October 1942: Three Ritterkreuzträger (the recipient of Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes) from Luftwaffe Jagdflieger. From left to right: Oberleutnant Siegfried "Justav" Freytag (Staffelkapitän 1.Staffel / I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 77. 102 victories), Hauptmann Heinrich "Pritzel" Bär (Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 77. 220 victories), and Oberleutnant Gerhard Michalski (Gruppenführer II.Gruppe / Jagdgeschwader 53. 73 victories). Combined, these three flying aces shot down 395 enemy planes! The picture was taken by Kriegsberichter Markwardt.
Source :
https://audiovis.nac.gov.pl/obraz/30331/16681a180a83d321351d3a71c29af66e/
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