List of German World War II night fighter aces
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Template:World War II aces from Germany A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat.Template:Sfn German day and night fighter pilots claimed roughly 70,000 aerial victories during World War II, 25,000 over British or American and 45,000 over Soviet flown aircraft. 103 German fighter pilots shot down more than 100 enemy aircraft for a total of roughly 15,400 aerial victories. Roughly a further 360 pilots claimed between 40 and 100 aerial victories for round about 21,000 victories. Another 500 fighter pilots claimed between 20 and 40 victories for a total of 15,000 victories. According to Obermeier, it is relatively certain, that 2,500 German fighter pilots attained ace status, having achieved at least 5 aerial victories.Template:Sfn 453 German day and Zerstörer (destroyer) pilots received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. 85 night fighter pilots, including 14 crew members, were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.Template:Sfn The list is sorted by the number of aerial victories claimed at night.
Due to the worsening war situation for Germany and Luftwaffe policies, night fighter aces remained in frontline roles until they were killed or wounded in combat or no longer capable of flying due to exhaustion.Template:Sfn
German night fighter aces
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Major | 121Template:Sfn/119Template:Sfn | 0 | 121 | NJG 1, NJG 4 | Nicknamed "The Spook of St. Trond", | File:Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer.jpg |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Oberst | 102 | 8 | 110Template:Sfn/112Template:Sfn | ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3 | killed in flying accident 7 October 1944Template:Sfn | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1987-137-10, Helmut Lent.jpg |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Major | 83Template:Sfn/79Template:Sfn | 0 | 83 | NJG 2 | killed in action 21 January 1944Template:Sfn | File:Sayn-Wittgenstein (cropped).jpg |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Oberst | 67 | 1 | 68 | ZG 1, NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 65 | 0 | 65 | NJG 1, NJG 5 | killed in action 21 January 1944Template:Sfn | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Oberst | 64Template:Sfn | 1 | 65 | ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Major | 64Template:Sfn | 0 | 64 | NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJGr 10, NJG 5 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 63 | 1 | 64 | NJG 2 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Major | 59 | 0 | 59 | NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJG 5 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 58 | 0 | 58 | NJG 4, NJG 6 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hauptmann | 58Template:Sfn/59Template:Sfn | 0 | 58Template:Sfn/59Template:Sfn | NJG 3, NJG 2 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Major | 57 | 16 | 73 | ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 4, JV 44 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Oberleutnant | 56 | 7 | 63 | JG 301, Kdo Welter, NJG 11 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Oberleutnant | 56 | 0 | 56 | NJG 100 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 56 | 0 | 56 | NJG 4, NJG 5, NJG 6, NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 56 | 0 | 56 | ZG 26, NJG 2, NJG 1 | killed in action 25 December 1944Template:Sfn | File:Heinz Strüning.jpg |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 55 | 0 | 55 | ZG 1, NJG 1 | killed in action 27 September 1943Template:Sfn | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Oberfeldwebel | 54 | 0 | 54 | NJG 1 | killed in action 26 February 1944Template:Sfn | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-533-0006-14, Pilot mit Ritterkreuz und Schwimmweste.jpg |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 53 | 0 | 53 | NJG 1 | killed in action 29 September 1943Template:Sfn | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Major | 51 | 0 | 51 | ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5 | killed in flying accident 22 March 1944Template:Sfn | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2007-0221-500, Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld.jpg |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Major | 50 | 1 | 51 | ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Stabsfeldwebel | 49 | 0 | 49 | NJG 1, NJG 4 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 47 | 4 | 51 | NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Oberstleutnant | 47 | 3 | 50 | NJG 1, NJG 6 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 47 | 1 | 48 | NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Oberleutnant | 46 | 2 | 48 | ZG 1, NJG 1 | killed in action 24 February 1943Template:Sfn | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 46 | 0 | 46 | NJG 1 | killed in action 7 December 1944Template:Sfn | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Major | 46Template:Sfn | 0 | 46 | NJG 2 | killed in action 8 February 1945Template:Sfn | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-2008-0024, Paul Semrau.jpg |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 45 | 2 | 47 | ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Leutnant | 45 | 0 | 45 | NJG 3 | killed in action 27 April 1944Template:Sfn | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Major | 45 | 0 | 45 | NJG 2, NJG 100 | missing in action 23 February 1944 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 44 | 0 | 46 | NJG 1, NJG 2 | killed in action 26 February 1943Template:Sfn | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 44 | 0 | 44 | ZG 1, NJG 1 | killed in action 3 February 1943 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Oberstleutnant | 43 | 16 | 59 | NJG 5 | killed in action 6 March 1945 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Major | 43 | 6 | 49 | ZG 76, NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 41 | 0 | 41 | NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 40 | 0 | 40 | NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 39 | 2 | 41 | NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 38 | 1 | 39 | NJG 1, NJG 4 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Major | 37 | 2 | 39 | NJG 1, NJG 102 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Major | 35 | 4 | 39 | ZG 1, NJG 1 | killed in flying accident 18 November 1943 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Oberleutnant | 38 | 0 | 38 | NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 3 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 36Template:Sfn | 0 | 36 | NJG 4, NJG 1 | killed in action 6 August 1944 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Oberleutnant | 35Template:Sfn | 0 | 35 | NJG 100 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Oberfeldwebel | 34 | 3 | 37 | SKG 210, NJG 4, NJG 6 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 34 | 0 | 34 | NJG 2 | killed in action 14 April 1945 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Major | 34 | 0 | 34 | NJG 1, NJG 3 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 34 | 0 | 34 | NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 34 | 0 | 34 | NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 33 | 0 | 33 | NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6, NJGr 10 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Oberfeldwebel | 33 | 0 | 33 | NJG 1 | killed in action 21 July 1944 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Major | 31 | 0 | 31 | NJG 1, NJG 4 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Major | 30 | 0 | 30 | NJG 4, NJG 6 | killed in action 16 March 1945 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 30 | 0 | 30 | NJG 2, NJG 3 | killed in action 10 April 1945 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Major | 30 | 0 | 30 | NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 5 | missing in action 5 March 1945 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Major | 30 | 0 | 30 | JG 300, NJGr 10 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Major | 29 | 0 | 29 | NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6 | killed in flying accident 15 March 1944 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 28 | 1 | 29 | NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 3 | killed in action 2 January 1944 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Oberstleutnant | 28 | 22 | 50 | ZG 76, NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 28 | 0 | 28 | NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hauptmann | 28 | 0 | 28 | NJG 3, NJG 4, NJG 101 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 27 | 2 | 28 | NJG 1 | killed in action 4 October 1943 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Leutnant | 26 | 1 | 27 | NJG 1 | died of wounds 13 October 1943 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 25 | 1 | 26 | NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3 | killed in action 6 January 1945 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 25 | 0 | 25 | NJG 5, NJG 6 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Oberleutnant | 24Template:Refn | 3 | 27 | ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2 | killed in action 14 May 1943 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hauptmann | 24Template:Sfn/23Template:Sfn | 0 | 0 | NJG 5, NJG 6 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Oberstleutnant | 23Template:Sfn | 0 | 23 | NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 4 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hauptmann | 23Template:Sfn/22Template:Sfn | 0 | 23 | NJG 1, NJG 4 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 23 | 0 | 23 | NJG 2 | killed in flying accident 6 March 1943 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hauptmann | 22+Template:Sfn | 2 | 29Template:Sfn/24Template:Sfn | ZG 2, LG 1, NJG 3, NJG 4, NJG 5 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".* | Oberfeldwebel | 21Template:Sfn | 12Template:Sfn | 33Template:Sfn | ZG 76, SKG 210, 10(NJ)/ZG 1, NJG 200 | killed in action 26 September 1943 | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-641-4544-29A, Krim, Josef Kociok, Nachtjäger.jpg |
| Script error: No such module "Sort".* | Leutnant | 21Template:Sfn | 0 | 21 | NJG 5 | killed in action 23 April 1944 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".* | Oberfeldwebel | 20Template:Sfn | 0 | 20 | NJG 1, NJG 2 | killed in action 15 February 1944 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".* | Oberleutnant | 19Template:Sfn | 3Template:Sfn | 22Template:Sfn | NJG 1, NJG 3 | killed in action 30 July 1942 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 18 | 0 | 18 | NJG 1 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Hauptmann | 17 | 0 | 17 | NJG 200 | missing in action 28/29 July 1943 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Oberleutnant | 16 | 8 | 24 | ZG 141, ZG 76, NJG 1 | killed in action 2 June 1942 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Oberfähnrich | 16Template:Sfn | 2 | 18 | JG 300 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".* | Hauptmann | 16Template:Sfn | 59 | 75Template:Sfn | JG 54 | killed in action 7 October 1942 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".* | Feldwebel | 15Template:Sfn | 0 | 15 | NJG 1 | killed in action 18 August 1943 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Oberleutnant | 14Template:Sfn | 20 | 34 | JG 300 | killed in action 24 December 1944 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Leutnant | 13 | 0 | 13 | NJG 2 | killed in flying accident 11 October 1941 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".* | Oberfeldwebel | 11Template:Sfn | 0 | 11 | NJG 6 | killed in action 19 March 1945 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hauptmann | 10Template:Sfn | 0 | 10 | NJG 2, NJG 5 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".* | Feldwebel | 10Template:Sfn/7Template:Sfn | 0 | 10Template:Sfn/7Template:Sfn | NJG 3 | killed in action 8 February 1945 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Oberst | 9Template:Sfn | 0 | 9 | JG 300 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".*Template:Sfn | Oberleutnant | 8Template:Sfn | 16Template:Sfn | 24 | JG 300 | killed in action 28 July 1944 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".* | Oberleutnant | 8Template:Sfn | 0 | 8 | NJG 5 | killed in action 16 December 1943 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hauptmann | 7Template:Sfn | 0 | 7 | NJG 11 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort".* | Oberleutnant | 6Template:Sfn | 0 | 6Template:Sfn | JG 300 | Killed when plane ran out of fuel 29/30 September | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Hauptmann | 6Template:Sfn | 0 | 6 | NJG 3 | — Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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— Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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