List of German World War II ground attack aces
The following list contains the German Stuka and other combat aircraft aces of World War II. The list is sorted by the number of combat missions flown.
| Name |
Rank |
Combat Missions |
Tank Victories |
Aerial Victories |
Position |
Picture |
| Rudel, Hans-Ulrich |
Oberst |
2530 |
512 |
9 |
Pilot |
|
| Hentschel, Erwin |
Oberfeldwebel |
1400+ |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Nordmann, Theodor |
Major |
1300 (approx) |
80 |
|
Pilot |
|
| Plenzat, Kurt |
Leutnant |
1234 |
80 |
4 |
Pilot |
|
| Wosnitza, Alois |
Oberfeldwebel |
1217 |
104 |
2 |
Pilot |
|
| Schubert, Gustav |
Oberleutnant |
1200+ |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Stahl, Hendrik |
Hauptmann |
1200+ |
100+ |
|
Pilot |
|
| Dr. jur. Otte, Maximilian |
Major |
1179 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Gläser, Alexander |
Hauptmann |
1123 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Dörnbrack, Werner |
Major |
1118 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Stähler, Wilhelm |
Oberleutnant |
~1100 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Henze, Karl |
Major |
1098 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Jakob, Georg |
Oberstleutnant |
1091 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Kieslich, Franz |
Major |
1078 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Bauer, Herbert |
Major |
1071 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Boerst, Alwin |
Major |
1060 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Filius, Ernst |
Oberfeldwebel |
1060 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Hübsch, Anton |
Oberfeldwebel |
1060 |
120+ |
8 |
Pilot |
|
| Noller, Wilhelm |
Leutnant |
1058 |
86 |
2 |
Pilot |
|
| Pölz, Hubert |
Hauptmann |
1055 |
76 |
11 |
Pilot |
|
| Lang, Friedrich |
Major |
1008 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Dörffel, Georg |
Oberstleutnant |
1004 |
|
30 |
Pilot |
|
| Jungclausen, Heinz |
Hauptmann |
1000+ |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Jauernik, Georg |
Leutnant |
~1000 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Kaubisch, Horst |
Major |
~1000 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Stüdemann, Gerhard |
Hauptmann |
996 |
117 |
|
Pilot |
|
| Weihrauch, Werner |
Oberleutnant |
992 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Jaeckel, Egbert |
Hauptmann |
983 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Bruck, Helmut |
Oberst |
973 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Meyering, Heinrich |
Leutnant |
972 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Bromen, Wilhelm |
Oberleutnant |
965 |
76 |
7 |
Pilot |
|
| Krohn, Hans |
Oberfeldwebel |
965 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Brand, Hans-Joachim |
Hauptmann |
964 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Jenster, Jakob |
Leutnant |
960 |
100+ |
|
Pilot |
|
| Kennel, Karl |
Major |
957 |
|
34 |
Pilot |
|
| Bleckl, Karl |
Hauptann |
~950 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Linke, Walter |
Oberfeldwebel |
~950 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Zipfel, Willibald |
Oberfeldwebel |
~950 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Burr, Leonhard |
Oberfeldwebel |
~940 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Diekwisch, Erwin-Peter |
Hauptmann |
934 |
64 |
12 |
Pilot |
|
| Schalanda, Johann |
Hauptmann |
933 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Maahs, Friedhelm |
Oberfeldwebel |
918 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Frank, Heinz |
Major |
900+ |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Haker, Theodor |
Oberleutnant |
900+ |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Kuffner, Andreas |
Hauptmann |
900+ |
60+ |
|
Pilot |
|
| Leicht, Helmut |
Major |
900 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Müller, Günther |
Hauptmann |
900 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Pöthig, Georg |
Oberfeldwebel |
900 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Reußner, Rudi |
Oberfeldwebel |
900 (1200) |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Andorfer, Anton |
Hauptmann |
900 (1000) |
45+ |
|
Pilot |
|
| Finke, Heinrich |
Unteroffizier |
900 (approx) |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Honsberg, Werner |
Oberfeldwebel |
900 (approx) |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Stepp, Hans-Karl |
Oberstleutnant |
~900 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Lau, Kurt |
Hauptmann |
897 |
80 (approx) |
2 |
Pilot |
|
| Mrkva, Rudolf |
Hauptmann |
866 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Weiß, Adolf |
Oberfeldwebel |
860 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Berndl, Alois |
Oberfeldwebel |
859 |
|
|
Bordschütze |
|
| Dr.med. Gadermann, Ernst |
Oberfeldwebel |
~850 |
|
|
Gunner |
|
| Luhr, Hanns |
Oberfeldwebel |
~850 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Rothe, Gerhard |
Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel |
~850 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Hitz, Günther |
Hauptmann |
832 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Schwirblat, Hans |
Oberleutnant |
831 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Joswig, Wilhelm |
Oberleutnant |
820 |
88 |
2 |
Pilot |
|
| Klaus, Johann |
Oberleutnant |
812 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Dawedeit, Herbert |
Leutnant |
806 |
34+ |
|
Pilot |
|
| Arzt, Albert |
Feldwebel |
804 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Druschel, Alfred |
Oberst |
800+ |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Gaßmann, Peter |
Major |
800+ |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Grewe, Josef |
Oberfeldwebel |
800+ |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Hettinger, Franz |
Oberfeldwebel |
800+ |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Kanhor, Hans |
Oberfeldwebel |
800+ |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Ludigkeit, Günther |
Hauptmann |
800+ |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Schrepfer, Karl |
Major |
800+ |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Griebel, Osmar |
Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel |
800 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Bellof, Ludwig |
Oberfeldwebel |
~800 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Fickel, Helmut |
Oberleutnant |
~800 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Goetze, Manfred |
Hauptmann |
~800 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Gschwendtner, Karl-Georg |
Leutnant |
~800 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Möbus, Martin |
Major |
~800 |
60+ |
|
Pilot |
|
| Nossek, Rainer |
Oberleutnant |
~800 |
73+ |
|
Pilot |
|
| Piske, Herbert |
Oberleutnant |
783 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Dose, Paul |
Hauptmann |
781 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Kumminga, Hans |
Leutnant |
779 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Wahl, Karl |
Feldwebel |
772 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Reusch, Ernst-Christian |
Major |
765 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Ensle, Wolfgang |
Oberfeldwebel |
760 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Pipan, Artur |
Hauptmann |
758 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Hager, Karl |
Feldwebel |
750 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Heiduschka, Alfred |
Oberfeldwebel |
750 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Ludwig, Hans |
Oberfeldwebel |
750 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Rabben, Herbert |
Oberfeldwebel |
743 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Weißmann, Eginhard |
Oberleutnant |
~740 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Stoll-Berberich, Egon |
Hauptmann |
734 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Hermann, Horst |
Feldwebel |
729 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Stein, Werner |
Oberfeldwebel |
727 |
|
|
Radio Operator |
|
| Fechner, Konrad |
Oberfeldwebel |
726 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Menapace, Josef |
Hauptmann |
723 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Huber, Josef |
Oberfeldwebel |
721 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Meyn, Wilhelm |
Oberleutnant |
721 |
|
|
Pilot |
|
| Fischer, Siegfried |
Oberfeldwebel |
713 |
80 |
15 |
Pilot |
|
See also
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