Max Stotz

Max Stotz (13 February 1912 – 19 August 1943) was an Austrian Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a fighter ace credited with shooting down 189 enemy aircraft claimed in more than 700 combat missions.[1]

Max Stotz
Stotz as an Oberfeldwebel
Born(1912-02-13)13 February 1912
Mannswörth, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary
Died19 August 1943(1943-08-19) (aged 31) (MIA)
Last seen near Kirov, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance First Austrian Republic
(1933–1934)
 Federal State of Austria
(1934–1938)
 Nazi Germany
(1938–1943)
Service/branchAustrian Armed Forces
(1933–1938)
Luftwaffe
(1938–1943)
Years of service1933–1943
RankHauptmann (Captain)
UnitJG 76, JG 54
Commands held5./JG 54
Battles/wars
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Born in Mannswörth, Stotz volunteered for military service in the Austrian Army in 1933. In 1935, he transferred to the Austrian Air Force and following the Anschluss, Austria's annexation into Nazi Germany, he served in the German Luftwaffe, initially with Jagdgeschwader 76 (JG 76—76th Fighter Wing) and later with Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing). He flew his first combat missions in the Invasion of Poland and claimed his first aerial victory during the "Phoney War" period on the Western Front. Following his 53rd aerial victory he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, the highest award in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II, on 19 June 1942 and the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves on 30 October 1942 after 100 victories.

In early August 1943, Stotz was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of the 5. Staffel (5th squadron) of JG 54. Stotz was posted as missing in action after aerial combat near Vitebsk on 19 August 1943. He was promoted to Hauptmann (captain) posthumously.

Early life and career

Stotz was born on 13 February 1912 in Mannswörth, at the time in Austria-Hungary. He was the son of a farmer and joined the military service in the Austrian Army (Bundesheer) on 7 April 1933. He initially served as a Gebirgsjäger with Alpenjäger-Regiment 11 in Klagenfurt.[2] In 1935, he requested transfer to the Austrian Air Force (Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte) and was transferred to Flieger-Regiment 2 in Graz. There, from 1 July to 23 November 1936, he was trained as a pilot. From 24 November 1936 to 5 May 1938, Stotz served with Flieger-Regiment 1 at Wiener Neustadt. At Wiener Neustadt, he was a member of the aerobatics squadron in 1937/38.[2] Following the Anschluss, Austria's annexation into Nazi Germany on 12 March 1938, Stotz was accepted into the German Luftwaffe and became a pilot with 1. Staffel (1st squadron) of Jagdgeschwader 76 (JG 76—76th Fighter Wing), a squadron of I. Gruppe (1st group) under the command of Oberleutnant Dietrich Hrabak.[2][3]

World War II

World War II in Europe began on Friday 1 September 1939 when German forces invaded Poland. I. Gruppe of JG 76 participated in the invasion and returned to its home airfield at Wien-Aspern where it remained until end of October. On 26 October, the Gruppenstab and 1. Staffel were ordered to Frankfurt Rhein-Main where it was united again with 2. and 3. Staffel on 2 November. From Frankfurt Rhein-Main, the Gruppe flew fighter protection during the "Phoney War" for the Frankfurt, Rhine and Saar region.[4] On 5 November, Stotz received the Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz zweiter Klasse).[5] The next day, he claimed his first aerial victory over a Royal Air Force (RAF) Bristol Blenheim bomber near Völklingen.[6] In April 1940, I. Gruppe moved to an airfield at Mainz-Finthen, originally named Fliegerhorst Ober-Olm. The Gruppe stayed at Ober-Olm until the Battle of France began.[4]

On 11 May, I. Gruppe moved from Ober-Olm to Wengerohr, present-day a suburb of Wittlich. From Wengerohr, the unit flew combat air patrols in the area of Montmédy, Charleville-Mézières and Bastogne. On 14 May, I. Gruppe flew combat missions over the Meuse and Sedan area during the Battle of Sedan.[7] In this action, Stotz claimed two Fairey Battle light bombers shot down over the Sedan combat area.[8] Following the German advance into France, I. Gruppe was moved to a airfields at Bastogne and Nives on 15 May.[7] On 19 May, Stotz claimed a Potez 63 and a Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 west of Laon.[9] This earned him the Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz erster Klasse), awarded to him on 1 June 1940.[5] On 21 May, I. Gruppe moved to Charleville from where the unit flew missions in the Battle of Dunkirk.[7] On 3 June, I. Gruppe participated in Operation Paula (Unternehmen Paula), an offensive operation to destroy the remaining units of the Armée de l'Air.[10] That day, Stotz claimed the destruction of a Curtiss P-36 Hawk fighter west of Épernay.[9] Three days later, he claimed two further Curtiss fighters northwest of Amiens.[11] The Gruppe was moved to Conteville on 7 June, to Guise on 16 June, and then to Émerainville on 18 June. On 19 June, I. Gruppe was withdrawn from France and moved to Brussels on 22 June.[12]

On 26 June 1940, I. Gruppe of JG 76 was moved to the airfield at Waalhaven in the Netherlands and subordinated to Jagdgeschwader 54 (JG 54—54th Fighter Wing). There, the Gruppe was tasked with providing aerial protection over the Dutch coastal area. On 5 July, I./JG 76 was officially integrated into JG 54 and was renamed to II./JG 54.[13] Three days later, Stotz claimed his last aerial victory on the Western Front over a Blenheim bomber south of Rotterdam.[14] He was awarded the Honor Goblet of the Luftwaffe (Ehrenpokal der Luftwaffe) on 20 September 1940.[5]

On 29 March 1941, II./JG 54 was withdrawn from the English Channel and was ordered to Graz-Thalerhof. There the various squadrons were split up with 4. Staffel being subordinated to III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader 77 (JG 77—77th Fighter Wing) and ordered to Deta in Romania. On 6 April, 4. Staffel flew combat missions in the Invasion of Yugoslavia. The next day, the Staffel flew combat air patrols on the Hungarian-Yugoslavian border. On 9 April, II./JG 54 was united again at Kecskemét, Hungary and returned to Deta on 11 April. The Gruppe was withdrawn from this theater on 19 April and ordered to an airfield at Zemun near Belgrade.[15]

Operation Barbarossa

Map indicating Operation Barbarossa's attack plan

Following the surrender of the Royal Yugoslav Army on 17 April 1941, JG 54 received orders on 3 May 1941 to turn over all Bf 109-Es so they could receive the new Bf 109-F variant. Transition training was completed at Airfield Stolp-Reitz in Pomerania. Following intensive training, the Geschwader was moved to airfields in Eastern Prussia. II. Gruppe under command of Hauptmann Hrabak was moved to Trakehnen on 20 June 1941.[16] The Wehrmacht launched Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, on 22 June with II. Gruppe supporting Army Group North in its strategic goal towards Leningrad.[17]

On 25 June, II. Gruppe was moved to an airfield at Kowno and was tasked with providing fighter escort for Panzer Group 4 advancing towards the Düna river.[17] The next day, Stotz claimed his first aerial victory in this theater of operations over a Tupolev SB-2 bomber in the vicinity of Ostrov.[18]

Eastern Front

On 7 August 1942, Stotz flew one of ten Bf 109s escorting a formation of Junkers Ju 88 bombers from Kampfgeschwader 3 (KG 3—3rd Bomber Wing) attacking the Soviet 6th and 8th Tank Corps at Sychyovka when they were intercepted by eight Yakovlev Yak-1 fighters from 32 IAP (32nd Fighter Aviation Regiment). In this encounter, Stotz claimed two Yak-1s shot down. [19] On 16 August 1942, Stotz for the first time encountered the unknown to him Lavochkin La-5 fighter aircraft from 49 IAP (49th Fighter Aviation Regiment). That day, he claimed two aerial victories which were misidentified and filed as a Lavochkin-Gorbunov-Gudkov LaGG-3 and a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk.[20]

On 29 October 1942, Stotz was credited with his 100th aerial victory.[21] He was the 29th Luftwaffe pilot to achieve the century mark.[22] The next day, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) for this achievement.[23] He was the 137th member of the German armed forces to be so honored. The presentation was made by Adolf Hitler personally. On this account, he was also promoted to Leutnant (second lieutenant), backdated to 1 October 1942.[24] On 30 December 1942, Stotz claimed 10 aerial victories, bringing his total to 129.[25]

Stotz was promoted to Oberleutnant (first lieutenant) on 1 February 1943.[26] He was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 5. Staffel of JG 54 on 10 August 1943. He succeeded Leutnant Emil Lang who had temporarily led the Staffel after Oberleutnant Alfred Teumer had been transferred in July.[27] Following aerial combat on 19 August 1943 with a large formation of Yakovlev Yak-9 fighters in the vicinity of Vitebsk, Stotz bailed out of his Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6 (Werknummer 550 201—factory) 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) north of Kirov and went missing in action. He was last seen drifting down over Soviet held territory.[28][29] Command of 5. Staffel was then again given to Leutnant Lang.[27]

Summary of career

Aerial victory claims

According to US historian David T. Zabecki, Stotz was credited with 189 aerial victories.[30] Mathews and Foreman, authors of Luftwaffe Aces — Biographies and Victory Claims, researched the German Federal Archives and found documentation for 182 aerial victory claims, plus one further unconfirmed claim. This number includes 174 on the Eastern Front and 8 on the Western Front.[31]

Victory claims were logged to a map-reference (PQ = Planquadrat), for example "PQ 28123". 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 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.[32]

Chronicle of aerial victories
  This and the ♠ (Ace of spades) indicates those aerial victories which made Stotz 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.
ClaimDateTimeTypeLocationClaimDateTimeTypeLocation
– 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 76 –[18]
"Phoney War" — 1 September 1939 – 9 May 1940
1?[Note 1]6 November 1939
BlenheimVölklingen[6]
– 1. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 76 –[18]
Battle of France — 10 May – 25 June 1940
214 May 194016:15BattleSedan[8]63 June 194015:20Curtisswest of Épernay[9]
314 May 194016:15BattleSedan[8]76 June 194021:00Curtissnorthwest of Amiens[11]
419 May 194014:15Potez 63[9]86 June 194021:00Curtissnorthwest of Amiens[11]
519 May 194018:30M.S.405west of Laon[9]
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[18]
At the Channel and over England — 26 June 1940 – 29 March 1941
98 July 1940?[Note 2]14:10Blenheimsouth of Rotterdam[14]
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[18]
Operation Barbarossa — 22 June – 5 December 1941
1026 June 194120:15SB-2[33]vicinity of Ostrov1919 August 194118:00I-16[34]
118 July 194102:53I-15Ostrov[35]2027 August 194105:55I-18 (MiG-1)[36]
1223 July 194109:00I-18 (MiG-1)[37]219 September 194110:10I-18 (MiG-1)[36]
1311 August 194115:40I-16[38]2210 September 194112:45I-18 (MiG-1)[36]
1413 August 194109:25I-16[34]2311 September 194110:45I-18 (MiG-1)[36]
1513 August 194118:25I-16[34]2414 September 1941?[Note 3]09:05I-18 (MiG-1)[36]
1615 August 194114:35I-18 (MiG-1)[34]2514 September 194118:00I-18 (MiG-1)[36]
1718 August 194110:50DB-3[34]2616 September 194107:15I-18 (MiG-1)[36]
1818 August 194110:58I-18 (MiG-1)[34]2725 October 194115:55I-16[39]
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[18]
Eastern Front — 20 January – 30 April 1942
2823 February 194215:18I-18 (MiG-1)[40]381 April 194218:10I-18 (MiG-1)[41]
2923 February 194215:20I-18 (MiG-1)[40]391 April 194218:12I-18 (MiG-1)[41]
3026 February 194212:30Pe-2[40]4016 April 194209:50LaGG-3[42]
3112 March 194213:40P-40[40]4119 April 194206:40LaGG-3[42]
3212 March 194213:42I-16[40]4219 April 194206:50Yak-1[42]
3314 March 194217:44?[Note 4]Il-2[40]4319 April 194214:15Yak-1[42]
3415 March 194211:10I-18 (MiG-1)[40]4421 April 194216:58Yak-1[42]
3520 March 194214:30I-16[40]4530 April 194207:40Yak-1[43]
3629 March 194216:50I-18 (MiG-1)[41]4630 April 194213:45Yak-1[43]
371 April 194210:25P-40[41]
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[44]
Eastern Front — 1 May 1942 – 3 February 1943
479 May 194215:50Yak-1[45]9926 October 194208:41LaGG-3PQ 28123[46]
35 km (22 mi) northwest of Demyansk
4812 May 194208:45LaGG-3[45]10029 October 194207:28LaGG-3PQ 29792[47]
45 km (28 mi) north of Demyansk
4915 May 194210:10LaGG-3[45]1013 December 194212:30Yak-1PQ 2814[47]
5029 May 194210:25MiG-3[48]102♠3 December 194207:25Il-2PQ 18234[47]
30 km (19 mi) east-southeast of Staraya Russa
514 June 194212:25LaGG-3[48]103♠3 December 194210:42?[Note 5]La-5PQ 18251[47]
25 km (16 mi) southeast of Staraya Russa
524 June 194212:27LaGG-3[48]104♠3 December 194210:45La-5PQ 18263[47]
30 km (19 mi) east-southeast of Staraya Russa
537 June 194208:10Il-2[48]105♠3 December 194213:50La-5PQ 28231[47]
15 km (9.3 mi) northwest of Demyansk
542 August 194216:20I-16PQ 00154[50]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Leningrad
106♠3 December 194213:58Il-2PQ 28124[47]
35 km (22 mi) northwest of Demyansk
554 August 194215:50Yak-1PQ 29781[50]
45 km (28 mi) north-northwest of Demyansk
1076 December 194211:38LaGG-3PQ 18261[47]
30 km (19 mi) east-southeast of Staraya Russa
564 August 194215:51Yak-1PQ 29751[50]
20 km (12 mi) southwest of Arensburg
1086 December 194212:23LaGG-3?[Note 6]PQ 29783[47]
55 km (34 mi) north of Demyansk
574 August 194215:53Yak-1PQ 29723[50]
60 km (37 mi) northeast of Staraya Russa
10912 December 194213:52?[Note 7]Il-2?[Note 7]PQ 18234[47]
45 km (28 mi) north-northwest of Demyansk
587 August 194216:10Yak-1PQ 4626[50]11012 December 194213:57LaGG-3PQ 28116[47]
40 km (25 mi) northwest of Demyansk
597 August 194216:12Yak-1PQ 4626[50]11112 December 194213:58LaGG-3PQ 29773[47]
40 km (25 mi) east-northeast of Staraya Russa
609 August 194210:15Pe-2PQ 4786[50]
20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Zubtsov
11225 December 194210:41P-39PQ 28141[51]
30 km (19 mi) northwest of Demyansk
619 August 194210:17Pe-2PQ 4734[50]
45 km (28 mi) north-northwest of Rzhev
11325 December 194210:43P-39PQ 28173[51]
25 km (16 mi) west-northwest of Demyansk
629 August 194210:18LaGG-3PQ 4787[50]
15 km (9.3 mi) south of Zubtsov
11425 December 194210:45P-39PQ 18292[51]
40 km (25 mi) southeast of Staraya Russa
6310 August 194213:40LaGG-3?[Note 6]PQ 47593[53]
20 km (12 mi) south of Staritsa
115♠29 December 194209:17LaGG-3PQ 28342[51]
20 km (12 mi) west of Demyansk
6410 August 194213:41LaGG-3?[Note 6]PQ 47523[53]
5 km (3.1 mi) west of Rzhev
116♠29 December 194209:36?[Note 8]LaGG-3PQ 28133[51]
20 km (12 mi) northwest of Demyansk
6510 August 194213:42LaGG-3?[Note 6]PQ 47533[53]
15 km (9.3 mi) north-northeast of Rzhev
117♠29 December 194211:40LaGG-3PQ 29761[51]
55 km (34 mi) north of Demyansk
6610 August 194214:15Il-2PQ 46254[53]
15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Konaja
118♠29 December 194211:45LaGG-3PQ 28112[51]
40 km (25 mi) northwest of Demyansk
6711 August 194206:41?[Note 9]LaGG-3PQ 47842[53]
10 km (6.2 mi) south of Zubtsov
119♠29 December 194211:47LaGG-3PQ 28112[51]
40 km (25 mi) northwest of Demyansk
6811 August 194207:40LaGG-3PQ 47593[53]
north of Rzhev
120♠30 December 194208:50LaGG-3PQ 18262[51]
30 km (19 mi) east-southeast of Staraya Russa
6911 August 194207:43LaGG-3PQ 47592[53]
north of Rzhev
121♠30 December 194208:51LaGG-3PQ 18161[51]
30 km (19 mi) northwest of Demyansk
7016 August 194207:38LaGG-3west of Flolowskoje[55]
west of Grolovskoye
122♠30 December 194208:52LaGG-3PQ 18133[51]
40 km (25 mi) northwest of Demyansk
7116 August 194207:41P-40PQ 55874[55]
15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Sukhinichi
123♠30 December 194208:54LaGG-3PQ 28111[51]
40 km (25 mi) northwest of Demyansk
7216 August 1942?[Note 10]13:45P-40PQ 54162[55]
25 km (16 mi) south of Sukhinichi
124♠30 December 194208:56LaGG-3PQ 29771[51]
40 km (25 mi) east-southeast of Staraya Russa
7316 August 1942?[Note 10]13:47P-40PQ 54134[55]
20 km (12 mi) south of Sukhinichi
125♠30 December 194211:48?[Note 11]LaGG-3PQ 18261[56]
20 km (12 mi) southwest of Valday
74♠22 August 194207:30MiG-3PQ 64172[55]
vicinity of Belyov
126♠30 December 194213:45Il-2PQ 28173[56]
35 km (22 mi) northwest of Demyansk
75♠22 August 194207:35MiG-3PQ 64172[55]
vicinity of Belyov
127♠30 December 194213:47LaGG-3PQ 18261[56]
30 km (19 mi) east-southeast of Staraya Russa
76♠22 August 194207:38Pe-2PQ 64174[55]
vicinity of Belyov
128♠30 December 194213:49LaGG-3PQ 28141[56]
30 km (19 mi) northwest of Demyansk
77♠22 August 194215:40Yak-1PQ 64171[57]
vicinity of Belyov
129♠30 December 194213:55LaGG-3PQ 39582[56]
60 km (37 mi) east-northeast of Staraya Russa
78♠22 August 194215:45Yak-1PQ 64143[57]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Belyov
1306 January 194307:50P-40PQ 28112[56]
40 km (25 mi) northwest of Demyansk
7923 August 194207:00Yak-1PQ 54264[57]
15 km (9.3 mi) west-northwest of Belyov
1316 January 194307:51P-40PQ 28113[56]
40 km (25 mi) northwest of Demyansk
8023 August 194207:03P-40PQ 54262[57]
15 km (9.3 mi) west-northwest of Belyov
1326 January 194307:52LaGG-3PQ 28121[56]
35 km (22 mi) northwest of Demyansk
8123 August 194213:05Yak-1PQ 5442[57]
25 km (16 mi) southwest of Belyov
1336 January 194307:53LaGG-3PQ 28121[56]
35 km (22 mi) northwest of Demyansk
8223 August 194213:08Yak-1PQ 54284[57]
25 km (16 mi) west of Belyov
134♠14 January 194310:35La-5PQ 10194[56]
east of Mga
8324 August 194216:35Yak-1PQ 54261[57]
15 km (9.3 mi) west-northwest of Belyov
135♠14 January 194310:36La-5PQ 10193[56]
east of Mga
8427 August 194209:12?[Note 12]Yak-1PQ 47593[58]
north of Rzhev
136♠14 January 194310:37La-5PQ 10193[59]
east of Mga
851 September 194207:24LaGG-3PQ 10164, Putilowo[58]137♠14 January 194310:38La-5PQ 10192[59]
east of Mga
8615 September 194211:12Yak-1PQ 28114[60]
40 km (25 mi) northwest of Demyansk
138♠14 January 194312:10La-5PQ 10241[59]
25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Mga
8715 September 194211:13Yak-1PQ 28121[60]
35 km (22 mi) northwest of Demyansk
139♠14 January 194312:11La-5PQ 10253[59]
30 km (19 mi) west-southwest of Shlisselburg
8822 September 194213:25LaGG-3PQ 28153[60]
25 km (16 mi) north of Demyansk
140♠14 January 194312:12La-5PQ 10194[59]
east of Mga
8922 September 194214:00?[Note 13]P-40PQ 29293[60]14115 January 194311:15Yak-1PQ 00234[59]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Shlisselburg
9025 September 194217:50P-40PQ 28221[60]
30 km (19 mi) north-northeast of Demyansk
14225 January 194309:44La-5PQ 10152[59]
southeast of Shlisselburg
914 October 194213:55LaGG-3PQ 3875[46]14325 January 194309:45La-5PQ 10148[59]
south of Shlisselburg
925 October 194207:00?[Note 14]LaGG-3PQ 3859[46]14425 January 194309:48LaGG-3PQ 10161[59]
southeast of Shlisselburg
935 October 194207:45LaGG-3PQ 3864[46]145♠26 January 194310:57LaGG-3PQ 10112[59]
vicinity of Shlisselburg
946 October 194212:35LaGG-3PQ 38551[46]
25 km (16 mi) north-northeast of Ostashkov
146♠26 January 194310:59Yak-1PQ 10151[59]
southeast of Shlisselburg
956 October 194213:00Yak-1PQ 38632[46]
40 km (25 mi) west-southwest of Vyshny Volochyok
147♠26 January 194311:25LaGG-3PQ 10171[59]
Mga
967 October 194210:12Yak-1PQ 3853[46]148♠26 January 194314:00LaGG-3PQ 11773[59]
Lake Ladoga
96?[Note 15]21 October 194213:28Il-215 km (9.3 mi) north of Staraya Russa149♠26 January 194314:01?[Note 16]LaGG-3PQ 10111[59]
vicinity of Shlisselburg
9723 October 194216:25LaGG-3PQ 28211[46]
30 km (19 mi) north-northeast of Demyansk
150♠26 January 194314:05LaGG-3PQ 11773[59]
Lake Ladoga
9826 October 194208:36LaGG-3PQ 28131[46]
30 km (19 mi) north of Demyansk
15127 January 194310:42LaGG-3PQ 10712[59]
25 km (16 mi) south of Lyuban
– 4. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[61]
Eastern Front — February 1943
1529 February 194310:10La-5PQ 36 Ost 10161[62]
southeast of Shlisselburg
15711 February 194310:06P-40PQ 36 Ost 00273[62]
15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Pushkin
1539 February 194310:12La-5PQ 36 Ost 10123[62]
east of Shlisselburg
15819 February 194311:52Il-2PQ 35 Ost 28354[63]
10 km (6.2 mi) west of Demyansk
1549 February 194313:12P-40PQ 36 Ost 00421[62]
Pushkin-Mga
15919 February 194311:54Il-2PQ 35 Ost 28441[63]
10 km (6.2 mi) east of Demyansk
15511 February 194309:51?[Note 17]P-40PQ 36 Ost 00281[62]
20 km (12 mi) west of Mga
16021 February 194309:11La-5PQ 35 Ost 18464[63]
30 km (19 mi) west of Demyansk
15611 February 194309:54LaGG-3PQ 36 Ost 00282[62]
20 km (12 mi) west of Mga
16121 February 194309:12La-5PQ 35 Ost 18463[63]
30 km (19 mi) west of Demyansk
– 5. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 54 –[64]
Eastern Front — May – 19 August 1943
16221 May 194315:27I-153PQ 35 Ost 21883[65]1735 June 194311:50Yak-7PQ 36 Ost 10333[65]
20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Mga
16321 May 194319:07LaGG-3PQ 35 Ost 20231[65]1745 June 194311:51Yak-7PQ 36 Ost 10411[65]
25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Mga
16422 May 194311:01La-5PQ 36 Ost 10414[65]
25 km (16 mi) east-southeast of Mga
17521 June 194310:20LaGG-3PQ 36 Ost 10142[66]
south of Shlisselburg
16522 May 194311:07La-5PQ 36 Ost 10442[65]
30 km (19 mi) southeast of Mga
17621 June 194310:22LaGG-3PQ 36 Ost 10113[66]
vicinity of Shlisselburg
16626 May 194319:50LaGG-3PQ 36 Ost 10123[65]
east of Shlisselburg
1779 August 194316:00LaGG-3PQ 35 Ost 54583[67]
25 km (16 mi) northeast of Karachev
16726 May 194319:52LaGG-3PQ 36 Ost 10152[65]
southeast of Shlisselburg
17811 August 194318:35LaGG-3PQ 35 Ost 45751[68]
5 km (3.1 mi) northwest of Kirov
16826 May 194319:55LaGG-3PQ 36 Ost 10142[65]
south of Shlisselburg
17912 August 194307:53LaGG-3PQ 35 Ost 45754[68]
5 km (3.1 mi) west of Kirov
16930 May 194320:00LaGG-3PQ 36 Ost 11892[65]
20 km (12 mi) northeast of Leningrad
18012 August 194307:56LaGG-3PQ 35 Ost 45753[68]
5 km (3.1 mi) north of Kirov
17030 May 194320:01LaGG-3PQ 36 Ost 11892[65]
30 km (19 mi) northwest of Shlisselburg
18115 August 194316:04LaGG-3PQ 35 Ost 44693[68]
20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Karachev
17130 May 194320:25P-40PQ 36 Ost 10161[65]
southeast of Shlisselburg
18215 August 194316:05LaGG-3PQ 35 Ost 44694[68]
20 km (12 mi) north-northwest of Karachev
1721 June 194316:05LaGG-3PQ 36 Ost 20121[65]
west of Volkhov

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