# Rudolf Trenkel

Rudolf Trenkel (17 January 1918 – 26 April 2001) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II. As a flying ace, he was credited with 138 victories and was a recipient of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany.

## Career

Trenkel was born on 17 January 1918 in Neudorf in the Province of Saxony within the German Empire. He volunteered for military service in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in 1936. Initially serving in the Army, Trenkel transferred to the Luftwaffe (air force) in 1939 as an Unteroffizier (non-commissioned officer).
Following flight and fighter pilot training, Trenkel was posted to 7. Staffel (7th squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77—77th Fighter Wing) in February 1942. On 1 May, he was transferred to the Geschwaderstab (headquarters unit) of Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52—52nd Fighter Wing).

### World War II

On Friday 1 September 1939 German forces had invaded Poland which marked the beginning of World War II, and in June 1941, Germany had invaded the Soviet Union which created the Eastern Front. When in early May 1942 Trenkel joined the Geschwaderstab of JG 52, the unit was based at Pilsen, present-day Plzeň in the Czech Republic, where it received new Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 aircraft. In preparation for Operation Fredericus, also known as the second Battle of Kharkov, JG 52 moved to the airfield named Kharkov-Waitschenko on 10 May and to Barvinkove on 19 May. Here, Trenkel claimed his first two aerial victories with the Geschwaderstab, a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 on 2 June and a Yakovlev Yak-1 on 22 June. He had claimed his first aerial victory while flying with JG 77.
In late June, Trenkel was transferred to 2. Staffel of JG 52. The Staffel had just been placed under the command of Hauptmann Johannes Wiese and was subordinated to I. Gruppe (1st group) of JG 52 headed by Hauptmann Helmut Bennemann. The Gruppe was based at Bilyi Kolodyaz, approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) southeast of Vovchansk, and was fighting in support of Case Blue, the strategic summer offensive in southern Russia with the objective to capture the oil fields of Baku, Grozny and Maykop. While based at Bilyi Kolodyaz, Trenkel claimed two aerial victories, including a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 on 1 July.
On 3 July, the Gruppe moved to a forward airfield near the village Novy Grinev located approximately 30 kilometers (19 miles) south-southwest from Novy Oskol and to Artyomovsk on 9 July. Here on 12 July, Trenkel claimed a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 shot down. To support German forces fighting in the Battle of the Caucasus, I. Gruppe relocated to an airfield at Kerch, in the east of Crimea, on 2 August. At the time, the Gruppe was moved around as a kind of fire brigade, deployed in areas where the Soviet Air Forces was particular active. The Gruppe then moved to Oryol on 15 August. On 6 December, the Gruppe moved to an airfield at Rossosh. Here on 17 December Trenkel became an "ace-in-a-day" for the first time when he claimed six Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft shot down.
On 28 January 1943, Trenkel was awarded the Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe). Following the German defeat at Stalingrad and Soviet advance in Voronezh–Kharkov offensive, I. Gruppe was moved to Anapa located on the northern coast of the Black Sea near the Sea of Azov on 16 May. While Trenkel reached Anapa on 24 May. Following 75 aerial victories claimed with JG 52, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) on 19 August 1943. On 1 November, Trenkel made a forced landing in his Bf 109 G-6 (Werknummer 140167—factory number) 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) north of Dzhankoi following combat with Ilyushin Il-2 ground attack and Yakovlev Yak-9 fighter aircraft. In 1944, he was forced to bail out five times within ten days. On 14 July 1944, Trenkel was credited with his 100th aerial victory. He was the 83rd Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.

### Squadron leader

On 15 August 1944, Trenkel was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the recreated 2. Staffel of JG 52. The original 2. Staffel under the command of Oberleutnant Paul-Heinrich Dähne had been withdrawn from the Eastern Front and transferred west to fight in Defense of the Reich in early June 1944. There the Staffel was subordinated to III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 11 (JG 11—11th Fighter Wing) and later became the 12. Staffel of JG 11. Trenkel formed the new 2. Staffel of JG 52 at Kraków from 15 to 26 August.
On 16 October 1944, JG 52 lost six aircraft in combat with the French Armée de l'Air Normandie-Niemen fighter regiment serving on the Eastern Front. One of the pilots shot down was Trenkel who survived by bailing out.
Trenkel and other soldiers of JG 52 surrendered to the 90th US Infantry Division near Písek on 8 May 1945 and became a prisoner of war (POW). The soldiers were initially interned at a POW camp at Strakonice where on 14 May, Trenkel married his fiancé Ida Sehnal who was among the civilian refuges. The wedding ceremony was held by Oberst Hermann Graf. The witnesses to the wedding were Major Adolf Borchers and Hauptmann Erich Hartmann. On 15 May, Trenkel and most of the JG 52 personnel were handed over by the American forces to the Soviet Union.

## Later life

Trenkel died on 26 April 2001 at the age of 83 in Vienna, Austria.

## Summary of career
### Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Trenkel was credited with 138 aerial victories. Spick also lists Trenkel with 138 aerial victories claimed in over 500 combat missions, all but one on the Eastern Front. Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found records for 138 aerial victory claims, plus three further unconfirmed claims. This figure includes 131 aerial victories on the Eastern Front and one Western Allies four-engined bomber.
Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 59191". 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 Trenkel 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 Trenkel did not receive credit.  This and the ? (question mark) indicates information discrepancies listed by Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike, Balke, Bock, Mathews and Foreman. ||||||||||
| Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location | Claim | Date | Time | Type | Location |
| – 7. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 77 – Eastern Front — March 1942 ||||||||||
| 1 | 26 March 1942 | 15:02 | I-153 | | | | | | |
| – Stab of Jagdgeschwader 52 – Eastern Front — June 1942 ||||||||||
| 2 | 2 June 1942 | 12:37 | I-16 | | 3 | 22 June 1942 | 11:58 | Yak-1 | |
| – 2. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 – June 1942 – 3 February 1943 ||||||||||
| 4 | 29 June 1942 | 18:15 | MiG-3 | | 21 | 2 November 1942 | 10:32 | R-5 | PQ 59191 |
| 5 | 1 July 1942 | 14:23 | MiG-3 | | 22 | 2 November 1942 | 10:33? | R-5 | PQ 59191 |
| 6 | 12 July 1942 | 10:50 | LaGG-3 | | 23 | 30 November 1942 | 07:15 | U-2 | PQ 01242 |
| — | 4 August 1942 | — | LaGG-3 | | 24 | 11 December 1942 | 11:10 | R-5 | PQ 01563 |
| — | 8 August 1942 | — | Pe-2 | | 25♠ | 17 December 1942 | — | Il-2 | |
| — | 12 August 1942 | — | Yak-1 | | 26♠ | 17 December 1942 | — | Il-2 | |
| 7 | 27 August 1942 | 14:23 | LaGG-3 | PQ 46332 west of Dzhankoi | 27♠ | 17 December 1942 | — | Il-2 | |
| 8 | 2 September 1942 | 08:30 | LaGG-3 | PQ 46253 | 28♠ | 17 December 1942 | — | Il-2 | |
| 9 | 2 September 1942 | 13:00 | LaGG-3 | 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of Karmanovo | 29♠ | 17 December 1942 | — | Il-2 | |
| 10 | 10 September 1942 | 12:13 | Il-2 | PQ 47763 north of Taganaja | 30♠ | 17 December 1942 | — | Il-2 | |
| 11 | 2 October 1942 | 11:44 | Il-2 | PQ 49294 40 km (25 mi) east of Stalingrad | 31 | 21 December 1942 | 13:40 | Il-2 | PQ 01571 |
| 12 | 9 October 1942 | 12:50 | Il-2 | PQ 49124 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Stalingrad | 32 | 21 December 1942 | 13:42 | Il-2 | PQ 01583 |
| 13 | 9 October 1942 | 12:55 | Il-2 | PQ 49122 vicinity of Grebenka | 33 | 21 December 1942 | 13:43 | Il-2 | 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Kasinko |
| 14 | 11 October 1942 | 06:27 | Il-2 | PQ 49122 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Gumrak | 34 | 21 December 1942 | 13:44 | Il-2 | 12 km (7.5 mi) east of Kasinko |
| 15 | 26 October 1942 | 14:04 | Il-2 | PQ 49361 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Stalingrad | 35 | 27 December 1942 | 06:58 | Pe-2 | PQ 01754 |
| 16 | 26 October 1942 | 14:09 | Il-2 | PQ 49362 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Stalingrad | 36 | 29 December 1942 | 09:35 | LaGG-3 | PQ 00314 |
| 17 | 26 October 1942 | 14:11 | Il-2 | PQ 49382 25 km (16 mi) south of Bassargino | 37 | 29 December 1942 | 12:18 | La-5 | PQ 01411 |
| 18 | 27 October 1942 | 08:35 | Il-2 | PQ 49124 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Stalingrad | 38 | 26 January 1943 | 12:30 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 72234 |
| 19 | 27 October 1942 | 16:21 | La-5 | PQ 49412 5 km (3.1 mi) east of Stalingrad | 39 | 29 January 1943 | 09:15 | Il-2 | PQ 73752 |
| 20 | 29 October 1942 | 11:28 | LaGG-3 | PQ 49282 20–30 km (12–19 mi) east of Stalingrad | 40 | 29 January 1943 | 09:17 | Il-2 | PQ 73733 |
| – 2. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 – Eastern Front — 4 February – 31 December 1943 ||||||||||
| 41 | 26 March 1943 | 15:25 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 81742 10 km (6.2 mi) northwest of Urazovo | 70 | 30 May 1943 | 15:35 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 85141, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Krymskaja east of Krymsk |
| 42 | 27 March 1943 | 16:02 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 62721 | 71 | 31 May 1943 | 08:12 | Spitfire | PQ 34 Ost 86744 vicinity of Trojzkaja |
| 43 | 28 March 1943 | 10:20 | La-5 | PQ 35 Ost 71851 25 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Valuyki | 72 | 31 May 1943 | 11:09 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 75232, north of Krymskaja 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Krasnyi Lyman |
| 44 | 9 April 1943 | 08:55 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 86574 northwest of Sslaeanskaja | 73 | 2 June 1943 | 04:43 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 85112, north of Krymskaja north of Mertschanskaja |
| 45 | 11 April 1943 | 12:35 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 86782 north of Mingrelskaya | 74 | 2 June 1943 | 13:27 | Pe-2 | PQ 34 Ost 85112, north of Krymskaja north of Mertschanskaja |
| 46♠ | 16 April 1943 | 07:31? | LaGG-3 | vicinity of Cholmskaja | 75 | 2 June 1943 | 13:28 | Pe-2 | PQ 34 Ost 85121 vicinity of Sswobodnyj |
| 47♠ | 16 April 1943 | 10:50 | LaGG-3 | east of Krymskaja southeast of Tscherkassowski | 76 | 2 June 1943 | 17:52 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 75234, 2 km (1.2 mi) west of Krymskaja vicinity of Krymsk |
| 48♠ | 16 April 1943 | 10:54? | LaGG-3 | east of Krymskaja | 77 | 13 October 1943 | 10:15 | Yak-9 | PQ 34 Ost 58152, 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Zaporizhia northeast of Zaporizhia |
| 49♠ | 16 April 1943 | 11:00 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 8519, 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Achtyrskaja | 78 | 13 October 1943 | 10:17 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 34 Ost 58153, 1 km (0.62 mi) east of Zaporizhia northeast of Zaporizhia |
| 50♠ | 16 April 1943 | 11:46 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 76762 vicinity of Bolschoj Rasnokol | 79 | 13 October 1943 | 10:18 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 58154, 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Zaporizhia northeast of Zaporizhia |
| 51 | 17 April 1943 | 11:10 | LaGG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 7546 southeast of Novorossiysk | 80 | 14 October 1943 | 05:19 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 34 Ost 58152, northeast of Zaporizhia northeast of Zaporizhia |
| 52 | 26 April 1943 | 14:01 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 85722 vicinity of Sswobodnyj | 81 | 14 October 1943 | 11:50 | Yak-9 | PQ 34 Ost 58192 15 km (9.3 mi) east-southeast of Zaporizhia |
| 53 | 26 April 1943 | 14:04 | Yak-1 | PQ 34 Ost 85761 vicinity of Nowenjkij | 82 | 15 October 1943 | 05:55 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 58153, east of Zaporizhia northeast of Zaporizhia |
| 54 | 29 April 1943 | 10:02 | Pe-2 | PQ 35 Ost 61394 20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Bely Kolodez | 83 | 15 October 1943 | 10:35 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 58131 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Zaporizhia |
| 55 | 7 May 1943 | 04:22 | Il-2 | PQ 35 Ost 71714 vicinity of Bely Kolodez | 84 | 15 October 1943 | 13:58 | Pe-2 | PQ 34 Ost 58351 20 km (12 mi) south-southeast of Zaporizhia |
| 56 | 7 May 1943 | 18:19 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 61723, vicinity of Bely Kolodez 20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Zolochev | 85 | 22 October 1943 | 06:34 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 34 Ost 58534 vicinity of Wassilijewka |
| 57 | 7 May 1943 | 18:21 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 60131, vicinity of Bely Kolodez 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Kharkov | 86 | 22 October 1943 | 06:36 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 34 Ost 58563 Kalinowka |
| 58 | 7 May 1943 | 18:24 | LaGG-3 | PQ 35 Ost 60212, 20 km (12 mi) north of Chuhuiv 25 km (16 mi) east of Kharkov | 87 | 22 October 1943 | 14:55 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 34 Ost 58361 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Zaporizhia |
| 59 | 9 May 1943 | 06:25 | MiG-3 | PQ 34 Ost 98872 25 km (16 mi) west-southwest of Azov | 88♠ | 23 October 1943 | 12:05 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 59744 30 km (19 mi) north of Zaporizhia |
| 60 | 9 May 1943 | 12:30 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 98731 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Azov | 89♠ | 23 October 1943 | 12:07 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 34 Ost 59743 30 km (19 mi) north of Zaporizhia |
| 61 | 11 May 1943 | 18:05 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 61495 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Belgorod | 90♠ | 23 October 1943 | 14:02 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 59753 35 km (22 mi) north-northeast of Zaporizhia |
| 62 | 23 May 1943 | 04:50 | MBR-2 | PQ 34 Ost 85594 Black Sea, south of Gelendzhik | 91♠ | 23 October 1943 | 15:21 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 34 Ost 59751, 35 km (22 mi) north-northeast of Zaporizhia |
| 63 | 24 May 1943 | 16:52 | Boston | PQ 34 Ost 86822 east of Woronowskaja | 92♠ | 23 October 1943 | 15:24 | Il-2 | PQ 59754 35 km (22 mi) north-northeast of Zaporizhia |
| 64 | 26 May 1943 | 05:11 | Boston | PQ 34 Ost 85123, 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Abinskaja east of Mertschanskaja | 93 | 24 October 1943 | 15:20 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 34 Ost 57152 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Melitopol |
| 65 | 26 May 1943 | 05:16 | Pe-2 | PQ 34 Ost 85172, 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Abinskaja southwest of Abinsk | 94 | 27 October 1943 | 06:10 | La-5 | PQ 34 Ost 57773 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Fedorowka |
| 66 | 26 May 1943 | 09:42 | P-39 | PQ 34 Ost 85144 vicinity of Abinsk | 95 | 27 October 1943 | 06:15 | Yak-9 | PQ 34 Ost 57744 20 km (12 mi) west of Melitopol |
| 67 | 30 May 1943 | 15:28 | Pe-2 | PQ 34 Ost 75262, 5 km (3.1 mi) west of Krymskaja south of Krymsk | 96 | 28 October 1943 | 08:05 | Yak-9 | PQ 34 Ost 4733210 km (6.2 mi) west of Ivanovka |
| 68 | 30 May 1943 | 15:30 | Pe-2 | PQ 34 Ost 76892, east of Kijewskoje Sea of Azov, 30 km (19 mi) east-southeast of Mariupol | 97 | 28 October 1943 | 10:58 | Yak-9 | PQ 34 Ost 47328 northeast of Agaiman |
| 69 | 30 May 1943 | 15:31 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 34 Ost 75234, 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Krymskaja vicinity of Krymsk | 98 | 1 November 1943 | 10:15 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 34 Ost 66731 east of Elitgen |
| – I. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 52 – Eastern Front — July 1944 ||||||||||
| 99 | 13 July 1944 | 17:35 | La-5 | PQ 25 Ost 51711 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Brody | 107 | 18 July 1944 | 20:05 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 42851 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Kobryn |
| 100 | 14 July 1944 | 05:35 | P-39 | PQ 25 Ost 51524 30 km (19 mi) south of Lutsk | 108♠ | 19 July 1944 | 13:40 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 42573 25 km (16 mi) west-northwest of Liuboml |
| 101 | 14 July 1944 | 17:55 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 50189 25 km (16 mi) east of Zolochiv | 109♠ | 19 July 1944 | 16:44 | P-39 | PQ 25 Ost 32699 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Chełm |
| 102 | 15 July 1944 | 15:14 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 51548 30 km (19 mi) north of Brody | 110♠ | 19 July 1944 | 16:49 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 42713 vicinity of Liuboml |
| 103 | 15 July 1944 | 16:58 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 41414 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Włodzimierz | 111♠ | 19 July 1944 | 19:48 | Yak-7 | PQ 25 Ost 42777 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Włodzimierz |
| 104 | 15 July 1944 | 17:05 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost 41447 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Włodzimierz | 112♠ | 19 July 1944 | 19:50 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 42767 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Liuboml |
| 105 | 16 July 1944 | 17:45 | P-39 | PQ 25 Ost 51575 20 km (12 mi) north of Brody | 113 | 21 July 1944 | 15:42? | P-39 | PQ 25 Ost 40432 20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Lviv |
| 106 | 17 July 1944 | 18:05 | P-39 | PQ 25 Ost 41796 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Busk | | | | | |
| – 2. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 52 – Eastern Front — September 1944 – April 1945 ||||||||||
| 114 | 12 September 1944 | 16:10 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost 10361 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Jasło | 127♠ | 15 October 1944 | 14:11 | Boston | PQ 25 Ost 13347 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Pristina |
| 115 | 12 September 1944 | 16:12 | Il-2 | PQ 25 Ost 10391 20 km (12 mi) south of Jasło | 128 | 16 October 1944 | 10:45 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 13154 30 km (19 mi) south of Pristina |
| 116 | 13 September 1944 | 11:35? | B-17 | PQ 15 Ost 90452 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Kraków | 129 | 16 October 1944 | 13:05 | Il-2 m.H.? | PQ 25 Ost 13126 20 km (12 mi) east-northeast of Trepca |
| 117 | 21 September 1944 | 15:32 | Yak-9 | PQ 25 Ost 10696 35 km (22 mi) south-southwest of Sanok | 130 | 17 October 1944 | 08:00 | Pe-2 | PQ 25 Ost 25444 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Turnu Severin |
| 118 | 21 September 1944 | 17:54 | La-5 | PQ 25 Ost 10665 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Sanok | 131 | 27 October 1944 | 15:10 | Yak-3 | PQ 25 Ost 25583 25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Majdanpek |
| 119 | 22 September 1944 | 11:30 | Yak-4 | PQ 25 Ost 10835 | 132 | 27 October 1944 | 15:13 | Yak-3 | PQ 25 Ost 25581 |
| 120 | 22 September 1944 | 11:33 | Yak-4 | PQ 25 Ost 10862 45 km (28 mi) southwest of Sanok | 133 | 16 February 1945 | 10:45 | Il-2 | |
| 121 | 14 October 1944 | 14:41 | Yak-9 | PQ 25 Ost 13143 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Trepca | 134 | 19 February 1945 | 15:10 | Pe-2 | |
| 122♠ | 15 October 1944 | 08:15 | Yak-9 | PQ 25 Ost 13345 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Pristina | 135 | 19 February 1945 | 15:15 | Pe-2 | |
| 123♠ | 15 October 1944 | 08:17 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 13348 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Pristina | 136 | 20 February 1945 | 13:05 | Yak-9 | |
| 124♠ | 15 October 1944 | 10:21 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 13344 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Pristina | 137 | 25 February 1945 | 16:05 | Yak-9 | |
| 125♠ | 15 October 1944 | 10:24 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 13342 10 km (6.2 mi) west of Pristina | 138 | 11 March 1945 | — | Yak-9 | |
| 126♠ | 15 October 1944 | 10:26 | Il-2 m.H. | PQ 25 Ost 13376 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Pristina | | | | | |

### Awards

* Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class
* Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 1 February 1943 as Feldwebel and pilot
* German Cross in Gold on 15 January 1943 as Feldwebel in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52
* Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 August 1943 as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the 2./Jagdgeschwader 52