German Flying Ace
1. Max Immelmann (1890)
German Flying Ace
World War I flying ace who became the first aviator to win the prestigious Pour le Mérite honor.
2. Wilhelm Reinhard (1869)
German Flying Ace
Reinhard was a German pilot during World War I. Reinhard was born in Düsseldorf and became a flying ace during the war credited with 20 victories. Entering military service in...
3. Karl Thom (1893)
German Flying Ace
Leutnant Karl Thom was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 27 victories. He was decorated with both his nation's highest decorations for valor the Military Merit Cross...
4. Gerhard Friedrich (1948)
German Flying Ace
Gerhard Gerd Friedrich was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II. He was one of night fighter ace scored 33 victories. All of his victories were recorded at...
5. Heinz Knoke (1921)
German Flying Ace
Heinz Knoke was a World War II Luftwaffe flying ace. He is credited with 33 confirmed aerial victories all claimed over the Western theatre of operations and claimed a further...
6. Erich Mix (1898)
German Flying Ace
Erich Mix born 27 June 1898 in Labuhnken in West Prussia – died 9 April 1971 in Wiesbaden was a German politician member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party...
7. Hans Klein (1891)
German Flying Ace
Dipl. -Ing. Hans Klein was a German World War I fighter ace credited with 22 aerial victories. During World War II he held the position of Geschwaderkommodore of the JG...
8. Hans-Georg von der Marwitz (1893)
German Flying Ace
Oberleutnant Hans-Georg von der Marwitz was a World War I flying ace credited with 15 aerial victories.
9. Ernst Udet (1896)
German Flying Ace
Colonel General Ernst Udet was the second-highest scoring German flying ace of World War I. He was one of the youngest aces and was the highest scoring German ace to...
10. Friedrich Christiansen (1879)
German Flying Ace
Christiansen was a World War I German seaplane ace who claimed shooting down twenty planes and an airship; thirteen of those victories were confirmed. During World War II he was...
11. Heinz Lange (1917)
German Flying Ace
Heinz Lange was a German World War II Luftwaffe 70-victory flying ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. He held the position of Geschwaderkommodore of fighter...
12. Eduard Ritter von Schleich (1888)
German Flying Ace
Eduard Ritter von Schleich né Eduard-Maria Joseph Schleich was a high scoring Bavarian flying ace of World War I. He was credited with 35 aerial victories at the end of...
13. Hans Bethge (aviator) (1890)
German Flying Ace
Oberleutnant Hans Bethge was one of the first World War I flying aces as well as an aerial commander. He was credited with 20 aerial victories. He was also a...
