"11 Männer 1676 Luftsiege" (11 Man 1676 Air Victory): Newspaper article from the end of 1944 about Jagdgeschwader 52 (JG 52). They were as follow: Oberstleutnant Dietrich "Dieter" Hrabak (Geschwaderkommodore Jagdgeschwader 52 with 126 victories. Ritterkreuz on 21 October 1940 and Eichenlaub on 25 November 1943), Oberleutnant Erich "Bubi" Hartmann (Staffelkapitän 7. Staffel with 303 victories. Ritterkreuz on 29 October 1943, Eichenlaub on 2 March 1944, Schwerter on 2 July 1944, and Brillanten on 25 August 1944), Major Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn (Gruppenkommandeur II. Gruppe with 273 victories. Ritterkreuz on 23 August 1942, Eichenlaub on 11 March 1943, and Schwerter on 2 March 1944), Hauptmann Wilhelm "Willi" Batz (Gruppenkommandeur III. Gruppe with 208 victories. Ritterkreuz on 26 March 1944, Eichenlaub on 20 July 1944, and Schwerter on 21 April 1945), Oberleutnant Otto Vönnekold/Fönnekold (Staffelkapitän 5. Staffel with 134 victories. Ritterkreuz on 26 March 1944), Leutnant Franz Schall (Staffelkapitän 3. Staffel with 117 victories. Ritterkreuz on 10 October 1944), Leutnant Karl "Charlie" Gratz (Stab Jagdgeschwader 52 with 116 victories. Ritterkreuz on 1 July 1942), Hauptmann Adolf Borchers (Gruppenkommandeur I. Gruppe with 118 victories. Ritterkreuz on 22 November 1943), Oberleutnant Friedrich "Fritz" Obleser (Staffelkapitän 8. Staffel with 116 victories. Ritterkreuz on 23 March 1944), Leutnant Hans-Joachim Birkner (Staffelkapitän 9. Staffel with 101 victories. Ritterkreuz on 27 July 1944), and Leutnant Anton "Toni" Resch (Flugzeugführer in 3. Staffel with 64 victories. Ritterkreuz on 7 April 1945).
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