List of German World War II night fighter aces
German night fighter aces
This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the pilot was either killed in action, missing in action or killed in a flying accident.

List of German World War II night fighter aces

Section Title: German night fighter aces
Table Section Text: This along with the * (asterisk), indicates that the pilot was either killed in action, missing in action or killed in a flying accident.

Name	Rank	Night victories claimed	Day victories claimed	Total wartime victories claimed	Unit	Notes

Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer	Major	121	0	121	NJG 1, NJG 4	Nicknamed "The Spook of St. Trond",	—

Helmut Lent*	Oberst	102	8	110	ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3	killed in flying accident 7 October 1944	-

Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein*	Major	83	0	83	NJG 2	killed in action 21 January 1944	—

Werner Streib	Oberst	67	1	68	ZG 1, NJG 1	—	—

Manfred Meurer*	Hauptmann	65	0	65	NJG 1, NJG 5	killed in action 21 January 1944	—

Günther Radusch	Oberst	64	1	65	ZG 1, NJG 1, NJG 3, NJG 2	—	—

Rudolf Schoenert	Major	64	0	64	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJGr 10, NJG 5	—	—

Heinz Rökker	Hauptmann	63	1	64	NJG 2	—	—

Paul Zorner	Major	59	0	59	NJG 2, NJG 3, NJG 100, NJG 5	—	—

Martin Becker	Hauptmann	58	0	58	NJG 4, NJG 6	—	—

Gerhard Raht	Hauptmann	58	0	58	NJG 3, NJG 2	—	—

Wilhelm Herget	Major	57	16	73	ZG 76, NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 4, JV 44	—	—

Kurt Welter	Oberleutnant	56	7	63	JG 301, Kdo Welter, NJG 11	—	—

Gustav Francsi	Oberleutnant	56	0	56	NJG 100	—	—

Josef Kraft	Hauptmann	56	0	56	NJG 4, NJG 5, NJG 6, NJG 1	—	—

Heinz Strüning*	Hauptmann	56	0	56	ZG 26, NJG 2, NJG 1	killed in action 25 December 1944	-

Hans-Dieter Frank*	Hauptmann	55	0	55	ZG 1, NJG 1	killed in action 27 September 1943	—

Heinz Vinke*	Oberfeldwebel	54	0	54	NJG 1	killed in action 26 February 1944	—

August Geiger*	Hauptmann	53	0	53	NJG 1	killed in action 29 September 1943	—

Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weißenfeld*	Major	51	0	51	ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 5	Killed in flying accident 22 March 1944	-

Werner Hoffmann	Major	50	1	51	ZG 52, ZG 2, NJG 3, NJG 5	—	—

Reinhard Kollak	Stabsfeldwebel	49	0	49	NJG 1, NJG 4	—	—

Hermann Greiner	Hauptmann	47	4	51	NJG 1	—	—

Herbert Lütje	Oberstleutnant	47	3	50	NJG 1, NJG 6	—	-

Johannes Hager	Hauptmann	47	1	48	NJG 1	—	—

Paul Gildner*	Oberleutnant	46	2	48	ZG 1, NJG 1	killed in action 24 February 1943	—

Hans-Heinz Augenstein*	Hauptmann	46	0	46	NJG 1	killed in action 7 December 1944	—

Ludwig Becker*	Hauptmann	46	0	46	NJG 1	killed in action 26 February 1943	—

Paul Semrau*	Major	46	0	46	NJG 2	killed in action 8 February 1945	-

Ernst-Georg Drünkler	Hauptmann	45	2	47	ZG 2, NJG 1, NJG 5	—	—

Rudolf Frank	Leutnant	45	0	45	NJG 3	—	—

Alois Lechner*	Major	45	0	45	NJG 2, NJG 100	missing in action 23 February 1944	—

Reinhold Knacke*	Hauptmann	44	0	44	ZG 1, NJG 1	killed in action 3 February 1943	—

Walter Borchers*	Oberstleutnant	43	16	59	NJG 5	killed in action 6 March 1945	-

Martin Drewes	Major	43	6	49	ZG 76, NJG 1	—	—

Werner Baake	Hauptmann	41	0	41	NJG 1	—	—

Dietrich Schmidt	Hauptmann	40	0	40	NJG 1	—	—

Leopold Fellerer	Hauptmann	39	2	41	NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6	—	—

Ludwig Meister	Hauptmann	38	1	39	NJG 1, NJG 4	—	—

Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin	Major	37	2	39	NJG 1, NJG 102	—	—

Walter Ehle	Major	35	4	39	ZG 1, NJG 1	—	—

Wilhelm Beier	Oberleutnant	38	0	38	NJG 2, NJG 1, NJG 3	—	—

Helmut Bergmann*	Hauptmann	36	0	36	NJG 4, NJG 1	killed in action 6 August 1944	—

Günther Bertram	Oberleutnant	35	0	35	NJG 100	—	—

Günther Bahr	Oberfeldwebel	34	3	37	SKG 210, NJG 4, NJG 6	—	—

Heinz-Horst Hißbach*	Hauptmann	34	0	34	NJG 2	killed in action 14 April 1945	—

Werner Husemann	Major	34	0	34	NJG 1, NJG 3	—	—

Wilhelm Johnen	Hauptmann	34	0	34	NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 6	—	—

Ernst-Wilhelm Modrow	Hauptmann	34	0	34	NJG 1	—	—

Heinz-Martin Hadeball	Hauptmann	33	0	33	NJG 1, NJG 4, NJG 6, NJGr 10	—	—

Josef Kociok	Oberfeldwebel	33	0	33	ZG 76, SKG 210, 10(NJ)/ZG 1	killed in action 26 September 1943	—

Karl-Heinz Scherfling*	Oberfeldwebel	33	0	33	NJG 1	killed in action 21 July 1944	—

Paul-Hubert Rauh	Major	31	0	31	NJG 1, NJG 4	—	—

Gerhard Friedrich*	Major	30	0	30	NJG 4, NJG 6	killed in action 16 March 1945	—

Heinz Ferger	Hauptmann	30	0	30	NJG 2, NJG 3	—	—

Hans Leickhardt	Major	30	0	30	NJG 3, NJG 1, NJG 5	missing in action 5 March 1945	—

Friedrich-Karl Müller	Major	30	0	30	JG 300, NJGr 10	—	—

Paul Szameitat*	Hauptmann	28	1	29	NJG 1, NJG 5, NJG 3	killed in action 2 January 1944	—

Hans-Joachim Jabs	Oberstleutnant	28	22	50	ZG 76, NJG 1	—	-

Rudolf Sigmund*	Hauptmann	27	2	28	NJG 1	killed in action 4 October 1943	—

Heinz Grimm*	Leutnant	26	1	27	NJG 1	Died of wounds 13 October 1943	—

Alfons Köster*	Hauptmann	25	1	26	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 3	killed in action 6 January 1945	—

Helmuth Schulte	Hauptmann	25	0	25	NJG 5, NJG 6	—	—

Lothar Linke*	Oberleutnant	24	3	27	ZG 76, NJG 1, NJG 2	killed in action 14 May 1943	—

Peter Spoden	Hauptmann	24	1	25	NJG 5, NJG 6	—	—

Wolfgang Thimmig	Oberstleutnant	24	0	24	NJG 1, NJG 2, NJG 4	—	—

Wolfgang Schneeweis*	Hauptmann	17	0	17	NJG 200	missing in action 28/29 July 1943	—

Helmut Woltersdorf*	Oberleutnant	16	8	24	ZG 141, ZG 76, NJG 1	killed in action 2 June 1942	—

Hans Hahn*	Leutnant	13	0	13	NJG 2	killed in flying accident 11 October 1941	—

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