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German alpine skier and World War II flying ace

Josef Jennewein

Born

(1919-11-21)21 November 1919
Sankt Anton am Arlberg,Austria

Died

27 July 1943(1943-07-27) (aged 23)
missing in action nearOrel,Soviet Union

Allegiance

Nazi Germany

Service/ branch

Luftwaffe

Rank

Leutnant (second lieutenant)

Unit

JG 51

Battles / wars

See battles

World War II

Awards

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Sports career

Sport

Alpine skiing

Medal record

Representing Germany

Men'sAlpine skiing
World Championship
	1939 Zakopane	Combined
	1939 Zakopane	Slalom
	1939 Zakopane	Downhill

Josef Jennewein (21 November 1919 – 27 July 1943) was aGerman alpine skier and world champion. DuringWorld War II, he served first in theWehrmacht and then in theLuftwaffe, and was credited with 86 air victories. He was awarded theKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross ofNazi Germany.

Early life and sports career

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Jennewein was born on 21 November 1919 atSt Anton in the Tyrolean Alps,Austria. He became aworld champion in the combined event inZakopane in 1939, and receivedsilver medals inslalom and indownhill.^[1] In 1941 Jennewein participated at theFIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1941 inCortina d'Ampezzo,Italy and won gold medals in downhill and the combined event. In 1946, the results were cancelled by theFIS because of the limited number of participants from only German-friendly countries during World War II.^[2]

World War II

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Jennewein joined theLuftwaffe as a fighter pilot and was posted to 4.Einsatzstaffel ofJagdfliegerschule 5 (JFS 5—5th Fighter Pilot School). In June 1941, most of the Luftwaffe fighter units were transferred east in preparation forOperation Barbarossa, the invasion of theSoviet Union launched on 22 June 1941. To augment the remaining fighter units fighting on theWestern Front, JFS 5 was tasked with creation of a fourth squadron named 4.Einsatzstaffel — action or combat squadron — in June 1941. TheEinsatzstaffel was placed under the command ofOberleutnant Fülbert Zink. In early July, theEinsatzstaffel transferred toOcteville-sur-Mer, north ofLe Havre. There, 4.Einsatzstaffel was subordinated to theStab (headquarters unit) ofJagdgeschwader 2 "Richthofen" (JG 2—2nd Fighter Wing) and flew fighter protection in the area of Le Havre. Initially, 4.Einsatzstaffel was equipped with theMesserschmitt Bf 109 E-4 and E-7, later with the Bf 109 F-1 and F-2.^[3]

On 20 September 1941, theRoyal Air Force (RAF) flew three"Circus" operations named No. 100A, 100B and 100C, against various targets in northern France. Circus No. 100A headed for theHazebrouck marshalling yards, "Circus" No. 100B attacked theAbbeville marshalling yards, and Circus 100C targeted the shipyards atRouen. Following the days actions, pilots on both sidesoverclaimed the number of aerial victories.^[4] That day, flying his fourth combat mission,^[2] Jennewein claimed threeSupermarine Spitfire fighters shot down nearFécamp.^[5] On 15 October, the RAF flew"Ramrod" No. 69 mission against the Le Havredocks. TwelveBristol Blenheim bombers fromWesthampnett, escorted by Spitfire fighters fromNo. 234 Squadron, were intercepted by Bf 109 Luftwaffe fighters.^[6] In this encounter, Jennewein claimed the destruction of a Spitfire fighter and a Blenheim bomber.^[5]

Eastern Front

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On 28 January 1942, Jennewein was posted to 2.Staffel (2nd squadron) ofJagdgeschwader 51 (JG 51—51st Fighter Wing) and transferred on theEastern Front.^[2] At the time, 2.Staffel was commanded byOberleutnant Friedhelm Höschen who was transferred in March and handed command of theStaffel toLeutnantErwin Fleig. TheStaffel was subordinated to I.Gruppe (1st group) of JG 51 and was based atStaraya Russa.^[7] By the end of July 1942, when he was posted to serve as a flight instructor, he had added 12 Russian aircraft to his tally. He returned to 2./JG 51 before the end of the year, starting a surprising sequence of multiple victories. On 18 January 1943, as aFeldwebel, flying aFocke-Wulf Fw 190 as a wingman ofLeutnantJoachim Brendel, he attacked a formation of ninePetlyakov Pe-2 bombers from 202 BAP, in the area ofVelikiye Luki, and claimed five kills in five minutes (Brendel claimed three, actual Soviet losses were six).^[8]^[9]

On 27 July 1943, Jennewein claimed his 86th and last aerial victory when he shot down anIlyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft.^[10] Shortly after, he was posted asmissing in action when hisFocke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6 (Werknummer 550182^{[Note 1]} —factory number) was shot down by another Il-2 in aerial combat northwest ofMtsensk.^[11]

Summary of military career

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Aerial victory claims

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According to US historianDavid T. Zabecki, Jennewein was credited with 86 aerial victories.^[12] Spick also lists Jennewein with 86 aerial victories, including five during the Battle of Britain and further 81 on the Eastern Front, claimed in 271 combat missions.^[13] Mathews and Foreman, authors ofLuftwaffe Aces - Biographies and Victory Claims, researched theGerman Federal Archives and found records for 83 aerial victory claims. This number includes five on the Western Front and 78 on the Eastern Front.^[14]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ =Planquadrat), for example "PQ 44234". The Luftwaffe grid map (Jägermeldenetz) covered all of Europe, western Russia and North Africa and was composed of rectangles measuring 15minutes oflatitude by 30 minutes oflongitude, an area of about 360 square miles (930 km²). 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.^[15]

Chronicle of aerial victories
This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Jennewein 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, Bock, Mathews and Foreman.
Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location	Unit	Claim	Date	Time	Type	Location	Unit
– Claims withJagdfliegerschule 5 in the West –^[16] 1 July 1942 – 31 December 1941
1	20 September 1941	—	Spitfire	northwest ofFécamp^[5]	4.(Eins.)/JFS 5	4	15 October 1941	—	Spitfire	Le Havre^[5]	4.(Eins.)/JFS 5
2	20 September 1941	—	Spitfire	northwest of Fécamp^[5]	4.(Eins.)/JFS 5	5	15 October 1941	—	Blenheim	Le Havre^[5]	4.(Eins.)/JFS 5
3	20 September 1941	—	Spitfire	northwest of Fécamp^[5]	4.(Eins.)/JFS 5
– Claims withJagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front –^[16] 6 December 1941 – 30 April 1942
6	21 March 1942	07:05	I-61 (MiG-3)^[17]		2./JG 51	9	5 April 1942	06:10	I-61 (MiG-3)^[18]		2./JG 51
7	29 March 1942	10:55	I-61?^[17]^{[Note 2]}		2./JG 51	10	5 April 1942	06:40	I-61 (MiG-3)^[18]		2./JG 51
8	30 March 1942	12:00	I-17 (MiG-1)^[18]		2./JG 51
– Claims withJagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front –^[19] Eastern Front — 1 May 1942 – 3 February 1943
11	3 June 1942	19:22	MiG-1^[20]		2./JG 51	14	3 July 1942	13:25	MiG-3^[20]		2./JG 51
12	11 June 1942	07:57	Yak-1^[20]		2./JG 51	15	11 July 1942	06:00	MiG-3	PQ 44234^[21] 25 km (16 mi) north-northeast ofZhizdra	2./JG 51
13	2 July 1942	15:00	LaGG-3^[20]		2./JG 51
According to Prien, Stemmer, Rodeike and Bock, Jennewein claimed one undocumented aerial victory in the timeframe 29 May an 15 September 1942.^[22]
17	26 July 1942	14:50	Pe-2^[21]		2./JG 51	22♠	18 January 1943	08:03	Pe-2	PQ 07783^[22]	2./JG 51
18	10 January 1943	13:30?^{[Note 3]}	Il-2	PQ 01564^[22]	2./JG 51	23♠	18 January 1943	08:05	Pe-2	PQ 07783^[22]	2./JG 51
19	16 January 1943	08:15	MiG-3	PQ 17712,Velikiye Luki^[22] 35 km (22 mi) east-northeast of Toropa	2./JG 51	24♠	18 January 1943	08:06	Pe-2	PQ 07793^[22]	2./JG 51
20♠	18 January 1943	08:01	Pe-2	PQ 07741^[22]	2./JG 51	25	27 January 1943	09:15	MiG-3	PQ 17724^[22] 25 km (16 mi) east-northeast of Toropa	2./JG 51
21♠	18 January 1943	08:02	Pe-2	PQ 07741^[22]	2./JG 51	26	30 January 1943	08:40	Pe-2	PQ 63151^[22] 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast ofOrel	2./JG 51
– Claims withJagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders" on the Eastern Front –^[24] Eastern Front — 4 February – 27 July 1943
27	22 February 1943	05:51	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 64473^[25] 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Arsenyevo	2./JG 51	57	16 May 1943	04:25	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 63844^[26] 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast ofZolotukhino	2./JG 51
28	22 February 1943	06:06	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 64611^[25] 20 km (12 mi) north ofMtsensk	2./JG 51	58	22 May 1943	04:25	P-39	PQ 35 Ost 63574^[26] 20 km (12 mi) south-southeast ofTrosna	2./JG 51
29	22 February 1943	06:20	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 64612^[25] 20 km (12 mi) north of Mtsensk	2./JG 51	59?^{[Note 4]}	22 May 1943	—	P-39^[26]		2./JG 51
30♠	23 February 1943	10:40	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 44292^[25] 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Zhizdra	2./JG 51	60?^{[Note 4]}	28 May 1943	17:47	La-5	east of Orel^[26]	1./JG 51
31♠	23 February 1943	10:42	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 54123^[25] 20 km (12 mi) south-southwest of Sukhinichi	2./JG 51	61	30 May 1943	07:25	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 63553^[26] 15 km (9.3 mi) west ofMaloarkhangelsk	1./JG 51
32♠	23 February 1943	10:45	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 54114^[25] 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Sukhinichi	2./JG 51	62	2 June 1943	04:25	P-39	PQ 35 Ost 63553^[26] 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Maloarkhangelsk	1./JG 51
33♠	23 February 1943	10:48	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 54111^[25] 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Sukhinichi	2./JG 51	63	2 June 1943	11:15	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 63534^[26] vicinity of Maloarkhangelsk	1./JG 51
34♠	23 February 1943	10:55	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 54143^[25] 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Zhizdra	2./JG 51	64	13 July 1943	18:45	La-5	southeast of Mtsensk^[27]	1./JG 51
35♠	24 February 1943	10:41	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 44252^[25] 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Zhizdra	2./JG 51	65	13 July 1943	19:00	La-5	southwest of Grinow^[27]	1./JG 51
36♠	24 February 1943	10:43	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 44251^[25] 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Zhizdra	2./JG 51	66	14 July 1943	19:25	LaGG-3	east of Mitejewo^[27]	1./JG 51
37♠	24 February 1943	13:40	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 64611^[25] 20 km (12 mi) north of Mtsensk	2./JG 51	67	14 July 1943	19:40	LaGG-3	east of Gilkowa^[27]	1./JG 51
38♠	24 February 1943	13:42	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 64613^[25] 20 km (12 mi) north of Mtsensk	2./JG 51	68	16 July 1943	07:10	La-5	northwest of Baryomsky^[27]	1./JG 51
39♠	24 February 1943	13:45	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 64611^[25] 20 km (12 mi) north of Mtsensk	2./JG 51	69	17 July 1943	08:50	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 54725^[27] 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Kozelsk	2./JG 51
40♠	24 February 1943	13:51	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 64621^[25] 20 km (12 mi) north-northeast of Mtsensk	2./JG 51	70	17 July 1943	16:30	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 55858^[27] 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Kozelsk	2./JG 51
41♠	24 February 1943	13:53	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 64633^[25] 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Lipitsy	2./JG 51	71	17 July 1943	19:00	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 54642^[27] 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Znamenskoye	2./JG 51
42	9 March 1943	11:10	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 44223^[28] 25 km (16 mi) north of Zhizdra	2./JG 51	72	18 July 1943	14:32	Il-2 m.H.^{[Note 5]}	PQ 35 Ost 54812^[27] 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Znamenskoye	2./JG 51
43	10 March 1943	15:55	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 55713^[28] 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Sukhinichi	2./JG 51	73	18 July 1943	14:34	Il-2 m.H.^{[Note 5]}	PQ 35 Ost 54643^[27] 20 km (12 mi) northeast of Znamenskoye	2./JG 51
44	21 March 1943	06:25	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 45363^[28] 35 km (22 mi) northeast ofSpas-Demensk	2./JG 51	74	19 July 1943	09:30	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 64881^[10] 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Znamenskoye	2./JG 51
45	23 March 1943	11:05	Yak-1	PQ 35 Ost 53591^[28] 15 km (9.3 mi) north-northeast ofDmitriyev-Lgovsky	2./JG 51	75	20 July 1943	14:40	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 64864^[10] 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Mtsensk	2./JG 51
46	27 March 1943	09:08	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 53484^[28] 15 km (9.3 mi) south-southwest of Kromy	2./JG 51	76	20 July 1943	14:50	LaGG-3	PQ 35 Ost 64876^[10] 10 km (6.2 mi) north ofZalegoshch	2./JG 51
47♠	6 May 1943	13:30	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 64762^[29] 20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Zalegoshch	2./JG 51	77♠	21 July 1943	13:25	Il-2 m.H.^{[Note 5]}	PQ 35 Ost 63164^[10] 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Orel	2./JG 51
48♠	6 May 1943	13:31	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 64762^[29] 20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Zalegoshch	2./JG 51	78♠	21 July 1943	13:27	Il-2 m.H.^{[Note 5]}	PQ 35 Ost 63165^[10] 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Orel	2./JG 51
49♠	6 May 1943	13:32	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 64763^[29] 20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Zalegoshch	2./JG 51	79♠	21 July 1943	13:28	Il-2 m.H.^{[Note 5]}	PQ 35 Ost 63243^[10] 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Zalegoshch	2./JG 51
50♠	6 May 1943	13:38	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 64844^[29] 20 km (12 mi) south of Mtsensk	2./JG 51	80♠	21 July 1943	13:29	Il-2 m.H.^{[Note 5]}	PQ 35 Ost 63247^[10] 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Zalegoshch	2./JG 51
51♠	6 May 1943	13:42	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 64813^[29] 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Mtsensk	2./JG 51	81♠	21 July 1943	13:30	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 63251^[10] 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Zalegoshch	2./JG 51
52	8 May 1943	04:30	Pe-2	PQ 35 Ost 54731^[29] vicinity of Znamenskoye	2./JG 51	82	24 July 1943	13:30	Il-2 m.H.^{[Note 5]}	PQ 35 Ost 63271^[10] 20 km (12 mi) south of Zalegoshch	2./JG 51
53	8 May 1943	07:34	Il-2	PQ 35 Ost 63324^[29] vicinity of Glazunowka	2./JG 51	83	26 July 1943	10:38	Il-2 m.H.^{[Note 5]}	PQ 35 Ost 63145^[10] 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Orel	2./JG 51
54	8 May 1943	07:38	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 63321^[29] vicinity of Glazunowka	2./JG 51	84	26 July 1943	10:44	Il-2 m.H.^{[Note 5]}	PQ 35 Ost 53296^[10] 15 km (9.3 mi) north-northeast of Kromy	2./JG 51
55	8 May 1943	07:41	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 63324^[29] vicinity of Glazunowka	2./JG 51	85	26 July 1943	11:10	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 63189^[10] vicinity of Zmiyekka	2./JG 51
56	12 May 1943	08:01	La-5	PQ 35 Ost 63761^[26] 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of Zolotukhino	2./JG 51	86	27 July 1943	11:25	Il-2 m.H.^{[Note 5]}	PQ 35 Ost 54464^[10] 15 km (9.3 mi) northwest ofBolkhov	2./JG 51

Awards

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Iron Cross (1939) 2nd and 1st Class^[30]
Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe on 1 March 1943 asOberfeldwebel and pilot^[31]
German Cross in Gold on 12 April 1943 asOberfeldwebel in the I./Jagdgeschwader 51^[32]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 5 December 1943 (posthumously) asLeutnant and pilot in the 1./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"^[33]^{[Note 6]}

Notes

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^According to a document provided by theDeutsche Dienststelle (WASt), theWerknummer may have been 550181.^[11]
^According to Mathews and Foreman claimed as aLavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3.^[16]
^According to Mathews and Foreman claimed at 13:20.^[23]
^^a ^bThis claim is not listed by Mathews and Foreman.^[23]
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^jThe "m.H." refers to an Ilyushin Il-2 with rear gunner (mit Heckschütze).
^According to Scherzer as Oberfeldwebel and pilot in the I./Jagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders".^[34]

References

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Citations

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^Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships –FIS-ski.com - (Retrieved on 15 November 2008)
^^a ^b ^cObermaier 1989, p. 140.
^Prien et al. 2003, p. 482.
^Franks 2016, pp. 197–201.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^gPrien et al. 2003, p. 487.
^Sarkar 2010, p. 119.
^Prien et al. 2005, pp. 66–67.
^Bergström 2019, p. 135.
^Weal 2006, p. 87.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿPrien et al. 2012, p. 495.
^^a ^bPrien et al. 2012, p. 504.
^Zabecki 2014, p. 1614.
^Spick 1996, p. 235.
^Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 582–584.
^Planquadrat.
^^a ^b ^cMathews & Foreman 2015, p. 582.
^^a ^bPrien et al. 2005, p. 71.
^^a ^b ^cPrien et al. 2005, p. 72.
^Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 582–583.
^^a ^b ^c ^dPrien et al. 2006, p. 269.
^^a ^bPrien et al. 2006, p. 270.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^jPrien et al. 2006, p. 273.
^^a ^bMathews & Foreman 2015, p. 583.
^Mathews & Foreman 2015, pp. 583–584.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^oPrien et al. 2012, p. 489.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^hPrien et al. 2012, p. 492.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^jPrien et al. 2012, p. 494.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^ePrien et al. 2012, p. 490.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱPrien et al. 2012, p. 491.
^Dixon 2023, p. 58.
^Patzwall 2008, p. 110.
^Patzwall & Scherzer 2001, p. 210.
^Fellgiebel 2000, p. 243.
^Scherzer 2007, p. 420.

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External links

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Biography in Luftwaffe's aces website Archived 24 January 2009 at theWayback Machine
Josef Jennewein atFIS (alpine)

v t e World champions in men's combined
1932: Otto Furrer 1933:Toni Seelos 1934: David Zogg 1935:Toni Seelos 1936: Rudolf Rominger 1937:Émile Allais 1938:Émile Allais 1939:Josef Jennewein 1948:Henri Oreiller 1954: Stein Eriksen 1956:Toni Sailer 1958:Toni Sailer 1960:Guy Périllat 1962:Karl Schranz 1964:Ludwig Leitner 1966:Jean-Claude Killy 1968:Jean-Claude Killy 1970:Billy Kidd 1972:Gustav Thöni 1974:Franz Klammer 1976:Gustav Thöni 1978:Andreas Wenzel 1980:Phil Mahre 1982:Michel Vion 1985: Pirmin Zurbriggen 1987:Marc Girardelli 1989:Marc Girardelli 1991:Stephan Eberharter 1993: Lasse Kjus 1996:Marc Girardelli 1997: Kjetil Aamodt 1999: Kjetil Aamodt 2001: Kjetil Aamodt 2003:Bode Miller 2005:Benjamin Raich 2007: Daniel Albrecht 2009: Aksel Lund Svindal 2011: Aksel Lund Svindal 2013:Ted Ligety 2015:Marcel Hirscher 2017: Luca Aerni 2019:Alexis Pinturault 2021:Marco Schwarz 2023:Alexis Pinturault
Men's World Champions:Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel Giant Slalom • Mixed Team

World champions in men's combined

Men's World Champions:Downhill • Super-G • Giant Slalom • Slalom • Combined • Parallel Giant Slalom • Mixed Team

v t e Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients ofJagdgeschwader 51 "Mölders"
Heinrich Bär(Oak Leaves & Swords) Friedrich Beckh Franz-Josef Beerenbrock(Oak Leaves) Wolfgang Böwing-Treuding Adolf Borchers Joachim Brendel(Oak Leaves) Kurt Dombacher Diethelm von Eichel-Streiber Erwin Fleig Josef Fözö Herbert Friebel Otto Gaiser Bernd Gallowitsch Hartmann Grasser(Oak Leaves) Anton Hafner(Oak Leaves) Heinrich Höfemeier Heinrich Hoffmann(Oak Leaves) Erich Hohagen Wilhelm Hübner Herbert Huppertz¹(Oak Leaves) Josef Jennewein Hermann-Friedrich Joppien(Oak Leaves) Günther Josten(Oak Leaves) Peter Kalden Heinrich Klöpper Kurt Knappe Hans Kolbow Heinrich Krafft Heinz Lange Heinz Leber Richard Leppla Anton Lindner Fritz Losigkeit Max-Hermann Lücke Fritz Lüddecke Heinz Marquardt Maximilian Mayerl Wilhelm Mink Werner Mölders²(Oak Leaves, Swords & Diamonds) Joachim Müncheberg³(Oak Leaves & Swords) Karl-Gottfried Nordmann(Oak Leaves) Walter Oesau⁴(Oak Leaves & Swords) Josef Priller⁵(Oak Leaves & Swords) Herbert Puschmann Karl Rammelt Alfred Rauch Oskar Romm Günther Rübell Günther Schack(Oak Leaves) Karl-Heinz Schnell Helmut Schönfelder Otto Schultz Georg Seelmann Hermann Staiger Hubert Straßl Hans Strelow(Oak Leaves) Otto Tange Kurt Tanzer Edwin Thiel Horst Tietzen Bernhard Vechtel Edmund Wagner Rudolf Wagner Karl-Heinz Weber(Oak Leaves) Ernst Weismann Walther Wever Otto Würfel
¹ Oak Leaves withJG 2.² Knight's Cross withJG 53.³ Knight's Cross and Oak Leaves withJG 26.⁴ Oak Leaves and Swords withJG 3.⁵ Oak Leaves and Swords withJG 26.