfn

On 20 March 1943, Lipfert was appointed acting Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 4. Staffel (4th squadron) of JG 52. He replaced Leutnant Wolf-Dieter von Coester in this capacity who had been killed in action that day. Following the death of Oberleutnant Karl Ritzenberger on 24 May, Lipfert was transferred to take command of 6. Staffel (4th squadron) of JG 52. He was succeeded by Leutnant Heinrich Sturm as commander of 4. Staffel.Template:Sfn

On 8 October, he shot down five Russian aircraft (kills 30 to 34). Four more are shot down on 5 December and his score raises to 72. By the end of 1943 his victories total had reached 80, making him the fourth most successful active fighter pilot of II. Gruppe.Template:Sfn On 28 January 1944, Lipfert was awarded the German Cross in Gold ().Template:Sfn On 5 April, his 90th air victory had won him the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (). Six days later, 11 April 1944, an "all-white Sturmovik" provided him with his 100th aerial victory.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn He was the 69th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.Template:Sfn

The last Germans had to evacuate from Crimea in May, retiring to Kherson. There, the Luftwaffe Gruppen were subjected to near-constant Soviet bombing raids, and Lipfert's 6./JG 52, in particular, lost a number of aircraft.Template:Sfn On 11 June 1944 he destroyed his first United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) four engined bomber, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress north-northwest of Tătăruși, his 127th aerial victory.Template:Sfn Two weeks later, on the 24 of June, he downed a Consolidated B-24 Liberator over Ștefănești in the historical Romanian region of Moldavia, his 128th claim. His 150th claim was filed on 24 October 1944, a Yakovlev Yak-7 over Feherto, Hungary.Template:Sfn

Group commander

Lipfert was appointed Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) of I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing) on 15 February 1945.Template:Sfn He thus replaced Hauptmann Erich Hartmann who had briefly led the Gruppe after its former commander, Major Jürgen Harder, was transferred.Template:Sfn Command of 6. Staffel of JG 52 was given to Leutnant Heinz Ewald.Template:Sfn At the time, the Gruppe was based in Veszprém and had been fighting in the siege of Budapest, where German forces had surrendered on 13 February. The Gruppe then supported German forces in Operation Southwind, eliminating the Soviet bridgehead on the west bank of the river Hron, predominantly fighting over Esztergom.Template:Sfn On 20 February, Lipfert was ordered to move the Gruppe to Piešťany, located approximately northeast of Vienna, where they arrived the following day.Template:Sfn The following day, I. Gruppe again flew combat air patrols over Esztergom. That day, Lipfert claimed his first two aerial victories with JG 53 when he shot down a La-5 and Yak-3 fighter, taking his total to 181.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn By 25 February, German forces had eliminated the Soviet bridgehead west of the Hron. That day, I. Gruppe flew combat missions to Zvolen (). On a morning mission, Lipfert claimed a Yak-9 fighter shot down.Template:Sfn

On 26 February, water from the Váh started flooding the airfield at Piešťany. The airfield had to be abandoned and I. Gruppe first moved to Pápa before returning to Veszprém on 28 February. Template:Sfn Lipfert claimed his 183rd aerial victory, an Il-2 ground-attack aircraft, on 8 March. The following day, German forces attacked Soviet positions on both sides of Lake Balaton during Operation Spring Awakening.Template:Sfn Supporting this operation, I. Gruppe flew many missions to the combat areas near Zvolen and Székesfehérvár (). On 11 March, Lipfert shot down a Yak-3 fighter near Sárbogárd and another Yak-3 near Siófok. From 12 to 17 March, I. Gruppe continued fighting in the vicinity of Székesfehérvár. In this timeframe, Lipfert claimed his 186th aerial victory on 13 March, his 187th and 188th on 14 March, and his 189th on 17 March.Template:Sfn On 20 March, with Soviet forces advancing, ground combat shifted to the area north of Lake Velence and to Székesfehérvár. Flying his second mission of the day, Lipfert shot down two Il-2 ground-attack aircraft, the first near Székesfehérvár, the second near Várpalota.Template:Sfn On 22 March, the airfield Veszprém was taken by Soviet forces and the Gruppe relocated to Pápa where they were joined by the Stab (headquarters unit) of Jagdgeschwader 76 (JG 76—76th Fighter Wing).Template:Sfn

On 5 April, I. Gruppe moved from Fels am Wagram to Brno.Template:Sfn Three days later, Lipfert claimed his 200th aerial victory in the vicinity of Hainburg an der Donau, west of Bratislava.Template:Sfn He flew his last and 687th combat mission on 16 April, claiming a Yakovlev Yak-9 fighter shot down, taking his total to 203 aerial victories. The next day, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (). He was the 837th member of the German armed forces to be so honored. The presentation was made by Generalleutnant Paul Deichmann, commanding general of I. Fliegerkorps (1st Air Corps), on 17 April.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

Later life

After the war, Lipfert became a school teacher, and was seldom seen by his war comrades. He died on 10 August 1990 at the age of in Einbeck.Template:Sfn He was buried at the local cemetery in Einbeck.Template:Sfn

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Lipfert was credited with 203 aerial victories.Template:Sfn According to Spick, Lipfert was credited with 203 aerial victories claimed in approximately 700 combat missions. All of his aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front and includes two USAAF four-engine bombers claimed over Romania.Template:Sfn Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 200 aerial victory claims, plus six further unconfirmed claims. This figure of confirmed claims includes 198 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and two on the Western Front, including one four-engined bomber.Template:Sfn The authors Daniel and Gabor Horvath compared Soviet enemy loss reports to Lipfert's claims over Hungary. In the timeframe 17 October 1944 to 21 March 1945, Lipfert claimed 52 aerial victories, while the authors found 48 matching Soviet losses, a corroboration of 92%.Template:Sfn

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 08693". The Luftwaffe grid map () 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 . These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area in size.Template:Sfn

Chronicle of aerial victories
This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Lipfert an "ace-in-a-day", a term which designates a fighter pilot who has shot down five or more airplanes in a single day.   This and the – (dash) indicates unconfirmed aerial victory claims for which Lipfert did not receive credit.   This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location	Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location
– 6. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 –Template:Sfn
1	30 January 1943	12:47	La-5	PQ 08693, north of Malaya-BalabinkaTemplate:Sfn	92	7 April 1944	07:27	Yak-7	north-northeast of TschumakTemplate:Sfn north-northeast of Tschumak
2	25 February 1943	14:58	Il-2	PQ 34 Ost 86763, west of FedorowskajaTemplate:Sfn	93	8 April 1944	14:22	Il-2 m.H.Template:Refn	east of TschigaryTemplate:Sfn east of Tschigary
3	28 February 1943	13:15	LaGG-3	PQ 34 Ost 75433, southeast of NovorossijskTemplate:Sfn	94	8 April 1944	14:32	R-5	southeast of IwanówkaTemplate:Sfn southeast of Iwanówka
4	7 March 1943	08:20	R-5	north of PopowitschewskajaTemplate:Sfn	95	9 April 1944	14:40	Yak-7	TomaschewkaTemplate:Sfn east of Tomaschewka
5	7 March 1943	08:23	R-5	PQ 34 Ost 86731, IwanowskajaTemplate:Sfn	96	9 April 1944	15:58	Pe-2	GramatikovoTemplate:Sfn north of Gramatikovo
6	14 March 1943	06:56	Il-2	PQ 34 Ost 75431, southeast of NovorossijskTemplate:Sfn	97	10 April 1944	08:16	Yak-7	TomaschewkaTemplate:Sfn east of Tomaschewka
7?Template:Refn	30 March 1943	06:26	LaGG-3	PQ 34 Ost 86571, northwest of SlawjanskajaTemplate:Sfn	98	10 April 1944	12:12	Il-2 m.H.	southeast of MegasinkaTemplate:Sfn
8?	30 March 1943	15:15	LaGG-3	PQ 34 Ost 76651, northwest of AnastasiewskajaTemplate:Sfn	99	11 April 1944	07:02	Yak-7	DzhankoiTemplate:Sfn west-northwest of Dzhankoi
9?	20 April 1943	06:30	MiG-3	PQ 34 Ost 85114, northwest of AbinskayaTemplate:Sfn	100	11 April 1944	09:25	Il-2 m.H.	DzhankoiTemplate:Sfn northwest of Dzhankoi
10	25 June 1943	16:13	LaGG-3	PQ 34 Ost 76694, northeast of AnastasiewskajaTemplate:Sfn	101	15 April 1944	10:47?Template:Refn	Il-2 m.H.	SevastopolTemplate:Sfn southeast of Sevastopol
11	25 June 1943	16:23	LaGG-3	PQ 34 Ost 76692, southwest of DeschiTemplate:Sfn	102	17 April 1944	15:49	Yak-7	DzhankoiTemplate:Sfn south of Dzhankoi
12	16 July 1943	05:45	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 86232, northwest of KrymskajaTemplate:Sfn	103	19 April 1944	14:21	P-40	SevastopolTemplate:Sfn northwest of Sevastopol
13	19 July 1943	13:55	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 75263, southwest of BakanskajaTemplate:Sfn	104	19 April 1944	17:05	Il-2 m.H.	SevastopolTemplate:Sfn southeast of Sevastopol
14	21 July 1943	09:37	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 76831, south of AnastasiewskajaTemplate:Sfn	105	22 April 1944	09:40	Boston	SevastopolTemplate:Sfn southwest of Sevastopol
15	21 July 1943	16:43	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 75741, southeast of Cape UtrishTemplate:Sfn	106	27 April 1944	10:50	Yak-7	KadykowkaTemplate:Sfn southeast of Kadykowka
16	23 July 1943	05:54	P-39	PQ 34 Ost 76894, southeast of KijewskojeTemplate:Sfn	107	3 May 1944	18:35	Yak-7	north of BelbekTemplate:Sfn north of Belbek
17	23 July 1943	17:33	Il-2	PQ 34 Ost 75264, southwest of KrymskajaTemplate:Sfn	108	4 May 1944	06:44	Yak-7	west of SakyTemplate:Sfn
18	3 September 1943	10:41	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 40262, south of KotelwaTemplate:Sfn	109	4 May 1944	09:10	Yak-7	northwest of BelbekTemplate:Sfn northwest of Belbek
19	4 September 1943	17:17	Il-2 m.H.	PQ 35 Ost 41574, northwest of JurewkaTemplate:Sfn	110	5 May 1944	10:38	Yak-7	southeast of BalaklavaTemplate:Sfn southeast of Balaklava
20	5 September 1943	10:30	Yak-1	PQ 35 Ost 60343, south of TaranowkaTemplate:Sfn	111	5 May 1944	10:50	Yak-7	Laspi BayTemplate:Sfn south of Laspi Bay
21	21 September 1943	07:16	Yak-1	PQ 35 Ost 11142, KozeletsTemplate:Sfn	112	5 May 1944	14:05	Il-2 m.H.	north of BelbekTemplate:Sfn north of Belbek
22	24 September 1943	13:55	P-40	PQ 35 Ost 11751, northeast of JerkowzyTemplate:Sfn	113	6 May 1944	07:30	Yak-1	southwest of BelbekTemplate:Sfn southwest of Belbek
23	24 September 1943	16:40	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 11714, south of JerkowzyTemplate:Sfn	114	6 May 1944	07:40	U-2	southwest of BelbekTemplate:Sfn southwest of Belbek
24	25 September 1943	17:35	Il-2 m.H.	PQ 35 Ost 11782, west of PerejasslawTemplate:Sfn	115	7 May 1944	09:40	Yak-1	north of BalaklavaTemplate:Sfn north of Balaklava
25	28 September 1943	17:35	R-5	PQ 35 Ost 11714, west of PerejasslawTemplate:Sfn	116	7 May 1944	09:45	Yak-1	SevastopolTemplate:Sfn east-southeast of Sevastopol
26	1 October 1943	16:13	Yak-9	PQ 35 Ost 58163, south of BarbostaTemplate:Sfn	117	7 May 1944	09:49	Yak-1	northeast of BalaklavaTemplate:Sfn northeast of Sevastopol
27	7 October 1943	06:57	La-5	PQ 34 Ost 39432, west of AnnowkaTemplate:Sfn	118	30 May 1944	16:01	Yak-1?Template:Refn	northeast of IașiTemplate:Sfn northeast of Iași
28	7 October 1943	11:07	La-5	PQ 34 Ost 49774, west of OrlikTemplate:Sfn	119	30 May 1944	16:04	Yak-1?	northeast of IașiTemplate:Sfn northeast of Iași
29	7 October 1943	11:28	Yak-9	PQ 34 Ost 49153, north of OrlikTemplate:Sfn	120	31 May 1944	08:04	Pe-2	east of BusilaTemplate:Sfn east of Busila
30♠	8 October 1943	07:05	Il-2 m.H.	PQ 34 Ost 66692, west of AchtanisowskajaTemplate:Sfn	121	31 May 1944	14:32	Il-2 m.H.	northeast of IașiTemplate:Sfn northeast of Iași
31♠	8 October 1943	08:23	LaGG-3	PQ 34 Ost 66624, north of JljitschTemplate:Sfn	122	4 June 1944	18:56	Yak-1	east-southeast of SoulaniTemplate:Sfn east-southeast of Soulani
32♠	8 October 1943	08:35	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 75543, south of FischereiTemplate:Sfn	123	5 June 1944	07:58	P-39	northeast of ZahornaTemplate:Sfn northeast of Zahorna
33♠	8 October 1943	15:33	Yak-9	PQ 34 Ost 6669, northeast of TamanTemplate:Sfn	124	5 June 1944	08:01	Yak-7	north of ZahornaTemplate:Sfn north of Zahorna
34♠	8 October 1943	15:42	Yak-9	PQ 34 Ost 66692, west of AchtanisowskajaTemplate:Sfn	125	5 June 1944	11:35	Yak-7	southwest of CarpitiTemplate:Sfn southwest of Carpiti
35	10 October 1943	13:05	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 39291, northwest of Mishorin-RogTemplate:Sfn	126?Template:Refn	5 June 1944	11:45	Boston	south of RomâneștiTemplate:Sfn south of Românești
36	10 October 1943	13:15	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 49312, south of BorodajewkaTemplate:Sfn	127?	11 June 1944	09:45	B-17	north-northwest of TataturiTemplate:Sfn north-northwest of Tataturi
37	20 October 1943	07:30	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 39453, south of PopelnastojeTemplate:Sfn	128	24 June 1944	09:42	B-24	southwest of ȘtefăneștiTemplate:Sfn southwest of Ștefănești
38	21 October 1943	05:55	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 39482, northwest of PjatichatkiTemplate:Sfn	129	27 June 1944	10:34	Il-2 m.H.	northeast of JasskiTemplate:Sfn northeast of Jasski
39	21 October 1943	06:08	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 49372, southwest of WerchnedjeprowskTemplate:Sfn	130	14 July 1944	07:55	P-39	ShchurovychiTemplate:Sfn northwest of Shchurovychi
40	21 October 1943	12:30	La-5	PQ 34 Ost 39612, northwest of PjatichatkiTemplate:Sfn	131	15 July 1944	15:20	Yak-7	northwest of HorokhivTemplate:Sfn northwest of Horokhiv
41	26 October 1943	07:15	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 57123, south of MelitopolTemplate:Sfn	132	16 July 1944	13:23	Il-2 m.H.	southern edge of PloweTemplate:Sfn
42	26 October 1943	07:17	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 57152, northwest of MelitopolTemplate:Sfn	133	16 July 1944	13:27	Yak-7	southwest of StojanowTemplate:Sfn southwest of Stojanow
43	29 October 1943	07:00	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 47331, northeast of AgaimanTemplate:Sfn	134	18 July 1944	15:12	La-5	west of ZaczerneczeTemplate:Sfn west of Zaczernecze
44	2 November 1943	09:25	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 3767, southeast of ChaplynkaTemplate:Sfn	135	18 July 1944	18:12	Yak-7	north of TurceTemplate:Sfn
45	5 November 1943	10:20	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66734, south of KerchTemplate:Sfn	136	19 July 1944	16:40	P-39	northeast of LiubomlTemplate:Sfn northeast of Liuboml
46	6 November 1943	11:55	Yak-7	PQ 34 Ost 66732, southeast of EltigenTemplate:Sfn	137	19 July 1944	16:41	P-39	northern edge of LiubomlTemplate:Sfn
47	11 November 1943	13:45	Il-2 m.H.	PQ 34 Ost 66871, east of KaterlesTemplate:Sfn	138	19 July 1944	16:45	Il-2 m.H.	southeast of LiubomlTemplate:Sfn southeast of Liuboml
48	11 November 1943	13:50	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66533, northeast of BagerowoTemplate:Sfn	139	20 July 1944	11:10	Yak-9	northwest of LiubomlTemplate:Sfn northwest of Liuboml
49	12 November 1943	08:51	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66871, east of KerchTemplate:Sfn	140	21 July 1944	06:25	Yak-7	northwest of BuskTemplate:Sfn northwest of Busk
50	12 November 1943	10:47	Il-2 m.H.	PQ 34 Ost 6664, northwest of BakssyTemplate:Sfn	—	22 July 1944	—	Boston	vicinity of StrijTemplate:Sfn
51	13 November 1943	05:43	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66562, south of BulganakTemplate:Sfn	141	24 July 1944	18:41	Yak-9	south of TuczanaTemplate:Sfn south of Tuczana
52	13 November 1943	05:47	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66642, north of MajakTemplate:Sfn	—	2 August 1944	—	unknownTemplate:Sfn
53	14 November 1943	09:15	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66732, east of EltigenTemplate:Sfn	142	14 August 1944	17:14	P-39	southwest of SobotkaTemplate:Sfn southwest of Sobotka
54	14 November 1943	13:50	Il-2 m.H.	PQ 34 Ost 66531, west-northwest of KaterlesTemplate:Sfn	143	16 August 1944	16:35	Yak-11	east-southeast of OpatowTemplate:Sfn east-southeast of Opatow
55	15 November 1943	06:15	Yak-9	PQ 34 Ost 66643, KolonkaTemplate:Sfn	144	23 August 1944	17:25	Yak-7	southeast of GaidarTemplate:Sfn southeast of Gaidar
56	19 November 1943	06:30	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66821, west of TamanTemplate:Sfn	—	23 August 1944	—	Yak	vicinity of GalatzTemplate:Sfn
57	20 November 1943	06:40	Yak-9	PQ 34 Ost 66623, west of JlitschTemplate:Sfn	145	31 August 1944	10:20	P-51	PQ 47257Template:Sfn south of Lövér
58	21 November 1943	07:00	Il-2 m.H.	PQ 34 Ost 66712, east of EltigenTemplate:Sfn	146	17 October 1944	10:38	Yak-11	HosszúpályiTemplate:Sfn southeast of Hosszúpályi
59	21 November 1943	07:05	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66814, southwest of TamanTemplate:Sfn	147	21 October 1944	10:52	La-5	southeast of ÓcsaTemplate:Sfn southeast of Ócsa
60	27 November 1943	09:48	P-39	PQ 34 Ost 47771, south of GromovkaTemplate:Sfn	148	23 October 1944	15:31	Il-2 m.H.	southeast of SzolnokTemplate:Sfn southeast of Szolnok
61	27 November 1943	14:40	Yak-9	PQ 34 Ost 66732, east of EltigenTemplate:Sfn	149	23 October 1944	15:32	Il-2 m.H.	northeast of SzolnokTemplate:Sfn northeast of Szolnok
62	29 November 1943	14:21	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66734, southeast of EltigenTemplate:Sfn	150	24 October 1944	09:22	Yak-7	northwest of FehértóTemplate:Sfn northwest of Fehértó
63	30 November 1943	06:10	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66792, south of Cape TakylTemplate:Sfn	151	27 October 1944	12:17	Il-2 m.H.	BűdszentmihályTemplate:Sfn southwest of Bűdszentmihály
64	30 November 1943	13:45	Yak-1	PQ 34 Ost 66733, southwest of EltigenTemplate:Sfn	152	27 October 1944	12:21	Yak-7	BűdszentmihályTemplate:Sfn south of Bűdszentmihály
65	1 December 1943	11:47	Yak-1	southwest of TamanTemplate:Sfn	153	13 November 1944	12:45	Yak-3	southeast of JászberényTemplate:Sfn southeast of Jászberény
66	2 December 1943	06:39	Yak-1	southwest of Cape TakylTemplate:Sfn	154	16 November 1944	12:39	Yak-11	west of TuraTemplate:Sfn
67	2 December 1943	06:48	LaGG-3	east of FeodosjaTemplate:Sfn	155	17 November 1944	11:05	Il-2 m.H.	northwest of JászberényTemplate:Sfn south of Jászberény
68	2 December 1943	06:55	LaGG-3	south of Cape TakylTemplate:Sfn	156	17 November 1944	11:10	Il-2 m.H.	northwest of JászberényTemplate:Sfn northwest of Jászberény
69	5 December 1943	07:25	Yak-7	south of Kossa TuslaTemplate:Sfn	157	17 November 1944	13:20	Il-2 m.H.?Template:Refn	northwest of JászberényTemplate:Sfn northwest of Jászberény
70	5 December 1943	07:32	Yak-1	west of TamanTemplate:Sfn	158	23 November 1944	10:40	Yak-9	southeast of AtkárTemplate:Sfn southeast of Atkár
71	5 December 1943	10:23	P-39	Kossa TuslaTemplate:Sfn	159	5 December 1944	10:30	Yak-9	southeast of HatvanTemplate:Sfn southeast of Hatvan
72	5 December 1943	13:55	Il-2 m.H.	southwest of Kossa TuslaTemplate:Sfn	160	9 December 1944	15:05	Il-2 m.H.	southwest of CsajágTemplate:Sfn southwest of Csajág
73	8 December 1943	07:58	Il-2 m.H.	north of KaterlesTemplate:Sfn	161	11 December 1944	14:53	Pe-2	BalatonkeneseTemplate:Sfn southeast of Lake Balaton
74	9 December 1943	11:15	Yak-1	north of TamanTemplate:Sfn	162	22 December 1944	09:37	Il-2 m.H.	SzékesfehérvárTemplate:Sfn north of Székesfehérvár
75	11 December 1943	11:37	Yak-7	northeast of MajakTemplate:Sfn	163	23 December 1944	10:48	Yak-9	south of EnyingTemplate:Sfn
76	17 December 1943	06:43	Pe-2	southeast of StarotitarowskajaTemplate:Sfn	164	24 December 1944	14:25	Il-2 m.H.	north of SeregélyesTemplate:Sfn north of Seregélyes
77	27 December 1943	12:08	P-39	PQ 34 Ost 66642, northeast of MajakTemplate:Sfn	165	25 December 1944	12:08	Yak-9	SzékesfehérvárTemplate:Sfn northwest of Székesfehérvár
78	28 December 1943	07:16	R-5	northwest of MajakTemplate:Sfn	166	25 December 1944	12:15	Yak-9	southeast of MórTemplate:Sfn
79	29 December 1943	07:12	Yak-1	west of MalikutTemplate:Sfn	167	2 January 1945	11:15	La-5	eastern edge of BodmérTemplate:Sfn
80	29 December 1943	10:05	Boston	southwest of MajakTemplate:Sfn	168	2 January 1945	11:45	Yak-9	east of VerebTemplate:Sfn
81	11 January 1944	11:27	P-39	north of Cape TarchanTemplate:Sfn north of Cape Tarchan	169	4 January 1945	08:26	Il-2 m.H.	south of TarjánTemplate:Sfn
82	17 January 1944	06:46	LaGG-3	southeast of BulganakTemplate:Sfn southeast of Bulganak	170	4 January 1945	08:28	Il-2 m.H.	southwest of TarjánTemplate:Sfn
83	21 January 1944	11:53	Il-2 m.H.	TschurubaschTemplate:Sfn southwest of Tschurubasch	171	4 January 1945	10:41	Yak-9	northwest of BicskeTemplate:Sfn
84	23 January 1944	07:08	Yak-7	vicinity of KerchTemplate:Sfn Kerch harbor	172	4 January 1945	11:12	La-5	southeast of TardosTemplate:Sfn
85	23 January 1944	12:08	Yak-7	Kerch harborTemplate:Sfn	173	8 January 1945	14:13	Boston	southeast of SzékesfehérvárTemplate:Sfn
86	24 January 1944	06:30	P-39	northern edge of KerchTemplate:Sfn	174	8 January 1945	14:18	Boston	northwest of SzékesfehérvárTemplate:Sfn
87	25 January 1944	12:27	Yak-1	east of BulganakTemplate:Sfn east of Bulganak	175	14 January 1945	12:11	Yak-3	northwest of MužlaTemplate:Sfn
88	25 January 1944	12:40	Boston	Kossa TuslaTemplate:Sfn northeast of Kossa Tusla	176	14 January 1945	14:36	Yak-3	southwest of MužlaTemplate:Sfn
89?	1 April 1944	09:25	LaGG-3	southeast of FeodosiaTemplate:Sfn southeast of Feodosia	177	16 January 1945	12:17	La-5	north of BudaörsTemplate:Sfn
90	1 April 1944	09:33	LaGG-3	northeast of FeodosiaTemplate:Sfn northeast of Feodosia	178	22 January 1945	13:24	La-5	northeast of SzékesfehérvárTemplate:Sfn
91	7 April 1944	07:19	Yak-7	north of TaganajaTemplate:Sfn north of Taganaja	179	27 January 1945	14:45	Il-2 m.H.	northwest of AdonyTemplate:Sfn
– Stab I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 53 –Template:Sfn
180	22 February 1945	14:00	La-5Template:Sfn	Bart	192	21 March 1945	11:58	La-5Template:Sfn	vicinity of Lake Balaton
181	22 February 1945	16:25	Yak-3Template:Sfn	Bíňa	193	21 March 1945	15:30	Yak-5Template:Sfn	southwest of Felsőgalla
182	25 February 1945	10:53	Yak-9Template:Sfn	south of Zvolen	194	27 March 1945	14:15	Yak-9Template:Sfn	southeast of Nitra
183	8 March 1945	14:10	Il-2Template:Sfn	west of Szapolsc	195	27 March 1945	14:18	Il-2Template:Sfn	south of Nitra
184	11 March 1945	10:35	Yak-3Template:Sfn	southwest of Sárbogárd	196	27 March 1945	16:55	Yak-9Template:Sfn	southeast of Nitra
185	11 March 1945	14:05	Yak-3Template:Sfn	south of Siófok	197	28 March 1945	17:12	Yak-3Template:Sfn	south of Nitra
186	13 March 1945	10:13	Yak-7Template:Sfn	south of Pákozd	198	1 April 1945	16:05	La-7Template:Sfn	east of Nemetdiszeg
187	14 March 1945	12:07	La-5Template:Sfn	southeast of Székesfehérvár	199	5 April 1945	09:45	La-7Template:Sfn	north of Gairing
188	14 March 1945	12:11	Il-2Template:Sfn	west of Pákozd	200	8 April 1945	15:54	La-7Template:Sfn	east of Hainburg
189	17 March 1945	16:15	Il-2Template:Sfn	Lake Velence	201	9 April 1945	17:20	La-7Template:Sfn	northeast of Lundenburg
190	20 March 1945	15:33	Il-2Template:Sfn	southeast of Székesfehérvár	202	14 April 1945	15:00	Yak-9Template:Sfn	Stockerau
191	20 March 1945	15:41	Il-2Template:Sfn	southwest of Várpalota	203	16 April 1945	11:20	Yak-9Template:Sfn	north-northwest of Göding

Awards

• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (12 March 1943)Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
  • 1st Class (29 April 1943)Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn
• Front Flying Clasp of the Luftwaffe for fighter pilots in Gold (26 April 1943)Template:Sfn
• Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 13 December 1943 as Leutnant and pilotTemplate:SfnTemplate:Refn
• German Cross in Gold on 28 January 1944 as Leutnant in the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52Template:Sfn
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 5 April 1944 as Leutnant of the Reserves and Staffelführer of the 6./Jagdgeschwader 52Template:SfnTemplate:Refn
  • 837th Oak Leaves on 17 April 1945 as Hauptmann and Gruppenkommandeur of the I./Jagdgeschwader 53Template:SfnTemplate:Refn

Publications

• Lipfert, Helmut; Girbig, Werner (1993). The War Diary of Hauptmann Helmut Lipfert – JG 52 on the Russian Front 1943–1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. Template:ISBN.