# List of aerial victories claimed by Adolf Galland

Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996) was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions and fought on the Western Front and in the Defence of the Reich. On four occasions, he survived being shot down, and he was credited with 104 aerial victories, all of them against the Western Allies.

## List of aerial victories claimed

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Galland was credited with 104 aerial victories. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces – Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 100 aerial victory claims, plus nine further unconfirmed claims, all of which claimed on the Western Front. This figure of confirmed claims includes two four-engined bombers and six victories with the Me 262 jet fighter.
| Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location | Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location |
| – Stab of Jagdgeschwader 27 – Battle of France — 10 May – 25 June 1940 ||||||||||
| 1 | 12 May 1940 | 10:10 | Hurricane | 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Liège | — | 20 May 1940 | 20:50 | Potez 63 | south of Amiens |
| 2 | 12 May 1940 | 10:20 | Hurricane | 18 km (11 mi) south of Liège | 7 | 29 May 1940 | 12:59 | Blenheim | 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Gravelines |
| 3 | 12 May 1940 | 15:50 | Hurricane | 7 km (4.3 mi) east-northeast of Tirlemont | 8 | 29 May 1940 | 13:04 | Blenheim | 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Gravelines |
| 4 | 16 May 1940 | 19:30 | Spitfire | Seclin, 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Lille | 9 | 2 June 1940 | 09:28 | Spitfire | west of Dunkirk |
| 5 | 19 May 1940 | 20:50 | Potez 63 | north of Albert-Méaulte | 10 | 9 June 1940 | 15:55 | Curtiss | east of Rotoy |
| 6 | 19 May 1940 | 21:45 | Potez 63 | southwest of Hirson | 11 | 9 June 1940 | 16:10 | Morane MS 406 | 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of Meaux |
| – Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 – Battle of France – 10 May – 25 June 1940 ||||||||||
| 12 | 14 June 1940 | 17:15 | Blenheim | 22 km (14 mi) southeast of Vernon | 13 | 14 June 1940 | 17:28 | Defiant | 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Évreux |
| – Stab III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 26 – At the Channel and over England – 26 June 1940 – 21 June 1941 ||||||||||
| 14 | 24 July 1940 | 13:35 | Spitfire | 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Margate | 18 | 14 August 1940 | 13:30 | Hurricane | southwest of Dover |
| 15 | 25 July 1940 | 16:17 | Spitfire | Dover Harbour | 19 | 15 August 1940 | 12:55 | Spitfire | 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Dover Dover/Folkestone |
| 16? | 28 July 1940 | 15:14 | Spitfire | north-northeast of Dover | 20 | 15 August 1940 | 16:01? | Spitfire | 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Folkestone |
| 17 | 12 August 1940 | 12:41? | Hurricane | north-northwest of Margate | 21 | 15 August 1940 | 16:07 | Spitfire | 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Dover |
| – Stab of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" – At the Channel and over England – 26 June 1940 – 21 June 1941 ||||||||||
| 22 | 25 August 1940 | 19:50 | Spitfire | Dungeness/Folkestone | 47 | 30 October 1940 | 12:55 | Spitfire | east of London |
| 23 | 28 August 1940 | 10:08 | Defiant | Faversham east of Canterbury | 48 | 30 October 1940 | 17:30 | Spitfire | south of Eastchurch/Maidstone |
| 24 | 31 August 1940 | 09:42 | Curtiss | 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Cambridge | 49 | 30 October 1940 | 17:40 | Spitfire | Canterbury/Maidstone |
| 25 | 31 August 1940 | 18:50 | Spitfire | Gravesend | 50 | 1 November 1940 | 12:50 | Spitfire | west of Ashford |
| 26 | 31 August 1940 | 19:03 | Hurricane | Maidstone | 51 | 14 November 1940 | 15:28 | Spitfire | 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Dover |
| 27 | 1 September 1940 | 14:55? | Spitfire | southeastern edge of London | 52 | 15 November 1940 | 14:15? | Hurricane | Dover |
| 28 | 3 September 1940 | 11:32 | Hurricane | Chelmsford | 53 | 17 November 1940 | 10:20 | Hurricane | west of Harwich 20 km (12 mi) east of sunk lightship |
| 29 | 6 September 1940 | 10:20 | Hurricane | Tonbridge | 54 | 17 November 1940 | 10:27 | Hurricane | Thames Estuary |
| 30 | 11 September 1940 | 16:20 | Hurricane | northwest of Dungeness | 55? | 27 November 1940 | 17:00 | Spitfire | 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Detling |
| 31 | 14 September 1940 | 17:03 | Hurricane | southeastern edge of London | 56 | 28 November 1940 | 15:40 | Hurricane | Dartford |
| 32 | 15 September 1940 | 15:30? | Hurricane | Thames Estuary | 57 | 5 December 1940 | 12:30? | Spitfire | Dover/Dungeness |
| 33 | 18 September 1940 | 13:35 | Hurricane | | 58 | 4 April 1941 | 17:50 | Spitfire | Dover/Canterbury |
| 34 | 18 September 1940 | 13:52 | Hurricane | west of Rochester | 59 | 15 April 1941 | 17:50 | Spitfire | Wittering 30 km (19 mi) west of Dover |
| 35 | 18 September 1940 | 13:55 | Hurricane | west of Rochester | 60 | 15 April 1941 | 18:00 | Spitfire | Dover/Margate 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Margate |
| 36 | 20 September 1940 | 12:05 | Spitfire | south of Hornchurch | — | 15 April 1941 | 18:00 | Spitfire | Dover vicinity of Margate |
| 37 | 21 September 1940 | 19:25 | Spitfire | west of Ashford/Canterbury | 61 | 13 June 1941 | 13:15 | Hurricane | 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Dover |
| 38 | 23 September 1940 | 10:45 | Hurricane | north of Rochester | 62 | 13 June 1941 | 13:18 | Hurricane | 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Ashford 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Dover |
| 39 | 23 September 1940 | 10:45 | Hurricane | north of Rochester | 63 | 16 June 1941 | 16:35 | Hurricane | west of Boulogne |
| 40 | 24 September 1940 | 10:00 | Hurricane | Rochester | 64 | 17 June 1941 | 19:38 | Hurricane | 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Saint-Omer |
| 41 | 30 September 1940 | 18:05 | Hurricane | south of Guildford | 65 | 17 June 1941 | 19:40 | Hurricane | 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Boulogne |
| 42 | 10 October 1940 | 10:20 | Spitfire | south of Eastchurch | 66 | 18 June 1941 | 18:18 | Spitfire | 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Ardres |
| 43 | 11 October 1940 | 17:05 | Spitfire | southeast of Chatham Dartford | 67 | 21 June 1941 | 12:32 | Blenheim | south of Saint-Omer |
| 44 | 11 October 1940 | 17:12 | Hurricane | Dartford/Rochester | 68? | 21 June 1941 | 12:36 | Blenheim | Merville north of Saint-Omer |
| 45 | 15 October 1940 | 13:50 | Spitfire | south of Rochester | 69 | 21 June 1941 | 16:37 | Spitfire | north of Etaples |
| 46 | 26 October 1940 | 17:30 | Hurricane | Maidstone/south of London | | | | | |
| – Stab of Jagdgeschwader 26 "Schlageter" – On the Western Front – 22 June 1941 – 31 December 1941 ||||||||||
| 70 | 2 July 1941 | 12:30 | Blenheim | Merville | 83 | 7 September 1941 | 17:19 | Spitfire | 20 km (12 mi) west of Boulogne |
| 71? | 23 July 1941 | 13:35 | Spitfire | 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Gravelines | — | 20 September 1941 | 16:45 | Spitfire | Bergues/Bourbourg |
| 72 | 23 July 1941 | 20:10 | Spitfire | Fruges | — | 20 September 1941 | 16:55 | Spitfire | 6 km (3.7 mi) northwest of Braye-Dunes |
| 73 | 23 July 1941 | 20:15 | Spitfire | Fruges | 84 | 21 September 1941 | 16:23 | Spitfire | Etaples/Montreuil |
| 74 | 7 August 1941 | 11:23 | Spitfire | Lumbres, southwest of Saint-Omer | 85 | 21 September 1941 | 17:35 | Spitfire | south of Dunkirk |
| 75 | 7 August 1941 | 17:40 | Spitfire | 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Saint-Omer | 86 | 13 October 1941 | 14:17 | Spitfire | Saint-Omer |
| — | 7 August 1941 | 17:44 | Spitfire | north of Ardres | 87 | 13 October 1941 | 14:27 | Blenheim | Samer |
| 76 | 9 August 1941 | 11:32 | Spitfire | northwest of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer | 88 | 21 October 1941 | 12:54 | Spitfire | west of Samer |
| 77? | 9 August 1941 | 17:44 | Spitfire | Gravelines north of Ardres | 89 | 21 October 1941 | 12:58 | Spitfire | 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Hardelot |
| 78 | 12 August 1941 | 13:12 | Spitfire | 20–25 km (12–16 mi) west of Vlissingen | 90 | 21 October 1941 | 18:16 | Spitfire | 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Boulogne |
| 79 | 12 August 1941 | 13:18 | Blenheim | west of Haamstede | 91 | 27 October 1941 | 13:25 | Spitfire | south of Dunkirk |
| — | 19 August 1941 | 11:55 | Spitfire | Bergues | 92 | 8 November 1941 | 12:58 | Spitfire | Montreuil |
| 80 | 19 August 1941 | 19:32 | Spitfire | northwest of Saint-Omer | 93 | 8 November 1941 | 13:00 | Spitfire | 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Hazebrouck |
| 81 | 19 August 1941 | 19:45 | Hurricane | southeast of Gravelines | 94 | 18 November 1941 | 12:32 | Spitfire | 20 km (12 mi) west of Boulogne |
| 82 | 4 September 1941 | 17:30 | Blenheim | north of Saint-Omer | | | | | |
| – Stab of General der Jagdflieger – ||||||||||
| — | 9 October 1943 | — | B-17 | vicinity of Marienburg | — | 8 March 1944 | — | B-17 | |
| — | 8 March 1944 | — | B-17 | | | | | | |
| – Jagdverband 44 – ||||||||||
| 95 | 3 April 1945 | — | P-38 | | 99 | 21 April 1945 | — | B-17 | vicinity of Munich |
| 96 | 5 April 1945 | — | B-24 | | 100 | 26 April 1945 | 11:50+ | B-26 | vicinity of Neuburg |
| 97 | 16 April 1945 | — | B-26 | vicinity of Lanberg | — | 26 April 1945 | 11:55~ | B-26 | vicinity of Neuburg |
| 98 | 16 April 1945 | — | B-26 | vicinity of Lanberg | | | | | |