# Karl-Heinz Weber

Karl-Heinz Weber (30 January 1922 – 7 June 1944) was a Luftwaffe flying ace of World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. Weber was credited with 136 aerial victories—that is, 136 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. All his victories were claimed over the Eastern Front in over 500 combat missions.

## Career

Weber, the son of a Reichsbahn-Sekretär, was born on 30 January 1922 in Heringsdorf in the province of Pomerania, a Free State of Prussia. A pre-war glider pilot, he volunteered for military service in the Luftwaffe in late 1939. Leutnant Weber was posted to 7. Staffel (7th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing) on 1 October 1940.

### On the Eastern Front

In June 1941, JG 51 and the majority of the Luftwaffe were transferred to the Eastern Front in preparation for Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. There, Weber claimed his first aerial victory on 24 June 1941 over a Tupolev SB-2 bomber. On 6 July, for his achievements to date he was awarded the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse).
During the Battle of Rzhev on 3 September 1942, Weber claimed a Petlyakov Pe-2 twin-engined dive bomber shot down in combat southwest of Sychyovka. Later that day, the airfield at Dugino came under Soviet bomber attack, during its defense, he was shot down and wounded in his Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-2 (Werknummer 8240—factory number) northwest of Dugino. While Weber was recovering from his injuries, III. Gruppe (3rd group) was relocated to Jesau, near Königsberg in East Prussia for conversion to the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-2 and A-3. On 19 November 1942, Soviet forces launched the Velikiye Luki offensive operation. During this operation, Weber claimed a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 fighter east-southeast of Zubtsov on 15 January 1943. Operating from the airfield at Oryol-West, equipped with heated hangars and buildings, III. Gruppe was tasked with operating in the airspace south and east of Oryol. On 23 February, in the area north of Oryol and east of Zhizdra, Weber claimed a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 fighter and an Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft shot down. The following day, in combat northeast of Zhizdra, Weber claimed two Petlyakov Pe-2 bombers shot down. On 16 March, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold (Deutsches Kreuz in Gold).

### Squadron leader

On 5 June 1943, Weber temporarily was given command of 7. Staffel, replacing Hauptmann Herbert Wehnelt who had fallen ill. On 5 July, III. Gruppe began flying missions in support of Operation Citadel, as part of the Battle of Kursk. The Gruppe supported the 9th Army, attacking the salient from the north. That day, Weber became an "ace-in-a-day" for the first time. On an early morning mission east of Maloarkhangelsk he claimed a MiG-3 fighter shot down. In the early afternoon, on mission to the combat area near Ponyri, his flight intercepted a formation of Douglas A-20 Havoc, also known as Boston, escorted by Lavochkin La-5 fighters. In this encounter, Weber claimed a Boston and a La-5 shot down. On an early evening mission to Maloarkhangelsk, the Gruppe encountered Il-2 ground-attack aircraft escorted by fighter aircraft. In this engagement, Weber claimed a Yakovlev Yak-1 fighter and a La-5 fighter shot down. On 12 July, Weber and his wingman Unteroffizier Heinrich Dittlmann shot down Mladshiy Leytenant Nikolay Zhukov and Leytenant Nikolay Safonov from 32 GvIAP (Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment—Gvardeyskiy Istrebitelny Aviatsionny Polk).
On 13 August, Weber was then officially appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the Staffel. The day before, he had been credited with his 100th aerial victory. He was the 49th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.
On 1 April 1944, 7. Staffel relocated to an airfield at Terespol. On the first mission from this airfield, the Staffel escorted Heinkel He 111 bombers on a mission to Kovel. Northwest of Kovel, the Staffel intercepted 15 Il-2 ground-attack aircraft. In the aerial encounter, 7. Staffel pilots without loss of their own claimed eight Il-2s shot down, including two by Weber. In April 1944, III. Gruppe began re-equipping with the Bf 109 G-6 with 7. Staffel making the transition in early May at an airfield at Dęblin–Irena. On 28 May, III. Gruppe of JG 51 received orders to transfer one Staffel to the west in Defence of the Reich. The Gruppenkommandeur (group commander) Hauptmann Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber selected Weber's 7. Staffel which was then subordinated to the II. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 1 (JG 1—1st Fighter Wing).

### Group commander and missing in action

Following the transfer west, Weber was appointed Gruppenkommandeur of III. Gruppe of JG 1 on 3 June, succeeding Major Hartmann Grasser in this capacity. Only four days later, on 7 June, Weber led III. Gruppe of JG 1 from Beauvais–Tillé against Allied fighters south of Rouen on his first mission over the Invasion Front. He was reported as missing in action. It is assumed that he was shot down and killed in his Bf 109 G-6/AS (Werknummer 410 399) by P-51 Mustang fighters from No. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron.
Following Weber's death, command of III. Gruppe was temporarily given to Haupmann Alfred Grislawski who had led 8. Staffel of JG 1. Weber's body was never recovered. He was posthumously awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub). He was the 529th member of the German armed forces to be so honored. On 14 November 1952, Weber was declared dead as of 31 December 1945 by the Amtsgericht, an official court, in Stade.

## Summary of career
### Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Weber was credited with 136 aerial victories. Prien, Rodeike, Obermaier and Spick also list Weber with 136 aerial victories claimed in over 500 combat missions. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 132 aerial victory claims, plus one further unconfirmed claim. All of his aerial victories were claimed on the Eastern Front.
Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 57744". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) 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 360 square miles (930 km$^2$). These sectors were then subdivided into 36 smaller units to give a location area 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) in size.
Chronicle of aerial victories :
| This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Weber 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 ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Balke, Bock, Mathews and Foreman. ||||||||||||
| Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location | Unit | Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location | Unit |
| – Claims with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 on the Eastern Front – Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941 ||||||||||||
| 1 | 24 June 1941 | 19:05 | SB-2 | | 7./JG 51 | 7 | 8 August 1941 | 15:25 | DB-3 | | Stab III./JG 51 |
| 2 | 30 June 1941 | — | SB-2 | | 7./JG 51 | 8 | 18 August 1941 | 08:35 | DB-3 | | Stab III./JG 51 |
| 3 | 1 July 1941 | — | V-11 (Il-2) | | 7./JG 51 | 9? | 18 August 1941 | — | DB-3 | | Stab III./JG 51 |
| 4 | 12 July 1941 | — | DB-3 | | 7./JG 51 | 10 | 8 October 1941 | 14:00 | SB-3 | | Stab III./JG 51 |
| 5 | 23 July 1941 | 18:57 | SB-2 | northeast of Babruysk | 7./JG 51 | 11 | 24 October 1941 | 11:18 | DB-3 | | Stab III./JG 51 |
| 6 | 28 July 1941 | — | Pe-2 | | 7./JG 51 | 12 | 25 October 1941 | 09:33 | DB-3 | | 7./JG 51 |
| – Claims with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front – Winter War — 5 December 1941 – 30 April 1942 ||||||||||||
| 13? | 18 February 1942 | — | unknown | | 7./JG 51 | 14? | 8 March 1942 | — | unknown | | 7./JG 51 |
| – Claims with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front – 1 May 1942 – 3 February 1943 ||||||||||||
| 15? | 1 July 1942 | — | unknown | | 7./JG 51 | 24 | 2 September 1942 | 12:09 | LaGG-3 | east of Sychyovka | 7./JG 51 |
| 16 | 5 July 1942 | 05:03 | Il-2 | | 7./JG 51 | 25 | 3 September 1942 | 14:20 | Pe-2 | southwest of Sychyovka | 7./JG 51 |
| 17 | 5 July 1942 | 05:09? | Pe-2 | | 7./JG 51 | 26 | 15 January 1943 | 13:42 | MiG-3 | PQ 57744 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Zubtsov | 7./JG 51 |
| 18 | 10 July 1942 | 10:18 | MiG-1 | | 7./JG 51 | 27 | 29 January 1943 | 08:30 | Pe-2 | PQ 63194, southeast of Oryol 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Zmiyekka | 7./JG 51 |
| 19 | 2 August 1942 | 16:50 | Il-2 | PQ 57711 25 km (16 mi) east of Zubtsov | 7./JG 51 | 28 | 29 January 1943 | 08:31 | Pe-2 | PQ 63322, southeast of Oryol 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Glazunovka | 7./JG 51 |
| 20 | 6 August 1942 | 18:17 | Il-2 | PQ 56112 40 km (25 mi) north-northeast of Gagarin | 7./JG 51 | 29 | 3 February 1943 | 08:16 | Il-2 | PQ 73524 20 km (12 mi) west of Livny | 7./JG 51 |
| 21 | 8 August 1942 | 12:50 | MiG-3 | PQ 47843 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Zubtsov | 7./JG 51 | 30 | 3 February 1943 | 12:08 | Il-2 | PQ 73714 40 km (25 mi) east of Zolotukhino | 7./JG 51 |
| 22 | 9 August 1942 | 05:15 | LaGG-3 | PQ 47792 20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Zubtsov | 7./JG 51 | 31 | 3 February 1943 | 12:15 | Il-2 | PQ 73823 25 km (16 mi) south-southeast of Livny | 7./JG 51 |
| 23 | 24 August 1942 | 07:43 | Il-2 | PQ 47573 20 km (12 mi) west of Rzhev | 7./JG 51 | | | | | | |
| – Claims with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front – 4 February – 31 December 1943 ||||||||||||
| 32 | 23 February 1943 | 12:28? | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 54173, 20 km (12 mi) east of Zhizdra 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Zhizdra | 7./JG 51 | 73 | 30 July 1943 | 11:51 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 64587 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Telchje | 7./JG 51 |
| 33 | 23 February 1943 | 12:33 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 44242 20 km (12 mi) east-northeast of Zhizdra | 7./JG 51 | 74 | 1 August 1943 | 09:31 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 54736 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Kromy | 7./JG 51 |
| 34 | 24 February 1943 | 10:50 | Pe-2 | PQ 35 Ost 44221 25 km (16 mi) north of Zhizdra | 7./JG 51 | 75 | 1 August 1943 | 17:50? | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 53369 vicinity of Znamenskoye | 7./JG 51 |
| 35 | 24 February 1943 | 10:53 | Pe-2 | PQ 35 Ost 45882 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Kirov | 7./JG 51 | 76 | 1 August 1943 | 18:02 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 53455 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Sockowo | 7./JG 51 |
| 36 | 17 March 1943 | 11:55 | LaGG-3? | PQ 35 Ost 53643 25 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Trosna | 7./JG 51 | 77 | 2 August 1943 | 08:54 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 53451 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Kromy | 7./JG 51 |
| 37? | 18 March 1943 | 09:15 | MiG-3 | | 7./JG 51 | 78 | 2 August 1943 | 13:12 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 53614 25 km (16 mi) west of Trosna | 7./JG 51 |
| 38 | 7 May 1943 | 04:27 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 44312 20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Seschtschinskaja | 7./JG 51 | 79 | 3 August 1943 | 06:17 | Pe-2 | PQ 35 Ost 53551 15 km (9.3 mi) south-southeast of Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky | 7./JG 51 |
| 39 | 11 May 1943 | 12:38? | MiG-1 | PQ 35 Ost 63443 20 km (12 mi) north of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 80 | 3 August 1943 | 12:03 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 53616 25 km (16 mi) west of Trosna | 7./JG 51 |
| 40 | 12 May 1943 | 12:11 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 73534 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Livny | 7./JG 51 | 81♠ | 4 August 1943 | 05:51 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 53527 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Kromy | 7./JG 51 |
| 41 | 14 May 1943 | 19:10 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63372 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Glazunowka | 7./JG 51 | 82♠ | 4 August 1943 | 10:08 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 53429 20 km (12 mi) east of Znamenskoye | 7./JG 51 |
| 42 | 2 June 1943 | 10:53 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63564 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 83♠ | 4 August 1943 | 10:41 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 54824 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Naryshkino | 7./JG 51 |
| 43 | 8 June 1943 | 19:15 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63113 vicinity of Oryol | 7./JG 51 | 84♠ | 4 August 1943 | 13:21 | Yak-7 | PQ 35 Ost 53421 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Kromy | 7./JG 51 |
| 44 | 8 June 1943 | 19:18 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 64844 20 km (12 mi) south of Mtsensk | 7./JG 51 | 85♠ | 4 August 1943 | 13:37 | Curtuss P-40 | PQ 35 Ost 53223 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky | 7./JG 51 |
| 45♠ | 5 July 1943 | 04:03 | MiG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63621 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 86 | 6 August 1943 | 12:51 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 54723 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Dudorovskiy | 7./JG 51 |
| 46♠ | 5 July 1943 | 13:29 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63644, 37 km (23 mi) southeast Oryol 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 87 | 6 August 1943 | 15:18 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 54569 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Znamenskoye | 7./JG 51 |
| 47♠ | 5 July 1943 | 13:52 | Boston | PQ 35 Ost 63593 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 88 | 7 August 1943 | 06:11 | Boston | PQ 35 Ost 53561 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky | 7./JG 51 |
| 48♠ | 5 July 1943 | 18:11 | Yak-1 | PQ 35 Ost 63563 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 89 | 8 August 1943 | 16:05 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 35453 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk | 7./JG 51 |
| 49♠ | 5 July 1943 | 18:33 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63562 15 km (9.3 mi) east-northeast of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 90 | 9 August 1943 | 08:48 | Yak-9 | PQ 35 Ost 35633 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk | 7./JG 51 |
| 50 | 6 July 1943 | 04:21 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63724 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 91 | 9 August 1943 | 12:31 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 35404 25 km (16 mi) north-northwest of Spas-Demensk | 7./JG 51 |
| 51 | 6 July 1943 | 04:35 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 63544 20 km (12 mi) west of Zolotukhino | 7./JG 51 | 92 | 9 August 1943 | 16:08 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 35633 25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Yelnya | 7./JG 51 |
| 52 | 6 July 1943 | 09:18 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 63693 10 km (6.2 mi) south-southeast of Trosna | 7./JG 51 | 93 | 9 August 1943 | 16:23 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 35446 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Spas-Demensk | 7./JG 51 |
| 53 | 6 July 1943 | 13:21 | La-5? | PQ 35 Ost 63754 20 km (12 mi) west-southwest of Zolotukhino | 7./JG 51 | 94 | 10 August 1943 | 15:01 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 45543 vicinity of Spas-Demensk | 7./JG 51 |
| 54 | 7 July 1943 | 15:07? | MiG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63743 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Fatez | 7./JG 51 | 95 | 11 August 1943 | 15:32 | Il-2 m.H. | south-southeast of Yelnya south-southeast of Yelnya | 7./JG 51 |
| 55 | 8 July 1943 | 12:22 | MiG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63814 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Zolotukhino | 7./JG 51 | 96 | 11 August 1943 | 16:22 | Il-2 m.H. | east of Yelnya | 7./JG 51 |
| 56 | 8 July 1943 | 17:30 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 53832 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Zolotukhino | 7./JG 51 | 97 | 12 August 1943 | 17:24 | Pe-2 | southwest of Szaskino | 7./JG 51 |
| 57 | 10 July 1943 | 13:05 | MiG-1 | PQ 35 Ost 63582 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 98 | 12 August 1943 | 17:32 | La-5 | north of Wesselucha | 7./JG 51 |
| 58 | 11 July 1943 | 18:04 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63533 vicinity of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 99 | 12 August 1943 | 17:37 | La-5 | south of Kamenka | 7./JG 51 |
| 59 | 12 July 1943 | 05:16 | DB-3 | PQ 35 Ost 73143 20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Belyov | 7./JG 51 | 100 | 12 August 1943 | 17:40 | La-5 | south of Kamenka | 7./JG 51 |
| 60 | 12 July 1943 | 09:03 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 63232 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Verkhovye | 7./JG 51 | 101 | 10 October 1943 | 09:48 | Yak-9 | PQ 35 Ost 06155, southeast of Nevel | 7./JG 51 |
| 61 | 12 July 1943 | 14:00? | Yak-7 | PQ 35 Ost 64353 20 km (12 mi) east of Zalegoshch | 7./JG 51 | 102 | 10 October 1943 | 10:07 | Yak-4 | 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Vitebsk | 7./JG 51 |
| 62 | 13 July 1943 | 13:08 | DB-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63291 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Zalegoshch | 7./JG 51 | 103 | 14 October 1943 | 06:42 | Yak-7 | PQ 35 Ost 15552, 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Gorki | 7./JG 51 |
| 63 | 13 July 1943 | 13:09 | DB-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63293 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Zalegoshch | 7./JG 51 | 104 | 20 October 1943 | 09:58 | Yak-9 | PQ 35 Ost 02258, 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Loyew | 7./JG 51 |
| 64 | 13 July 1943 | 13:11 | DB-3 | PQ 35 63432, 27 km (17 mi) south-southwest of Novosil 40 km (25 mi) east-southeast of Zmiyekka | 7./JG 51 | 105 | 22 October 1943 | 10:07 | Yak-9 | PQ 35 Ost 03856, Loyew | 7./JG 51 |
| 65 | 14 July 1943 | 18:28 | Yak-7 | PQ 35 Ost 64642 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Mtsensk | 7./JG 51 | 106 | 30 October 1943 | 11:58 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 03846, 28 km (17 mi) south-southeast of Rechytsa | 7./JG 51 |
| 66 | 16 July 1943 | 07:57 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 64387 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Bolkhov | 7./JG 51 | 107 | 10 November 1943 | 11:12 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 96261, Nevel | 7./JG 51 |
| 67 | 17 July 1943 | 05:08? | Pe-2 | PQ 35 Ost 53215 vicinity of Naryshkino | 7./JG 51 | 108 | 12 November 1943 | 12:58 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 06768 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Vitebsk | 7./JG 51 |
| 68 | 17 July 1943 | 07:14 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 63633 vicinity of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 109 | 22 November 1943 | 10:21 | Boston | PQ 35 Ost 03691 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Gomel | 7./JG 51 |
| 69 | 17 July 1943 | 07:16 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 35 Ost 63536 25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Maloarkhangelsk | 7./JG 51 | 110 | 22 November 1943 | 10:27 | Boston | PQ 35 Ost 03662 20 km (12 mi) south of Gomel | 7./JG 51 |
| 70 | 19 July 1943 | 08:57 | MiG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 64889 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mtsensk | 7./JG 51 | 111 | 23 December 1943 | 11:47 | Yak-9 | PQ 35 Ost 03181 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Zhlobin | 7./JG 51 |
| 71 | 20 July 1943 | 17:03 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 64846 20 km (12 mi) south of Mtsensk | 7./JG 51 | 112 | 23 December 1943 | 11:53 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 03326 20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Zhlobin | 7./JG 51 |
| 72 | 28 July 1943 | 14:03 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 64488 20 km (12 mi) west-northwest of Bolkhov | 7./JG 51 | | | | | | |
| – Claims with III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front – 1 January – 29 May 1944 ||||||||||||
| 113 | 25 January 1944 | 08:32 | Yak-9 | PQ 25 Ost 93467 30 km (19 mi) south-southwest of Zhlobin | 7./JG 51 | 126 | 23 February 1944 | 14:02 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 04714 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Rogatschew | 7./JG 51 |
| 114 | 25 January 1944 | 12:50 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 93751 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Mazyr | 7./JG 51 | 127 | 27 February 1944 | 10:57 | Yak-7 | PQ 35 Ost 04755 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Rogatschew | 7./JG 51 |
| 115 | 6 February 1944 | 11:42 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 96655 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Gorodok | 7./JG 51 | ? | 10 March 1944 | 15:51 | Yak-7 | PQ 35 Ost 05247 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Liosno | 7./JG 51 |
| 116 | 7 February 1944 | 11:54 | P-40 | PQ 35 Ost 06786 15 km (9.3 mi) north-northwest of Mogilew | 7./JG 51 | ? | 10 March 1944 | 15:51 | Yak-7 | PQ 35 Ost 05247 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Liosno | 7./JG 51 |
| 117 | 7 February 1944 | 12:08 | La-5 | PQ 25 Ost 96664 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Gorodok | 7./JG 51 | 128 | 31 March 1944 | 11:29 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 42676 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Kovel | 7./JG 51 |
| 118 | 9 February 1944 | 13:47 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost 96685 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Gorodok | 7./JG 51 | 129 | 1 April 1944 | 09:42 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 42693 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Kovel | 7./JG 51 |
| 119 | 9 February 1944 | 13:51 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost 96654, northwest of Vitebsk 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Gorodok | 7./JG 51 | 130 | 1 April 1944 | 09:46 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 42646 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Kovel | 7./JG 51 |
| 120 | 12 February 1944 | 13:53 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 968357 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Kamary | 7./JG 51 | 131? | 3 April 1944 | 09:11 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 42811 | 7./JG 51 |
| 121 | 12 February 1944 | 14:06 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 06772 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Kamary | 7./JG 51 | 132 | 3 April 1944 | 09:13 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 42854 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Kovel | 7./JG 51 |
| 122 | 18 February 1944 | 15:06 | La-5 | PQ 25 Ost 96682 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Gorodok | 7./JG 51 | 133 | 5 April 1944 | 08:58 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 42595 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Lubomi | 7./JG 51 |
| 123 | 22 February 1944 | 12:06 | Boston | PQ 35 Ost 04553 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Stara Bychow | 7./JG 51 | 134 | 5 April 1944 | 09:18 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 42625 vicinity of Ukmerge | 7./JG 51 |
| 124 | 22 February 1944 | 12:16 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 04719 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Rogatschew | 7./JG 51 | 135 | 7 April 1944 | 12:28 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 42687 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Kovel | 7./JG 51 |
| 125 | 22 February 1944 | 15:48 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 04752 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Rogatschew | 7./JG 51 | 136 | 17 April 1944 | 06:36 | LaGG-3 | PQ 25 Ost 42686 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Kovel | 7./JG 51 |

### Awards

* Iron Cross (1939)
** 2nd Class (6 July 1941)
** 1st Class (17 August 1941)
* Honour Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 21 September 1942 as Leutnant and pilot
* German Cross in Gold on 16 March 1943 as Leutnant in the 7./Jagdgeschwader 51
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
** Knight's Cross on 12 November 1943 as Oberleutnant and Staffelführer of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
** 529th Oak Leaves on 20 July 1944 on (posthumously) and Hauptmann and Staffelkapitän of the 7./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"